necktaes (ao3)
Who knew searching for your earphones can lead you to your boyfriend's love letters?
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One thing about Jeon Jeongguk is that he loathes reading.
Not that he's stupid or he can't read, he just really, really hates the thought of reading pointless fictional things like novels or what. It's torturous enough when he has to read for research purposes but even more when his boyfriend chucks a book on his chest followed by a firm command of 'read this or you'll sleep on the couch for two nights.'
And Jeongguk hates that couch. It's too hard for him, springy and ugly in color (it's green). But Taehyung loved it the moment he saw the couch on an online second hand shop and loved it even more when it was delivered in their apartment a week later—much to Jeongguk's inner turmoil.
But he loves Taehyung, so he makes do with that hideous green couch and he actually reads the books given to him by his lover.
Most of the time, Taehyung would be home at 3 PM from his afternoon lectures with a new book or article in hand and makes Jeongguk read them for thirty minutes before the latter gives up because he just doesn't see the point in this.
(" There's really no need to make me read every other day, Taehyung. It's not like I'm illiterate or something, y'know."
"I know," Taehyung smiles, fondly cupping Jeongguk's cheeks. "But you look hot when you read and besides, stop acting like you don't get swallowed by the books you read."
Nevertheless, Jeongguk shuts up.
(Because it's true, he does get so caught up in the books.))
But today is weird. It's half past 3 o'clock but there's still no Taehyung—with his messy mop of striking pink hair and rectangular grin—bursting through the door and launching himself onto Jeongguk for a bear hug.
Jeongguk texts his boyfriend about his whereabouts and the latter replies minutes later saying that he will be home late due to a group project they really need to finish before the deadline tomorrow. He responds by wishing him luck and cheering him on with a sweet reminder of ' don't overwork yourself, love '.
Taehyung is currently majoring in Fine Arts while Jeongguk takes up Psychology. They're both in their last year in university, making them busy and buried in books—much to Jeongguk's chagrin—but still making time for themselves and for their relationship.
Bored, having finished all his course work with no scheduled classes for the day, Jeongguk lounges himself on their bed with a laptop in hand and a bottle of coke and chips on the other. A movie marathon by himself, that can pass up a lot of time.
Now only if he can find his damn earphones.
He was so sure that he placed it on the bed beside his sleeping boyfriend this morning after waking up to it still buried in his ears. Jeongguk remembers taking a shower, leaving Taehyung sleeping in an unmade bed, and waking up to see no trace of his lover on the now smooth and spotless mattress.
Jeongguk checks their bedside drawers stumbling upon their collection of flavored lubes and condoms and a lot of unnecessary stuff they really need to get rid of soon. But still, there was no sign of that damned white earphones.
He flips the pillows, feels the bed, looks behind the bedstead, even going far as opening their closet—because who knows, maybe Taehyung was fucking with him considering he hated Jeongguk's habit of being unkempt with his things—but alas, still no sign of the treasure.
