"hyung, could you help me hold something?" said youngho, extending a clenched fist towards the older.
taeil nodded and held out his palm, slightly curious as to what it was. youngho unclenched his fist and intertwined their fingers. taeil let out a sound of confusion as his cheeks were suddenly kissed a pale pink. youngho let out a chuckle before placing their intertwined fingers into the pocket of his hoodie. the state of utter confusion in taeil's mind physically translated to him gaping at the younger as though he had grown a second head.
youngho has been doing actions like this for the past week or so, every new action cheesier than the previous one. taeil was feeling slightly puzzled by the sudden skinship but brushed it off as youngho being random [and maybe, just maybe, he enjoyed the attention]
he assumed that youngho would stop being touchy after the first week and that assumption proved to be correct. but that lasted a mere two days before youngho was "back on his bullshit" for a lack of better words.
by the time their schedules ended and all the members of nct 127 were back in their dorm, it was nearly midnight. all the boys were rushing to wash up so that they could get as much sleep as possible. taeil threw himself onto the couch, playing with his phone while he waited for his turn to shower. he felt the couch slightly dip next to him and looked up to see youngho going through the pictures on his camera, probably for his ‘johntography’ posts.
the older went back to scrolling through his phone until he heard the sound of a camera shutter. taeil glanced upwards, his eyebrows raised and confusion clearly etched across his face. youngho chuckles at his expression before sitting down and facing the older.
"you really look like a prince, hyung. i can't help but want to capture and save your beauty in my pictures." whispered youngho with his sight trained on taeil's features.
taeil froze at those words and an unknown feeling bloomed in his chest. once again, he was at a loss for words as his cheeks reddened, almost matching the shade of his hair. youngho continued staring at him, seemingly hesitant to say anything else. the two boys settled into an awkward silence until jaehyun called out for the younger, signaling that it was his time to shower.
youngho snapped out of his trance before scurrying off to the washroom, leaving taeil to comprehend what had just happened.
“what was that all about? and why is my heart beating like it's going to jump right out of my chest?” whispered taeil to himself...or so he thought.
“are you okay, hyung?” asks jaehyun, making taeil let out a slight squeak when he notices the younger.
jaehyun plops down next to taeil, hair still wet from his shower. he raises his eyebrows at the older, waiting for an answer.
“uhm...you should go to bed, jaehyun. it's late and we have schedules tomorrow.” answers taeil while fidgeting with his fingers.
“do you really think i'm going to go to sleep after hearing you basically admit your love for youngho hyung?”
“w-what? what do you mean my love for youngho?” sputtered taeil.
“youngho hyung may be dense but i'm not. if you don't believe me then how about you tell me what you truly feel about youngho hyung?”
“i just see youngho as a really endearing dongsaeng , that's all it is. everyone else adores him too! he's so hardworking and always tries his best to keep up even if he's worn out. whenever he's playing with the dreamies or taking pictures, his eyes have this pretty sparkle and his face just lights up. it's not like i'm the only one who has the urge to support and love him and yeah, maybe sometimes i want to cuddle and kiss his worries-” taeil’s rant is interrupted by jaehyun coughing.
