dad jokes //// sulay

twenty-one.

"baby, baby, wake up," yixing said, softly tapping junmyeon's thigh. the movie had just finished, and people were staring to stare. not necessarily mean stares, but they still made yixing feel a tad bit awkward.

"oppa, not now, i'm sleepy," junmyeon mumbled, snuggling closer to yixing. the people in the row below yixing heard. they were five girls, sixteen or seventeen years old by the looks of it. yixing's ears went red as he gave an apologetic smile. one of them immediately squealed.

"i'm sorry you heard that," yixing whispered to them, "i'm trying to wake him up but he's being bratty."

"i totally ship you both!" the girl said, grinning, "don't worry about it, your relationship's cute! i noticed he was jumping a lot earlier, you're a good boyfriend for comforting him like that!"

"yah, mira, stop," another girl nudged them, "he's probably uncomfortable enough as it is, don't embarrass the guy. sorry, oppa, we didn't mean to bother you."

"no bother at all, thanks for being so understanding," yixing offered a small smile, even if it did feel weird having a random girl call him the name that junmyeon reserved for him in private only. he reminded himself that it was only mannerly for a younger girl to call an elder guy that, and that she wasn't trying to flirt.

"come on, myeonie, you gotta wake up," yixing whispered to junmyeon again, lightly shaking him. junmyeon only whined some more, still too dazed to notice that they weren't at yixing's place.

"ugh, fine, be difficult," yixing sighed, turning to the five girls, who were still staring, "if it isn't any trouble, could one of you please grab the popcorn bucket and drink? i think i'm gonna have to carry him."

"i got it!" the one called mira said excitedly, picking up the half-full popcorn bucket and grabbing the empty drink from the cup holder in the arm rest. yixing stood up, fixing junmyeon so he was straddling his hip a little bit more, holding him up with one arm.

"thank you so much, i really appreciate it," yixing said, taking the popcorn bucket from mira.

"we'll throw this for you," mira smiled, handing the cup to her friend, who was holding all of the girls' trash.

"thanks again, have a nice night," yixing said, looking down to junmyeon, who was still sleeping soundly, arms wrapped around yixing's neck loosely.

"you too!" the girls called as yixing walked out of the theatre and to the parking lot. he ignored the stares, constantly looking down at junmyeon to make sure he was comfortable. yixing set the popcorn bucket down on the roof of the car, fishing his pocket for the car keys. he quickly found them, unlocking the car and opening the passenger door. he gently set junmyeon down. the elder, as if somehow knowing he was no longer attached to yixing, slowly awoke.

"oppa?" junmyeon asked, confused as he rubbed his eyes, "is the movie over?"

"yeah, it finished, bunny," yixing smiled lovingly at the elder, buckling his seatbelt for him, "you took quite the nap there."

"i'm sorry, i didn't mean to fall asleep," junmyeon said, letting out a small yawn and stretching his arms, "did- did you carry me all the way to the car?"

"yeah," yixing said, grabbing the popcorn bucket from the hood of the car and handing it to junmyeon, "saved you popcorn."

"oh, thanks," junmyeon said, "no one saw, right? that would be awkward for you."

"did people see me carry you?" yixing asked, thinking back to the five girls who helped him. junmyeon nodded. yixing smiled at him, giving him a sweet peck on the lips, getting ready to shut the car door.