Ashen || k.th.

15

Maybe it's his smile. Or his kindess. It could be the way he hugs me. The way he cuddles me. Or when he prepares breakfasts for me. Maybe it's because of his awful attempts at joking. Or the way he makes sure I feel safe. Is it because of how he makes me laugh? Or how beautiful he looks even in his breaking points?

I list down mentally the things which makes me like him as he lays beside me again, his head tucked right where my heart is. The thought of having him close makes my heart beat faster. I almost think it's unhealthy.

Well, the fact of liking a ghost in general is unhealthy. But it's no ordinary ghost. It's Taehyung. My soulmate. My Taehyung.

"Go to sleep." I was startled when I heard him rumble.

"I thought you were sleeping?" I asked. He looks up at me and I immediately admired the way his hair looks all tousled up but still suits him nonetheless. His eyes were droopy and his cheeks were squeezing his lips in a pout. The almost dramatic fading color of his skin looks so good against my flushed and a bit tanned one.

"How can I if you keep on sighing every 10 seconds?" He teased making me smile.

"I'm sorry."

"No you're not." He mumbles as he bats his eyelashes at me.

"Yeah. I'm not. Oops?" I giggled and ran my fingers through his hair making him close his eyes and groan softly.

"That feels good." I hummed in response and continued playing with his hair. "What are you thinking about?" Taehyung asked then I noticed his deep stare at my face.

"It's nothing, Tae."

"It looks like you've travelled to another universe, kitten. You sure you don't want to talk about it?" He asked and I nod my head. He just sighed and let me be, thankfully. I don't think I could tell him that I like him already. At least, not yet.

He looks up at me and eyed me carefully. The next thing I knew, we are on a staring contest. His stare became a playful glare as he jokingly bared his set of teeth in front of me. We were all smiles and giggles until his eyes were replaced by softness then an emotion that I couldn't comprehend. And in that moment, I lost myself once again in his eyes.

"Go to sleep, okay?" He softly whispered as I nod, still in a trance. "Goodnight, kitten."

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"Waiiitt.. Stay." I rolled my eyes as I try my hardest to get Taehyung's head off my stomach. First, because it tickles. And second, I'm gonna get late.

"Tae, I gotta go to school."

"I wanna cuddle." He whined like a little kid and pulled me closer. I sighed and rested my hand against his back.

"We can do that later." He shook his head firmly. Taehyung being this needy never happened. Well yeah, he asks for cuddles every now and then but this is a new level of "clingy".

"How does doing that now sounds?" I chuckled which almost dropped his head of my stomach.

"You're a clingy ghost." I uttered. Then he looked up at me and winked.

Oh god, Kim Taehyung, don't do that to me.

"You like it." He said confidently.

"I won't be so sure." I shook my head and pushed him off of me again. And this time, I succeeded.

"Heeeyy! You like me more than anyone right? Right?" He sat up looking at me with his doe eyes when I began heading towards the bathroom.

"Fine. But I'll still go to school right now." I chuckled and I heard him stomp his feet. Geez. Such a brat at times. I put on my clothes inside the bathroom, fully aware that Taehyung is still outside in my bed. I don't want him to see me naked.