jaeyong ✧ skindeep

Twenty-four

Taeyong played with Jaehyun's brown locks between his fingers as they laid facing each other on the bed,"When's your first game?"

The younger shut his eyes, his expression tired and softened,"Next week. The game is in a city a couple hours away from here so, I'll be gone for a couple days."

Taeyong pulled his hand back, his smile slightly dissipated,"Oh."

Jaehyun opened his eyes once hearing the dejection in his counterpart's voice,"If you don't want me to go-"

"No, Jaehyun," his voice interrupted,"You've been working non-stop for this. You're going."

Jaehyun brushed his fingers against Taeyong's cheek, a soft smile plastered on his face before he moved against his bed and planted a kiss on the latter's forehead. Taeyong's eyes closed at the small pressure of the peck before, like always, his cheeks began to tint peach.

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Doyoung licked the tip of his yellow, plastic spoon before plopping it back into the mountain of ice cream in his bowl. He sat across from Jaehyun who was busy with his own order of bubble tea. 

Jaehyun fidgeted with the straw to his plastic cup,"I want you to keep Taeyong company next week while I'm gone."

Doyoung rolled his spoon over the surface of his ice cream,"I don't think Taeyong will like that."

Jaehyun took a sip out of the straw,"Why?"

Doyoung sighed, pulling out his phone. His fingers tapped against the screen for few seconds before he turned his screen to show Jaehyun.

hi 🤑

Taeyong: 🤢🤢

He set his phone down on the table,"See?"

Jaehyun quietly snickered,"You know he's joking right?"

Doyoung popped the spoon in his mouth, biting down on the plastic,"Yeah. Either way, I'll only be able to be with him on one of those days; I'm busy the other two days. Why don't you ask Johnny and Ten or something?"

The brunette leaned back onto his chair,"I don't want to come back to nut juice all over the house."

"Jaehyun, you realize you can call his non-existent ass, right? You're overthinking this."

He ran his fingers through his thick hair, a sigh escaping his lips, shortly after he hummed in response and left it at that.

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The sound of the sizzling iron pan kept the kitchen from falling into silence. Jaehyun stood beside the stove, his attention fixated on his phone screen before transitioning to the sautéing vegetables in the pan. As his hand grasped the wooden spoon to mix the food, his eyes drifted to Taeyong. The raven-haired stood to the side of the kitchen island, his head resting against his folded arms which were supported against the surface of the marble. 

Jaehyun placed the spoon down and turned his body to the latter. He brought his head down till they were at eye level, Jaehyun setting his hand against Taeyong's jawline. His thumb caressed his delicate skin, Taeyong's expression softening and flushing at the latter's actions. 

Taeyong's eyes began to shut, his voice mellow sounding as he started,"Jaehyun."

The brunette hummed in response.

"The pan's on fire."

Jaehyun pulled back from Taeyong, his hand grasped the handle to the pan and shoved it in the sink. He switched the faucet on, the water and hot oil causing the fire in the pan to grow for a few seconds. Jaehyun turned his head to Taeyong who attempted to suppress his laugh but, eventually failed to. 

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Jaehyun crossover dribbled, leaning his body to one side before rushing to the opposite side and shooting a layup. The sound of the baseketball bouncing against the gym floor echoed as Jaehyun wiped the sweat off his face with the edge of his shirt collar. 

The brunette continued practicing in silence for another two hours before tiring out. He moved to the bench besides the court and started to pack his basketball and glass water bottle into his sports duffel bag. As he exited the gym, Jaehyun scavenged for his phone and clicked the notification for the group chat.

johnny🌴: jaehyun we stole your boyfriend

johnny 🌴: hes at my house if you want him yknow 🙉

"we"?

johnny 🌴: the boys hanging out here🏌️‍♀️

Jaehyun sighed at Johnny's messages. Without much thought, he ran his fingers through his brown locks and figured he might as well hang out with everyone else. After leaving the school gymnasium, he ambled to Johnny's house, the walk proving to be quick as his house was closest to the school. 

Jaehyun stood lackadaisically at Johnny's doorstep, a sigh leaving his lips before ringing the doorbell. The sound of footsteps became more clear as the person on the other side approached the door. The door swung ajar, Donghyuck standing at the doorstep before moving aside to let Jaehyun enter the house. The house was crowded with noise; Johnny and Ten plopped on the couch, playing Mortal Kombat 11, Taeyong silently watching them play and Doyoung and Mark playing Jenga on the floor beside the television. 

Jaehyun set his duffel bag down near the door frame, obviously walking towards Taeyong and standing beside him. The brunette moved behind Taeyong, leaning over behind him and hanging his arms off the latter's shoulders. Taeyong flinched at the movement but instantaneously softened under his touch. 

Jaehyun leaned his head against Taeyong's shoulder, his voice laced with exhaustion,"Practicing felt boring without you being there." 

His body stiffened under the rather usually soothing touch,"You could have went straight home; you didn't have to come here."

"Johnny kidnapped you. I can't just leave you here. Please, Ten and Johnny would have probably gotten horny and forgotten you were even here." 

Taeyong didn't bother opposing. It's not like anyone can disagree with that.

Abruptly, Johnny shot up from the couch, the game controller in one hand as he made fun of the fact that Ten lost. 

Ten kicked his feet up, hitting Johnny in the side,"That's not fair, you ripped my character's back open." 

Johnny patted Ten's head, a cocky smile plastered on his face,"You pout when you lose and it's adorable. So, it makes me want to beat you more."

Ten crossed his arms over his chest,"That sounds wrong out of context."

Jaehyun's phone buzzed in his pocket. He slid the phone out of his back pocket and swiped to see the notification, which turned out to be from the group chat.

doyoung 🐰: bruh they boutta fuck we need to abort

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jfc this chapter was all over the place