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twelve

HYUCK

Taeyong rolls his eyes as Donghyuck tweets out a handful of pictures of the set of his new ad, teasing the fans, and promising that they'll love the enchanted feel he got from the countryside.

"Are you done spoiling your shoot yet? We have a plane to catch" He huffs, yet Donghyuck can sense the amusement in his voice.

"Almost~" he sings, sending another batch out before turning off his phone.

"Is this you're new coping mechanism?" Taeyong asks to which Donghyuck looks at him in question, "Distracting yourself and your fans from whatever's going on with you"

"I have no idea what you're on about" Donghyuck raises his chin, turning on his heel and walking away, however he only manages a few steps before he throws another comment over his shoulder, "But even if that was what I'm doing, which it's not, it's a pretty smart idea"

Taeyong shakes his head, "So that moody and vague Instagram post was... what exactly?"

Donghyuck scrunches his nose.

He was in his sad soft Mark Lee hours and so he'd whacked on a playlist he'd prepared over the years to help combat his first break up- even though this wasn't a break up- and posted some of his Miami shots that were just stored on his camera roll.

His fans were going crazy about the shots, mostly because of how he looked in them, but there were a fair few that asked the meaning behind them.

Jaemin however, took a whole different approach, opting to comment 'btr sunbaenim 🙌🏻😍'

"Hyuckie.."

"I'm fine Yongs... really"

The two picked up their bags, a heavy silence around them as they moved into their car, heading towards the airport.

It wasn't until Donghyuck was back in the metal cage with nowhere to run to that Taeyong properly sat him down

"I think you should talk to him"

Donghyuck shakes his head.

"If I talk to him, I'll just get sucked right back in again... I need to distance myself before this little crush starts to spiral into something dangerous"

At this Taeyong hums, "Hyuck, I know that you don't like confrontation... but I also know how happy you've been since you started talking with him"

Donghyuck purses his lips, feeling frustrated, "Then what do you want me to do? Make up with him, message him like everything's fine, fall in love with him, only for him to constantly be reminding me that he's straight, that he's expected to be the perfect boyfriend to this perfect girl in his class, to have my heart crushed because it's never going to work out between us--"

"But how do you know it's never going to work out?!" Taeyong raises his voice slightly, but only enough to make sure Donghyuck is really listening, "I've heard you and Jaemin, Hyuck, this Mark guy flirts back-"

Donghyuck lets out a desperate noise, "Exactly, Taeyong my heart can't handle a rejection if we keep talking like that-"

"Maybe you won't get a rejection..." Taeyong reasons, "maybe he really is telling the truth, that he has been accidentally leading her on, that there is nothing between them.."

"Don't... Don't say that" Taeyong feels his stomach drop at the way Donghyuck voice sounds so broken

"And why not?" He asks, his tone gentle this time

Donghyuck brings his hand up to his face and subtly brushing a tear from his cheek, "Because I can't afford to get my hopes up"

"Hyuckie... " Taeyong moves over to Donghyuck, wrapping his arm around the younger's shoulders, "for the past couple of days your phone hasn't stopped receiving his messages... he's probably worried.."

Donghyuck shakes his head, "Taeyong..."

"I know this is hard for you.. but you need to talk to him, even if it's just to properly settle things, you both deserve that much"

Donghyuck nods, burying his head into Taeyong's chest, a bunch of inaudible syllables spilling from his lips, which Taeyong takes as that's Donghyuck agreeing.

The older cards his fingers through Donghyuck's hair softly, humming gently as he feels Donghyuck's hold on him loosen.

Kissing the younger' forehead, Taeyong smiles bitterly as Donghyuck falls gradually asleep.

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Notes-
who else just wants to wrap donghyuck up in fluffy blankets and kiss his little nose??