ᴮᴿᴱᴬᴷᴵᴺᴳ ᵀᴴᴱ ᴿᵁᴸᴱˢ (chase x noen / choen)

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Chase pressed the palms of his hands to his eyes harshly, only feeling the intense pain in his head fade away when he looked at Noen again. He sighed, waking up Noen was what he wanted to do least of all, the boy looked exhausted.

Chase was torn between crawling into the bed with him and spooning him from behind, or waking him up and becoming closer (and possibly spoon at night).

•••

"Noen. Noen. Noen. Noen. No-E-N.."
Chase even pushed his shoulder back and forth multiple times.
"Hgnn..."
Chase let out an exasperated groan. But paused briefly when an idea came about.

Never a good sign.

For Noen's heart at least.

"C'mon baby boy.. gotta wake up."
Chase smirked devilishly when he saw Noen's ear turn pinker than a peach. Noen turned his head to face Chase, a small whimper making its way out of his throat.
"Why?"

Chase smiled and turned to collect his items for the small trip around town, "Because," Chase started.

"We are going out."

Noen flushed, thinking back to Chase's comment on waking him up. "H-Hey um, C-Chase?"
He hummed. Noen shifted and sat on the side of the best, his feet almost touching the ground.

"Baby boy?"

Chase grinned.

"What? Don't like it?"
He fake pouted, clutching a hand to his chest dramatically. Noen smiled softly, an action that made Chase actually clench above where his heart was.
Noen avoided eye contact and pinched the hairs at the nape of his neck, a nervous habit, Chase observed. He advanced towards Noen and gently grasped his wrist, earning a surprised noise from the older boy.

"Don't do that. Also you never answered my question..."

Noen opened his mouth to start his sentence, when the door opened and in came Anthony and Griffin.
"You guys coming? Or—" Anthony started.

The newcomers rose their eyebrows at the situation but pretended to not acknowledge it. Noen cleared his throat, and tapped Chases thumb three times.

Chase let go.

"Y-Yeah, Chase had to wake me up. S-Sorry for holding you guys back—.."

Griffin laughed and shrugged, "Its all good brotha, let's get going yeah?"
Chase and Noen nodded.

Anthony and Griffin left.

•••

In the hallway on the way to the elevator, Chase and Noen's hands brushed slightly together.
"What's your answer?"
Noen turned his attention to Chase, not really expecting him to continue their conversation from back inside their shared room.

When Noen kept silent, Chase turned his head to Noen, watching all shades of red and pink bloom onto his cheeks and ears.
Chase laughed.

"I'll take that as something you like huh?"
Chase questioned smugly.
"I-.."
"It's okay, It'll be our little secret."
To prove his point Chase put his pointer finger up to his lips and shushed.

And when they reached the elevator, Chase turned to Noen and held up his pinky, "I swear."
Noen looked at Chase, then to his finger, and eventually latched his onto Chase's.

They didn't let go.

And they made it down to the first floor still holding pinky's.

"Chase Brotha!"
Chase grinned at the call and hid their pinky's with his long sleeve.
"Hey Noen, is that Chase's hoodie?"
Noen furrowed his brows and looked down.
He hadn't even noticed his arms were covered, much less he wasn't even wearing his own clothes. He turned his head towards Chase with wide eyes.
Chase only shrugged.

No one seemed too invested into the comment so it was easily forgotten. Noen thinking hard about the fact that wearing Chase's bigger clothes made him hyper aware of the way it hung off his body, the way it smelt. It smelt great by the way. Noen was so gone into his thoughts, he didn't even realize Chase, him, and the group had started to leave the hotel. The only reason he was still with them was thanks to their locked pinky's.

"Ch-A-seeee!" Chase enclosed Noen entire hand in a tight squeeze before reluctantly letting go, and slowly turned to the voice.
"Hey Cynthia.."
She giggled and hooked her and Chase together by the elbows.
"Been looking for you forever—"

Noen put both hands into the hood pocket and twiddled his thumbs, needing to leave before his expression let off the wrong impression. He went with Anthony and Kevin. Leaving a giddy Cynthia and a revolted Chase behind.

Both boys already missing their small touches.