He sighed and moved a few strands of hair from my face. I could feel his eyes stare through my soul with such intensity that I almost shivered.
"Listen, I..."
Another sigh. What was wrong with him today? Earlier he seemed just fine...
All my thoughts were pushed aside when he suddenly wrapped his arms around me, nuzzling his head in my neck, holding me as if I would disappear the second he would let go.
"Hyunjin?" I whisper, amazing myself at how hard it was to speak.
He didn't reply, but his hold tightened around me. It hurt a little, but at the same time it was strangely comforting. I felt safe. Safer than I've felt my whole life...
"Sorry" I heard him mumble. "Just... Let me stay like this a little more, please?"
His voice was almost cracking. He seemed really on edge and it was making my heart ache.
"Of course" I reassured and found myself playing with his hair while stroking his back gently. "You can stay as much as you want" ... Even forever.
He made a sound of approval and I chuckled lightly. He was still cute, no matter what, so I couldn't help it.
Maybe I made him feel better, since he tightened his hold even more, if that was even possible.
It did hurt a bit. But I enjoyed it. He was rather large, and being wrapped securely in his hands made me feel extremely comfortable. He was like my beloved warm blanket... but even better. I could honestly spend my whole life life that, held by the man I love.
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"Seungmin, do you ever just, I don't know, want to squish somebody's cheeks so much but know you can't because you would look like a grandma?"
Seungmin didn't want to be there. He sipped his tea and continued scrolling down his social media, not even bothering to look at the elder. "No Hyunjin, I don't, because I don't have the soul of a grandma, unlike you"
The brunette pouted and crossed his arms. "But I don't either! He's just so squishy, urgh"
"Continue lying to yourself, bud"
"I thought you were supposed to side with me, comfort me..." the brunette sighed, giving up on the conversation.
"And I thought I could have a quiet evening, but life isn't always what you expect it to be" Seungmin shrugged and continued whatever he was doing.
"No need to be mean, sorry..." the other mumbled and got up from the couch, heading into the kitchen to get some water.
In there, Minho was surprisingly trying to cook. Keyword: trying.
"What are you making?" Hyunjin asked, glancing at the elder's work.
"Pancakes... I think" he replied, throwing a judging glare at the weird looking mixture.
"Shouldn't that thing be more... liquid?"
Minho rolled his eyes and slammed a bottle of water on the counter. "I'm not even done yet, you know"
Hyunjin raised his hands in surrender and took a step back "Okay, okay, geez". He sighed and ran a hand through his messy hair. 'Why is everyone in a bad mood today?' he thought, heading back, not even thirsty anymore.
When he entered the living room, however, he was surprised to see Felix, sitting on the couch, having his hair ruffled by Seungmin. Both were laughing.
Excuse me, what the-
"Hey hey hey, you said I'm the grandma!" Hyunjin said as he hurried back to drag Felix away.
Seungmin raised an eyebrow at him.
"I never said his hair wasn't cool or fluffy"
That sneaky little-
"Hmph, fine. Felix, we're going" Hyunjin declared, holding a confused Felix by the wrist and dragging him towards the door.
"Wait a second, what's going on?" the aussie asked, stopping and forcing Hyunjin to do the same.
"Mister Grandma here wants to squish you cheeks because you're adorable" Seungmin answered, totally unbothered, grabbing his phone once again.
Hyunjin's face went red.
"I- I never gave any names!" he protested, totally not beginning to panic.
Felix looked at him, his kind eyes making him feel even redder than before.
"So you think I'm squishy?" he asked, taken a step closer.
No, no, no, stay back, what-
"Pfft-" the blonde laughed, reaching out to touch Hyunjin's cheeks, making his feet want to give out.
Before he knew it, Felix was squishing his cheeks to the point it was almost painful.
"Ow, stop-" Hyunjin whined, but Felix only laughed harder.
"What can I say? You the squishy one here, not me!"
... Okay, Felix was more of a grandma than Hyunjin.
(Seungmin felt like a ghost, seeing them like that, but whatever. It was better than being included. Plus, everybody knew the two idiots' crushes on each other. Maybe he could become their wingman? He was looking online for advice on "having two friends who just won't confess but they're clearly in love", after all)
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"HYUNJIN, DO YOU LOVE ME??? " Felix sang, Fortnite dancing into the room.
"No" Hyunjin replied, embarrassed to know such a dork.
"BUT THAT ISN'T IN YOUR BLOOD" The blonde changed the song, putting his hands on his chest dramatically.
"Please stop" Hyunjin sighed, resting his forehead on his hands.
"MY ANSWER IS: NO" He, once again, changed the song, and did a weird "no" gesture.
"Okay then" said Hyunjin as he got up from the sofa. "I'm leaving"
Felix, now alarmed, threw his arms around him, keeping him from moving.
"Nooooo, I'm sorryyyy" he dramatized, obviously holding his laughter.
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Hi there (• ̫ •
It's been a while, huh 👀
After 1000 years y'all finally get more of my weird writing 👏
I haven't been able to write anything decent in a long time, but I hope this is better than nothing lol
Ah and btw, the songs I had in mind in the last one were In My Feelings by Drake, In My Blood by Shawn Mendes and No by Megan Trainor
(And just a quick thank you to everybody who read/voted/commented on this book! <3)
