"...Hoseokie, why are the lightsー Oh?"
Jin had not expected to get caught in such an embarassing situation, Hoseok's limps all over him while the boy himself was deep in his dreamland.
"T-Taehyung?" he stuttered out as the silhouette near the door became closer and clearer.
"Yup, that's me" Taehyung grinned in his big t-shirt and checkered pajama pants. "But what are you doing here? And why are the lights on?"
It wouldn't be a long thing to tell Taehyung about how Hoseok had woken up and gotten some kind of a panic attack from being alone in the dark, but Jin had promised not to say a word. Sure it had been a quickly made decision, and maybe not the wisest one he had made in his life, but damn it Jin still was a man who stood behind his words.
Making up a semi-believeable story Jin whispered; "Hoseok saw a nightmare, he had fallen off the bed and seemed very scared when I came to check on him after hearing a loud thump coming from here."
Taehyung's mouth turned into a sad frown. "Again? Geez, I didn't think he'd be the same as me, getting caught up in nightmares all the time."
"What do you...?" Jin mouthed out just to stop midsentence. "Ah nevermind, it's late, we should both be in bed..."
"Can you get up though?" Taehyung snickered, looking down at Jin who was being used like a broad body pillow as it's finest. "It looks like Hoseok is really holding onto you."
Jin gently began to remove Hoseok's arms and legs to the side, trying not to wake him up. After asking Taehyung for some help with the project, Jin was finally free. Feeling bad for Hoseok, who currently was in a horrible posture for sleeping, both of the boys stayed in the guest room for some extra time in order to fix Hoseok's position by practically tucking him in.
"All right, I think it's about the time we leave him be" Taehyung whispered.
Agreeing with Taehyung, Jin took his last glance at the peacefully sleeping Hoseok and followed Taehyung out of the room, still making sure to keep the lights on. He didn't want Hoseok to wake up in the darkness again.
Outside of the room the house was quiet. Everyone else was sleeping, and only the last few raindrops banged on the window panels. Jin and Taehyung stood in the hall for a short moment, not daring to break the silence after such an unexpected event.
"Taehyung" Jin looked at the said male. "What did you mean by 'again'?"
"Hoseok had fallen asleep earlier, and I found him whining in his sleep. It was surely a nightmare" Taehyung responded.
Jin nodded, widely yawning afterwards. "I think we should both go to sleep. Good night Tae."
"Good night Jin."
Even though the words 'good night' had been said, Taehyung was still awake an hour after he and Jin had returned back to their rooms. He just couldn't seem to fall asleep with so many thoughts spinning around in his head.
And why did all of the questions he went through in his mind have something to do with Jung Hoseok?
He knew he wanted to help Hoseok with his nightmare-situation, but other than that he had no reason to feel such enormous amounts of affection towards the boy. There was something bugging him about the way Hoseok practically was two different persons. The sassy, coldhearted and mean Hoseok, and then the soft version of him, who Taehyung had only got to witness for a little while.
"Damn it.." Taehyung cursed quietly. Rolling around in his bed had gotten him all tired and grumpy, yet he still couldn't fall asleep.
Deciding it was for the best, he got uo from his bed, picked up his pillow and began his journey. First opening his bedroom's door, then sneaking out with his precious pillow tightly hugged against his chest, and lastly making his way in front of Jin's room.
He knocked softly on the wooden door, not expecting Jin to be awake too. But there he was, with his luxorious pink hair and plump lips, holding the door open with a welcoming smile.
"So you couldn't sleep either?"
"No" Taehyung responded, sitting down on the king-sized bed right before it's owner joined him by jumping on it.
"Thinking of what happened with Hoseok?" Jin asked again, fixing his posture on the bed so that he could look at the boy he was talking to.
"Mm.." Taehyung hummed in an agreeing tone. He too threw his whole body on the comfy bed and placed his pillow on top of his arms, but under his chin.
Jin sighed. "He's quite troublesome, in a good way. You really can't tell what his personality is at all. Yet he still seems somewhat fun to be around."
"Looks like we'll just have to figure out what it is that's so special about him."
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A/N
yes hi hello 🐿️ i am BACK!!
i'm so sorry for being away so long, gosh, i just had a lot going on..! but i hope you guys haven't missed me too much haha~
anyways i hope you guys are doing well 🥺 i love u all!! i will this time ACTUALLY try to update soon again! <3
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