Sincerely | k.th.

14. Awake

A soft brushing to my face caused my eyes to flutter as I opened them slow to focus.

The television was first to catch my attention, though low, it was still playing the drama that Taehyung and I were watching.

Were watching? Oh my...I fell asleep.

From the angle where I laid, I realized that my head rested in Taehyung's lap and the brush I felt was his fingertips against my face as he hummed a tune. I couldn't catch all of the words to translate but whatever he sang was beautiful.

Hearing this made me smile until it dawned on me again that I was in his lap.

I shot up in a quickness and turned to him. His eyes were wide from my reaction before that familiar smile adorned his face.

"I'm sorry! I fell asleep on you. Lavender tea does that me, especially on a day like this." I explained while sitting back in place next to him, glancing at him while I fidget.

"It's fine Kye. I didn't mind and we are on vacation. You should rest." The cavernous of his voice knows no bounds of its depth. "I quite enjoyed listening to you sleep. It's a little amusing." Taehyung grinned.

"Amusing? How is listening to me breathe amusing?" I narrowed my gaze to him.

"Has anyone ever told you that you talk in your sleep?" He lifted his brow, curious on his question.

Oh, that's what he's referring to. The things I try to keep dormant from others.

"I have been told on an occasion or two." I admitted. "My brother once told me I had a full on conversation about burgers. How odd, right?"

Taehyung didn't suppress his laughter as it echoed the room. I rolled my eyes at him but found him cute all in once. He's such a dork.

"Well, I hope I get to hear that someday!" He ended his laughter with. "You didn't have a conversation though. You hummed mostly and mentioned the ocean." He stated.

A light gasp escaped me when my dream began to replay in my thoughts. I was dreaming about the ocean. I can still hear the waves crashing along the shore and the sky was just how it was on our way back from horseback riding, an array of fuchsia and sapphire. My heart started to beat into overtime when I remembered it was him that I was with in my dream. I wonder, did I mention him as well? Would he even tell me if I did?

"I was dreaming of the ocean. I guess I can't wait to get to the beach."

Taehyung then rested his hand on mind. I couldn't even react because he drew me in once more with his gaze. "Don't worry. Well get there soon." He turned and peered out the window to see the rain still falling. "Just not today."

I nodded because that's really all I could do. Taehyung didn't seem to mind my behavior if he even noticed anything at all. However, I was curious on something.

"I didn't know you sang. I heard you humming as I was waking up." I smiled to him.

His cheeks glowed against his honey tone the moment I concluded my statement. This was first. I've seen him shy but he became very bashful from what I said.

"I'm not a professional or anything but yes I do sometimes." He revealed.

"Hmm...I hope I get to hear that someday! By the way, what were you singing?" I smiled in wonder.

Taehyung's smile fell to a softer one as his eyes wandered mine. Once I again, I was trapped in his stare.

Could my heart beat any faster from his gaze?

"It's uh...a song that a friend of mine wrote. He's a singer back home." Taehyung explained.

Suddenly I felt a warm sincerity from his words. Almost as if I could feel the support he had for his friend from just the subtle mention. It was endearing to actually hear something that he's never written in a letter about.

Something dormant about him was now awake. It was thrilling to hear our conversations breathe life.

"I would like to listen to it. If you don't mind." I stated.

Taehyung's eyes lit up brighter than my room, which was full of natural lighting from weather. He gulped before his tiny grin surfaced. "O-Of course." He stuttered. Pulling out his phone, he opened up Youtube and found the song. "I want to show you here so you could see the lyrics." He explained.

"You're so thoughtful." I teased but I was being serious. It was very sweet of him to introduce the song this way.

I listened to the music and read the lyrics as I went along. It was just as beautiful as hearing it from Taehyung's lips. It was heartfelt and emotional.

As I watched the screen, Taehyung's stare was on me. I could feel his breath against me and his wandering eyes. I tried not to glance at him but he is so intense I couldn't help not to be drawn into it.

He sung the last bars of the song along with the video and smiled once it concluded.

It almost felt personal, him singing to me.

Stop Kye! You're being foolish again. He wasn't doing that!

"Your friend has an amazing voice and the acoustic guitar is my favorite to hear." I complimented.

"I'll be sure to tell him that." Taehyung grinned.

For a minute, it felt as if time was passing slow while we just stared at each other. I'm not sure if it was the song but the deeper Taehyung's gaze was the more my chest grew heavy and my heart went into overdrive.

The intensity was all around us and I felt dizzy from it. So much that if I didn't know any better, Taehyung seemed as if he was leaning in closer to me.

My eyes even threatened to shut. What's happening here?

"So!" Taehyung shouted, throwing me completely out of my daze. "Wanna finish the drama now that you're awake?" He inquired.

I gulped and shook my head from the haze. "Y-Yeah. Sure." I answered.

Taehyung glanced at the time. "Why don't I order us some lunch or maybe a snack?" He offered.

"Mmhmm." I nodded in agreement while my thoughts played catch-up.

Taehyung slid off the bed and over to the desk phone to place the order.

I released a low breath still trying to recover from whatever just happened.

He couldn't have been trying to do what I think he was trying, was he?

I sighed as I thought I had a handle on him but now, Taehyung has thrown me a curve ball.

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Can anyone guess what song he hummed and they listened to? 💕