𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐕𝐄𝐓

namtae | sleeping beauty

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author : always_trash on ao3
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| it doesn't take an idiot to realise the situation they're is quite inappropriate

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What they reach is not a clearing, per se - the trees are still thick enough to cast a shadow over the entire place, with only a few rays of sunshine poking through the foliage. It's those sparse glimmers of light that give the small pond an almost fairytale-like ambiance.

Taehyung nods to himself. Yes, this will be perfect.

He looks back at Namjoon, who seems to have gotten his light blue dress stuck in a bush of thorns. "Figures," his hyung hisses. He looks up at him. "Taehyung-ah, please give me a hand." The red head rushes over, careful not to trip, and after a few seconds of frustrated but gentle tugging, the dress is rescued. He takes Namjoon by the hand and leads him to the pond.

"Oh, wow," the awe is clear in his hyung's voice, "You weren't kidding. This place is beautiful."

Taehyung smiles proudly. "I doubt the others will be able to find a place as fitting to their theme as we did."

He's really happy with the challenge the staff came up with this time. They've done something like this before – memories of dressing up as Pikachu briefly resurface – but they've never had the opportunity to do everything on their own, without cameras around. As soon as Namjoon and he had been given the Sleeping Beauty theme and a bag with the necessary props and clothing had been thrust into his arms, he knew where to go. After a quick round of rock, paper, scissors to decide who'd be playing Sleeping Beauty (Namjoon), they were off.

They circle the pond, looking for the best spot to start their photoshoot.

"How did you find out about this place, Taehyung-ah?"

"I was on an early morning stroll with Jimin," he explains, "And we found a small rabbit. I wanted to snap a picture, but it fled and we tried to follow it until we got here." He sidesteps the root of a tree. "We ended up wasting a lot of time admiring this pond. I'm pretty sure we lost the rabbit."

Namjoon hums thoughtfully. "I can see why you'd be entranced. It must be an amazing sight at night, with fireflies and moonlight." He points at the base of a tree, its roots big enough to lean on while sitting. "What do you think?" After taking a few moments to come up with possible set ups, Taehyung nods in assent. They reach the base of the tree, setting the bag with the props a few paces away. Taehyung instructs Namjoon on how to and where to sit and the latter follows his directions obediently, careful not to get the dress caught or dirty.

Just when he's ready to start taking photos, the red head sees his hyung's face light up in realization. "Oh," he exclaims, eyes widening slightly, "We almost forgot. Taehyung-ah, could you get me the lipstick from the prop bag?" His own lips pursue into an 'o' of comprehension and he starts rummaging in the bag the staff gave them. They clearly had Disney's Sleeping Beauty in mind when preparing their props – the blue dress Namjoon is wearing an obvious replica of the one used in the animated movie (and, from what he can tell, clearly of a better quality than the Snow White one he'd been forced to wear for that one dance practice), as well as a fake rose and a few other odds and ends taking inspiration from the film. He finally manages to get ahold of the lipstick and goes back to Namjoon, but when the older man reaches his hand out to take it Taehyung shakes his head. "Let me do it, you don't even have a hand mirror."

With a nonchalant shrug, Namjoon settles back against the tree and lets him apply the lipstick. It's a deep red, a color Taehyung associates more with Snow White than Sleeping Beauty, but between the light blue dress and his hyung's purple hair, the color seems perfect. He grabs Namjoon's chin with his left hand and tilts his head up. His lips part and Taehyung sets to work. He's always found his hyung's full, plush lips lovely – most of the time people focus on Seokjin-hyung and Jimin's lips, and with good reason, but there's just something about Namjoon's lips that has always caught his eye.