again | johnten

03

Two boys were walking up the empty staircase of the luxury apartment complex, laughing loudly as the sound of their steps was bouncing against the walls. They held each other's hands tightly, one pulling the other one every once in a while.

When they finally reached the door and one of them took out the key, they went silent. Who knew what was supposed to happen between them that evening after all?

"I feel as if I'm high, I just can't open this fucking door." Taeyong laughed but luckily Jaehyun came to his rescue and pushed the key all the way in, finally unlocking the door and walking inside. The other got in as well and locked the door once again, immediately pushing Jaehyun against it.

"Taeyong, what are you-" he tried to stop the older, not knowing whether he understood the situation correctly but he got shushed with a finger put to his lips.

"I'm just giving you what you want, I noticed the way you looked at me all evening. I also know that this" he unbuttoned one button of Jaehyun's shirt and smirked. "Was for me, not for the other Mr. Lee."

Jaehyun didn't know what to say. On one hand, he was shocked and couldn't move because of Taeyong's touch but on the other hand he just didn't want the older male to stop, even though he knew it wasn't appropriate for them to be this close.

Taeyong continued smirking the entire time while he was unbuttoning all the other buttons until Jaehyun's shirt was fully open and his abs were revealed.

That is when Jung couldn't stop himself anymore. He grabbed Taeyong's chin and joined their lips in a delicate kiss. He was euphoric when he felt the other kiss back carefully and place his hand on his cheek, caressing it softly. They felt as if they were floating in the sky, wrapped up in some kind of amazing feeling that they couldn't even name yet.

"You realize I've been waiting for this for so long?" Jaehyun mumbled against Taeyong's lips, earning a tiny smile from the older boy, who also pulled him closer and deepened the kiss.

This went on for a few minutes, but it felt like hours to them. The sound of their lips touching each other and of Taeyong's quiet whines whenever Jaehyun pulled away for air was nearly taunting the two of them but neither of them was strong enough to just put an end to it.

"Jae, are you sure we can even do this?" Taeyong asked, immediately stopping himself from completely sliding off Jaehyun's shirt to uncover his perfect upper body. His thoughts told him to focus on something else other than the guy in front of him but it was difficult as fuck, especially when the guy was Jung Jaehyun.

"Why not? We're both adults and we are both able to consent to everything we do..." Jaehyun started but got cut off by Taeyong.

"It's not that but I am your business partner, someone you shouldn't necessarily have any romantic connections with..." Taeyong began but didn't finish as he realized what he had just said.

"Wait, romantic? Do you perhaps like me?" Jaehyun asked with a confused expression. If the older liked him as more than a friend, that would honestly help his situation so much because then he wouldn't feel bad for confessing his own feelings towards the shorter boy.

"I maybe do but I never thought of telling you since I thought you could practically have anyone if you wanted to..." Taeyong murmured under his breath and looked down at his hands, which were still pulling at the younger's shirt, as if they didn't completely register the fact that his conscious was telling him to stop.

"I like you too, quite a lot actually." Jaehyun said with a small smile dancing on his lips. "I also find it funny how you acted so confident a second ago but suddenly decided to be the proper business partner guy. You blew your own cover, honey." he laughed quietly and finally decided to leave his place at the door. He dragged Taeyong to the older's own bedroom, which he found kind of accidentally to be honest but it still scared the older a bit since he never had Jaehyun come over.

The pair sat down on Taeyong's king sized bed but they didn't even say anything. They didn't touch each other either. The only kind of contact between them were their eyes casually landing on one of them once in a while.

"Jaehyun, what are we?" Taeyong suddenly broke the silence and finally fully looked the other, not being afraid of doing so this time. He nervously played with his fingers as a way to pass the time he spent waiting for the other's response.

"We can be whatever you want us to be, Tae." Jaehyun replied with a bright smile that showed off his beautiful dimples perfectly.

His response was more than enough for Taeyong, who also smiled and immediately pushed the younger onto the bed, hugging him tightly.

Ten and Johnny have been catching up for quite long already but if you asked either of them how much time has actually passed, they wouldn't be able to give you a definite answer as both of them thought something different. To Johnny it seemed like 10 minutes but to Ten it felt like hours, in the most positive way of course. Both of them were avoiding the topic of the younger's disappearance so well that Johnny practically forgot about it since it seemed like they never separated at all.

"See, I actually didn't only come here for the movie but a dance studio decided to reach out and since nothing is really keeping me in Thailand, I might as well move here." Ten suddenly said and looked at Johnny with a wide smile on his face. During their entire meeting, they were unintentionally gravitating towards each other without even realizing it. First Ten's foot touched Johnny's shin, then their knees touched and before they knew it, Ten was practically cuddled up against the older boy, resting his head on his shoulder.

Johnny had to admit that he felt quite content with their current position, even though it was weird, seeing how long they were apart.

"If you move here, remember that my door will always be open for you, Ten." Johnny said quietly and returned the smile, "So much time has passed but I feel like you never actually left, you know?"

"That's because I never left your mind, Johnny." Ten replied jokingly, immediately going back in time to their last night together and how they were cuddling in bed, not wanting to admit to each other that they might be more than friends.

"Honestly I think that that might be the case." The older laughed and pulled Ten into his lap, putting his hands on the other's waist. "Remember when we sat like this during our last evening today? Your hair was legit pointing at my forehead and now it's all soft and nice." Johnny muttered, trying not to be so obvious while sniffling the younger's hair. He loved the smell, it was fresh and sweet at the same time.

Ten giggled quietly but didn't comment on the older's actions, not wanting to scare him off by doing so. He liked how comfortable they were with each other but he didn't exactly like the effects that had on his fragile and overly sensitive heart. It was beating way too fast and loud for his liking but there wasn't anything he could really do about it except praying that Johnny won't notice it or at least won't mention it.

They would've never guessed that after years of being apart, they would accidentally fall asleep on the couch in Johnny's own apartment, embracing each other tightly like their lives depended on it.

However that was the beauty of it. The way it just happened though it was unplanned was what made it special.

None of them really realized how much that moment meant to either of them.

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Y'all waited long enough haha I had some schoolwork to take care of but here you are, some Jaeyong progress since we stan the ship 😌

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