Rise Till' We Fall [TAEGYU]

#8: So, are you going for pizza

(Beomgyu's POV)

"Stop laughing," Tae was saying, but I can't. The Kang Taehyun, forgetting the date? I might do it, but definitely not him. " I still can't believe you thought it's Friday," I said between uncontrollable laughter. "Shut up," he snapped back, turning away with a red face. " Look, you even put on the uniform inside-out!"

That was the last straw as Tae attempted to strangle me. "Ouch--stop it! " I said, panting for breath. He removed his arm and stood up to get the remote control. " What day is today, Tae?" I pushed. He smiled his I'm-gonna-kill-you-but-wait-let's-hear-what-you-have-to-say smile, "Say that again and I'll punch you in the dick." 

He turned on the news and watched intently, but in my view, I can see his ears still pink. I snuggled over to him and rest my head on his shoulder, our heads touching and his hair tickling my nose. " Wow, look at that guy," I said, " Did he break his neck?" A police officer had killed a black man in the USA, the headlines wrote. 

"Yeah," Tae said, his voice oddly shaky. " Racist." I smelled his minty aftershave and his lavender shampoo, which he never let me and Kai use. His neck is warm and soft and somehow, I wanted to sit there forever. 

I took the remote from Tae's hand, brushing against his fingers in the process, and surfed the channels to Harry Potter. "You still watch that?" "It's timeless," I replied without raising my head. He shifted slowly and let his legs stretch in a more comfortable position. "Can you get up for a sec?" "What?" "Gonna get some milk. You want some?" "No thanks. " He was motionless for some time like he's checking my reaction, then he stood up and walked slowly to the small fridge. He took out the milk carton and emptied it in a pot, then heated it. After some minutes, he came back with warm milk in his hand. 

Meanwhile, I thought about yesterday. It was weird and somehow good too like something intimate was shared between us. I wonder where Kai is. It's shocking to know that he likes Tae, but there have always been some hints. I'm not used to the Tae yesterday night but I think I like him better like that. Like we're getting closer, and that gave me a warm feeling. I like how we are right now, close but not too close, and the pain of yesterday washed away into peacefulness. 

After Tae sat back, I resumed my place on his shoulder. He drank his milk carefully with his other hand, perhaps because I'm hogging his right side. I like all of this, I decided, watching Harry Potter with my best friend on a Saturday morning. Then Tae turned. 

Our noses touched and he's so close, barely any space between us, and I could feel his warm, uneven breath on my lips. My face flushed red and I quickly moved away, knocking over his cup in the process. The milk spilled onto his lap and he didn't move, just stared at me. "I-I'll deal with it, " he said, then he half-ran to the bathroom and I heard the lock click. 

"Are you okay?" I just remembered that it's warm milk that I spilled. I knocked on the bathroom door worriedly. "I-I'm fine," came a shaky voice. "Are you sure? Should I call the nurse?" "Go away for a sec. Please." I stepped away from the door and decided to go clean up the mess on the sofa. Then a soft sound caught my ear, sort of like...a moan? 

Then everything made sense. Oh......

My face flushed red and I covered it for no one's sake. Oh my gosh. Tae's a high school student, of course he has hormones, but I had never imagined...... Oh. 

My phone suddenly rang, which I didn't know if it's a good thing. "Hello? " "Beomgyu, can you come to our dorm later? With Tae and Kai? There's pizza!" " Choi Yeonjun, giving up pizza? Who are you, imposter?" "We accidentally ordered 10 pizzas and there's no way Bin and I can finish those. Are you coming or not?" "Of course yes!"

I just finished dressing up and cleaning the milk when Tae left the bathroom. "Hey, I'm going to Yeonjun's dorm. You coming?" "Yeah, wait a sec, " he said. He seemed to return to his usual self.  "And who told you you can wear my scarf? It isn't that cold. " "Whatever, I'll only wait for you for five minutes!" "Don't change the topic!" he said while disappearing into his room.  

He reappeared wearing a white sweatshirt and tight black jeans, with that white cap on his head. He threw on a black jacket and grabbed the keys on the coffee table. "You always forget to take the keys," he scolded, but I didn't mind. He was too beautiful, like how could someone like that exist in this world? "You ready for pizza?" "There's pizza? Did you ask them if there's coke?" "No-" "I've got some in the fridge, "he said, "Pizza isn't pizza without coke."

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Sorry if everything sounds weird, I ran out of ideas:(

I reread my story and changed some parts to make it more logical. I hope you liked this story! 

I updated early haha. I had some time so I used it to finish this chapter! 

BTW who are your txt biases? Mine is Beomgyu.