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-', ❝(008: 𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁) ꒱ ↷👽🛸❞
"여덟"
Taehyung holding Aspen to keep her warm had somehow become a habit and neither of them were exactly sure how it happened. After that first day, it just kept happening. Aspen would come and curl up beside him, hoping to keep herself warm while they watched TV.
And the Taehyung found himself lowering the temperature more often, just so that he got the chances to hold Aspen again. To be honest, he thought that he was possessed by another entity, something was making him do this. He's never craved touch before. Intimacy before being mated was strictly forbidden on his planet.
Taehyung was awoken one night to a heavy weight falling upon him. When he opened his eyes, just a crack, he saw that it was Aspen, curled up against him. She was shivering, cold. Taehyung feared that maybe he had turned down the thermostat too much.
It was becoming colder outside as winter rolled in and with the addition of the thermostat being turned down, it was becoming extremely cold inside the house. Taehyung felt bad.
He shuffled to the side so that she lay beside him and circled his arms around her to pull her close. His body curled around hers. He tried his best to keep her warm and after a few long minutes, she stopped shivering. She was okay.
Taehyung settled down and was able to fall back to sleep with his arms around her. It was strange, he never felt tired before, the need to "fall asleep" wasn't something he felt. It just...happened because what would he do for 8 hours while Aspen slept? It was a surprise that the two of them even managed to remain on the couch together. Taehyung's grip was iron clad and he was the only reason she wasn't on the floor.
Otherwise, they slept rather peacefully, pressed together on the narrow couch until morning came.
Aspen was the first to wake up, enveloped in warmth. She felt the soft, hot skin of Taehyung pressed against her and the tender breeze of his warm breath against her neck. She didn't know when she came downstairs, how she managed to get tangled up with Taehyung. Or how she even managed to stay on the couch.
Aspen tried to wiggle her way out of his hold, but it took a lot more effort than she had initially thought and the moment she managed to free herself, she fell to the floor. The noise made of her body hitting the floor was enough to wake Taehyung.
He peaked over the edge of the couch. "Are you okay? I did not mean to drop you." Aspen couldn't look him in the eyes. What was wrong with her? She shouldn't be sleeping with him. It's only been mere days since she broke up with Ben. She should be mourning, not sleeping on couches with random men.
"Taehyung, how did I get down here?"
His brows furrowed. "You do not remember? I came downstairs on your own accord and laid on top of me. I presumed you were cold." He said it like it was obvious, but Aspen had no recollection of waking up to come downstairs. Maybe she was so tired she hadn't woken up fully.
