the kings of complaints
.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.
taehyun nervously cracks his knuckles as he kicks a stick under the picnic table. he had left his english class more than fifteen minutes ago, but is still feeling anxious. he closes his eyes. taking a few deep breaths might help.
as he re-opens them, someone dumps down next to him on the bench. taehyun turns his head and his eyes meet beomgyu's. the other sends him a toothy-grin that makes his heart skip a beat.
beomgyu has earbuds in, secretly listening to music on his phone. it makes taehyun wonder what kind of music he likes. maybe he only likes popular music from mainstream artists?
"what are you listening to, hyung?" taehyun asks, looking up at the sky.
instead of answering, beomgyu puts an earbud in taehyun's ear. an unfamiliar song plays. taehyun looks at beomgyu, with a quirked brow. and a thoughtful expression on his face. "it's the neighbourhood."
"i mean- the artist is the neighbourhood " beomgyu says and taehyun nods.
"really? i've only really listened to sweater weather..." taehyun smiles. beomgyu has a happy look on his face. he likes that taehyun is interested and that he's heard of the band before. it makes him happy.
"and the song?" the younger asks, nodding his head along with the music.
"cry baby."
they sit quietly on the bench, listening to the music and watching the large maple tree in the centre of the schoolyard. taehyun sighs content, squinting his eyes to see past the sun rays threatening his eyesight.
a small huff escapes beomgyu's mouth. and taehyun feels a weight on his shoulder. it makes his heart swell and his stomach flutter with butterflies. he's almost bursting at the seams, trying to hide his huge smile from the older.
beomgyu adjusts his head on taehyun's shoulder a couple of times. before concluding that his second position was the best one. taehyun is smiling and he can tell beomgyu is too. at least a little bit.
"i'm tired, hyung." taehyun says, leaning his head on the other's.
"me too, hyun." beomgyu says and taehyun chuckles.
"i like when you call me hyun." he explains, "it makes me feel older than you."
"it sounds like hyung, right?" beomgyu smiles, carefully snuggling a little bit closer to taehyun.
the younger's heart skips a beat and he feels his cheeks heat up. they sit in a comfortable silence. it's nice, but taehyun's hands are still shaking. how come english class was so suffocating today?
the school bell rings it's familiar tune and the pair jolt away from each other. and beomgyu pulls the airbud out of taehyun's ear. shoving his phone back into his pocket.
students pour out of the school building and into the yard. some are sprinting for the football field, others are walking towards nearby benches or towards the jumprope.
taehyun's heart rate quickens and he squeezes his thigh. digging his nails into his trouser leg. he can't look up, instead he forces his eyes down, looking under the table with unstable breaths. why is he so nervous all of a sudden?
"hyun, are you alright?" beomgyu asks and taehyun quickly loosens his grip on his thigh.
"yeah-" he mutters under his breath.
a beeping noise fills his right ear and half the world is on mute. pressure rises in taehyun's throat and he thinks he's about to throw up. he knows he's just anxious. but grabs onto the closest thing in reach, out of habit.
beomgyu jumps a little as he feels taehyun's hand clasping around his wrist. the younger has his eyes shut and is holding his breath. beomgyu feels bad for taehyun, but doesn't understand what is happening.
instead of talking, beomgyu just puts his other hand ontop of taehyun's. carefully caressing it, like soobin does to his, when he's scared. taehyun's face is turning purple as he refuses to let air into his lungs.
"breathe, taehyun. please take a deep breath." beomgyu says, running his hand up and down taehyun's arm. trying his best to comfort taehyun, it's a cute gesture.
taehyun obeys and the anxious feeling shrinks in his gut. he opens his eyes with a sigh, "sorry, hyung."
beomgyu doesn't say anything, instead he intertwines their fingers, just to make him feel safe. and it definetly does.
soobin walks over to them from another building as taehyun loosens his grip on beomgyu's wrist. he has a frown on his face, but as he notices the two on the bench, he smiles. but taehyun knows he's putting on an act.
the boy with the glasses hurries over to the picnic table and sits down across from them. he doesn't notice beomgyu's hand in taehyun's.
"mingi and yeonjun are on again." he huffs, almost in a mocking tone.
"i can't believe they're dating AGAIN!" he lets out, frantically waving his hands to prove a point.
"just break-up or date properly already." soobin sounds like he's making fun of the two. but taehyun knows he's hurting inside. his heart must be aching.
"speak of the devil." beomgyu says as yeonjun happily plops down next to soobin on the picnic bench.
"what are you so damn sour about?" the oldest of the four scoffs at soobin.
"nothing. shut up." soobin etches away from him as he speaks. they all turn silent. well this is kind of awkward.
"huening kai is skipping rope!" taehyun suddenly says. smiling as he points a finger towards the youngest by the jumprope pole.
chaeryoung is holding one end of the rope and the other is tied to the lamppost by the schoolgate. hence why it's the jumprope pole. the four by the table smile at the sight.
huening kai spots them and waves at them mid-air. it makes all the troubles wash off taehyun's back in an instant. he looks like a proper kid, hair falling into his eyes as he lands on the ground with repeated thuds. he looks like an excited mushroom.
"i'm seeing mingi again." yeonjun gushes as huening kai stops jumping rope to come over to them.
"shut up about mingi. WE DON'T CARE." soobin screams at him and yeonjun shrinks in his seat.
"just because you're a homophobe doesn't mean you have to rain on my fucking parade."
"well isn't it the kings of complaints?" huening kai says, sitting down next to taehyun. letting out an uneven breath, he hasn't jumped rope in a while.
on que, beomgyu pulls their intertwined hands behind his back, so huening kai doesn't spot them. taehyun blushes, feeling shy because beomgyu wants to be so secretive.
"shut up ning. and i'm not homophobic, yeonjun." soobin huffs, turning away from the older.
"sounds like you faanncyyy meee." yeonjun teases, poking the others tummy.
"fucking hell!" soobin shouts again, hitting yeonjun's arm. it makes him whimper in pain and he oves away from him.
"i'm leaving." the boy with the glasses says with a grunt, standing up and walking off in the direction of the library.
it makes the others laugh. but taehyun doesn't find it funny. it makes his heart ache, just a little.
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soobin is heartbroken :(
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