TWO MONTHS LATER.
"do you guys sense that there's something... off about beomgyu hyung?" kai whispered to soobin and yeonjun, who's sitting next to him in class. soobin frowned, "listen to class, hyuka."
yeonjun, however, nodded at kai's statement. "yeah. i don't what it is, but something just feels weird. he's less talkative, even with taehyun."
soobin's frown only deepened, "what do you mean? he's most him when he's with taehyun."
"you three! in the back! do you care to share your conversation that's obviously more interesting than how cells are formed?" the professor yelled, pointing his pointer at the three boys. soobin visibly tensed up while kai looked down, pretending he's taking down notes.
"well, professor, i'd love to." started yeonjun, "but it concerned my best friend's love life, so i'd rather you not know." yeonjun propped his leg up on the desk and leaning back towards his chair, crossing his arms in front of his chest, a smug expression on his face.
his statement made the professor lower his pointer in embarrassment and the entire class snicker and chuckle at his sass. soobin lightly nudged yeonjun on the elbow to tell him to shut up before it got worst and luckily, yeonjun decided to listen to soobin today.
"your sass gets annoying sometimes, hyung." kai muttered under his breath, covering his words with a fake cough. yeonjun glared at him and raised his fist, threatening to hit the younger.
soobin sighed and grabbed onto yeonjun's fist, putting it down and holding onto it, "stop fighting, you two. i actually need to pass my exams, so please, let me listen to the professor. we'll talk about beomgyu after class, alright?"
the two boys nodded, agreeing to not fight.
—
yeah, that didn't go well.
kai ended up going to the nurse room since yeonjun gave him a light bruise on his jaw and a bleeding nose. soobin was frightened, scared that kai will get mad at yeonjun. but the younger shrugged it off, saying that he deserved it.
"when will you two grow up and be civilised?" taehyun sighed, rubbing his temple with his thumbs. beomgyu rubbed the back of taehyun's back soothingly, trying to calm his boyfriend down.
"hey, i'm older than you, i am grown up already." yeonjun retorted, but soobin just held him in his place, telling him not to get up and cause a fuss again.
the three never got to discuss about beomgyu after class since, well, the entire shazzle of yeonjun fighting kai happened. but soobin started to notice what kai meant by there was something off with beomgyu.
beomgyu would usually be sassing around, throwing sarcastic comments here and there and provoking the oldest out of the five, taunting him with teases. but beomgyu was unusually quiet today, and he seems to be distancing himself from the others. soobin can't help but frown at beomgyu's quietness.
"gyu ah," soobin started, "are you alright?"
he sat next to the younger, who looked up at soobin with confusion in his eyes, "what do you mean, hyung? i'm more than fine."
soobin smiled weakly, "you're not fine, gyu ah, we all know that. what's on your mind?"
beomgyu shook his head, "nothing, hyung. please, leave me alone."
soobin was taken aback by beomgyu's words. none of the boys, not even yeonjun, would have the nerve to push soobin away, knowing how hurt the blue-haired boy gets if someone pushes him away.
"i- you-" soobin sighed and slumped his shoulders in defeat, "fine. just know i'm always here for you, alright?"
beomgyu nodded, already looking the other side so he could avoid the other's stare. soobin stood up from his seat and went over to yeonjun, a frown on his face as well.
"what did he say?" yeonjun asked as soobin sat down, relaxing his head on the blonde-haired boy's shoulder. soobin let out a soft sigh, "nothing. he told me to leave him alone."
yeonjun perked up, causing soobin to sit up as well, "he what? let me go—"
soobin held onto yeonjun's arm before the other could get up, "don't, jjun ah. just leave him be, he might just need some personal space."
"yeah, 'bout that," kai spoke up, "he left with taehyun hyung a few seconds ago. talk about personal space." kai snickered.
soobin sighed in defeat and slumped down, evidently stressed out by how his best friend is acting. "why is he like that?" he muttered to no one in particular.
—
taehyun knew why beomgyu was like that.
more like taehyun knew what triggered beomgyu to be like that, but he didn't know specifically why beomgyu was like that either.
taehyun was talking to yeosang, one of his friends in biology, when beomgyu suddenly stormed over and asked yeosang to leave. yeosang and taehyun were beyond confused, but yeosang left anyway, saying he had to go find jongho, his boyfriend.
"why are you so... possessive all of a sudden?" taehyun asked, genuinely confused. but beomgyu wasn't having it.
"why? you're asking why? i'm scared of losing you, taehyun." beomgyu said. taehyun frowned.
"okay, i get that. i'm scared of losing you as well, beom. but you don't have to push my friend away from me because of that. you don't see me pushing hyunjin hyung away because i'm scared of losing you." reasoned taehyun.
beomgyu had been like that before. beomgyu was super possessive when he and taehyun started dating. taehyun didn't take it to heart since, well, they are just starting to date. it's normal for people to get paranoid over losing the one you love in the starting stage of dating, right?
but they're on their third year of dating now. it just doesn't make sense that beomgyu is suddenly so possessive of taehyun now. at least that's what taehyun thinks, no, believes.
beomgyu sighed as he wrapped his arms around taehyun's waist and hugged him, "i'm sorry, baby." he muttered against taehyun's hair as he stroked taehyun's back soothingly.
taehyun sighed contently. he had to admit, it really feels like home when he's in beomgyu's arms. it feels so comfortable and relaxing whenever beomgyu hugs him as if his life depends on it as if he would die if he doesn't hold onto taehyun.
and perhaps that's what beomgyu feels. perhaps that's why beomgyu is so possessive and haunted by the thought of losing taehyun. perhaps that's why.
but taehyun didn't want to guess, he wanted to know.
