Desire (ATEEZ Boy x Boy Oneshots Book II)

C/F | Time | Namjoon x Yunho ft. Jongho

Only minor angst, if it really is angst.

A baby's cries filled the room. Yunho ran toward them, ears red, and picked the small boy up.

"Shh," Yunho rocked him. Once giving the baby his bottle, he calmed down and focused on drinking the milk.

The baby in his arms was Jongho, his little brother of only 18 months.

When many people saw Yunho, they'd turn and frown at him. A young man of only a little over 18, taking care of a small baby? How?

But it was more complicated than that.

A few months ago, Yunho's world came to a halt for the second time after his father passed away. The first was when his mother gave birth to Jongho. The news of his father being struck by a car was just enough to push him over the edge.

However, they didn't stop him. Yunho would keep going.

He took charge of his baby brother after having the option to, as he was 18. Yunho couldn't stand the thought of giving his brother away to a different family. Not when they've gone through so much. He was committed to raising the boy in whatever way he could.

So now they lived in this apartment for themselves.

"Good, Jongie. You'll be well-fed for a few hours." Yunho played with the boy's cheeks. Jongho giggled, his small hands clenching into fists so he could rub his eyes.

Yunho was so occupied with playing around; he didn't feel the first few texts in his pocket. As he opened the messages, he gasped.

"I have to go to the study session. Shoot." Yunho set the baby in his playpen and ran to get his things ready. He would first go to the university's daycare, drop Jongho there, then run across the building to the library so he could meet the new people of his study team.

Believe it or not, he's gotten used to the rush already.

"Alright. I'll be back in two hours if everything goes smoothly," Yunho spoke to little Jongho as if the boy understood. "Can I get a smile, Jongie? One smile?"

Jongho cracked a sweet, gummy grin, displaying the first baby teeth.

"Good boy." Yunho shook his little body with tickles mixed in. After a few kisses, Yunho left his brother at the daycare.
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"Hey. Sorry, I'm a little-"

"It's all good. You made it two minutes early," Yunho's study partner, Mingi, said. "I was just explaining to one of the new members how we share out."

"Oh." Yunho turned to the male sitting across his friend. He looked older, but definitely from somewhere else. Something about his expression looked different from most new students that transferred to Yunho's college. It looked amicable.

"Hi, I'm Yunho."

"Namjoon."

"Nice to meet you." Yunho awkwardly sat down beside Mingi, waiting for the other students to arrive. He couldn't help but feel Namjoon's stare on him.
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Yunho wasn't sure how it got to this, but Namjoon ended up speaking to him more than he thought he would. Even as Yunho packed his things up, it seemed as though the older was making excuses to stay extra.

They didn't even talk about essential things—just randomness about the school, the neighborhood, their lives.

The two were the last ones who left the room. They were walking together down the hallway, in conversation, when Yunho gasped.