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Junhui always woke up early - the early morning sunlight just leaking through Minghao's bedroom curtains, with few rays of light complementing Minghao's perfectly placed structure. The room was submerged in darkness, save for the small amount of light that illuminated Minghao's thin frame. Jun treasured moments like these, where the world was silent, and he was warm and isolated with the one person he cared about. Where maybe just for a bit - everything was alright.
As the sun lifted higher from the horizon, the light slowly crawled up Minghao's body until it was just under his eyes, causing him to wake up. He stirred for a moment, then turned towards Jun as he shifted in bed.
Jun chuckled as he watched. “Good morning.” he mumbled in a deep voice. Minghao moaned unhappily and he threw himself onto Jun's chest as Jun wrapped his arm around him and giggled at the sight. “Sleep well?” he asked softly.
Minghao recalled the night before as he smiled and nodded against Jun's side.
“I'm not surprised,” Junhui started. “Considering that, last night, we made out for like-”
Minghao picked up a pillow and smacked Jun in the face to attempt to get Junhui to shut his mouth. “Sshh. Let me go to sleep.” he complained and he turned onto his front side and clung onto Jun's larger frame.
Jun smiled fondly as he complied. “Okay.” he whispered before cuddling into Minghao and relaxing into him.
…
Minghao awoke once again to a familiar warmth wrapped around him. He wasn't much of a morning person but he couldn't help but feel the corners of his mouth begin to lift upwards at his puppy-like boyfriend. “Good morning again.” he grumbled.
“Good morning, again.” Jun smiled. “How are you feeling?” he questioned.
Minghao sighed “I'm okay.”
Jun grinned, “That's good.” he said, as he threw himself off of the bed to put some slippers on. “I'm going to make breakfast. Are you hungry?” Jun asked. Minghao sat up and looked at Jun with sad eyes - and that was all Jun needed to know. “Okay, baby, but can you try for me?” Jun said sweetly.
Minghao eyed Junhui up and down, and he wanted to everything for Jun. He looked especially gorgeous right now. The curtains had been drawn, causing sunlight to flood their shared bedroom and illuminate his skin with the softest golden glow. Jun was only wearing his shorts and some dumb bunny slippers as his hair was in disarray. He looked absolutely adorable, Minghao thought, so he nodded softly.
Jun smiled large and wide at that. “Thank you!” he sang. “It'll be ready soon, come out when you're ready.”
After Jun left the room, Minghao sat up in bed and lightly shook his head left and right to fix his hair. He stood up, stretching his limbs in all sorts of directions, and then began walking towards his dresser to put a shirt on, but he stopped himself short. Rather, he looked at himself - or maybe another less beautiful version of himself, he thought - in the mirror. His eyes travelled up and down, and across his body sadly. He couldn't remove his eyes from the reflective plane nor could he remove the negative thoughts streaming through his mind.
Minghao was still looking at himself when, in the reflection of the mirror, he saw Junhui standing in the doorway behind him. Jun smiled sadly and walked towards Minghao who was standing there, looking at himself with his hands fidgeting with each other right in front of his ribcage. Junhui wrapped his arms around Minghao from the back and rested his chin on Minghao's shoulder as he softly kissed Minghao's neck and face. “Hey gorgeous,” Jun began, the nickname eliciting a slight comfort in Minghao, “Breakfast is ready, you wanna come with me?” he whispered, hugging Minghao slightly tighter.
Minghao smiled and turned around to face Junhui, pulling himself out of his trance - for now. He smiled and nodded softly at Junhui.
Jun beamed and held Minghao's hand, leading him to the kitchen. The two of them sat at the dining table, Minghao playing with his food and Jun watching intently. “Hao,” he began softly. “You've been doing really well these past few weeks. Do you think you can do this?”
Minghao looked at Jun, then down at his food, then repeated the action a few times. He shook his head sadly.
Jun sighed then moved his chair right next to Minghao's. “Please? I promise you that you won't gain much weight at all.” Jun muttered.
“Jun, your food’s getting cold.”
“I don't care." Jun waited patiently for Minghao to take a stab at his food, but, alas, nothing. Jun then picked a strawberry up from Minghao's plate and held it in front of Minghao's mouth.
Minghao groaned “Hui, I'm not three.”
“I know, but you're hungry.”
“I'm not.”
“I can hear your stomach rumb-”
“Junhui, please!” Minghao pleaded.
Jun sighed. “Gorgeous, just this one, please? They taste amazing and you won't gain anything other than nutrition. Please?”
Minghao looked at the strawberry, and then into Jun's caring eyes. Then, for the second time today, Minghao gave in. He came to the realization that everything Junhui did was for Minghao. He couldn't stand to disappoint him time after time. So he opened his mouth slightly, and Jun almost immediately placed the fruit in his mouth, smiling and clapping like a small child. Minghao smiled as he chewed “You're literally a baby.” he muttered.
“I'm okay with that,” Jun laughed. “I'm so proud of you!!” he cheered.
Minghao nodded weakly and grinned. “What will happen if I have more?” he asked.
Jun then began tapping his feet on the floor and smiled extremely wide, bursting with excitement. “Nothing bad!!!” he almost screamed. “You'll feel good and full and you'll be healthy!!!”
Minghao smiled as Junhui wrapped himself around Minghao. “You can eat your food now, Jun.” he mumbled.
Jun smiled “Oh, yeah,” Jun pulled his plate towards himself and watched adoringly as Minghao ate.
“You're so weird.” Minghao said, chewing a small piece of apple.
Jun grinned “Yeah…” he trailed off, not paying attention to what Minghao was saying, but rather, what he was doing. “I love you.” Jun said without thinking, then jumped at his own words and covered his mouth.
“I love you, too.” Minghao laughed. “What, did you think I wouldn't say it back?”
“No it's just, I love you a lot so I didn't want to mess anything up by saying it too early.”
“Well I love you so it's okay.”
“I love you more.” Junhui sang, clocking head head to one side.
“Now you're ruining it.” Minghao mumbled.
Jun smiled softly, “Okay, sorry.” Minghao was done eating after a few small pieces of fruit, so the apartment was filled with noises of Junhui’s fork hitting his plate. “Minghao?” he called, breaking the silence.
“Yeah?” he returned.
“I think we should live together.” Jun stated.
“We've been together for like 6 months.” Minghao started. “Don't you think it's too soon?”
Jun nodded. “It is early but I think it works out well for us. I come here all the time and then this way I can be here for you more often.”
Minghao sat up and angrily said “Junhui! I'm not some baby who you need to feed and comfort all the time!”
Jun grinned. “You're right, you're not. But you're my prince.” He said with a cheeky smile on his face. “It's my responsibility to make sure you're happy.”
Minghao looked at Jun and sighed. Junhui was amazing and ways knew exactly what it say and what Minghao wanted to hear. He was perfect. It was awful. “Okay. Then let's do it.”
Jun clapped in excitement. “Okay! Your place or mine?”
Minghao looked around his apartment and sighed. “This place is kind of depressing now. I've never been to yours but I'm sure it's better than this.”
Jun was shocked at Minghao's comments. “Really? But you barely leave, I thought you loved this place.”
“I don't stay here because it's nice in here, I stay here because it's shit out there. I just, don't like being out by myself.” Minghao mumbled.
“Okay, Hao.” Jun then stood up, kissed Minghao's forehead, and took both their dishes into the sink to wash them.
However, just as Junhui turned the tap off after washing the dishes, he heard the toilet flush from Minghao's bathroom. Junhui brushed his hands dry and walked into the bathroom - as the door had been left open. Jun wished he could say he was surprised when he saw Minghao sitting in front of the toilet, with all the toilet seats down, resting his head in top of it. “Hao?” he gently called.
Minghao looked up at Jun and sniffled “Yeah?” he quietly called back in shame.
“Why did you do that?” Jun asked, sitting down next to him.
Minghao shrugged, causing Jun to look at him slightly sternly. “I don't like strawberries. Or apples.”
Jun sighed sadly. “Okay. What do you like then?”
Minghao looked around, avoiding making eye contact with Jun. “I like… Water… And celery.”
Jun pursed his lips. “That's not going to help your body become better.”
“Jun, that's kind of the point.” Minghao mumbled.
Jun pouted. “Hao, there must be something, right?”
-
“Minghao!” Minghao's mother called from the kitchen.
Minghao happily ran down the stairs and went up to his mom “Yes?” he called back.
“I cut you some oranges!” she said enthusiastically.
“I'm don't like oranges!” Minghao returned. “I just want to go play with my Lego!”
Minghao's mother laughed and picked Minghao up and placed him on the stool at the breakfast table. “Minghao, you only have to eat one for each year old that you are! And how do you know you won't like it if you don't try it?” she said as she placed three large orange slices on Minghao's plate.
Minghao sighed. “Okay.” He began eating eating the oranges and his face immediately lit up. “These are really yummy! Can I have more?”
“Of course you can!” she said, placing more orange slice on Minghao's plate. “Haohao, look at this!” she exclaimed. She then pushed a piece of orange peel into her own mouth and flashed Minghao an orange peel smile.
Minghao then giggled and did it as well. The two of them then sat together and laughed at each other as the sun continued to set. “I love you, mom!” he said through the orange peel placed between his lips and his teeth.
“I love you too, Haohao.” she replied.
-
“Haohao?” Junhui called.
Minghao shook himself out of his reminiscing and smiled softly at Jun. “I guess I like oranges.”
Jun clapped happily. “Okay! I'll buy you some then, okay?”
“Okay.”