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“Oof”
That was the last sound Hobin made before hitting the ground with a loud thud. It wasn’t exactly unordinary for Hobin to be knocked down but today was different. He hadn’t pissed off a group of thugs or stupidly got into a fight. The reason he was on the ground? For some sweet sweet content obviously.
Taehoon hadn’t had his channel for long despite all of his subscribers. He was new to this whole streaming thing and didn’t have more than a few videos or any ideas of how to develop it. He had gotten a few ideas from watching popular NewTubers but wasn’t sure where to even begin. Lucky for him he was a part of the good ol Yoo Hobin company to show him the ropes.
“Really? That's the best you can come up with?” Hobin asked bewilderdly like he had never heard something so stupid.
“Ha?” Taehoon had stayed up all of last night watching shitty NewTubers all for his channel and this is what he got, Hobin being an arrogant little prick about it. Even though he was being a prick he was still somehow so cu-
“Sure that kind of content might work for other Newtubers,” Jiksae cut off his thoughts and explained like some kind of expert on the matter while Hobin nodded. “But muckbangs and storytimes don’t exactly fit your image” Sharing one braincell they did, Hobin and Jiksae took a moment to think about the notorious thug Taehoon, known for his brutality eating fast food and opening up about his life. They tried to keep a straight face but after Taehoon shot them a nasty look they couldn’t help but burst out laughing.
“Fuck are you gigglin bout?” Taehoon glared at them which was enough to make the two of them stop laughing and stiffen up. They really thought they could just laugh at his ideas (which they weren’t) and get away with it? Then he smirked which couldn’t ever be a good thing. “Ya know, I got an idea that would be more on brand.” Ah this would be fun~
And that was the moment they knew, they had fucked up
Taehoon turned away from the collapsed Hobin to face the blonde holding the camera. “Now onta the next kick in the demonstration,” He did slightly regret kicking Hobin so hard, he didn’t intend to seriously hurt him but he’d probably be fine, he’d endured much worse. Besides, it's like killing two birds with one stone, some content the fans would love and he got to wipe the smiles from their faces. And yes while one guy kicking another guy over and over again would normally be considered pretty boring content this was Taehoon afterall, the fans were eating this up.
So handsome~~~
He really out here abusing Hobin like that lol
Is Hobin dead????
Taehoon turned his back to the viewers and nudged Hobin with his foot.
“Oi get your ass up,” Taehoon grunted. He hadn’t kicked Hobin as hard as he possibly could so there’s no way he had broken anything but he was still worried. Hobin wasn’t very big but was so resilient, that was part of what made him so adora-
“OH MY GOD YOU KILLED HIM!” Jiksae screeched, once again interrupting Taehoon’s thoughts. Camera boy dashed over to Hobin tripping along the way. “Oh,” Jiksae said moving closer to the motionless boy’s chest. “He’s just unconscious”
Taehoon rolled his eyes before flicking them back to the camera man. He really made him worry so much over nothing, how irritating. “I never got ta finish showin the viewers some kicks-” Before he could finish his sentence Jiksae sprinted out the door. He really had a habit of cutting him off huh. Jiksae kept running even after he was out of the dojo. Unlike Hobin who was used to being hit, he didn’t feel like putting his life on the line for a video. He silently prayed for Hobin, still running away of course.
she’s a runner she’s a track star
Go back to Taehoon nobody wants to see you
lololol
Fuck what was he supposed to do now? That shitty camera man didn’t take Hobin with him. Should he stay with him until he woke up or would that come off as too caring? He could always leave Hobin alone, but he wanted to keep spending time with him. Ahh fuck this it was all so confusing.
“Oi, you awake?” Taehoon nudged Hobin a bit harder. This time Hobin let out a small grunt but remained on the ground. So he really was asleep after all. Taehoon could feel his heart thumping as he leaned closer to the sleeping boy. He was just going to make sure Hobin was alright, yeah that's it, just be calm and normal. Taehoon knelt down next to Hobins face. Just for good measure he snapped in front of his face.
No reaction.
Taehoon reached toward Hobin, just to check his pulse nothing more. He was surprised by how soft the skin on his neck was when he touched it.
Badump Badump Badump
Hobin was definitely fine, he could feel a pulse. His own heartbeat almost drowned it out though. He wanted to pull his hand away but he couldn’t. He was just going to look a bit more and that was it there was nothing to feel guilty about. He caressed Hobins sleeping face. God this was so pathetic, only being able to make a move at a time like this. He pulled his hand away and turned around, and curled up putting his head in knees.
“Ha so pathetic, can’t even tell this little dumbass ya like him,” he muttered to himself. “Why do ya have to be so damn cute,” he slowly turned back to Hobin for one last look only to see him staring back in confusion.
“You like me?” his eyes were wide, this was the last thing he expected to wake up too.
FUCK FUCK FUCK How long had he been awake for? Had he felt him touch his face? A joke right right he could play it off as a joke!
“Haha y-you fell for it,” he had intended to sound as arrogant and tough as he normally did but ended up sounding a kid who had been caught stealing. “Yeah dumbass it was obviously a prank cam… just a prank” He looked back at Hobin who looked even more confused but who definitely wasn’t believing him.
FUCKKKKK It was all over, their friendship, their partnership everything. He tried desperately to find something to say but when he opened his mouth to speak nothing came out. Hobin was disgusted, he had to be. He was in love with that Bomi girl who was the definition of the beauty standard. He couldn’t take it, he ran out as fast as possible not looking back.
Taehoon, the same guy who always hit him and bullied him.... liked him. Hobin rolled over and tried to rationalize everything that just happened. He stayed like that for an hour. Ah fuck, this was all so confusing.