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Yutas’ crush on Taeyong is obvious.
The members would suspected Taeyong knew by now on how Yuta genuinely feels about him.
From his touches, his gaze, his mannerism.. It was obvious that Yuta is lovestruck.
Though, it seems like Taeyong treats Yuta more like a friend than as a love interest, which brings a tiny bit of disappointment in Yuta.
Don’t get him wrong, he had tried to get his ways with Taeyong before, but thst’d just it. Everytime he tries to flirt or show his genuine feeelings towards the leader, he’ll be the one turning into an absolute mess!
1. Airport incident
He love their fans, really.
Yuta tried to not acknowledge the people shoving their phones and cameras into his face. He looked down onto the floor, focusing onto the music blasting at full volume on his earphones. His grip tightened on Marks’ sleeve, making his way through the crowd.
Even with the earphones in, he could still hear screaming around him. He didn’t mind of course, but he doesn’t really prefer it if someone decided to just scream into his ears.
“Yuta! Yuta!” The fans screamed, their grins wide. Yuta decide to just focus on his steps and try not to trip.
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“Haaah..” Yuta lets out a relaxed sigh, taking a seat next to Doyoung.
They were waiting for their flight of course. They were sent to go to Japan for an interview the next morning. Yuta checked the time on his phone, pursing his lips after knowing that the flight won’t be after another hour. Their manager had scheduled them to go early, anxious that they’ll be late for the flight.
His gazes then fixed towards the others. They seem to be busy in their own little world, obviously still somewhat tired from the ride before. He then turned towards Taeyong, who was busy mashing the buttons on his Nintendo Switch.
He relaxed himself, taking in deep breaths and clearing his mind.
“You want to watch?”
Yuta snapped out of his thoughts when Taeyongs’ voice spoke, his heart beating fast as he blinked his eyes in surprise at the leaders’ sudden invitation.
“P-pardon?” Yuta stuttered, looking at Taeyong with a small smile.
“Well, do you want to watch me play? I noticed you staring at me.” Taeyong offered kindly, “You can sit next to me, don’t be shy!” He joked, patting the empty space between them.
Yuta went silent for a while; feeling his face burning up slightly before muttering an ‘Okay’ and making himself comfortable next to the leader.
Taeyong then pressed himself closer towards Yuta, showing the other his little island in Animal Crossing. The elder kept asking Yuta on what he should add on his island, even introducing Yuta to his favorite villagers.
Yuta smiled fondly, listening and nodding along as Taeyong continued to show him around the island. He wasn’t actually listening, too busy enjoying the attention Taeyong was giving him.
“You should really play Animal Crossing! We can go to each others’ island and-“
“Gather your belongings, we’ll be boarding our flight.” The managers’ voice interrupted them, as they all hurriedly got up and gather their bags and luggage.
Yuta was sort of disappointed that Taeyong is no longer paying attention to him. He sighed and grabbed his bag, turning immediately around without even looking before finding himself tripping. Yuta lets out a yelp, grabbing onto someone before dragging them down with him.
“Ugh..” Yuta grumbled, but he didn’t feel any pain anywhere on his body.
“Are you okay?”
Again, Taeyongs’ voice interrupted him. He turned to his side to see Taeyong smiling at him. Yuta nodded, mirroring the same smile. “Yes, I’m okay.”
“Good thing I cushioned your fall, huh?” Taeyong joked, which made Yuta furrow his brows.
The younger of the two then noticed how close Taeyong was, and how the floor he’s sitting on was too soft to be concrete. It took him a full minute to realize that he fell into Taeyongs’ lap which cushioned his not-so-graceful fall.
Yutas’ heart beat fast, his face obviously red.
Taeyong was so, so, so CLOSE to him. His hand placed around his waist wasn’t any help either.
He froze on Taeyongs’ lap, staring at the leader in obvious embarrassment.
“…ta..Yuta.. Yuta!”
The managers’ voice broke his train of thought, as he looked up at the man and stuttered his reply. Yuta immediately got up, embarrassed that everyone in the place saw that he fell onto Lee Taeyongs’ lap.
“Hey, don’t need to be embarrassed.” Yuta was slightly startled, turning to Taeyong with his face still red. “You’re uh.. You look cute when you fall..Don’t worry about hurting me, your butt is squishy so it helped cushioned your fall..?”
He knew Taeyong was trying to comfort him from the embarrassment he’s feeling so he just nodded, “It’s okay..”
They boarded the plane, as Yuta took his seat next to Doyoung.
“That was a nice scene.”
“Shut up.”
“Hey, Look. It’s going viral on twitter.”
Yuta groaned.
2. Haircut incident
“Johnny?” Yuta peeked into Johnnys’ room, sighing when he saw that no one was inside.
He wanted to ask the elder to help him trim and cut a bit of his hair. Don’t get him wrong, he really love his long hair but sometimes it gets annoying. Yuta doesn’t like to admit it but he’s somewhat a messy kind of person. It’s not even a week yet he already lost 3 hairbands.
Yuta stepped away from the door, pursing his lips in a thinking manner.
He already searched for Jaehyun but the younger was too busy wasting his time by pestering Doyoung.
He didn’t quite trust Taeil or Mark with his hair since Taeil once cut his hair a little bit too short for his liking. Mark on the other hand couldn’t be trusted with scissors.
So the option left was none other than Lee Taeyong.
Yuta knows that Taeyong has good skills in trimming hair, but since he developed a very obvious crush on him; being near Taeyong makes him an awkward mess.
But he really wanted to get his hair trimmed, and he was too busy to go to a salon anyway.
“Yuta!”
Said man jumped slightly when he heard his name called out. Yuta turned to his back to see Taeyong approaching him with his friendly smile. “What brings you down here?” Taeyong said, raw curiosity obvious in his eyes.
“O-Oh.. I was just searching for Johnny. I was wondering if he could help me trim my hair a bit. I don’t feel like going to the salon so…”
“I’ll help you!” Taeyong immediately offered, not letting Yuta respond before dragging him towards the bathroom.
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The silence was NOT helpful.
Yuta stared at himself inside the mirror, trying to not focus onTaeyongs’ touches on his shoulder and neck. Yuta never actually notice how soft they actually were.
“You’re really pretty.” Taeyong suddenly broke the silence, as Yutas’ face redden.
Taeyong had always praised him out of the blue. Calling him handsome, pretty, cute since they were rookies. The elder knew about how insecure Yuta was before, so he would always praise Yuta out of the blue to raise his confidence.
“Thanks..” Yuta responded, breaking the silence once again as Taeyong snip through his hair. Yuta can’t help but smile fondly at how focused Taeyong was. His expression was adorable.
Taeyong then leaned close, which made Yutas’ heart act up again.
The feeling of Taeyongs’ breath on his shiver, as the noise of the scissors interrupting their silence.
“Alright.. It’s done!”
Taeyong uttered, a wide grin his face. It’s obvious that he was proud of his work.
Yuta wanted to get up but Taeyong placing his hands on Yutas’ shoulder made him stay. Yuta really enjoyed having contact with Taeyong, a gush of warmth rushing inside him.
Curse him and his crush on Lee Taeyong.
“You’re really pretty, Yuta.” He whispered, playing with Yutas’ hair as the younger turned to him.
Taeyong smiled fondly, as his hand moved from Yutas’ hair to his cheek. Taeyong stroked his thumb on Yutas’ cheek, as Yuta returned his gaze with a shy one.
They stared at each other, as Taeyong muttered praises towards Yuta.
“Yuta..”
Taeyong mumbled, leaning in towards the younger. His eyes staring down on Yutas’ lips.
Yutas’ eyes widen, freezing on the spot.
Any second now Taeyongs’ lips will meet his.
Yuta took a deep breath, before-
“Who’s inside?! Are you still using the bathroom? I kind of need to pee.. Now.” Johnnys’ voice interrupted them.
Taeyong immediately pulled away, acting neutral before giving Yuta a shy smile; a faint blush on his cheeks.
“Come on. We can’t let Johnny pee on the floor.”
Yuta stifled a giggle, before leaving the bathroom alongside Taeyong.
He didn’t miss the smirk Johnny gave the both of them though.
“Good blow?”
“Shut up, John.” Taeyong snorted as they both parted ways
3. Bicycle incident
“Hyung! Hurry up!!”
Taeil laughed as Yuta dragged him to rent a bicycle for them to ride together.
Since they don’t have any scheduled assigned to them, Taeil decided to bring Yuta out; just to spend quality time together for once in a while outside the dorms.
They started by going to mall, only for Taeil to spend 30 minutes trying to decide what flavor of chocolate does he want before Yuta dragged him towards the park.
They rented themselves a bicycle each; as they both rode through the place. Yuta enjoyed the activity, taking in fresh air and chatting with Taeil once in a while.
“The park seems pretty empty today.”
Yuta hummed in agreement, seeing only a few people jogging around and having picnics with their families, partners and friends.
Yutas’ eyes darted everywhere, before noticing the empty road up ahead. He smirked, turning to Taeil.
“Hey, hyung?”
“Yeah?” Taeil raised his eyebrows in curiosity, watching as Yuta slightly sped up.
“Second one to the bridge buys the winner dinner tonight!” He announced, cycling faster as Taeil gasped. “Oh, don’t you look down on me, Nakamoto!”
They both started to speed up, laughing as they raced through the park. Taeil caught up to him, laughing on how Yuta would buy him a luxurious meat dinner for tonight. Yutas’ smirk widen, yelling out to his response as he sped up.
“I won’t let you beat me so easily, hyung! Prepare your wallet for tonight, hyung!” Yuta laughed, looking back at Taeil. He was busy tormenting the elder, not looking at where he was going.
Taeils’ playful expression twisted into an alarming one as he yelled in warning, “Yuta look out!”
“Huh?!”
Yuta immediately dodged the tree, trying to hit the brakes before finding the bike tripping over a rock in the middle of the road. The impact made Yuta fall down from the bike, crashing himself onto the road as he let out a pained yell.
Taeil immediately got off his bicycle, running towards Yuta and helping him up.
“You’re injured..”
“I-I’m okay.. Shit..” Yuta hissed in pain, looking at the scraps on his body. “L-Let’s just go back..”
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“Welcome back!”
Taeyong was the first one who greeted them, as Yuta and Taeil smiled in acknowledgement.
“Come on, Yuta.. Take it easy..”
Yuta hissed as limped by, as both of them could hear an audible gasp.
Yuta then found himself snatched away from Taeils’ arms, as the eldest gave him a surprised look.
“Yuta, are you okay? No, what am I even asking, you’re obviously not okay!” Taeyong said, inspecting every part of Yuta carefully. “Oh, you poor thing..” He said, cupping Yutas’ cheek as a frown appeared on his face.
“Taeyong, I-“
“No, no, you go rest, hyung. I’ll take care of Yuta.”
“Taeyong-"
“Don’t worry, hyung. He’s in good hands.”
“Ta-“
“He’ll be fine with me, hyung.” Taeyong cut him off again, as he guided Yuta into his room. Yuta didn’t miss the smirk Taeil gave him before Taeyong shut the door behind them.
Taeyong sat him down on the bed, rummaging through his stuff and taking out the first aid kit.
“What happened to you?” Taeyong asked, taking out the anti bacterial wipes to clean Yutas’ scraps and injuries. “I fell off a bicycle..” He uttered, face twisting in pain as Taeyong wiped his scraps clean. “You should be careful next time.. I can’t imagine how I’ll be if you’re seriously injured.”
Yuta felt himself getting warm inside.
‘I can’t imagine how I’ll be if you’re seriously injured.’
Taeyong cares so much about him… How hasn’t he noticed this before?
“There we go..”
Taeyong smiled, putting the final bandaid on Yutas’ knee. He wipes Yutas’ leg once again, before giving the injured knee a kiss.
Yutas’ face redden. “T-Thanks, Taeyong..” He mumbled, and Taeyong stood up and ruffled his hair playfully. “You should rest here first. Get some rest, Yuta.”
Taeyong said, turning away and placing himself infront of his computer.
Yuta laid down, taking in Taeyongs’ scent as he quietly whined.
4. Dinner
Taeyong walked into the kitchen with a yawn.
It was 11 pm and he just got back from the studio. He had been spending lots of time there clearing his mind and composing. He has been stuck in that studio for a long time, editing his new duet with Seulgi.
His stomach grumbled, remembering the fact that he consumed nothing but milkshakes and snacks since morning.
He expected Doyoung to at least cook something but considering the fact that he found Doyoung and Jaehyun by a restaurant nearby the studio answers the question on why the trash is filled with empty ramen packets.
He sighed, making himself some poached egg before filling his bowl with the leftover rice he suspected was from lunch. He knows the others would order food from delivery or go out to the restaurants and café nearby the dorms.
“Welcome back.”
Taeyong smiled, turning towards Yuta at the entrance. “Hey..” He responded, mixing his poached egg with his rice before taking a seat and digging into the food ravenously.
He was starving, he doesn’t even care if he doesn’t chew his food thoroughly.
Yuta grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge, his eyes not leaving Taeyong. He seemed even tired than usual, dark circles visible under his eyes and it seemed like Taeyong could pass out at any moment.
Taeyong kept downing his food, not noticing the stain on his chin.
Yuta chuckled, considering how cute Taeyong looked with a fond smile.
“Yong..” He cooed, “You have a little something..” He gestured towards his face, as Taeyong wiped his face except the stain was still visible on his face.
Yuta chuckled. “Let me get it for you.”
Yuta then settled himself beside Taeyong, reaching towards him and wiping the stain off from his chin and the side of his lips.
“There..” Yuta muttered.
He studied Taeyongs’ features; tracing every charming detail that makes Taeyong unique. From his sparkling eyes, to his nose and his lips. He loves everything about Taeyong.
Yuta didn’t notice how close he gotten to Taeyong, eyeing his features before their gazes met.
Yuta smiled shyly, as Taeyong leaned in; their noses touching.
“Has anyone seen my juice box?”
Donghyucks’ voice made them both immediately pull apart, as Taeyong clumsily went to the sink to clean his bowl. Yuta on the other hand immediately grabbed his water and rushing away; obviously wanting to avoid whatever comes out of Donghyucks’ mouth.
“I shouldn’t have made a sound. You were about to make out.” Hyuck teased.
“Donghyuck.”
“Could’ve watch you make out for free.”
“Lee Donghyuck.”
“Okay, okay, I’m not going to say anything…I’m telling Johnny hyung.” Donghyuck said, rushing out the kitchen with an excited giggle.
“LEE DONGHYUCK!!”
5. Rainy Day
It was raining heavily.
Due to the heavy rain, the atmosphere around them dropped cold, in which the members of NCT 127 suggested to huddle up together in their small living room, watching an action movie on Johnnys’ laptop to pass the time.
The only ones who’re actually interested in watching the movie was Mark, Jaehyun and Taeil. The others were too focused on the snacks or browse the internet.
Everyone was huddled warmly in their blanket, enjoying their hot chocolate.
Well.. Everyone except Yuta.
He enjoyed his hot chocolate of course, but his blanket wasn’t enough to keep him warm. He was shivering but he didn’t want to it to be obvious. He couldn’t even watch the movie properly due to hoe focused he is on the tempature.
“Yuta?”
He lets out a yelp when he felt someone breathe on his neck. He turned, only to meet Taeyongs’ concerned eyes. “Are you okay? You seemed to be shivering.” Taeyong said and reached out to feel Yutas’ forehead.
Yuta smiled, finding the gesture silly.
“I’m okay, Taeyong. I’m just cold..” He sighed, wrapping his blanket around him tighter but he still felt cold.
Then he felt someone wrapping an arm around his waist, a warm blanket pulled to cover his whole body.
“That should keep you warm.” Taeyong said, a smile decorated on his lips. Yuta became stiff, as Taeyong leaned close and nuzzled him confortably. Yuta felt the others gaze on them, some even stifling their giggles. He wanted to glare at them but he doesn’t want to disturb Taeyong either, so he just stayed there until he felt himself getting relaxed.
Yuta leaned back against Taeyong, snuggling on the crook of Taeyongs’ neck before shutting his eyes.
Taeyong smiled fondly at the younger, holding him tight to make sure he was warmed up.
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They fell asleep on the couch and the others were amused.
Johnny took his ohone out before snapping a picture.
“Dude, what are you doing?” Mark asked, peeking over Johnnys’ shoulder.
“Giving them a surprise to wake up to.” Johnny snickered, sending the photo to both Taeyong and Yuta.
+1. Hold my hand
“Wooo! This is going to be awesome!”
Yuta cheered as Doyoung shook his head at the elders’ behavior, a smile on his lips.
“It’s a surprise for you to tag along with us, Yuta. Usually, you would decline an offer to watch a horror movie.” Doyoung teased, walking into the cinema with a smug look.
That night, Jaehyun and Doyoung were going out on their movie date but Jaehyun bought two extra tickets by accident. Nonetheless to say, they invited Taeyong and Yuta to watch the movie with them.
At first Yuta actually declined, but hearing that Taeyong agreed to go changed his mind rather quickly.
“It’s just a movie! I’m not that much of a scaredy-cat.” Yuta said in offense, pouting as he took his seat beside Taeyong.
Doyoung and Jaehyun were seated behind them, as Doyoung leaned to Yutas ear and whispered “This one is extra scaryy~”
“Hah, I’m Nakamoto Yuta! Nothing scares me!”
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Yuta squeaked when the character entered the abandoned house, unaware of the monster waiting for him by the stairs.
The movie had a lot of jumpscares and Yuta didn’t like that. He turned to Taeyong and it seemed like the elder was avoiding on looking straight at the screen, often fidgeting. Jaehyun on the other hand was holding Doyoung close, as the other seemed freaked out by the moive.
Another suspense scene came in, as Yuta fixated his eyes towards the sceen. He wanted to look away but he couldn’t, then it was all silent…
A jumpscare made Yuta let out a strangled squeak, grabbing Taeyongs’ hand to hold. Yuta was terrified nonetheless to say, as he felt Taeyong giving his hand a squeeze..Seems like they’re both freaked out by the movie.
Though, Yutas’ focused moved from the movie to Taeyongs’ hand holding his. He thought Taeyong would let go, but it seemed like Taeyongs’ grip gotten stronger. Yuta stared at their intertwined hands, a fond smile gracing his lips. Their hands look like they perfectly fit with each other; like how Yutra felt this whole time around Taeyong.. As if they’re made for each other.
Yuta snapped out of his thoughts when the cinemas’ lights turned on, indicating that the movie has ended. He sighed, knowing it was too good to last. Taeyong is going to let go of his hand and he’ll lose the warmth and-
Yuta was surprised when Taeyong got up from his seat, their fingers still entertwined. He stared at their hands, a blush visible across his face.
“Uhm.. Taeyong..”
“Hey, let’s go somewhere together!” Taeyong suddenly suggested, pulling Yuta with him.
“What about Jaehyun and Doyoung?” Yuta asked, not sure if they should just go somewhere else without informing those two. Who knows ? They could be searching arounf for them anytime soon.
“Nah, don’t worry about them. Hey, let’s go get some crepe! I know a good place!”
Taeyong excitedly dragged Yuta along, and Yuta couldn’t help but smile.
They feel like a real couple; holding hands and going everywhere together. Their last stop was an ice cream stall near the park. Taeyong had bought him crepe, coffee and ice cream and Yuta couldn’t help but squeal at how boyfriend-like Taeyong was, and their fingers were still intertwined.
They both sat down by the bench, enjoying their ice cream in silence.
“Your hand fits perfectly with mine..”
Taeyong suddenly broke the silence, and his choice of words made Yutas’ heart pound fast.
“It’s like we’re meant to be..” Taeyong chuckled, looking at Yuta with a smile.
“W-What..?” Yuta stuttered out,looking at Taeyong with wide eyes and face flushed.
Taeyong chuckled, before leaning close towards Yuta and pressed their lips together.
Yuta widened his eyes, but slowly found himself melting into the kiss.
Taeyong pulled away with a smile.
“Be my boyfriend?”
“I-I..” Yuta was lost for words, still processing the fact that Lee Taeyong kissed him.
“Is that a no?”
Taeyongs’ frown made Yuta panic, as the younger sputtered out his reply. “W-what?! N-no! I mean yes! Yes, I would be your boyfriend!”
Taeyong smiled, letting out a relieved sigh. “Oh great. I was worried for a second you’re going to reject me. But that’s pretty illogical, don’t you think? Considering you had an interest in me since years ago.”
Yuta sputtered once again.
“W-what?! You knew..?”
Taeyong snickered at his boyfriends’ adorable reaction, giving Yuta a peck on the cheek lovingly. “You’re not really great at keeping your ‘secret’ crush on me a secret.” He laughed. Yuta whined, now he gets why the members told him how obvious he was when it comes to his crush towards Lee Taeyong but that doesn’t matter.
Now, he’s happily eating ice cream at a park under the stars with his boyfriend.
He couldn’t be happier.