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Taemin had been throwing himself around the dorm the past hour or so. He had emerged from his room only to flop onto the sofa with a long groan. Nobody thought anything of it.
Later, he retreated to Jonghyun's room and cuddled his Charmander plushies in pitch black, while Jonghyun himself respectfully ignored him to work at his desk. Taemin got bored and shuffled into Kibum's room, still holding one of the Charmanders, and quickly left because Kibum was playing awful music.
Then he went to Jinki's room and squeaked, covering his eyes and leaving. Not only was Jinki getting changed, but the room smelled strongly of deodorant and Taemin's nose didn't like that. He pouted and carried the little Charmander to Minho's room, in a final attempt to get what he wanted.
Minho was already ready for bed, like the good boy he is. At least one member of SHINee had a decent sleep schedule. Taemin shuffled up to Minho's bed, begging with his eyes to cuddle with him. Minho looked up and smiled fondly, patting the space next to him,
"Come here baby…"
Taemin finally smiled and got into bed with Minho, resting his head on the elder's shoulder. Minho just let him, as he continued to scroll through his phone. He could feel Taemin's feet wiggling under the covers. Eventually he broke the silence,
"Did you come in here for anything?" He knew Taemin would often come into rooms and then forget why he was there.
Taemin shrugged. They were silent again.
After another few minutes, Taemin remembered what he came in for and slowly reached up, taking Minho's hand away from his phone and placing it onto his own tummy. Minho looked at him with a little amused expression,
"What's this?" Taemin put his head back on Minho's shoulder and whispered,
"Tummy rubs…"
Minho smiled and started rubbing Taemin's tummy in gentle clockwise circles. It had an instant effect on Taemin, who closed his eyes with a satisfied smile, melting into the mattress. Minho then frowned a little,
"You got a tummy ache?" But Taemin shook his head,
"Mm… I'm okay, just… stimmy."
"Tummy rubs are a stim?"
"Mhmm… stimmy tummy rubbies…" Taemin mumbled sleepily. Minho smiled; that was possibly the cutest combination of words that have come out of Taemin's mouth. He kept rubbing in the same direction, pressing a teensy bit harder,
"Does it not work when you do it to yourself?"
Taemin squirmed a little in Minho's arms, getting comfy,
"It works… but my hands are too small." Minho giggled,
"Aw, baby…" Taemin pouted and nuzzled Minho's neck for a moment, and then finally slurred,
"I wanna steal your hands…"
Minho cooed and kept rubbing, anti clockwise this time,
"But then you wouldn't need me to give you tummy rubs, and I'll go out of business." Taemin was practically asleep as he slurred,
"But… but they're so big… and strong and big… I want them…"
Minho chuckled, taking one of Taemin's hands with his own free hand,
"I love your tiny hands. They're so… soft and cute."
"Hm… pink jelly…"
"What?"
"Pink jelly. Like Kkoong's hands…"
Before Minho could get any further explanation, Taemin started snoring.