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Baekhyun picks up the call and holds the phone with his shoulder, using both hands to continue typing on the keyboard. Briefly, he checks the time at the bottom of the screen. 2:05 in the morning. Yikes.
“Hello?”
“Baekhyun. Why are you still awake?”
Wincing, Baekhyun pauses to hold the phone with his hand. “Kyungja, it’s not even that late.”
“What are you talking about? It’s literally two in the morning. Don’t tell me you’re working on the project right now.”
“Um...” He closes out of the window and swivels his chair to face the other way. “No.”
“Go to sleep. Jeez, I should have called earlier. Of course you would still be awake.”
Baekhyun is in automatic scolded-puppy mode, kicking his feet in the air. “Kyungsooo.”
“I’m serious, Baekhyun. Sleep now. Work on it tomorrow.”
“Fine, dad.” He emphasizes the last word before obediently turning off the computer and shutting the lights.
“Don’t call me dad.”
“Whatever you say. Dad.” Before Kyungsoo can scold him again (his boyfriend hates it when he calls him that,) the thought occurs to him. “Wait a second. Why are you still awake?” Then, accusingly, “You’re doing the project too, aren’t you!”
Being in the same digital design class, they both have the same project due in a couple of days. While Baekhyun has the excuse of procrastinating every assignment in existence, Kyungsoo is usually responsible enough to get it done earlier. That he’s still awake suggests he didn’t do it this time.
The silence on the other end only confirms Baekhyun’s suspicions. “Hey, why are you scolding me when you’re also awake doing the project?”
“... Okay,” Kyungsoo allows. “Okay, you’re right.” Baekhyun grins triumphantly. Still, he knows why his boyfriend is nagging him about sleep. Ever since he fell asleep at Kyungsoo’s dorm and missed a class (which was at the other side of campus and after Kyungsoo already left for his own classes,) he’s been diligently forcing him into bed. Only now has he missed the usual 12:00 mark. “I shouldn’t be telling you to sleep if I’m not,” Kyungsoo agrees. “So how about this? I sleep if you sleep. Deal?”
“What if I don’t want to sleep?”
“Ya.” Baekhyun laughs, knowing that he would get a smack on the shoulder if Kyungsoo were there. “We both sleep now. No argument.”
“Finee. You really are a dad.”
“I told you—“
“La la la, I can’t hear you.”
“You’re so annoying.”
“I know.” He’s settling in bed, turning on the camera and prompting Kyungsoo to turn on his. He’s barely visible in the dark, but Baekhyun likes that he can see his attentive gaze. “Are you almost done with your project?”
“Yeah, just about. Are you?”
“Almost.” He closes his eyes. “I’m sleepy.”
“You should be.” Kyungsoo says, then softly, “Go to sleep.”
Baekhyun hums and drifts off, not even bothering to hang up the call.