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friday nights were heaven for the couple living in a cozy two bedroom apartment in the heart of seoul.
to jake, friday nights meant intimacy, like cuddles and soft kisses. he treasured the little moments where they could be vulnerable, telling stories of their day in their shared space and enjoying each other’s company at the dinner table.
to jay, friday nights meant serene silence while he reads a book or sleeps like a baby. he cherished the warmth that jake exuded when the younger would lay cuddled up against his side, face mushed onto his chest as if it was his lifeline.
this specific night, however, their roles were reversed. jake had to spend their night studying for his medical licensing examination that would take place a month from now, and jay had the liberty of resting his head on the other’s shoulder to stare at his beauty.
defined jaw, plump lips, puppy eyes; jay could hardly believe that the angel beside him was really his to love. jay had spent a fair amount of time memorizing every feature on the younger’s face since they first started dating, but this scene takes the cake.
jake was too immersed in his med school notes, so much so that he hardly noticed jay drifting off by his side. short, little puffs of air against the side of his neck tickled jake, who giggled at the sensation. he spares a glance to the side and cooed internally.
jay was comfortably snuggled against his shoulder, cheek pressed onto his shoulder with the tip of his nose lightly poking jake’s neck, and all that jake could think about was how utterly adorable he looked.
jake lets his ipad fall to his lap, moving his body ever so slowly to accomodate his sleeping partner. like this, jake had the perfect view of jay, his ethereal boyfriend of three years. a cute, red nose from the slight chill in the air and his lips in a little pout, jake adored just how peaceful he looked in that moment.
it was funny to jake, how they met in high school, grew distant when both were accepted into different universities, and rekindled their friendship through a drunken game of seven minutes in heaven. they both had sunghoon to thank. if it wasn’t because of his annoying ass always bothering the two to attend their class reunion, they wouldn’t end up where they did now.
jay was working in the fashion industry— his biggest dream— whilst jake was on his way to becoming a doctor. four years of an estranged friendship oddly blossomed into a romance that shook both of their worlds.
and jake loves it. and although jay would never admit it, he loves it too.
“who would have thought, huh?” a gentle smile hangs on jake’s lips. “i love you more than i ever thought possible.” his heart rapidly beats for the man beside him, and it swells with so much love that jake doesn’t know what to do with it.
the kiss jake leaves on jay’s forehead surprises the latter, causing him to lightly jolt awake. jay looks down at their position and turns to jake. “huh? what?”
jake giggles, shaking his head and planting a soft kiss on jay’s lips. he gathers all his notes sprawled across the bed and organizes them neatly onto the bedside table, placing the ipad on top.
“let’s sleep, jjongie.” jake invites, pulling the older into his arms with a smile. his smile widens when jay leans into his touch and purrs like a cat.
jay nods, eyes drooping again and jake resists the urge to laugh aloud. he watches as jay writhes around to find a comfortable angle before he settles on laying eye-to-eye with jake.
“goodnight, yunie, i love you so much.” jay mumbles against jake’s lips before falling sleeping again.
jake sighs contently, heart so full of love and fondness again, he thinks it’s absolutely unrealistic. but he blushes nonetheless at the older’s words and kisses his nose.
“i love you most.” then he closes his eyes and drifts into a dream, filled with laughs and giggles and cuddles.
friday nights were heaven, and being with each other just takes it to a whole other level that transcends the very definition of paradise.
(and even if jay heard the younger’s beautiful confession earlier, he doesn’t say it out loud the next morning.)