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"Wonwoo, you have to take better care of your skin, you haven't been doing your skincare routine properly, right?" The makeup artist asks Won while she applies a little foundation on his face for today's photo shoot, he avoids the woman's gaze, she laughs and continues. "Don't worry, it's not that serious, use the mask that we recommend at least once a week, okay?"
Wonu just nods and the woman seems happy with that answer, except that she doesn't know how difficult it is for the idol to remember the order of the products,put the mask on and then wait to be able to take it off his face. Sometimes the wet and sticky feeling on his face drives him a little crazy.
Sometimes he feels like time passes much slower when he is doing his skincare routine and he just stares at the clock waiting to be free from the torture of the products on his face.
Yes, they make his skin softer and prevent him from having more rashes that interfere with his job of being an idol who looks perfect, but it really is something unbearable at times. That's why Wonwoo avoids that ritual and also why his skin must be drier now or there must be something strange that the makeup artist noticed.
Work finishes as quickly as possible, Won is hungry after a long photo shoot for a magazine. And although the company offered some snacks for him, they were not enough to completely appease his hunger.
The worst thing is that he doesn't feel like going to a restaurant to eat, he prefers to go straight home and maybe Mingyu will be there, maybe he prepared something in the kitchen this time or he ordered something so Wonu can eat too. When Won left for his photo shoot in the morning, Min was still sleeping.
But when he gets home he finds an empty place, he checks the messages that Gyu had sent him before and he had almost unintentionally ignored.
"Oh, I forgot I had to film a commercial, can you believe it? I'm even late to the location, I'll see you when I get back, Hyung♡"
Well, now it all makes sense, Wonwoo and Mingyu always tell each other everything, they almost have each other's itinerary right before going to sleep and that's why Won was surprised to not see him at home. Won ordered himself something to eat and then he fell asleep.
Wonwoo really deserved that nap, but when he wakes up, the house is still quiet and there's no sign of Mingyu, so he decides to send him a message on Kakaotalk.
"Are you almost done? Are you coming home soon?"
Those were usual messages that the two sent each other when they didn't have the same activities, and Wonu knew that sometimes Min went out with his friends, but he always let him know. Although Wonwoo was a little uneasy, he thinks about taking a shower before finally doing the silly skincare routine he had been avoiding.
Mingyu finally gets home and he is completely exhausted, even though he arrived barely in time to film his commercial, the company asked him for some extra special photos and videos which made him to stay on set longer. And it was fine, it's his job and he's happy to do it, but this doesn't mean it's not tiring.
When Gyu enters the home he shares with Wonwoo, he can hear a humming from the shower and the water falling on the tiles, he smiles and checks his cell phone that was at the bottom of his backpack, he had not been able to check on his phone for most of the day because of how busy he was, so now he can read the messages from Won.
Min knows that Wonu likes to take long showers, so he doesn't bother him and goes to the bathroom in his bedroom to also shower and later he can have a dinner with Won.
As if they had synchronized, Wonwoo and Mingyu came out at the same time with their pajamas on, meeting with each other in the living room.
"Oh, you're here." Won says as soon as he sees him, with a relaxed smile and his heart beating softly between his ribs. He had been really worried about Mingyu.
"Yes, sorry, I was so busy today." Mingyu answers him as he lets out a sigh. "I'll order something to eat, okay?" The taller one asks while caressing Won's still wet hair, Wonu nods.
"Okay, in the meantime, I'll have to do my stupid skincare routine." Wonu complains and Mingyu giggles as he looks at him with so much affection that honey seems to be dripping from his eyes.
Won goes to his bedroom to start putting the products on his face. Min orders the food and then catches up with Wonu in his room, Wonwoo is barely applying what Gyu recognizes as the cleanser, but the cap is strange and Wonwoo can't press it back down with his slippery hands after getting some of it on his face.
"Can I help you?" Mingyu asks from the door and Wonwoo looks at him squinting his eyes because he isn't wearing his glasses and then he just nods.
Min approaches and begins to place the product on his hands. "Close your eyes" Min tells Wonwoo who obeys and Gyu begins to massage Won's face gently with his fingers, first his eyelids and then his finger travels along his nose, his cheeks, his chin. Mingyu makes sure the cleanser is everywhere. Afterwards he takes some cotton to dry the product, gently rubbing it over Won's face who relaxes under Mingyu's attention.
The first step is done. "Thank you." Wonu murmurs still with his eyes closed and Mingyu smiles because he can see Wonu's beautiful face in all its glory.
"But now we have to move on to the next one, right?" Min tells him and laughs.
"Oh, wait, maybe you should do your routine with me, so I can massage your face too." Wonu suggests and Mingyu laughs because maybe he does want Won to massage his face.
"Okay..." he whispers and then Wonwoo repeats the action with his hands, cleaning Gyu's face well, although he had to help him put more cleanser on his hands to spread it over his face. Then he gently dries it.
Everything is so quiet, but comfortable, perhaps no one would imagine that a skincare routine could be so intimate. But anyway, Wonu is having a lot more fun than when he has to do it on his own and put all that stuff in his face for the skincare routine.
"Now we gotta use this tonic." Won tells Mingyu so they can continue with their routine, Min takes the container with the product and then he puts a little on his fingertips, with small touches he puts it on Won's face, the product is absorbed quickly and he doesn't need to dry it, so Gyu leaves it while Wonu now repeats the light touches like he did but now on Gyu's face.
"Now we get to my worst nightmare" Wonwoo says as he shows Mingyu a mask.
"It'll be on your face just for twenty minutes." Min tells him while he laughs.
"They're twenty minutes of torture." Wonu answers, but he also laughs.
"Why do you think it is a torture? You can lie down while you have it on and relax a little." Mingyu tells him as he opens the packaging where the mask comes, Won accepts in silence and lies down on the bed waiting for his skincare partner.
Gyu kneels on the mattress, so he can place the mask properly on Wonu's face. The product is cool, but Won doesn't like the feeling, now he feels cold on his face. But Mingyu's warm hands fix the mask well on his face.
Ah, maybe it does feel better in this way. "Did you bring your mask?" Wonu murmurs relaxed.
"Yes, here it is." Gyu gives him another package with a mask and Wonu gets up to put it on Mingyu's face. He also kneels on the bed, so they are at the same height, they look at each other and smile. Wonwoo doesn't see Min's face clearly because he needs his glasses to see well, but he knows every part of Mingyu's face by heart and even though he sees it blurry right now, he knows how cute his moles are, especially the one that he has on his nose. He knows how pretty Min's lips are, but they're even prettier when he pouts and Wonu just wants to kiss him until the pout is not there anymore.
Won finally finishes putting the mask on Mingyu's face.
"Just twenty minutes." Mingyu tells him and Wonwoo smiles and nods, they both lie down on the bed, Gyu puts his arm under Won's head who presses against his warm and strong body. Well, if all skincare routines are like this, then Won might start enjoying them.
"How was your day?" Won asks with his voice so soft, he is really relaxed.
"Too busy, I can't believe I forgot that I had to film that commercial today, I was so nervous about being late and I didn't have any valid excuse, this had never happened to me. Luckily our manager called me just to remind me about it." Mingyu sighs and thinks that maybe they have been so busy lately that his mind is crammed with information and with dates of different events and other schedules that he has to remember.
It's not like Mingyu believed that he had this day free, but when he woke up late and while his mind was waking up, the manager called. He promised himself that it wouldn't happen to him again.
"What about you? How was your day?" Mingyu asks and Won shrugs.
"I was in a good mood for my photo shoot, until the makeup artist noticed my skin and she reminded me that I had to do this silly skincare routine and it ruined the day. I really hate putting all that stuff on my face." Wonu confesses and Min laughs.
"The skincare routine is also supposed to be a relaxing time and you hate it. Maybe I should help you more often." Min murmurs and Wonu's heart rejoices in his chest.
"'Maybe' not, you definitely have to help me every week."
"It will be our skincare date." Mingyu says before silence sets in again, they are both so tired and the smells of the products on their faces help them relax, Won doesn't feel desperate to take off his mask, not when Min wraps him with one of his arms and breathes calmly at his side. Definitely, now he does like skincare.
The two doze for another few minutes until the timer on Gyu's cell phone tells them that it is time to take off the masks, they both carefully remove their own masks and then the process must go on.
"I also hate the eye contour, I miss my glasses." Wonu complains while Mingyu applies a special cream around his eyes, where he usually has dark circles, Min's touch is soft and calm. Then Wonu does the same, patting Min's skin.
"And finally, this cream." Mingyu says as he opens the bottle of moisturizer and places a little on his hands and then puts the product all over Wonwoo's face, avoiding his eyelids.
The smell of the cream is very good, it is not too strong, it's delicate; Wonu inhales the essence of the product and feels himself relaxing a little more. Then he also puts some cream on Gyu's face and that's it. The skincare is over.
Just then, there is a knock on the door of the house, it must be the delivery man who brought the dinner. Mingyu ordered a variety of dishes, his favorite and Wonu's favorite, he rushes to open the door and receives the package with the food.
Meanwhile, Wonwoo sets up the projector and lights the fireplace, they both sit on the floor in front of the small table in the livingroom where all the food is and they both enjoy their dinner while watching a Netflix series.
When they finish eating, they lie down on the couch, Mingyu is the big spoon and Wonwoo snuggles in front of him.
Yes, if the skincare routines end like this, then it will be Wonwoo's new favorite activity.