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Jeongin had seen a lot of sides of Chan before.
His leader side when he wants something done, his playful and clingy side when he wants a cuddle out of him and even his sad side, when he catches the leader staring at his little bottle of ocean water from Australia or longingly staring out the window into the pitch black sky after a call with him family.
Point being, Jeongin didn’t think there was anything left that he hasn’t seen about his eldest roommate.
Till he saw…’Sedated chan.’ Jeongin’s eyebrows raise as he met sight with a dazed Chan somehow still upright against the weight of his entire body being distributed upon Minho’s.
“Min-oooo-“ Chan drawls, his eyes flicking over to the boy who answers the door, “Oo- dis?” The leader questions with a slurry voice, his eyes become fixed on the maknae as if they’d met for the first time.
“Uh- that’s Jeongin-ah, you know? Your roommate?” Minho says, voice straining against the weight of the elder boy as they stand in front of the hotel room.
Jeongin catches this and instantly leaps into action, “Let me hyung.” The youngest says, distributing half of Chan’s dead weight on himself as they enter the shared hotel room.
“Woahhh- this boy strong!” Chan says in awe, his eyes not once moving from Jeongin even as he gently deposits the boy onto the couch.
“Alright hyung, let me get you some-“ Jeongin says, moving away from the couch, only to be dragged back down by the strong, overpowering arms of the drugged-out leader.
“Mm you smell nice- hyung-ah likes it-“ Chan mummers, leaving no personal space between himself and the youngest as he nestles his nose in the crook of Jeongin’s neck, inhaling his scent as Chan sighs in contentment.
Minho flexes his shoulders after being free from the dead body weight of the leader and turns to the scene, “Well, that’s new.” Minho comments after witnessing the scene.
Jeongin gives the elder boy an expression of confusion as Chan keeps sniffing him frequently, “I think I’m trapped.”
Minho fails to hide a laugh, “I’ll say, I don’t think he’s letting go of you anytime soon.”
Jeongin’s eyes widen as the leader wraps his hands around him tighter, as if he knows Jeongin’s plan was to slink away. “Well good thing we only have to worry about Chan-hyung.”
At that, the dentist’s eyes widen, “Oh shoot I forgot to-“
“Tell the others? Already done.” Jeongin interrupts, still at the mercy of the dazed leader on the couch.”
Minho sighs in relief, “What about the-“
“Company notice? Already posted by the staff alongside Chan-hyung and you being exempted from the pre-morning meeting we had, though Manager-nim did request that you meet him to discuss Chan-hyung’s recovery plan.” Jeongin informs the dentist.
“Ah you’ve really thought of everything.” Minho says in relief, moving to pat the youngest on the head as Chan nuzzles into him further, “Thank you Jeongin-ah, I completely forgot about those things in the midst of getting Chan-hyung treated.”
Jeongin offers him a smile, bread-shaped cheeks on display, “That’s why you have me hyung, your loyal assistant!”
Minho smirks, stroking the boy’s hair fondly, “I am very lucky indeed.” The elder boy says as he sits on the free space of the couch but his expression changes as he takes a look at his messages.
“Crap, manager-nim texted me 30 minutes ago, I should go and fill him in.” Minho announces, lifting himself off the couch.
“Do you mind watching him till I get back?” Minho asks the maknae, gesturing to the leader.
Jeongin, still at mercy of the eldest boy crushing him to the couch, replies, “I don’t think I can do anything else right now. He says, gesturing to the sprawled-out leader, “Go Minho-hyung, we’ll be fine.”
Minho looks back to the pair and then his watch, “Alright, well I don’t expect him to do much just yet but if he gets hungry, you can feed him any soft foods and don’t give him any drinks with a straw and-“
“Hyung!” Jeongin interrupts the dentist’s ramble, “Go! Don’t worry I’ve got this.” The youngest says, his hand softly stroking the leader’s curly hair.
Minho looks back to the pair but eventually gives in, “Okay, if you need anything, don’t hesitate to-“
Give you a call! Yes Minho-hyung, we’ll be fine.” Jeongin reassures.
Minho smiles, ruffling both boy’s hair as he kneels to talk to Chan, “Hey Channie-hyung, I’m gonna go out for a bit so you just stay with Jeongin-ah okay?”
After telling him, Minho expects a little bit of resistance, already preparing a little pleading expression to coax the leader away from him which he knew was bound to break the boy’s heart…
But Chan does nothing, all he got was a small grunt of approval before he was back to Jeongin, nestling into the boy further as he receives soft strokes to his hair.
“Cheater.” Minho mutters, causing Jeongin to let out a laugh as Chan ignores the dentist. Guess that’s what he gets for fixing the boy’s toothache.
The boy goes to the door, “I’ll be back guys!” Minho says as he goes out the door, offering one last look to the two boys which was met with Jeongin shooing him outside with a reassuring smile.
Minho smiles as he closes the door, they’ll be fine.
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“H-hyung, you’re kind of suffocating me.” Jeongin complains as Chan applies more weight to his stomach.
That causes the leader to instantly get up from Jeongin, an apologetic expression on his face with his brown puppy eyes looking up to the youngest, “S-sorry.” Chan says timidly.
Jeongin couldn’t take that look, it was way too dangerous in the possession of his older roommate.
“It’s okay Channie-hyung.” Jeongin says in a gentle and high tone, referencing the section of the webpage he read about how to look after people after anesthesia.
The youngest offers a smile, patting on his lap, “Just don’t lie on my-“
But the leader didn’t even let him finish his sentence, instantly putting his head on Jeongin’s lap as the youngest member gives him the slightest permission to.
“Still as clingy as ever, huh hyung.” Jeongin says with a smirk, hand finding it’s way back to the leader’s hair as he strokes it like Chan was a calm puppy instead of a grown man.
The leader hummed, still too dazed to comprehend what the boy just said but letting himself fall deeper into rest on the maknae’s lap.
Though, what Jeongin also didn’t realise, was how much he actually also wanted a rest.
In the midst of preparing for Chan’s arrival, alerting the members and getting preparations ready for tonight; no one could blame him for needing a rest.
‘Just five minutes till hyung’s back.’ Jeongin thinks, letting himself fall deeper in the couch, hand still stroking the leader’s curls.
He dozes off momentarily but he then hears the deep rumble of snores, his eyes flying open at the intrusive noise until he realises it’s coming from Chan; soft snores echoing in the silence.
Jeongin holds back a laugh, afraid of the movements it would cause to the leader sleeping on his lap.
He takes on every detail of the leader’s face. Soft lashes, a build-up of sweat on his cupid’s bow which the youngest removes gently with a thumb; the boy didn’t even stir.
But dare he say, Chan looks…relieved?
He knew the leader was struggling to make ends meet with the tour and his duty as a producer for the group. He only notices the extremities of the schedules hidden in Chan’s frown of the eyebrows, or the soft smile he’s known to hold, yet Jeongin would always find Chan’s lip red and raw from the biting tension and exhaustion.
To see the leader like this was…refreshing. Welcomed, even. The rise and fall of his chest serves as his only tension to Chan’s sedated mindset.
Though all these thoughts, his own eyes began to droop like a weltering stalk of a sunflower. His body succumbs to the message of rest and Jeongin allows himself to give into the temptation once again.
‘Just a few minutes.” Jeongin’s hazy mind supplies, giving into the darkness of sleep with Chan right beside him.
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“Hey guy-“ Minho announces as he steps into the dorm but quietens upon the sight of the couch.
Chan’s still safe and snoring away, though instead of on Jeongin’s lap, the leader was nestled into the backrest of the couch; breathing though softly with the occasional jostle from the boy in his arms.
Jeongin lays on the outside, hair fanning out and his lips slightly twitching as he allows Chan to spoon him whilst they sleep.
Minho shakes his head in amusement as he wishes to show the other members, then he remembers he has free will and a phone.
A snap and caption later, the two koalas of the dorm became the most recent chat topic of the group.
He turns his attention back to the two boys, eyes fond and phone buzzing in his pocket from the chat notifications. Minho silences it before he places a gentle peck on Chan and Jeongin’s forehead, taking the youngest’s sweet scent in for himself…no wonder Chan didn’t let him leave.
If his phone buzzes with notifications altering him that 6 people are making comments on his post…
Minho has no idea.
After all, a picture can convey a thousands words…
Minho sees it, in the way Chan gently wraps his arms around Jeongin, loose but ready to catch him if he falls.
Or how Jeongin allows a slither of space for Chan to sleep comfortably with his snoring habits.
Most pictures don’t really have a clear message but this one is definitely one that does.
Chan will always be there for Jeongin.
And Jeongin will always be there for Chan.