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leehan wakes up to the biting cold enveloping his bedroom.
it wasn't just the kind of cold that lets you pull up the covers just a little more in a feeble attempt to fight back, but the kind that seeps through the sheets, clawing and clinging at every bare spot possible.
leehan shivered it off, quietly shifting around in his bed, as if the warmth of his duvet would multiply even by the slightest if he did. he closes his eyes, the weight of the long day still heavy on his limbs. yet the constant chill of the air still bites back, disrupting any remnants of sleep he had left.
he turned to face the ceiling, eyes wide, thinking of what to do next. the sounds of rain are loud on the roof and on his window, with the faint smell wafting throughout his room alongside the cold it brought.
on his bedside table sat a small digital clock, reading 2:01 am. he smiled at the reference of his favorite number, before ultimately sitting up from his bed.
he felt a small rush of warmth from the sudden movement, eyes still slightly heavy with sleep. taking his phone with him, he stood up and grabbed the nearest jacket he could find lazing around and set off.
he could only think of one person he'd rather be with right now.
as he walked out the door of his room, taking slow and sleepy steps out and into the elevator. his hand reached for the button right above their floor, slightly amused how he chose to take the elevator for a less than a minute ride than to take the stairs, before deeming it reasonable due to how tired he was.
once the doors opened, he walked towards the familiar door of the upper dorm, where the other half of his bandmates stayed, punching the code he memorized by heart.
as he steps foot inside the dorm, he's greeted by the messy pile of shoes by the front door accompanied by the faint sound of an instrument leehan knew too well. a smile creeped onto his face as he took off his own shoes to add to the pile and walked towards the source of the sound.
he stood in front of taesan's bedroom, ear pressing towards the door slightly before rapping his knuckles against the door, knocking softly but just enough for the boy inside to hear. he opens the door slightly, only to find taesan sitting at his bed, with his white-yellow striped pajamas and bass guitar in hand, looking up at the person at the door with a curious look.
leehan poked his head through, his long hair getting in the way of his face as he stared at taesan for a while before letting himself in. taesan's face softened at the sight of his boyfriend, immediately reaching an arm out to the boy.
"hey, baby," he spoke, as leehan took a seat beside taesan at the edge of his bed. a blush crept up leehan's cheeks at the nickname. "it's getting late. what's wrong?" taesan's hand made its way to leehan's thigh, gently tracing circles with his thumb while his other hand held the neck of his bass, fingers still stuck on a chord he's been playing.
"it was cold in my room," leehan muttered, his head falling onto taesan's shoulder, shuffling closer towards him. he buried his face into the crook of his neck, breathing in the scent of laundry detergent mixed with the musk of his skin, a combination so intoxicating it drove him crazy. "and 'm sleepy. missed you too," he mumbled, lips grazing against skin as taesan could only chuckle.
"so you came to my room just 'cause of that?" taesan smiled, lifting his hand from his thigh to gently wrap around leehan's shoulder, gently scratching under his chin with calloused fingers endearingly, movements slow, as if leehan were a cat. a light hum was only heard from the other boy in response, his arms wrapping around the other's waist, trying not to hit the bass he was still holding.
leehan really wasn't the kind to be this clingy, but it was hard when his entire body ached with tired and his boyfriend felt soft, handsome and just so, so warm. he pulls taesan closer in an attempt to feel a little more of the radiating warmth from his body.
"what are you playing?" leehan's voice is slurred with sleep at this point, his accent thick on his tongue as he lifts his head from his hiding spot to look down at his bass. taesan takes this as a sign and prepares to take his guitar strap off of him, "play it for me,"
taesan looks at leehan with a little mix of confusion and endearment. "oh, just what i have to play for the concert tomorrow. i was practicing a little bit more just in case." his fingers meet the metal strings of the bass and plays the first few bars of the solo, fingers switching chords without paying any mind as they slide naturally across the fretboard, the groovy tune ringing throughout the bedroom.
he doesn't play the whole thing though, given that theres a very sleepy boyfriend on his shoulder at the moment. leehan only hums in approval, smiling as he presses a kiss to taesan's neck. "it's perfect, dongmin. you're always so cool when you play," he speaks like it's the most natural thing ever, until taesan's ears burn a light shade of red at the simple compliment and touch. surely, he's gotten a lot of good responses from the staff and from the rest of the team about his playing, but hearing it from leehan feels different, especially if he's here stealing kisses in the places he knew he liked.
"mm, thank you," taesan hums out, gently placing his hands on leehan's, a touch so soft that lingered for a few moments before detaching them from his waist, "i'll put this back, and we'll get you to sleep, yeah?" leehan nods in response and reluctantly lets go of taesan, the cold suddenly back to greet the side of his body that was clinging to him previously.
"wait," leehan speaks, grabbing taesan's attention, "let me take a picture. you look so cute in your pajamas," he takes out his phone from his pocket, opening the camera app immediately as taesan tells him to stop playfully, eventually caving in and posing with the guitar in his hand.
leehan snaps a few photos, some zoomed in on the body of the bass (totally not because of his hands, even though it was one of his favorite things about taesan) and sets his phone down so that taesan could quickly put his guitar back in its case.
leehan starts to settle down in taesan's twin-sized bed, the kind where they would always try to squeeze into the cramped space, especially for two tall people. he slowly let himself under the blankets, eyes threatening to shut close before he felt taesan climb into bed beside him.
he feels the duvet gently taken from his hands to drape softly over the both of them, while taesan coaxes leehan to lie down on the pillow below him. he feels a pair of arms wrap around his waist, followed by the weight of leehan's head on his chest. he feels the soft rise and fall of leehan's chest against him, letting his entire body just sink into the mattress of the bed as all of the tension of the day just bleeds out. "so warm," leehan sighs out, letting his eyes fall shut as taesan can only smile at the other.
taesan props his head up on the pillow with his hand, the free one gently letting itself get tangled in the brown curls he loved so much. taesan only chuckles at the sight—at just how beautiful leehan is, how adorable it is that he had to come down and seek for taesan's warmth and comfort.
leehan's breaths are slow and steady, so soft and dearly pressed against taesan's chest, softly shifting every now and then. taesan pushes the long locks of hair away from his forehead, fingers grazing momentarily, before leaning down to press a slow, lingering kiss to his skin. it's soft, chaste, and so full of love, as leehan hums at the contact, tightening his hold around his waist as taesan feels him smile against his chest.
taesan never really let this side of him show. the one that stole fleeting kisses and needed to be around leehan 24/7 to just touch, to love him as loud as leehan did compared to his hyper yet cold exterior that still had its walls up for his own boundaries. and it was alright. as long as he was here, present with leehan, where those said walls crumble as easily as loving him, and it makes it all the more reason to let this taesan visible only to leehan.
"dongmin," leehan mumbles out, voice low and thick with sleep, his voice muffled and slightly masked by the rain. "yes?" taesan hums, his hand still tangled in leehan's hair, softly tugging at his roots to lull him to sleep.
"im sleepy. good night," leehan speaks, as if it weren't already obvious. taesan has always been curious about what goes on inside that brain of his. the words roll off his tongue like its the most natural thing ever.
taesan chuckles again, placing yet another kiss to his cheek, "i know, baby. good night. i love you," he hears a low hum from below, so quiet it might as well have been the rain from outside.
now it's finally warmer.