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"Take 5!"
Jeonghan lets out a sigh and turns to Joshua, who's busy adjusting his pose next to him. The forest location was thankfully insect-free in the late hours of the morning, their surroundings bathed in hazy smoke from the machines hidden underneath the bushes.
He picks up the branch he'd been fiddling with and uses it to poke at Joshua's bare leg, which quickly kicks it away. He tries again on the other leg, and this time, a hand shoots out to snatch the branch. Jeonghan pulls it back and tuts at Joshua, who narrows his eyes in response.
"Honestly," the other man mutters, shaking his head in mock disappointment. "Are you sure you're older than me?"
Jeonghan snorts. "Don't start with me, Shua-ya. You're only two months younger."
Joshua opens his mouth to retort, but is interrupted by the director's call to resume the shoot. He shuts his mouth and immediately goes into a practiced pose, leveling the camera with a serious gaze. Jeonghan's eyes linger on him for a few moments longer before looking towards the camera as well, a small smile still lingering on his lips.
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"Alright, take 5!"
Jeonghan slumps down onto the fake bush he'd been splayed out on, taking Joshua, who had been leaning an arm on his shoulder, down with him. There was an exasperated 'tsk' and a light tap on the back of his head in admonishment, but he simply laughs and shoots a sly look towards the man behind him. Joshua sighs in response and pulls his arm back to fix his hair, which had fallen out of place.
He hears the click of a camera and he glances to the side, spotting a camera director snapping a few pictures, presumably for the behind photos. He levels the camera with a direct stare, a half smile creeping up onto his lips as he sees the shutter snap. Perfect, he thinks, then rests his face on his hand, sighing. Joshua seems to notice his mood because not soon after, he feels a hand on his shoulder, fiddling with his collar. He smiles to himself and lies back down onto the bush.
At this angle, he's presented by the lovely view of Joshua's calves, and he takes the chance to reach over and grab it. Joshua doesn't see it coming and tries to pull away, but gives up when Jeonghan tightens his grip. He only intended to tease, to lightly stroke the exposed skin in an attempt to tickle, but the slight shudder from the other man at his touch emboldens him to trace a finger higher, behind his knee, up to his inner thigh-
"Yoon Jeonghan-!" Joshua hisses, grabbing his wrist. "Behave."
He snickers in response and lifts his hands in surrender, right on time to hear the director call them up to proceed to the next pose.
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"Okay, good!"
"Hey, do you think there are spiders in this bush?" Joshua asks casually, if only to relish in the disgusted noise that Jeonghan makes in response. They're both leaned against a plush green bush, facing the opposite way but close enough to hear one another. Jeonghan's not particularly averse towards insects, but the idea of something crawling into his clothes makes him wince in disgust.
"It's a fake plant, Shua. Of course not."
"But what if spiders crawled into it from the ground? You know spiders can live underground, right?"
"If there are, they're probably already on you."
Something brushes against his neck and Joshua yelps, quickly sitting up and slapping a hand over his skin. Jeonghan cackles in response, waving the small leaf in his hand when Joshua turns around to glare at him.
"You, really…" At a loss for words, he can only continue to glare.
The man on the other side of the bush smiles sweetly back at him. His heart skips a beat.
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"Shua-ya."
"Mm?"
"Do you think we were destined to meet?"
"Huh?"
Jeonghan turns his face to look at the person beside him, his face awfully close. At this distance, he'd only need to stretch slightly and he could kiss-
"The hell are you talking about?"
Jeonghan smiles and turns his gaze back to the sky. The weather was clear, but not too sunny that it'd blind them if they ever so much as looked up. They're both lying on the grass, heads positioned beside one another.
"Nothing. Just bored."
There was a short moment of silence, neither one talking.
"Maybe, yeah."
He hears a soft rustle as Joshua moves, and he fights not to turn his head and do the same. Instead, he lets out a breath and closes his eyes.
"All of us. Maybe we were all meant to meet one another, you know?" Joshua continues.
Jeonghan swallows and lets out a soft hmm in response. The whole forest seemed to be holding its breath, their surroundings awfully quiet. His eyes were still closed, but the feeling of Joshua's gaze on the side of his face lingered like a soft touch. Flustered, he resorted to the one thing he always did when things got too serious, too real-
He lifted the hand beside Joshua's head and flicked at his ear, earning him an annoyed sigh. He lets out a soft chuckle and doesn't avoid it when he feels Joshua's knuckles knock lightly against his temple in retaliation.
When he feels Joshua's head turn back to face the sky, he opens his eyes. Clouds drifted slowly above them, basking the forest in a muted sunlight glow. At the short spell of silence, he takes the chance to quickly turn his head and press a soft kiss to Joshua's cheek. There was a surprised gasp and Joshua jerks his head away. The hand beside his head moves to smack him, but he laughs and catches it with his free hand.
"Oh, come on. I've been away for two years, you still can't stomach one kiss from me?"
"Really, you- ah, nevermind." Joshua grumbles, pulling his hand away and settling back into their original position.
Off to the side, somebody cleared their throat. "W-we'll be taking the pictures now!"
"Yes," Jeonghan called sweetly, as if he didn't just do what he did, smiling at the camera positioned above them.
Idly, he wondered if a photo of the kiss was taken.
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"Yoon Jeonghan," Joshua grits out, the annoyance in his voice a complete opposite of the sweet smile on his face. "Stop that."
Jeonghan pulls back the hand he'd been using to squeeze Joshua's pec, stifling a laugh. After their Tokyo date - as friends, obviously - he'd found out that feeling the other man up was often let slide, but do it enough times and you'll be rewarded by a rare moment of Joshua Hong actually fighting back. And oh, was that quite a sight to behold.
He lets out a surprised yelp when Joshua grabs onto his leg and pushes him off of the pole they were sitting on. He balances himself quickly with his free arm, but the arm around Joshua's shoulders move, sliding down to his waist and poking him in the side.
"Ah, Yoon Jeonghan, seriously-"
"Alright, alright, I'm sorry," he quickly acquieses, pulling his hands back in surrender.
Joshua points a finger at him in warning, and Jeonghan smiles back at him. He shuffles back to Joshua's side, sliding his arm around his shoulders once more. It shouldn't come as a surprise really, that Joshua settles back easily, leaning his weight onto his side and tilting his head towards him. He swallows thickly, a rather stupid grin creeping its way up to his face from their sheer proximity. God, Yoon Jeonghan, the voice in his brain supplies unhelpfully. 30 year old man acting like a high school boy with a crush.
He wilfully ignores it in favor of supplying a few witty remarks towards the staff, if only to feel the way Joshua leaned against him when he laughed. He catches the behind camera aimed towards them again, and can't help the smug expression on his face when Joshua calms down from his laughter and drops his head onto his shoulder.
That's right, he thinks, rather possessively. Don't have this beauty right next to you, do you?
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"Woah," is the only thing Jeonghan can think of saying when Joshua steps out of the trailer, dressed in their alternative look for the second half of shooting. He was dressed in an all black set, completed by a black leather jacket similar to his. The catch, however, was the sheer black inner shirt he had on, which hid nothing, really.
Jeonghan couldn't help the way his hands immediately reached forward and closed the jacket over his torso - honestly, it should be illegal for anybody else but him to see this - and Joshua laughed, letting him play around with his jacket in an effort to cover him up.
"Hey, don't waste the noonas' efforts on this outfit. I think Carats would love it." Joshua said cheerfully, pulling his arms back and placing his hands in his pockets, revealing his muscled torso even further.
Jeonghan started to grumble in complaint, but was quickly ushered away by staffs, positioning them on a floral, yellow couch. Joshua settled down on it and patted the space next to him, which Jeonghan took with a sour expression.
"Why are you so bothered, anyway?" Joshua laughed, after posing for a few pictures.
Jeonghan sighed and looked him over once more. Truly, the stylists worked their magic on this one, because by God, the man looked absolutely…
Delicious.
He swallowed and looked away, kicking a leg up to cross it over his knee.
"Nothing. You look good." He answered.
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The gray shirt outfit was marginally better, but it didn't help that Jeonghan's arms, which had grown over his time in the military, were exposed. Joshua was quite proud of his own gains over the years he'd been working out, but with Jeonghan, it was quite different. He knew the other man was quite athletic and could genuinely practice what he preached, but the visual proof of the corded veins and muscle exposed on his skin does, admittedly, render him a little light headed every time he saw it.
Joshua held the phone up, calling Jeonghan over to take the photocard selfie. The other man leaned down to get his face in frame, and he genuinely forgot how to breathe when instead of looking at the camera, Jeonghan turns his head slightly, his gaze turning sultry as he looked at Joshua instead. Honestly, they were stepping on dangerous territory here, and Joshua knew that, of course he did, but damn it all if it didn't make him feel so fucking giddy every time.
"Look at the camera," he says instead, proud that his voice came out steady despite the way his pulse was probably going a mile a minute. Through the camera display, he sees the way Jeonghan's gaze briefly flickers down to his mouth before he finally turns to the camera with a smile. His grip on the phone tightened.
"Alright, take the picture."
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It started off innocent enough, really. Spending a little over thirthy minutes all pressed up against Joshua Hong, anybody else with steely self control might have survived, but for Jeonghan, all it took was five minutes before his sly hands started to wander.
The first time, a small tap on Joshua's hand beside his, which responded in kind. Cute.
The next, a hand creeping onto his thigh, which Joshua surprisingly allowed for a few moments, before jerking his leg away when Jeonghan's hand ventured into dangerous territory. He'd been admonished with a sharp tsk and a slight shake of the head, and he laughed and pulled his hand away.
It was fine. He had other ideas.
He stretched a hand over the back of the couch. Joshua, who was positioned a little lower than him, adjusted so he could lay his head back onto his bicep. He smiled in response, using his arm to push him a little closer.
When he heard the director call out a take five, he let his head rest back onto the wall. As much as he was enjoying all this, he was still human after all, and a whole day shoot was proving to be quite tiring. Granted, he was used to it after a decade in the industry, but being back after two years off was a challenge.
He felt a nudge on his chest, and he glanced down at Joshua, who was looking off to the side.
"You okay?" He asked.
Suddenly bold, he used his hand to lightly wrap around Joshua's throat and use his thumb to push his face up. The sharp intake of breath from the other man didn't go unnoticed, and Jeonghan smiled, scanning his face as if comitting it to memory. His gaze dropped down to Joshua's lips and felt the way the latter swallowed around his fingers. He adjusted his grip and pressed two fingers over Joshua's pulse, which was fluttering quickly.
"One kiss, and I will be." He muttered quietly. The pulse under his fingers skipped a beat.
Eyes flicked down to Jeonghan's lips, and he genuinely would have leaned down and kissed the other man breathless if not for the director calling out a loud "okay!" to signal the resumption of the shoot.
Joshua quickly sat up, clearing his throat and adjusting his position, this time slightly further from Jeonghan. He lamented the feeling of warmth next to him with a pout, but settled back down anyway for the shoot.
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"Alright, that's good, thank you!" the camera director called out, and Jeonghan slumped with a sigh. Joshua laughed and patted him on the shoulder.
"You've worked hard," he praised. They both nodded and bowed towards the staff, who were quick to pack up and start leaving.
He noticed that Jeonghan looked a little dazed, staring out the window with a blank expression.
"Are you alright?"
Jeonghan only smiled and shook his head, but his eyes were clearly starting to redden around the edges, his blinks growing longer, a clear sign of his fatigue. Joshua probably looked the same. The concrete building they were shooting in was mostly vacant now, with most of the staff bustling around outside.
With a sudden burst of adrenaline, he stepped forward, cupped Jeonghan's face with his hands, and pressed a gentle kiss to his lips. He felt Jeonghan tense up, a muffled noise of surprise rising from his throat. He quickly pulled away and pursed his lips. Jeonghan was staring at him, frozen in place. His eyes were wide open, mouth still slightly parted. He took a breath, as if to say something, but seemed to think better of it and only continued to stare, mouth opening then closing.
"Let's go?" Joshua said instead, saving them both from the potential embarrassment, but as he turned to leave, Jeonghan quickly caught his arm and pulled him back. His back hit the wall, and before he could properly process what happened, Jeonghan held his face and kissed him again.
This time, it was his turn to be surprised, but oh, was it a different kind. He let out a muffled groan when Jeonghan deepened the kiss, the taste of sweet watermelon still heavy on the other man's tongue. His knees buckled in response and Jeonghan's hands settled on his hips, holding him in place. His own hands roamed over Jeonghan's chest, eliciting a soft sigh from him.
But all too soon, it was over. Jeonghan pulled away with a groan and dropped his head onto his shoulder.
"Shua-ya," he muttered, voice sounding so, so wrecked.
"Please tell me you'll let me do that again."
The words took a minute to process in his head, and he laughed, using a hand to nudge Jeonghan's head up. He pressed another chaste kiss to his lips.
"Alright."
Jeonghan's straightened up in surprise, and God was it truly a sight to see when the other man smiled - the absolutely genuine, giddy, eyes-disappearing one - and he couldn't help the way his own smile widened in response.
"Just buy me dinner first, yeah?"
"Fine. Do I get to take you home after?"
"Yoon Jeonghan, you-"
"I'm kidding, I'm kidding!"
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