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After that wild night, Donghyuck and Jaehyun started dating, following the stuff that were considered as couple goals obviously .
With Donghyuck regularly dropping Jaehyun off to home, them spending most of the nights together with absolutely amazing sex and love talk.
They got to explore each other more and more day by day. Whether it was the size of their clothes, sweet spots of their bodies, preferences of one another and random facts of each other of course resulting in Jaehyun knowing that his now boyfriend's birthday was so near and he was nowhere near prepared for that.
“It's just this weekend Hyung and I'm not even a bit ready for it.”
“Well, you weren't ready for a relationship too before but when the time came, which I still think was a bit rushed, you made it, right? So you're gonna make it this time round as well.”
Jaehyun starts whining at the response. “Yuta Hyung, you're no help…” He starts thinking for a moment then. “How about a pleasing and satisfying dance session? I'm good at this as well.”
“But don't you two dance together everyday or should I say every night on the bed?” Yuta puns and starts crackling in sarcastic laughter while Jaehyun pouts and crosses his hands grumpily which made him look like a toddler who was told to do homework.
Yuta sighs at the dramatic act of the younger. “Okay, okay.” He says as he raises his hands in surrender but Jaehyun still was looking straight. “I think you can host a party. Only for you and him and cook all the food by yourself since I don't think you do that usually and I've heard this quote somewhere that your man's way to heart goes through their tummy.” Yuta explains and this puts a smile on Jaehyun's face which soon turns into a frown.
“But Hyung, I already have access to his heart. So the quote doesn't make sense.”
Wow… Why did Yuta even choose to pick that quote and to be cheesy. “Yahh Jung Jaehyun! Do you want my advice or not?”
Jaehyun giggles and mumbled an apology playfully before hugging and thanking the latter. It was really a great idea and there was no way Jaehyun wasn't going to take it. Since he and Donghyuck have never been on a dinner date, it would be absolutely amazing to have a romantic one at home with homemade food by him. Besides, cooking was another thing he wasn't bad at so it was win-win.
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It wasn't as if Jaehyun wasn't into shopping. Of course he was a shopaholic acknowledging his outstanding fashion sense. But that was exactly the thing. He might be a pro at shopping costumes, but not even average at shopping groceries. Maybe even worse than a beginner.
Of course he did shop the regular groceries for his regular meal which mostly consisted of instant noodles and bags of tea. No, he didn't consume them in every breakfast, lunch or dinner since Madame Irene provided a high cuisine meal for her employees almost everyday. But that is not important to be talked about as of now.
The only thing that was important was the shopping list consisting of very minimal things for which Jaehyun already struggled to decide, and now seems to be struggling to find as well. Especially that honey touched essence for the honey cake he was planning to bake.
Thankfully Jaehyun perceived one of Donghyuck's most favourite sweet dishes and he has to admit that his boyfriend's pick was not that easy for him to fulfill since he sucked at cooking let alone cake baking. But it was nowhere near to sucking Donghyuck's dick, and now the inappropriate thoughts of his boyfriend was also making him sick.
“Ugh, I swear to god.” He cusses in frustration as he rounds the essence aisle for probably the fifth time, yet he still couldn't track any trace of the honey essence. It started to seem as if they were already sold out and now Jaehyun was about to get an anxiety attack but thankfully…
“Oh, I'm sorry I didn't see...” Jaehyun unfortunately had to apologise and take his hand back since he was a little late to reach the item and the said item seemed to be occupied by someone else already.
“Didn't see that coming?” The person playfully says as Jaehyun looks at them and, wow… It was a man, and a beautiful one. And even though the man was shorter, even shorter than Donghyuck, Jaehyun still felt little and nervous around him. He was giving him some obvious motherly instincts. Could say, while Haechan gave him the brightness of sun, this man gave him the tenderness of moon. “Seems like there's only one of it but the two of us.” The man concludes.
Jaehyun chuckles as he says, “Yeah but, you found it before me so it's yours.”
The man smiles politely at Jaehyun, as if a way of assurance. “It's not always about who finds it before. Sometimes it's about who needs it more.” Whoa… “And seeing your sniffling puppy face, you definitely need this more than I do.”
Jaehyun flushed in embarrassment at the statement. What could be worse? “Does it really look like that?” Of course him asking that. It seemed as if the latter was about to crackle in another laughing session but Jaehyun resumed speaking. “It's actually my boyfriend's birthday this weekend and he loves the honey flavor a lot. And since it's his first birthday ever with me I wanted to bake his favorite cake.” He literally has no idea as to he was telling this out of nowhere and especially to a stranger.
A surprised expression appears on the latter's face as he sparks, “Really? My husband's birthday is also this weekend! This world is really full of surprises.”
“Yeah…” Jaehyun literally had no idea what to reply to this overhyped man. “Well now you should take it because it's your husband you know.”
“Oh no, no. I've already celebrated many of his birthdays since our marriage. So it's you who must get this and make your guys' moment memorable.” The man props the essence bottle inside Jaehyun's cart and before he could even protest or thank, the man continues chattering, “By the way, I'm Taeil.”
Jaehyun gladly accepts the hand the other was offering to shake. “Jaehyun. It's really nice to meet you, Mr. Taeil.”
Taeil starts giggling while pulling his cart to the cash counter. Jaehyun unknowingly starts following him as if a lost little toddler following his elder brother.
“You don't need to be so formal, Jaehyun. You can call me… Taeil Hyung, you know.”
Jaehyun also giggles at the latter's statement. “Alright, Hyung.” He says as they reach the cash counter.
Taeil starts placing both of his and Jaehyun's items on the counter for billing and the dancer didn't even seem to notice. “Hey Jaehyun, I've heard they sell very good ice cream here. How about we go try it together? A treat from Hyung.”
“Oh, I never tried their deserts and wait, did you just–”
“Oh yeah and it's just a payment. You didn't even have that much groceries. Bet you eat outside often.”
Well… “Uhh… I mean, sometimes.” Jaehyun purred sheepishly which made the other man laugh and Jaehyun realized how bad he was at lying. “Hyung…” He whined childishly.
“Okay, okay. Now come on! Otherwise the ice cream is gonna be hot.” What?
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“And, and my overly hyped HR who is literally just a pain in my dolphin like boss' ass.” And another session of laughter comes as Taeil trolls his colleagues for god knows how many times. “Like, no work he is appointed to do can be fulfilled unless me or my boss butt in. He is like a crybaby and even though it annoys us, we enjoy it.”
“How did he manage to crack his own interview then?”
“I had trained him. But don't tell him.” Taeil joked and the duo laughed in union. “I mean, my job is to write songs for the performers only yet I am still surrounded by tasks for which I'm not even being paid.”
“Wait, you are not the singer? It's hard to believe especially when you have an amazing tone.”
Taeil smiles at the compliment and shakes his head as he replies, “That's a very lovely comment from a lovely person who himself got a very lovely voice but, no. I'm not. And I'm actually very thankful for it otherwise I'd be at twenty four seven.” Too much lovely indeed. “So Jae, are you studying or working?”
Jaehyun didn't know what was more awkward, Taeil addressing him through the nickname which Donghyuck used to address him as well or him answering the asked question. Probably answering the question. “I am… A dancer, at Madam Irene's.”
An amused expression came on the latter's face which soon became perplexed after seeing the downhearted face of Jaehyun. “Dancer? Whoa! Isn't this so cool to be a dancer! Why do you look so dissatisfied about it?”
“Hyung, you know that Madam Irene's is a bar, right?”
The songwriter nods his head confidently. “Yes I do. What about it?”
Honestly, Jaehyun didn't know what about it. He wondered if Taeil knew how bars worked. That was obviously something so ridiculous to think.
“Bar dancer or star dancer…” Taeil's voice took Jaehyun back to reality. “Either way, you're a dancer. You're talented and you should be proud of it. You should be proud that you're respectfully earning instead of stealing or doing anything worse than that. You got a job and every job should be respected. Besides, what's wrong with hot people being hot?” Jaehyun was not sure if being a bar dancer was cool or not but one thing was for sure, this man in front was excessively cool.
“Yeah. You are right, Hyung. There's nothing wrong with it. It's just me, I personally want to develop. Want to get further in my career. You know like, joining a group or signing at a studio, something like that.”
“I'm pretty sure that Madam Irene's itself is a big platform as I've seen some of my own colleagues resigning to get a job there, not that our record label is some small label. You know, like those people who want to be paid without doing much. Not that I'm calling you lazy though.”
The duo starts laughing on the senseless joke. Truthfully, most of the topics they talked on were either vague or out of context mixed with some deeply inspiring and emotional ones. It was like a roller coaster and they both seemed to enjoy it very much.
After they both calmed themselves, Jaehyun starts speaking, “Of course I am not and that is why I'm tending to do so much more.”
“And I can tell you that you will get a lot more. If not later, then sooner. But for sure you'll get there. In a most unexpected and surprising way. Just keep your dedication.”
The assuring and warming tone of the latter instantly put more confidence in Jaehyun. It's been just… Wait, he went shopping around noon and it's already evening now. Time indeed flies fast when you spend it with nice people. Taeil was undoubtedly more than nice.
The feeling made Jaehyun smile as he started to tell how thankful he was of Taeil for becoming his friend and all only to be disrupted by the waiter.
“Your order, Sir.” He says as he places the dishes down on the table and as long as Jaehyun remembered, Taeil only insisted on eating ice cream but the food on the table was a lot more than that.
The waiter bows and Taeil thanks him as he leaves. “Hyung, this is not ice cream.”
“What are you talking? Here is the ice cream.”
Jaehyun giggles when Taeil nonchalantly passes ice cream to his side. “I mean, you literally ordered a whole dinner.”
“Oh yeah, I just noticed this new menu and these dishes are not only tasty but healthy as well. And it's not for you. It's actually for me. But still, you can a little.” Taeil motions to the food by Jaehyun's side and it was definitely not a little.
Since there was no use to argue anymore, the dancer shakes his head as a gleeful smile takes place on his mouth. “Thank you, Taeil Hyung. Not only for the treat but, for becoming my friend as well. I hope that we're friends?” Of course Jaehyun hoped that he could call Taeil his friend. He didn't have many friends, let alone the kind ones. And Taeil actually felt like someone Jaehyun could share his thoughts, feelings and true self without being judged but appreciated instead. He literally reminded him of Donghyuck a lot. Did he tell Taeil that his brightening personality matched his boyfriend a lot?
“No.” Oh? “I'm not your friend.”
It seemed as if Jaehyun was about to cry until Taeil resumed. “I'm your Hyung. We're not friends because we're brothers. You're my little brother, Jae.”
“Oh Taeil Hyung…” Jaehyun whines while sighing in relief. “You scared the freak outta me.” He concludes and Taeil just couldn't stop his laughter. But eventually he did, otherwise Jaehyun had gotten worried if the latter would actually die of laughter.
“You know Jae, we're going to vibe a lot together.” Taeil confesses as he raises his glass for cheers.
Jaehyun imitates the latter as their glasses clinked with each other. “Undoubtedly.”