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- Marry me – Youngho’s still sleepy voice got his attention, calm and soft like his fingers going through Dongyoung’s hair and as sweet as the way he was looking at him.
It was not a typical proposal. There was no romantic or special event beforehand, nothing that could’ve warned Dongyoung to get ready for it. It wasn’t any kind of special day either. There was basically nothing to make it more memorable, nothing that could ever be associated to it and help them remember that day. There was not even a ring or Youngho’s knee on the floor.
It was just a random saturday morning. After working all week, both of them were feeling too lazy to get out of bed any earlier than lunch time so they just stayed in. Youngho had been awake for hours, being the early bird between the two of them, but he had just gotten closer to Dongyoung, slowly cuddling him awake and back to sleep again a couple times. And Dongyoung just felt too good to even think about moving; his head halfway out of his pillow for him to nuzzle against Youngho’s shoulder, enjoying the comfortable warmth.
Yet, it was exactly that level of simplicity that made the moment incredibly special.
Dongyoung knew his boyfriend well enough to understand those weren’t just empty words. Youngho would never say them if he didn’t mean to or if he hadn’t thought about them for real.
So he looked up at him for a moment, slowly trying to blink his sleepiness away, and then he broke down in a silent laugh, hiding his own face against both the pillow and Youngho’s shoulder. He was able to feel the other body shaking lightly as he too huffed laugher.
- I mean it – Youngho grumbled weakly, keeping the previous tone. Dongyoung could feel the smile in his voice.
- Is there a reason? – asked then, rolling around in bed to lie on his back and look back at his boyfriend. Youngho’s arm around his shoulder made him follow Dongyoung’s movement, ending up almost on top of him; his naked chest resting on Dongyoung’s just so his fingers could continue caressing his hair.
- Not really – Youngho’s smile got bigger, making his cheeks rise to compliment the sweetness in his eyes. – I just like the idea of being your husband. – added, while Dongyoung tried to stop himself from smiling just as sweetly.
Upon realizing he could never stop himself from smiling back, Dongyoung turned again to nuzzle against Youngho, hiding his face into the contour of his collarbone. Youngho’s hand on his hair traveled down to his waist and Dongyoung felt more than heard him laughing against his shoulder, clearly pleased by his reaction, just a couple seconds before crushing him in a lazy hug.
Youngho hugged him tightly, rolling around a bit, but soon went back into his previous position; his lips meeting Dongyoung’s forehead with a sweet kiss. Silence followed.
They had never really talked about marriage before but it wasn’t like Dongyoung opposed the idea of marrying Youngho. Not in the slightest. It was just not allowed when they first started living together and they didn’t think it would change that soon after, so they just let it go. Even when it became legal for them to officially get married, about half a year back, they didn’t really talk about it because it wouldn’t really change that much when they were already living together anyway.
Dongyoung raised his head again, just enough to look back at his boyfriend, and Youngho soon met his eyes, waiting for him to speak.
- With a whole ceremony and all?
Youngho nodded. – Of course, I want it all. You don’t? – his hand traveled back to Dongyoung’s hair to brush it out of his face. – Nothing big, with only family and close friends, but still with everything we deserve. – added, while Dongyoung just smiled back and nodded.
- A honeymoon too? – suggested, raising one eyebrow at Youngho, who laughed and faked thinking for a moment.
- I guess we can take some days off.
Dongyoung laughed again, pleased. – And who’re gonna be our best men? – asked, challenging. He saw Youngho furrow his eyebrows in thought.
- Yuta? He always said he wanted to. – was his answer, making Dongyoung collapse into silent laughter between his arms.
- He’s gonna love it. – commented, knowing in advance their friend was probably going to insist on planning the entire wedding with them too. Youngho laughed back, hugging him tightly again.