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it was sunoo's birthday.
it was supposed to be a special day, supposed to be a day for ni-ki to shower his boyfriend with love and affection.
but it was completely the opposite at the moment, with his head buried deep into his pillow, his mind circulating around the guilt he felt for feeling this way. how could he feel so irritated and jealous and upset on sunoo's wonderful day? even worse, he was being so selfish for wanting sunoo to wrap his arms around him, and kiss him until he felt better.
he was supposed to hug, kiss and love sunoo that day. not the other way around.
he took a gulp, feeling the urge to cry rising up strong in his chest. he really couldn't help it. every breath he forced himself to inhale made his chest tighten, tears welling up in his eyes. his gut felt heavy and sick, probably from his troubled conscience. why wasn't he out there, celebrating sunoo's birthday with his other members before sunoo went for his solo vlive?
he really didn't know why he was lying down on his bed, about to cry his eyes out, when he knew the right thing to do was to go and enjoy himself, for the sake of his boyfriend's happiness in response?
after all, today he was supposed to make sunoo smile. all he had done today was storm off to his room silently, and leave sunoo confused and paralysed. the tears he had desperately been trying to hold in leaked out, wetting his pillowcase in an uncomfortable manner. but he couldn't bother.
he couldn't help thinking how the day had started off great, amazing even, before he witnessed the other members doting on sunoo, and became bitter because sunoo wasn't asking him for hugs or kisses.
[earlier that day]
ni-ki had woken up at 9 in the morning, hyped for his sunoo's birthday, like any other best friend or boyfriend. the moment his eyes opened, he had gained full consciousness and was fully aware of the special date.
"HYUNG!" he whisper-shouted, and sat up straight, excitement and enthusiasm jolting through him. promptly he turned over and put his hands on his hyung's sleeping face. he smiled down at the sight, his fingers sinking gently into the soft skin. oh, how beautiful and precious sunoo looked, tiny snores emitting from him.
a twinge of what could only be described as pure fondness went straight through his heart.
sunoo really did look beautiful as he slept.
he didn't have the heart to wake sunoo, but he pulled the blanket off him gently, pressing a soft kiss to his collarbone.
as he gazed down at his hyung, a warm smile on his face, sunoo's eyelashes fluttered, and his eyes opened.
his orbs were gorgeously hazel-coloured, looking like clear puddles on a rainy autumn day. ni-ki could only do so much not to stare into them, admiring their beauty.
"morning hyung, happy birthday. you getting up?" he murmured, lowering his head to let his nose touch sunoo's. he could feel their morning breaths colliding, but he planted a kiss on sunoo's protruding lips, unable to help himself.
"morning, riki-san," sunoo groaned in a hoarse voice, rubbing his eyes. "can i sleep a little more? go get something to eat."
"sleep well, love," a twinge of affection went through ni-ki's heart when he pulled himself to his feet, hoisting his legs over the edge of the bed.
he began walking to the kitchen, sneaking a last glance at sunoo, who had quickly pulled the covers up to his shoulders, falling back into a peaceful sleep.
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"riki."
sunoo's voice seemed so far away yet so close when the older boy appeared at the kitchen door, his eyes drooping from sleep. ni-ki immediately turned around, eager to see his boyfriend and hug him, kiss him, love him and -
"happy birthday, sunoo!!"
his thoughts were abruptly cut off by excited cheers from sunghoon, who appeared at the doorway, tackling sunoo gently. this elicited a yell of shock from sunoo, who jumped and instinctively pushed the oldest away.
"yah!" sunoo yelled, forgetting all honorifics when sunghoon finally let go of him, laughing hard. sunoo looked mildly bemused and mock-furious, but ni-ki could tell he was bursting from the attention on the inside. sunoo was the person who loved the members doting on him - which they gladly did, although it was usually ni-ki who showered him with the most love.
when sunghoon finally recovered from laughing, he emphasised again, "happy birthday, sunoo!" with his arms stretched out for a hug.
sunoo flashed a great big smile, accepting the hug happily, a delighted gleam in his eyes.
and ni-ki watched all of this, a sense of annoyance settling over him. why had sunghoon hyung come in at the worst possible time, when he was about to talk to sunoo? he gulped hard, trying to oppress the undeniable feeling of jealousy. why was he even feeling this way? it wasn't fair to sunoo, or any of the members, if he suddenly blocked himself from them out of plain jealousy. no, sunoo deserved a birthday that was happy and sweet.
he couldn't feel like this.
he repeated this in his mind, seeing how sunghoon's hands were holding sunoo's waist, while sunoo had thrown his own arms around his back, smiling uncontrollably.
finally, finally, sunghoon went away, to get his present for sunoo, as he said, and ni-ki was left alone with sunoo, who hummed and walked closer to him.
"well, what a way to start the morning," the fox-like boy joked, the sides of his eyes crinkling like they always did when he smiled too hard. ni-ki's heart sank, even though he didn't want it to.
his face must have fallen as well, because when he didn't respond, sunoo placed a warm palm over his and murmured, "you seem off. are you okay?"
ni-ki forced himself to meet his boyfriend's eyes, taking in a steady breath when he saw the genuine concern in them, visible as daylight. his heart gave a throb of aching love for sunoo, and all he wanted to do was kiss the pout off his face, assure him that -
"HYUNG! HAPPY BIRTHDAYYY!"
jungwon charged into the kitchen, his arms thrown upwards with a bag dangling from one hand. ni-ki screwed his eyes shut, clenching his fists. he was on the verge of actually slamming the countertop in pure frustration. but he didn't - he couldn't bring himself to.
"hyung i know how much you've been wanting this brand of facial cleanser, so i bought it for your birthday!" the leader enthused, his kitty-like eyes twinkling lustrously.
sunoo instantly brightened, squealing, "really? oh my god, jungwonie!" he pulled jungwon close to him and gave him a bear hug. ni-ki couldn't take it anymore, so he put the cup of coffee he had been holding down forcefully onto the counter, creating a loud clanking sound.
"for you, sunoo hyung," he mumbled, before storming out of the kitchen. he felt a dismayed stare burning into his back but he couldn't care less.
he let himself fall onto the sofa, scooting into the corner and wrapping his arms around himself. his stomach was beginning to hurt.
why did you react like that？ he reprimanded himself, sinking further into the sofa, wanting the fabric to eat him up whole. he felt insanely at fault, and he knew sunoo had to be confused. usually he could talk to sunoo about his feelings in private, but not today. today, the other members were going to coddle sunoo. he wouldn't have the opportunity to take sunoo into private and pour out his emotions.
as he sat there sulking, feeling sorry for himself as well as remorseful over what he had done to sunoo, he didn't notice the elder coming to sit beside him, obvious worry in his eyes.
"riki. tell me, are you okay?" sunoo grasped his hand suddenly, sending sparks up his arm.
ni-ki almost teared up from the way his boyfriend had used his real name, and the way he looked so frighteningly anxious, a tiny pout settled over his lips. he had to say yes. he couldn't burden sunoo with his problems now. so with a heavy heart, he nodded silently, looking away instantly. he couldn't bear to meet sunoo's gorgeous hazel eyes at the moment, fearing he would feel even worse.
unfortunately, sunoo didn't believe him, frowning sadly. "you can tell me anything, you know?"
their touching hands held tighter onto each other, with sunoo squeezing ever harder.
affection despite the annoyance and sadness ni-ki felt surged up inside him, and he allowed a small, wary smile to show. without hesitation, he pulled sunoo's waist closer, and sunoo tumbled over him, his delicate hands finding their way to ni-ki's muscular but not too broad shoulders, pressing them against the sofa.
ni-ki was sure he had something similar to a pout on his lips when he jerked his head towards sunoo's, begging without words for kisses. luckily, sunoo seemed to get the message, albeit he looked unconvinced that it was all ni-ki wanted, and he tilted his head to press a deep kiss to ni-ki's lips.
in short, ni-ki absolutely loved it. it took all of him not to burst into tears then and there in front of his boyfriend, and just confess his emotions in a frenzy of words, with the loving and gentle way sunoo lead the kiss for once in a long while. it hadn't recently occurred to ni-ki just how wonderful sunoo was when taking the lead in these kinds of things.
well, now he knew, didn't he?
it was difficult to hold back cries of, "i just want your attention hyung, just you," when sunoo was holding his cheek with such delicacy and care, giving him the most gentle kiss ni-ki had ever had, the rhythm coming slow, in tandem to their heartbeats.
and when sunoo drew away for a moment, the concern showing in his eyes again, but looking as if he only wanted more, ni-ki couldn't resist grabbing sunoo's hoodie and pulling him in for an open-mouthed kiss...
"HAPPY BIRTH... really, you two? here?"
sunoo instantly jumped, jolting away from ni-ki quickly when jay's voice sounded from the hallway. ni-ki let a whine of protest escape him when sunoo squirmed backwards, looking mildly uncomfortable with being caught even though they had already come clean to their members about their relationship months ago.
of course, it took some getting used to on the members' part, but ni-ki was pleased by the way they tried to accept that sometimes all sunoo needed was ni-ki and vice versa at certain moments.
but this was a time he was absolutely not pleased. in fact, he was pissed. he squeezed his eyes shut, trying to stop the tears he knew were forming.
"hyung, i'm busy," sunoo complained, but got off ni-ki's lap anyways, an empty feeling replacing it.
jay scoffed, putting on a face of obvious disgust. "i can tell. kiss him later, heeseung hyung and jake made you cupcakes for your birthday gift. they insisted on them being strawberry-flavoured, even though i told them you'd probably appreciate mint more. heeseung hyung simply refused!"
and just like that, sunoo had another distraction, and he really looked intrigued this time, amusement dancing across his face as jay elaborated on the story of them trying to bake the cupcakes. and just as soon as it began, jay was pulling sunoo into the kitchen again to look at their creation in the fridge.
"god," ni-ki muttered to himself, his mind blank from frustration. what else could he do? obviously it was hyung's special day, he couldn't interfere with it. sunoo would definitely be resentful after comforting him, for making him so anxious for stupid jealousy.
he sighed softly, but inside his heart ached with the terrible need to vent to someone, anyone. but how could he take the spotlight off his boyfriend by ranting to another member, or sunoo himself? the buzzing in his head eventually turned into a pulsating headache.
eventually he got up and trudged to his room, nearly slamming the door shut. he couldn't believe that it was only noon and sunoo had already been summoned so often by the other members. falling face first onto his bed, he put in his earphones and decided to listen to some music.
it was usually one of the few things that could cheer him up, but not today.
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deep breaths, riki.
even after listening to a full hour of his playlist, ni-ki was still feeling agitated so he decided to try traditional methods. which only helped a little. but it was better than nothing, right?
inhale, exhale. inhale, ex-
"riki-san! come and have lunch, we're going to have the cupcakes jay hyung, heeseung hyung and jake hyung made afterwards! although i can't say i'm too excited..."
jungwon suddenly burst into the room, the door thrown open and the older's eyes shining enthusiastically. his eyes narrowed when he saw the younger lying on his bed, looking exhausted with one wireless earphone plugged into his right ear, the other resting nonchalantly on the bedsheets.
"are you sick or something? it'd be a bummer if you're ill on sunoo hyung's birthday," the leader pouted cutely, and ni-ki could picture a pair of brown cat ears drooping from jungwon's dyed red hair. ni-ki was now convinced he had gone crazy. imagining jungwon as a furry was probably not something a sane person would do. would they?
"i'm fine," he answered, not wanting to leave jungwon's words hanging in the air. there was an awkward silence for a while, ni-ki pulling out his other earphone, before jungwon nodded slowly.
"alriiight. then come on! sunoo hyung delayed it just for you! don't make him wait more," he giggled, successfully guilt-tripping ni-ki. he immediately jumped out of bed, knowing his eyes had to be gleaming from happiness. yes, he was insane. who'd be overly pleased about a tiny bit of attention?
he was actually at the point of quivering from the sheer joy, something he never thought he'd do.
this is what being kim sunoo's boyfriend is like, he told himself. get used to it!
but the light inside him died down when he came out of the room, seeing sunghoon trying to feed sunoo from next to him, a pair of chopsticks in his fingers as sunoo laughed and tried shoving him away.
and unluckily, the only remaining seat was directly across from sunoo. that'd mean he'd have to lock eyes with sunoo often. he really didn't want to, knowing the things it'd do to his heart.
but he sat down anyway, trying his best to avoid his boyfriend's eyes.
how he wished he hadn't even come out of the room.
sunghoon had continued trying to feed sunoo the bowl of instant ramen, and they were both giggling away even when jungwon raised his voice in a birthday song for sunoo before they all began eating. jay, from the other side of sunoo, belted the song off-pitch just to tease sunoo, who groaned and slapped jay's arm gently.
ni-ki felt himself gritting his teeth as he sang, and there were literally no words to describe the emotions he was feeling at that moment.
finally, after what seemed like an eternity to him, they could begin eating. there was amiable chatter amongst them, but not ni-ki. he knew he was being excluded, he knew that he probably looked like an angsty teenager to everyone at the table, and he knew he was being left alone due to that sole fact.
at that rate, they were probably wondering why he wasn't using his phone at the table as they ate. he rolled his eyes, glancing away when sunoo tried making eye contact.
after a seemingly long meal the cupcakes were brought out. sunoo clapped in glee as they were placed before him, an adorable smile taking over his face. it was enough to make ni-ki's heart ache even more desperately for sunoo's love.
was he being obsessive? he hoped he wasn't, he just felt a little touch and love-starved and craved some attention from his boyfriend.
a candle was lit by the eldest of them all, heeseung, who put the small pink candle in the middle of the cupcake sunoo held.
"we're really spoiling him today, hyung, there's also cake at night after the movie!" jake joked with heeseung, patting sunoo's shoulder. the latter's face held a look of awe as he gazed down at the small candle melting, the drips of wax collecting at the bottom of it.
"it's unfortunate that after this sunoo has his solo vlive. but we'll be here waiting!" heeseung chirped, looking almost more ecstatic than sunoo. "make a wish, sun!"
sunoo made a thoughtful face, blew out the candle and then finally murmured, "i wish that all the members would kiss me here!" he pointed to his cheek, giggling.
it made ni-ki's heart drop to his stomach.
"let's let ni-ki go first. he looks like he's dying to kiss sunoo hyung," jungwon suggested jokingly, and all the members laughed and agreed. sunoo clapped his hands, looking faintly nervous yet excited.
ni-ki felt like his body was moving without his consent as he eagerly swarmed towards sunoo and placed his hands on his small waist, never wanting to let go. then he leaned down and instead of giving sunoo's cheek a kiss, he hungrily went down onto his lips. it was a fast-paced, rough kiss and ni-ki allowed some of his annoyance and longing seep through. he could faintly hear coos and sounds of disgust from the other members, but he was so into the kiss that he really didn't care.
he had slowly sunk his teeth into sunoo's bottom lip, hearing the latter's breaths heighten, before sunghoon tugged on his arm.
"ENOUGH! first of all, sunoo asked for a cheek kiss. also, we don't need to watch you two be affectionate for ages!" he groaned, pulling ni-ki out of sunoo's arms. sunoo looked mildly disappointed but also amused. ni-ki clenched his fists, wondering how sunoo could ever find interruptions funny.
"jungwon can go next," heeseung instructed, taking over the order. otherwise it would've become chaos.
jungwon proceeded to give sunoo a light kiss on his cheek, and sunoo giggled. "it was so soft i could barely feel it!"
after that, jake and jay went. they did the same as jungwon, looking a little uncomfortable but they still seemed to enjoy it, teasing sunoo about how soft his cheeks were and that's why he couldn't feel jungwon's kiss.
soon, heeseung had gone, and it was sunghoon's turn. ni-ki didn't enjoy watching how excited the former ice skater looked, but he remained silent, smiling bitterly at sunoo's face which looked enthusiastic about it as well.
sunghoon tilted his head and planted a loving kiss on sunoo's cheek, making him gasp. "he kisses so gently and so passionately!"
as if ni-ki hadn't been feeling annoyed before that comment. sunoo was making him even more agitated. why didn't he praise riki, his boyfriend, like that? and once again, he was on the verge of frustrated tears.
but something in him broke when sunoo added, "riki, why can't you kiss like him?"
ni-ki knew it had been a joke. he understood that sunoo just wanted to make him laugh, and wanted a reaction from him. but that was not funny. it knocked the air out of him, and he felt his cheeks becoming wet. steady drops of tears flowed down his face as he stared coldly straight into his boyfriend's eyes.
sunoo had clearly realised saying that had been a mistake, because he reached out a hand and mumbled, "ni-ki, i-"
"it wasn't funny, sunoo," ni-ki interrupted him, not wanting to hear what he had to say. he had dropped honorifics on purpose.
there was a tension that filled the air, and ni-ki could feel worried gazes shooting into his back as he turned and stormed off into his room for the second time that day, and he knew he wouldn't be coming out again if the stabbing pains in his heart weren't an indication.
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[pov switch]
"well, that happened," heeseung commented, and a spiral of despair went through sunoo's stomach. guilt pressed at the edge of his thoughts, and it was all he could see through his blurred vision as he sunk into his chair, feeling his breaths quicken.
a panic attack? really? now?
he gripped onto the table, searching for some form of support. and another wave of emotion hit him. ni-ki was usually the one to help him through his panic attacks, kissing his sweaty forehead and brushing his fingers slowly through his locks of hair. sunoo would be held in his arms, hiccuping and trying to calm down while the younger held his hands, remaining calm, voice soothing.
but now the members were all over him, asking him if he was okay. jungwon was the only one to hold him in a hug, heeseung patting his head, but the rest seemed afraid to touch him.
he could feel like lungs aching as he took desperate, short breaths, unable to calm down. the world around him was cloudy, and soon he found himself in the toilet, with heeseung holding his hands and hugging him like there was nothing else on the earth that mattered like him.
slowly, but surely, it brought him back to sanity, and the first thing he felt when he escaped from the numbness was a salty wetness over his lips, cheeks, and hands. he took shaky breaths and allowed himself to be calmed by the eldest in enhypen.
"are you feeling better?" heeseung's voice murmured, his hands warm around his.
sunoo nodded, hiccuping. it was all he felt like doing, and all he could do.
"great."
a few more moments passed for sunoo to catch his breath, and finally he could stand. heeseung smiled softly, standing with him and giving him a last long, warm hug.
"thanks, hyung," he whispered into the elder's chest, his hands latching around his waist.
"we gotta go get ready for your solo vlive, okay?" heeseung reminded him, and sunoo looked up into his doe eyes, soft from worry.
"ni-ki," sunoo choked out, the name bitter and scary to say.
"he'll understand. after the live, go talk to him and apologise. he's been off the whole day," heeseung advised.
sunoo nodded, and even though doubt prickled at his stomach, he listened to heeseung and went to get ready for his vlive.
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[pov switch]
and that's how ni-ki found himself crying his heart out on his bed, his head pulsing and his every muscle fatigued from the energy used by sobbing. his arms held his pillow tight, his only source of comfort. the other members were either all over sunoo or they didn't know what to do with him. which he didn't mind.
he really, honestly hadn't wanted sunoo to feel so terrible on his birthday. as soon as he left the room in a whirl of fury, he could hear sunoo breaking down, just as he always did when he was anxious or upset.
guilt had surged through him, but he didn't feel like sunoo wanted to see him. sunoo was probably furious that he had ruined his birthday.
more tears dripped off his nose onto the pillow as he let out a muffled sob, wishing with all his heart that the day had never happened. but of course, he felt bad for wishing for it. it was, after all, sunoo's special day.
his fingers dug into his pillow when he heard the door open suddenly.
"riki."
how foolish he had been for hoping it would be sunoo, here to comfort him. obviously sunoo would have gone for his vlive by then. instead, it was heeseung, the elder's familiar honeyish voice standing out from the rest of the members' voices. it must have come from the numerous years of singing, ni-ki thought.
the eldest sat next to him on the bed, his slender fingers instantly brushing across his back, sliding down his shirt in a series of calming strokes.
and ni-ki knew this was what he truly wanted inside, but he wanted this type of comfort from his boyfriend and his boyfriend only. he craved it. but would it be wrong to hope that sunoo would come in after his vlive ended and kiss him, hug him, assure him that everything would be okay?
another racking sob escaped him.
he was so tired of crying and feeling so hopeless.
"sunoo has gone for his vlive. but i asked him to talk to you after he comes back. don't worry, ni-ki, everything's going to be okay," heeseung suddenly soothed him, runnin a hand up his back for the last time before standing up to leave. "i know my presence isn't really going to help, so i'll go now."
ni-ki didn't make a sound or any movement, his breath catching in his throat at the thought of his boyfriend.
even when heeseung left, his words echoing in his ears, he clung to his bedsheets and pillow, the only hope that was left in his body being his trust in heeseung's words.
[timeskip]
and sure enough, a few hours later of crying and reflecting and driving himself crazy with his own thoughts, the door opened again. and this time, ni-ki could instantly feel sunoo's presence in the room making his heart a little bit lighter. just a little bit.
"riki."
and this time, the voice that spoke his name was tipped with anxiety, smooth and sweet, tainted with what ni-ki could only identify as sincere guilt.
with shaky limbs he lifted his whole body into a sitting position, wiping away his tears before looking into sunoo's clear, hazel eyes. how they shone with so much remorse and love for him was unreal to him, and before he felt the familiar anger rise in him he held out his arms for a hug.
luckily, sunoo nodded, understanding him, and walked over into his arms, and ni-ki heard him instantly collapse into sobs. he pulled sunoo onto the bed so he was lying down, his face upwards towards the ceiling, tears dotting his cheeks. he wrapped his arms around the older boy, feeling himself melt against the warmth of his boyfriend as he let his tears roll down his cheeks, finally graced by the presence of his hyung.
"hyung," he whispered shakily, clutching firmly onto the shirt sunoo had worn to his solo vlive, all his emotions escaping alongside his tears.
and finally, he felt a gentle kiss press against his temple, the feeling like a wave washing over his toes at the seaside. refreshing, tender and peaceful.
"ni-ki," sunoo sobbed, his voice cracking as he held the younger tightly in his arms, "i'm sorry i said that. i should have realised that you were annoyed by everyone taking all my time and that i allowed it to happen. i was only kidding."
the words came out in a rush, and hiccups cut the older off every few words, but ni-ki could hear the raw sincerity behind them, touching his heart.
but the affection that he felt when sunoo said those words faded into fierce concern when sunoo had his second panic attack of the day, his sobs turning into fast, pressing breaths. he was hyperventilating at a very fast speed, tears streaming down his face.
worry flooded over ni-ki, along with a terrible sense of guilt. sunoo was in this state because he had been so irritated that day.
"hyung," he murmured, burying his nose into sunoo's neck, pressing gentle kisses there, putting his hands on the older's waist to stop him from shaking. "it's okay, it's gonna be okay. i'm sorry too."
the room was suddenly filled with the older's heavy breaths and coughing, and ni-ki holding him tight, wanting to do nothing other than keep sunoo there, safe and sound.
"calm down, hyung," he whispered into his boyfriend's ear, tugging his waist closer to plant more kisses along sunoo's forehead, running his fingers through his locks.
patiently, he continued repeating this until sunoo finally calmed down, his hands shaking as ni-ki took them into his, squeezing them gently. he held sunoo close to his chest, letting the continuous flow of tears drop onto his chest, wetting it, but he didn't care.
"are you okay, sunoo hyung?" was all he could say, between dropping kisses onto the tear-stained skin, his previous tears drying on his own cheeks.
after a while more of hugging his boyfriend and whispering reassurances, sunoo finally nodded, and took a long, deep breath, looking a lot calmer than before. ni-ki felt relief wash over him, and he pulled sunoo into a sitting position on his bed.
"i'm so sorry for acting like a brat all day," he apologised frantically, gazing straight into the eyes he knew all too well; his own brownish orbs had searched the older's a thousand times before.
sunoo inhaled shakily, and managed to mumble, "and i'm sorry for saying sunghoon hyung kisses better than you," with his fingers fidgeting with each other.
"i love you, hyung," ni-ki had the urge to burst out, and he watched affectionately as a smile grew steadily on sunoo's face, his lips twitching. he looked gorgeous, his eyes shiny, his makeup smudged from when he put it on for the vlive.
"i love you too," sunoo replied simply, grabbing hold of ni-ki's hands and pulling them both back onto the bed. ni-ki felt a jolt of excitement pass through him, and most of all, satisfaction that sunoo was finally giving him the attention he had so desperately craved for with no particular reason. he just loved it.
and with their teary eyes and soft smiles, ni-ki was glad that sunoo was his, and that he was sunoo's. especially at the moment as he hovered above the older, their eyes meeting in an intense gaze of pure love between them, his nose brushing gently against his.
"you're beautiful, hyung, so beautiful," he commented with their faces so close that their lips brushed when he spoke, "i shouldn't have been so selfish today."
sunoo didn't say anything, but his eyes shone and ni-ki knew that it was an indication that everything was okay, they were in each other's arms again. and that's why when sunoo pulled his downwards for a kiss, he didn't refuse.
(alexa, play cruel summer by taylor swift - i can't believe it played in my playlist at the right time :sobs:)
ni-ki would definitely be lying if he said that he didn't enjoy the kiss. he loved it with his whole heart. it felt as if all emotions were mixed in with the passionate kiss; every time their lips parted for air, they came back wanting more and feeling more sensual.
ni-ki could faintly feel sunoo's hands holding his shirt tightly, but all he was concerned with was how sunoo's lips slid perfectly into his, tasting like candy and chocolate all at once.
"you ate some sweets during your live, didn't you?" ni-ki teased breathlessly as they caught their breaths for a second, before swooping down again and planting kisses along the column of sunoo's neck. the latter shuddered underneath him.
"y-yeah. what about it? i had macarons and -" here, he mewled quietly when ni-ki sunk his teeth into his earlobe, "and chocolate chip cookies."
"that's nice," riki cooed against sunoo's neck, letting his tongue draw over a tiny section of it. "care to share?"
the older whimpered in response, "gladly."
and ni-ki smirked, tilting his head back upwards to devour sunoo's lips again, his tongue eager and immediately sinking deep into sunoo's open mouth, meeting sunoo's in a daze. he was instantly greeted by a sweet taste, which only got stronger when sunoo's tongue raked across his sloppily yet it felt amazing.
and that was how sunoo spent the afternoon of his birthday.
[timeskip & pov switch]
"happy birthday to you!" the members sang in unison as sunoo beamed around the glow of the lit candles on his birthday cake, his heart about to burst from the love he was receiving. as the song gradually ended, he blew out his candles.
i wish that every day would end as well as this day. he wished, looking up and meeting the affectionate eyes of his boyfriend who was in front of him, holding the cake for him. the smile on the younger's face was irreplaceable, as well as the sparkle of delight and love in his pretty eyes.
everyone clapped gleefully, pleased that he was happy. and in that moment, all that mattered, was that he was having a happy birthday with his members, completed with the absolutely necessary cherry on top, nishimura riki.