four || my inspiration

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Beomgyu was annoyed.

When he accepted the offer to represent Ito Academy with four other students he never knew it meant going to school on a fucking Sunday to meet up with them! The ravenette was pissed off when trying to find room 553, he didn't even know there was a room number with that! perhaps it's because all my classes are downstairs. not on the third floor!

Beomgyu was heaving and huffing while climbing up to the third floor. Ito Academy had a total of three floors which was so extra! There was a big courtyard in the middle and the garden behind the school was breathtaking though. However, Beomgyu felt bad for the students who have classes downstairs and upstairs every day.

All he wanted to do was go back home, fall back asleep, and enjoy the dreams he had with Taehyun in it. If he knew being in this group would require him to wake up at 11 am, he would've rejected it! I wonder how cute Taehyun would look when he just woke up...

Beomgyu quickly shook off his thoughts about the redhead and scanned the hallway for class 553. After what felt like five hours but only ten minutes Beomgyu had finally found the room.

He heard small muffled voices on the other side of the door, feeling a bit relieved that he wasn't so early that nobody was there. Opening the door, the voices cut off as it went silent. Beomgyu stood in the doorway and stared at the males in front of him. Two were sitting down on top of the desks next to each other, one was in one of the seats with his headphones plugged in, and one was leaning against the wall near the window.

Beomgyu nervously gulped and smiled, "Hello." He greeted the other males in the room politely.

"Well isn't it the infamous Choi Beomgyu!" A voice caught Beomgyu's attention. He saw a male walk toward him with a wide smile. Ah, he must be Lee Heeseung. Beomgyu thought to himself watching the brunette walked up to him. Heeseung was one of the popular kids, but he wasn't snobby rich, or annoyingly rude. He was popular because of his outgoing personality and kindness. Not to mention the two were partnered up on a chemistry project during Beomgyu's sophomore year.

"Heeseung, hello." Beomgyu smiled at the male. "How's your nose and that notebook? I bet your clothes smelled like grape juice for days." Heeseung teased throwing an arm around Beomgyu who awkwardly smiled. He forgot that everyone knew about the grape juice incident with his Taehyun.

"Well-"

"Never mind that, let me introduce you to the other group members," Heeseung said and dragged Beomgyu around the room. The two stopped in front of the male who had his headphones in. Heeseung tapped the desk to gain the male's attention making him look up.

Beomgyu wouldn't lie, this man was incredibly handsome, his hair was black with blue and white streaks and his eyes were sharp and his face was sculpted amazingly. "Okay, Beomgyu! This is Xu Minghao." Heeseung said as Minghao took his headphones out.

"It's nice to meet you Minghao, I've never seen you around before though. Are you an underclassman?" Beomgyu asked extending his hand out in front of the other. A small soft chuckle left Minghao's lips as he shook his head no.

"No, I'm a senior," Minghao said and gladly accepted Beomgyu's handshake. "I have mostly music classes and classes on the third floor or outside of the school so maybe that's why we haven't seen each other around." He explained. A soft hum left Beomgyu's lips as he nodded from the explanation.

"Next member!" Heeseung suddenly said pulling Beomgyu away from Minghao who just sat back in his seat and put his headphones back on. Beomgyu didn't mind at all, to be honest. This opportunity was a good chance for the male to make new friends.

Heeseung and Beomgyu walked up to the male who was sitting at a desk. A wide smile was set on his face when the two walked over. "Beomgyu! When I saw your name on the letter I was so excited to work with you!" He said.

"I'm Yang Jeongin!" Jeongin said and proudly introduced himself to the latter. Beomgyu knew Jeongin, he was the leader of the gardening club and treated Beomgyu well when the two were partnered up for a group project when Beomgyu took botany class. "It's so nice to work with you again, Jeongin," Beomgyu said and patted the male's blonde hair.

"Oh yeah! How's your never-ending crush on Taehyun!" Jeongin said which instantly made Beomgyu's face turn a dark shade of red. "Wait- You know!?" He blurted out shocked.

"Well of course we know, almost everyone has a hunch or knows you have feelings for Kang Taehyun." Minghao suddenly said, making Beomgyu flinch. He didn't even hear footsteps behind him! "It's okay, Beom, your secret is safe with us!" Heeseung said and brought a finger up to his lips and imitated a zip line.

This is embarrassing, wait- what if Taehyun knows!?

"Don't tell me you guys forgot about me! I feel so lonely while you guys are in a group over here." A new voice said as a male walked up to the group and sat next to Jeongin. "Yoon Jaehyuk." The male introduced himself and extended a hand out to Beomgyu who gladly accepted it.

"Alright, is your show and tell over?" A new voice interrupted the little gathering. All five boys turned their heads and saw Mr. Kim in the doorway smiling at them, Mr. Kim was one of the teachers who worked with the student council to plan events and make them happen. "Since you all know what you're here for I just wanted to let you guys know a little bit more details on what this contest will look like and obviously, you five are in charge of what you showcase." Mr. Kim explained as all five boys sat down on the chairs to listen.

After an hour or so of explaining Mr. Kim finally finished up as all five boys looked at each other. "So...What do you guys think we should do?" Jeongin broke the silence as all of them were deep in thought.

"We can do a magic trick! Let's saw Heeseung in half!" Jaehyuk recommended.

"No! Why me!?" Heeseung quickly protested.

Beomgyu sat there silently thinking of what to do, his eyes slowly lit up as an idea. "Do you guys know how to play instruments?" He suddenly asked.

Beomgyu was relieved to know that all four boys knew how to play some sort of instrument. "Why don't we sing? You guys can sing right?"

"Won't other school groups be singing as well?" Minghao frowned, doubting the idea since it was always overly used. But much better than sawing someone in half. "What if I write a song for us?" Beomgyu said, making the others interested.

"You know how to write songs?" Heeseung asked curiously, yet excited. "I used to write songs all the time in middle school," Beomgyu said and smiled, thinking about the past and how he would write songs to sing to Taehyun in the future. Sadly, he doesn't think that'd happen soon.

"You know, that's not a bad idea." Jaehyuk budded in agreeing with the idea, and soon enough the others started agreeing with Beomgyu's idea. The male felt happy that he could help out and hopefully prove that their school was the best. He secretly hoped that Taehyun would be at the lantern festival.

"Let's make a group chat to discuss it then. I think it's time for us to leave now. Being in school on a Sunday makes me shiver." Jeongin said as he pretended to have the chills. The others agreed and exchanged phone numbers before leaving one by one.

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Beomgyu never knew it was so complicated to write a song, a good one. Looking back at his notes from middle school he couldn't help but cringe hard at how happy he was for love. Right now, he was walking down the busy streets of Seoul trying to get some sort of inspiration.

The male walked down the street for a few more minutes before stopping by a bakery, the smell of the pastries made Beomgyu's stomach grumble loudly. A small little break won't hurt.

Beomgyu walked through the door as the little bell above went off, the cool air wrapped around Beomgyu's body like a cool blanket, much better than the hot sun from outside. Walking up to the front he looked at the multiple desserts displayed in the glass container.

"Hello. Welcome to Angel Bakery what can I get you?" One of the workers asked, Beomgyu's eyes widened as his heart raced slightly. He knew that voice, he knew that tone. Quickly looking up he met eyes with the redhead who had always made his heart race too much.

"Taehyun." Beomgyu breathed out. Taehyun's eyes widened as his smile tightened slightly. Beomgyu could see the calm expression turn into a slight angry one watching the male's face tint a light shade of red. "What the hell are you doing here," Taehyun mumbled lowly as his grip on the screen tightened.

"Aww my darling, aren't you happy to see me?" Beomgyu smirked and leaned forward. Taehyun breathed in slowly trying to calm himself and not punch Beomgyu right there. "Order your shit and get out."

"What time do you get off work?" Beomgyu asked as his eyes roamed down Taehyun's body. The male was dressed in a neat white button-up that was tucked into some black jeans. He had a white apron wrapped around his waist tightly.

Taehyun most definitely noticed Beomgyu checking him out, a small groan came from Beomgyu when Taehyun slapped his head. "I'm not telling you! Hurry up and order." He said rushing the elder, just begging him to leave.

"Tell me what time you get off and then I'll order, Taehyunie!" Beomgyu smiled as more customers came in and waited behind the male. Taehyun bit his lip and sighed slowly giving up. "4:45 pm." He dryly responded.

"I'll get the strawberry tiramisu and an iced americano," Beomgyu ordered finally, Taehyun just nodded and told the elder the amount he owed. After paying, Beomgyu walked over to one of the seats near the window and sat down. Unzipping his bag he pulled out his notebook and started thinking about anything for the song.

After a few minutes, Taehyun silently came to the table Beomgyu sat at and placed down the things he ordered. Before he could walk away Beomgyu quickly grabbed the male's wrist stopping him, "Let go. Beomgyu." Taehyun gritted out and harshly got his wrist out of the male's grip.

"Taehyun-ah, you forgot something," Beomgyu said staring at the stuff on the table with a frown. Taehyun squinted his eyes and scoffed, he was sure that the stuff he placed down on the table was correct. "Don't fuck with me when I'm at work!"

"No no, Taehyun darling," Beomgyu said smiling at the male. "What did I forget Beomgyu!?" Taehyun groaned already annoyed by the elder's bullshit.

Beomgyu's cheeky smile went wider before he tapped his cheek. "A kiss Taehyunie~," He said and closed his eyes expecting something.

Taehyun blankly stared at the elder as his hands began shaking in anger. Grabbing the elder's soft black hair he quickly slammed the male's face into the tiramisu cake. Shocking other customers around them.

"Taehyun!" One of his coworkers said and quickly dragged the male away from Beomgyu who groaned softly, wiping his eyes because of the dessert. His whole face was covered in frosting as slices of strawberries stuck to his cheeks. "I'm so so sorry sir-" A lady with blonde hair said in a panic. Beomgyu looked at the nametag as it read 'Yena'

Man, I swear that worked in the dream I had.

"It's okay!" Beomgyu smiled and took the cloth that the female had offered him. Wiping his face he glanced at the notebook and was relieved to know nothing got on it. An elderly man came out from the back and walked over to Beomgyu. "I'm so sorry for the issue with one of our worker's sirs, would you like a refund?"

Beomgyu bit his lip softly, guessing the male in front of him was Taehyun's manager. "No, sir..." Beomgyu said getting up and packing his things. His mind wandered to a specific redhead before sighing. "However, I do have a request." The male said.

"Taehyun, please don't fire him. It was a simple mistake between two friends. I would gladly appreciate it if you didn't fire him." Beomgyu said calmly to the elder man. Who stared at him in shock before nodding quickly. Beomgyu chuckled a small thank you and looked at the back where Taehyun was sitting down with his head low and a coworker talking to him.

Bowing to the elder man he sighed softly and wished them goodbye before walking out of the bakery, his heart wincing just thinking about what would happen to Taehyun. If he's okay, then I'll be okay.

The male thought to himself before walking off home.

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"Taehyun-ah!" Beomgyu ran after the male who excitedly ran away from the elder.

Right now the two were in a giant garden field. Tall trees surrounded the two as multiple flowers covered the grassy land. Butterflies and wildlife surrounded the two as the calm warm wind swayed their hair. The sun shining between the leaves creates a soft hue on their faces.

"Hyung catch up!" Taehyun smiled widely before running off again. The two were grown men, yet played and treated each other as if they were children. After all, who wouldn't want to fulfill their childhood fantasies?

The chase between the two came to a stop as both of them were too tired to continue anymore running. Sitting underneath a giant oak tree, the two stared off into the giant field. The soft wind danced around them as Taehyun had his head leaning onto the elder's shoulder.

"Hyung," The younger called out gaining Beomgyu's attention. The younger intertwined their hands as the rings they wore shined brightly under the sun. "Do you remember my favorite flower?"

Beomgyu was taken aback by the sudden question, biting his lip in deep thought he shook his head and took a guess. "Roses?"

A small giggle left Taehyun's lips as the male shook his head no. Sitting up and staring at the elder with fondness in his eyes he smiled. "No hyung. It's peonies."

"Do you know why?"

Beomgyu shook his head no as he listened closely to every word Taehyun said.

"Some say that peonies signify love, happiness, romance, and beauty." Taehyun started as he looked down at the field full of flowers. "But it can also mean a long and happy marriage."

Beomgyu's heart started racing even more when Taehyun made direct eye contact with the elder. "So that's why, If I'm able to, I would give you a peony every day because you are my happiness."

"I would give you a dahlia every day, Tae." The elder spoke softly and pulled the younger closer. Taehyun chuckled softly and leaned his head onto the crook of Beomgyu's neck, the blonde strands tickling him slightly. "Why?"

"It's said dahlias symbolize commitment and an everlasting bond," Beomgyu said staring at the male.

"So giving you one every day would show that my love for you, is everlasting."

Taehyun smiled and widened before hugging the elder tightly, "What if one day, I'm not there hyung, what if one day I'm somewhere else?" He asked softly.

"Then Taehyun," Beomgyu said gladly hugging the other back.

"I'll run to you."

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Beomgyu sat up quickly as he gasped loudly, beads of sweat dripped down his forehead as his eyes looked around the dark room, only the faint light of the moon shining through his curtains showed.

"I'll run to you." He whispered out staring at his hands as his heart was beating fast. A faint idea slowly crept up into his mind as his eyes lay on the notebook that was on his desk.

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a/n : thank you for reading! I apologize if there isn't much taegyu content right now or if they're not getting close enough and that it's going slow T^T

also for those who need help on what the boys look like here is a photo :]