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"babe."

"jungwon."

"who's jungwon?"

you looked over at your boyfriend tiredly. "honey, you know i'm busy with this project. i have to get it done by tomorrow."

jungwon nodded. "today is today and tomorrow is tomorrow. finish it tomorrow."

he patted the spot next to him on the bed, head tilted cutely, but you shook your head no. "no, won. i told you i'd be busy tonight and you told me you were okay with that. remember?"

you turned back to your computer and continued typing. your boss would undoubtedly fire you if you didn't get this done and as much as you loved jungwon, he could not distract you right now.

and that little shit knew you loved when he was clingy. clingy jungwon was your favorite jungwon. all sweet and cuddly for you. he was precious, truly.

"i had a really hard day today," jungwon finally said. "it was kind of bad."

come to think of it, you had been so busy that you forgot to ask jungwon how his day was. he always got clingy when you forgot about him.

"oh, baby, i'm sorry," your full attention was finally on him. "i was so focused on this that i didn't even ask. what happened?"

you opened your arms for him and he happily got off the bed and sat on your lap, letting you coddle him for the time being.

"i messed up really bad at practice today, and because i messed up, the other members messed up too," jungwon shook his head thinking about it. "our choreographer was so pissed. he said some pretty nasty things to niki and that made me mad, then everyone else was mad. it was just a very irritating day."

"everyone messes up, i just want to start with that," you said quietly, stroking jungwon's nearly dry hair from the shower. "and the good thing is that this day is almost over and tomorrow will be better. right?"

jungwon hummed. he was curled up like a cat in your lap now, his head on your shoulder. "i think you're doing a great job, jungwon. your job is so hard. there are gonna be days that are horrible but the good thing is that it'll pay off and those will be the best days."

"i know," jungwon sighed against your collarbone. "i just hate being annoyed. it's not in my nature."

"everyone gets annoyed," you told him. "and i'm sorry for being annoyed with you earlier when i had no idea you had such a bad day. i should have asked you as soon as you got home."

jungwon smiled sweetly. "it's okay. you can make it up to me."

"do you wanna stay in my lap while i finish?" you asked.

"please."

so jungwon stayed curled up in your lap like the perfect little cat he was while you typed away, you arm behind his back as you encased him in your space. sometimes jungwon just needed to be held, and that's the least you could do for him. he held you all the time so if he needed to be held like this every now and then, you were more than happy to let him have what he wanted.

after a while, you finally wrapped up your project and told yourself you'd proof it tomorrow. your hand went to jungwon's nape to play with his hair, and only then did you realize the sweet boy fell asleep.

you smiled and gently shook him. "jungwon, let's lay down."

he hummed tiredly, slowly doing as you said and plopping onto the bed. you had planned on going to the dresser to find pajamas, but jungwon caught your wrist.

"lay down with me." he mumbled.

"i'm gonna change really fast."

he shook his head, eyes closed and lips pouted. "miss how warm you are. come back."

you chuckled and gave into jungwon, sliding under the covers so he could wrap around you like he was made to do it. you ran your fingers through his hair and felt his steady breath on your collarbones. baby was tired and as badly as you wanted to put comfier pants on, you decided that jungwon needed more comfort than you did tonight.

you were up first the next morning, and jungwon was still tightly wrapped around you. his leg tangled with yours and his arm was tightly wrapped around your torso. his head was in the crook of your neck, his body hot against yours. jungwon really needed his comfort because you had never woken up with him still cuddling you like this before.

you gave him a few more minutes before trying to slide out of his grip, desperately wanting to brush your teeth and start the coffee pot for the both of you.

but as soon as his head was no longer in the crook of your neck, he woke up. "where are you going?"

"bathroom."

he shook his head, still as groggy as he was last night. "another hour?"

"won, are you okay?" you whispered. "you're normally not this clingy. it's perfectly fine that you are but i just want to know you're okay."

"i messed up in practice yesterday," jungwon repeated himself, his eyes still closed and voice muffled by the pillows. "but i messed up because i was distracted thinking about whether or not you were mad at me."

you relaxed back into the mattress and looked at him with furrowed eyebrows. "why would i be mad at you, babe?"

"you weren't texting me back very often and when you did, your replies were short," jungwon whispered, his voice breaking ever so slightly. "so yesterday i was just really anxious about everything and i want to stay cuddled like this where i know you're not mad."

"jungwon, i was not mad at you," you patted his head. "i'm sorry i let work get so hectic that i made you feel that way. i'll make sure to not let work stress me out like that again, okay?"

he nodded sleepily in your arms. "i love you."

"i love you, won," you kissed his forehead. "another hour and then i'll make us breakfast, mkay?"

an hour later, you and jungwon were finally out of bed, ready to conquer the new day today. you made your cup of coffee and started breakfast - jungwon's favorite. as you stood at the stove, you felt a pair of arms wrap around you and then jungwon's cheek was pressed firmly into your back. he liked being melded to you like this, where he could feel your warmth and your back moving with your breathing.

he liked that you didn't push him away, especially when he was having a hard time. you let him do whatever he needed and you never complained about him being clingy. in fact, he couldn't recall a time where you ever even attempted to push him away. you were always very receptive to his affection.

"i love you, jungwon," jungwon liked that he could feel your voice vibrating through your body. "a lot."

"i love you a lot," he replied. "thank you for not pushing me away. ever."

"i would be a fool if i pushed you away, jungwon," you reassured him. "you mean the world to me and i need to show it better."

"you do, babe," jungwon kissed your back. "you're everything to me, too."

you smiled. "ready for breakfast?"

"as long as i can sit as close as possible to you."

"you can sit in my lap if you really want to," you told him. "you know it doesn't bother me."

jungwon smiled again. "perfect."

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