viii. pianissimo

when jihoon wakes up that sunday morning, he sees that the call is still ongoing and what seems to be soonyoung's kitchen counter can be seen on his screen. the boy rubs his eyes a little more and squints. at the same moment, he sees soonyoung walking back and forth with a pink apron on.

the latter glances at his phone for a quick second and a smile appears on his face when he notices that jihoon is already awake. he waves happily at the camera and greets a good morning, which jihoon clearly understood. "what's happening? i'm confused," jihoon mumbles with his eyes closed. soonyoung hurriedly types his response and hits send.

i'm making breakfast!

"hm that's nice," the younger replies, burying half of his face into the pillow. "what's for breakfast?" he adds. soonyoung shows the pan and pouts before typing again.

eggs and bacon because i'm a basic cook 😅 i'll come over to bring you some

jihoon feels his heart melt. having breakfast with soonyoung is not a part of his plans for sunday but it seems like he couldn't resist. plus, he's too lazy to prepare breakfast for himself. the video call ends shortly after jihoon tells soonyoung that he'll be taking a shower first, and a few minutes later, jihoon finds himself all dressed up in his favorite oversized clothes. honestly, he planned to dress up nicely at first since a guest is coming over but then again, he realizes that it's his house and comfort comes first.

when he receives a text from his friend, he hastens to open the door. "good morning, jihoonie!" soonyoung greets. he is carrying a picnic basket and jihoon could already enjoy the aroma of toast, eggs and bacon. he lets the boy step inside and he waits for him to take his shoes off before they proceed to the kitchen.

"this place is cute, like the owner," soonyoung says. of course, the other can't hear him. he places the basket down on the kitchen island to prepare the food while jihoon sits on the countertop near him, yawning. "still sleepy?" the older asks.

"yeah."

soonyoung steals glances from the sleepy boy from time to time and giggles to himself. on the other hand, jihoon tries his best to keep his eyes open although his head is already hanging low- it didn't take long before he gave up and let his eyes fall shut though. "my, my, jihoonie. you look so cute," soonyoung says, moving close to grab a plate next to the boy.

before soonyoung could even go back to his place, he feels two arms wrap around him, followed by jihoon nuzzling into his neck to sleep. "baby, i'm still preparing our food," soonyoung mutters, trying to slip off jihoon's grip. and while at it, he realizes what he just called the younger. "oh my god. for once, i'm so thankful you can't hear," he sighs in relief.

the boy finds it difficult to move when he feels all of jihoon's upper body go limp. he hesitates to wrap his arms around the smaller's waist but he does it anyway, just so the boy wouldn't just slide off the countertop. and after a whole minute (which felt like an hour), soonyoung finally decides to just take the sleeping boy to the couch at the living room, so his hands slowly reach for jihoon's thighs and he carries him just like that.

soonyoung thought it's all going to be over once he lays jihoon down on the couch, but the younger wouldn't let go- his arms remain around soonyoung's neck so the boy has no choice but to let himself be pulled onto the couch with his friend. soonyoung is left with no choice but to cuddle in, feeling the rise and fall of jihoon's chest as he plays with the latter's soft hair.

and just like that, they both forget about breakfast.

AUTHOR'S NOTE
boi this turned out shitty
-j