His alarm clock blasting out through the room stirred Taehyung awake, and with a mask of pure annoyance, he shut it off and sank back into the armchair.

"What the hell..."

He shot his eyes open again at the sound of the hoarse voice, only to see a sleepy Jeongguk stare at him through squinted eyes. "Go back to sleep," he said in haste. The younger wasn't supposed to know that he slept there, but he didn't really think this through.

"What are you doing?" Jeongguk croaked out as he sat with his knees on the couch, rubbing his eyes with his fists.

"Nothing, I have to get ready for work."

"Did you sleep here?"

"Can you just go back to sleep?" Taehyung exploded out of his seat and vanished towards the bathroom, leaving behind an utterly confused Jeongguk.

Despite Taehyung telling him to go back to sleep since it was still early in the morning, he went to the kitchen to make some coffee, thinking he could just skip uni and sleep some more once he would go home later.

It took him a while to make the coffee since his brain couldn't function properly yet by the sudden wake-up so early in the morning. Through some struggling, he managed to complete his task and sat on a chair with a cup of coffee in his hands.

He took some sips, the hot brew burning his tongue lightly, but he didn't pay any attention to the sizzling sensation since his need for coffee was greater. He heard a door opening, and he eagerly waited for the older to come to give him his cup of coffee, but the only thing that happened was to hear another door closing, probably his bedroom door this time.

Shrugging faintly, he took the opportunity to visit the bathroom as well. After he freshened up real quick, he pondered over if he should check on Taehyung.

He edged closer to his room and knocked on the door. His brows creased as he didn't get an answer, and he slid the door open with hesitant moves to peek inside. Seeing Taehyung bent over in nothing but his boxers, his upper body lost in the closet while he probably looked for something to wear, brought an amused smirk to his lips. "That's a nice view."

Taehyung yelped and jumped at his sudden and silent appearance, slamming his head against the closet by his scare. A frown of stark pain engulfed his face as he straightened his posture and rubbed soothing circles on his aching head, inaudible whines leaving his lips.

A surge of panic rushed through Jeongguk's chest that shook him into scuttling to his side and caging him in his hug. "Fuck, I'm sorry. I didn't want to scare you." He drew a string of palliative kisses on his head insensibly.

"Why aren't you sleeping?" Taehyung snapped at him as he pushed him back. Although his tender action made him feel all soft inside and protected, it also sent a weird feeling spiraling in his stomach that he didn't like at all.

Jeongguk rolled his eyes and took a step back as he heaved a sigh. "I'll sleep later. Go drink your coffee." He located the clothes he had left there the last time and grabbed them from the chair. He undressed leisurely, unaware of Taehyung's puppy eyes that bored into him.

"You made coffee for me?"

"I made coffee for both of us." He chuckled, pulling his pants on. "Does it count?" He glanced at him and stilled as he observed his cute pout and big doe eyes. "Is it better if I say that I made coffee for me but some remained and you can have it?"

"Actually yes. Thank you." He broke into a faint smile as he flew his arms around him, crushing him into his embrace.

Jeongguk sucked in a sharp breath at the impact and instinctively ringed his body with a secure arm. He wasn't able to relish his warmth for long since Taehyung withdrew seconds later, but a quick peck on his lips switched his disappointment to shock.

Taehyung became conscious of what he did when he discerned his astonishment, and his eyes popped, surprised by his own actions. "That never happened," he stated as he shook his head on repeat and stepped aside.

Jeongguk seized his hand, dragging him towards the bed, and he pushed him down with a fraction of force and ultimate care. Sparks of glee entered his system as Taehyung's angelic giggles infiltrated his senses. "Either kiss me properly or don't do it at all." His tone was playful, but he meant every word. He bombarded his face with delicate pecks as he poked his sides to educe more laughs from him.

"It was a mistake!" Taehyung screeched when Jeongguk started tickling him more. "It w-was out o-of impulse—I can't b-b-breath."

Although his jerky movements and enchanting chuckles were the most adorable to Jeongguk's eyes and ears — the reason unknown as usual — he decided to let the boy breathe properly. He ran his fingers through his hair and held his head gently, peering at him with a fond gaze, as Taehyung's giggles gradually stopped and left a warm smile on his lips.

"Kiss me and I promise I'll forget about it the moment you stop."

Taehyung lowered his gaze, eyes flitting from left to right as he nibbled his bottom lip. "You're lying."

"I'm not. It won't mean anything, I promise. We talked about this, anyway."

"It won't mean anything," he murmured mostly to himself as his uneasy expression mellowed.

Missing the bitter smile that surfaced on Jeongguk's face for a split second, he closed the gap between them and captured his desirable lips, inhaling deeply from his nose as their tongues met with an eager clash.

The younger hummed into his mouth, tugging at his locks as he tilted his head to deepen the kiss more. He didn't know why it felt so good and why he couldn't get enough of him.

Knowing that if he stopped he wouldn't dare to ask him for another kiss, Taehyung paid no mind to his hammering heart and the lack of air and kissed him harder. His movements grew more urgent, hands running over his bare back, sucking his tongue and biting his bottom lip.

Jeongguk whimpered at his actions, and it was the first time someone elicited a sound like this from him. He almost couldn't feel his lips anymore from all the kissing and sucking for such a long time, and he was reaching the end of his limits.

He had to pull away in order to breathe properly, and when he was about to do so, Taehyung beat him to it.

They gasped for air as they held each other; Taehyung threw his head back, staring at the ceiling in a daze, and the younger laid his head on his shoulder.

"Jeongguk?"

"Hmm?"

"Did you forget about it?"

Jeongguk slid off him but kept his arm wrapped around his torso and propped his elbow against the mattress, eyes anchored on his anxious face. "Do you want me to say yes?"

Taehyung rolled onto his side to face him. "I don't think I want that."

"That's good then." He brushed his hair back with a gentle move, a mild smile stretching over his lips. "I wouldn't be able to forget it even if I wanted to."

"But it still doesn't mean anything, right?"

Jeongguk forced his small smile into a bigger one as he planted a light kiss on his forehead. "Nothing at all."

Taehyung copied his smile, feeling relieved at his words, and pecked his lips.

"Come on, you'll be late for work. Go drink your coffee." Jeongguk sat up in the bed and pulled the boy with him.

"I'll take some coffee with me, don't worry." They got out of bed since he had to get ready and leave soon. "Wait, don't you have to go to uni?"

"Oh. Yeah, but I'm gonna skip. Too boring."

"Yah! You can't just not go."

"Taehyung, if I wanted to be lectured about that, I would have stayed home to listen to Hyekyo bitching about it. You're my happy place, and my happy place is not allowed to scold me, okay?" He inched closer and cupped his now surprised face.

"I'm your... I'm your what?"

"You know, you said that for you having sex with me is a chance to slow down and take a breath. I thought about it, and for me is a chance to be away from all the nagging and just chill. So it's my happy place."

"Wow, that's... that's a really nice way to rename having sex with someone."

The younger cracked a smile as he stroked his cheeks with his thumbs and then retracted his hands. "So no nagging or scolding is allowed in this happy place."

"Okay. But I'm not responsible if you fail your classes."

"Oh, that's totally on me, don't worry about that," Jeongguk snickered, causing him to snort.

"Okay then."

. . .

Fully ready, they walked out of the house, and Jeongguk accompanied him to his car. "You sure you don't want me to drive you home?" Taehyung asked. "I have some time left."

"I live in the complete opposite direction from your office. Don't worry, the bus stop is close by."

"Okay." Taehyung flashed a smile as he glanced away, timid. "See you tonight at nine?"

"Yes, pup." He caressed his head and held his nape. His hand lingered there as he twisted around to leave, but the older grasped it the moment he dropped it.

A bashful expression painted over Taehyung's features as he pulled him nearer until they stood a breath away from each other. "Thank you."

"For what?"

"For everything, really. Helping me, carrying me, making me coffee, making me feel good. I realized I never said thank you and that's not okay."

"You've thanked me before, and you don't have to thank me every time I do something. And especially about making you feel good."

"I feel like I do, though. You're so good to me."

"Yes because you're so good for me." Jeongguk threw him a mischievous wink, hiding a few innuendos in his sly tone and action.

The older giggled at his flirty behavior as he gave his shoulder a playful push. "I'm trying to thank you here and you're teasing me!"

"And you love it! Look at you, you're laughing." Both chuckled at his words as they held eye contact. He seized on the silence that surrounded them to ask something that wandered in his head since he woke up. "Did you really sleep in the armchair?"

"Oh, um, I really have to go." Taehyung ducked his head and pivoted to unlock his car.

"You suddenly have to go now, huh?" Jeongguk spanked his ass since it was right there in front of him and tempting him to do it.

"Jeongguk!" he squeaked in shock as he didn't expect that in the slightest.

"Leave, you cute whiny baby." Not caring about his reaction, he snatched his face and gave him a long kiss on his lips. "See you tonight." With that, he veered off and disappeared towards the bus stop, leaving a throughout flustered and dumbstruck Taehyung behind.

Once he got on the bus, he slipped his phone out of his pocket and saw a few texts from Yuju that she sent him last night.

Yuju: Hey, it's been a while. Wanna meet?

Yuju: I really want to relax a bit and you always make me feel so good, please?

Yuju: I guess you're busy. Text me whenever you can.

A sigh escaped his mouth as his thumb hovered above the texts on the screen, musing over if he should answer or not.

Jeongguk: I'll be busy for a few days. I'll text you when I can.

He stuffed his phone back into his pocket and looked out the window. He couldn't understand why he was still feeling bad about lying to Taehyung. Did he really care for the boy? Was that the reason he was feeling bad? No, that's not it, he thought, shaking his head faintly. I don't care that much. He's just good in sex and knows how to turn me on. Right? Right.

He was this close to calling Yuju to prove to himself that he didn't care about him, but decided against it with the excuse that he was too tired.

The moment he arrived at his house, he went to his bedroom, undressed, and crawled under the covers. He made sure to have his phone in silent mode, not wanting anyone to disturb his peaceful sleep, and that was how he slept for six more hours without any interruptions.

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Taehyung was a bit behind in his work since he didn't work that much on the weekend, but he was able to make up for most of it today. Even at his lunch break, he didn't stop reviewing files and keeping notes. He successfully kept the younger boy out of his mind — for most of the time at least — and focused on his work so he could be completely free at night.

He didn't even know what he wanted. One moment he was freaking out because Jeongguk said or did something intimate, and the next, he was the one initiating something intimate. That didn't make sense.

Was it wrong that he wanted to kiss him without necessarily wanting the kiss to lead to sex? Was it wrong that he wanted to cuddle him and sleep next to him? Well, maybe these things weren't wrong, but they were definitely not normal. He was just having sex with Jeongguk because it felt good. He wanted to relieve some tension and stress and just wanted to have a good time.

Their relationship didn't include feelings and it never should because that would only complicate things. But Taehyung shouldn't be having the need to kiss the boy and cuddle him to sleep if what they had was solely based on sex.

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