The snow had began to fall more heavily by the time Baekhyun pulled up to Chanyeol's apartment complex and parked his car. Chanyeol thanked him for the ride, and Baekhyun smiled and waved as he watched him go inside before putting his car into reverse, but he couldn't seem to find any traction and the tires just kept squealing.

Baekhyun's jaw dropped in disbelief as he whispered, "What the hell, I've barely been sitting here for two minutes . . .?" He huffed and dropped his forehead against his steering wheel, and groaned in exasperation as he turned his car off and pulled the key out of the ignition. He sighed again and buttoned his coat up to the very top before pushing his door open, and locked it before quickly dashing to the main entrance. He pulled the door open, and huffed at how heavy it was before slipping inside. An as he stood there surrounded in a cozy heat, he realized he had no way of knowing what room was Chanyeol's, and he knew he couldn't call Kyungsoo.

He sighed and rubbed his forehead before pulling his phone out of his back pocket, deciding that he had no other choice but to call Sehun. The phone rang six times before going to voicemail, and Baekhyun immediately hung up with another huff.

He was incredibly annoyed with himself, and couldn't help but think, All of this for helping a friend . . . He sighed heavily, and then feeling suddenly very defeated he collapsed onto the floor and dropped his head onto his folded arms.

He didn't know how long he sat there, regretting his decision to drive Chanyeol home, he just knew that when he heard a set of footsteps his head shot up to see who it was, half wondering if by some miracle Sehun had come to his aid. But it wasn't Sehun, and Baekhyun nearly jumped for joy as he quickly got to his feet.

Chanyeol was approaching him with a curious frown, and when he was within hearing distance, he asked, "Baekhyun, what are you still doing here?"

"My car is stuck in the snow . . ." Baekhyun replied with a defeated sigh.

Chanyeol's bottom lip twitched and he held his hand out he said, "You can crash at my place tonight, if you want . . . and then tomorrow we can try getting it out?"

Baekhyun accepted Chanyeol's help as he stood up, and replied "Really, because now I don't want to be the one imposing on you . . ."

Chanyeol waved him off as he replied, "Oh, no worries, it's perfectly fine." Then Chanyeol frowned as he said, "You're lucky I had to come back down here to get my mail, I'd hate to of known you were sitting out here all night...."

Baekhyun sighed. "Me too."

Chanyeol's apartment was on the third floor, and room numbered C4; Baekhyun patiently waited as Chanyeol unlocked the door before ushering him inside first. Baekhyun smiled as he stepped pass him into the warm apartment, that was dimly lit by a single floor lamp in the corner of the living room. Chanyeol took Baekhyun's coat and hung it up as they both took off their shoes, and then Chanyeol was leading Baekhyun pass the living room to the kitchen as he asked, "Would you like something to warm you up? I can make hot chocolate or tea?"

"Ooh, hot chocolate sounds nice," Baekhyun replied.

Chanyeol chuckled as he pulled two mugs out of a top cabinet, before opening the pantry to retrieve two packets of instant hot chocolate mix. He grabbed his coffee pot and filled it with water before filling up his coffee machine, and then he pressed a button, and a moment later the machine started to hum and hot water poured back into the pot.

Chanyeol pulled out a chair and gestured to it as he said, "Have a seat, if you'd like."

Baekhyun smiled appreciatively as he accepted the offer, before muttering, "You have a nice place, from what I saw . . ."

Chanyeol smiled and glanced at Baekhyun as he asked, "Would you like a tour while the water heats up?"

"That would be nice," Baekhyun replied with a small smile.

Chanyeol smiled too before holding his hand out, helping Baekhyun back to his feet. Baekhyun smiled at the touch, and felt a wave of disappointment when Chanyeol released his hold.

"As you've probably already noticed, this is the living room," Chanyeol said. "It has a nice TV with over one hundred channels, as well as Netflix and Hulu, and a couch so comfortable you might literally never want to get back up."

Baekhyun laughed. "Can I test it out?"

Chanyeol laughed too and waved at the couch as he cried, "Go for it!"

Baekhyun giggled as he walked around the back of the couch to sit down, and the instant his body sunk into the cushions he sighed and allowed his body to melt into the plush cushions. Chanyeol laughed at his reaction and plopped down beside him as he said, "See what I mean?"

Baekhyun giggled and nodded as he replied, "I definitely see what you mean."

Chanyeol grinned and bounced to his feet as he chirped, "Shall we continue our tour?"

Baekhyun smiled and held out his hand; Chanyeol laughed as he pulled him to his feet and lead him forward down a small dimly lit hallway. There were three closed doors, and he gestured to them and peeked the doors open as he introduced them, and then their tour was headed back to the kitchen where the steaming hot coffee pot sat ready to be used.

Chanyeol poured in the water after adding the hot chocolate mix, and passed one to Baekhyun so he could stir it as Chanyeol asked him, "Would you like some marshmallows?"

"Yes, please," Baekhyun replied.

Chanyeol nodded and plopped three jumbo marshmallows into his mug; Baekhyun smiled his thanks as he continued to stir the hot drink, blowing on it every so often before taking a small sip that he prayed wouldn't sorch the roof of his mouth.

Chanyeol stirred his own drink and took a small sip too before saying, "You can sleep in my room, if that doesn't make you uncomfortable, and I'll take the couch."

Baekhyun grinned over the rim of his mug before muttering, "I feel you're just looking for an excuse to sleep on your couch . . ."

Chanyeol laughed. "Maybe I am, but really, if that arrangement is okay with you then—-"

"It's perfect, Chanyeol, thank you," Baekhyun replied with a soft smile.

Chanyeol smiled too, and realized for the first time Baekhyun called him by his name; Chanyeol liked how Baekhyun said his name.

They sat at the table, sipping at their hot chocolate, and after another moment passed Chanyeol said, "I know it's late, but do you want to watch a movie or something? I'm not very tired...."

Baekhyun nodded as he replied, "Neither am I, so I'd love to watch a movie with you." Baekhyun smiled, and Chanyeol smiled too as he offered him a hand from the chair, and then they both got a secure hold around their mugs before walking into the living room. Chanyeol aimlessly flipped through the movie station channels before settling on a Christmas movie, and asked Baekhyun whether or not it was okay. Baekhyun nodded, since he didn't at all mind what they watched. He just wanted to be able to spend more time with Chanyeol like this, thinking that it was too nice to give up to the lure of sleep.

As the movie progressed further into the plot, Baekhyun had been unconsciously scooting closer to Chanyeol's side of the couch, getting so close that one point they were nearly shoulder to shoulder. Baekhyun wasn't sure if Chanyeol noticed, and if he did, he never said anything; or maybe he just didn't care enough to say anything. Baekhyun sighed, and his eyelids became heavy as his head dropped to rest on Chanyeol's shoulder; he still didn't say anything.

As the movie got closer to the ending, Chanyeol began to notice the little movement from the corner of his eye, and before he knew it Baekhyun was practically sitting shoulder to shoulder. Chanyeol tried his best to ignore the warmth of Baekhyun's body against his own, that it began to physically give him a headache. And then Baekhyun had to go and rest his head on Chanyeol's shoulder, nearly pushing him over the edge, but as Baekhyun's gentle and evening breathing filled his ear he decided it'd definitely be safer to take him to bed before he did something completely stupid like kissing him.

Chanyeol carefully maneuvered out from beneath Baekhyun to stand up, and then he was lifting him into his arms and carrying him down the small hallway to his bedroom. He opened the door with a soft click, and used the moonlight peeking in through the curtains to guide him to his bed. He placed Baekhyun down and gently pulled the blankets over his petite frame, he took a moment to admire his beauty, and then he was turning around to head back into the living room.

He managed to take two strides before he felt a backwards tug on his shirt, and he glanced over his shoulder at Baekhyun, who was watching him with an intense gaze.

"Baek . . ." Chanyeol mumbled curiously. "Is everything okay?"

Baekhyun bit his bottom lip, and he seemed to be fighting with something internally before he unexpectedly whispered, "Chanyeol, kiss me, please?"

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A/N: Oooh, things are happening! I also bet we can all guess what happens next? 😏😂

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