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taehyung woke up the next morning, snow lightly falling outside the window.

he whimpered when he felt how sore his lower half was, surprised a bit. his back was pressed to jeongguk's chest, the older's arm tightly wrapped around his waist.

jeongguk had rested his face in the crook of taehyung's neck, breathing hot air against his skin.

taehyung smiled, lifting up his hand and running it through jeongguk's fluffy hair.

jeongguk groaned, tightening his grip on taehyung's waist. "mm, what time is it?" he asked tiredly.

taehyung reached over to the nightstand, checking his phone. "it's 9:53." he said.

jeongguk sighed, snuggling into taehyung more. "how are you feeling?" he asked quietly.

"sore. but good." he admitted, smiling shyly.

despite the fact that his lower back and pelvis hurt, he felt so much brighter and light than before.

it was like he just went to a full body spa session. he felt relieved, calm, and comfortable.

"that's good baby, want me to get you some ibuprofen?" he asked.

"yes please." taehyung said.

jeongguk nodded, slowly sitting up and climbing out of bed.

taehyung blushed and bit his lip as he watched jeongguk walk towards the door, his ass, thick thighs, and muscular back on full display.

taehyung's eyes widened when he also saw bright red scratch marks all the way down jeongguk's back.

"oh my goodness..." he said to himself, blushing even more.

he couldn't get over how perfect his boyfriend was, still watching as he left the room and disappeared into the kitchen.

taehyung sat up, pulling the soft blankets with him to cover most of his body as he waited patiently for jeongguk to return.

when he came back, captain was trailing behind him, and he had a glass of water and two small pills in his hand.

taehyung became flustered again since jeongguk's dick was now on full display.

he took the water and the pills, consuming them in a few sips. "thank you." he said, smiling up at jeongguk.

"you're welcome gorgeous." jeongguk replied, kissing his forehead before walking over to the dresser to change.

taehyung slowly got out of bed, wincing slightly. "ow.." he pouted, making his way to where his clothes were stored and slowly changing into some nice grey sweatpants and a fluffy sweater.

jeongguk was wearing something similar, black sweats and a grey hoodie.

"you okay, sweetie?" he asked, grabbing taehyung's hand.

"yeah, i'll be alright." he smiled, holding onto jeongguk as they went into the kitchen. captain limped around excitedly, his tail wagging as he looked up at them both.

"wanna go outside captain?" taehyung asked, smiling.

he yapped, continuing to scurry around.

"okay, let me get bundled up first!" he said, finding his coat and gloves. he put them on as well as his boots, hooking captain up to the leash and taking him outside. meanwhile jeongguk was making them some nice hot coffee.

captain jumped around in the snow, nuzzling his nose into it and then sneezing as snowflakes covered his face. taehyung giggled, walking him around a bit before he found a place to do his business.

after a few more minutes he took captain back inside, taking off all his winter gear and joining jeongguk in the kitchen.

"here baby." he said, handing him a mug of coffee.

"thank you!" taehyung said, pouring some creamer into it before sipping on it.

"after this let's head to my parents cabin, i'm pretty sure we're going climbing." he said.

"huh? climbing?? that sounds hard..."

"it's just like hiking but in snow, it'll be fun." jeongguk smiled, rubbing his back.

"oh, okay!"

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once they were ready, they walked over to the other cabin and entered inside, seeing jeongguk's mother and father sitting on the couch.

"good morning you two." his mother said, a hint of amusement in her voice.

they walked in, taking off their boots and coats and sitting on the loveseat across from them. "good morning mrs. and mr. jeon!" taehyung said, smiling as he cuddled up to jeongguk.

"you know, our cabins are pretty close together. you two were a bit loud last night." his dad said.

"wha.." taehyung stopped mid word, his jaw dropping and face blooming. he felt his stomach churn as his eyes widened to the size of golf balls.

"o-oh my gosh, i'm so sorry!!" he said, his body shaking from embarrassment.

jeongguk was the same, his face tomato red as he stared at his parents in disbelief.

"d-dad! that's not really something you should announce." jeongguk mumbled.

"well i'm just stating the facts!" he argued.

"he's right honey, you two were very loud." his mom said.

"oh my gosh!" jeongguk groaned. he felt taehyung burying his face in his neck, whining from embarrassment.

"did you use protection?" his mother asked.

"mom! stop. we're not talking about this. it's a private thing." jeongguk said.

"well you are my child and i want to make sure you're being safe!!" she replied.

"please mom, stop." he begged, refusing to answer her question.

"fine! fine. i'm sorry." she muttered.

"thank you." jeongguk mumbled, looking down at his boyfriend and brushing some of his hair out of his face.

"you okay?" he asked him, looking down into his chocolaty eyes.

"mhm." taehyung replied, nodding as he stared at jeongguk.

"good." he murmured, leaning in and kissing him softly.

"well then, are you two ready for some mountain climbing??" she asked excitedly, standing up.

taehyung giggled, nodding and squeezing jeongguk's hand.

once they were all ready to go, they drove to the base of one of the large foothills. a guide would be leading them up the hill, and they all had backpacks and special snowshoes to help them climb.

the trail was gorgeous, white capped trees covered in glistening snow and transparent icicles hanging from branches and rock formations.

they had a perfect view of the town in the valley below, seeing the pretty lights and hearing the happy chatter of its residents.

taehyung and jeongguk stayed close, jeongguk sometimes dragging taehyung along or even carrying him when he got tired.

the crunch of the snow was heard every step they took, puffs of air being seen as they exhaled due to the cold.

"what's at the end of the hike?" taehyung asked curiously.

"there's a gift shop and a lookout tower." jeongguk explained, breathing a bit heavily from the constant incline.

"ooh, i wanna see the town from up there!" he said excitedly.

jeongguk chuckled, holding his hand tightly as they continued to hike.

suddenly they came across a family of deer, jeongguk stopping taehyung and shushing him.

"look over there behind the tree." he whispered, pointing.

taehyung's eyes followed his hand, gasping softly when he saw a mama and her babies, the small does clumsily trailing behind her as she led them through the forest.

"so cute!" he whisper squealed.

soon enough, they reached the top. they had retreated to the gift shop to find some warmth, sighing with relief once they were inside.

the lady working in the shop offered them cups of hot cocoa, all of them thanking her gratefully.

jeongguk and taehyung looked around the gift shop, picking out some fun little knick knacks. taehyung had picked out a mini snow globe and a mug, while jeongguk bought them matching beanies to wear.

once they purchased their things and put the sack away in one of their packs, they exited the gift shop and made their way to the lookout tower.

they took an elevator to the top since their legs were too tired to walk up the steps.

when they reached the top, they opened the door to the balcony and looked down the hill.

"wow!! it's so pretty!" taehyung said, admiring the town again. the people looked like little ants, and the snowy trees were all over the landscape.

jeongguk wrapped his arms around taehyung from behind, kissing his cheek sweetly.

"just like you, baby."

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hiiii, i'm sorry for such a long delay. i lost motivation to finish this chapter because it was so boring. i finally finished it though! and i've been going through some things and school and bowling has kept me busy. just a warning that i might not update as often, please be patient with me! i love you all.

- nat <3

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