When I'm with you :: TaeJin

Chapter 2: On my path to you

The air grew hot between them, Taehyung's face sizzling under his fingertips, heat emanating from his torso. Seokjin felt his own face ablaze and his breaths coming out in puffs over his plush lips. Taehyung felt himself move closer to Seokjin, gentle hands not leaving his face.

"Taehyung!"

Seokjin gasped and sprung away from Taehyung like he had been electrocuted. Taehyung let go of a breath and was suddenly irritated. They both turn to look at the interruption.

A small group of people from the office from a different floor walked towards them. The one who called out to Taehyung was someone Seokjin has seen hanging out with Taehyung a lot over the past month. Hanging out was a generous term in Seokjin's mind, more like clinging or invading. Like a parasite.

"Hey Tae." The man said with a breathiness, adjusting his steps and swaying his hips a bit more with what the sandy ground would allow.

'Tae??' Seokjin thought. Feeling his chest puff up at the nickname. He bites his bottom lip and glares at the hearts shamelessly shooting out of the man's eyes.

"Hi Hajun" Taehyung politely replies, rattling off the other people's names as well. He introduces Seokjin as well and Seokjin catches the confused side glance Hajun throws at him before blatantly checking Taehyung out from head to toe.

They talk for a bit and slowly encroach their space, but no one seems to be interested in including Seokjin in the conversation. Seokjin opens his mouth to get Taehyung's attention, but he sees him laughing lightly at something and looking away from him, the circle tightening around him and leaving Seokjin further out.

Seokjin clenches his jaw and blinks a few times. He walks away towards the beach and goes straight into the water, ignoring the initial bite of the cold left behind by months of winter and spring that the summer had not yet warmed.

He was waist deep when he felt a small splash by his side. Seokjin looks to his right and sees one of the people from the office before that he hadn't noticed.

"Seokjin-ssi, right?" He says. Seokjin just nods as the man comes closer.

"I'm Chanyeol, I'm sorry we didn't get properly introduced." He extends a hand for a greeting and Seokjin smiles a little in relief and returns the handshake.

They talk a little bit more to get to know each other and Seokjin begins to feel more comfortable. He forgets feeling blue from before and starts to have fun, playing around more in the water, crashing against the waves, and splashing each other.

Suddenly someone pushes Chanyeol into the water and causes a bigger splash that gets into Seokjin's face that he has to rub his eyes dry. When he is able to open them, he forgets how to breathe.

Taehyung is standing in front of him where Chanyeol was before. Hair dripping wet, droplets of saltwater cascading down the tanned skin on his chest. The water mercifully (or unfortunately) hiding his lower abdomen and tantalizing tattoo.

Taehyung seemed to be breathing harshly before turning his tiger-like gaze to Seokjin. His dark eyes penetrated his insides through the wet curtain of hair, his jaw sharper and more chiselled, his neck thick and muscled.

Seokjin's mouth gaped a bit more and he couldn't move. He bit his lip and Taehyung's eyes followed his movement before lazily bringing his gaze back up to Seokjin's half-lidded eyes.

"Taehyunghie!!" A shrill whine broke the heavy air and Taehyung was suddenly crouched forward in the water as Hajun had jumped onto his back. Seokjin was shocked at the audacity of this flirt and not considering if he could have hurt Taehyung by jumping on him like that.