"Kris Sunbae"
Kris turned and smiled at his junior. "I've been looking for you since earlier" he said as soon as he got to the place where Kris was sitting and reading a book.
"What's wrong with your face?"
Kris rubbed Chanyeol's cheeks which were red. Chanyeol smiled faintly. "It's okay, I just had a fight with noona" he said then sat beside Kris and took out his lunch box.
"Sorry for not going with you the other day, I don't know why Joohyuk suddenly appeared. I can't ignore it."
"Well, I understand," said Kris with a genuine smile. Chanyeol looked down. His hands seemed to play with the lid of the lunchbox nervously.
"Are you disappointed?"
"This is the umpteenth time, I can understand," said Kris with understanding. “By the way, why did you fight with your noona?”
“Apartment problem, sunbae”
"Will the contract expire?"
"Yes. In fact, the app already—
“I will pay for it”
Chanyeol furrowed his brows. "Huh?" he asked confused. But his Sunbae actually showed off his handsome smile.
"I'll pay for it—
“I already owe you a lot. I paid for it by cooking breakfast for you. How do I pay for it—
"Dinner"
Chanyeol blinked. He looked at Kris who was still smiling. Then Chanyeol shook his head.
“No… I—
"I like your apartment. Small and warm, as if there were no useless spaces to cool the room.”
Chanyeol blinked. His hand grabbed Kris' hand unconsciously. "You can come anytime," he said unconsciously speaking in a deep tone that warmed the recesses of Kris' heart.
"Really?"
"Yes"
"Okay. Don't tell me to go home when I come."
And Chanyeol smiled faintly at the threat. Kris rubbed his junior's head with his eyes looking at him lovingly.
Anyone can see it.
Both fell in love with each other.
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Kris stared at his computer screen tired. He had been in Canada for two weeks and he felt very uncomfortable.
He massaged the bridge of his nose. His head was dizzy because of the messy life cycle. Late eating and drinking coffee and sleeping pills. He's always like this when he's under pressure.
He will feel as if he is drowning in a sea of emptiness and hardship alone. No one accompanied him, no one held his hand or just sat in front of him with a smile waiting for him.
He placed the ipad he was using to record important memos rather roughly on the wooden table. He took a deep breath.
⚲
"Sunbae tired?"
"You still call me sunbae?"
Chanyeol smiled. He sat behind Kris and hugged him from behind. His body leaned against Kris' back, which was broad and warm.
"I don't want to be an option in your life, Chanyeol"
Chanyeol moved, he pulled Kris to hug him tighter. His right cheek rested on Kris' back.
"So…"
"Can you, love me as much as I love you?"
Just remembering what happened last night, Chanyeol smiled. His heart was beating wildly. Because his heart beats so fast, and scary.
"I love you, Chan..."
"I love you so much, so please..."
"Love me-
Kris smiled with his hands that didn't stop dancing on the keyboard of his laptop. His sense of depression is a little less, his stress and emotions about the task as well as the work that has been delegated from his baba are slightly reduced.
“It would be more fun if you hugged me from the front” Kris said teasingly, but Chanyeol totally complied.
He turned to Kris. Sitting on Kris' thighs and smiling sweetly.
"I'm in front of you" Chanyeol said with a smile and innocent round eyes.
Kris paused and took a deep breath. "Oh God..." he complained with a hand massaging his forehead.
"Waaaaeee?"
“You're so cute!!” said Kris excitedly. "I want to kiss you" he said with sharp eyes looking at Chanyeol seriously.
Chanyeol blinked then looked down. But it was clear that his cheeks were red so badly that they reached his ears.
Chanyeol rested his chin on Kris' shoulder. Kris stared at his laptop screen, weighing. Should he turn off his laptop and continue cuddling with Chanyeol all night? Or should he do his work tomorrow and take Chanyeol to bed this very second?
Kris cleared his throat. He kissed Chanyeol's shoulder and kissed the side of his neck. Chanyeol chuckled, probably amused. He pulled himself up and looked at Kris.
"Why do you smell so good?"
Kris brought his face close to the base of Chanyeol's neck and touched his nose with Chanyeol's neck. He smelled it. Chanyeol was only able to look up with his hands gripping Kris' T-shirt with a pounding heart.
“You really smell nice, like flowers or something,” said Kris and smelled the base of Chanyeol's beautiful neck again.
Chanyeol's hand moved to ruffle Kris's hair. Kris looked up. His eyes locked onto Chanyeol's irises, who stared at him unfocused.
"It is late. I can stay, right?”
Chanyeol nodded. Kris cracked a smile. He sat back up straight but this time he led Chanyeol's hand to hug his neck tightly.
Yep!
Kris stood holding Chanyeol in front of his body. Chanyeol's legs wrapped around Kris' waist who stepped closer to the bed then laid him on the soft bed.
“Would it be okay if I kissed you?”
Chanyeol blinked. Then slowly he nodded. "Mmm," he answered with a mumble.
Kris smiled sincerely. He ruffled Chanyeol's hair. He rubbed his forehead and slowly brought their lips together. He kissed Chanyeol's lips softly and deeply. So soft as if Chanyeol's lips are very fragile lips and can be seriously injured even if it's just a slight scratch.
“Mmhhh—haahhh…”
Kris smiled at Chanyeol's swollen red lips. He kissed the top of Chanyeol's head and with his fingers he touched Chanyeol's closed face.
Chanyeol opened his eyes and found a look full of admiration as well as deep love and affection emanating from Kris's beautiful brown eyes. He hugged Kris, pulled his neck so that Kris lay on top of him.
“I love you, Kris Sunbae”
Kris was surprised by the confession. He pulled his body but Chanyeol locked him with a pair of arms.
"I love you as much as you love me"
"Okay. I understand. So let go—
Chanyeol rubbed Kris' face after he cupped his left and right jaw.
"Now it's your turn"
"Hm?"
"Say-
"I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I really love you"
Chanyeol laughed and let Kris go. Kris dropped himself to lie down beside Chanyeol and pulled Chanyeol in his warm embrace.
“That will always be the immutable truth, Chanyeol”
"Hmm?"
The two of them looked at each other. Chanyeol looked confused. It was a word he had just heard. While Kris smiled. He played with Chanyeol's hair, tucking it behind his ear.
"Immutable means that it will not be able to change even if time goes by, something that can never be changed"
Outside it was raining heavily. The wind blew in through the gap in the window that wasn't tightly closed. Chanyeol gripped the shirt that Kris was wearing. Frustrated with his heart that doesn't beat normally.
“Immutable truth means eternal truth. The truth that will never change”
Kris caressed Chanyeol's chubby cheeks and lowered his head slightly to reach Chanyeol's lips and kiss him with kisses as light as cotton.
“And your Immutable Truth is—
“I will love you until this world ends”