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Timeskip: 9:17pm
After Jay had finished cleaning up the last of the group's dinner mess, the members stayed back to help the staff pack up their cameras and heavy equipment.
When they got back to the house, all of the members except Jake and Heeseung had gone to shower, play video games in the living room, or rest for the night.
Jake shivered as he tread around the pool, waiting for Heeseung who hadn't come out yet. The water was much colder than the younger had expected, especially since he was used to swimming in warm Australian waters back home. It also didn't help that his swim shorts were quite thin.
He continued to swim around impatiently to try and warm up his body before he heard a voice call from the clear sliding door that led outside.
"How's the water?" Heeseung's voice rang through the night air. Jake turned to see the older who had changed into black swim shorts making his way towards the pool.
The younger's eyes unconsciously traveled down from Heeseung's face and widened at the sight of his bare torso, firm arms, and toned abs, all on full display. Attractive would've been an understatement; it seemed as if the Greek gods had chiseled his body themselves.
Suddenly, Jake began to feel very self-conscious of his own body. He crossed his arms in an 'x' shape over his chest in an attempt to hide his thin frame, turning his back to the older and blushing from both butterflies and embarrassment.
The younger then heard light splashes as Heeseung finally joined him in the water, wading his way towards Jake and laughing endearingly.
"Aww don't be shy, pup, it's just me" the older said as he reached Jake, slipping his arms around the younger's waist.
Jake's breath hitched. He began to internally panic, arms frozen at the unexpected touch, and his eyes darted wildly around as the older's skin made contact with his back.
Heeseung smirked. Enjoying the younger's reaction, the older pulled him even closer, which made Jake blink even more nervously.
"Whoa, who knew you were hiding such a nice body under all those clothes.." he whispered lowly into Jake's ear, slowly brushing his fingers across the Aussie's less defined but still prominent abs.
A swarm of butterflies and tingles exploded in Jake's stomach as his brain began to malfunction. His heart was practically jumping in his chest, and a wave of heat rapidly spread throughout his body.
Completely flustered, the younger turned around shakily and weakly hit the older's firm chest.
"S-stop teasing me, hyung.." he stuttered, and it took everything in Heeseung's power not to devour Jake right then and there.
As much as he wanted to, though, the older simply smiled, flashing his pearly whites in satisfaction at the effect he had on the the younger. He slowly untangled himself and began to leisurely backstroke, completely unfazed as Jake tried to regain his composure.
"The water's not too bad. I was expecting it to be colder" the older said nonchalantly.
When Jake finally managed to pull himself together, he looked at the older in surprise. "Really?? I think it's freezing. The water back in Australia is so much warmer, even the pool water. Maybe because the sun was always out."
"Oh yeah, I forgot you lived in Australia. Is Brisbane near the water?" Heeseung asked, recalling the city that the younger had mentioned living in on a variety show.
"Yeah, a river runs straight through the city. I used to go swimming all the time" Jake smiled and looked down, recalling the memories of his childhood.
Heeseung smiled fondly at the younger. "Oh yeah? Does that mean you're a good swimmer?"
Jake looked back up with a glint of competitiveness in his eyes. "Of course! I used to swim faster than all the guys on the swim team in high school. Wanna race??"
The older smirked in amusement at the younger's competitiveness. "Sure. Don't be too disappointed when you lose though."
The two boys lined up at one end of the pool, each with one foot against the wall ready to push off. "Ready... START!!" Jake yelled.
The two immediately began to freestyle across the pool, splashing the water loudly. Jake was so focused on his form and breathing that he didn't care to look if Heeseung was beating him or not. When he reached the end, the younger touched the wall and immediately resurfaced from the water, taking a huge breath and smiling triumphantly as he realized he was the first to reach the other side.
"LET'S GAURRR!! I told you I was a good-"
Jake stopped mid-sentence and looked around in confusion.
"Hyung..?" he called. Heeseung was nowhere to be seen.
The younger stood frozen for a moment. Did he go inside?
Jake hesitated for a second before slowly beginning to make his way out of the pool to check if the older had gone in first. However, he stopped abruptly in the middle of the pool after feeling the water splash softly beside him. Before he could fully turn around, Jake was suddenly tackled at full force, causing a yelp to escape from his throat and echo through the night air.
It all happened so fast. His entire body was submerged underwater before he felt the unknown force release him. Jake burst back up through the surface and gasped for air, thrashing his arms in alarm as he turned around to meet a laughing Heeseung.
"HYUNG!! DON'T DO THAT!!! I THOUGHT YOU WENT INSIDE!!!" the younger sputtered, clearly rattled from the whole experience.
Heeseung smiled and scratched the back of his hair guiltily. "Sorry love, I didn't think you would get that scared-"
"I WAS SCARED SH!TLESS!! AND NOW I'M FREEZING TOO!!!" Jake snapped, a large pout taking over his face as he crossed his arms.
Heeseung laughed again in amusement at the younger's reaction before slowly grabbing one of his arms and pulling him into a hug. "I'm sorry, love. Please don't be mad at me" he said, stroking Jake's hair and kissing the younger's forehead softly.
Jake blushed slightly as his muscles relaxed a bit. Despite how rattled he was and how fast his heart was still beating, he couldn't stay mad at the older, especially with how warm and comfortable Heeseung's embrace was. The younger wrapped his arms around the older's back and let himself melt into the hug.
They stayed like this for a couple moments before the night started to get colder and a cool breeze blew through their bodies. Jake shivered, causing Heeseung to briefly pull away from the younger.
"Wanna go inside now?" he asked and Jake nodded, teeth beginning to chatter.
They both waded back to the other side of the pool, ready to head inside. But as soon as they both got out of the water, Jake had an idea. The younger looked at Heeseung mischievously, the older unaware as he shook water droplets from his hair. Then, without warning, Jake shoved Heeseung, catching the older completely off guard and sending him back into the freezing water with a huge splash and yelp of alarm.
"PAYBACK!!" the younger smiled cheekily.
Heeseung resurfaced and used his hand to slick the water off his face, his mouth dropped in an 'o' shape as he blinked at the younger in disbelief.
"Sim Jaeyun, you are so dead to me" he said, locking his eyes on his target. They stared at each other for a split second before Heeseung suddenly charged out of the water towards Jake.
The younger shrieked and laughed playfully as he dashed into the house, the older following close behind. He ran towards the living room, glancing over his shoulder to try and get a peek at Heeseung, but accidentally tripped over one of the game controllers plugged into the TV, crashing into the floor.
By the time Jake had turned around, the older was already crouched on top of him, both hands placed at either side of the younger's head on the carpet.
"Gotcha" Heeseung said, smiling and panting heavily as Jake laughed breathily in response. They stared at each other fondly for a moment as they caught their breath before realizing the position they were in.
The smile on Jake's face slowly disappeared and was replaced by a blush, lips slightly parted as his large puppy-like eyes flickered back and forth between Heeseung's gaze.
Noticing this, Heeseung's lips also slightly parted as his own face slowly began to grow more serious. The older paused for a moment, staring at Jake's dimly lit features before his eyes traveled down to the younger's soft, pink lips.
"Have you ever kissed someone before, Jaeyun-ah?"
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a/n:
quite possibly the best chapter so far FJSKDF
#2 in heejake and 4k reads in the same week!! thank you all so so much, i couldn't do it without your support ♡
the last line... Lee Heeseung?!?!
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