His steps are hesitant as he approaches the two males, greeting them both with a charming smile. Almost as if he hadn't just about had a heart attack and although he's confused on the reason for his near death experience, he shoves it to the back of his mind in favour of letting all four of them into his warm house 

"Ugh thank god, any longer out there and I would have turned into a damn snowflake" He groans, dropping his bags onto the couch as he shrugs his jacket of. Discarding the item of clothing somewhere on the floor 

"It was your idea" he faintly hears Jaehwan yell from the kitchen and sniggers to himself, leaving the living room to do his nosey 

On his trip to find out what the youngster is up to, he takes note of his -unexpected- visitors awkwardness and gives them a little shove in the direction of the living room

"Welcome to the Cha residence. Just make yourself at home, Jaehwan and I will be out in a second" he smiles "Oh. Also, try to relax. It's just a house, it won't bite. I promise" he calls back to them

"Okay, what are you up to?" He all but growls and Jaehwan has a seriously hard time trying not to pinch those cheeks. A mad, yet slightly more confused Hakyeon is indeed an adorable Hakyeon 

"Oh come on Hakyeon, they're only going to be here for the night, I really want you and Wonshik to get along and plus it sounds as if you and Taekwoon Hyung are really getting on well" Jaehwan pleads, passing him two cups hot cocoa, picking up the other two as they make their way back tithe others 

"Argh fine but you owe me. Oh and another thing, it's still Hyung to you! Brat" and since his hands are a little preoccupied he opts for kicking him on the shin

Jaehwan yelps at the sudden attack, handing over the beverages to the two watching their playful banter 

"You know, you really are mean to me. I do nothing but support you and-"

"And wake me up at ungodly hours, eat all my food, sleep in my bed (even though he has a bed of his own here) yes you've been such a great help to both my financial income and my sanity" he smiles sarcastically, challenging the boy to say otherwise 

"Hey you knew that was all a part of being my best friend and you love me. Don't even try and deny it" Jaehwan flings an arm around him, pulling him to the floor in front of Taekwoon and Wonshik 

"Yeah only because no one else will" he mutters, pushing him away

"I'm offended really" 

"So you should be"

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As the night progressed, all four boys found themselves huddled on the floor around his flat screen, nightmare on elm street playing though none of them seemed to be paying much attention to it as they joked and fooled around. Even Taekwoon -who up until now had been awfully silent- had started joining in on their story telling and second hand embarrassment 

Jaehwan who had fallen asleep sometime around 1am was now snoring peacefully, curled up against Wonshik. The latter didn't seem to mind being used as a human pillow as he runs a hand through his Hyungs hair, soothing him even in his sleep 

At 3:28 Wonshik decides to call it a night, offering to carry Jaehwan to his bed in which the two boys will be sharing tonight 

"Up stairs, to your right" he waves him off and Wonshik retreats to their room, leaving both Taekwoon and him alone

"So did-"

"Why did-"

They stare blankly at each other, both waiting for the other to speak first 

"Go ahead" he smiles, urging Taekwoon to speak 

"Why... Did you change your hair colour?" Taekwoon tilts his head, confusion evident as he eyes his hair 

"Hm well I thought I needed a change" he smiles, clearing away the mess they had all made on the floor

"It's nice. I mean It looks good... On you" Taekwoon looks thoughtful for a moment as he watches him pick up the four cups, retreating to the kitchen

He leans against the sink, holding his hands up to his cheeks "okay calm down, I'm not blushing, it's just warm in here. Yeah that's it, it's just warm" he shakes himself to discard the jittery feeling in his body, entering the living room

He stops in his tracks by the door as he watches the scene in front of him. Mittens, his overly antisocial cat sits casually on Taekwoon's lap, purring softly as he scratches her behind the ears 

"You're the first person other than Jaehwan that she'll go near" he whispers, trying not to wake the sleeping cat now curled up as Taekwoon runs a hand down her fur

"You didn't tell me you had a cat" Taekwoon mutters, smiling slightly down at her

"You never asked" he laughs lightly, reaching out to her head "she usually stays I'm my room, only coming out when it's Jaehwan and I left in the house. She must really like you to be this comfortable already" 

"So you were going to ask something" Taekwoon looks up at him, hands no longer the cat 

"Oh yes, did you enjoy yourself tonight?" He grins brightly 

"Yes" it's just a simple word, yet the smile of pure sincerity he gives is enough for him to feel the eruption of butterflies in his stomach

'Get a grip' he shakes his head, scooping mittens up into his arms he nods his head in the direction on the stairs 

"We should go to bed now" there's only so long he can stay awake and he's slowly exceeding that limit, sleeping is after all his talent and he can almost hear his bed calling him

Taekwoon doesn't answer however the yawn he's trying to stifle proves that he too needs to sleep

The house is thrown into darkness when he turns the TV off, using his dim phone lift to find his way around when suddenly there's something pulling at his shirt causing him to flinch

"It's just me, I don't know where I am" he hears Taekwoon mumble into his ear, running shivers down his spine 

"Okay, hold on then" he flashes the phone in front of him, not needing to look at him to know he's probably nodding his head

He concentrates on his steps so that he doesn't trip and make a fool of himself, plus the fact that Taekwoon is clutching the back of his shirt means that if he goes down he's going to take Taekwoon down with him and he really doesn't want that

They make it to the top of the stairs without any trouble, but Taekwoon still doesn't let go of him until they are in his room and the lights are on 

"You can go change in there" he points to the bathroom, heading over to get clothes to sleep in 

He raises an eyebrow in question when Taekwoon just stands there, fiddling with his fingers "I forgot my bag downstairs" he almost laughs at how shy the younger boy looks right now and tells him to sit while he goes to get it, not wanting him to trip on the stairs or something 

He hops down the steps turning on the living room light as he scans the floor until he spots Taekwoon's bag, sitting on the very spot he was sitting 'he must have gotten distracted by mittens' he laughs at the memory "what a picky cat" 

"Y'know talking to yourself is a sign of insanity" he nearly screams when he comes face to face with Wonshik, grinning down at him 

"The hell man?!" He laughs clutching his heart

"Sorry the opportunity was too tempting to pass up" Wonshik pats his head "anyway I just forgot my bag, why are you still up?, it's like four in the morning" he side eyes him as he reaches for his bag (probably to make sure he doesn't try to get revenge)

"Taekwoon forgot his bag too" he holds said item up to prove his point 

"And you offered to get it for him? Aw how sweet" he coos pinching his cheeks

"Not you too" he shoves his hands away, pulling him into a headlock "start respecting your Hyung!" He pretends to strangle him, ignoring Wonshik beating into his arm

"How do you know I'm not older than you?" Wonshik grins, finally being released 

"Jaehwan never shuts up about you, of course I know you're younger than...all four of us" he trails off, realising he'd just ratted out his best friend and by the blush on Wonshik's cheeks he'd guessed this was new news to him

"Wonshik, how did you and Jaehwan meet?" He suddenly wonders, surprising him with the out of the blue question 

"Well I'd seen him around the restaurant I work at for a couple of weeks but we didn't actually start talking talking until he actually spilled his coffee on me" there's a distant look in his eyes, as if he's thinking back to that day "he offered to pay for lunch as an apology and well ever since we've been good friends" he continues "what I'm curious about, is how you and Jaehwan met" he slings his bag over his shoulder taking a seat on the arm of the chair 

He laughs at the thought of their friendship "his and my parents have always been good friends so naturally, we were around each other a lot. We had playdates together, went to school together, we even applied for the same college. He was hyper and slightly weird, although nothing's really changed there. But he's always been like a little brother to me and I'd stick by his side even through all his weirdness. He's worth the second hand embarrassment" he raises to his feet leaving Wonshik to follow him upstairs

"You sound like a really protective mamma bear" Wonshik laughs but stops as he turns to him and even if he's not that visible he clearly sees the stern look

"It's good that you know that, I like you Ravster so-" he suddenly leans in closer 

"-if he's ever hurt by you or anyone else, I'll show you all just how protective I am of my baby bear, I promise you that" he grins and for a moment Wonshik felt a shiver run down his spine but doesn't back down as he looks him square in the eye

"I won't hurt him. I promise" he smiles back boldly 

"Good. I'll take your word for it, I know he can take care of himself, he's a grown boy but I'm going to need someone to look after him, keep him out of all the trouble he seems to cause, when I'm not around to help" he calls over his shoulder, shutting his door behind him with his foot

"Here" he passes the rucksack to Taekwoon, who runs straight to the bathroom

He takes the time he's away to strip himself quickly, practically jumping into his pyjama bottoms just as the bathroom door opens to reveal a more comfortably dressed Taekwoon 

He watches him throw his bag into the corner of the room before standing next to him

"Okay which side do you want?" He waves a hand over his double bed and Taekwoon climbs on to it, taking the side at the wall, leaving the outside for him 

"That was easy" he shrugs, sliding under the covers, setting his phone on the table and laying on his back to stare at the ceiling 

"I'm not a picky person" he hears Taekwoon shuffle around and he too gets under the covers 

"Remembered" he smiles turning to face the other way so that they are back to back "Goodnight Taek" he snuggles into his pillow 

"Goodnight Hakyeon" Taekwoon mumbles back a second later and strangely he feels his heartbeat pick up pace 

They both lay there for what seems an eternity before finally falling into a peaceful slumber, all thoughts and worries put away as they get deeper into the black abyss