A/N

okay so keep in mind this is still the morning after they have their movie night, just not from Hakyeons perspective 

sorry for the wait, I had a bit of writers block

Enjoy

Warm

That's the first thing Taekwoon feels when he awakes, the unusual heat confusing him for a second before fogginess clears from his mind and he remembers where he is and who he's with 

He takes a glance down and sure enough, there's Hakyeon with one arm draped over his face and the other hanging over the bed. His legs are strewn haphazardly, taking up most of the room and he has a seriously hard time not laughing when he sees the puddle of drool collecting on Hakyeon's pillow 

The added warmth, plus the already stifling heat of the room in general has him squirming under the covers to free himself, halting when Hakyeon begins to stir and turns his back to him and after a second he lets out a sigh of relief when he begins to lightly snore 

He smiles at the sight of him, hands wrapped around the duvet as he snuggles them up to his chin, shaking his head in the realisation that it's not socially acceptable to stare at people while they sleep, he stretches and throws the duvet off him

He lets out a low sigh when he's finally out of the covers, scratching mittens -who lays at the bottom of Hakyeon's feet- behind the ears as he passes by her, making his way down the stairs and into the living room, where he finds Jaehwan. Chipper as always, watching an all too familiar anime 

'Not another Hyuk' he internally groans, remembering all the times the younger had bombarded him with news of his latest 'interesting' animes 

"Morning Hyung, there's fresh coffee just been made in the kitchen, Hakyeon will usually wake in about half an hour to an hour and well I don't really know when Wonshik will wake" he trails off, scratching the nape of his neck 

"Never, if you don't wake him up. Beware though, he doesn't take too well to being woken from his 'precious slumber'. If he slaps you I suggest slapping him back. Always works with me" he replies not even sure himself if he's kidding

"That's fine. I've had to deal with Hakyeon's sleepy violence for some time now, I'm sure Wonshik will be easy enough" Jaehwan grins, following him to the kitchen 

"You say that now but when he tries to murder you, don't say I didn't warn you" he pours them both a cup of coffee not bothering to ask if he'd even like one and Jaehwan takes it with a grateful smile 

They stand there, Jaehwan's anime long forgotten as they sip their coffee peacefully 

"It's almost Christmas" Jaehwan takes a moment to heave a sigh before giving him one of his blinding smiles "what are you doing over the holidays?"

"Probably nothing. Mums away on a business trip and won't be back till late January. Although there's nothing new there" he tries not to sound bitter but given the sympathetic smile he's receiving from Jaehwan, he must be doing a terrible job 

"What about your dad?"

"No" there's a warning in his tone and Jaehwan doesn't pry, instead he wraps an arm around him, grinning like he's won an award for the most amazing idea ever 

"You can always stay with us over the holidays. I could use a hand in the kitchen, lord knows Hakyeon can't cook to save his life and no one should be alone on Christmas"

"I'm not alone... I have Leo" 

"Your cat?. No that's not what I mean, I mean Human company. Y'know someone you can talk to and vice versa" 

"I don't do much talking anyway" he brushes Jaehwan's arm away, leaving him there as he makes his way to the living room

"Ah, just when you think you're getting through to him" Jaehwan chuckles to himself 

-=-=-=-=- 

It's 1 o'clock when Jaehwan decides to go wake Wonshik, if they have any chance of getting out on time. He had to wake up now 

So here he his, standing in front of a sleeping Wonshik, trying his hardest to wake him up

"Oh come on Shikkie, we have to move" he grunts, pulling on one of his arms 

He drops his hand when it's clear that he's not going to move

"Okay, okay. Think, well at least he's not being violent... No off track. Okay Wonshik, I'm so so sorry about this but you asked for it" he takes a step back and jumps on the unsuspecting victim 

He knows he's successful in waking the younger up when there's a loud yelp but has no time to laugh when they're both tumbling over the edge of the bed and onto the floor

He lays there, wide eyed and staring up at Wonshik. Who has yet to move off him 

"Are you going to move?" He asks, his voice low in fear of it cracking 

"No, you're soft and I want to sleep more" Wonshik whispers back, dropping his head on his chest and pretending to sleep

"Oh no you don't, I just spent a good ten minutes trying to get you up so you are not going back to sleep. Get off me" he squirms under the weight 

"Make me" he can almost hear the smirk on his lips 

There's no movement and Wonshik prepares to open his eyes to find out why, when he's suddenly on his back, staring up at Jaewhan who grins down at him smugly 

"Made you" he winks, standing up and offering him a hand 

"Well I certainly didn't expect that" Wonshik laughs, sitting on the bed in front of him 

"In all honesty, neither did I. You're heavy, now wash up and come down stairs when you're ready, I'll make more coffee" he smooths down the spiky mess of white hair before leaving the room 

He considers waking Hakyeon too but if he's not up by now then he must obviously be tired 

"An hour or so won't hurt" he shrugs, making his way to the kitchen 

"Are you talking to yourself?" Taekwoon glances up from his phone, one eyebrow raised in question 

"Yes" 

"Normal people wouldn't admit to that you know" 

"I'm not normal you know" he retorts with a chuckle 

"I suspected that from the start" Taekwoon replies in all honesty, turning back to his phone "are you going to wake Hakyeon up?" He asks without looking up

"Later, he's usually up by now so he's probably really tired" 

"He was out fast last night though"

"He might not have stayed that way, he has a habit of waking up and not being able to get back to sleep" he remembers all those nights spent soothing the older back to sleep after a particularly horrifying nightmare 

"You said that you and Hakyeon spend Christmas together, right?" 

"Yeah, and Hyukkie and Binnie, okay well they spend the day after Christmas with us but Christmas Day it's usually just Hakyeon and I. Why do you ask?" 

"Wouldn't your parents want you home for Christmas?"

"I post their presents and they do the same, we also video chat from time to time. They don't mind though, they know that I'm here looking after Hakyeon"

Looking after Hakyeon?

"Okay well what about Hakyeon?, doesn't he go home?" 

Jaehwan seems to have a battle with himself before he plops down beside him. Looking more serious than he's ever seen him look in the short time he's known him 

"Hakyeon left home when he was 21. I won't tell you why, that's for Hakyeon to tell you if he wishes. He was in pain, smiling even though he was sad and it pained me to see him try keep up a front. So when he suggested moving away, I was all for the idea. Of course our parents were sad to see us go but they understood it was best for us" Jaehwan finishes just as Wonshik appears at the door

"What's best for you's?" 

"Just telling Taekwoon that we should put some music on, I'm going to die of boredom if we don't do something fun now" he lies easily, dropping his head on the dining room table 

"Let's go do that then" Wonshik suggests while collecting his cup of coffee with a kiss to Jaehwan's cheek, leaving the brunette blushing and Taekwoon smiles ever so slightly at the affection 

"I'll pick, your music taste is horrible"

"What?!, it is not!" Jaehwan splutters, chasing him out the kitchen and Taekwoon silently laughs as the two start to squabble 

An hour later the two have had enough coffee to keep them up for a week

He finally comes out of the daydream he's been in the past 10 minutes to find an irritated Hakyeon sitting in front of him, with an amused Jaehwan and a slightly worried Wonshik right behind him 
 
And as Jaehwan pours a fresh cup of coffee he thinks to himself

Maybe this is the family he needs. A home away from home