Credit: Luv Struck

“You sure you’re ok with me staying over?” Tae Hyung asked again while he rubbed the sides of his arms.

You nodded your head before unlocking the passcode of your door and hurried him inside. You guys were caught in the heavy rain suddenly after attending an art exhibition which Tae Hyung had asked you to go with him.

Being the gentleman, he had removed his jacket of the suit he was wearing and held it over both of your heads while running to the nearest shelter possible. Halfway through, he ended up just covering it over you and got himself drenched from head to toe.

Figuring out that it was the best to get some warmth in your house, you suggested Tae Hyung to just stay until the rain subsided.

“Sorry my house’s in a mess,” You quickly arranged the books on your coffee table and piled the cushions on the sofa to one side while Tae Hyung was removing his shoes by your door.

You bit your lips as you didn’t realize how messy your house was until now. Although Tae Hyung and you were dating for the past few months, it was the first time he had been to your house. You hoped he did not mind how it was.

Turning around while holding his jacket in your hands, you realized Tae Hyung was just standing by the door with water dripping from his hair and shivering slightly.

“Oh Tae,” You rushed to your bathroom and got a clean towel before coming out again, “Why did you give me your jacket? You’re gonna catch a cold and your manager hyung is going to be mad,”

“I.. I’m fine,” He tried to force a smile but you knew deep down he must be really cold. “I didn’t want you to be sick,”

You sighed as you realized how he was trying to put up a tough front in front of you. Using the towel to dry his hair, you couldn’t help but feel how Tae Hyung was still acting like a kid even after knowing him for all these years.

Where should you begin with your relationship with Tae Hyung? You attended the same high school as Tae Hyung but were a year ahead of him. When he and Jimin first transferred to your school, even the girls from the upper class were going crazy over them. You weren’t sure why but you thought Jimin was way cuter than him. Tae Hyung was able to make friends easily with people around him whereas Jimin was the quiet one. You preferred quiet guys back then. Nonetheless, you did not have much interaction with him since you were in different class as him.

Perhaps it was fate but you met him again one day at an art exhibition. You were working under your Professor in the arts university which you were studying then. You recognized him almost immediately and Tae Hyung also did too.

“Weren’t you from Class 3-4 last time?” He asked with a bright smile. “Wow, I didn’t know I would meet you again. You look different.. but in a good way,”

“Yeah?” You nodded and smiled back shyly, “You actually remember me?”

Tae Hyung scratched his head and smiled again, “Yeah, Jimin and I used to talk about you back then,”

That took you by surprise as you did not know how they knew about you. “Really?!”

“Yeah, my other friends were saying you were the Ice Princess of art sketches,” Tae Hyung laughed, “Pretty but hard to get close too,”

You blushed at how he actually remembered you. But you got to admit that was nickname back then, except for the fact that you did not know that people actually find you pretty.

As for Tae Hyung, you could tell how he was the same, being friendly with everyone whom he had met. Maybe that was the reason the girls in your class used to have a crush on him. Tae Hyung asked for your number that day and soon enough you guys began to text frequently. Sometimes he would ask you questions regarding art sketches since he himself was interested in drawing too.

The more you hung out with him, the more you found out how unique Tae Hyung was. He was like what his fans had said, ‘four dimensional’. When you saw him on screen, he could be so charismatic but off stage when you hung out with him, he was just like a little boy, always curious about stuff. Perhaps that’s why you found yourself falling for him more and more.

It was the same for Tae Hyung. He used to think you were pretty back in high school when he first saw you at the assembly hall with other classes one day but did not have the courage and talk to you. He also heard from his other friends that you found Jimin cuter which made him harder to approach you. In the end, after your graduation he regretted not talking to you. But since that fateful reunion, he was glad that he met you again and tried his best to impress you.

You guys did not get together right away as he was busy with his own schedules as his group became more and more popular. His frequent trips overseas also hindered you guys from seeing each other often. It took over a period of a year texting and random nights meet ups before he finally asked you one day. You remembered how nervous he was when he met up with you in front of a convenience store after your work and you thought something had happened to him as he said he needed to talk to you. In the end, he shoved a stalk of rose into your hand which he was hiding behind his back.

“I want you to have it,” He stuttered and tried to avoid eye contact with you while he held his hands before his back again.

You were confused by his actions as you thought he had something serious he wanted to tell you.

He was judging your expression from the side of his eyes and swallowed his saliva before continuing, “I like you, Noona,”

“Tae Hyung ah..” You finally spoke and looked at the stalk of rose and looked up at him.

“이제부터 다른 남자를 쳐다 보지말고,” He said to you again, “나한테 기대해라 누나,”*

And that was how you got together with him about 3 months ago.

After towel-drying his hair for a few minutes or so, you removed the towel from his hair and noticed how he had his lips slightly curved at the sides as if he had enjoyed how you had helped him dry his hair.

He looked like a small puppy which had finished showering but still drench and you smiled at how adorable he was. The white shirt that he was wearing was sticking onto his chest and you could see how tone his chest was.

Tae Hyung’s sneeze interrupted your train of thoughts and you suddenly realized you might be staring for too long and cleared your throat before asking, “Are you still cold?” 

“Yeahh..” Tae Hyung sniffed and suddenly pulled you into a hug, “I need some warmth,”

Your hands automatically went around his waist and you found out how drenched he was.

“You’re making my clothes wet,” You mumbled into his chest before looking up at him. You had always liked your view like this. You could see those random stubs under his chin that he did not shave by mistake and it was those small things which you felt that Tae Hyung was really a man. Tae Hyung’s nose bridge was also tall and you wondered how could he actually be this good looking.

He slowly rocked you from side to side before saying, “Noona, are you going to take care of me if I fall sick?”

You pulled away and looked at him, “Did you already catch a cold?” Placing you hand on his forehead and your own, you tried to also feel whether he was warmer than you.

“No, I’m just asking,” He shook his head and pouted slightly.

“This is not going to do it,” You removed your hand from his forehead, “Remove your shirt,”

“Excuse me?” Tae Hyung looked surprise, hearing you saying something like this, cocking one side of his eyebrow up.

“I mean,” You slapped yourself internally, forgetting how weird that sounded, “Go and get a shower or something while I find some other shirt in my wardrobe that you can wear,”

Tae Hyung laughed at how adorable you were trying to make your point and gave a peck on your cheek before asking where your toilet was.

You pointed to him while you shook your head as you thought of your silly mistake and went inside your room to find something that he could wear temporarily. After minutes of digging through the pile of shirts in your wardrobe which you swore you were going to pack since about weeks ago, you found an oversize T-shirt which you used to sleep in.

“Tae Hyung ah!” You called out for him as you walked towards your toilet, “I’m just going to hang the shirt at the door knob ok??”

You waited for his response but did not hear anything. Actually you wondered if he was still showering since you also did not hear the sound of water running.

“Tae Hyung ah?” You called again.

Suddenly your toilet door opened and some of the steam from the hot shower escaped into the cool air outside.

You swore at that moment, it was as if time had slowed down and you heard yourself gasped as you saw how Tae Hyung was topless with his chest glistening with water droplets from the shower. His face was also flushed from the heat and damn. He was hot. Literally.

“Is this for me?” He asked you and gestured at the shirt you were holding.

“Uhh..” You felt for yourself losing track of senses for the second time of the night, “Yeah.. erm. I used to wear it when I sleep since it’s big,”

Tae Hyung took the shirt from you and looked at the design before teasing how childish it was with the rilakkuma design and pastel colours.  

“Don’t you have any other shirt?” He asked again and cocked his head to one side while leaning against the door frame.

Honestly speaking you were very distracted by how Tae Hyung was topless and felt your eyes dropping further and further down. His chest looked really inviting and as your vision went south, you noticed how lean he was. Tae Hyung could also tell how you were feeling bothered by him being topless but he couldn’t help but find you really adorable by how you were reacting to him being topless.

Tae Hyung’s playful self was taking over and planned to tease you even further.

“Noona,” He called you, trying to hold back his laughter.

“Hmm?!” Your eyes immediately shot back up and realized you did not reply his question from just now, “Uh, yeah, this is the only one which I think can fit you, I mean I can go and search again and see if there’s any other shirt that’s erm.. not so childish…”

You turned and was about to go to your room again before Tae Hyung held you back by your wrist and spun you around. He then pulled you into a hug and his hands immediately sneaked around your waist, just dangerous above your bottom. You squealed and your hands were on his bare chest, trying to stablise from the sudden movement.

His skin felt hot but no, you weren’t sure anymore if Tae Hyung was just hot or you just found yourself heating up from the situation.

“You know sometimes you can drive me really crazy with how innocent you are,” Tae Hyung said softly and looked into your eyes. “Like the things you do and all..”

You blinked at his words and gulped, not sure about what to reply, “Tae.. I,”

“And here you are being so adorable and y,” He continued with his deep voice and shifted closer to your ear, “I can’t help but imagine you just in that shirt of yours,”

Damn, you could feel yourself getting giddy.

What was he suggesting?

Tae Hyung pulled back and looked at you blushing madly. He wondered if he was going overboard as it was the first time he had seen you so shy.

He was about to apologise for going too much over the line but your next sentence took him by surprise and even you were surprised by how bold you suddenly became.

“But don’t you think,” You said sensually at Tae Hyung while moving your hands down his chest, “I would look better without..”

You cupped your hands around Tae Hyung’s left ear and whispered your remaining words and giggled while you waited for his reaction.

His eyes widened in surprise and it was definitely his turn to blush.

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*"Don't look at other guys anymore from now and you can lean on me"

Hello!!

This is the last chapter for this series and I hope it was not too... cheesy and awkward? Idk. lol. 

I'm not sure what series I may do next but hopefully different and more out of the box. haha. Thank you so much for those who have been reading all along! ^^