Plot by: peachfields/ Written by: Kaixing-Unicorn

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Text messages were sometimes the only things that kept him going. Sometimes he’d get one from Suho saying something cheesy like, “Kyungsoo says hi, and not to be touching staff people’s butts.” Other times he gets them from Chanyeol or Baekhyung (usually at the same time) and those messages were always a combination of “You’re stupid boyfriend ate my cheetos. I demand justice.” and “please eat and bring us some food back too.”

When Yixing pulled up to the airport around 7pm he’d had his screen opened to the one message that had kept him going all week. 

From: Kai♥

“One more week then you’re back with us for promoting the comeback. Fighting~! Can’t wait to have you back. Your sheep and I are lonely without you.”

He’d taken one last look at the message before boarding his flight. He knew it was harder and harder on Jongin the more he went away to China, but he had to in order to restore EXO’s name. After all the work M line had put in, he couldn’t let it go to waste. Sadly that meant not being with s, and not being with his favorite dance partner.

To: Kai♥

“Just boarded. You better be asleep when I get home! I know you don’t sleep a lot. Cuddle my sheep and dream of me, okay? xoxoxo”

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Yixing had managed to make it through the door that night if only by the sheer will to sleep on his own comfortable bed. The door to the dorm had given him trouble - probably due to Baekhyun slamming it shut on their way out, despite Suho always telling him not to - but he’d figured it out.

It was surprising that no one had been awakened by his rushed and sudden entrance home. He’d half figured Suho would be awake; waiting for him to fill him in on what they’d be doing in a couple hours once the sun was up. It was slightly saddening to see no one was up to greet him.

With a sigh he’d thrown himself on the couch; an arm slung over his eyes as he lay motionless. Within seconds his breathing had evened out and his thoughts centered around the possibility of their couch being more comfy than his bed, at least for the night. It nearly made him jump out of his skin when another mass jumped on his own - latching on to him like a koala with its face plastered to his chest.

“Jongin!?” He wheezed out as he patted the younger male with his hands. “What are you doing? Why are you still awake?”

There was a mumble from the pair of lips pressed to his shirt (rather ticklish, but he was to tired to thrash about) and he raised a brow curiously.

“I speak many languages Zhong Ren, but gibberish is not one of them.”

A scoff escaped Jongin before he climbed up further on Yixings lithe form; arms on either side of his chest cavity and his lips pressing a chaste kiss to his hyungs neck before looking up at him.

“What I said,” he drawled out as he looked on with sleepy and adoring eyes. “Dandan, is that I couldn’t sleep knowing I’d miss getting to sleep next to you tonight if I did.”

Yixing smiled at that and ran his hands through his loves hair. He’d missed being able to smother Jongin with affection. The dancer craved attention from him like candy, and Yixing was lying - completely - if he said he didnt love giving it to him. He’d be lying even more if he said he didn’t love when Jongin decided to pamper him back - which was often, excluding the times Yixing was in China, or when they were on camera.

“So then you stayed awake and waited for me to get home so you could sleep,” Yixing checked his watch. “… maybe, what, 3 hours?”

Jongin merely planted another quick kiss to his hyungs neck before nodding in agreement.

“Jongin,” the older male whined. “You can’t keep doing that, it’s gonna mess up your already messed up sleep pattern.”

Another bout of incoherent muffling was given and Yixing had to poke the taller male to repeat what he’d tried to say.

“I wanted to cuddle,” the dancer finally said clearly as he gazed up at the Chinese male. “That giant sheep thing you bought me - among all the other plush animals you’ve snuck onto my bed - isn’t enough. I want to hold you at night, not a bunch of fabric and cotton.”

Yixing smiled softly at that, but still decided on giving Jongin a little bit of light teasing.

“But I’m wearing fabrics made of cotton right now,” He smiled innocently. “Isn’t that the same thing?”

Jongin bit his neck then - not harshly - in retaliation and made Yixing jump. 

“What was that for!?”

“For being a bad bunny,” Jongin pouted as he buried his face back into the shorter males chest. Yixing chuckled as he watched the rise and fall of Jongins chest even out. He was out like light in a matter of minutes and the older dancer didn’t know if he had the heart to wake him. He knew it couldn’t possibly be good for either of their waist injuries to sleep like this.

“Yah,” Yixing cooed. “Wake up dance machine, we can’t sleep here. Let’s go cuddle on my bed, okay?”

There was a muffled ‘mhmm’ before Jongin begrudgingly pulled himself off his hyung. Yixing made to lift himself up but was suddenly hoisted up into the air.

“Jongin!” He whispered harshly - wanting to keep his voice low for the others asleep. “Put me down, you have a bad back! I can walk!”

“Nope,” the taller male grinned. “Bunnies have to be coddled. It makes them like you more.”

The Chinese dancer ducked his head; a fierce blush creeping up on his face at the cheesy lines his boyfriend was spiting out. “I already like you more than should be good for the human soul,” He admitted; lips pressing peppered kisses on Jongins face. “And I know you can’t take two steps in that dance room without thinking of me so… I think we’re both kind of stuck.”

Jongin pouted. “Why are you so cute at this ungodly hour?” He whined as he led them down the hall. “It’s like an hour away from sun up and I should be wanting to dream cuddled next to you, not wanting to kiss you all over!”

“Hyung is just that kind of bunny, Jonginnie~.” He said sweetly as he ruffled the Korean dancers platinum blonde hair. “It probably doesn’t help that I haven’t been back home in like 2 weeks. I like the hair color by the way - very “overdose” era. Did everyone else also get new color for the comeback?”

They waddled oddly into Yixings lonely room (Yixing pushing the door all the way open and shut with his foot) and Jongin set him down easily on the bed before climbing over him and setting himself comfortably on Yixings chest once again.

“Well,” Jongin answered him once he was settled. “Suho hyung is blonde again too. Oh you’re gonna love Chanyeolies hair. It’s bright red.”

“Just like Kyungsoos soul,” Yixing joked; earning a pinch to the . “Ow! What was that even for?”

“Don’t be rude hyung,” Jongin laughed as he snuggled into Yixing. “You know Kyungsoo has a soft spot for you. I mean, he hasn’t killed you yet for trying to kiss him on stage. That’s a literal miracle Chanyeol wishes he knew how to do.”

Yixing shifted their positions so that he was lower on the bed than before; Jongins face now in the crook of his neck. “You almost sound Jealous~” He smirked. The younger dancer scoffs.

“This coming from the guy who had to pull me aside after an awards show to make out possessively in a storage closet after I hugged Taemin for too long.”

Yixing shrugged before placing a light kiss to Jongins head. “In my defense you guys did hug a little too long and you were right in font of a bunch of Taekai banners.”

Jongin smiled and kissed his boyfriend back. “Sleep,” He whined. “We have a lot to teach you tomorrow for our comeback stage.”

“Okay okay,” the older male agrees; pulling a blanket over them both. It doesn’t go unnoticed that his stuffed sheep are on the foot of the bed. “Have you been sleeping in here again?” He asks, but Jongin is already out cold from trying to stay awake before.

“I’m sorry I’m always so far away,” He sighed as he nuzzled the face next to his. “I promise the distance makes my heart grow fonder. I haven’t ever stopped loving you.”

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It’s been a month and half of promoting and before they all know it, Yixing is needed back in China. He almost doesn’t have the heart to go back; the last couple of weeks too glorious to say goodbye too. He’d missed being able to poke fun at Kyungsoo. He’d missed being able to prank Chanyeol with Baekhyun and Sehun. He’d missed making his leader squirm because Suho didn’t like being touchy on camera. He’d missed Chen and Xiumin like crazy - all their endless conversations having come to a halt when Yixing had started leaving for China. But most of all he’d missed being in Jongins arms. He wasn’t ready to say good bye again to all the secret hand holding, the lingering kisses backstage, the warm hugs in the van on the way home, and certainly not the endless nightly sessions of passion that reminded them both that they were still one. Text messages and video chats weren’t a good enough substitute.
He’d voiced out his opinion the night before his return to China to Jongin.

“You know I love you right?” Jongin asks. “You know that even though these sheets will stop smelling like you by the end of the week, and you’ll be too busy to get back to me about your day until what ever time at night, that it’ll never change, right?”

Yixing sighs; a hand lazily drawing circles into Jongins bare chest as he lays sprawled on top and across him. “You can’t guarantee it’ll always be like that.” He mumbles. “We can’t see into the future. Who knows, maybe one day you’ll wake up and realize you’re too good for me and find someone who can always wake up to your drooling face.”

Jongin smacks his shoulder lightly; pulling him closer into his embrace. “And miss waking up to your bed head in the morning? No thank you. I like my cute hyung too much.”

“Seriously though Jongin,” Yixing says in a hushed and tone; lifting his gaze to meet the Korean dancers. “If you ever fall out of love with me, for someone who can always be here for you, know that I won’t hold it against you. I want you to be happy. I know this long distance thing is hard and-”

“Stop,” Jongin cuts him off; shifting them so he’s hovering over his hyung; noticing there are tears forming in his eyes. He’s always been a sensitive soul. “Don’t you start that now.” He says gently. “You are always there for me. Just because I can’t always get a front row seat to that dimple of yours doesn’t mean I don’t think about you - see you everywhere I go. Those mirrors I dance in front of every day in rehearsal don’t reflect anyone but you, and that’s not ever going to change. So what if you’re in China? I don’t need to have you in front of me to fall in love with you all over again. Just hearing a good night over the phone or a message about ‘please take care of your back!’ is enough.”

Jongin wipes the stray tear that falls from his hyungs eyes and smiles.

“Now,” he chuckles; but Yixing can hear the shift in his tone. “If you decide you want to suddenly leave me for one of those hot actresses that work with you over in China, please tell me-”

“Never,” Yixing cuts him off; placing a long languid kiss on Jongins lips. He pulls him down to lay on him as they stay like that for a couple moments - breaking away only to finish his thought. “A couple drops of water and a few miles of land can’t keep me from loving you.”

“Good,” Jongin chirps. “Then that means we’ll be just fine until you come back in 3 weeks. Now, be a good hyung and cuddle me because I’m tired from trying to please your ridiculously high drive.”

Yixing scoffs kisses his boyfriend one more time before laying them down to sleep for the night.

“You act as if you’re not the real monster in the sheets yourself.”

“Make one more lame joke about our title tracks and I will tell Kyungsoo to beat you up next time you try to pinch his .”

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OKAY, so I have actually already written a long distance fic (more than one? maybe?) and have it on AFF with all my other one-shots. So this was a spin considering I didn’t want to make them similar. Any way, I really like fluff.

OH! and in this fic it’s an AU (ok yeah all fics are) where Kai isn’t dating Krystal. The reason I say this is because the actual EXO timeline would mean that he was dating her and Yixing and I don’t condone cheating. So for the sake of the idol and his actual relationship, this is marked AU by me.

Also, sorry I have gotten called in back to back for work and couldn’t post this on the 24th like I promised. The rest will be posted later today when I get off work. (this one I was able to post because management took a break heehee)