Yixing really likes touching someone else’s ears. If you live with him, a single day wouldn’t pass by with him not looking at the inner part of your ears. It would seem really weird for other people but for the EXO members, it had already become a part of their lives. It was uncomfortable at first, having someone else check and clean your ears for you, but as time went by, they somehow got used to it. Everyone would get their ears checked by the unicorn whenever they have their day off. Everyone would receive the same treatment from the little Chinese... but somehow, somewhere it changed. They didn’t know exactly when it happened, but Yixing started getting overly excited when checking Chanyeol’s ears specifically.

“Chanyeol-ah!”

Chanyeol heard his Yixing-hyung call him. The said hyung was knocking lightly on the door of the room he shares with Baekhyun.

“What is it, hyung?” Chanyeol growled, too lazy to get up from his bed.

“Let me check your ears!”

Even though Chanyeol couldn’t see the unicorn’s face, he was sure that his hyung’s expression now was very excited. He could tell by how Yixing’s tone sounded.

It would have been fine for Chanyeol to have Yixing check his ears. It was normal, nothing new. But it was still so early in the morning, 8am to be precise, and it was their precious day off! For heaven’s sake, Yixing could have waited for the afternoon to come. He wanted to spend his day off with his bed, only getting up when he had fully recharged his energy.

But it wouldn’t happen now, would it? Who was he to reject such an adorable unicorn? Besides, he likes it. He likes Yixing— He likes to have his ears checked by the Chinese so it doesn’t matter.

So he quickly got up from his bed, opened the door as he ruffled his hair, yawning at the same time. It was obvious that he was still feeling very sleepy.

Yixing’s lips parted in surprise, seeing how Chanyeol looked. “W-Were you still sleeping? I’m sorry, I woke you up!” he quickly apologized as he blushed from embarrassment.

“It’s our day-off. What do you expect, hyung?” Chanyeol reminded his hyung, purposely sounding annoyed just to tease the cute unicorn.

Yixing quickly bowed his head when he realized how ridiculous he was. “I’m sorry. Please go back to sleep,” he pouted in disappointment as he hid the cotton buds he brought behind his back, looking totally defeated.

Chanyeol let out a ‘pfft’ before he pulled the Chinese inside his room. “It’s fine, Xing-hyung,” he said as they sat on his bed. “Just keep your voice low because Baekhyun is still sleeping,” he added, grinning like an idiot.

Yixing was surprised at be first but he smiled beautifully when Chanyeol let him in. “O-Okay, thank you,” he thanked, stuttering a little.

The Chinese kneeled beside Chanyeol as he moved his face closer to him. He held the ear with both hands as he looked inside. It was clean, he knows, but he still couldn’t help but grab a cotton bud and dig the inside of Chanyeol’s ear.

Chanyeol stayed silent as he felt the unicorn doing the same to his other ear. He knew it was clean but he wouldn’t complain. He loved the feeling of Yixing’s small, gentle hands touching his ear.

“It’s done,” Yixing spoke once he finished ‘cleaning’ Chanyeol’s ear.

Chanyeol just stared at Yixing. He smiled, seeing the disappointment in the Chinese’s expression. It was always like this— Yixing pouting so cutely when he finishes doing the things he likes. It was obvious that he still wanted to continue touching Chanyeol’s ear.

“Thank you,” Chanyeol thanked before he felt Yixing give his earlobe a light squeeze and he chuckled. “You’re so cute, hyung,” he said as he pulled the Chinese in a hug.

“Yeah, yeah,” Yixing patted Chanyeol’s back before he pulled away. “You should go back to sleep,” he told the younger, knowing that Chanyeol was still feeling sleepy. “Or do you want to eat breakfast? Kyungsoo cooked already.”

“I’ll just go back to sleep,” Chanyeol answered, unintentionally making Yixing feel more guilty. When he noticed this, he smiled as he lied on his bed. “And I’m giving you permission to join the most handsome guy in EXO in his sleep,” he added, pulling Yixing so he landed on top of him.

Yixing gasped in surprise when he was pulled down and he quickly blushed when he realized that he landed on top of Chanyeol. “You idiot dongsaeng,” he mumbled as he sat up, straddling Chanyeol’s stomach, the blush still visible on his pale cheeks.

“You are sooooooo cute, hyung,” Chanyeol said and he was rewarded with light punches on his chest from the little fists of the unicorn.

“I’m going,” Yixing said as he got up.

Chanyeol watched as Yixing got up from his bed. He heard the unicorn mumbling something about how he shouldn’t tease his hyung so much and how he doesn’t appreciate it when he calls him cute before Yixing disappeared completely from the room.

When he was sure that Yixing was far enough, Chanyeol sighed in relief. What had gotten into him, really? To pull Yixing on top of him was too much… too much for his heart to take.

Chanyeol likes Yixing. It wasn’t how he likes Baekhyun as his best friend.  It wasn’t how he likes Jongin as an idol. It was something like admiration, a young boy’s crush, he believes.

So when the Chinese started showing fondness in his ears, Chanyeol couldn’t help but smile. He felt so proud. Even now, just thinking about it makes him smile up to his ears.

“Your face is disgusting!”

Chanyeol heard Baekhyun’s voice before a pillow landed on his face. “Ouch!” he grunted as he took the pillow away from his face and glared at Baekhyun.

“You are too obvious!” Baekhyun told his best friend.

“Yixing-hyung is so dense so it’s okay,” Chanyeol argued. “Besides, it’s just a crush. There’s nothing wrong with it.”

“Yeah yeah, like hell I’d believe that.”

“You are one to talk. Aren’t you in love with Tao?” Chanyeol asked with a smirk playing on his lips.

Baekhyun sat up first before he threw another pillow to Chanyeol’s face. “We are enemies!” he corrected the happy virus before he stormed out of the bed.

“At least I’m a little bit more honest,” Chanyeol mumbled to himself. When he realized that he was finally alone and he had the room all to himself, he quickly took all the pillows he could reach and hugged them close to his chest as he rolled wildly on the bed.  The scene from earlier— when he