Title: Certainty
Genre: Fluff

It was the end of another rough day of recording. Seungyoon leaned back in the chair and closed his eyes, completely drained and feeling slightly down. There was yet another round of adjustments made to their second title track Colour Ring, cutting out entire chunks he'd painstakingly drafted but were not good enough, and adding in other bits to round the song out. It hardly sounded the same anymore and Seungyoon didn't really know what to feel about it. He just wanted to get it done in a way that will be least painful for both him and the rest of the members, so that they would finally be one step closer to debut.

The sound of the studio door opening brought him out of his thoughts, and he looked up to see the maknae, his maknae, holding a bottle of juice from the cooler in the hallway. Half of his hair was up in that little ponytail Seungyoon so loved, and he walked towards him with a soft smile.

"Taehyunie? Why're you still here?" The older asked. Taehyun had been second in line for recording today and the rest of the group was done almost 2 hours ago while Seungyoon stayed to record his parts and wrap up the loose ends. Taehyun should have already gone back to the dorm with the rest of the members by now.

"I thought you might need a drink." Taehyun shrugged, still smiling, and put the bottle in his hand down on the table in front of Seungyoon.

"No vanilla latte for me?" The leader joked, knowing full well there was no way Taehyun could have gone into a cafe to get one on his own. He'd get mobbed by rabid fangirls in no time.

"You'd definitely complain later about not being able to sleep if I got you coffee at this time, silly." Taehyun chuckled, walking to stand behind him.

Before Seungyoon could ask what he was doing, he felt the relieving pressure on his shoulders and let out an involuntary groan. The tension that had accumulated from the long hours of sitting in the studio and never getting enough rest was instantly loosened as Taehyun massaged his shoulders with just the right amount of strength.

"Taehyun-ah... There are cameras..." Seungyoon said half-heartedly. His eyes had slipped shut again because the massage was welcoming and it felt too good for him to put any real effort into stopping it.

"Why? I'm just helping my overworked leader relieve some stress, there's nothing wrong with that." The maknae punctuated his point with a firm squeeze before finally patting Seungyoon's shoulders.

"Better?" Taehyun asked with that same breathtaking soft smile. He took a seat on the leather couch at the back of the studio and the leader nodded, turning his chair around to face him. For a while, there was just a comfortable silence between them.

It wasn't really common for him to be the one to show his affections so openly, but Seungyoon understood that Taehyun was just concerned about him. The process of producing Colour Ring had been anything but smooth thus far, and he was already beginning to feel a definite tension in the group at all the modifications being made. Everyone was tired and more on edge than usual, and Seungyoon knew he could get a bit harsh while directing the members' recording sessions. It just really wasn't a good time for anyone, and even more so for him as he watched his work get changed again and again and their debut delayed again and again.

"Stop worrying about this, Seungyoon-ah... We'll make it, and we'll be great." Taehyun's voice dropped to a quiet purr as he regarded the leader with an encouraging and earnest smile. "It'll all be fine."

It was all Seungyoon could do to not reach out for his hand, to hold him in some way and to feel the realness of Taehyun's gentle love. So many things have changed in the last year, since they went from Team A to Winner, and many more remain unknown ahead of them but Taehyun... Taehyun is a certainty for him. He has always been.

Nam Taehyun is not someone who loves loudly. He's not one who ends every night with an "I love you" or does extravagant acts to show his affections but Seungyoon feels it all the same. It is in his every glance, when he says "sleep in the room, Seungyoon-ah, it's cold out here", and even in this bottle of juice because he knows Seungyoon wouldn't be able to sleep if he has coffee this late at night.

"Thank you, Taehyun-ah... For being here with me. For me." Seungyoon said sincerely.

"Always. But let's go home now, leader, it's late." And there, in his eyes crinkled into little crescents, in his smile, and his words, Kang Seungyoon sees it again. The certainty of Nam Taehyun's love.

A.N.: Inspired by Kangnam talking music and busking in Shibuya during Winner TV, and also the way Taehyun seems to be quiety supportive of Seungyoon's works à la the way he spoke for Colour Ring on radio when Seunghoon was saying how tough the production of the song was. I've always thought that they share a deeper understanding in music, and hence, this.