Hongbin helped sleepy Wonsik into their room as they tiredly exchanged "Goodnight, hyungs! Goodnight! Goodnight!" Hakyeon held onto Taekwoon's shoulder for balance as he was still struggling to take off his tennis shoes. Taekwoon spoke, just audible for Hakyeon's ears, "Hakyeon-ah, you don't need to stay at practice so late, you'll overwork yourself and get hurt or sick again." Hakyeon beamed back, an exhausted raspy chuckle vibrating his chest,

"I know Taekwoon-ah I know..." he trailed off, much too tired to keep up a conversation, let alone about just what made him so beat.

 Jaehwan emerged from the bathroom, towel around his waist, padding across the floor to bid the two eldest goodnight. "Wait.. where's Sanghyuk?" Taekwoon and Hakyeon looked at eachother puzzled for just a moment, before they were on the verge of panic.

"He's not asleep with Hongbin and Wonsik?"

"Who was supposed to-- Lee Jaehwan! Lee Jaehwan, where is our maknae? Were you not supposed to stick with him today?" Jaehwan finally got a word in,

"He told me he had to stay and keep practicing until he got it right." Hakyeon was not having this. Who in their right mind would leave him?

"So Hyukkie is at the studio alone? As Hakyeon continued on, making sure Jaehwan had gotten an earful, Taekwoon jumped back into his shoes, put on a sweatshirt and softly mumbled "I'll be back" before racing out the door.

 Taekwoon ran down several city blocks to the dance studio, where, sure enough, there was Sanghyuk, dancing ever so clumsily. Hus limbs looked heavy with over exhertion as he moved to the blaring music. Taekwoon turned it off with a single press of a button to the little boom box. "Wha- Taekwoon hyung? What are--?" Sanghyuk was dazed with exhaustion. Leaning into Taekwoon's arms.

"I'm taking you home, Sanghyuk-ah." Taekwoon picked up the sleepy maknae on his back as he stepped outside again to begin the walk back home. However, they were greeted by a familiar black van. The door slid open. Jaehwan drove over with Hakyeon to pick him up.

"Come on kiddies, get in let Kenjumma take you back home!" Taekwoon made sure to secure Sanghyuk's safety belt first. The boy already nearly asleep.

"Taekwoonie I put a pair of clean sweats out on the bed for Hyukkie so he can just go right to bed after changing."

"Mmmm thank you." The short ride home Taekwoon was enthralled with the sleeping boy next to him. He looked like a cherubic angel. His peaceful face letting out little puffs of hot air through his lips. Chest rising and falling so steadily.

 They arrived back at the dorm within minutes. Taekwoon picking him up once more, carrying the tuckered out kid to his room. Hakyeon pranced behind to unlace Sanghyuk's shoes. Taekwoon sat him on the bed. Removing his sweaty t-shirt and jeans, and dressing him in the clean sweatsuit Hakyeon had neatly folded earlier. Taekwoon couldn't hold back the grin on his face at the precious sight. Sleepy Sanghyuk with his blonde hair tousled and messy. Adorable Taekwoon said to himself, as Sanghyuk fell over into the pillows. Taekwoon tucked him in ever so carefully, as to not wake him. Taekwoon leaned down to press a chaste kiss to his forehead. As he started to get up from the bed he heard a hoarse voice and warm fingertips gently encircle his wrist.

"Hyung... stay." Taekwoon hesitated for only a moment, trying to make sure he heard right. Taekwoon crawled under the covers facing Sanghyuk. The warm pink blush growing on his cheeks. He wrapped an arm around the younger, leaning in for one more sugary sleepy kiss on his lips before both of them nodded off into sweet slumber.