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"it's what you do to me.
i'm wrapped around your finger and i can't stop.
you know i got a soft spot for you."
song: soft spot-keshi
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mingyu has been this way since he was a child, at least that's what everyone always tells him. he feels a lot, his emotions jumble up inside until oftentimes they come out in some undesirable ways. he grew up with a short temper that has gotten better with age. but he keeps the habit of hiding his feelings most of the time. there's an exception to this rule, of course, and it comes in the form of dokyeom.
dokyeom is the complete opposite of his boyfriend. he loves loudly and unapologetically. his feelings are always on display, whether it's sulky or joyful. it's one of the aspects that mingyu has always admired most about him. despite being an extrovert, mingyu has a tendency to shell up sometimes when he's with groups of people. he's been called distant, sometimes even cold. but if one thing reigns true, it's that he has a soft spot for dokyeom.
"well someone's grumpy today" seungkwan mutters, scrunching up his face and gesturing towards mingyu. throughout the room members throw themselves into various positions on the couches and chairs, getting comfortable until their next filming. after a few snickers in response mingyu knows that everyone is in agreement. sure he had a few arguments with people today, but nothing worth writing home about.
"i am not grumpy" he shoots back, saying it exactly how a grumpy person would. he sighs in realization, "i'm just tired" hoping this statement backs him up a little bit. dokyeom walks into the dressing room last and is still buzzing off the energy of the performance. he stops to talk to hoshi about something and gets so enthralled that he doesn't hear seungkwan's next comment.
"well whatever it is, make sure to stay away from him for your own sanity" he says to the room. mingyu knows he's joking, but he rolls his eyes anyways, still a bit annoyed by it. he sits down on a reading chair and pulls out his phone, anticipating everyone actually listening to seungkwan. dokyeom starts making his way towards him, and mingyu hears a "uh oh, he didn't get the memo" from members behind him.
dokyeom hasn't even noticed mingyu's so called grumpy energy. the explanation for this is because he hasn't been on the receiving end of it even once today. he's spoiled rotten, actually. he turns the angsty scowls and the annoyed lip pursing into real smiles without trying. so when he see's his boyfriend slumped in the chair paired with furrowed eyebrows and stiff shoulders, he isn't deterred in the slightest. he takes this as an invitation to sit directly on his lap and not give him any personal space. of course, mingyu lets this slide. he feels the members eyes on them, almost as if they're holding their breath.
"this is my favorite outfit on you" dokyeom says truthfully. he fixes a stray hair from his forehead, careful to not mess it up before the next performance. he scans him up and down. there's something so effortlessly simple about the outfit but it suits mingyu perfectly. dokyeom rests his hand on his bicep, feeling the soft fabric of the grey waffle long sleeve he's wearing. his jeans fit him good. so, good.
"yeah?" mingyu hums, a smile gracing his face. he wraps his arms around dokyeom's waist, holding him in place. "thank you baby" he finishes, leaving the worlds softest kiss on his waiting lips. dokyeom takes mingyu's hand and holds them up together, comparing them. he then plays with his fingers absentmindedly, twisting the seventeen ring around on his pinky. mingyu feels content in a way he doesn't unless he's with him.
the members snicker and tssk behind them, mumbling things like 'how could i forget that dokyeomie doesn't count?' and 'we should have known'. dokyeom, only just now tuning into this for the first time, shoots the a glare.
"share with the class?" he asks, doing his best to make an intimidating face at the peanut gallery. mingyu finds it adorable and kisses his cheek, immediately only adding to the fire.
"he's got such a soft spot for you. you know that?" hoshi says with a chuckle. despite their efforts of pretending they are annoyed, they all understand how special the love they have is. dokyeom looks at mingyu, then back at hoshi. he shrugs nonchalantly.
"maybe he just doesn't like you guys cause you're annoying as fuck" he says blatantly, earning laughs from the whole room.
"you can keep telling yourself that" they say back, slightly in chorus, laughing more when they realize they've said the same thing. mingyu, borderline just over this whole charade, reaches up to play with dokyeom's hoodie string. dokyeom stops paying them any mind and turns his attention back to mingyu.
"do you wanna take a walk?" he asks. he still has so much adrenaline from the performance that he can't sit still. mingyu is exhausted, pretty happy to just stay put in this chair until he needs to get up again. but of course, he says yes without hesitation. once they get in the hallway mingyu takes dokyeom's hand just to have a point of contact.
"i don't see what the problem is with that" dokyeom says, only continuing when he sees confusion on mingyu's face. "that is.. if you do have a soft spot for me, i mean" he says, his cheeks reddening slightly. mingyu chuckles with endearment at his sudden shyness. he stops them from walking and stands in front of dokyeom, who rests his back on the wall. mingyu reaches out to place a hand on the wall by his head, leaning on it for support. in this outfit, dokyeom practically dizzies at the sight. as if that wasn't enough, mingyu speaks.
"i'll be honest baby, you do have me completely wrapped around your finger."
he doesn't know what to do with the confession. instead, he suddenly has lost the ability to make eye contact and he knows the tips of his ears are firetruck red. mingyu just smirks at him, leaning in closer.
"you're cute when you're all shy", he says.
his blush only deepens against his will, "i'm not shy" he says stubbornly, rolling his eyes and trying his best to believe his own lie.
"oh yeah? look at me then" he says with a playful ego. he stays leaning against the wall and uses his free hand to tilt his chin up. dokyeom lasts a whole 3 milliseconds before he has to look away. mingyu lets out a laugh and starts to walk down the hall.
"hey! that's not fair! i literally just told you how hot you look today and then you were leaning against the wall like i'm in a tv drama or something so that was basically an impossible challenge!" dokyeom says excitedly, chasing down the hall after him.
once he catches up to him mingyu grabs his waist and pulls him flush to him. "i'm sorry sweetheart" he says lightly, pinching his hip. "you're not shy, i take it back" he says while lying through his teeth. anything to make him happy.
"thank you, that's better" dokyeom says with a huge genuine smile. before he can say anything else he notices motion down the hallway. members file out, immediately noticing the couple cozied up in the middle of it. they keep up their act and chat along with each other.
"WHIPPED KIM MINGYU! WHIPPED!" minghao yells down the hall. mingyu can't even remember being grumpy anymore. all he cares about is the man in his arms. dokyoem, who's back has been turned to them, moves to turn around to see what's going on. mingyu cups his cheek and brings his attention back to him.
"i love you so much" he says with an urgency, feeling it so strongly.
"i love you t-" he starts to say, but mingyu doesn't even let him get to the end of the sentence before collides their lips. the members start "ooooo"ing and whistling from their spot in the hallway. mingyu throws up the middle finger behind dokyeom's back and smiles into the kiss. yeah, he's definitely got a soft spot.