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Jaehyun rubbed his hands together nervously as he stepped into the spotlight. He was asked to go ahead and stand on set while he waited for his partner to return from getting their makeup done. He hasn’t seen who the said “partner” is yet, so that’s one of the main reasons he’s feeling anxious. He just wants to know he’s not the only one who feels awkward with what’s going to take place.
When Jaehyun’s close friend Sanghyeok asked him for a favour and told him that he’d be paid for it….this isn’t what he was expecting. Not in the slightest. He was thinking of something less intimate - like modelling for an expensive clothing line or reviewing a popular food-slash-beverage product for a company; recording a title track for an upcoming movie trailer or reading a few lines for a radio advertisement. Little roles using his talents is what he's trying to hint at.
As he’s looking down at the ground of the white and grey set, lost in thought, he hears the door of the studio room open. Ah, it’s probably my “partner,” he thinks. He doesn’t look up, afraid to see who’s working with. Why is he so nervous? He shouldn't be this nervous. It’s not like he hasn’t done this before.
Another five minutes pass by before someone appears on set in front of him. “Hey.”
Jaehyun looks up and - holy shit. It’s a guy.
And he’s hot as fuck.
“Hi?” He responds, his voice slightly cracking at the end.
They both stare at each other for a few seconds before bursting into laughter.
“Oh, my God. That was really embarrassing. I’m so sorry,” Jaehyun gushes, covering his burning cheeks in embarrassment
The guy only grins and shakes his head. “No, it was cute!” He argues, waving his hands in front of Jaehyun. “You’re really cute,” he adds.
He looks down at the ground again, putting his arms behind his back as he rocks lightly on the heels of his shoes. “Thanks,” he mumbles, feeling the heat rise up his neck and ears. How is this man completely not anxious? Unabashed? Shameless? He feels like this is extremely awkward, but his partner seems to not be bothered at all, and he’s a little jealous of that.
Jaehyun looks back up to find the cute guy still looking at him so he sticks out his hand. “Uh, I’m Jaehyun.”
The guy, whom Jaehyun notices all of a sudden is a bit taller than him and he has to look up to see his face, smiles - holy shit, he has a beautiful smile - and grabs Jaehyun’s hand to shake it. “I’m Taesan! Nice to meet you.”
They shake hands for a few seconds and pull away. “Have you…done this sort of thing before?” Jaehyun asks, throwing his hands around as gestures for the set.
Taesan shakes his head. “Never! What about you? You’re an actor, right? You must have a lot of experience!”
Jaehyun stutters furiously. “N-No, never! My acting lies more in modelling and not. With other people,” he says, voice getting softer nearing the end of his sentence,
“Ahh, I see. We’re both inexperienced with this then!” Taesan confirms. “Makes me feel less of an idiot,” he laughs.
Jaehyun nods in agreement. “You’re not nervous?” The latter bites his lip in thought and that sends shivers up Jaehyun’s spine because wow, that is so attractive.
Taesan shakes his head again. “No, not really? I’m actually excited!” He admits. “I like to experience new things, so this is nowhere near nerve-wrecking for me.”
Again, Jaehyun envies that. He feels extremely nervous. It was previously because he just didn’t want to fuck up his kiss, especially on camera, but now it’s because his partner is very fucking attractive and he doesn’t want to pop a boner in a room full of people watching him.
He sighs softly. “If you don’t mind me asking, how old are you?” He asks.
“Twenty,” he responds, “You?”
“Twenty-one...”
“Oh! You’re older! Should we speak formally and I call you by hyung then?”
“Uh, I guess? I mean, I honestly don’t have a preference.”
“Jaehyun-hyung? Is that all right? Or Jaehyun-sshi, if that makes you feel too old?” Taesan laughs.
Jaehyun blushes again and goes to playfully punch the younger boy. “Hey! I’m one year older! I’m not old!”
Taesan feigns a hurt expression and holds his arm where Jaehyun punched him. “Ah!” he groans. “You hit me!”
Jaehyun rolls his eyes and folds his arms. “You deserve it,” he mumbles and looks away with a pout.
“We’ve been filming for a while now. You guys can begin whenever you feel ready!” The director suddenly calls out.
Jaehyun and Taesan simultaneously look each other in the eyes after hearing the director’s statement. There’s a moment of awkward silence and no movement from either party.
Taesan stuffs his hands into the pockets of his jeans and takes a step closer into Jaehyun’s space. “So. We should get it over with, huh?”
Jaehyun clears his throat and nods. “Y-Yeah, I guess.”
“Do you mind if I touch you?”
He shakes his head.
Taesan smiles down at Jaehyun. “You have really beautiful eyes, you know? They’re so big and round” He says and lets a grin take over his smile as he takes another step forward.
Jaehyun’s blush reddens further. “Would you fucking stop that.”
The younger boy’s grin only becomes wider. “I would, but then I wouldn’t be able to see your face flush. I think it’s really cute.”
What the fuck is wrong with this guy, Jaehyun thinks. Is he fucking testing my patience? “I’m going to hit you again,” he warns, having to look up because of how near Taesan is to him. The close proximity makes Jaehyun feel a lot smaller than he legitimately is. He has a fleeting thought of wondering if Taesan feels inferiour because he’s taller.
Taesan only laughs at Jaehyun’s empty threat though, which makes the elder boy want to retaliate.
He raises his fist to playfully punch Taesan again, but before he can throw the punch, Taesan grabs him by his wrist and reels him in. Jaehyun feels Taesan put his other hand on his lower back. Suddenly, he’s being leaned backward and Taesan connects their lips.
At first, he's confused because what the hell is happening? Then he's embarrassed because holy shit, he's kissing Taesan. Finally, he's in awe because wow, he's a fucking phenomenal kisser. It takes a moment for him to register what’s really happening and that he needs to kiss Taesan back. He immediately gets caught up in how soft Taesan’s lips feel and how he feels like he’s floating on air.
Jaehyun eventually relaxes, making Taesan loosen his grip on his wrist, only to drop it and web his hand into Jaehyun’s hand instead. Finally, Jaehyun awakens. He grabs Taesan’s shirt by the collar to pull him closer and kiss him back while deepening the kiss. He feels Taesan smile into the kiss, which makes his heart skip a beat for an unknown reason.
After a few minutes pass by with them making out, they suddenly hear applause. It startles both of them, but neither of them makes a point to pull away. Eventually, Taesan pulls away first, having Jaehyun unconsciously follow his lips to keep kissing him. Jaehyun trips over himself after he starts realizing what he’s doing, and immediately hides his growing-red face into Taesan’s shirt.
A few cheers and whoops have Taesan grinning like an idiot while Jaehyun whines loudly. “Oh my God, I can’t believe we just did that,” he rushes out in one breath, words muffled by the cotton of Taesan’s shirt.
“Seems like you thoroughly enjoyed it though,” Taesan responds. There’s a hint of cockiness present in his the back of his voice.
Jaehyun pushes away from Taesan with a gawk that makes the latter laugh loudly. “Do you have a death wish today, huh!?” He exclaims, hitting the younger boy on his bicep.
Taesan continues to laugh.