warnings ⇢ mentions of alcohol, mentions of vomiting
like every friday, you're being dragged to another one of those stupid parties at the boys' frat house.
the first moment you see jaehyun you already made up your mind about him, he's a frat boy and they're all the same.
but at some point you're slouched into a sofa covered in weird and questionable stains, tired and exhausted. he flops down next to you, almost spilling the pink tinted liquid in the cup he's holding. you don't really care enough to tell him to go away and leave you alone, you're too far gone.
and with the softest voice he asks you "are you okay? you don't look too good..." and you laugh. "are you saying i'm ugly?"
he immediately panics. "what? you're so pretty! no, i- fuck, i meant... do you need fresh air? water? something to eat? you look super out of it.."
and that's when you actually look at him, and you can't deny, he is insanely attractive, and he's paying attention to you. and you like when someone pretty pays attention to you.
you just nod, because really, you need all three of the things he's mentioned.
he helps you up, making sure not to touch you inappropriately in any way, guides you out of the house and onto the bench on the front porch.
"sit."
on the way, he chucked the cup he's been babysitting into a bin, it wasn't his anyway.
tiredly you look up at him, slightly frowning. "why are you being nice?"
he turns and looks at you, looking surprised. "huh? wha- why wouldn't i be?"
"because you're drunk at a party and you're a man."
he laughs out loud. "i didn't drink. i rarely ever drink, actually."
frowning even more now, you look up at him. "there is no way in hell, jaehyun."
his eyebrows shoot up. "wait, you know my name?"
you laugh, nodding. "yeah, not hard. hottest guy on campus, attends every single party. you've got all the girls swooning."
the hood of his hoodie has dropped from his head, now sitting awkwardly behind his neck. you can see the tips of his ears turning red.
he's still looking at you, but you can't really read his face.
"i wanna go home, i'm cold."
immediately he nods, helping you off the bench and to a black car, parked on the side of the road. opening the passenger door and helping you in, but not closing it yet.
standing next to the open door he peels his hoodie off himself, holding it out to you. "here."
"huh? why?"
"you said you were cold." he smiles.
silently, you pull the hoodie over your head, mind racing. "you're not gonna kidnap me, right?"
he giggles. giggles.
"i wasn't planning on it. i'm taking you home, to your place."
"oh."
he hold out his phone to you, and you once again look at him in confusion.
"your address, pretty girl." pretty girl.
shaking your head you push his phone away, pulling out your own from your pocket, opening the maps app and then whining.
"siri, i wanna go home."
he chuckled in the drivers seat next to you and waits for the app to finish calculating the route. leaning over you, to make sure your seatbelt is buckled.
the drive is quiet, and with every minute that passes your throat feels more tight and weird.
when the car finally comes to a stop in front of your building, your fingers rush to unbuckle your seatbelt and open the door, almost stumbling out of the car. the cool night air practically slapping you in the face, your mouth weirdly watery.
hunching over on the sidewalk, shakily breathing through your nose, hoping this awful feeling will pass.
a pair of soft and warm hands wrap themselves around your shoulder and you can hear jaehyun speak softly. "hey..."
"where are your keys, pretty girl?" he said it again.
with shaky fingers you fish your keys out of your pockets, almost dropping them, but jaehyun catches them before they hit the ground.
he helps you up, for the third time this night.
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the door clicks into the lock and jaehyun looks around, immediately beelining for your kitchen sink, desperately trying to find a glass or cup, or mug even. he spots a mug on the drying rack next to the sink and lets out a relieved sigh, filling the mug with water and bringing it to you.
cowered on the sofa, you take the cup from him with shaky fingers, almost drinking the entire thing in one go, gasping for air after.
"better?" he asks softly.
you nod. "yeah, thank you." you turn your head to look at him, really look at him. "pretty boy."
as if on cue, his ears turn red once again, and he can't hold back a smile. he doesn't say anything though.
"sleepy." you mumble, leaning your head against his shoulder, not really having any upper body strength left to hold yourself up.
"okay, come on." he whispers softly, wrapping his arm around your shoulder. silently you point in the direction of your bedroom.
jaehyun pushes the door open with one elbow, leading you to your bed. "uhm, do you wanna change?"
you shake your head. "just wanna sleep. and cuddle."
not even bothering to change out of your jeans, you lay down on your bed, patting the spot next to you. you just wanna be held.
hesitantly, he sits down on the edge of your bed, mumbling. "are you... uhm- are you sure?"
you nod. "s just cuddles, jaehyun." you take a breath. "please."
he awkwardly clears his throat, but then he kicks off his shoes and lays down next to you, pulling the blanket up over the both of you.
you sleepily drag yourself onto his chest, and immediately feel his arms around you, warm and soft.
