Hold me, my love
request: yes (thank you for requesting)
genre: fluff, some cute stuff
pairing: hyunjae x gen. neutral reader
warnings: a sad hyunjae
Word count: 0.9k
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a/n: I’m so sorry for the delay. I'm very high these days and I, unfortunately, half heartedly proof read it so I apologise for any mistakes that you will find.
I pressed my back against the elevator wall as I waited for it to take me to my destination. The dim lights and soft music made the atmosphere so comforting that I felt myself feeling sleepier.
“I haven’t seen you in so long. How is work going?”
I turned my head towards the staff who was taking me o the practice room. I stood up straight and spoke, “It’s going well. Just very busy. Two of our teammates fell sick so the workload has increased and the deadline was for yesterday. Now that, finally, I am free I decided I’d drop by. ”
“Ah, no wonder.”
The elevator paused before making a ding and opening the door. I walked out saying my goodbye, thank you and leaving with a respectable bow.
I moved the bags into one hand to pull out my phone from my pocket. I quickly texted Eric to check if they were on their break or not. After sending the text I waited a minute. Upon not receiving a message I decided I’ll just have to wait. I place it back into my pocket and support the bags in both hands and walked towards my destination.
I made the last turn to the practice room. I readjusted the bags I was holding in my hands to reach the doorknob. I quietly opened the door to not disturb anyone but right then the door was pulled opened, pulling me with it.
Eric appeared from behind the door with surprised eyes. He let out a cry of excitement and pulled me into a hug. “Oh, Y/N. I just read your text. How are you? Wah, it’s been so long since we’ve seen you. We missed you so much!”
“I missed you guys too! How have you been?”, I spoke.
I patted him on his back causing him to pull away. He looked down at the bags I was holding in my hands and stared at them puzzled while moving back to get a better look at them.
“Hyunjae hyung, guess who’s here?!”
Before I could explain what was inside the bags to him, I heard my name being called by one of the members who were now approaching me. My eyes search for the owner of the voice however, they are caught on a tired figure sitting against the large mirror.
“Hey everyone. I brought you guys a little something to eat.”
The members marched towards me, pulling me towards the center of the room and greeted me. I noticed a tired Hyunjae getting up from where he sat. He brushed off his clothes before slowly walking towards the group.
I ushered Haknyeon on taking the bags I held onto for far too long. I asked them to enjoy the food. I turned towards Hyunjae who was about 5 feet away from me. He opened his arms and I speed walked into him, wrapping my arms around him. He engulfed me into a bear hug and nuzzled into my neck.
“I missed you so much!“ Hyunjae spoke.
I hummed in agreement and mumbled a me too. The interaction was soon interrupted by Kevin who pulled the two of us to join everyone to grab a bite.
…
“Don’t you want to go back to the dorm and rest a bit?” I asked Hyunjae as I sat on the couch next to him. He was stretching his legs while contemplating whether he wanted to rest or practice more.
“I keep messing up. The members will have a hard time if I don’t get it right. We have to perform within a week.” He sighed. He laid back against the soft material before continuing.
“Everyone is nervous. I am nervous. So very nervous. Our seniors and juniors will be watching us perform. It’s nothing new but after winning on Kingdom and returning as contestants again, everyone has high hopes from us and I’m worried they might-” Hyunjae cut himself off with a sigh. He closed his eyes, rethinking whether he wanted to voice out his fears or not.
I observed him and notice how tired he looked. His body was already showing the signs but now that I see him from so close, he looks like he hasn’t been sleeping well either.
I study his features, watching him battle his pessimistic thoughts. I reached for his hand and held it between both of mine. He opened his eyes and adjusted his head to look at me.
“You are an amazing artist. Do you know that?” I continued, “I’ve watched you grow, not only as a musician but also as a performer. I see you work hard for every stage and at the end, it’s a performance the mesmerizes hundreds and thousands of people.”
I stopped talking, taking a moment to breathe as well as giving him some time to process my words.
“You guys are giving it your all and I, someone who knows nothing about performing, can tell that your work is beautiful. You have so much trust in the members, why not trust yourself a little?”
He sat up, looking straight into my eyes as if he had something to say. He pulled onto my wrist, pulling me into his arms. He placed his chin on my shoulder and continued to hold me. I wrapped my arms around his waist. I placed a kiss on his shoulder and sat there in the warmth of the man I love so dearly.