Title: Candy
Editor: Tama
Pairing: Taiji/YG
Rating: PG
A/N:
Certain aspects of the first and last scene aren't made up. :Db I felt like filling in the blanks.
"Ugh, lemon..."
The mutter is barely audible over the sound of the car's engine. Taiji looks up from the fanletter he'd been reading. Hyun Suk is making a face, holding a bright pink note in one hand and a small bag of candy in the other.
Taiji eyes him consideringly, then tilts his head up and kisses him - a swipe of his tongue and the small, bitter candy is in his mouth. He ignores the look their manager gives them from the rear-view mirror and puts his head on Hyun Suk's shoulder, closing his eyes.
***
He's just getting the hang of snowboarding when Hyun Suk slams into him, toppling them both into the powdery snow. He bursts out laughing and tries to push him off. "Hey! I was doing okay for once!"
Hyun Suk clumsily pulls down his scarf and grins at him, his breath steaming in the cold air. He smells like cherry cough drops, and Taiji's mouth is tingling pleasantly by the time Juno catches up to them.
***
It must be boring to watch Taiji write - when he finally takes a break, Hyun Suk is lying on his stomach a few feet away from him, carefully sorting a bag of M&Ms into little piles. Taiji can't help but laugh once he realizes what he's doing. "Those are all chocolate, you know."
Hyun Suk freezes and blinks at him, fingers sticky and rainbow-stained. "... Oh." He looks down at the M&Ms again, then shrugs and pushes the yellow and green pile over to him.
***
Taiji tips the small cylinder slowly, leaving a thin trail of bright orange powder down the center of Hyun Suk's chest. Hyun Suk takes the empty tube from him, frowning at it confusedly. "What's that?"
"Pixie stick," Taiji replies, then tucks his braids behind his ears and leans down to lick the sugar off.
***
It's almost Halloween and Hyun Suk has placed bowls of candy and chocolates all over the studios for his artists. Something about small, colorful things that don't belong to Taiji make his fingers itch, and his pockets are stuffed by the time he reaches Hyun Suk's apartment. He doesn't share, though - he eats them on the flight back to Tokyo, letting his mind wander as the chocolate melts on his tongue.
***
He's paying for his usual green tea and instant noodles when the assortment of candy bars, breath mints and chewing gum under the counter catches his eye. After a moment of hesitation, he picks up a roll of cherry-flavored cough drops and sets it down next to his tea.
He pops one into his mouth as soon as he steps out of the convenience store. His throat isn't sore, but it's still soothing, somehow.
***
Hyun Suk sent him a package - a small cardboard box crammed with all kinds of Korean sweets. The message is loud and clear, and the little note Hyun Suk placed between two bags of corn candy ("I miss you...") seems largely redundant. Smiling to himself, Taiji sets the box aside and picks up his laptop. His staff will probably appreciate getting the weekend off.