the lazy fire, the falling snow
chanyeol/baekhyun | pg
~ 641w
Baekhyun toes his shoes off after stepping into his and Chanyeol’s shared apartment and places them by the floormat.
"Chanyeol?" he calls out. The apartment is completely flooded in darkness and he didn't actually expect an answer from Chanyeol coming from one of the bedrooms further in.
He quietly pads towards the bathroom for a quick warm rinse under the shower, stopping short to consider yelling for Chanyeol to join him before deciding not to - Chanyeol is always especially horny on cold days and Baekhyun really doesn't want to spend more than fifteen minutes surrounded by the cold tiles of the bathroom, not to say being pushed up against them. A slight flutter rises in his tummy and he pushes them down quickly.
On the other hand, he feels chilled to the bone and the prospect of even shedding a layer of clothing is making his head throb. The first step onto the cold bathroom tiles has Baekhyun backing into the carpeted hallway and straight into the arms of Chanyeol.
"Baekhyun!" Chanyeol exclaims, a large grin plastering his face. He presses a light kiss atop Baekhyun's head and envelopes Baekhyun with his arms pressed to his sides and picks him up, swinging him from side to side, singing a sped-up version of "We Wish You A Merry Christmas", replacing the 'we's with 'I's instead.
Baekhyun attempts to hold on to Chanyeol's jumper, even though his arms are pretty much restrained, and he smiles into the crook of Chanyeol's neck, inhaling a light sandalwood scent that seems to hang off every article of Chanyeol's clothing.
The song ends and Chanyeol gives Baekhyun a particularly tight squeeze before releasing him. Baekhyun clings on to the sides of Chanyeol's jumper and looks up at him expectantly.
Chanyeol blinks back at him and the smile on Baekhyun's lips slips into a pout. Chanyeol chews on the insides of his cheeks to stop a chuckle from bubbling up his throat as he lunges forward to grab Baekhyun's arm, who had turned his back towards Chanyeol to stomp towards their bedroom.
Chanyeol pulls Baekhyun back into the hallway while Baekhyun struggles, albeit weakly, back still facing Chanyeol.
"What," Baekhyun starts, pulling his arm out of Chanyeol's grip and crossing them in front of his chest, staring straight ahead at Chanyeol's sternum.
Chanyeol reaches forward and tilts Baekhyun's face upwards while pointing up at something hanging off the ceiling.
A string of red ribbon tied around a few sticks of mistletoe is stuck roughly to the center of the hallway's ceiling with multiple strips of sticky tape. Baekhyun’s eyes break into smiling crescents and he very nearly laughs because it's done so haphazardly and yet it feels right because it's just so Chanyeol.
Chanyeol pulls Baekhyun in closer towards himself, and Baekhyun feels warmer already, bringing himself up on his toes and clutching at Chanyeol's sides.
"Wait," Baekhyun pushes his fingers against Chanyeol's lips and looks up again. He then jumps and attempts to pull the mistletoe off the ceiling. And Chanyeol laughs at the sight before him - his boyfriend jumping with his hands extended upwards, and Baekhyun finally rips the mistletoe off, tying the red ribbon around his wrist in a loose knot instead before bringing Chanyeol's face down towards him.
"You can kiss me whenever you want... No mistletoe needed," he mutters breathlessly, and Chanyeol feels his breath coming out in warm puffs against his lips.
He takes Baekhyun's hand, the one with the red ribbon around it, and kisses each of his knuckles, managing a quiet "okay" at the last one before tilting his head and kissing Baekhyun's forehead, cheeks, and finally, his lips.
"Okay," Baekhyun closes his eyes and breathes into Chanyeol's mouth, bringing his hands up again to tangle them in Chanyeol's hair.
Yes, he feels warm enough now.
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Merry Christmas!