kiss me, kiss me on the cheek (1/2)

[sengen35]

Title: kiss me, kiss me on the cheek
Rating: PG-13
Length: 4.6k
Pairing: Jongin/Kyungsoo
Summary: Jongin's dog just happens to like the same things... and person.
a/n: from this prompt, kind of



It’s five in the afternoon and Kyungsoo walks out the door to greet the puppy bounding up to him from the apartment three doors down from his.

“Jjangah.” he coos, squatting down and welcoming the pup who quickly raises his front legs to Kyungsoo’s thighs, barking a few times before licking a stripe up his cheek.

Kyungsoo giggles, opening one palm and presenting the treat in front of the puppy who quickly laps it up happily.

The giggle turns into a laugh quickly when Jjangah continues licking his palm, his legs giving out as he finally lets his butt fall back on the floor.

“There you are.” a voice speaks up and Kyungsoo lets the laughter die down softly, cheeks flushed as he looks up at Jongin.

“Where else would she be?” he answers, pulling his hand away only to scratch the side of her neck when she starts whining.

Jongin smiles in amusement, walking closer and squatting in front of Kyungsoo to pet his dog as well.

The image brings a new set of red to bloom on Kyungsoo’s cheeks, trying hard not to imagine how they look so much like a couple playing with their puppy.

“Your pants will get dirty.” Jongin points out and Kyungsoo looks down, finally noticing the white color of his pants and the way his butt is still snug against the floor.

“Nah.” he shrugs, making a kissy face at Jjangah and grinning. “I don’t have anywhere to go anyways so might as well get down and dirty with this little girl here.”

Kyungsoo looks up just in time to see the bright smile on Jongin’s face and he immediately ducks down and pushes his face against Jjangah’s fur, effectively muffling the dying sound he emits at the back of his throat.

God, why is Jongin so cute?

The two stays seated in front of Kyungsoo’s apartment, Jongin finally sprawling on his butt as well after his legs starts to get numb from the same position. They talk about random things; about the new recipe Kyungsoo’s learning or how the old lady living next door to Jongin takes home a different guy every other night.

“What?” Kyungsoo laughs out loud, hand absentmindedly petting Jjangah who has her head tucked snugly against his lap. “What I mean- How? How?”

Jongin guffaws and it’s an absolutely awful sight but Kyungsoo could only swoon internally, wanting to live at the dimples on the other’s cheeks everytime he laughs.

“I thought they were his grandsons!” Jongin counters after his laughing fit, eyes bright and smile breathtaking. “Then I realized no one ever went in twice. I figured she couldn’t have that much grandsons, right?”

Kyungsoo nods, more than content with how things are going right now even if his butt is starting to get numb from the cold floor.

They both jolt in surprise when Jjangah bark in a high pitched tone, head raising as she bares her cute little front teeth, eyes looking past Kyungsoo.

“Jonginnie?”

The last traces of laughter on Jongin’s face fades away when he looks up, Kyungsoo following his gaze to meet Hekyeong’s stare.

“Hey.” Jongin greets, quickly standing up and dusting his pants as he grabs the plastic bag from the girl’s fingers.

Kyungsoo looks away, holding Jjangah against him tighter and cooing at him, trying to suppress the little growls escaping her and at the same time ignore the prickling sensation inside his chest.

He hears footsteps coming near before Jongin’s face appears again, looking apologetic as he pats Jjangan with his free hand.

“I’ll leave Jjangah to you for the meantime, okay?” Jongin says softly, straightening up and flashing a weak smile at him before he leads Hekyeong towards his apartment, the door shutting softly behind them.

Kyungsoo sighs, picking up the white furred puppy and standing up. He winces slightly at the numbness on his lower body, a sigh escaping his lips at the same time as he nuzzles Jjangah’s fur.

“So it’s just you and me again, huh?”

Jjangah only stares at him, unblinking. Kyungsoo sighs again and opens the door to his own apartment, fully prepared for a whole afternoon with the puppy.

Only the two of them and no one else.

It’s a routine. Jongin’s girlfriend - or Kyungsoo assumes she’s his girlfriend - visits; he’ll take in Jjangah for the meantime and then Jongin would knock at his door before dark and thank him for taking care of the puppy.

Kyungsoo sighs, lazing around at his couch and watching Jjangah play with the new chew toy he bought a few days ago. He looks around at Jjangah’s makeshift bed; at the pack of dog treats and toys lining up the floor and groans. Tilting his head back, he starts thinking how ridiculous his life is when he has all this dog stuffs and yet, he doesn’t even have one.

“You’re not even mine.” he pouts, watching as Jjangah perks her ears up and pausing at murdering the chew toy to stare at him.

Still pouting, he thinks back to when they started this kind of arrangement.

Kyungsoo remembers harboring a long time crush at his not-so-next-door neighbor before they even became friends. They would occasionally bump with each other on the way to throw out trash or to go to their separate universities (Kyungsoo just knows, okay), but never exchanged more than a few pleasantries as both unit owners.

Then one day, Kyungsoo opens the door, blearily rubbing at his eyes and trying to find what the racket is that woke him up at a goddamn early hour for a weekend.

“Jjangah!” he hears a familiar voice and he quickly whips his head around, watching as Jongin tries to hold a squirming pup on his hands while a girl stands stricken a few feet away. “Stay still.”

Kyungsoo remains standing, watching the scene in confusion and blinking in surprise when the dog jumps down from Jongin’s arm and starts barking frantically, the male shouting and trying to stumble after the animal.

He takes a step back when the girl starts running towards him, the white ball of fur running after her. Kyungsoo looks back and forth at Jongin and the girl who looks scared to death before taking a step out and dumbly facing the angry dog.

His eyes are close, fully prepared to have his bony leg be bitten but when nothing comes, he slowly peeks at the view in front of him. Jongin is standing a short distance away, eyes wide and staring at something on the floor in front of Kyungsoo. He follows his gaze, watching in utter dumbness as the puppy wags its tails in front of him, tongue lolling out and circling before staring up at him again.

He looks up and meets Jongin’s questioning gaze with a similar one before he cautiously kneels down and presents his hand, taken aback when the dog just yelps and bounds up to him, sniffing at his hand before licking it.

“Wow.”

Jongin’s smile was blinding.

And that was how they met.

Shaking his head, he stands up and heads to his room, changing to a plain black shirt and shorts before he crawls towards Jjangah and starts playing with her. Laughing, he momentarily forgets his sadness as he rolls around the floor, Jjangah yelping merrily after him.

He forgets Jongin and his silly crush for a while.

It’s when the sun’s glow have gone out, replaced by the artificial light from the street lamp outside that Kyungsoo finally stands up from the floor, smiling fondly at the dog now nestled comfortably on his couch.

Normally, Jongin would have picked up Jjangah already but today seems to be different. There’s a small, nagging feeling at the back of his head and the thought is more than enough for his heart to feel a stab of pain.

“Kyungsoo, you stupid head of a mushroom.” he scolds softly, slapping his cheeks and turning the lights on the living room and kitchen, intending to start dinner.

He’s in the middle of frying strips of meat when Jjangah starts barking frantically just before a knock echoes from the living room. Kyungsoo quickly lowers the fire and pads towards the door, not surprised when Jongin’s sheepish smile greets him.

“Sorry.” he starts, kneeling down to grab Jjangah who’s currently on her hind legs, jumping and obviously wanting her owner to pick her up.

“It’s okay.” he answers softly, making a face at Jjangah and completely staying oblivious at how Jongin’s eyes rake over his form.

They stand there in silence, awkwardly not knowing what to say to each other before Jjangah yelps again and Kyungsoo remembers the meat sizzling on his kitchen.

“Oh shit.” he stutters, quickly padding back to the kitchen and sighing in relief when he sees nothing has burned yet.

“Kyungsoo?”

Kyungsoo’s heart trips with how fast he turns around, eyeing Jongin who’s standing in the middle of the room with Jjangah in his arms.

“I’m sorry I just sort of came in and followed you since you left the door opened and…” Jongin trails off, looking at the floor. Kyungsoo couldn’t help but notice the tips of the other’s ear go red.

“No, no. It’s okay.” he answers a little bit breathless, mind finally catching up to how he must look right now. “Let me just… let me just go change, okay?”

Jongin nods, stepping aside as Kyungsoo stiffly walks past him towards his bedroom.

Inside, he leans his back on the door and internally panics because he’s got Jongin on his living room.

“Calm down, calm down, calm down.” he repeats as he struggles to fit his legs on his sweatpants with shaking hands, mind racing and body uncoordinated making him stumble on the floor a few times.

When he finally comes out, it’s to Jongin’s concerned gaze.

“Is something wrong?” the taller asks, taking note of how Kyungsoo looks flushed. “I heard some thumps inside. Are you okay?”

“Yes!” he answers enthusiastically, flashing a thumbs up at Jongin’s way before resuming his cooking, mind now busy thinking of ways on how to invite the younger over for dinner.

“Kyungsoo?” Jongin asks, peeking at the male from his place at the couch. “Do you want me to go? I don’t want to impose-”

“No!” Kyungsoo stammers, the hand holding the spatula raised up in protest. He puts it down in embarrassment and shakes his head once more. “Stay- Stay for dinner. I mean, please stay for dinner?”

Jongin stares at him in silence and Kyungsoo feels like eating his stove at his awkwardness, though it doesn’t last long when Jongin smiles that blinding smile again and Kyungsoo feels everything turn alright in place.

One awkward dinner turns into regular night hangouts with them. Jongin would sometimes drop by with a plastic at hand and Jjangah safely cradled on his other arm, complaining that he needs real food now that he’s finally tasted some.

Kyungsoo would bat his compliment away, finally learning to relax around the younger but not more than a few notches lest he suddenly blurt out how he wants Jongin for dinner every. single. night.

His room has turned into an even bigger mess, his sudden closeness with Jongin fueling him to buy more and more stuff for Jjangah. Jongin would scold him softly but Kyungsoo would only end up ignoring him, smiling like a proud parent when Jjangah would sniff at the new toy before biting his tiny teeth into them and happily tearing it apart.

When nightime comes, Kyungsoo would smush his face against his pillow and scream in frustration, wondering why he’s doing all of these things.

“It makes me feel like Jjangah’s parent which means it makes me feel like Jongin’s boyfriend since Jongin is literally Jjangah’s father.” he whines at Baekhyun one afternoon, legs splayed out in front of him as Zootopia plays on the tv.

“Well, that is true.” Baekhyun answers, effectively getting a piece of popcorn on his face. “What?”

“I’m marking this day as the day I remove you from my list of friends.” Kyungsoo mutters distastefully, flicking his gaze towards the television.

“Excuse you, I’m not even on your friend list from the start.” Baekhyun counters before cheekily grinning at Kyungsoo. “I’m the only one on your bestest friend list.”

Kyungsoo debates whether to throw the whole bowl of popcorn on Baekyun’s face but decides against it, not wanting food to go to waste.

“But what do I do, Baekhyun?” he mumbles out of the blue, eyes staring at the moving cartoons on the television but Baekhyun sees his gaze unfocused. “My heart feels like bursting from all these emotions; I might explode.”

Baekhyun munches on a piece of popcorn and pats Kyungsoo’s thigh sympathetically.  “Then let it out before you do explode."

( part 2)