Just the two of us
Title: Just the two of us
Author:wemwems
Genre:Fluufffyyy
Pairings: 2min
Rating: pg-13
Summary: Being in highschool and dealing with idol life has really taken its toll on Taemin - Luckily he has Minho to show him what truely matters at the end of the day <3
A/N: I wrote this as my first entry for shawol_haven :) I'm not expecting much but if you like it I'd appreciate it if you'd vote for me when the time comes <3
"Minnie! Why are you so quiet back there?!" Minho shouted at his boyfriend, trying to be heard above the loud music.
The SHINee boys were on their way back to their dorm after a full day packed with back to back schedules. They had just finished their Lucifer performance, and as usual they were hyped up in the car, making jokes and failing at singing along to English songs on the radio. That is all except for Taemin, who was sitting at the back with Key. Minho was sitting at the front because of his injured leg, and Onew was sitting in the middle seat with Jonghyun who was shouting down his cellphone.
Taemin had his arms crossed, shrugged in the corner - staring into the window in a daze.
"Key, what's with Minnie!?"
But Key was too busy jumping up and down in his seat, singing along to Tik Tok with Onew. So Minho switched the music off abruptly, causing the two older boys to moan at him.
"Wait you guys, shut up for a second. Jjong get off the phone with Kyu!"
"Screw you froggy boy! You get to spend the whole day with your boyfriend when I hardly get to see mine!"
"Seriously Jjong just shut the hell up for a bit!"
"Ugh fine.. whatever." Grudgingly Jonghyun told Kyuhyun he would call him back when he arrived home.
"Minnie are you okay back there?" Minho asked when it was finally silent.
Taemin ignored his question, his face completely unreadable as he refused to turn his head from the window.
"Key what's going on?" Minho tried again, wanting to understand why his boyfriend was sulking in the back.
"Hey Taemin!" Key poked Taemin in the stomach, but Taemin batted his hand way, continuing to ignore his hyungs. "Taemin what's wrong?"
All four of the member's eyes were on Taemin, waiting for him to share what was bothering him. Finally he decided to speak up.
"It's just…" As soon as he said the first to words he felt like he was about to cry. "Look at me!"
He stared in to his reflection in the car window, studying his face in detail.
"What?" Onew asked him, a puzzled look on his face. "You look normal."
A tear fell down Taemin's cheek, which Key immediately wiped away. "Aww Taemin, come on tell umma what's wrong."
"Is he crying?" Minho's neck ached from straining to see Taemin, and he longed to be sitting in the back seat instead of Key so he could comfort his boyfriend.
"I'm so sick of this!" Taemin had a little outburst again, though he wasn't really getting to the point.
"Sick of what?" Key placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Of this!" he looked down and pointed to his body. "Of these clothes. Of my hair. I mean, I look like a girl!"
"No you don't!" Jonghyun quickly blurted out, trying to help.
"Ugh you wouldn't understand hyung, they always give you manly concepts. All of you look normal apart from me. I'm so sick of this long hair, of these stupid skin tight pants."
"Aw Taemin don't think like that. You know we're all just doing for the good of the group." Onew offers.
"And come on do you really think I look normal?" Key points to his half bald head. "And my pants are just as tight as yours. Hey, if you've got it flaunt it!"
"Ughh hyung but you look good like that, you can pull off anything. And atleast you look like a guy. I'm sick of people telling me I look pretty."
No one could deny that what Taemin said was pretty much true. In all honesty he could be mistaken for a girl.
"Minnie! Don't feel bad about that. Think of why they dress you they way they do. Fans love it, they think you look good like that!" Minho tried to comfort him.
"EXACTLY! Why do I have to be the one who always looks good as a girl?!"
Sometimes Minho forgot how young Taemin was. He was still in high school, and had been brave and put up with all the problems that come along with idol life since he debuted. He figured that it was finally all coming out.
"And you guys don't even know what it's like at school for me. Sure everyone pretends to be my friend. But I see the looks I get from guys when I walk down the hall! They hate me! They think I'm some gay guy who wears make-up that all the girls fall for just because I'm famous. And it's true. The girls who follow me round in school don't even know me. I'm so sick of all of this!"
No one can think of what to say. They spend the rest of the 10 minute car ride in silence, except for the sounds of Taemin sniffing, and Key patting his back. Jonghyun and Onew aren't used to the maknae breaking out like this, and don't know how to respond. Key couldn't really relate to Taemin, as he loved all the whacky and diva-like styles that he got to wear on stage. Minho sat at the front trying to think of a way he could comfort him when they got back - though he was pretty much coming up blank. He wanted to explain that although it seems like it on the outside, images aren't that important. The look adds to the overall concept of the song, but their performances and dedication to fans is what's really important.
When they finally reached the dorm, Taemin went straight to his room and slammed the door shut behind him.
"Damn Minho, control your woman!" Jonghyun teased. Key hit him on the arm.
"Shut up! My poor little Minnie. Minho what are you still doing here? Go go go go after him!!" Key pushed Minho towards Taemin's room.
"I'm going, I'm going! Leader any words of wisdom before I go in?" he turned to Onew.
"Minho hwaiting!" Onew answered, giving Minho the thumbs up. Minho sighed, and opened the door to the room, where Taemin was lying face down on the bed.
"Minnie? Are you okay?" he edged closer to the bed.
When Taemin didn't answer him, he sat down next to him and pulled him up so he was sitting and leaning on his shoulder.
"Sorry Minho, I don't know what's wrong with me." Taemin finally let out.
Minho started to stroke his long hair. "Don't apologise Minnie. We've had a really long day today, well more like a really long 4 months ever since we started working on Lucifer. You've just reached your limit, it's okay to let it out."
"I just feel like I'm not even me anymore." He sobbed in to Minho's shoulder. "I look like someone completely different and it's scary. I don't like it!"
"I know Minnie, I know." He pulled Taemin in to a tight hug, rubbing his back.
When Taemin had calmed down a bit, he took his hand and led him to the bathroom. "Common let's wash all that make-up off your face."
Taemin couldn't help but let out a little giggle when he looked in the bathroom mirror and saw mascara and eyeliner running down his cheeks. "Dammit. I look like shit." he complained, but smiling amusedly while he said it.
Minho waited for him to finish washing his face and then softly patted his face dry with a towel. He led him back to the bedroom and they both sat down on the bed. Minho spent the next half an hour pulling Taemin's extensions out of his hair, and then unknotting them when they came out. He then helped Taemin out of his tight leather pants and long black vest, picking out a big sweatshirt with light blue pyjamas bottoms from the cupboard for him. While Taemin put on his pyjamas Minho changed out of his own outfit and put on a pair of sweats and a white sleeveless top.
"Are you okay now?" he asked Taemin, who nodded his head in response.
"Yeah, I don't know why I broke down like that."
"It's not your fault. All of us feel the stress, it was just your turn."
"I guess."
"Come here." Minho walked back in to the bathroom, indicating for Taemin to follow him.
When they were both inside Minho placed Taemin in front of the mirror and hugged him from behind.
"I said I was fine Minho!!" Taemin tried to push him away, but Minho held him strong and Taemin gave in to the big muscles that were surrounding him and keeping him in place.
"I know, but just look in the mirror for a second."
Taemin felt stupid as he stared at himself, with Minho right behind him, holding on to him securely.
"Listen." he paused for a second, and then continued. "They can dress you up as much as they want to during performances and appearances. They can make you look like the girliest girl anyone's ever met, and they can make you wear the tightest pants you've ever seen in your life."
"Okay I get it I get it, get to the point!" Taemin teased him.
"Sorry. The point is that no matter what they do to you, when you come back home at the end of the day, this is always what's going to be here." he pinched Taemin's cheek, making him giggle. "Underneath everything, you're still my Minnie. However bad your day is, whenever you feel like you're not yourself… just know that what's waiting for you is right in that mirror. Just plain old you and me. No make up, no fancy clothes, just us."
Tears filled Taemin's eyes as he stared at Minho's reflection in the mirror. He silently reminded himself how lucky he was to have Minho in his life, and then turned around to hug him tightly.
"I love you Minho."
"I love you to Minnie. And remember no matter what happens, it's just the two of us."
A/N: Run over and join our now community that giveitupjessica and annyeonghase_yo made :) societyofshinee
HURRY! Beat Minho to it!!!
Author:wemwems
Genre:Fluufffyyy
Pairings: 2min
Rating: pg-13
Summary: Being in highschool and dealing with idol life has really taken its toll on Taemin - Luckily he has Minho to show him what truely matters at the end of the day <3
A/N: I wrote this as my first entry for shawol_haven :) I'm not expecting much but if you like it I'd appreciate it if you'd vote for me when the time comes <3
"Minnie! Why are you so quiet back there?!" Minho shouted at his boyfriend, trying to be heard above the loud music.
The SHINee boys were on their way back to their dorm after a full day packed with back to back schedules. They had just finished their Lucifer performance, and as usual they were hyped up in the car, making jokes and failing at singing along to English songs on the radio. That is all except for Taemin, who was sitting at the back with Key. Minho was sitting at the front because of his injured leg, and Onew was sitting in the middle seat with Jonghyun who was shouting down his cellphone.
Taemin had his arms crossed, shrugged in the corner - staring into the window in a daze.
"Key, what's with Minnie!?"
But Key was too busy jumping up and down in his seat, singing along to Tik Tok with Onew. So Minho switched the music off abruptly, causing the two older boys to moan at him.
"Wait you guys, shut up for a second. Jjong get off the phone with Kyu!"
"Screw you froggy boy! You get to spend the whole day with your boyfriend when I hardly get to see mine!"
"Seriously Jjong just shut the hell up for a bit!"
"Ugh fine.. whatever." Grudgingly Jonghyun told Kyuhyun he would call him back when he arrived home.
"Minnie are you okay back there?" Minho asked when it was finally silent.
Taemin ignored his question, his face completely unreadable as he refused to turn his head from the window.
"Key what's going on?" Minho tried again, wanting to understand why his boyfriend was sulking in the back.
"Hey Taemin!" Key poked Taemin in the stomach, but Taemin batted his hand way, continuing to ignore his hyungs. "Taemin what's wrong?"
All four of the member's eyes were on Taemin, waiting for him to share what was bothering him. Finally he decided to speak up.
"It's just…" As soon as he said the first to words he felt like he was about to cry. "Look at me!"
He stared in to his reflection in the car window, studying his face in detail.
"What?" Onew asked him, a puzzled look on his face. "You look normal."
A tear fell down Taemin's cheek, which Key immediately wiped away. "Aww Taemin, come on tell umma what's wrong."
"Is he crying?" Minho's neck ached from straining to see Taemin, and he longed to be sitting in the back seat instead of Key so he could comfort his boyfriend.
"I'm so sick of this!" Taemin had a little outburst again, though he wasn't really getting to the point.
"Sick of what?" Key placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Of this!" he looked down and pointed to his body. "Of these clothes. Of my hair. I mean, I look like a girl!"
"No you don't!" Jonghyun quickly blurted out, trying to help.
"Ugh you wouldn't understand hyung, they always give you manly concepts. All of you look normal apart from me. I'm so sick of this long hair, of these stupid skin tight pants."
"Aw Taemin don't think like that. You know we're all just doing for the good of the group." Onew offers.
"And come on do you really think I look normal?" Key points to his half bald head. "And my pants are just as tight as yours. Hey, if you've got it flaunt it!"
"Ughh hyung but you look good like that, you can pull off anything. And atleast you look like a guy. I'm sick of people telling me I look pretty."
No one could deny that what Taemin said was pretty much true. In all honesty he could be mistaken for a girl.
"Minnie! Don't feel bad about that. Think of why they dress you they way they do. Fans love it, they think you look good like that!" Minho tried to comfort him.
"EXACTLY! Why do I have to be the one who always looks good as a girl?!"
Sometimes Minho forgot how young Taemin was. He was still in high school, and had been brave and put up with all the problems that come along with idol life since he debuted. He figured that it was finally all coming out.
"And you guys don't even know what it's like at school for me. Sure everyone pretends to be my friend. But I see the looks I get from guys when I walk down the hall! They hate me! They think I'm some gay guy who wears make-up that all the girls fall for just because I'm famous. And it's true. The girls who follow me round in school don't even know me. I'm so sick of all of this!"
No one can think of what to say. They spend the rest of the 10 minute car ride in silence, except for the sounds of Taemin sniffing, and Key patting his back. Jonghyun and Onew aren't used to the maknae breaking out like this, and don't know how to respond. Key couldn't really relate to Taemin, as he loved all the whacky and diva-like styles that he got to wear on stage. Minho sat at the front trying to think of a way he could comfort him when they got back - though he was pretty much coming up blank. He wanted to explain that although it seems like it on the outside, images aren't that important. The look adds to the overall concept of the song, but their performances and dedication to fans is what's really important.
When they finally reached the dorm, Taemin went straight to his room and slammed the door shut behind him.
"Damn Minho, control your woman!" Jonghyun teased. Key hit him on the arm.
"Shut up! My poor little Minnie. Minho what are you still doing here? Go go go go after him!!" Key pushed Minho towards Taemin's room.
"I'm going, I'm going! Leader any words of wisdom before I go in?" he turned to Onew.
"Minho hwaiting!" Onew answered, giving Minho the thumbs up. Minho sighed, and opened the door to the room, where Taemin was lying face down on the bed.
"Minnie? Are you okay?" he edged closer to the bed.
When Taemin didn't answer him, he sat down next to him and pulled him up so he was sitting and leaning on his shoulder.
"Sorry Minho, I don't know what's wrong with me." Taemin finally let out.
Minho started to stroke his long hair. "Don't apologise Minnie. We've had a really long day today, well more like a really long 4 months ever since we started working on Lucifer. You've just reached your limit, it's okay to let it out."
"I just feel like I'm not even me anymore." He sobbed in to Minho's shoulder. "I look like someone completely different and it's scary. I don't like it!"
"I know Minnie, I know." He pulled Taemin in to a tight hug, rubbing his back.
When Taemin had calmed down a bit, he took his hand and led him to the bathroom. "Common let's wash all that make-up off your face."
Taemin couldn't help but let out a little giggle when he looked in the bathroom mirror and saw mascara and eyeliner running down his cheeks. "Dammit. I look like shit." he complained, but smiling amusedly while he said it.
Minho waited for him to finish washing his face and then softly patted his face dry with a towel. He led him back to the bedroom and they both sat down on the bed. Minho spent the next half an hour pulling Taemin's extensions out of his hair, and then unknotting them when they came out. He then helped Taemin out of his tight leather pants and long black vest, picking out a big sweatshirt with light blue pyjamas bottoms from the cupboard for him. While Taemin put on his pyjamas Minho changed out of his own outfit and put on a pair of sweats and a white sleeveless top.
"Are you okay now?" he asked Taemin, who nodded his head in response.
"Yeah, I don't know why I broke down like that."
"It's not your fault. All of us feel the stress, it was just your turn."
"I guess."
"Come here." Minho walked back in to the bathroom, indicating for Taemin to follow him.
When they were both inside Minho placed Taemin in front of the mirror and hugged him from behind.
"I said I was fine Minho!!" Taemin tried to push him away, but Minho held him strong and Taemin gave in to the big muscles that were surrounding him and keeping him in place.
"I know, but just look in the mirror for a second."
Taemin felt stupid as he stared at himself, with Minho right behind him, holding on to him securely.
"Listen." he paused for a second, and then continued. "They can dress you up as much as they want to during performances and appearances. They can make you look like the girliest girl anyone's ever met, and they can make you wear the tightest pants you've ever seen in your life."
"Okay I get it I get it, get to the point!" Taemin teased him.
"Sorry. The point is that no matter what they do to you, when you come back home at the end of the day, this is always what's going to be here." he pinched Taemin's cheek, making him giggle. "Underneath everything, you're still my Minnie. However bad your day is, whenever you feel like you're not yourself… just know that what's waiting for you is right in that mirror. Just plain old you and me. No make up, no fancy clothes, just us."
Tears filled Taemin's eyes as he stared at Minho's reflection in the mirror. He silently reminded himself how lucky he was to have Minho in his life, and then turned around to hug him tightly.
"I love you Minho."
"I love you to Minnie. And remember no matter what happens, it's just the two of us."
A/N: Run over and join our now community that giveitupjessica and annyeonghase_yo made :) societyofshinee
HURRY! Beat Minho to it!!!
