If You Ever Forget How Much You Really Mean To Me, Everyday I Will Remind You
Title: If You Ever Forget How Much You Really Mean To Me, Everyday I Will Remind You
Pairing: Jaebum/Jinyoung
Rating: PG-13
Summary: The members don't make it back in time for Jaebum's birthday, but he still has Jinyoung.
A/N: Written to celebrate my favorite person in the entire world's birthday! Happy birthday, Jaebum! I hope your day is amazing. I love you so much. <3
if you ever forget how much you really
mean to me, everyday i will remind you
Mark sends him a text the second the clock strikes midnight, his phone lighting up in the darkness as he's trying to fall asleep.
jaebum-ah! happy birthday! i'm sorry i won't be back in korea in time to celebrate with you, but i bought you a lot of gifts from LA and vegas! see you soon ~
Jaebum smiles to himself as he types back a quick thanks hyung! miss you, come back soon! before sprawling his body across the mattress. He would rather have Mark here celebrating his birthday with him, but he's still grateful the older boy remembered despite being halfway around the world. Mark has always been the quiet, thoughtful one.
The bed feels cold and lonely tonight, Youngjae also back in his hometown visiting his parents and Jaebum isn't accustomed to the empty sheets, without a warm body to hug.
He crawls out of bed and pads quietly into Jinyoung's room and slips next to Jinyoung's sleeping body, draping an arm around his frame. Jinyoung's soft and warm, just like his bed and blankets.
"Jaebum?" Jinyoung whispers sleepily as he turns around.
"Shh, it's me. Sorry, I just couldn't fall asleep."
Jinyoung nods as he rests his head in the crook of Jaebum's neck, soft hair tickling Jaebum's chin.
"Okay, sleep with me then," he murmurs as he hugs Jaebum closer before passing back out again.
Jaebum gets waken up at nine in the morning by a text from Jackson, written in true Jackson fashion, the message long enough for Jaebum to have to scroll down the screen to finish reading, with an overuse of exclamation points and emoticons.
JAEBUM-HYUNG!! WAKE UP!! HAPPYYY BIRTHDAYYY!! ^^ THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING A GREAT HYUNG AND LEADER!! I'LL TRY TO LISTEN TO YOU MORE THIS YEAR HAHA. =D hyung~~ seriously, happy birthday! i'm sorry i won't be there to celebrate with you :(( but i'll be back soon SO DON'T MISS ME TOO MUCH!!! i bought you a gift of course, you didn't think i would forget, did you? don't be a grandpa and go have fun, okay? go take some shots for me! just kidding~ ALSO I HOPE JINYOUNG MAKES YOUR BIRTHDAY EXTRA SPECIAL IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ^^^ OK AGAIN JUST KIDDING!! but not really...HAHAHA! I REALLY MISS YOU HYUNG! SEE YOU SOON! :)) <33
Jaebum rolls his eyes, but he can't help but grin to himself. He can practically hear Jackson's voice in his head as he reads the text and all of a sudden, he really misses having the other boy's presence around. The dorm's been really quiet without Jackson and although the peace was nice in the beginning, Jaebum's ready for the noise and ruckus to be back.
Jinyoung's not in bed anymore so Jaebum drags himself out of bed and pulls on a hoodie to venture out into the living room. He sees Jinyoung standing in the middle with a huge pile of gifts surrounding him and a blinding smile, eyes folded into crescents.
"Hyung, happy birthday! Since I'm the best boyfriend ever, I woke up early and helped manager-hyung haul back a ton of your presents from the company. There's still loads there and fans are still dropping off more," Jinyoung announces proudly as he picks up a package and tosses it at Jaebum.
Jaebum smiles back and dives into the pile of presents, sitting cross legged like a little kid, surrounded by mountains of boxes.
"Come, help me unwrap them," he reaches his arm out and Jinyoung follows easily, dropping onto the floor, leaning against Jaebum. He places a kiss on Jaebum's mouth, lingering for just a little bit longer before pulling away just in case their manager shows up.
"Hyung," Jinyoung lets out a slow whistle, his eyes going wide. "Look, defjayb got you a Movado watch," he says as he lifts the black and gold accessory from the box and slipping it around Jaebum's wrist. "Man, your fansites are the best."
Jaebum grins as he lifts his hand up, admiring how the light catches the gold watch face, making it shine even brighter. Okay, so maybe the gifts are making up for the lack of members by his side, but he would still rather share this moment with all six of them.
Youngjae barges into the dorm just then, one hand heavy with a bag filled to the brim with home cooked food, the other hand trying to balance a giant cake box.
"Jaebum-hyung, happy birthday!" he yells as he drops everything onto the kitchen table before running over to give Jaebum a bear hug. "My mom sent me back with like ten containers of that spicy jjigae you love."
"Thanks kid," Jaebum laughs as he ruffles Youngjae's hair. "Glad to have you back. Tell your mom thanks too."
Youngjae beams before Jinyoung pulls him into a hug too.
"Youngjae-ah, help us open Jaebum's gifts," Jinyoung grins mischievously.
They spend the next hour going through the gifts and reading out loud the fan letters.
"Wow, someone gave you a pair of Golden Goose sneakers! I've wanted a pair for months now," Jinyoung gazes longingly at a pair of distressed sneakers from a box he had just unwrapped.
Jaebum pulls the box into his lap to examine the shoes.
"Here, you can have them," he says as he tosses them back to Jinyoung. "They're not my size."
Jinyoung doesn't plan on wearing them because they're not his size either, but when Youngjae pulls him to the side later asking if he can have them instead, Jinyoung shakes his head and says, "no, Jaebum-hyung gave them to me."
Kunpimook sends his wishes over around noon time complete with a selca of himself making a kissy face.
to my hyung, friend and leader ~ happy birthday! don't be sad that i'm not there to celebrate with you, i will be back soon! you're my favorite hyung~ don't forget! kisses from thailand!
Jaebum sends back a picture of himself making a weird face with the message thanks bam~ before Jinyoung and Youngjae bound over, telling him it's time for lunch.
"Come on, pick whatever restaurant you want! My treat," Jinyoung says.
"You already know what place I'm going to pick," Jaebum replies.
And Jinyoung does know. It's a little restaurant tucked away in the corner on a side street of Cheongdam-dong by where the company is. They've been going there for years now, back when it was just the two of them, struggling to debut. Jaebum loves that place. It's open twenty-four-seven and the older boy always dragged them there after a long day of practice for a midnight meal.
The owner treats Jaebum and Jinyoung like family at this point, always slipping them extra side dishes when they eat there.
"Happy birthday, Jaebum-ah," the ahjumma says to him when she brings the food out and hands him a bottle of soju, smiling cheekily. "You work too hard. You always do. Just relax and enjoy your day, okay?"
Jaebum nods and thanks her before digging his spoon into the steaming pot of soondubu jjigae, grinning around a mouthful of rice and soup. When Jinyoung catches the sight of a smiling Jaebum with his cheeks flushed from behind the rising steam, he thinks the older boy looks absolutely beautiful.
Yugyeom sends him a frantic text a couple of hours later when the three of them are out shopping in Gangnam. Their manager had given Jaebum the company card, telling him that he can buy whatever he wants as a present.
"Within reason," he adds when Jaebum raises his eyebrows in anticipation. "Or PD-nim will kill you."
He's flipping through a rack of jackets inside the Chrome Hearts store when Jaebum feels his phone vibrate in his pocket.
oh my god, hyung! i'm so sorry i'm texting you so late but mark-hyung's dad keeps feeding us tons of food and i'm still jetlagged so i kind of fell asleep on the couch, but happy birthday!!! you're the best leader a maknae could ask for! see you soon! i got you a cool gift from when mark-hyung took me to rodeo drive ^^
Jaebum keys back a quick message, telling Yugyeom thanks and to enjoy the rest of his vacation before sliding in front of the full length mirror to check out the smooth black leather jacket he had just pulled on.
"Looks good on you," Jinyoung whispers when he walks up to him, pressing his hand subtly against Jaebum's back. "Makes you look really sexy and chic," he winks.
"Yeah, you like it?" Jaebum asks earnestly.
"I do," Jinyoung nods before pulling back the collar to glance at the price tag. "Although, I don't think this is what manager-hyung meant when he said within reason," he laughs.
Jaebum shrugs off the jacket to look at the price tag and gapes when he sees the figure blink back at him, too many zeros at the end for his liking.
"What's PD-nim really going to do? Fire me as leader?" Jaebum grins evilly before bringing the jacket over to the cashier. "Besides, you can be my sugar daddy if I really do get kicked out," he mouths along Jinyoung's ear before Jinyoung swats his face away, rolling his eyes.
Jaebum meets his parents and friends back from home at a restaurant near their dorm for dinner. His mom stuffs his bowl with endless amount of meat and vegetables, fussing over how skinny he's become.
"Mom," Jaebum groans. "I'm not skinny, it's all lean muscles."
"Lean muscles," his mom scoffs. "You've lost all the fat in your cheeks. Eat up."
Jaebum returns to the dorm later fully ready to die from all the food he's consumed. There's new piles of gifts from fans on the living room floor, but he decides he'll wait until tomorrow to open them. There's only two things he wants to do right now and that's taking a nice shower and crawling into bed with Jinyoung.
He finds Jinyoung in his room sitting on his bed, waiting for him expectantly.
"My mom tells you to eat more because you've gotten skinnier too," Jaebum tells Jinyoung as he dries off his hair with a towel. "She gave me a huge pack of vitamins to give to you."
Jinyoung laughs as he reaches for Jaebum and pulls him down onto the bed, finally able to kiss him without anyone watching.
"Happy birthday," Jinyoung whispers against Jaebum's mouth before connecting their lips again as they both sigh contently into the kiss. "Here, I got you something."
He thrusts a bag into Jaebum's hands and grins. Jaebum removes layers and layers of tissue paper before finally pulling out a cap with the letters TRUST ME I'M LEADER printed in white on the front.
Jinyoung reaches over to his nightstand and puts on his TRUST ME I'M JYP cap while giggling. "See? Now we can match. Cute, huh?"
Jaebum rolls his eyes because it's so typical Jinyoung to get him something like this before pulling him in by the neck to kiss the living daylights out of him.
"It's perfect," Jaebum whispers before tipping Jinyoung's cap off so he can card his fingers through soft hair. "I love it."
"I also made you a playlist," Jinyoung says and slides out Jaebum's phone from the bag as well. "Songs that remind me of you. And of us," he adds shyly.
"Where did you get my phone from?" Jaebum narrows his eyes suspiciously.
"Swiped it when you were in the shower," Jinyoung shrugs nonchalantly in return. "We can listen to it while we fall asleep, okay?"
"Okay," Jaebum nods before kissing Jinyoung again. "Thanks for everything. Not just for the presents, you know, but for everything. You've always been there for me. It's always been you. I love you a lot," he whispers and the genuineness in his eyes almost makes Jinyoung want to cry.
"I love you too," Jinyoung breathes back. "So much."
They fall asleep that night, limbs tangled messily underneath the sheets, soft chords from Ray Lamontagne's Hold You In My Arms playing on repeat.
Pairing: Jaebum/Jinyoung
Rating: PG-13
Summary: The members don't make it back in time for Jaebum's birthday, but he still has Jinyoung.
A/N: Written to celebrate my favorite person in the entire world's birthday! Happy birthday, Jaebum! I hope your day is amazing. I love you so much. <3
if you ever forget how much you really
mean to me, everyday i will remind you
Mark sends him a text the second the clock strikes midnight, his phone lighting up in the darkness as he's trying to fall asleep.
jaebum-ah! happy birthday! i'm sorry i won't be back in korea in time to celebrate with you, but i bought you a lot of gifts from LA and vegas! see you soon ~
Jaebum smiles to himself as he types back a quick thanks hyung! miss you, come back soon! before sprawling his body across the mattress. He would rather have Mark here celebrating his birthday with him, but he's still grateful the older boy remembered despite being halfway around the world. Mark has always been the quiet, thoughtful one.
The bed feels cold and lonely tonight, Youngjae also back in his hometown visiting his parents and Jaebum isn't accustomed to the empty sheets, without a warm body to hug.
He crawls out of bed and pads quietly into Jinyoung's room and slips next to Jinyoung's sleeping body, draping an arm around his frame. Jinyoung's soft and warm, just like his bed and blankets.
"Jaebum?" Jinyoung whispers sleepily as he turns around.
"Shh, it's me. Sorry, I just couldn't fall asleep."
Jinyoung nods as he rests his head in the crook of Jaebum's neck, soft hair tickling Jaebum's chin.
"Okay, sleep with me then," he murmurs as he hugs Jaebum closer before passing back out again.
Jaebum gets waken up at nine in the morning by a text from Jackson, written in true Jackson fashion, the message long enough for Jaebum to have to scroll down the screen to finish reading, with an overuse of exclamation points and emoticons.
JAEBUM-HYUNG!! WAKE UP!! HAPPYYY BIRTHDAYYY!! ^^ THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING A GREAT HYUNG AND LEADER!! I'LL TRY TO LISTEN TO YOU MORE THIS YEAR HAHA. =D hyung~~ seriously, happy birthday! i'm sorry i won't be there to celebrate with you :(( but i'll be back soon SO DON'T MISS ME TOO MUCH!!! i bought you a gift of course, you didn't think i would forget, did you? don't be a grandpa and go have fun, okay? go take some shots for me! just kidding~ ALSO I HOPE JINYOUNG MAKES YOUR BIRTHDAY EXTRA SPECIAL IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ^^^ OK AGAIN JUST KIDDING!! but not really...HAHAHA! I REALLY MISS YOU HYUNG! SEE YOU SOON! :)) <33
Jaebum rolls his eyes, but he can't help but grin to himself. He can practically hear Jackson's voice in his head as he reads the text and all of a sudden, he really misses having the other boy's presence around. The dorm's been really quiet without Jackson and although the peace was nice in the beginning, Jaebum's ready for the noise and ruckus to be back.
Jinyoung's not in bed anymore so Jaebum drags himself out of bed and pulls on a hoodie to venture out into the living room. He sees Jinyoung standing in the middle with a huge pile of gifts surrounding him and a blinding smile, eyes folded into crescents.
"Hyung, happy birthday! Since I'm the best boyfriend ever, I woke up early and helped manager-hyung haul back a ton of your presents from the company. There's still loads there and fans are still dropping off more," Jinyoung announces proudly as he picks up a package and tosses it at Jaebum.
Jaebum smiles back and dives into the pile of presents, sitting cross legged like a little kid, surrounded by mountains of boxes.
"Come, help me unwrap them," he reaches his arm out and Jinyoung follows easily, dropping onto the floor, leaning against Jaebum. He places a kiss on Jaebum's mouth, lingering for just a little bit longer before pulling away just in case their manager shows up.
"Hyung," Jinyoung lets out a slow whistle, his eyes going wide. "Look, defjayb got you a Movado watch," he says as he lifts the black and gold accessory from the box and slipping it around Jaebum's wrist. "Man, your fansites are the best."
Jaebum grins as he lifts his hand up, admiring how the light catches the gold watch face, making it shine even brighter. Okay, so maybe the gifts are making up for the lack of members by his side, but he would still rather share this moment with all six of them.
Youngjae barges into the dorm just then, one hand heavy with a bag filled to the brim with home cooked food, the other hand trying to balance a giant cake box.
"Jaebum-hyung, happy birthday!" he yells as he drops everything onto the kitchen table before running over to give Jaebum a bear hug. "My mom sent me back with like ten containers of that spicy jjigae you love."
"Thanks kid," Jaebum laughs as he ruffles Youngjae's hair. "Glad to have you back. Tell your mom thanks too."
Youngjae beams before Jinyoung pulls him into a hug too.
"Youngjae-ah, help us open Jaebum's gifts," Jinyoung grins mischievously.
They spend the next hour going through the gifts and reading out loud the fan letters.
"Wow, someone gave you a pair of Golden Goose sneakers! I've wanted a pair for months now," Jinyoung gazes longingly at a pair of distressed sneakers from a box he had just unwrapped.
Jaebum pulls the box into his lap to examine the shoes.
"Here, you can have them," he says as he tosses them back to Jinyoung. "They're not my size."
Jinyoung doesn't plan on wearing them because they're not his size either, but when Youngjae pulls him to the side later asking if he can have them instead, Jinyoung shakes his head and says, "no, Jaebum-hyung gave them to me."
Kunpimook sends his wishes over around noon time complete with a selca of himself making a kissy face.
to my hyung, friend and leader ~ happy birthday! don't be sad that i'm not there to celebrate with you, i will be back soon! you're my favorite hyung~ don't forget! kisses from thailand!
Jaebum sends back a picture of himself making a weird face with the message thanks bam~ before Jinyoung and Youngjae bound over, telling him it's time for lunch.
"Come on, pick whatever restaurant you want! My treat," Jinyoung says.
"You already know what place I'm going to pick," Jaebum replies.
And Jinyoung does know. It's a little restaurant tucked away in the corner on a side street of Cheongdam-dong by where the company is. They've been going there for years now, back when it was just the two of them, struggling to debut. Jaebum loves that place. It's open twenty-four-seven and the older boy always dragged them there after a long day of practice for a midnight meal.
The owner treats Jaebum and Jinyoung like family at this point, always slipping them extra side dishes when they eat there.
"Happy birthday, Jaebum-ah," the ahjumma says to him when she brings the food out and hands him a bottle of soju, smiling cheekily. "You work too hard. You always do. Just relax and enjoy your day, okay?"
Jaebum nods and thanks her before digging his spoon into the steaming pot of soondubu jjigae, grinning around a mouthful of rice and soup. When Jinyoung catches the sight of a smiling Jaebum with his cheeks flushed from behind the rising steam, he thinks the older boy looks absolutely beautiful.
Yugyeom sends him a frantic text a couple of hours later when the three of them are out shopping in Gangnam. Their manager had given Jaebum the company card, telling him that he can buy whatever he wants as a present.
"Within reason," he adds when Jaebum raises his eyebrows in anticipation. "Or PD-nim will kill you."
He's flipping through a rack of jackets inside the Chrome Hearts store when Jaebum feels his phone vibrate in his pocket.
oh my god, hyung! i'm so sorry i'm texting you so late but mark-hyung's dad keeps feeding us tons of food and i'm still jetlagged so i kind of fell asleep on the couch, but happy birthday!!! you're the best leader a maknae could ask for! see you soon! i got you a cool gift from when mark-hyung took me to rodeo drive ^^
Jaebum keys back a quick message, telling Yugyeom thanks and to enjoy the rest of his vacation before sliding in front of the full length mirror to check out the smooth black leather jacket he had just pulled on.
"Looks good on you," Jinyoung whispers when he walks up to him, pressing his hand subtly against Jaebum's back. "Makes you look really sexy and chic," he winks.
"Yeah, you like it?" Jaebum asks earnestly.
"I do," Jinyoung nods before pulling back the collar to glance at the price tag. "Although, I don't think this is what manager-hyung meant when he said within reason," he laughs.
Jaebum shrugs off the jacket to look at the price tag and gapes when he sees the figure blink back at him, too many zeros at the end for his liking.
"What's PD-nim really going to do? Fire me as leader?" Jaebum grins evilly before bringing the jacket over to the cashier. "Besides, you can be my sugar daddy if I really do get kicked out," he mouths along Jinyoung's ear before Jinyoung swats his face away, rolling his eyes.
Jaebum meets his parents and friends back from home at a restaurant near their dorm for dinner. His mom stuffs his bowl with endless amount of meat and vegetables, fussing over how skinny he's become.
"Mom," Jaebum groans. "I'm not skinny, it's all lean muscles."
"Lean muscles," his mom scoffs. "You've lost all the fat in your cheeks. Eat up."
Jaebum returns to the dorm later fully ready to die from all the food he's consumed. There's new piles of gifts from fans on the living room floor, but he decides he'll wait until tomorrow to open them. There's only two things he wants to do right now and that's taking a nice shower and crawling into bed with Jinyoung.
He finds Jinyoung in his room sitting on his bed, waiting for him expectantly.
"My mom tells you to eat more because you've gotten skinnier too," Jaebum tells Jinyoung as he dries off his hair with a towel. "She gave me a huge pack of vitamins to give to you."
Jinyoung laughs as he reaches for Jaebum and pulls him down onto the bed, finally able to kiss him without anyone watching.
"Happy birthday," Jinyoung whispers against Jaebum's mouth before connecting their lips again as they both sigh contently into the kiss. "Here, I got you something."
He thrusts a bag into Jaebum's hands and grins. Jaebum removes layers and layers of tissue paper before finally pulling out a cap with the letters TRUST ME I'M LEADER printed in white on the front.
Jinyoung reaches over to his nightstand and puts on his TRUST ME I'M JYP cap while giggling. "See? Now we can match. Cute, huh?"
Jaebum rolls his eyes because it's so typical Jinyoung to get him something like this before pulling him in by the neck to kiss the living daylights out of him.
"It's perfect," Jaebum whispers before tipping Jinyoung's cap off so he can card his fingers through soft hair. "I love it."
"I also made you a playlist," Jinyoung says and slides out Jaebum's phone from the bag as well. "Songs that remind me of you. And of us," he adds shyly.
"Where did you get my phone from?" Jaebum narrows his eyes suspiciously.
"Swiped it when you were in the shower," Jinyoung shrugs nonchalantly in return. "We can listen to it while we fall asleep, okay?"
"Okay," Jaebum nods before kissing Jinyoung again. "Thanks for everything. Not just for the presents, you know, but for everything. You've always been there for me. It's always been you. I love you a lot," he whispers and the genuineness in his eyes almost makes Jinyoung want to cry.
"I love you too," Jinyoung breathes back. "So much."
They fall asleep that night, limbs tangled messily underneath the sheets, soft chords from Ray Lamontagne's Hold You In My Arms playing on repeat.