Everybody's Pickin' Up on that Feline Beat Pt. 2
Everybody's Pickin' Up on that Feline Beat Pt. 2
Hunchul/Namjoon, 1236w, PG
Drabble Series | Bangtan |
A/N: lapselock, unbeta'd!
by complete chance (and nothing to do with listening in on other trainee's conversations) namjoon manages to wander in to the specific dance room that hunchul is practicing in. many times, hunchul had mentioned that he was an "awesome" dancer and how he even did competitions back in gwangju. but, whenever someone had asked him to dance, he had always gotten out of it so namjoon just stopped believing him. now, seeing hunchul dancing in front of him, the tales of placing second or first in dance competitions seem to be the truth. the proof is right in front of him, gliding around the dance room with music so loud he probably didn't hear namjoon enter. when the music stops, namjoon claps and grins, alerting hunchul to his existence. he doesn't seem bothered, just raises an eyebrow and looks a bit confused.
"when did you get here?" he asks. he's partially out of breath, sweating a little, but it seems like he's only recently started practicing.
"only a bit ago. in the middle of the song maybe?" namjoon shrugs. hunchul nods, then walks over to pick up his towel and sits down as he wipes at his face. "you're not going to dance anymore?"
hunchul glances at him, "i'm resting."
"what, after like one song?" namjoon says.
hunchul gives a faint smile, "you want me to dance until i faint?"
"not until you faint, but-" namjoon frowns, "is something up?"
"no." hunchul sighs, throwing the towel towards the wall. "i'd just...prefer dancing alone. i'm a shy guy." he shoots namjoon a grin, then laughs and pats the place next to him, "but, if you want to talk." hunchul may be smiling, trying to at least, but it's off. everything's off. this isn't really hunchul-like, he's acting distant and vague, hiding something and not exactly telling namjoon to go away outright, but seemingly annoyed by his presence. even if he offered to talk, he's still giving off this 'i'd rather be alone' vibe that's never a good thing. he had warned namjoon about being off this week and that they probably wouldn't see each other a lot and namjoon had nodded like he understood. but, namjoon had not expected to have to scour around, ask, and listen in on people for clues to find out where hunchul is. he didn't expect hunchul trying to get rid of him as soon as namjoon managed to find him.
hunchul had also told him not to worry. but. namjoon is worried.
so, he puts on a huge smile and walks over, "c'mon, hyung dance for me."
hunchul looks up at him and squints, "you're awful at aegyo, stop that."
namjoon frowns, hunchul laughing, opening up, more like himself. "c'mon, one song." then he tugs at hunchul's arms to get him up and hunchul stiffens.
"look. namjoon." hunchul pulls his arm back and sighs, "i'm tired. we can talk later."
namjoon stares at him, trying to read his face and figure out what's wrong because hunchul won't tell him. "are you sure you're okay?"
"yeah. just go. i promise we'll talk later." hunchul gives a small smile then waves namjoon off. and there's nothing namjoon can do if hunchul won't ask for help, so he shrugs and leaves. they'll talk later. or tomorrow.
(or after another four days.)
---
"hey can i borrow namjoon?" hunchul asks this as soon as he enters the recording studio doors. it's kind of ridiculous that hunchul knew namjoon would be here, but then again most people find him here.
"what is it, hyung?" he says, not even turning to look at hunchul. donghyuk turns slightly to give him a quizzical look, but only for a second before he turns back to look at his phone.
"give me, like, a minute so we can talk."
"can we talk later?" there's no reason for him to say that, it's not like he's working with donghyuk on anything special. they're actually kind of not working at all. he's just being annoying to be annoying. but, he's sort of hurt. in a completely not understandable way.
"look-" hunchul gives a very large sigh then nothing. and namjoon's wondering if he left, but then his hands being grabbed and he's being pulled out the room.
donghyuk laughs, "have fun."
hunchul leads them to some practice room down the hall, shuts the door, and lets out a breath.
"what?" namjoon asks, rubbing at his wrist. hunchul's a lot stronger than he looks.
"i'm sorry, stop being so mopey, alright?" hunchul turns and frowns at him, "i'm sorry about last week and giving you the cold shoulder and generally being weird and making you feel awful. i did warn you, but i'm still sorry if you're upset."
and just like that, namjoon feels completely and utterly like a child. "i wasn't-i'm okay, hyung."
hunchul gives him a look then scoffs, "okay fine then. i rescind my apology. you can go back to donghyuk."
"hyung?" this seems way too much to have all been for an apology. but, hunchul's just standing by the door and looking at namjoon.
"i was going to practice so-" hunchul nods his head over at the backpack namjoon notices in the corner.
leaving would might be the best idea, namjoon thinks about it, pushes it though his head and tries to think if it's a good idea. then decides fuck it. "were you okay?"
hunchul blinks at him, "yeah? why?"
"then, yeah. fine. i'll go...now." namjoon says and makes a move towards the door, but hunchul moves in front of it, smiling.
"you were worried." hunchul says, "that's what it was?"
namjoon rolls his eyes, ignoring the way his face heats as hunchul's smile grows wider, "i thought you wanted me to leave."
hunchul laughs, then ruffles at his hair, "cute." it's a completely annoying habit that hunchul's picked up from somewhere that not only ruins namjoon's hair, but makes him feel the age gap (when there really shouldn't be one). he swats hunchul's hand away, glaring, before making another attempt to leave. again, he's blocked.
"what, hyung?"
"well," hunchul starts, but scratches at his head and looks at the floor. "i wanted to explain."
namjoon waits, but hunchul's giving him this awkward smile and- "are you going to?"
"um. well, you can't laugh, okay? or say anything." hunchul stares at namjoon until he nods yes in reply, then he takes a deep breath. "okay, well. the thing is hybrids-we. there's this thing- that all hybrids have, or at least i think it's all, but. um. it's...heat. y'know. basically nature's way of making animals have children except for hybrids it's kind of unnecessary, but. yeah. it comes and cycles and basically last week i...was in heat. so. i stayed...away." hunchul stares at namjoon, face red and eyes searching. definitely a different face from the usual confident jung hunchul. "okay?"
namjoon blinks, trying to comprehend. he knows what heat is in animals, but in hybrids. in humans. "what?"
hunchul groans loudly, "nothing. forget it."
"no, i mean. i'm glad you told me." namjoon says. hunchul rolls his eyes and slightly pushes at him before walking over towards his bag. "but why did you have to 'stay away'?"
it takes a full minute of hunchul staring at him until namjoon realizes that might be a stupid question. "i don't want to be touched namjoon."
it takes another minute for it to click in namjoon's brain. "oh. um." he's trying, very hard, not to think about it.
"you should go back to donghyuk," hunchul sighs.
namjoon nods, "ye...ah." and hunchul stares at him until he gives a little awkward wave, hunchul snorting, then heads out the door and back to the recording room.
"did you two make up," donghyuk greets, glancing up with a smirk.
"shut up," namjoon says, pushing at donghyuk's head as he takes the seat next to him.
Hunchul/Namjoon, 1236w, PG
Drabble Series | Bangtan |
A/N: lapselock, unbeta'd!
by complete chance (and nothing to do with listening in on other trainee's conversations) namjoon manages to wander in to the specific dance room that hunchul is practicing in. many times, hunchul had mentioned that he was an "awesome" dancer and how he even did competitions back in gwangju. but, whenever someone had asked him to dance, he had always gotten out of it so namjoon just stopped believing him. now, seeing hunchul dancing in front of him, the tales of placing second or first in dance competitions seem to be the truth. the proof is right in front of him, gliding around the dance room with music so loud he probably didn't hear namjoon enter. when the music stops, namjoon claps and grins, alerting hunchul to his existence. he doesn't seem bothered, just raises an eyebrow and looks a bit confused.
"when did you get here?" he asks. he's partially out of breath, sweating a little, but it seems like he's only recently started practicing.
"only a bit ago. in the middle of the song maybe?" namjoon shrugs. hunchul nods, then walks over to pick up his towel and sits down as he wipes at his face. "you're not going to dance anymore?"
hunchul glances at him, "i'm resting."
"what, after like one song?" namjoon says.
hunchul gives a faint smile, "you want me to dance until i faint?"
"not until you faint, but-" namjoon frowns, "is something up?"
"no." hunchul sighs, throwing the towel towards the wall. "i'd just...prefer dancing alone. i'm a shy guy." he shoots namjoon a grin, then laughs and pats the place next to him, "but, if you want to talk." hunchul may be smiling, trying to at least, but it's off. everything's off. this isn't really hunchul-like, he's acting distant and vague, hiding something and not exactly telling namjoon to go away outright, but seemingly annoyed by his presence. even if he offered to talk, he's still giving off this 'i'd rather be alone' vibe that's never a good thing. he had warned namjoon about being off this week and that they probably wouldn't see each other a lot and namjoon had nodded like he understood. but, namjoon had not expected to have to scour around, ask, and listen in on people for clues to find out where hunchul is. he didn't expect hunchul trying to get rid of him as soon as namjoon managed to find him.
hunchul had also told him not to worry. but. namjoon is worried.
so, he puts on a huge smile and walks over, "c'mon, hyung dance for me."
hunchul looks up at him and squints, "you're awful at aegyo, stop that."
namjoon frowns, hunchul laughing, opening up, more like himself. "c'mon, one song." then he tugs at hunchul's arms to get him up and hunchul stiffens.
"look. namjoon." hunchul pulls his arm back and sighs, "i'm tired. we can talk later."
namjoon stares at him, trying to read his face and figure out what's wrong because hunchul won't tell him. "are you sure you're okay?"
"yeah. just go. i promise we'll talk later." hunchul gives a small smile then waves namjoon off. and there's nothing namjoon can do if hunchul won't ask for help, so he shrugs and leaves. they'll talk later. or tomorrow.
(or after another four days.)
---
"hey can i borrow namjoon?" hunchul asks this as soon as he enters the recording studio doors. it's kind of ridiculous that hunchul knew namjoon would be here, but then again most people find him here.
"what is it, hyung?" he says, not even turning to look at hunchul. donghyuk turns slightly to give him a quizzical look, but only for a second before he turns back to look at his phone.
"give me, like, a minute so we can talk."
"can we talk later?" there's no reason for him to say that, it's not like he's working with donghyuk on anything special. they're actually kind of not working at all. he's just being annoying to be annoying. but, he's sort of hurt. in a completely not understandable way.
"look-" hunchul gives a very large sigh then nothing. and namjoon's wondering if he left, but then his hands being grabbed and he's being pulled out the room.
donghyuk laughs, "have fun."
hunchul leads them to some practice room down the hall, shuts the door, and lets out a breath.
"what?" namjoon asks, rubbing at his wrist. hunchul's a lot stronger than he looks.
"i'm sorry, stop being so mopey, alright?" hunchul turns and frowns at him, "i'm sorry about last week and giving you the cold shoulder and generally being weird and making you feel awful. i did warn you, but i'm still sorry if you're upset."
and just like that, namjoon feels completely and utterly like a child. "i wasn't-i'm okay, hyung."
hunchul gives him a look then scoffs, "okay fine then. i rescind my apology. you can go back to donghyuk."
"hyung?" this seems way too much to have all been for an apology. but, hunchul's just standing by the door and looking at namjoon.
"i was going to practice so-" hunchul nods his head over at the backpack namjoon notices in the corner.
leaving would might be the best idea, namjoon thinks about it, pushes it though his head and tries to think if it's a good idea. then decides fuck it. "were you okay?"
hunchul blinks at him, "yeah? why?"
"then, yeah. fine. i'll go...now." namjoon says and makes a move towards the door, but hunchul moves in front of it, smiling.
"you were worried." hunchul says, "that's what it was?"
namjoon rolls his eyes, ignoring the way his face heats as hunchul's smile grows wider, "i thought you wanted me to leave."
hunchul laughs, then ruffles at his hair, "cute." it's a completely annoying habit that hunchul's picked up from somewhere that not only ruins namjoon's hair, but makes him feel the age gap (when there really shouldn't be one). he swats hunchul's hand away, glaring, before making another attempt to leave. again, he's blocked.
"what, hyung?"
"well," hunchul starts, but scratches at his head and looks at the floor. "i wanted to explain."
namjoon waits, but hunchul's giving him this awkward smile and- "are you going to?"
"um. well, you can't laugh, okay? or say anything." hunchul stares at namjoon until he nods yes in reply, then he takes a deep breath. "okay, well. the thing is hybrids-we. there's this thing- that all hybrids have, or at least i think it's all, but. um. it's...heat. y'know. basically nature's way of making animals have children except for hybrids it's kind of unnecessary, but. yeah. it comes and cycles and basically last week i...was in heat. so. i stayed...away." hunchul stares at namjoon, face red and eyes searching. definitely a different face from the usual confident jung hunchul. "okay?"
namjoon blinks, trying to comprehend. he knows what heat is in animals, but in hybrids. in humans. "what?"
hunchul groans loudly, "nothing. forget it."
"no, i mean. i'm glad you told me." namjoon says. hunchul rolls his eyes and slightly pushes at him before walking over towards his bag. "but why did you have to 'stay away'?"
it takes a full minute of hunchul staring at him until namjoon realizes that might be a stupid question. "i don't want to be touched namjoon."
it takes another minute for it to click in namjoon's brain. "oh. um." he's trying, very hard, not to think about it.
"you should go back to donghyuk," hunchul sighs.
namjoon nods, "ye...ah." and hunchul stares at him until he gives a little awkward wave, hunchul snorting, then heads out the door and back to the recording room.
"did you two make up," donghyuk greets, glancing up with a smirk.
"shut up," namjoon says, pushing at donghyuk's head as he takes the seat next to him.