Title: Silently Next to You
Pairing: Suga/Jungkook
Rating: PG-13 (language)
Word Count: 1042
Summary: Domestic!AU. When stressed or upset, Yoongi seems to know just what Jeongguk needs to feel better.
Author's Note: I'm in some kind of SugaKookie rut where I don't want to write anything but this pairing, maybe because they've officially become my BTS otp? Either way, I hope you enjoy!
Yoongi is replying to emails from their living room couch when Jeongguk storms through the front door, trying to politely decline a company's request to exclusively write music for them. He enjoys the freedom of composing music without being tied down to a company thank you very much. As focused on his laptop as he is, Yoongi startles when Jeongguk loudly slams through the door, nearly sending his computer careening to the floor. A quick save of the device later, he watches as his younger lover bends down to roughly tug at shoe laces. During the time that this is happening, Jeongguk is silent, not even a curse passing his lips.
When they had first started dating, Yoongi had a hard time telling what Jeongguk needed when upset. There were times when he would want to curl up quietly in Yoongi's presence, but there were also times that he wanted to be left completely alone. Three years of dating later, Yoongi has become much better at reading Jeongguk's body language.
So when Jeongguk stalks towards the hallway leading to their bedroom without a 'hello', Yoongi focuses on how his boyfriend pauses at the hallway opening. He stands there, hand resting on the corner of the wall relaxing and clenching again for a few moments, before the male is disappearing from sight. Yoongi hears their bedroom door squeak open, but doesn't hear the a following click, and knows what Jeongguk wants.
Taking his time, Yoongi plugs in his laptop and places it on a side table. He goes about putting away his cup of water, the liquid long since gone, and picks up the papers he had been jotting thoughts on. A quick stop at the spare bedroom, where his recording equipment is, to drop of said papers is all that stands between Yoongi and finally joining Jeongguk.
Their bedroom door makes a high pitched noise when Yoongi pushes it open, barely distracted by how it grates at his ears once his eyes fall upon the lump on their full sized bed. Unsurprisingly, Jeongguk's curled himself under the covers, lack of movement almost tricking Yoongi into thinking he's asleep. It doesn't deter Yoongi's movements, who props his pillow against the headboard to have something supporting his back. He slips underneath the covers, leaving a good six inches between himself and Jeongguk, and sits up so he can scroll through his phone.
It doesn't take long before Jeongguk is rolling over, pressing his face against the outside of Yoongi's thigh. He's still quiet though, so Yoongi continues looking through the chat log he has going with a few of his friends. There isn't much he missed, mostly just Jimin and Taehyung having some sort of emoji war, but the few comments in between from the others have him suppressing his chuckles.
He's in the middle of typing out a response, something along the lines of calling Jimin and Taehyung children, when Yoongi feels tapping against the top of his thigh. Jeongguk's head is tilted so he can look up straight into Yoongi's face, there's a wrinkle between his brows and he seems to be unaware of what he's doing with his fingers.
Yoongi reaches down to smooth the skin between his boyfriend's eyes, then reaches up to comb fingers through midnight black locks. "Hey," he greets, watching as Jeongguk's mouth quirks up at a corner.
"Hey." Is what he gets back, not much, but he can see how Jeongguk slowly starts to lose tension in his body as the moments go by.
"Rough day?" he asks, carefully observing the other.
Jeongguk shrugs, frown back in place, "Not really?"
"You don't sound too certain about that."
"Most of the day was fine," he starts, reaching up to grab Yoongi's hand. He draws the appendage to eye level, fingers smoothing over pale skin to trace any veins he can find. "It was dance practice."
Oh, that would explain it. Jeongguk had mentioned before having a hard time with a routine, one they were using for a competition coming up within the next two weeks.
In the three years of dating, and the many more prior to that during their friendship, it was very clear to Yoongi that Jeongguk was ridiculously talented. Not just in dance, but in singing, playing instruments, and even many academic subjects. Jeongguk had a drive unrivaled by anyone else Yoongi knew, so when he came across a challenge that he couldn't power through, it always brought out the younger's insecurities. It always reminded Yoongi that, despite it not being a huge gap, Jeongguk was four years younger than him.
"I still can't get it right, and we only have a few more practices left. If I don't nail this routine, then I'll just drag the others down." Jeongguk sniffles, pressing his face back into Yoongi's leg.
"Hey, now. None of that," Yoongi responds gruffly. He slides down the bed, so he can see his boyfriend face to face. "Like you said, you still have a few more practices to work on your dancing. If you think about it like you're going to fail, then you will. Think positively, tell yourself you can do it.
"Hell, I've seen you dance before Jeonggukkie, you're fucking talented. There's no need to doubt yourself now, not when you've gotten so far."
Jeongguk chuckles, wiping away the few tears clinging to his eyelashes. "I guess, thanks Hyung."
"You guess?" Yoongi plays up feeling indignant, face scrunching up comically. "I don't make it a habit of being wrong, so of course I'm right."
Chuckles turn into a snort, Jeongguk's grin showing off his white teeth that are just a tad too big for his mouth. "If you say so, Hyung."
Yoongi resists the urge to roll his eyes. "Of course I say so."
He reaches forward, cupping Jeongguk's cheek fondly and running his thumb over his cheekbone. "Feel a bit better?"
"Yeah, thank you."
"It's what I'm here for." Yoongi leans forward and places a kiss on the corner of his boyfriend's lips. From there he slides his lips down, keeping it chaste and brief.
When he moves away, Jeongguk is smiling brightly, eyes crinkled cutely. It's Yoongi's favorite, one he loves being the cause for it's presence.