title now and forever
author
sungyeol pairing hyungsik/kevin
rating pg
author's notes for
kigae ! huhu ♥
It’s become quite obvious that Hyungsik has a thing for Kevin. Innocent as he is, he laughs it off and denies it all casually; although, it’s fairly evident he is only attempting to push these accusations away. Maybe he himself isn’t sure of his own feelings. Kevin decides it’d be a good idea to help Hyungsik discover them.
When they hear they are scheduled for a radio show, Kevin quickly announces he’ll be doing a duet with Hyungsik, and that’d he’d be the only one able to do so. The younger one opens his mouth to try and protest, object, complain, but the words can’t quite come out; it seems his heart has put a blockade in his throat. The older male smiles as if to reassure him and Hyungsik closes his mouth right away, afraid that his heart might leap out of his mouth because it’s beating so quickly.
Whilst all the other members are busy practicing the songs they’ve decided to perform at the radio show, Kevin and Hyungsik-mostly just Kevin though-are still discussing which song they should sing.
“What about something by 4MEN?”
Hyungsik shrugs.
“Do you want to sing in Korean? Oh! What about something in English?”
He looks at Kevin with an uncomfortable-looking face. He wasn’t exactly confident about his English pronunciation skills.
“Okay... Do you have something specific in mind then?”
He shakes his head ‘no’, and Kevin lets out a short chuckle.
“Let’s sing ‘Now and Forever’ then. I’ll go look up the lyrics on the computer for you.”
And with that, Kevin gets up and heads in the direction of the computer to do just that.
Hyungsik gapes stupidly at Kevin’s backside moving further and further away from him. He’s baffled by the fact the older male chose an English song after he had clearly disagreed to singing anything in English. He questions Kevin’s choice of song and his motives, but says nothing about it.
It was a pretty song after all.
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Kevin’s voice rings loud and beautiful in the empty practice room. Hyungsik stares in awe as the older male sings to him with such conviction, fervour and passion; Kevin was born to be in the business, Hyungsik thinks to himself. When the demonstration is over, Kevin smiles and asks Hyungsik how that sounded, if the song choice was good enough for him, among many other inquisitive questions. Hyungsik simply nods his head, unable to express how he feels or what he thinks.
Kevin raises a brow at him. “You really don’t catch on quickly, now do you?”
Hyungsik looks at him curiously; he isn’t quite sure about what Kevin is talking about.
The older male smirks and slowly advances towards Hyungsik, who is backing up until his back hits the wall with a thud.
“I’m holding a fortune that heaven has given to me...” Kevin starts to sing as his arms snake around Hyungsik’s waist. “I’ll try to show you each and every way I can.”
Hyungsik feels his heart beating at an indescribable pace, his throat feels dry and he is starting to feel lightheaded. Kevin pulls him against his body and smiles at him amiably. The younger boy sees Kevin close his eyes all of a sudden, his face gradually getting closer and closer and-
Their lips make contact and Hyungsik sees fireworks in his head. He smiles into the kiss, relieved, enthusiastic, in high spirits-too many words to explain this peculiar feeling. It feels soft and natural, the sentiments behind it affectionate and true. The two break the lip lock and smile conspicuously at each other.
“Now and forever,” Kevin starts singing again, “I will be your man.”
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Soon enough, Hyungsik is dating Kevin to his heart’s content. They go to karaoke, just the two of them, sing their hearts out and enjoy the short period of time they’re spending alone together. Afterward, they head out to look for nearby food stands (Kevin mourns the loss of all his pocket change every time, seeing as Hyungsik is such a heavy eater, but watching the younger one eat so cheerily and freely, it didn’t really matter; as long as Hyungsik was happy.), where they-mostly Hyungsik-eat their stress away and openly share drinks. That’s how their dates usually go.
Often, as the two are both singing under their breaths, they realize they’re singing the same lyrics of the same song at the same time. Hyungsik can’t help but feel the relationship between them keeps getting more intimate and more connected. Just that single thought has Hyungsik smiling. Kevin’s image is now tattooed in his heart.
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Hyungsik looks at Kevin sleeping on the couch from the other side of the living room. His mouth is hanging open slightly; his body, completely sprawled out like a ragdoll. He grins and walks over Kevin’s way quietly, as inconspicuously as he possible can. He bends down and blows on Kevin’s face, the older male groaning slightly while wriggling his nose. Suddenly, Hyungsik feels himself being pulled downwards and lands on top of Kevin. Kevin’s eyes are open slightly, expression still heavily painted with sleep. He strokes the boy’s visage lovingly. The palm on Hyungsik’s cheek is warm. So is the smile on Kevin’s face.
Now I can rest my worries and always be sure, that I won’t be alone anymore.