in a heartbeat

"Honestly I love my fever. I don't want it to ever go." Jeongguk cheekily said when Taehyung blew some air on the spoonful of soup that was for Jeongguk.

"You are stupid, who wants fever? You like being sick?" Taehyung talked as if he was a middle aged mom and Jeongguk smiled.

"If Kim Taehyung is ready to feed me and take care of me, I want fever for my whole life. I swear...." Jeongguk was cut off by Taehyung who felt blood rushing to his cheeks.

"...Now shut up and hurry up. Drink this." Taehyung ordered while Jeongguk wriggled his eyebrows playfully at the other.

"I see you are blushing." Jeongguk pointed out and as expected, the older denied, "There is nothing like that, it's just I am feeling hot. You have a fever, you won't understand."

"Uh, excuses excuses." Jeongguk giggled drinking the soup in the spoon and knitted his eyebrows together, "It's tasteless, I won't drink this."

"Don't act like a child oh wait....." Taehyung stopped when he figured out the best way to make the other drink the soup, "You are actually a kid, aren't you Jeongguk? Only 24."

"Fuck, you can't say that." Jeongguk warned and quickly drank the soup that the other was offering.

"Good boy." Taehyung praised when he saw Jeongguk finished the whole bowl without whining anymore.

"See I even drank that tasteless soup for you." Jeongguk smiled, "Who would do that? Tell me."

"Yeah, no one would do that for me. Now shut up and sleep. You need rest." Taehyung pushed the other on the bed and Jeongguk did as he was ordered.

He saw Taehyung stand up and was about to leave when stopped him, "I can do everything for you in a heartbeat Kim Taehyung. Just ask."

"That's a big sentence, don't say that to me. You can't and I don't want anything from you. Now sleep." Taehyung left the room without sharing any more words.

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Taehyung was done proof reading the chapter he wrote yesterday and placed the laptop aside when he remembered about Jeongguk.

"He must be asleep." Taehyung said to himself but he wanted to check himself. He pulled himself to his feet and slowly walked towards the guest room. He tiptoed into the room not knowing if Jeongguk was a light sleeper or a deep sleeper and smiled softly when he saw the younger peacefully sleeping, even he could hear small snores from the other.

"He is so precious." Taehyung smiled covering Jeongguk's torso completely with the duvet, "and too young to take the responsibility of the whole Jeon Publications."

"You shouldn't waste your time on me little bean, you can find someone better." Taehyung carefully sat next to the sleeping figure and pressed his hand on his forehead to check the fever.

"It's subsiding." Taehyung smiled and brushed his long, slender fingers along Jeongguk's silky, smooth hair.

"Acting tough huh, young man? But you are as lonely as me inside. I can feel it." Taehyung could never say this if Jeongguk was awake but was oblivious to the fact that Jeongguk's happiness would have known no bounds if he had heard this from him.

"Sleep tight." Taehyung finally left the room taking another glance at Jeongguk.

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"You awake?" Someone asked when Jeongguk slowly opened his eyes, the light in the room annoying him but the voice that belonged to none other than Taehyung made him gently sit up and smile at the older.

"You don't know Taehyung, but it feels so good in your house. It really feels like home." Jeongguk with a broken, deep, husky voice said and Taehyung was amused even if his voice was deeper than the other's.

"Let me check your temperature." Taehyung was about to grab the thermometer from the nightstand when Jeongguk stopped touching his hand.

"I can feel I'm okay, no need to check. But if you really want to, check with your hand. I will feel better." Jeongguk shamelessly said but the innocent smile that he put on his mouth was just contrasting to his words and Taehyung couldn't deny.

"My hands are cold, won't pick up the right temperature." Taehyung said, "But wait... this will work."

Jeongguk saw Taehyung half stand and lean him. He literally thought that the older will kiss him or something and immediately closed his eyes but opened them again when he felt something soft on his forehead.

"You're are now fine." Taehyung said again sitting on the place where he was moments ago and Jeongguk was shocked at what he did. He just checked his fever with his cheek.

"My mom used to say that when you can't feel the temperature with your hands, use your cheek. I don't know if this is the truth or not." Taehyung giggled softly and Jeongguk smiled.

that's something my grandma said to me and I think this is cute uwu

"Throw the thermometer now, this is the best way to check my temperature." Jeongguk cheekily said and Taehyung sighed.

"You can never stop flirting, can you?"

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idk why but i love writing it uwu

hope you like reading this

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