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1.
It was a free day. Taeyong decided he wanted to spend the day in the practice room so there he was. Standing in front of the fogged up mirror, covered in sweat having just finished a routine he was creating. it was starting to get late into the night so he planned to run through the routine a few more times before calling it a day.
that's the plan up until a call came through.
"hyung, are you still at the practice room?" Doyoung's voice came from the other side.
"yeah. ive been stuck at this at a part in the routine I'm making." Taeyong was now laying on the floor. "got any ideas that can help me?"
"I'm not sure if i do. can you wait five minutes though? I'll try to help."
"sure. you know where to find me."
"i have to go now, hyung. bye"
Taeyong started the routine again once the call disconnected. trying to continue where he left while waiting.
exactly five minutes later, there was another person in the room with him. just not the one he was waiting for.
"Ten. what brings you here?" Taeyong asked though at the back of his mind he kind of has an idea what happened.
"a certain bunny called me. saying i had to be here in exactly four minutes because you need my help." Ten answered as he started doing stretches, getting ready to dance. "though judging from your reaction, you were expecting Doyoung to be here to help you instead."
"well, kinda but it's fine. he probably thought you'd be a greater help because i needed help in a dance-related matter." Taeyong sighed, totally not expecting Doyoung to call Ten.
"i get it. Doyoung can be dense sometimes." Ten declared. "well, since im here already, why don't we get started?" he asked, "i might not be Doyoung but i can help you, if you let me." he continued. "please let me help. i don't really wanna have to listen to Doyoung lecture me if i don't help you."
Taeyong laughs at Ten's words. "Okay then. I'll show you how it goes and give me feedback. that would be enough." he replied with a smile.
2.
Taeyong had been in the studio for hours now. He was writing rap lyrics that he would use for the next comeback when Doyoung peeked at the door, seemingly straight from his vocal lessons.
"still writing?" Doyoung asked as he flopped down on the chair beside Taeyong.
"yeah. i just have to tweak it at some parts to match Mark's though." he answered, rubbing his temples to release tension.
"want some snacks to help your brain?" Doyoung asks as he starts to make his way back out the door.
"yes, please."
"give me ten minutes." and with that, Doyoung is out the studio to buy Taeyong snacks from the Starbucks nearby and to make a call.
"Mark, are you still at the building?" Doyoung asked as soon as the line connected.
"yeah, hyung. why?"
"I have a favor to ask."
"Here you go, hyung." Mark said as he approached the person in front of the control panel.
"where'd this came from?" Taeyong asked, already opening the bag of sweet potato chips after taking a sip of the coffee.
"Doyoung hyung." Mark answered as he sat himself down beside the leader. "said you were matching the rap parts so he asked to meet at the lobby then gave me that to give to you."
Taeyong just sighs in the bag of chips.
"you were waiting for him, weren't you?"
"yeah. but maybe he has another schedule." he knows Doyoung's schedule is free for the rest of the day but Mark doesn't need to know that.
3.
"Doyoung-ah, what should i wear tomorrow?" Taeyong asked the person on the phone.
"for what?" the person answered.
"a meeting with producers and directors."
"a shirt and pants will do. you make everything look good anyway."
"but which one? i have a lot of jeans and shirt." Taeyong drops himself on his bed.
"give me a minute."and the line went dead.
a minute later, there was a knock at his door. "it's open." he answered, face still down the pillow. "Doyoung-ah, help me."
"I'm not Doyoung but he says pick you an outfit for tomorrow. a casual but professional enough one." Johnny's voice answered which made Taeyong turn to see that it is indeed Johnny who was at the door and not Doyoung. "you asked him, didn't you? but as usual, he picked someone else who he thinks would be better suit to help you."
they both just sighed.
4.
When Taeyong told Doyoung he wanted to practice his singing with a member to which the other responded with, "After your recording tonight, you can go straight to the practice room we always use, " he expected to find the younger one waiting for him there. Instead, he found his only hyung in the group.
"In my defense, I tried to tell him to at least wait because he couldn't be convinced that you want him to be the one practicing with you." Taeil said in lieu of a greeting once he spotted Taeyong in.
"It's fine, hyung."
"We can head out now and not do this at all if you want to."
"Nah. He'll be upset and ask a lot of questions if I go home now."
Taeil just shrugged his shoulders at him and went to the control panel to choose a song.
5.
Taeyong walks with a skip to his steps in the hallway after receiving a message from Doyoung that they'll be having a movie night. He already envisions them in one of their rooms watching with popcorn or chips, whichever is available.
He's just about to enter the elevator when his phone pinged. 'come to the biggest practice room when you're done in your studio', reads the text from Doyoung.
not even five minutes later, he found himself in said practice room, but instead of finding Doyoung, he's faced with most of his members. even in the room full of people, the first thing he noticed was the lack of a certain Kim Doyoung.
"he's with Jaehyun and Jeno." Yuta stood next to him, watching the chaos of the other members trying to make the practice room floor as comfortable as possible to be sat or laid on.
"who?" i asked, refusing to give Yuta the satisfaction to tease him.
"your face says it all. don't even try." and with that, Yuta walks off either to help set up or to add chaos, he does not want to know.
just as Yuta left his side, Doyoung, Jaehyun, and Jeno passed through the door and into the room. upon the sight of the trio, Taeyong is immediately on his way towards them.
at the sight of incoming Taeyong, Jaehyun and Jeno took the remaining bags from Doyoung and head to where their snacks are placed.
"you told me to go here yet you're not here when i arrived" greets a pouty Taeyong.
"i thought you'd take a while so i went out to buy that sweet potato you love so much for you to snack on while watching." Doyoung gently steers them to where he thinks is most comfortable.
Taeyong visibly lights up at that but makes no sign of increasing the distance between them, which is virtually zero.
"you only ever want me for food," Doyoung mumbles under his breath but Taeyong just ignored it and reaches for the snack on the other's hand.
they actually start the movie a few minutes later when everyone has settled into comfortable positions and with their own snack, and some more to spare, in their hands.
halfway through movie, the members tangled in a messy web of limbs, Taeyong and Doyoung leaning on each other, the former whispers, "you know, when i said we should watch a movie, i thought of it as just the two of us, but this works too. at least they can relax and enjoy for a few hours."
"oh," Doyoung exclaimed to himself, "the next time, it will be just you and me. if u still want it"
"deal"
+1
it's supposed to be another long day of practice but last minute changes happened and they suddenly have a free day to themselves.
"Doyoung-ah, I'm going shopping. Do you want to tag along?" Johnny asked without turning his back from where he's packing his things across the room.
"maybe next time," Doyoung answered. "I already have plans."
"I'll come with, Johnny hyung," Jungwoo chimed in.
the members slowly trickled out of the room one by one until only Taeyong and Doyoung remained.
"so what's on your plan?" Taeyong asked from beside the younger.
"anything you want. if you have time, that is." Taeyong seems to be taken aback so Doyoung continues, "it's fine if you already made plans elsewhere. i can always visit home instead."
"i do. yes, we can go now," Taeyong answered after having the trance he's in broken. "i have an idea of where to go and then we can start from there."
"lead the way." Doyoung said with that cute smile of his, holding onto Taeyong's hand.