silky sheets of a creamy color draped over taehyung as his wandering strands of hair laid themselves upon soft pillows. his body was covered in warmth, his arm limply resting against the other side of the bed, fingers slightly spread out unconsciously. a gentle and peaceful ambience circulated throughout the bedroom, and along with it came the slight tapping of rain running down on a window, the drops racing towards the ground as if they were in a marathon.

the bedroom smelled of crisp mint and fresh strawberries, the strawberries probably from taehyung's shampoo spread onto his hair. the mint was from the other male sleeping on the couch outside of the room, the scent lingering all through the house. however, scents were always something taehyung was greatly fond of, and when he smelled something he liked, he was addicted to it.

so, maybe that's why, in the dead of the night with the moon still shining high in the dark universe above, raindrops lightly knocking on clear glass, taehyung was awake. the mix between mint and strawberries enticed his nose so much, it was almost a joke at how non-realistic it seemed. his eyes were staring at the wall ahead, contemplating about nothing and everything in his mind at the moment.

he couldn't go back to sleep; his eyes wouldn't shut themselves long enough to take him to dreamland, and he was getting bored. his stomach rumbled at the exact same time, and he pulled off the covers with a regretful look, his heart pained to do it since it was such a comfortable area to relax in.

but alas, it was for food, so there was nothing to complain about.

he quietly twisted the doorknob and pulled it, tip-toeing to the kitchen as he saw jeongguk laid out on the couch, a gentle snore echoing all through the living room.

'he won't mind me taking his food, right?' taehyung thought to himself, but his goal was set as he opened the fridge, a sudden coolness hitting his skin. 'whatever, he has to have good food anyways.'

he skimmed around the cold storage area, his eyes lighting up once he saw a box of strawberries perched on the top shelf. he grabbed it, washing the pack, not caring if it wasn't in a bowl because manners weren't really his thing. as he opened the carton, his mouth watered at the sight of a juicy and sweet fruit, colored with red and adorned with seeds around it.

he set it on the table, picking one out and blankly staring at it until his teeth bit into the soft berry, his tastebuds immediately filled with sweetness as he grinned from the taste. he didn't notice that as he was fulfilling his stomach's wishes, the box was slowly being removed of its purpose: carrying strawberries. soon enough, his mouth was empty again and desperate for strawberries, but taehyung knew jeongguk didn't have an endless supply of them, as much as he wanted him to.

as he was throwing away the carton, a familiar voice jolted him up. "wow, never knew you were such a fan of strawberries." taehyung turned around to face a groggy jeongguk, who probably woke up to see a certain someone eating all of his fruit.

"y-yea, i am..." taehyung stuttered, obviously embarrassed at how jeongguk, out of all people, had to see him devour a whole carton of strawberries like that.

jeongguk chuckled, pulling the spare blanket off of him, and standing up, stretching his limbs out. taehyung's eyes widened as he stared at how the younger's muscles flexed and how his shirt riled up and he could see his fucking abs. now that he looked closer, he saw that jeongguk's thighs were thick as hell and holy shit, he looked like a living god-

'what the fuck, taehyung? don't make yourself hard over this guy you barely met, damn.'

"that's cool, but what made you so tired that jimin had to bring you over to my house? that's a hell of a way for visiting my house for the first time, if you ask me," jeongguk questioned, tilting his head in confusion.

"u-uh, i guess i was just really tired. you know, staying up all the time and stuff like that."

"you still tired?"

taehyung stayed silent while shyly nodding, quietly confessing that he raided jeongguk's fridge just so he could have a snack and go back to sleep with not a care in the world. his hands rested on his sides, fingertips slightly peeking through his sweater as he breathed in with a tremble, suddenly growing self-conscious.

as if only to break the silence, a clap of rushing thunder rung throughout the house, causing taehyung to widen his eyes in fear. he suddenly stood up, making his way to his shoes to signal that he was taking his leave.

"whoa, whoa, where are you going?" jeongguk intervened, somehow blocking taehyung's access to his exit.

"i don't wanna burden you or anything by sleeping on your bed, and seeing you sleep on the couch must be stressful on your body, so i'm sure i could just make it to my house in no time," taehyung rambled out, heart beating faster for some reason.

"sleeping on the couch is fine for me, taehyung, and besides, i know you're afraid of thunderstorms, so you're staying here for the night."

taehyung was far beyond bewildered. "wha- how'd you-"

"your eyes were enough to tell me. plus, it's not so much of a secret when you're added to a groupchat filled with friends that like to share them."

taehyung cursed himself for not punching jimin in the face earlier. "but still-"

"no buts, now come on."

jeongguk grabbed taehyung's arm, leading him towards his room. the latter was surprised at how gentle his grip was and found the action oddly endearing. it wasn't long before a pretty pink subtly settled on his cheeks when he laid on jeongguk's bed again, thinking about the moment that just happened.

but, all of it ended so soon when another roar of thunder invaded taehyung's ears. it deafened them for only less than a second, but it was enough to heighten his senses in alarm. he retreated away under the blankets, closing his eyes and hoping that his brain would knock itself out before the next crackle in the sky shook his body.

and on the spur of the moment, he felt the space next to him dip down, meaning another person was with him.

"you okay?" a familiar voice asked him, the voice soft and calming.

a sigh that left taehyung's lips was the voice's only response.

"do you mind?"

"mind what?" taehyung replied.

"if i do this."

his body sensed the presence of warm arms wrap around his waist, securing themselves tightly around him. taehyung's eyes broadened, visibly gulping as his cheeks grew redder and redder within seconds. he couldn't lie, it felt extremely comforting and it distracted him from the violent barrages outside the window. a ticklish feeling arose in his stomach, resulting in him unconsciously leaning back into jeongguk's arms.

"so? do you mind?" jeongguk asked again.

taehyung would probably never get used to this, but maybe he could bask in the sensation for a while.

"no, not at all."

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lol tht happened

not proofread yall already know how lazy i am :v

also, if you havent read my message board (which probably none of you havent), i said tht the next update of cloudburst would have a face reveal poll bc i had a cute hat on in tht pic so yea >:(

man i love this book so much i just realized tht oops

anyways, do yall want a face reveal or nah?

also, if the majority of u say yes and i do show my face, it'll only be up for like, a week or less bc of insecurities and self-conscious issues so :///// idk

ily guys and gguk's strawberry hair and tae's blond hair made me bust over a thousand uwu's ok bye