Baekhyun sighed softly to himself, staring at the wall, where one of his best friends numerous portraits hung. This particular one was Baekhyun's least favourite, as the cold stare and tight lips made him feel like the painted Chanyeol despised his guts. Which was, Baekhyun could confidently say, probably the worst thing that could happen to him.

Looking away from the portrait's disdainful glare, he turned to the Chanyeol next to him, the real Chanyeol. His Chanyeol.

This Chanyeol had much softer features, and, as he was currently asleep, he seemed a lot kinder too.

Pouting lips and relaxed eyebrows were Baekhyun's favourite look on Chanyeol, and he was graced with it every time they found themselves falling asleep together. 

He guessed it was anywhere from 6 am to noon, as there were no clocks in Chanyeol's bedroom. He knew it was because his friend liked to sit in his room for hours on end, sulking with no conception of time. But he pretended there wasn't such a somber reason for it.

He knew he should probably leave soon, as he had to work later tonight, and needed to go home and change, before taking the long route to the club.

But he couldn't find it in himself to leave. In fact, if Chanyeol offered, he would skip work just to stay an hour longer.

He had arrived yesterday morning, and after going out to wander the streets, eating along the way, and ultimately going out to dinner, they headed back home to watch few movies. And finally, they had headed to bed. It was definitely Baekhyun's favourite part of the week, as he had the day off, and he got to spend the day with his best friend.

Although, if he had to pick spending the whole day with Chanyeol, or spending the night, he would definitely pick the nights.

The reason was solely that at night, Chanyeol let go of his rough exterior, and he was suddenly a much softer, more relaxed boy. He would talk for hours about anything that Baekhyun wanted, and, much to Baekhyun's endless delight, he was a huge fan of cuddling.

At this point, it was a given that once they had prepared for sleeping, they would fall into bed together, hugging each other closely until their body heat made them sweat. At that time, they would kick the covers off and resume cuddling, until they got cold and retrieved the covers, and so on. 

It was the only time Baekhyun felt 100 percent close to Chanyeol, like they understood each other fully.

And it was one of the first reasons that Baekhyun fell in love with his best friend.