accidental encore | taegyu

chapter nine

he goes back to the groupchat, fingers flying.

beomgyu:
ps ur lead singer snores like a chainsaw btw

yeonjun:
LMFAOOOOO

hueningkai:
STOPPPPP

beomgyu:
im just reporting the facts

as he's typing, there's a soft rustle from the other side of the call. beomgyu freezes, waiting to see if taehyun's waking up — but the breathing stays soft and slow.

so beomgyu keeps the phone close, just lying there in bed, not quite ready to hang up.

this is dangerous, a small voice in the back of his head says. but beomgyu's too tired — or maybe too comfortable — to listen.

—

beomgyu's still scrolling tiktok with the call still running when he hears it — the sound of the call cutting off.

"huh?" he pulls his phone away from his ear. the screen shows call ended.

"did he hang up?" beomgyu mumbles to himself, but it feels weird. no goodbye, no 'i'm awake now,' nothing. just straight-up gone.

he shrugs and goes back to doomscrolling, figuring taehyun probably woke up and had to do something. ten minutes pass. then twenty. no message.

thirty minutes later, his phone buzzes.

tyun:
bro my phone died on call HELP
i swear i didn't ghost u i just forgot to charge it before sleeping

tyun:
(crying cat meme pic)

beomgyu wheezes.

gyu:
LMAO NOT UR PHONE GIVING UP ON LIFE
imagine dying mid good morning conversation. tragic.

tyun:
it's not my fault ok T-T
...did i say anything weird in my sleep

gyu:
nah u just snored like a baby chainsaw

tyun:
DELET E THIS CONVERSATION.

gyu:
NEVER.

beomgyu's about to type something even more unhinged when the groupchat lights up again — but this time, soobin's joined the chaos.

soobin:
omg. OMG. WHAT IS THIS I JUST WOKE UP
"favorite chicken nugget commenter" WHAT IS GOING ON IN THIS HOUSEHOLD

yeonjun:
ur lil bestie has game thats what

hueningkai:
no like it's impressive actually

soobin:
IM GOING TO FAINT HOLD ON

beomgyu:
why are u acting like i'm eloping with the president. calm ur tits.

soobin:
THIS IS WORSE
UR FLIRTING WITH A CELEBRITY?? IN FRONT OF MY SALAD??

beomgyu:
idk bro he started it tbh

tyun:
EXCUSE ME

soobin:
STOP THIS IS TOO MUCH FOR ME AT 2PM

yeonjun:
honestly soobin ur reaction is better than any reality tv show rn

hueningkai:
this is why we need to keep u in this gc forever

soobin sends a long string of smash keyboard nonsense, absolutely losing his mind over the fact that the vocalist from his ultimate favourite band is apparently e-flirting with his annoying best friend.