accidental encore | taegyu

beomgyu's phone vibrates against the nightstand, the soft glow of the screen breaking through the darkness of his room. he squints, barely awake, and sees the notification.

tyun:
you awake?

he glances at the time. 1:07 a.m.

he debates ignoring it—his head is still heavy from sleep, and after everything earlier, he's not sure if talking to taehyun is a good idea right now. but before he can think too hard about it, his fingers move on their own.

gyu:
barely

taehyun responds almost immediately.

tyun:
tragic.
what'd you do all day?

beomgyu stares at the message for a moment. it's a simple question, but he hesitates anyway.

gyu:
nothing much. hung out with soobin for a bit.

tyun:
yeah? what'd you guys do?

gyu:
just walked around, got some food. talked a lot of shit. the usual.

tyun:
sounds fun.

beomgyu shifts onto his side, fingers hovering over the keyboard. he doesn't know why he feels so cautious sending messages all of a sudden. it's not like they haven't done this before.

after a few seconds, taehyun sends another text.

tyun:
you good?

beomgyu blinks.

gyu:
yeah. why?

tyun:
dunno. you're kinda quiet.

beomgyu chews the inside of his cheek. he wasn't even trying to be weird about it—he just didn't want to text something stupid and make things awkward.

gyu:
i'm fine lol just tired i guess.

tyun:
makes sense. it's late.
should i let you sleep?

beomgyu hesitates, staring at the words longer than he should. it's stupid, but for some reason, he doesn't want taehyun to stop texting yet.

gyu:
nah it's fine
why are you even up anyway

tyun:
same reason as you probably. couldn't sleep.
and figured i'd bother you while i'm at it.

beomgyu rolls his eyes, but there's a small smile on his face.

gyu:
annoying.

tyun:
i try.

the conversation keeps going, casual and easy, and little by little, beomgyu stops overthinking every word.

the conversation stretches on way longer than either of them planned. what started as a simple late-night check-in turns into a full-blown back-and-forth of jokes, memes, and whatever nonsense they could come up with.

tyun:
[sends a meme of a cat looking incredibly done with life]
u when soobin starts ranting about yeonjun again

gyu:
ok but actually that was me today
bro was listing all the reasons he hates yeonjun like he didn't spend the entire day facetiming him

tyun:
💀 true love is built on denial

beomgyu snorts, shaking his head as he scrolls through his camera roll. he finds an old picture of taehyun he found online, of course—one from months ago when he still had bleach-blond hair and was caught mid-blink in an unflattering angle. without hesitation, he sends it.