accidental encore | taegyu

beomgyu checked his phone. his last message to taehyun was "safe flight chicken nugget" and taehyun's was "sleep tight nugget".

the airport was quiet at this hour, save for the occasional distant announcements and the hushed voices of a few travelers passing through. beomgyu, however, was anything but quiet.

"soob," he nudged his best friend, who stood beside him, hood pulled over his head, swaying slightly on his feet. "wake up."

soobin let out a long yawn. "i am awake."

"you don't look like it."

"'cause it's five in the morning."

"worth it." beomgyu grinned, bouncing on his feet as he glanced towards the arrival doors. "god, they're taking forever."

"their plane just landed," soobin reminded him, rubbing his eyes. "calm down."

"calm down?" beomgyu repeated, turning to him with an incredulous look. "kang taehyun is about to walk through those doors, and you want me to calm down?"

"you literally saw him on facetime last night."

"that's different!"

soobin sighed, shaking his head. "you're ridiculous."

beomgyu didn't care. he hadn't slept at all—how could he? taehyun was finally back in new york after that two months of touring. they had planned this little airport welcome as a surprise since their flight was private, meaning no fans knew about their arrival. it was the perfect chance to see them first.

suddenly, he spotted a familiar head of light brown hair emerging from the arrival doors, flanked by yeonjun and hueningkai.

"oh my god, there—"

then, before he could stop himself, beomgyu cupped his hands around his mouth and screamed.

"KANG TAEHYUUUUN!"

taehyun's head snapped up at the sound of his name, eyes widening in surprise before his expression melted into a bright grin.

"oh, you dork," soobin muttered beside him.

but beomgyu wasn't listening because, the next second, taehyun was running toward him, completely ignoring the fact that he still had his carry-on slung over his shoulder.

beomgyu barely had time to react before taehyun slammed into him, wrapping him in a tight hug. beomgyu stumbled back, laughing loudly as he wrapped his arms around taehyun in return, gripping onto the back of his jacket.

"you idiot," beomgyu said between laughs, squeezing taehyun tighter. "you actually came back."

"of course i did," taehyun replied, voice slightly muffled against his shoulder. "you think i'd let you off that easy?"

beomgyu rolled his eyes, but he was smiling so wide his cheeks hurt. when they finally pulled apart, beomgyu noticed yeonjun and soobin hugging too, their reunion just as warm.

"you didn't tell me you were coming, you brat," yeonjun scolded soobin, pulling him into an even tighter hug. soobin just grumbled something about it being "too early for this much energy," but he still hugged him back just as tightly.

"alright, alright," hueningkai cut in with a grin. "group hug!"

before anyone could protest, he dragged all four of them into a messy huddle, arms wrapping around shoulders as they all burst into laughter. beomgyu found himself wedged between taehyun and soobin, their warmth pressing against him as the reality of it all sank in.