The Secrets We Keep - Taekai

the one where they're back to reality

As soon as Jongin and Baekhyun had landed back in Korea, and made their way through the crowded airport to the waiting car outside, he turned his phone back off of airplane mode - multiple texts coming through all at once.

Taemin: I forgot
to tell you to let me
know as soon as
you all land.
Taemin: Miss you
already.
Taemin: Decided to
go to a music store
with the other guys.
A bunch of your alls
CDs were there.
Taemin: Jonginnie -
miss you.

Jongin: Just landed
and got out of the
airport.
Jongin: I miss you
too, Taem.
Jongin: How's your
day been? Besides
going to the music
store with the others.

Taemin: Well let's see
I'm now talking to you
so it's gotten better very
suddenly.

Jongin smiled at the response, leaning back against his seat as their manager drove them back to the EXO dorm.

Jongin: You're crazy,
but I like it.

Baekhyun shot him a look as he typed away on his phone. "You and Taemin are going to be sickening to be around aren't you?" He asked quietly, shaking his head. "Should have made sure to keep you two apart at least as long as we were all in a group together."

Jongin laughed, "Sorry Baek. I'll make sure we try to keep it as dialed down as possible in front of you all."

"Thank you."

Taemin: So this
probably isn't a
conversation to be
having over text.
Taemin: But what
do you consider us?
I know you were
saying you wanted to
take things slowly -
which I'm not
disagreeing with - but
then we've told all of
the guys, thanks to
Baekhyun for bringing
up the subject.
Taemin: So I guess I'm
just kind of stuck not
knowing what the hell
we are currently. And
don't take this as me
trying to rush you into
anything official - but
it kind of feels a little
official.

Jongin: Did you even
take a breath while
typing all of that?
Babe we are whatever
the hell we are - and
shit if I know what we
technically are right
now.
Jongin: I just know
that whatever we are
right now feels really
good.
Jongin: On the other
hand, we've really
rushed into
whatever we are now.
In the span of one trip
we went from not
talking to last night.

Taemin: Yeah, we
definitely rushed
into things once
again which you
were adamant
about not doing,
sorry about that.

Jongin: Don't apologize
maybe we shouldn't
have gone into every
thing as fast as we did,
but things have already
happened so it's not like
we could take it back at
this point - not that I
would want to take
anything back babe.

Jongin found himself trying to be overly reassuring that there was no way he would want to take anything that had already happened between them back. Because he didn't want to risk Taemin freaking out and thinking that maybe Jongin regretted any of what had transpired between them since they had gone to LA.

Even if things had gone progressed faster than Jongin had wanted them to or thought it should have - mostly because of how things had ended between them.

Taemin: So back to
the main question
what are we?

Jongin: We are two
people who greatly
care about each other
and have made some
pretty dumb decisions
but have each other to
fall back on no matter
how dumb of a mistake
we make.
Jongin: I think that
makes us a couple?
Or something that
strongly resembles a
couple? I've wanted
you back for so long,
Taemin. And if you
want me back then
dammit I'm yours -
completely yours.