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k ([personal profile] riots) wrote2012-06-20 02:04 am

free fall with me ; one-shot

Title: Free Fall With Me
Author: loudestoflove
Pairing: Kai/Kyungsoo
Rating: PG
Length: 1200~ words
Summary: The way that Kyungsoo looks at him always makes Jongin's stomach lurch.
A/N: this is pretty self-indulgent, sorry!



The way that Kyungsoo looks at him always makes Jongin's stomach lurch.

At a fanmeet, a question is thrown Jongin's way, and he answers it with rehearsed ease, smiling when his reply is received with laughter from the crowd. The next one is directed at Joonmyun and Jongin tunes him out, looking past him to where Kyungsoo stands, feet together and microphone clutched tight in both hands. His big eyes are even wider with affection and his smile is directed at Jongin and it sends a rush of heat to Jongin's stomach.

When Chanyeol cracks a joke, Jongin laughs and beams, wider than he should, and his eyes find Kyungsoo's again. This time Kyungsoo's grin is knowing and Jongin has to look away, ducking his head.



-



Backstage, when they're waiting to go on, they're all shifting with restlessness and nerves that persist despite it being months since debut. Next to him, Chanyeol jumps from foot to foot, bending to whisper to Baekhyun, words that make Baekhyun shake his head and laugh.

Jongin is shaken from his revery when Kyungsoo nudges an elbow into his side. Immediately, Jongin twists to face him. By now, Jongin is used to the stage, he's used to the pressure of it. Onstage, Jongin knows what people want from him, he knows who to be. He puts on his mask and he's Kai, all perfectly timed movement and charismatic smirks. It's gotten easier with practice, and not just the kind in the dance room. Now he knows how to deal with the bright lights, how to play off the screaming fans, exactly how loud those stage pyrotechnics are going to be. It's gotten easier.

He's not sure it has for Kyungsoo, though. He knows that Kyungsoo isn't like him, performing doesn't come naturally to him. He's a singer, and a good one, but he still stumbles over his words in interviews, still has to think to bring up his rehearsed answers to questions. And, Jongin thinks as he looks down at him, still gets nervous when they play music shows.

Kyungsoo's not as shy as he looks, but anxiety makes him pull inward, get quiet. Jongin reaches out with both hands to stroke gentle fingers around Kyungsoo's neck, watching his eyes widen for a second. Neither of them say anything. Kyungsoo's gaze on him is steady and unreadable as Jongin runs his hands from the base of Kyungsoo's skull to his throat. He pulls away after a second, catching Chanyeol looking at them curiously and getting self-conscious. He doesn't even know what he's doing, really, but Kyungsoo is still looking up at him, a tiny smile on his full lips.

There's a shout for them to get ready, they're on in a few minutes and Joonmyun calls for Jongin and Kyungsoo to pay attention. Jongin rolls his eyes and when he glances at Kyungsoo, the two of them share a conspiratorial glance



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The first time they kiss, it's nothing like what Jongin would have expected, and everything he wanted.

They're the first done at the salon that day and as such, the first back to the van. They sit in silence, Jongin only barely awake after a handful of hours of sleep and Kyungsoo uncharacteristically fidgety. When their manager slips out to grab something to drink, Kyungsoo abruptly sits up and stares at Jongin.

It takes him a few seconds to notice, but when he does, Jongin blinks at him sleepily. “What?” he asks, a bit irritated. The intensity of Kyungsoo's eyes can be a bit unnerving, and it's worse now. There's heat in the way he watches Jongin, a nervous energy in how he licks his lips.

“Screw it,” Kyungsoo says, and before Jongin can ask what the hell he's even talking about, Kyungsoo darts forward, one hand closing carelessly in the front of Jongin's shirt as he presses his mouth to Jongin's.

He moves too fast, startling Jongin, but his lips on Jongin's are firm. Jongin's stomach drops and his eyes slide shut and then he's tipping his head to the side to get a better angle. Both of their lips are sticky with gloss and Kyungsoo's hand on his chest makes his heart stutter.

After a few seconds, Kyungsoo pulls away abruptly, the expression on his face saying everything. He looks like the enormity of what he's just done is dawning on him and he watches Jongin warily, biting his lip.

Jongin opens his mouth to say something, realizes he has no idea what to say, and closes it again. He licks his lips. “You messed up my lip gloss,” he says finally, plaintively, and Kyungsoo lets out a laugh, sharp and so, so happy.

Grinning back without even realizing it, Jongin disentangles Kyungsoo's hand from his shirt front and holds it between his own. When Joonmyun and the others get to the van, the two of them are laughing so hard they can't breathe, fingers laced. He looks from one to the other before Baekhyun pushes him aside to climb into the backseat, grumbling something about Joonmyun being slow and in the way.

Though their hands are hidden between them, the whole way to their next performance, Jongin never lets go of Kyungsoo's hand.



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Jongin comes in late, most nights, and despite himself, he's not very good at being quiet. He trips over his own feet, stubs his toes on his bed, curses under his breath. No matter how hard he tries, he always wakes Kyungsoo up.

The room is dark but light streaks in through the open door and he can see Kyungsoo shift in his bed sleepily, eyes half open. He doesn't say anything, but he flicks the covers away, leaving room for Jongin.

It always takes Jongin longer than he'd like to get ready to sleep at night. Everything is sore from hours of practice and tonight his waist injury has flared up. He's already taken painkillers but it still twinges whenever he bends or twists, and he hisses through his teeth. When he pulls off his shirt he has to pause for a second, face screwed up with pain. He opens them again and Kyungsoo is holding a hand out to him.

With a faint smile, Jongin takes it, climbing into bed next to Kyungsoo. He lets Kyungsoo run gentle hands across his face and his mouth finds Jongin's in the dark. His kiss is sweet but not insistent, a wordless goodnight. He returns it, tracing a hand up Kyungsoo's chest to curl around his neck and then presses his lips to Kyungsoo's forehead. There's something about the easy pressure of Kyungsoo's hands on him that helps push away the bone-deep ache from practice.

When Jongin turns over to go to sleep, Kyungsoo wraps himself around him, body fitted to the curve of Jongin's spine and palm flat against Jongin's belly. The painkillers are starting to kick in and the warmth of Kyungsoo's body pressed against his back is as good as a heating pad. Sleep has not always come easy to Jongin, but with Kyungsoo it does.


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[identity profile] loudestoflove.livejournal.com 2012-06-20 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
hahaha exactly! thank you so much!

[identity profile] neige-douce.livejournal.com 2012-06-20 08:17 am (UTC)(link)
I ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ THIS!!
/bawls because this is so sweet and my kaisoo ~feels~ are on high omg omg/

i've always adored your kaisoo fics ^_____^ thanks for sharing it!

[identity profile] loudestoflove.livejournal.com 2012-06-20 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
aw, thank you so much! i really appreciate hearing that. i love these two together

[identity profile] theoffbeatdrum.livejournal.com 2012-06-20 10:17 am (UTC)(link)
Soooooobbing. I love me some Kaisoo and omg this is so adorable let me love youuuu. <3

[identity profile] loudestoflove.livejournal.com 2012-06-20 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
i'm so glad you enjoyed it, thank you! ♥

[identity profile] herocountry.livejournal.com 2012-06-20 12:49 pm (UTC)(link)
SOB THIS IS SO CUTE Q____Q the whole kiss scene had me curling my toes, “Screw it,” Kyungsoo says, perfect d.o being brave and ~TAKING THE INITIATIVE~, and i'm super cliche but i always love the whole tenuous apprehension after a first kiss, that balancing act of preparing yourself for rejection but still clenching onto the potential of all ur dreams coming true~ and Kyungsoo lets out a laugh, sharp and so, so happy. SOB this line was perfect, so so sweet and i just want d.o to be happy forever he is so precious ;__;

Kyungsoo wraps himself around him, body fitted to the curve of Jongin's spine and palm flat against Jongin's belly. AND D.O BEING THE BIG SPOON, BEING HIS HEATING PAD, CRADLING HIS INJURY ;___; MY HEART

[identity profile] loudestoflove.livejournal.com 2012-06-20 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
if you are cliche for liking the moment after first kisses i am cliche for writing it so it's fine! i wanted it to be kyungsoo making the first move because for a quiet little guy i think he's surprisingly brave sometimes. and he wasn't afraid to let kai know when he wanted attention before, SO. and ia he's the cutest little thing when he's happy, THAT SMILE

tbh that was i think my favourite part of what i wrote? the image of kyungsoo looking after him was too good to resist

tysm i'm so glad you enjoyed it!!

[identity profile] knackchan08.livejournal.com 2012-06-20 01:38 pm (UTC)(link)
this was so precious, i can't. ;_; ♥

[identity profile] loudestoflove.livejournal.com 2012-06-20 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
thank you! ♥

[identity profile] parametre.livejournal.com 2012-06-20 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
this is perfect.

it captures what I think their relationship would be like, and you write so well, and just- aksksd. this was so amazing!

[identity profile] loudestoflove.livejournal.com 2012-06-20 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
aw, thank you! i really adore them, i'm so glad you like my writing, so thank you!!

[identity profile] serratedteeth.livejournal.com 2012-06-20 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Sweet and perfect. Thanks for sharing and making my kaisoo feels explode all over the place.

[identity profile] loudestoflove.livejournal.com 2012-06-20 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
thank you so much!

[identity profile] elaytheunicorn.livejournal.com 2012-06-20 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
afbsakbflsaf omg this is so cute ; A ;
i didn't used to ship these two very much, but asjfbasfjkb your portrayal of them definitely makes me want to ship them more ; U ;

[identity profile] loudestoflove.livejournal.com 2012-06-20 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
i consider that high praise, so thank you! really, they make it easy

[identity profile] starsthatlast.livejournal.com 2012-06-30 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
Idk why this was so sweet I felt kind of sad. Wait, sad? Nostalgic? Sentimental? I have no idea. But all I know is that this is really really good I'd definitely reread this again and again! The last scene was so ajdkfldjasglk I cannot ;___;

[identity profile] loudestoflove.livejournal.com 2012-06-30 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
i didn't mean for it to be sad!! sentimental though, yes. i mostly wrote this because i wanted to write them being gross and adorable, because they are my favourites. i'm so so glad you enjoyed it! that last scene was my fav honestly.

[identity profile] babychannie.livejournal.com 2012-07-31 08:51 am (UTC)(link)
Oh this is so shhhweet!!

[identity profile] loudestoflove.livejournal.com 2012-08-01 01:51 pm (UTC)(link)
thank you!!

[identity profile] g-odalisque13.livejournal.com 2012-08-27 08:09 am (UTC)(link)
this is so sweet!
my kaisoo feels~ you're just fanning the flames lol
i'm sorry for the comment spam OTL

[identity profile] loudestoflove.livejournal.com 2012-09-01 06:41 am (UTC)(link)
i am more than happy to get you on board this ship, they are perfect. thank you so much! no need to apologize, it is greatly appreciated

[identity profile] 13aholic.livejournal.com 2012-10-10 12:18 pm (UTC)(link)
i love au!story (especially those with cakes and baking and a ranting Kyungsoo and a whining Jongin) but this is just perfect. because it feels so real. it doesn't rush, it's slow and sweet and everything. it's perfectly normal that i can almost imagine them acting this way in real life, with Kyungsoo's warm body pressed against Jongin's sore back, their little exchange of glances and smiles and maybe love during the broadcasting, and fingers intertwined in the vans.

thank you.

[identity profile] loudestoflove.livejournal.com 2012-10-11 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
no, thank you!! i love these two for the little moments they have. thank you for reading!!

[identity profile] acornmama.livejournal.com 2012-10-27 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
Okay while my comment is usually love, the distinction here is these two express such love here. It is really really love.

[identity profile] loudestoflove.livejournal.com 2012-10-29 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
i think that kai is really terrible at expressing his emotions and using his words, so he tries to do everything through gestures. thank you!!

[identity profile] ugh-usernames.livejournal.com 2013-03-09 07:19 am (UTC)(link)
/literally choking on all the fluff
that was the cutest shit i have ever read
tooooooooo much i enjoyed with my entire heaRT AND YAY NO ANGSTY DEATHS

[identity profile] loudestoflove.livejournal.com 2013-03-12 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
heimlich maneuver!! hahah i am not one for character death. thank you so much!!