Heyy!!

While Hyunjin hasn't said anything inherently bad in this message, it made Jeongin's stomach flip with anticipation.

The two boys have knew each other even before Stray Kids debuted; Jeongin remembers Hyunjin often inviting him to tag along with him and his friends during lunch breaks in school, and every night when they walked back home, Hyunjin would walk the younger to his house, never failing to mention how silly and clumsy Innie was. And even then, Hyunjin's favorite side quest was to embarrass the him.

During the survival show, and after the debut, boys got even closer. Jeongin gives a lot of credit to Hyunjin who sort of looked after him during that time.

Everyone quickly learned that Hyunjin always had his own, special way of showing his love and adoration. It wasn't really through words, at least not in the usual way. With words, Hyune would tease and provoke others, with the end goal of making them blush bright red; whether it is from embarrassment or playful anger. And at first, some members (Jisung) found it annoying and almost the opposite of what Hyunjin actually wanted. But it didn't take them long to realize that Hyunjin's embarrassing and sometimes idiotic words weren't that stupid, and more like his way to get them into the state that gave him a cuteness aggression. Touch also wasn't something Hyunjin always initiated first. He didn't mind being hugged and cuddled, but he didn't always outright seek it.

But despite not showing it in usual ways, Hyunjin was always so full of love and adoration. He showed it through spending his free time with them; whether its rotting away with Chan in the studio so he isn't alone, or with Felix (and getting to lick off the remaining ingredients stuck to the bowl and spatula). Whatever it was, Hyunjin wouldn't mind doing if it meant being close to them. Jeongin also remembers the first time he saw Hyune's sketchbook. The two were in the living room, Jeongin watching something on his phone, while Hyunjin was sprawled across the couch, his long legs laying across Innie's lap as he sketched. Eventually, Hyunjin fell asleep and when the younger made a move to place the book and pencil on the table, his chest tightened with a less common feeling called adoration when he saw himself, so realistically drawn in the book. And the more he looked at the other drawings, some of himself some of other memebrs, he was pretty close to crying. He felt loved. Especially later, when Hyunjin woke up, he told Innie that he doesn't only draw them because they're so beautiful, but also because it calms him down when random, overwhelming feelings of adoration overflowing in his body.

That was actually the first time Jeongin was introduced to Hyune's small episodes where his love for the members randomly hits him, and his chest is so tight and stomach keeps doing flips, which makes him shake because "how did he get so lucky to be able to love someone the way he loves his members?"

So, yes, Hyunjin and his small acts of love were really special.

And since that conversation, maknae was present in a few of those moments, where Hyunjin would come and spend the whole day bothering one of them, cuddling them, and whispering sweet words while wrecking them silly until they weren't able to form a single thought. Sometimes while in the mood, Hyunjin would be playful, and sometimes emotional. Though, the atmosphere wouldn't matter because the outcome would be the same. And each of those wreckings were so overwhelming and nerve wrecking, but it would be a big fat lie if Jeongin said he hated it.

While tickling was very hard for him to take due to his "abnormal", as Jisung likes to say, ticklishness, he didn't mind it at all. I'm fact, he maybe liked it as much as other did.

So, when he received that message from Hyunjin on a random afternoon, he could feel why he was coming. And he wasn't scared or anything, but rather excited, giddy and forced to anticipate a very emotional wrecking that night.

And until 8PM, Jeongin sat on the couch with anticipation killing him. He kept thinking about all the other times Hyunjin wrecked him in this mood before, and what it'll be like this time. Every so often his log or stomach muscles would twich, and he could already feel his face being so red, someone would think he has a fever.

Jeongin flinched, as his apartment's doorbell ringing snapped him out of his zoned out state. And he damned the giddy, uncontrollable smile that formed on his face. He slowly forced himself to stand up, and his legs walked faster than he himself wanted to. And just after a few seconds, he slammed the door open, and he was met with his taller friend, staring back at him, equally giddy smile formed on his face.

Damn his own body for being so eager, and damn Hyunjin for being so damn loving and caring.

Maknae was pulled in a tight hug, and he could feel Hyunjin being all stiff from his adoration and cuteness aggression. "Hey, Innie." And while Hyunjin's voice was teasing because both of them knew what was about to happen, Jeongin could see that this was one of those emotional moods Hyunjin had today.

He's sort of glad Chan left for gym just a bit before Hyunjin came. Most of the times, when this mood hits Hyunjin, he's as equally attached to everyone. But sometimes, maybe for some specific reason or just because his brain feels different that day, if he dots on just one member, the whole mood becomes a private and intimate moment.

Jeongin led Hyune to his room, where the older immediately crashed down on the bed, spreading his long limbs everywhere. Jeongin guessed Hyunjin's exhaustion came from the entire day of work, especially dealing with invading fans and a very strict staff members. The younger took his place next to the older, and for a few minutes they both just laid there and stared at the ceiling.

It was nice. As said before, Hyunjin could be doing absolutely anything if it meant being with his members.

But right now, he was bored and so full of love that 'not doing anything' wasn't an option.

He startled Innie by randomly getting up and throwing himself onto the younger man. Jeongin grunted before they both started giggling. Jeongin wasn't sure why, and neither was Hyunjin; maybe it was the pure atmosphere in the room that made them feel so giddy. Hyunjin leaned over and prepped small kisses over Innie's face, making the younger giggled even harder before pushing Hyunjin's head away.

"Ehehw, hyung. Qhuhit ihihit!" Hyunjin, of course, had to tease more by getting super close, making a silly kiss face with an exaggerated kissing sound, before falling into giggles himself and getting comfortable laying on Jeongin.

"Love you, Innie." He mumbled, pushing his nose into younger's neck. It was stupid how even the smallest thing like breath against his neck made him ticklish, but his nerves were on fire that Hyunjin didn't even need to do much for him to giggle.

"Ihihi knhohow, hyuhung."

"Say it back?" Hyunjin gave the younger the most adorable puppy eyes he could make, and damn anyone who could say no to them.

But both of them knew how this would end, so Jeongin decided to make it fun and mess with him a little. "... Nah."

"YAH! That's not funny!" Hyunjin played along, his hand teleporting to the maknae's stomach, and pressing down into the muscled abs.

"HYUHUNG!" He couldn't help but burst into giggles, but not like he was holding back anyway. He knew what his hyung needed, and he didn't have the heart to not let it pass one time. Jeongin hugged Hyunjin closer, doing anything not to push his hands away as his feet kicked into the mattress.

"Say it back!" Hyunjin giggled, pushing his face in Jeongin's neck and landing a small raspberry underneath his ear.

"Nohoho whahay!" Jeongin squealed with a weak attempts to push Hyunjin's head away.

"Yeah? Okay." Hyunjin wiggled out Jeongin's hold and straddled his hips and reached over to squeeze younger's cheeks. Oh, he was ready to burst with love. "I wanted to let you go easily, but since you're being a brat, where should i start? Hm?" He glared.

That was, very clearly, a big lie. "Nohowhere! Leheavhehe me be!" Innie's first mistake was leaning up and pushing at Hyunjin's chest as if to get him off, because they just got his wrists in Hyunjin's big hand, and arms pressed tightly against his chest.

"Fine. I'll choose. Eeny, meeny, miny, mo-" Oh, hell no. It only took those four words for Jeongin to bursts into giggles again. "... catch a tiger by the toe-" With each word, Hyunjin would poke or scratch at different spot. "... If he hollers-"

"Hyuhuhung! Dohohon't shihing that!" Jeongin was sure he would die from embarrassment or anticipation; whichever came first.

"Oh, c'mon, Innie, I just forgot where I got to. I gotta start again!" Hyunjin groaned dramatically, shaking his head in mock disappointment. "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe-" a poke to his ribs, a scratch to his side, a poke to his thigh and a swipe over his left ear. "... catch a tiger by the toe, if he hollers, let him go, eeny, meeny, miny, moe..."

By now, Jeongin is giggling his sanity off, and the fact that Hyunjin hasn't even started properly wrecking him is making the younger's heart beat faster.

"... My mother told me to pick the very best one... and you are.. it."

It's not exaggeration to say that Jeongin screamed when Hyunjin let go of his hands, and with all ten of his fingers tug into the younger's V-line. He switched between scratching the sensitive spot, to pressing his fingers and shaking them on his skin. "NOHOHO! GHEHET OFF HAHAHA!"

"Awe, baby, come on, its not that bad." He slowly spidered up the younger's waits, moving to Innie's ribs. Hyunjin had a huge grin as he pressed in between each rib, making Jeongin grab at his arms and shake his head from side to side.

"IHIHIHTS SOHOHO BHAHAD! IHIHIHTS SOHOHO BHAHAD!" He laughed helplessly, squeezing his eyes shut as he tried to fight the older man off. What threw Jeongin in even bigger roar of laughter is when Hyunjin moved his hands to under his shirt, and scratched at the very bottom of his ribs, right where his side meets the bones.

Jeongin's laughter turned into loud squeals and squeaks, making Hyunjin coo loudly. "Aww, you really are a fox, huh, Innie?" Though, Jeongin didn't really even have time to process the question because his arms were pushed up for a second, enough for Hyune to dig in the soft skin of his underarms.

At first he scratched at the sensitive skin, but then switched to using his thumb to press and circle into the armpit. "WHAHAT THEHE FUHUHCK? GHEHET OUT!" Jeongin bucked his hips, the heels of his feet pressing into the mattress and he pressed his arms down. He was sure he was losing his mind.

"Well, I can't get out if you keep your arms down, can I?" Hyunjin teased, leaning down to place a bunch of small kisses onto Jeongin's hyper-sensitive neck. "Lift your arms up so I can remove my arms, baby."

"NOHOHO. YHOHOU'RE TRHHAHYIHIHING TOHO THRIHIHCK ME!" Jeongin's laughter got louder with each moment, and his brain was slowly turning into mush with all these sensations he was getting at once.

"Me? Never." He grinned eavily. He felt Jeongin's body spasm underneath him, and made sure to kiss his fox's cheek before sitting up again. His fingers stilled, and he waited for Jeongin to calm down and lift his arms. Uncontrollable giggles just wouldn't stop, and Jeongin's entire body shook with giddiness. Yet, he saw the genuine (and overwhelmingly fond) look in his hyung's eyes, and slowly brought his shaky arms up.

And, very surprisingly, Hyunjin didn't trick him, but actually removed his hands. Just one of them found Jeongin's cheek, and traced up and down. Not to be unbearable, just to keep him giggling.

"Are you okay?" Jeongin nodded. "I didn't go too far, did I? You had fun?"

"Ihiht's ohokay." Jeongin closed his eyes and relaxed.

"Good. Tell me where to go next." Jeongin's cheeks got red once more, the question making his stomach flutter.

"Hyung..."

"Come on, Innie, pleaseeee? I love you so much and I just wanna show you how much I love you. Like it's the same feeling when you're getting tickled: its so good but so overwhelming, and like all of your nerves are on fire." Hyunjin stared down at the maknae with huge, pleading eyes and a small pout. "That's how much I love you. Let me show you. Please,"

Awe. Dammit. "Okay, hyung... You... can t-... ticklemytummynext." Jeongin cringed with embarrassment. What he wouldn't do for his overly loving hyung.

Hyunjin basically squealed in excitement. He did a little happy dance, ruffled Jeongin's hair, before his fingers gently dug into his stomach. squealed and threw his head back. It didn't take long for the giggles to start pouring out as well, and if anyone would see Hyunjin's face, they'd think he's looking at the most adorable sight ever (he is).

"SHIHIHT!" Jeongin laughed, kicking his feet behind Hyunjin. "HAHAYUHUHG!"

"Your laughter is so pretty, Innie." Hyunjin pinched around the younger's waist, while dipping his other hand's finger in his belly button. Jeongin is pretty sure he was going insane, but he didn't have a heart to tell Hyunjin to stop.

After a few moments, Hyunjin sat back on Jeongin's thighs, and didn't even give him the time to react, before he leaned down and blew loud raspberry on his stomach.

And Jeongin went into hysterics. Raspberry after raspberry was planted all around his waist, as Hyunjin's fingers lightly scratched his sides. Tears pricked in the corners of fox's eyes, and his laughter began to go silent which was Hyunjin's sign to slow down.

He slowly got up from Innie's legs, and sat down next to him, gently rubbing at his stomach to wash away the ghost tingles. And even after a minute, Jeongin was still laying there, small giggles escaping his mouth. The giddiness just wouldn't go away, especially because Hyunjin was watching him like he was the most precious thing in the world.

It got even him emotional. "Hyung..." Innie whined, hiding his hands behind his face.

"What?" Hyunjin giggled, plopping down next to him, and wrapping him into a tight hug. Jeongin actually didn't know what to say. He was so overwhelmed, and he still kept thinking about the sensations from the tickles.

He didn't even need to say anything. Hyunjin was already tucked in calmly, and his breathing slowed down as if he was on the verge of sleep; as if he was the one tickled senseless.

"I love you, too, hyung." Jeongin whispered. "A lot."

"I know, Innie."