#sevnghvn

“Stupid,” he whispers out, closing his eyes; uncaring if the elder is still awake and able to hear him or not. “Why do you keep carrying these burdens by yourself...? I wish you would rely on me more...”

"Your one and only.”

“I’ve told you before and I’ll tell you again; I’m your shadow. I will never leave your side. Not in this life nor the next. Not even in death. There have been times where it seems I’ve faded into the darkness, unable to be seen, but I’m still there with you,” he says quietly, reassuring the elder with the same words he has said years ago. And will say again, and again, even if the elder gets sick of hearing them. “In the dark or in the light, you’ll always have me.”

“Sleep, hyung,” he says quietly, suppressing the urge to chuckle at the cuteness of the elder.

The young prince caresses the elder’s cheeks, not saying a word as he basks in the attention and the gratitude. Though he can’t help but think it’s a little ironic that someone as cold as him is also the one who thawed the elder’s heart.

“I know.”

Byunghun lets the laughter fall from his lips at the elder’s words. There’s a soft smile on his lips when he sobers up, looking at the elder with endearment. His hands reach out to cup Seunghyun’s cheeks before pressing a gentle kiss to the corner of his lips. “Do as you please, hyung.”

“Are you calling me cheap?!”