night time
pairing: tao/sehun
rating: G
a/n: short drabble for emi, my love. sehun watches tao sleep.


sehun presses his nose against the groove that tao's collarbones cut across his shoulder. tao smells of musk, something quiet and distinct. he smells of the same thick scent of sex that still lingers in the room, and sehun thinks he probably smells the same too.

sehun likes it, that temporary sameness, something he shares physically with tao.

tao smells of warmth, whereas the older boy has said he smells cool. the contrast between his paleness and the other's more tan complexion fascinates him when he places his palm flat over tao's sternum, feeling his heartbeat under splayed fingers.

a quiet chuckle sends tremors running under his fingertips and sehun looks up to see tao lift his head slightly, dark eyes meeting his through a mussed fringe of red hair. "mnnh... why're you awake....? watching me?" he asks, voice thick and scratchy with sleep.

sehun leans forward, bringing up his other arm up to rest his chin on as he lies on top of tao. "maybe." he laughs softly. "go back to sleep."

the older boy reaches with one hand to run his fingers briefly through his, stroking back from darkening roots to the rest of the pale blonde strands. he pauses at the back at sehun's neck, fingers loosening sleepily. "you should too." he says finally, as his eyes slip close.

the corner of the younger boy's mouth pull into a gentle smile as he watches his boyfriend. "yeah. i will. go back to sleep."

"mm..." tao hums before his head sinks back into his pillow. sehun listens for his breath to even out, watching the way the older boy's lips part and feeling his chest rise and fall underneath him.

inhaling tao's scent, he feels a pleasant buzz fill his head and closes his eyes. it's a little while before he actually falls asleep, and when he does, it's to the idle twitch of tao's fingers still on the nape of his neck.