#but at the same time im lke LOOK DONGHAE GOT A BELL FOR X AND X REASONN

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“What, do you think I’m a cat or something, that I would need this?” Donghae snaps, glowering down at Hyukjae in annoyance but he holds his foot still in Hyukjae’s grip as Hyukjae hooks the bell to the chain-link on his anklet.

Hyukjae adjusts the clasp of the bell to make sure it’s perfectly tighten on the anklet before glancing up at him. “No I don’t, but what’s wrong with cats?” he asks, raising a brow.  “They may be prickly, aloof, and moody at times but they’re also wildly charming, fiercely curious, and most of all completely lovable. I think it’s a generous compliment to be compare to cats.” 

“I—” Donghae fumbles, drawing blank for once.

Hyukjae retracts his hand and Donghae’s foot quickly falls back against the armchair, the bell ringing with every slightest movement from Donghae. “Hm?” he inquires, the corner of his lip twitching as he watches Donghae flounders for his next word.

“But I’m not a cat so—!” Donghae turns his head away, unable to finish the sentence on his tongue as the bell rings once more with the kick of his feet lifting to the seat of the armchair. He pulls his leg closer to his chest, hugging it as though protecting it, himself, by keep it as far away from Hyukjae’s firebrand touch.

The reverberation of the bell from his anklet lingers in the air as it matches the cacophony rhythm of his own heartbeat and Donghae tries not to think of the way the heat of Hyukjae’s finger lingers where he had touched, settling under his skin, coursing through his blood stream, and igniting every fiber of his body.