if Taehyun was to say he hated his boss' son.. that would be a lie. because he didn't hate him, he was just extremely annoying-

"good afternoon!"

speak of the devil.

"ah! Beomgyu, i'm glad you're here. i just need to pop out quickly, mind keeping Taehyun company?"

oh how much the younger boy wanted to crawl into a hole and never come out of it again. he watched as a taunting smile made its way onto Beomgyu's face as he nodded.

"thank you! i shouldn't be too long"

and that was it, he walked out of the room leaving both Beomgyu and Taehyun alone.

the younger boy adjusted the white jacket he was wearing and focused back onto the beakers in front of him.

he had worked at the science lab for a while, and was trusted by his boss to look after an extremely important chemical they had been working on.

there was no current name for this chemical, but it was made to increase peoples Oxytocin levels. this is known as the 'love hormone'.

they have made this chemical as a sort of love potion, if you will, but it must not get out until perfected as it could have some serious side effects.

and that is why Taehyun's reaction to Beomgyu stood right next to said chemical was understandable.

"oh, what's this?"

"Beomgyu, get away from that. i will get shouted at by your father if anything happens- put that down"

as if the older boy hadn't heard his words, he picked up the beaker right next to the chemical. Taehyun let out a sigh of relief, but the relief didn't last for long.

you see, his boss thought it would be a great idea to colour the chemical and make it look appealing.

"oh! what about this one?"

Taehyun's eyes grew wide as he watched Beomgyu's hand reach towards the sealed tube.

he also watched as time slowed down and Beomgyu just so happened to trip over a wire as he picked up the chemical.

"shit"

Taehyun jumped up in hopes of catching the tube before it smashed all over the floor. but alas, he was too late.

his eyes closed tightly as he heard a gasp come from the other male in the room, accompanied by glass shattering. he didn't want to open his eyes, but he had to.

"oh my gosh, i'm going to get fired"

Beomgyu looked up from the floor with his jaw dropped and walked over to Taehyun with an apologetic look on his face.

"i am so sorry! look, i'll go get my father right now and tell him it was me-"

as Beomgyu spoke, he made his way over to the door and placed a hand on the doorknob.. but it wasn't opening.

"um, Taehyun.."

"yes, i can see"

Taehyun let out another sigh as he also tried to open the door, but it still didn't open. he made his way back over to his desk and sat down.

Beomgyu followed after him like a lost puppy and sat down on the floor next to him.

"that was an Oxytocin chemical, Beomgyu"

the older boy looked up at Taehyun, who was staring down at him.

"i'm going to pretend i know what that means"

"if we were in harry potter that would basically be a love potion that you have just spilled everywhere"

Beomgyu then gasped once again and stood up, leaning over Taehyun's desk.

"are we gonna fall in love?"

"no."

"i think i'm in love with you already"

"that's not how it works"

"why not?"

"because"

Beomgyu laughed and threw his head back. he always enjoyed teasing Taehyun while he worked.

"you sound like my dad"

it had now been a couple hours since the pair had been locked inside the lab, and not a single person has come to rescue them.

Taehyun was currently sat on the floor, staring over at Beomgyu who was sleeping. how he could sleep at a time like this, Taehyun would never know.

he also didn't know why he was so fascinated by Beomgyu. how his hair rested perfectly over his face as he slept, or how his lashes sat so prettily over his eyes.

oh. my. gosh.

Taehyun quickly brought a hand up to his face and slapped himself lightly a couple times. he only stopped when he heard a quiet laugh from the boy next to him.

since when did he wake up?

"are you alright? didn't need to hit yourself so hard"

Taehyun closed his eyes and leaned his head back onto the table behind him.

"i'm fine. i wasn't doing anything"

Beomgyu turned his face to look at Taehyun and teasingly smiled while biting his bottom lip unconsciously.

"ah, i could've sworn i saw you staring at me. but hey, it's probably that love potion, right?"

Taehyun then opened his eyes and turned to look at Beomgyu, who was way closer than he was expecting.

he stared at the older boys face and watched as Beomgyu's eyes flickered down to his lips and then back up again.

"yeah, the love potion.."

Beomgyu slowly stopped biting at his bottom lip and looked Taehyun's face up and down once again before leaning closer.

Taehyun's eyes automatically closed by themselves and he held in a breath as he felt Beomgyu's face close to his.

"are you boys in there?"

a voice cut through the silence and the pair jumped back from each other, the situation finally settling in.

Taehyun stood up with wide eyes and made his way over to the door, where his boss was stood trying to unlock it.

the lock seemed to have jammed shut when he left those few hours ago, which is why the two boys couldn't open the door.

"what on earth happened in here?"

he spoke after he finally got the door open, and looked at the spillage on the floor. Beomgyu was now the one to jump up.

"please! don't blame Taehyun, dad. i was the one who spilled it, i wasn't listening and-"

"okay, okay. calm down. all that matters is that your both safe"

a realisation then clouded his mind and he looked between the two young boys with a kind of smirk on his face.

"you were both trapped in here, for three hours, and had that chemical fill the air"

if Taehyun's eyes couldn't grow any wider.. they just did.

"nothing happened!"

he threw his hands out in front of him.

although..

he was wondering what could've happened if his boss had came five minutes later than he did.

omg it's been a WHILE !! i just had a holiday and i'm leaving my first ever job, to go to an even better full time one! i just didn't really have the time to write recently so i apologise for basically disappearing for a bit 😭 but i'm back now 🤞 this was just a quick little story i had in my notes to write for a while, and i think it came out alright!

and as for my Bonnie & Clyde series, i do believe it has come to an end. :(
i have genuinely sat for hours trying to think of how to continue it because i know you all loved it so much! but i got absolutely nothing. it is sad that there's not going to be a proper ending to the book, but i don't want to force myself to try and write something i'm just not excited about writing anymore.