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Pessimism~

Pessimism Lee! Beomgyu Ler! Soobin

Synopsis: After their last tour show, Beomgyu feels down about his preformance. Being the leader, Soobin takes initiative to cheer up his member in his own way.

Warnings: This is Tickle Fiction, Pinning, Sadness/ Crying

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The crowd went wild, cheers almost deafening. Thousands and thousands of fans screamed for their idols as they walked off stage. TXT had finally sang their last song, wrapping up the last show of the tour. After months of non-stop preforming the boys were ready for it all to be over.  

"WOO!"

"WE DID IT!"

"GOOD JOB GUYS!"

Their loud voices echoed through the halls over distant sounds of clapping and screaming. Their metal boots clashed against the concrete.

Five tired boys pile into the green room, shedding their mic packs and sparkly jackets. Removing their makeup, messing up their perfect hair, throwing their shoes in every direction. 

Through the chaos and disorder, Soobin, their leader, took time to organize himself. He started with a head count, a habit caused by their members wandering away at award shows. 

One...

two... 

three... 

Beomgyu...

Beomgyu wasn't there. 

Soobin panicked.

Did they leave him on stage? Was he stuck in the hall? Did the managers pull him aside? None of those options seemed out of the ordinary for the group's "middle child."

Soobin dragged himself up from his seat, needing to know where he was before actually relaxing.

Pulling himself along, Soobin searched for Beomgyu. Back through the halls, his newly changed sneakers squeaked.

Peaking into one of the rooms off the green room, Soobin sighed. There he was. Beomgyu was still in his show costume, looking out the window from his seat on the long couch. 

"Hey, Gyu, you okay?" Soobin questions, stepping further into the room. Slow steps, as if Beomgyu were a wild bear to not be startled. 

Beomgyu turned around, the sight almost breaking the leader's heart. His eyes full with tears, cheeks stained with red streaks. 

Soobin's feet rushed over to Beomgyu, dropping himself down on the couch right next to him. Grabbing him from the head, Soobin pushed him into a hug, his hands rubbing his back for comfort. 

"What happened?" Soobin broke the hug, looking into Beomgyu's eyes. Concern plastered across his face. 

"I messed up, Bin." His voice sounded weak, as if he were to break into little pieces if Soobin squeezed too tight. "I disappointed Moas."

"Who told you that?" Soobin almost sounded offended. It wasn't rare for Beomgyu to get down on himself, drowning himself in pessimism. It was up to Soobin as their leader to build him back up. To make Beomgyu whole again. 

"No one, I just..." Beomgyu choked on his tears, covering his puffy face in Soobin's shoulder. He buried himself into Soobin for comfort, staining a puddle on his hoodie. 

"Hey, there's nothing you could have done up there to disappoint Moas." Soobin ran his hands down his back, the gems on his costume jingling along with them.

"Moas are proud of you; didn't you hear them screaming your name up there?" Soobin smirked, changing the subject to praise the boy in his arms. 

"I know, i know." Beomgyu shut him down. He's heard it a thousand times before. The cheering, the nice comments, the gifts, and letters from thousands of fans. But something inside of him just couldn't accept it, couldn't believe it was all for him. Pessimistic thoughts cementing themselves into his brain, oozing through his veins. 

"We all have bad days, Gyu; just be a bit more optimistic!" Soobin smiles, nudging Beomgyu to look back up at him. "Okay?" 

"That's easy for you to say; you did great up there." Beomgyu rolls his eyes, leaning until his back collides with the couch, slouching down as far as his legs would bend. 

"And you did too! Now cheer up before I force you to." Soobin chuckles, mischief laced in his words. Though nothing really changed, the air in the room shifted. 

"Force me? There's nothing you could possibly do."

"No? Not even... this?" 

Soobin took this opportunity to launch his plan for Beomgyu. Being his best friend, Soobin knew everything about him—his strengths, pleasures, and, most importantly, weaknesses. 

Soobin lunged himself at Beomgyu, knocking him down on his back and shoving his hands under his arms before wiggling his fingers into the space. 

The loud squeak produced by Beomgyu was proof this method was working, as if Soobin had any doubts. 

With the motivation from his instant reactions, Soobin continued his movements, squeezing in place of gentle fingers. Expertly dodging Beomgyu's attempts at freeing himself. 

Beomgyu couldn't stay in one place, and neither could Soobin. Shifting his hands lower and lower, then back up again. 

Endless low laughter poured out of the younger like a waterfall, never finding a dam to stop it. His reflexes were ignored by Soobin as the leader climbed on top of him, pinning his hands to his sides. 

It wasn't uncommon for the members to play around like this, teasing and bothering each other until they snapped. Beomgyu happened to be one of the easiest to mess with, always falling headfirst into their traps.

"Whats this? You're laughing; I thought you were sad." Soobing mocked, drilling his knuckles into the spaces between Beomgyu's ribs. The switch in tactic jolted Beomgyu's nerves, leaving him in nothing but laughter. 

"Shut up!" Beomgyu shreaked, throwing his head back, hitting the plush fabric of the couch. 

It was no use to fight anymore. Beomgyu knew this, but he didn't care. He pulled on his arms, fighting with Soobin's strength as he was weakened by the tickling. Right when he thought he had finally regained composure, he was ruined again by all 10 fingers raking down his sides. 

"Soobin, please, I'm cheered up!" Beomgyu squealed as more laughter was ripped from his throat. Head pushed back into the seat cushions to muffle his voice. 

Soobin simply ignored his friend's efforts, his fingers jabbing into his sides with a precise rhythm. His musical training paid off more than expected as he played his friend like a piano. 

"I don't know, Gyu; you seemed pretty upset earlier." Soobin questions, continuing as if nothing were wrong. "I need to make sure you're really happy."

"I am i am, just stop it!" Beomgyu kicked his legs out, heels digging into the cushions below. Though he squirmed and thrashed under Soobin's hands, Beomgyu was definitely having fun. Pessimism melted from his brain like ice in the sun, replaced by the overwhelming zaps to his body. 

"Do you promise?" Soobin drags his words out, vibrating his hands into Beongyu's sides. He couldn't stiffle his own laughter, enjoying the way Beomgyu shook. 

"I promise!" Beomgyu shouts, finally freeing his hands from Soobin's legs. 

Beomgyu breathed, scooting as far as he could until his back hit the cold wall behind him. Giggles were still emptying from inside him as he caught his breath. 

"Are you sure?" Soobin lifted an eyebrow at him, wiggling his fingers into the air as a threat. 

"Yes, absolutely positive." Beomgyu shivered, getting off the couch to make his way to the door.

"Stay away from me, you monster!"

Beomgyu teased, running out the door to re-join the members in the other room. 

Back to his old self, Soobin thought, patting himself on the back as he followed the younger member. 

"Hey, where did you go?' Yeonjun asks Beomgyu, sharpening his gaze at the pair. Soobin began to answer, 

"Well, he was-" 

"Nowhere, don't worry about it!" Beomgyu interrupted, covering his tracks. "The van's here; let's get a move on!" 

The members stared, confused at the situation, looking to Soobin for answers. The leader just shrugged, following Beomgyu to the parking lot so they could finally go home, far away from Beomgyu's bad memories.

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Cheater~

Cheater Lee! Kai Ler! Taehyun + Beomgyu

Synopsis: Despite Taehyun and Beomgyu's wishes, Kai cheats during their game of Halli Galli and get's what he deserves.

Warnings: This is Tickle Fiction, Pinning

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Beomgyu, Taehyun, and HueningKai sat in the corner of their practice room. Their table filled with cards decorated with colourful fruit designs. They were setting up for a good old-fashioned card game, Halli Galli, to be exact. It was on their schedule to do a live today, and what’s better than entertaining Moa with their chaotic and competitive nature?

With his extensive history of cheating, the members were hesitant to let Kai play with them, but his cute smile and methods of convincing swayed the other members into including him in the activity.

“Should we do the live now or play a round before we start?"

Taehyun asks, distributing cards between his members. In response, the remaining two just shrugged, deciding it wouldn’t hurt to give it a go first.

They all started the first round, going as smoothly as possible with the loud and dramatic lineup they had. Enthusiastic screaming was thrown around the echo-prone room while they all tried to concentrate.

Though their youngest hadn’t stepped out of line just yet, Taehyun was keeping a very close eye on him. He seemed to be playing normally, but everything about his body language was telling him otherwise.

“I’m going to win; I'm calling it now,” Beomgyu joked, exaggerating his words like he usually does.

“Not if I win first,” Taehyun adds, a playful glint in his eyes while slamming down his cards.

The members finally let their guard down for a moment; that was their biggest mistake. While the two were bantering, Kai finally had the chance and grabbed four winning cards, stuffing them up his sleeve. He learned this trick from TV and movies; it always worked out well for them.

The game continued just fine, with no one noticing the cards tucked away safely into Kai’s unusually long sleeves. He tried not to give it away, but that just made him more nervous about being caught.

"AAAGH, how could you do that?" Beomgyu yells, his voice repeating off the walls.

“It’s a part of the game, Beomgyu; calm down." Taehyun rolls his eyes, taunting his members.

Getting a rhythm down in the game, Kai sees an opportunity arise. He quickly slammed his wrist down, flinging a single card onto the table before ringing the bell. He had won the first round, not so fair and square.

Kai thought it was a seemless victory, but his members would beg to differ, specifically the one who was death-glaring him from across the table.

“Hey! I saw that!” Beomgyu shouted over the chaos of Kai’s celebration. “You just took that from your sleeve!"

“What? No, I'm innocent! Promise,” Kai holds his hands up in defence, but what he didn’t notice was that another card was peeking up out of the opening.

“You Cheater!” 

Taehyun accused, reaching inside Kai’s sleeve and pulling out several more rare, winning cards as the younger tried to shimmy his way farther from the pair.

“You did cheat! I knew it!” Beomgyu shouts at Kai, failing to look intimidating while he laughs through the accusations.

"Wait, no, no, I can explain."

Kai didn't get a chance to finish his sentence before Taehyun tackled him off his chair and onto the practice room floor.

Sitting on top of Kai, Taehyun tried to wrestle his arms down, poking him in any spot he could reach while they fought. Taehyun was stronger, but Kai was faster, squirming out of his grip before he could get a hold of the taller boy beneath him. The poking only made Kai squirmier as he tried to escape the brief but very ticklish feeling.

"Beomgyu, hehehelp mehehee!” Kai whines, flopping around on the floor like a fish, all while Taehyun tries to restrain him.

“Great idea, little help here?” Taehyun adds, looking behind himself to gesture Beomgyu over.

With that, Beomgyu hopped off his seat, a little too excited at the situation, and joined the duo on the ground. Grabbing the maknae’s arms, he lifted them above his head and held them there.

"NOHOHO, Beomgyu, you were supposed to help me, not him!"

“Ohh noooo!” Beomgyu gasped in exaggeration. “Too late!”  

As if on queue to Beomgyu’s words, Taehyun grabbed a hold of the maknae’s sides and squeezed. Kai flinched with a loud, high-pitched squeak, quickly followed by equally high giggles. 

Kai’s squirming doubled as Taehyun squeezed again, continuing his movements. Going up and down his sides. Kai couldn't contain his thrashing, digging his heels into the ground of their practice room as if it would help him in this situation.

“What’s wrong, Kai?” Taehyun started. “This would have been easily avoidable if you just played normally, huh?"

The teasing went in one ear and out the other, being easily drowned out by Kai’s loud laughter. He wasn’t labelled ‘The Most Ticklish Member’ for nothing. The way his members could so easily get him back for anything with a little tickling was frequently exploited.

"Hey, are you even listening?" Beomgyu asked, hovering over the maknae's face from above. Kai's eyes were tightly shut, avoiding all eye contact from his hyung as his head was thrown back with laughter.

It was clear he didn't care for what they were saying, trying to pry his arms from Beomgyu's grip.

"How are you supposed to learn from your mistakes if you can't even hear us, Kai?" Beomgyu pouts, looking to Taehyun for answers.

Getting the message, Taehyun decided to switch his tactics from being rough to raking his nails down from Kai’s arms straight down to the end of his torso.

"You okay down there?" Taehyun chuckles at the new reactions torn from Kai. following it up by dragging his nails back down again, which Kai didn't answer.

Though Kai calmed down, he was still giggling. Kai finally caught his breath, sharply inhaling every time Taehyun reset his position at the top, which was followed by even more giggles each time Taehyun continued his routine. 

Not even trying to escape anymore, Kai was focused on Taehyun and himself, forgetting about the other member in the room.

Just as he was getting used to the new, more pleasant sensation, Kai was caught off guard by the new set of hands quickly spidering at his top ribs. 

Beomgyu had sat on the younger's arms in order to free up his own without him noticing. Who did notice was Taehyun, ready to strike Kai back, switching back to squeezing.

With four hands on him, his sensitivity skyrocketed. The youngest threw his head back, letting his ticklish energy out through his voice.

Nothing in Kai would be able to pull his arms down, but that didn't stop him from squirming.

“Do you think he learned his lesson yet?" The voice came from Beomgyu, once again leaning over Kai with a proud smile.

Kai nodded as much as his body allowed him to, his energy running thin at this point.

"I don't know..." Taehyun tilts his head at Kai. "You always cheat; I'm not too convinced this will be the last time.

"IT WILL! It will! I prohohomise!" 

"Fine then." The two lers finally got off of Kai, letting him deflate onto the practice room floor.

"But mark my words: if there's any more funny business from you, you know what's coming." Taehyun wiggled his fingers in Kai's direction, causing him to flinch. Giggling to himself on the floor.

"I know, I know, I'll play normally." He shooed them away, too tired to do anything else about it.

"Guys, weren't we going to go live?" Beomgyu motioned to the table at the corner of the room.

"Oh yeah." 

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Distraction~

Distraction Lee! Soobin Ler! Yeonjun

"Comfort After a Scary Movie" Week 3 of Crow's TickleTober

Synopsis: Soobin is made to watch a horror movie with his members in honour of halloween month. He doesn't do well but Yeonjun helps keep his mind off the film.

Warnings: This is Tickle Fiction, Scary Movies

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"No horror. I repeat, No horror-" 

"C'mon Soobin, It's October. You have to get into the spooky mood, at least a little,"

Yeonjun teases, trying to convince the Scardy cat of a bunny to watch the new Saw movie. 

"Yeah, just this once," Beomgyu pouts, trying his best puppy eyes on Soobin. 

Soobin huffs back, clearly not having whatever Beomgyu was pulling. Why couldn't they just watch it without him later? 

4 out of 5 members were waiting for free time to finally catch up with the franchise, with tonight being the perfect time. They finally had their well-deserved time off, and they wanted to use it wisely. 

"There is no 'mood' I want to be in other than calm. Let's just watch a Disney movie or something." 

"Booooring!" Kai chimes in, earning a few laughs from the group, which were easily drowned out by his own

As the leader, Soobin usually had at least a little bit of authority, but when it came to movie nights, everyone seemed to forget his position. Throwing it all away to be the first one to the remote. The youngest's always pulling the ‘maknae' card. 

"How about you just go make popcorn? I’ll pick a good one," Taehyun reaches over, snatching the remote from Beomgyu's grasp, which caused him to pout again with an exaggerated whine. 

Soobin nodded. Trusting Taehyun enough with the remote to honour his request, he made his way to the kitchen to make their snack. 

He took his time making two giant bowls of popcorn to be shared between the five of them. Being nice and mixing in extra melted butter. Soobin was getting excited; maybe they'll watch Encanto again or one of the classics. 

"Okay, so what movie did we-" Soobin stopped in his tracks, glaring at the tv screen in front of him. Against his wishes, Taehyun had put on, not the newest Saw, but the previous one. Soobin forgot how much Taehyun loved to mess with him too. 

"Before you get mad," Taehyun put his hands up in surrender. "It's all Beomgyu's fault." 

"NUH UH!" Beomgyu shouted, ready to argue. 

Soobin sighed, placing the bowls in the member's hands. He situated himself between Beongyu and Yeonjun on the couch, hiding his eyes in his hands. 

"Just... press play" Soobin mumbles to the group.

"Really?" Yeonjun gave Soobin a concerned look, as if to say 'are you really sure about that?' 

"I'll survive; don't worry." Soobin shoos them away with his hands, not wanting this discussion to go on any longer. The sooner they start, the sooner it ends.

The members were prepared to get chewed out by their leader for the suggestion alone, but that wasn't the outcome. They cheered silently and pressed play on their remote. Taehyun tosses it down onto the coffee table. 

Through the beginning of the movie, Soobin was determined to look anywhere but the screen. Pretending the half-eaten popcorn bowl was more interesting or how cool the ceiling was with all of those bumps. Every so often he would look up when he heard the member's reactions die down but every single time he regretted what he saw. 

Soobin sat in shock, looking straight down into his lap, refusing to look up if even something slightly unsettling was visible on the screen. 

"Hey Soobin," he heard Yeonjun's voice whisper close to him. It caught him off guard, almost sending the bowl into the air with his flinch. "You okay?" 

Soobin thought about it. Obviously, it wouldn't be good to lie and say everything was alright, but he also didn't want to make the members feel bad. He did originally say it was fine after all. 

"Yeah. Is the movie good?" Soobin reflected, focusing on Yeonjun instead of the screen. The flashing colours in his peripheral vision making him anxious.

"You don't look too okay.”

He could tell? He was the oldest; of course he could tell. With a sigh, Soobin nodded. They could all read each other like a book.

“I'm scared, but like… I just need a distraction; this bowl of popcorn is getting boring." Soobin moves the bowl to their coffee table. Immediately, being snatched by Kai from the floor.

“I can help; come here.” With a soft smile, Yeonjun let Soobin lay closer to him, hiding his view from the screen while a particularly horrifying scene played out. 

Soobin appreciated moments like this with his members. Not so much the movie, but how much they care for each other like family. 

Soobin was comfortable now, nearly too comfortable, almost falling asleep against Yeonjun's shoulder as he rubbed his back, almost on instinct. 

It was fine for a while, until the sounds of the movie caught Soobin's attention. Cringing in his seat, Soobin blocked his view with his hands again, making sure he wasn’t able to see whatever horrific thing the directors decided to add.

While he was focused on the sounds, Soobin was caught off guard by a new but familiar feeling. The firm hand he felt against his back shifted into softer claw hands. Nails gently scraping across the surface of Soobin's shirt. As much as it was calming, Soobin couldn't suppress a shiver at the now ticklish feeling.

Soobin was never the most ticklish member, but every single time, Yeonjun seemed to find his weak spots. Soobin melted into the couch, trying not to give away his reactions. Pressing his lips together firmly as he faced the back of the couch.

What Soobin didn't know was this was all on purpose and not an accident due to lack of attention. Yeonjun wasn’t lying when he said he would help with a distraction. He didn’t exactly say what kind of distraction, though.

Yeonjun continued his almost painfully slow tickling to Soobin's back, earning a few quiet giggles from time to time. Yeonjun kept switching between using his nails and the pads of his fingers to see which affected Soobin the most and kept his mind off of the now even worse noises coming from the speakers.

Yeonjun pretended to pay attention to the movie, now more entertained by Soobin's attempt at acting like he wasn't ticklish. He couldn't help but glance at him, shaking. To anyone else, it would look like he was that terrified by the movie but to Yeonjun, it was another story. He was trying not to laugh at the scene in front of him.

Yeonjun decided the subtlety was up, jabbing quite roughly against Soobin's ribs, which ripped a loud squeak from his throat at the same time as the movie played a terrifyingly loud scream. It was a successful attempt to distract Soobin into not being jumpscared by the movie instead. Soobin didn’t even realize it either.

A little embarrassed, Soobin covered his mouth while Yeonjun continued to pester him with pokes. Now knowing Yeonjun was doing it willingly, he felt 10 times more vulnerable to the ticklish feeling now trailing down his sides. 

Soobin was currently trying his best to stay still while Yeonjun squeezed him like a stress ball. Almost kicking Beomgyu, who was still beside him. Somehow, he hadn’t caught on. Maybe he did notice and was pretending as if he didn't. No, he knew Beomgyu, and Beomgyu would definitely not let a moment like this go by without playing along. 

"Are you doing good now?" Yeonjun checked in on Soobin, chuckling at the way he froze before nodding without looking up. Clearly not wanting to see either the screen or Yeonjun's pleased face,

"The movie's over, by the way," Yeonjun whispers to Soobin, stopping his ticklish distraction. Soobin untwists himself from the position he somehow wiggled himself into, blinking at the blank screen. 

"Finally, it’s over-" 

"Hey guys, do you wanna watch the next one now?" Beomgyu asks the group, looking towards Soobin as if asking for his permission only. 

Soobin sighs towards Yeonjun, knowing exactly what was coming next. 

"Fine, I don't mind." Soobin turned back around to ignore the screen yet again as Yeonjun started up his little distraction again.

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A Long Game of Revenge~

A Long Game of Revenge Lee! Beomgyu Ler! Taehyun

"Payback For a Scare " Week 2 of Crow's TickleTober

Synopsis: After a week of constant anticipation, Taehyun finally gets back at Beomgyu for pranking him in the dark.

Warnings: This is Tickle Fiction,

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It's been a whole week since Beomgyu pranked Taehyun, followed by Taehyun threatening him with revenge. Beomgyu knew what was coming, clear as day, but what wasn't clear was exactly when. 

Through the entire week, Taehyun had become more insufferable than usual, asking for help reaching things from the higher shelves despite only being a few centimetres shorter, offering to ride next to him on every car ride, and even just hovering a tad bit too close at times. 

To anyone else, Taehyun was just being clingy. To Beomgyu, though, he knew it was all a ruse. 

"Beomgyu, can you pass me that cup?" Taehyun asks, not even making eye contact from across the room. He was making himself a tea before they all left for their schedules. 

Grumbling to himself, Beomgyu went to get the cup for him. It was the fourth time he had to get this exact one for Taehyun this week. Why couldn't he just put it lower on the shelf if he used it that much? 

Beomgyu reached up to grab the mug, a little more exposed than he would like to be in the room with Taehyun. 

Out of nowhere, Taehyun was beside him, trying to grab the cup from him. Beomgyu flinches, Taehyun's hand too close to his sides to keep still. 

Taehyun chuckles at Beomgyu's reactions. He did it on purpose, didn't he? 

"Thank's Gyu." 

=^-^= 

On the ride back home from their particularly tiring schedule, Taehyun offers to sit next to Beomgyu again, per usual. 

The two settle down in the back of the van as the other members pile into their respective seats. Pulling out their phones and earbuds to pass the time. 

Beomgyu peaked over at Taehyun, feeling an irrational shiver down his spine. Taehyun was on his phone like the others, with headphones placed only on one ear. 

Beomgyu sighed. There was no way Taehyun would do anything now. They were all too tired from filming back-to-back.

Beomgyu let his head fall back onto the car seat, putting his own earbuds in. Closing his eyes, Beomgyu relaxed in his seat, almost falling asleep. 

Suddenly, Beomgyu felt a ticklish shock zap through his knee. 

"Ackh-" Beomgyu's eyes shot open, reflex shooting his hands to Taehyun's wrists to push him away. 

Whipping his head around to face the man beside him, Taehyun was still on his phone, but now with a wicked smirk. Oh, he definitely knew what he was doing. 

"Taehyun," Beomgyu whispered, panic laced in his tone. 

Taehyun ignored him. Of course, Taehyun ignored him. 

"Taehyun, don't-" 

Before Beomgyu could finish his thought, Taehyun squeezed again, slightly higher above Beomgyu's knees, a significantly more sensitive spot than before. 

Beomgyu would have screamed if he hadn't seen that one coming, quickly covering his mouth to keep his sounds in. 

"Taehyun, they're sleeping," Beomgyu Wisper yelled over his hand to his seat partner. He knew waking the members up at this hour was a death sentence in itself. 

"You're right. Better keep the giggles down then," Taehyun smiles at Beomgyu, mischief clear behind his eyes. "Wouldn't want to wake them up, right, Beomgyu?" 

Oh... that's what he was doing. Now waiting for all this time for him to strike his revenge made a lot more sense. 

The clear realization on Beomgyu's face made Taehyun chuckle. Even with his mouth covered, Beomgyu couldn't help but giggle a bit in anticipation. His knees being one of his worst spots definitely didn't help, especially when he could constantly feel the pressure resting against his leg. 

Taehyun squeezed again and again, and third times the charm. Each time was rewarded with a harsh flinch and a quiet, choked laugh. 

Beomgyu's eyes were closed tight, biting down on his fist to keep himself from kicking the back of Yeonjun's seat in front of him. 

"You doing good, Gyu?" Taehyun teased, snaking his now phone-free hand to poke at Beomgyu's side. 

Beomgyu shot his hand from Taehyun's right hand to his left, now trying to pry his hands from poking him. 

With the new, unbearable sensation, Beomgyu could feel the struggle to keep himself still.

Seeing the opportunity, Taehyun squeezed Beomgyu's leg again, along with his side. Doing so was easier now that he wasn't being pushed away. 

A brief but surprisingly loud squeak was ripped from Beomgyu's throat. Eyes wide open in fear of the noise he just made, as if it were a monster with three heads,

"Taehyuntaehyuntaehyun please-" 

Now Taehyun was the one trying not to laugh at how ridiculous Beomgyu looked and sounded. He was leaning back against the door, clearly trying to get as far away as possible from Taehyun's hands. His hand was flat against his mouth, as if another sound would escape. 

Beomgyu looked around at the other members, afraid they heard his shreak. Everything seemed to be okay until he saw Soobin move. 

It was just Soobin turning over, still asleep in his seat. He was wearing headphones, which Beomgyu seemed to forget them all having. 

Taehyun watched Beomgyu's body language, continuing to poke and wiggle his fingers at Beomgyu's side, now using his other hand in the same spot. 

Beomgyu couldn't help the strangled noises from behind his hand. Trying to get Taehyun away from him in the tight company car was not easy. 

Beomgyu was losing the war on being completely silent. He sounded like a soundboard, making every possible noise available to his vocal cords. 

"Taehyun, stop thahat," Beomgyu giggles, now using both of his hands to rip Taehyun's away from his sensitive sides. 

"Stop? So soon?" Taehyun mocked. "Why don't you apologize for messing with me during a power outage then?"

Right, that's what this was all about. Beomgyu forgot about halfway into their one-sided fight that he technically started it, even if it was a whole week ago. 

"But it was funny. I'm not sorry." Beomgyu tried to sound confident, but his voice was still muffled by quiet laughter hidden by his teeth.

Taehyun rolled his eyes at Beomgyu's predictable response. Giving his knee one more squeeze as some type of punishment. 

"Fine, I'm sorr- eekh" 

"You sure? You didn't seem too sorry, Gyu." 

"Plehehease, I'm sorry!" Beomgyu swats at his hands, as if it did any damage. "I'm so incredibly, deeply sorehehey!"

Taehyun finally stopped after that. Seeing that Yeonjun was moving and about to wake up. He patted Beomgyu's back, declaring the war over for now. 

"Hey everyone, we're here." The duo in the back hears Yeonjun, now awake, announce to the car. 

The members now just waking up to the feeling of the road changing near their dorm. 

"Did any of you guys hear that weird noise the car made a bit ago?" Soobin yawns, sitting back up in his seat. 

Beomgyu and Taehyun knew what he was referencing. Knowingly looking at each other before joining the conversation.

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Blackout~

Blackout Lee! Taehyun Ler! ???

"What Lurks in the Dark" Week 1 of Crow's TickleTober

Synopsis: Late at night during a storm the lights suddenly go out, leaving Taehyun alone in the dark. Or so he thought. Instead, he isin't alone and whoever had joined him had a mischievous plan for him.

Warnings: This is Tickle Fiction, We don't know who the ler is till the end~

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"Haha very funny guys. Who turned out the lights?" Taehyun rolls his eyes. He had been sitting in the living room, scrolling through funny posts on Weverse before the lights shut off suddenly.

October in the dorm was like a longer April fool’s day. No one could escape the spooky themed pranks, especially if you were in the middle of the dark as Taehyun was.

Turning his phone screen around, Taehyun looked to face the room around him. The dim light from his phone was the only thing lighting up against the pitch-black room.

Peeking down the hall, no one else had their lights on either. It was already late, so there was nothing too out of the ordinary.

"Guys?"

It was quiet. Too quiet. The harsh sounds of thunder and rain tapping against the window were the only things audible above Taehyun's own breathing...

That was until he heard sharp creaking in the floorboards.

Crap.

Not even a week into October and Taehyun was going to be the first victim of whatever game the members played every year. This was definitely not the outcome he thought through today but he should have expected nothing less.

Taehyun's thoughts of dread were quickly cut off by the familiar feeling of hands against his waist, from behind. He didn't even get a chance to think again before said hands begun scribbling against his thin tank top. 

As much as his ego would love it, Taehyun couldn't help but flinch with a trill squeal. He might be the strongest member but he was nowhere near as strong with holding his reactions back.

Freely into the air, Taehyun broke into giggles. Trying to form sentences just to be cut off by his own involuntary, high pitched noises.

Though tickling had become a regular occurrence in the TXT dorm, it was still rare for Taehyun to be on the receiving end of said things. That fact mixed with one of five sences being cut off made it a lot harder to contain his frantic noises.

"Plehease, who ahahare you?"

Whoever he was, he was silent. Of course he was silent. Whichever member behind him was definitely taking this prank seriously. Thinking of who it could be, that didn't exactly narrow down his options.

Unexpectedly, Taehyun felt the teasy fingers switch to squeeze instead. His hands traveling further up his overly sensitive sides.

Taehyun choked on another squeal, smacking his hands over his mouth. It was still late, no way could he risk waking the remaining 3 members. The only thing worse than waking them would be the teasing to come after.

Taehyun's sounds only muffled now but still easily heard within the room. He squeezed his eyes shut as if it would help dim the sensations.

With Taehyun's hands now out of the way, the tickler dug his fingers under Taehyun's exposed arms. It was moment's like this Taehyun regretted his outfit choices. The sleeveless cut of his tank top making matters worse for himself.

Quickly, Taehyun felt his knees buckle under him, gravity pulling him to the floor.

Where some people would stop, the mystery tickler kept going. Following Taehyun to the floor he did the oposite of relenting his attacks. Squeezes morphed back into wiggling fingers under his arms and back down to his sides.

To catch himself, Taehyun had to move his hands back from his mouth. Squawking loudly at a very calculated jab to his ribs. He could basically feel the smirk from behind as his giggles flowed once again.

With energy running thin, Taehyun couldn't bear to hold himself in this position any longer. Similar to his legs, his arms sank him further to the ground until he was like a pancake against the floorboards. Weakly begging to what felt like an empty audience.

Taehyun gave up with fighting, feeling too weak to even stand. He was too vulnerable, lying flat down on his tummy. He couldn't reach behind himself to fight back even if he wanted to.

The lights finally clicked on after what felt like an eternity. With his senses back, Taehyun managed to pry the hands off of him and crawl away.

Taehyun leaned back against the wall to catch his breath. Straightening his shirt, he got a look at the man in front of him.

"Beomgyu what the hell was that for?" Taehyun crossed his arms in mock annoyance. Trying to sound intimidating after being wrecked wasn't an easy feat. With a smile and light after-giggles present, taking Taehyun seriously was not on Beomgyu's To-Do list.

"What? What did I do?" Beomgyu smirked. believing Beomgyu's innocence was hard when the culprit was right there.

Rolling his eyes, Taehyun continued to death glare his older member.

"Hey, you can't blame me," Beomgyu threw his hands up, defending himself. "I would have never forgiven myself if i missed an opportunity like that to get you for once."

"So, you didn't turn off the lights?" Taehyun raised his eyebrow at the confession.

"No that was all the power's fault," Beomgyu admitted. "I was coming to see if the power went out everywhere but i saw you standing in the middle of the room and decided to mess with you."

"You better sleep with one eye open tonight."

Beomgyu laughed it off, like he always does but a threat like that from Taehyun is one not to be taken lightly. Especially during October.

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One More Time~

One More Time Lee! Beomgyu Ler! TXT

Synopsis: Beomgyu wants to practice for TxT's 2023 Holiday Preformance just one more time. Despite knowing every step, he keeps messing up, especially since the members are messing him up on purpose

Warnings: This is Tickle Fiction, Multiple lers, Written in like an hour, bear with me

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"It will be quick; just help me with this one thing!" Beomgyu nervously pulled Kai by the sleeve, dragging his members to an empty hallway in the building.

It was only an hour until TxT's SBS Holiday performance, but Beomgyu was still having doubts about his solo part. He needed it to be perfect, but for it to be perfect, he had to practice at least one more time.

"Yeah, this one thing will turn into 20," Yeonjun scoffs, taking a sip of his iced coffee with a roll of his eyes.

"I promise it will only take a second." Beomgyu pulled a black cloth littered with holes from his bag, positioning it so it hung up behind him. He instructed the members on where to go, being particular about where each member placed their feet.

"We've seen this before; I'm pretty sure we know how it goes," Taehyun remarked, shifting into place.

"I just need to make sure it's good for Moas." Beomgyu was right; he did have a pretty important part in their routine, but all four of them have seen him pull it off flawlessly, countless times from hours and hours of practice. What Beomgyu really needed was to loosen up instead of wounding himself tight before they went on.

"You'll do great, Gyu; you always do." Soobin peaked at Beomgyu through one of the many holes in the sheet, trying to reassure his member through the thin layer of fabric. He could basically taste the tension on his tongue, needing to step in before Beomgyu worried himself to death.

"Okay, okay, just let me practice this part one more time." Beomgyu shook himself off before pressing play on his phone. Their track played out, echoing against the empty walls of the basement hallway.

Finally getting into place himself, Beomgyu began with his practice, pulling off every move, as they've all seen before. Every pose and step was executed with such passion that it could make a grown man cry.

He hadn't missed a single move as the hardest part came up in the song. He would have to be lifted off the ground by his members behind the cloth. They weren't exactly his backup dancers, but they were strong enough to lift him, especially with Taehyun specifically placed for this part.

Beomgyu got into his position, waiting for his members to take charge and lift him off his feet, but instead of the strong and stable grip he was used to, he felt multiple sharp pokes from his sides to under his arms.

An unexpectedly loud squeal was instantly pulled from Beomgyu's throat. The sudden change in choreography made him stumble out of place, trying not to let it get to him.

"Woopsies." He heard a voice say from behind the curtain with a laugh.

"Okay, haha, very funny guys." Beomgyu cleared his throat and calmed his nerves before walking back to the other side of the hall. "Can we try it one more time, seriously this time?"

Before the four members could respond, the track played back again, prompting them to step back into place while snickering to themselves behind the curtain.

Yet again, the run-through was perfect. Beomgyu never missed a beat, despite being jolted out of focus a moment earlier. That was until he made it back to the real hard part, where he was meant to lift off the ground.

At first, the members were following along with the choreography. Grabbing firmly onto Beomgyu for the lift, Beomgyu felt two of said hands skitter down his side.

Not being able to control it, Beomgyu let out a few low giggles. He tried pulling his arms down to protect himself before quickly realizing they were still being held in place.

"Guys wait!" Beomgyu choked out, falling forward only to be pulled back up against the black sheet, while the hands never relented.

"What? I thought we were supposed to grab you," Yeonjun taunted from behind the curtain. A smirk clearly heard in his voice.

"C'mon, Gyu, I thought you had this choreography down," Kai added on.

Beomgyu shook his head, frantic laughter echoing over the speaker, which had looped their rehearsal track. Fighting back was no use, now regretting Taehyun as his choice of strength.

A few new hands soon joined the match not long after it started, quickly scribbling under his arms and down his thighs, squeezing his sides, and ghosting over his neck. The feeling was almost unbearable, stacked on six times.

"Guys, guys, plehease!" Beomgyu almost screamed, feeling every single finger individually moving on its own. His legs fell under him, being solely supported by the strong grip behind him.

"Okay guys, that's enough," Soobin spoke up over the chaos. "We don't want to kill him."

"Who's we?" Yeonjun joked, pulling down the sheet to check on Beomgyu. Curled up on the floor, Beomgyu was still giggling, rubbing the feeling away from his sides.

"You good?" Taehyun approached him, almost laughing at the state of the singer.

Beomgyu could only give a thumbs up; giggles were pouring out with no sign of stopping.

When Beomgyu finally got the courage to sit up straight again,the five were instantly caught off guard by a loud bang from across the hall.

"Guys, we've been looking for you everywhere; you're on in 10!" TxT's manager burst through the door at the end of the hallway, hurrying the members back upstairs.

Beomgyu had finally gained his composure, doing breathing exercises behind stage. He felt better now that he practiced one more time, if you could even call that practice

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