Jongin rolls his eyes because guess what, Kyungsoo is with him right now. he fucking doesn’t want it because of what happened yesterday, that weird slow motion thing. And don’t forget to remind Jongin: Help a man when he is in trouble, and he’ll remember you when he is in trouble again. Because Kyungsoo is now requesting him something.

“Please Jongin, just once. After school, let’s meet and have a coffee, I have something to tell you and IT’S IMPORTANT.” Kyungsoo says as he tries to catch up with Jongin who is walking so fast to escape from him. Kyungsoo thinks Jongin needs to know everything because that is about his life and Kyungsoo doesn’t have any control with it.

Jongin rolls his eyes and Kyungsoo sees this and he senses that Jongin won’t meet up after school. He pleads, “Please Jongin. Say yes and I won’t bother you this whole day today.”

And Jongin’s ears tingle. He looks at Kyungsoo and when he finds the other one serious about what he’s saying, he raises his eyebrow first before nodding and hissing, “Okay. Just go away.” Jongin shoos Kyungsoo away and Kyungsoo smiles the brightest, though he really doesn’t know what will be Jongin’s feelings when he learned about this but Jongin has the right to know.

Jongin relaxes when Kyungsoo goes his way away from him and he gives thanks to the heavens because he is now free, free, free. Kyungsoo happily goes to his classroom when someone purposely bumps his shoulder causing Kyungsoo to flinch.

Kyungsoo looks at the guy and his eyes widen in surprise, and fear. The guy smiles at him meaningfully and Kyungsoo can only gulp in nervousness because all of the things that had happened goes back to him and he just wants to throw up because of the things that the guy did to him before. He’s back. Kyungsoo goes in his room, hands trembling and heart thumps nervously. He closes his eyes and tries to calm himself down because shit will happen.

Jongin looks at his time, it’s lunch time. he goes out, of course, to eat, FREELY. Because there is no Kyungsoo around. This is life. He grins to himself. He cautiously picks up the foods he’s going to eat until a guy accidentally pours his cold drink on Jongin’s back. “Shit.” Jongin curses and he looks at the guy.

The guy is panicking as he wipes Jongin’s shirt, well, that won’t help. Jongin just throws his hands up to tell the guy that it is fine but the guy continues to touch Jongin. And to Jongin’s surprise, Kyungsoo suddenly pushes the guy away from Jongin, and Jongin sees that Kyungsoo is mumbling something to the guy. The guy smirks at Kyungsoo and holds his waist, and Kyungsoo immediately shoves his hand away, glaring at him. Kyungsoo looks at Jongin and apologizes which makes Jongin uncomfortable in an unknown way.

Jongin looks at Kyungsoo who goes with the guy whom Jongin bumped into. And he can see that Kyungsoo is bowing his head. Jongin just rolls his eyes and looks at his shirt. I don’t have fucking extra shirt. He curses under his breath.

After class, Jongin goes to the school gates and is met by Kyungsoo. He looks plainly at him until he coughs while Kyungsoo plasters a smile on his face. Jongin is used to that so he let Kyungsoo be Kyungsoo. He lets Kyungsoo lead the way because he doesn’t know where they will be going, only Kyungsoo. Kyungsoo keeps on mumbling something but Jongin doesn’t care, he grabs his headphone and puts it on.

Kyungsoo sees it and pouts, “Yah, I’m still talking here.” Kyungsoo scolds Jongin as he takes one of Jongin’s earphones from his ear. Jongin gives him a glare and grabs the earphone as he sets it on his ear, “I wanted to listen to music more than your voice.”

Kyungsoo, hearing that, glares at Jongin and snatches one of the earphone and tells Jongin stubbornly, “Then share it to me at least!! You’re so rude!” Kyungsoo says.

Jongin looks at Kyungsoo, “I’m rude? Okay.” And Jongin turns around to not to go to with Kyungsoo anymore. But Kyungsoo holds his arm and stops him, “I’m telling you that IT IS IMPORTANT.” Kyungsoo has loud and thick voice and it is new to Jongin.

He looks at Kyungsoo again and sees that the shorter one is serious. Then some giggles and calls are heard, “Kyungsoo Eomma!!” a little girl shouts. Kyungsoo looks at JeHee and smiles instantly as he crouches down to get the hug the little girl is giving him.

The little girl breaks the hug and looks for the ring she gave Kyungsoo. And when she finds it, she smiles truthfully and holds Kyungsoo’s hands and smiles at him. “You’re still wearing this Eomma.”
Jongin watches the two children and he can sense that this little girl is the one who gave Kyungsoo the ring. But Jongin rolls his eyes when he hears the word ‘Eomma.’ Since when does Kyungsoo become a mother? Jongin coughs and feels that the sky is showering winter rain.

Kyungsoo then ruffles JeHee’s hair. “Of course, that’s from you and it’s precious to me, it’s your spell on me, right? I’ll smile forever because of it.” And by that, Jongin now knows the reason why Kyungsoo keeps on smiling even though he’s hurt, it’s because of the fucking ridiculous spell that this little girl gave Kyungsoo, he snickers silently at that.

Then Kyungsoo looks up and introduces Jongin, “Ah! JeHee, this is Kim Jongin and Jongin, this is JeHee, she’s the one who gave me this ring.” JeHee waves cheerfully at Jongin, “Hello!” and Jongin just nods at JeHee.

Kyungsoo rolls his eyes and stands up, he whispers to Jongin as he nudges him, “Be nice!” Kyungsoo smiles so JeHee won’t see that he’s scolding Jongin. Jongin looks at Kyungsoo and rolls his eyes. “I’ll get your eyeballs from its socket or you’ll at least say hello or wave your hand to my daughter?”

And Jongin’s eyes pop out of its socket, so Kyungsoo won’t have to do that. “DAUGHTER?!” Jongin exclaims and covers his mouth by his palm, Oh my gosh! Pre-marital sex! Oh my gosh! “Oh my gosh Kyungsoo. You’re only 19 years old then this little girl is maybe 5 or 6 years old… oh my gosh, you had a daughter when you’re still 13 years old? Oh my gosh!” Jongin exclaims.

And Kyungsoo just hits him on his forehead causing Jongin to flinch and glare at Kyungsoo, “Are you dumb? Of course, it’s not… real!” Kyungsoo whispers to Jongin the last word so JeHee won’t hear it. “We’re no---“

“Yeah!! He’s my Eomma!” JeHee shouts happily and Jongin looks at Kyungsoo like he’s a weird person, “You’re a transgender?” Jongin then asks Kyungsoo as he coughs a little because of what he’s learning now.

Kyungsoo facepalms himself, and then Jongin, “Aish! You’re so dumb! Dumb dumb Jongin!” Kyungsoo groans because Jongin is being stupid, “I am not! she just calls me mother be--“

“Because Kyungsoo Eomma is so caring, sweet, cute, and smiley! He takes care of me always. He visits me in the orphanage every other day and he always tells me bedtime stories every afternoon to take a nap. He helps me in my homeworks too! He’s the best Eomma in the world!!” JeHee cheers for Kyungsoo and Kyungsoo can just smile at everything JeHee says.

Jongin suddenly feels something weird. Hearing the word orphanage, he can see himself in JeHee, except, there’s no one who took care of him, maybe because he was a teenager that time. But there was someone who was with him, but still, he left Jongin too. Jongin doesn’t realize that he’s been saying nothing for a minute so Kyungsoo waves his hand in front of Jongin’s eyes to wake him up.

Jongin blinks and wakes up now and he looks at Kyungsoo, “Are you alright? Are you sick or something?” Kyungsoo asks Jongin and Jongin just shakes his head. Then JeHee holds both of Kyungsoo’s and Jongin’s hands. Jongin feels something weird and he looks at JeHee. “Let’s play!” She says and there’s nothing Jongin and Kyungsoo cannot do.

Jongin just stares at the children as they go in JeHee’s room. he can see himself in those children and he suddenly feels something he shouldn’t feel right now, especially when Kyungsoo is here. He swallows the lump in his throat and fuck it, it just goes back right away.

Jongin just sits there silently on the ground as Kyungsoo and JeHee are doing their childish things. he looks at JeHee who keeps on mumbling, “You’re so stupid Eomma!” “You’re funny Eomma!” “You’re amazing Eomma!” “I love you Eomma!” And Jongin cannot help himself to be envious of JeHee because even though or maybe JeHee didn’t see his mother, she can say those things because of Kyungsoo. But he himself cannot say those things now, even though he has seen his mother until he was 11 years old. He bites his lips at all the memories and can’t help to be mad at his mother who abandoned him. Jongin coughs continuously.

Kyungsoo looks at Jongin, he suddenly goes silent because Jongin is bowing his head and Kyungsoo can feel sadness. He must be missing his mother. Kyungsoo says. Then JeHee clings onto him and giggles happily and innocently. Kyungsoo holds JeHee’s arms and whispers to her, “I’ll just bake some cookies for the other children so be with Jongin Appa for the mean time, okay?”

JeHee nods but asks Kyungsoo first, “Appa?” she looks at Jongin and then at Kyungsoo. Kyungsoo chuckles shyly and nods, “Yes, Appa Jongin. He’s your Appa from now on, call him that and he’ll be really happy. Play with him, look, he seems sad.” Kyungsoo points at Jongin who is not minding them and JeHee then smiles and nods at Kyungsoo.

“Is he your yeobo?” JeHee asks innocently and Kyungsoo smiles widely. He nods and laughs at what he’s saying. “So be sweet and nice to him too, okay?” Kyungsoo tells JeHee and JeHee tells, “Oh, that’s natural of me.”

Kyungsoo stands up and Jongin looks up at him, about to ask Kyungsoo where the hell he is going but JeHee jumps on him, they’re just lucky that he catches JeHee on his arms. “Appa Jongin!!” JeHee calls and Jongin is surprised at it.

He looks at Kyungsoo who is grinning widely as he exits JeHee’s and the other orphans’ room. he sits JeHee by his side and he asks JeHee, “Where is that guy going?”

“Oh, you mean Eomma? He said he’s going to bake cookies for all of us here but don’t miss him that much, let’s play!” JeHee says as she takes Jongin by the hand and leads him on the table where she and Kyungsoo were earlier. “But first…” JeHee says and Jongin pays attention, “Smile first!”

Jongin looks at JeHee who is expecting something. “Please! Like Kyungsoo Eomma’s!” JeHee pleads cutely and Jongin ruffles her hair, “Okay, but just one, and don’t tell Kyungsoo about it, okay?” Jongin tells JeHee and JeHee nods excitedly, wanting to see the smile of his father. Jongin smiles at her but it doesn’t reach her eyes but she says, “Better than you’re not smiling.” Then JeHee hands him something.

Jongin looks at JeHee who has a wand on his hand as she casts a spell on Jongin, “From now on, you’ll smile truthfully because of your yeobo, Kyungsoo Eomma, and me, JeHee.” JeHee has the spirit and she seems so serious about it. Jongin laughs at JeHee and nods, “Okay, okay.” Aish, this girl is so innocent. But he finds it adorable.

“Why aren’t you smiling earlier? why are you sad?” JeHee asks him.

Jongin looks at her and tells her, “Because I don’t have the reason to smile.” Jongin says even though JeHee won’t understand it.

“But Kyungsoo Eomma is there. I am here!” JeHee throws his arms up and gives Jongin a hug which Jongin doesn’t expect. Jongin will say she’s so clingy, but Jongin will smile and admit, she’s so sweet.

JeHee then breaks the hug and storytells, “You know, whenever I am sad, Kyungsoo Eomma will make me happy. so maybe, whenever you’re sad, he’ll make you happy too. And Kyungsoo Eomma told me that I shouldn’t be sad always because it’s not healthy, if I don’t want to die earlier, I should smile always. I don’t want to die earlier!” JeHee shakes her head. And Jongin ruffles her hair as he chuckles. He thinks of Kyungsoo telling a lie to an innocent little girl.

“You know, Kyungsoo Eomma told me that whenever I am alone, I should just draw his face on a piece of paper and he told me that I could tell to that drawing my feelings there and he said that he’s sure that he hears me as I tell things to him. And then the next day, he’ll ask me what happened the day before and I’ll tell him everything. And at the end of the day, he assures me that he always hears me through those drawings. I showed him my drawings and he’ll just laugh at those.”

“But I never know why he is laughing though, he is that drawing, then why would he laugh at himself? He’s ridiculous! But at least he’s honest.” JeHee points out innocently and Jongin can imagine the other things Kyungsoo is telling JeHee.

“I know, I am an orphan but Kyungsoo Eomma is there that’s why I always smile. At least I know that I have a mother, right? and he always takes care of me, he kisses me, hugs me, and such. Does he do those things to you too?” JeHee asks Jongin innocently.

Jongin shakes his head and JeHee gasps, “Oh no! Why? I’m sorry, are you jealous at me? don’t be please! Why won’t he do those things to you?” JeHee asks Jongin something Jongin cannot answer so he just shrugs. JeHee pouts at it so she concludes, “Ah, is that the reason why you’re not smiling earlier? OMO, don’t worry Appa, I’ll tell Kyungsoo Eomma to kiss you too. But you should kiss him too so that he’ll love you more like me.”

“You know, he told me one time that he loves someone when he kisses them any part of their face, face but not lips, because he said that his lips should be for his yeobo, so it’s for you only.” JeHee tells Jongin and Jongin flushes because of the lies Kyungsoo is telling his little girl. “And that makes me more jealous. Ah! Maybe you’re the reason why he only visits me every other day? You’re so stingy huh, you have Kyungsoo Eomma everyday!” JeHee scolds Jongin and Jongin can just shake his head.

“No, no. Kyungsoo Eomma is studying and working every other day, he’s not with me.” Jongin defends himself because he’s afraid that JeHee might hit him.

JeHee then nods, “Ah yeah, in that planet. Yeah, but isn’t he tired? You should kiss the pain away always, okay? so that he won’t hurt.” JeHee tells Jongin and Jongin can just nod because he knows that he cannot shake his head. “I don’t want him to be sad so you should take care of him whenever I’m not around. I don’t want him to be sad, because he’s the one who makes me happy.” JeHee smiles at Jongin and Jongin can just stare at this little girl’s innocence.

JeHee then sees a glass of milk on her desk and points at it, “Can Appa get that for me?” Jongin turns around and looks to where JeHee is pointing at, he hears JeHee yawns so he asks JeHee, “You’re sleepy?” JeHee nods sleepily and Jongin mindlessly opens his arms for JeHee to lean on him.

JeHee knows this gesture because her Kyungsoo Eomma always does that whenever she’s sleepy too, but that was before, when she was not yet studying in school. She goes to Jongin and hugs Jongin Appa. Jongin then stands up and carries her on his arms. he goes to JeHee’s desk and hands her the milk.

“Here you go.” Jongin softly says and JeHee takes it and drinks it in one go. Jongin takes the glass of milk and sets JeHee’s head on his shoulder, JeHee just obeys him and closes her eyes.

Kyungsoo then barges in the room and shouts, “JeHee!! Coo….kies.” Kyungsoo blinks his eyes and goes silent afterwards when he sees JeHee sleeping on Jongin’s shoulder, and Jongin carrying her like a baby. He smiles because Jongin immediately scolds him for being loud, “You’re so loud! JeHee’s sleeping!” Jongin rolls his eyes to Kyungsoo and turns his back on him.

Kyungsoo then sets the tray of cookies he is handing on the table. He then goes to Jongin and shoves a cookie on his mouth. Jongin is surprised at the sudden action, he curses Kyungsoo silently. Kyungsoo chuckles at Jongin, “Oh my gosh Jongin, she’s six years old and she should not be carried like that anymore, you can just lay her on her bed and tell her some story. Is she a baby?” Kyungsoo says as he takes JeHee from Jongin. Jongin just munches the cookie and says nothing as he watches Kyungsoo.

Kyungsoo lays JeHee down her bed and shoves JeHee’s bangs from her forehead and caresses JeHee’s head. Kyungsoo smiles at the sleeping JeHee. Jongin then tells Kyungsoo as he munches another cookie, “What, are you really her mother? Because you look like you are her mother.”

“I’m her mother indeed, for the first time I saw her, she became my daughter. and you, you’ll be her father.” Kyungsoo smiles at Jongin and Jongin rolls his eyes. He cannot do anything, besides, it’s JeHee.

Kyungsoo then looks at Jongin and Jongin can remember all the things JeHee told him. Kyungsoo is still looking at Jongin and Jongin gets conscious, “Stop staring!” he scolds Kyungsoo.

Kyungsoo then goes to him and attempts to holds his forehead, Jongin shoves Kyungsoo’s hand away and flinches as he coughs continuously, “As I expected, didn’t you change your shirt when he pours his drink on your back?!” Kyungsoo almost shouts and that makes Jongin wrinkle his eyes on Kyungsoo.

“How would I do that, I don’t have an extra shirt. Why are you mad anyway?!” Jongin almost shouts when he doesn’t realize that they’re in the orphanage’s room. he goes out of the room with Kyungsoo trailing behind.

“Yah Jongin! It’s raining! Are you nuts?!” Kyungsoo opens his umbrella and catches to Jongin. “Do you know that you are sick?” Kyungsoo shouts at Jongin as he holds the umbrella for the both of them.

Jongin looks at Kyungsoo but he focuses his gaze towards the bus station right now, he wants to go home right now. he doesn’t have enough energy to argue with Kyungsoo anymore.

Kyungsoo continues to scold Jongin until Jongin walks in the bus he’s riding home. Kyungsoo goes with him and he circles his eyes to Kyungsoo, “What the hell, you’re taking the opposite way!!” Jongin shouts at him.

“I’ll take care of you.” Kyungsoo tells him, loud and clear.

But Jongin doesn’t want that, “Just a hell no Kyungsoo, get out of this bus right now and go to your house right now.” Jongin says but Kyungsoo is not listening.

“I don’t know where your house is and I know I won’t remember it clearly but hell Jongin, hell. I’ll take care of you.” Kyungsoo says without looking at Jongin.

“Why the hell would you do that? You’re not even my mother. And even my mother, she didn’t do that to me!” Jongin says and this time, Kyungsoo looks at him.

“Exactly, I am not your mother that’s why I’m doing this.” Kyungsoo says which shuts Jongin up.

“You don’t have to do this, I can take care of myself.” Jongin bows his head and sniffs, and now he knows that he’s not really feeling well.

“Oh yeah?” Kyungsoo challenges him.

And by the time they get in Jongin’s house, Jongin suddenly flops on his couch and sniffs, though, he has clogged nose, and it irritates him. Kyungsoo looks at the inside of Jongin’s house and his mouth is opened at how big it is. “Are you sure you’re living alone? this is bigger than the Byuns.” Kyungsoo asks as he takes in the space in the house.

He looks at Jongin and finds the other one in agony as he holds his nose and massages his head. Kyungsoo goes to Jongin and asks him, “Can you stand?” he asks him and Jongin looks at him.

Jongin then stands up groggily and looks at Kyungsoo, “Okay, just lie on your bed, I’ll be warming water for you.” Kyungsoo tells him and Jongin tries to walk and suddenly, he passes out.

Kyungsoo screams because Jongin’s face hits the floor. He runs to Jongin and scoops Jongin and tries to wake him up. Jongin can just lazily open his eyes. Kyungsoo knows that he cannot carry Jongin so he tries to assist Jongin to walk upstairs to his room. but fuck it, Jongin is heavy and he’s being like a drunk man.

And Jongin ends up lying on the couch. Kyungsoo goes in Jongin’s kitchen and warms water. He looks inside Jongin’s refrigerator and he boredly looks at it, Does Jongin eat? Because there’s nothing in there! How is Kyungsoo suppose to cook some food for Jongin?! Kyungsoo looks at the corner of every boxes in Jongin’s kitchen and at least, he sees some ingredients that can at least make up a porridge.

Kyungsoo immediately cooks the porridge and scoops some on a bowl. He goes to Jongin in the living room and sees Jongin breathing heavily. Kyungsoo then pats Jongin on the head to see if Jongin is awake. Jongin opens his eyes painfully and Kyungsoo then puts a warm towelette on Jongin’s forehead. “Hold it still. Where’s your room? you should change your clothes.”

Jongin then sits up but Kyungsoo stops him, “I’ll go there. Just tell me where.” Jongin mumbles the direction and Kyungsoo nods as he lays Jongin on the bed again.

It is silent indeed and Jongin can hear nothing but Kyungsoo’s footsteps towards him. He looks at Kyungsoo and Kyungsoo asks him to strip. Jongin freezes. “I’ll wipe your body with warm water. I wont’ fuck you when you’re sick like this.” Kyungsoo assures him.

But still, Jongin insists. And he can’t help but to get conscious when he’s wiping his body when Kyungsoo is watching. He flushes red but he thinks that Kyungsoo doesn’t see it because he’s sick, right? Yes, Kyungsoo doesn’t see it.

Then Kyungsoo looks around, “I really don’t know where this place is. Do you know that you’re rich? Only rich people can live in houses and in subdivisions like this.” Kyungsoo tells him.

“This house is my aunt’s.” Jongin manages to say. Kyungsoo nods as he takes notice of the yellow and brown walls and a chandelier hanging in the middle of the living room just above the table where the porridge is.

“Oh, when you’re done, eat this porridge if you can. Ask me if you cannot, I’ll feed you.” Kyungsoo says and Jongin nods as he wears the sleeping clothes Kyungsoo brought him.

Jongin eats the porridge Kyungsoo cooked and lays on the couch afterwards. Kyungsoo then puts a glass of milk on the table and asks Jongin to drink it. Jongin can still say, “What am I? An elementary student to drink milk?” Jongin says.

“Yes, just like how you make JeHee sleep in your arms like the father you are.” Kyungsoo says which shuts Jongin up. “Don’t make excuses, just drink that. I know that you’re still a child.” Kyungsoo then takes Jongin’s bowl and glass of milk and washes it thoroughly.

He sends Baekhyun a message that he’ll be staying in Jongin’s house. Baekhyun then calls him immediately and screams on the phone, causing Kyungsoo to flinch, “Oh my gosh Kyungsoo. Don’t tell me!! Oh fuck! Chanyeol and I are dating but we haven’t done that ye---“

“Oh my gosh Baekhyun, I don’t want to hear your sex life please. You misunderstood it.” Kyungsoo holds his forehead and closes his eyes.

“Don’t deny it Soo. I know you. Be sure you’ll be okay tomorrow. I don’t want to hear your sex life too. Bitch please, don’t call me when you’re doing it. Just no Kyungsoo.” Baekhyun rolls his eyes as if Kyungsoo can see those.

“Gosh Baekhyun, just fuck Chanyeol if you want to, I’m not like you, imagining things with Chanyeol. And fuck Baekhyun, don’t deny it, I can hear you in your room, you’re gross. You’re lucky I’m not yet telling Chanyeol about it.” Kyungsoo teases Baekhyun, completely ignoring Jongin.

And Baekhyun’s eyes circle, “You won’t do that Kyungsoo.” Baekhyun warns Kyungsoo.

“Oh yes I do.” Kyungsoo challenges.

Baekhyun sense that he is losing, he knows Kyungsoo, “Okay, I’ll tell Eomma that you are with Jongin tonight, and they’ll imagine things as I tell them what you two will be doing.”

Kyungsoo groans, “Baekhyun, Jongin. Is. sick. I have to take care of him, okay? he doesn’t have anyone to take care of him here and you know that.” Kyungsoo clarifies.

And there their conversation gets serious, “Ah okay. But have you told Jongin about it?” Baekhyun asks.

Kyungsoo then peeks at Jongin who is in the living room. Kyungsoo sees that Jongin is resting and probably, Jongin is sleeping. Kyungsoo pouts, “N-no, I haven’t.”

Baekhyun nods, but he doesn’t know why it is hard for Kyungsoo to tell Jongin the truth, “But Kyungsoo, he must know.”

Kyungsoo nods, “I know. Okay, okay, I have to go now.” Kyungsoo bids goodbye.

“Okay, take care. And please, don’t do it, he’s sick.” Baekhyun warns Kyungsoo.

“Gosh Baekhyun, j-just goodbye.” And Kyungsoo ends the call and goes to the living room where Jongin is. he walks closer to Jongin and sees Jongin sleeping peacefully.

He smiles as he takes in Jongin’s features, lingering the moment which he can stare at the tanned guy freely. Kyungsoo licks his lips and looks up, to where Jongin’s room is. He walks upstairs and goes to Jongin’s room.

Kyungsoo then goes on Jongin’s bed and takes his blanket. He walks downstairs and puts the blanket over Jongin’s body. He pats Jongin’s chest and feels Jongin’s forehead. It’s still hot. Then Kyungsoo gives Jongin a warm towel on his forehead again.

Then Kyungsoo sits on the ground and just stares at Jongin the whole time. He places his chin on his palm and examines Jongin’s features. Plump pink lips, long eyelashes, visible jawline, and fuck, not now Kyungsoo. Kyungsoo closes his eyes and just buries his head on the couch, just beside Jongin’s chest.

Kyungsoo gulps as he peeks at Jongin through his eyelashes. He sighs because he doesn’t know why it’s hard for him to tell Jongin the truth, maybe because Jongin will get madder at him, maybe because Jongin will get lonelier, and Kyungsoo knows that this maybe’s are endless until he tries. He has to try to tell Jongin everything so this maybe’s will stop, and Kyungsoo will get an assurance.

Kyungsoo then brushes his fingertips on Jongin’s cheeks, and there everything gets in slow motion, but his heart which thumps like it’s about to burst out of his chest. Then he rests his hand on Jongin’s arm and pats it like Jongin is a little child who wants to sleep in this time of the day.

Kyungsoo continues to pout until he falls asleep. While Jongin is the one who wakes up, fucking 1 in the morning. Jongin feels his forehead and thinks that his fever went low. Jongin then opens his eyes freely but lazily and the first thing he sees Kyungsoo laying his head on the couch, and whose body is sitting on the ground.

Jongin sees Kyungsoo’s features and there he remembers all the things that Kyungsoo did while he’s sick. He stares at the fragile figure and brushes Kyungsoo’s bangs away from his eyes. And there Jongin realizes that Kyungsoo has thick eyebrows and eyelashes. And Kyungsoo has really milky skin. Kyungsoo is still pouting… Jongin thinks, or maybe Kyungsoo has thick but red lips.

Jongin takes note of the hand which is holding his arm softly. He then moves gently to sit so Kyungsoo won’t wake up. But Kyungsoo wakes up, fuck it. Jongin sighs at Kyungsoo (cutely, but Jongin won’t admit it) rubs his eyes to wake himself up like the child he is. Kyungsoo looks lazily at Jongin and his eyes start to circle as he remembers that Jongin is just sick earlier, “Are you feeling well now? Where are you going? Something hurts?” Kyungsoo panics.

Jongin shakes his head and tells Kyungsoo that he is okay now, yet he still has clogged nose. Kyungsoo then holds Jongin’s forehead and neck by the back of his palm, Jongin flinches. Kyungsoo nods as he sees that Jongin’s fever went down. “Are you feeling hot?” Kyungsoo asks once again. Jongin shakes his head again.

“So just rest for today, don’t go to school.” Kyungsoo tells Jongin and Jongin just stares at him. Kyungsoo then looks at his watch and sees that it is past one in the morning. He scratches his head, and mutters under his breath, “Aish, it’s still one in the morning.” then he looks at Jongin and says, “Just rest and why are you getting up, it’s still one in the morning.” Kyungsoo rubs his face. “Sorry.” Then Kyungsoo stands up and stutters as he sits on the chair.

Jongin then notices this stubborn side of Kyungsoo, “Something’s wrong?” Jongin asks Kyungsoo. Kyungsoo just shakes his head and closes his eyes at the same time, he sighs. Jongin thinks that there is something really wrong with Kyungsoo.

“Yah, what’s wrong, are you tired?” Jongin asks Kyungsoo then Kyungsoo opens his eyes, “Sheez, how can I got to school?! I don’t know how to go home Jongin.”

Jongin then looks at Kyungsoo, “You’re going home?” Jongin pouts at Kyungsoo and Kyungsoo’s eyes pop out of his eyes. Jongin is pouting!!

“O-of course.” Kyungsoo stutters.

“I thought you’re going to take care of me?” Jongin looks down. Kyungsoo blinks at Jongin, Jongin is such a child.

“What’s wrong Jongin?”

“Fine! Leave me then!!” Jongin shouts at him and is about to walk to his room.

Kyungsoo then looks at him and laughs, he stops Jongin, “Then you want me to take care of you?”

“Of course, you’re my mother!!” Jongin exclaims and there Kyungsoo is caught. He softens as he realizes that Jongin thinks that he is with his mother right now that he’s sick. Maybe Jongin is missing his mother.

Kyungsoo then pats Jongin’s hair and there Jongin hugs Kyungsoo instantly, “Mom…” Jongin mumbles. Kyungsoo’s heart should be beating fast because Jongin is hugging him, but his heart is aching for Jongin. He looks at Jongin and just pats his hair. Kyungsoo then sits on the couch while Jongin is still hugging him.

“Okay, just rest okay? Sleep and don’t worry, I won’t leave you.” Kyungsoo assures Jongin.

Jongin then looks at him, not minding that their faces are too close. “You promise you won’t leave me?” Jongin looks at his eyes.

Kyungsoo then smiles and nods, “Yes, I promise.” Another lie, Kyungsoo wants to die.

“Hold my hand so I’d know you won’t let go.” Jongin says as he holds Kyungsoo’s hand. Kyungsoo holds his hand and smiles as he sits on the ground once again but Jongin tugs his hand causing him to lean on Jongin, “Your butt will hurt when you sit on the ground, let’s sleep together.”

And Kyungsoo’s heart beats faster as Jongin envelopes him to a circled hug while he rests on Jongin’s body. Calm the fuck down Kyungsoo. Kyungsoo tells himself and then at Jongin, “Mommy’s fat, I’m heav--“

“I don’t care. I was heavy too when I’m in your womb, right?” Jongin says as he closes his eyes and smiles, hugging Kyungsoo, or Jongin would say, his mother.

Later that day, Jongin wakes up because of the heavy weight which is leaning on him right now. he opens his eyes and his heart starts to beat wildly as he takes in Kyungsoo’s face sleeping comfortably on his chest.

He can’t remember anything but fuck, “You’re drooling on my shirt Kyungsoo!!!”

Notes

I have nothing to say, but I hope you like this chapter. Aish aish aish. School has started and I’ll be busier. Huhuhu

But hey, this is a 5k+word chapter. It’s so long. Huhuhu.

Thank you for reading this though. Please comment something or such if you want to. I’ll be happy reading it. Bye!!

--- silver