«Yixing?!» Suho said, and at the same time Sehun screeched out a choked "Ge?!".
«I-I mean, it's not really like he put it...» Lay blurted out.
He wasn't connecting much, and he didn't even know for sure where that outburst of courage had come from. Seeing Sehun, the boy he had declared to love and care for, being the centre of judgments for something he was at fault, too, had completely shut down any instinct of survival in him. If the younger had been brave enough to come out, why couldn't he at least speak up and tell the truth?
«And how is it, then?» Minseok eventually intervened.
«I was the one who initiated the kiss, not him! He does like boys, but it's not like he's not able to control himself and his needs. We were kissing because... Because, well, we-» he paused for a second, steadying his voice «like each other.»
A surprised murmur rose from the members as everyone was commenting on what had just happened. In the meantime, Jongin got up and left the room, immediately followed by Kyungsoo who declared that was going to get him back in there.
«Ge, that wasn't the plan,» Sehun whispered, looking at him with a disappointed glare.
«I know. But I made a promise to never leave you, remember? So if you're going to do this, I'm going to do it with you,» he said sternly, gripping at the younger's hand as he searched for support. His gestures, though, didn't go unnoticed by the others.
«Wait a second. Are you gay as well?»
«Joon, I-» Yixing started, «no, I don't know, I just like him, I guess. I know it doesn't really make sense but that's actually the truth, there's no other way to say it.»
«Told you there was too much sexual tension!» Baekhyun beamed, pinching Chanyeol's side.
«Since when?» Suho asked, a frown forming on his forehead.
«We're not even together yet. That was basically our first kiss...» Lay answered, blushing a little. He really hated speaking of personal matters in public.
«If you had locked that damned door, maybe,» the singer teased.
«No, I meant... Since when do you like each other? And since when does Sehun know about his orientation?» Suho repeated, glaring at Baekhyun for his inappropriate comment.
«I think I've started questioning my feelings after his c-confession that night he nearly fought with that guy over a girl. It has always been different with him, but only now I can clearly see that this is because I... like him.»
«Sehun?» Joonmyeon asked again, looking directly at him.
«I-I've always been aware of my sexual preferences, and I've been liking him since The Show Time.»
«And do you care to explain to me why on earth you didn't tell this before, Sehun? Since it's not something you discovered a few days ago, I guess you could have at least told me. Am I nothing here?»
«I was scared! Knowing I am gay doesn't automatically make me accept myself, or have enough courage to shout out that I like boys instead of girls. People just don't like this kind of confession, especially in this country! I didn't want to be excluded, kicked out, left alone. I had to come to terms with who I am, first.»
«And why did you have Yixing's back?» the leader went on asking.
«I didn't want him to be excluded and insulted as well.»
«Insulted? Kicked out? Sehun, who do you think we are?» Xiumin barged in, a serious expression plastered on his tired face, «Aren't we like a family to you?»
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Heal Me
Fanfiction«Heal me, then» he heard the other say. And before he could even register those words in his brain, their lips were touching. Just a short-chaptered fic on my lovely OTP. This is set in the Love Me Right era, more or less. Hope you guys like it! I...
