ANGEL ☾ winwin one shots.

back to you. [jaewin]

a/n: the recommended songs for this are back 2 u by nct 127 + goodbye by the boyz + you can't hold my heart by monsta x ♡

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" where were you last night ?"

the voice is barely audible yet firm enough to make jaehyun flinch.

sicheng is sitting on the bed, face devoid of his usual smile – a demand of an explanation. the bedsheets are messy and pillows scattered all over. sicheng's oversized pyjama hangs low from his shoulders, revealing his collarbone and smooth skin, but he doesn't make any effort to fix it.

most importantly, jaehyun notices how red his eyes are even in the dark.

it doesn't take a genius to figure out he's been crying. but jaehyun doesn't comment about it.

" where were you ?" sicheng repeats.

sicheng's brown doe eyes glow from the moonlight that filters into the room through the slits in the blinds. they're always so sweet – jaehyun remembers how his heartbeat races the first time seeing them – but now they're sharp. like an interrogation.

jaehyun turns away as he takes his shirt off and picks a clean tee from the closet. " I thought you're asleep ."

" that doesn't answer my question ." sicheng says. frustration creeps into his voice. " you didn't answer my texts or calls. I was worried sick ."

jaehyun doesn't answer right away. sicheng clenches his fists. it's 3 a.m., and jaehyun has only came home. which doesn't make sense considering his work ends at 5 o'clock in the evening.

it's not like this is the first time. sicheng has noticed it since the past weeks. sometimes jaehyun doesn't come home at all.

during those nights, sicheng either ends up waiting for him or cry himself to sleep.

but from the hard look in jaehyun's grey eyes, he doesn't even care.

" I slept at the office. I'm working on something important for the department. I told you, right ?"

" but it's been almost a month since you ..." sicheng trails off. he's not quite sure how to address the problem as.

since you changed.

" it's a major project, si. of course it'll take long ."

" you could've at least texted me. I'm your boyfriend, you know. you can't just ghost on me ."

sliding into a pair of shorts, jaehyun focuses back on him. " my phone died. I didn't ghost on you on purpose. and I was alone, so I couldn't borrow my friend's ."

" how long until you're done with this project ?"

" couldn't say for sure. at most, maybe another month ."

reluctant, sicheng looks up. " dejun said he saw you with sunhwa ."

there's a brief change on jaehyun's unfazed face. he puts on another mask quickly enough, though.

" we went out together for lunch. she's my partner after all ."

" lunch? at night ?" sicheng almost snaps. the look on jaehyun's face shuts him up.

" sicheng ," jaehyun says, calm yet stern. " don't go there. I'm not stupid to cheat on you. it's all about work ."

sicheng looks down, fiddling with his fingers. he has never liked hearing that tone from jaehyun. it's so cold and so unlike his boyfriend.