rewrite the stars - jaywon

chapter 35

Soobin had brought them to a computer lab. Or, at least, that's what it looked like. But the computers atop the tables in the room were like none he'd ever seen.

As Soobin pulled back a chair in front of one of the things and started rifling through his messenger bag, Jungwon examined the one closest to him.

The computer was so big. Its screen was tiny, but the rest of it was huge. It had a promontory back part, a hard shell made of plastic. The back was a translucent blue, and the gadgetry that made up the computing part could be seen through it.

"Whoa," Jungwon breathed, as he tapped on the plastic, wondering how long the oddly shaped computer had lain on this desk. Years, decades?

He looked to Jay, who was standing by the door to the lab, looking incredibly out of place amidst the ancient tech.

"Hey, Jay..." he started, then winced. He'd gotten so excited to ask how long ago the computer had been manufactured, he'd forgotten.

"My designation is model gamma-eight-six-five-seven, jay three."

"Does he say that every time you try to refer to him by any other name?" Soobin had his brows drawn together. He looked at Jay as if he was seeing him anew.

"Yeah," Jungwon didn't like the shift in Soobin's face, the sudden somberness there.

"Huh," Soobin glanced at Jungwon, just for a moment. "That's interesting."

But Jungwon saw the worry there, behind Soobin's glasses. He bristled, unable to shake the feeling that Soobin had something he wasn't saying. Something he didn't want to share in front of Jungwon.

He walked over to Soobin.

"So, how are you gonna fix him?"

Soobin's eyes flicked away from Jungwon, over his shoulder, at Jay by the door.

"Well, I'm gonna look at his code," Soobin paused, "If he's got something wrong there, I'll set it right."

Jungwon frowned-- he hadn't missed that if.

Soobin opened his mouth, then closed it again. He smiled, nervously, then looked down to continue digging through his bag.

He drew out a box about the size of the palm of his hand. It had slots dug into its metal surface and a cable extruding from it.

Without looking up from the box, without facing Jungwon, Soobin said, "Go bring the 'bot over here, okay?"

Jungwon wanted to stay by Soobin's side and interrogate him further. The guy was acting evasive all of a sudden. But his desire to get Jay's code looked won out, and he followed Soobin's request.

"C'mon, Jay," Jungwon tugged at Jay's unyielding hand.

Soobin had set up the strange little box and already plugged it into the computer by the time Jungwon had pulled Jay over.

"Great. Now go get another chair," Soobin made a face, "Or two, if you feel like you wanna hover during this."

Jungwon wanted to protest-- he wasn't hovering -- but one look at Jay's blank face made him reconsider.

With a sharp exhale, Jungwon quelled himself, and went to drag two other chairs over.

Yeonjun ran forward to aid him in moving the chairs. Jungwon gave him a grateful smile that wasn't long for life.

As he looked back at Soobin and Jay, his expression turned to horror. 

Soobin was unbuttoning Jay's shirt.

— the end of chapter 35 ♡

this was a very short chapter
but i needed it for the cliffhanger >.<

also do you think soobin's role is a
lifesaver or is he a potential menace? :0