Faded Sun| SunSun

[Chapter 3]

Sunoo swung the bathroom door open, walking out, and gently shutting it behind him. He'd changed into more comfy clothes, simple grey joggers, and one of Sunghoon's hoodies, which was way oversized on him. He made his way through the dorm room, throwing himself on the double bed. It was his favourite part about staying in Sunghoon's room, the lovely big bed, something he didn't have in his own room. 

"Have you taken your pills?" Sunoo asked, referring to his boyfriends anti depressants. 

Sunghoon had been on anti depressants for over a year, since he'd had another mental breakdown during their last year of high school. He still attended therapy, and with the help of his medication, his mental health had improved a lot.

The boy hummed in response, continuing to skim through the last slide of his presentation. "I swear Jay's gonna get it when I see them tomorrow, I just counted and they've done a total of three lines." 

"Wait how much have you done?"

"The rest of the bloody assignment, 10 slides to be specific."

Sunoo chuckled, lifting himself up from the bed. He removed the extra pillows, that Sunghoon loved to complain about, placing them neatly on the floor. He'd chosen each one of them, since they were pretty, and it made Sunghoon's bed look much nicer in the day. Though, Sunghoon just saw them as a hassle, saying they had little to no purpose. 

Crawling under the covers, Sunoo settled in the familiar warmth, now looking over to his boyfriend. "It's late, you should sleep; especially since you have that presentation tomorrow."

"Alright, give me a sec." Sunghoon replied. He quickly pressed the save button, three times, just to be sure, then carefully shut his computer. Getting up from the chair, he stretched his arms above his head, whilst walking over to the bed. "Have you spoken to Jungwon?" He asked, climbing under the covers.

The smaller immediately cuddled close to his boyfriend, laying his head on Sunghoon's chest. "No he's not answering my messages, I'm starting to get really worried."

"Well don't stress yourself out too much. Jay's gone to speak to him, so I'm sure everything will be fine." Sunghoon said, running his hands softly through Sunoo's blonde locks.

"I just really can't imagine debuting without him."

"I know, but we can't think about that right now. We don't know anything yet; lets just wait until we hear from him, before getting upset." 

Closing his eyes, Sunoo took a breath in, engulfing himself in Sunghoon's comforting scent. The boy had a point, it was better to avoid speculation, and just wait for Jungwon's side of the story. "Okay, I'll wait for him to text me." 

"Thats the best thing to do." Sunghoon muttered, snuggling down closer to Sunoo. His eyes became droopy, feeling that natural tiredness sinking in. "Night baby, I love you."

"I love you too."

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The corridors were almost silent, making Jay's presence very well known. Their combat boots basically stomped down the hall, but it's not like they could help it. Boots are naturally clunky, and they were a bit tipsy, so Jay was more focused on not falling over. Was the room swaying? Or were they? Either way, something wasn't right, Jay could barely keep their balance. 

Heading down the hall, Jay scanned each room number, counting up to Jungwon's dorm room. Eventually coming across the right door, Jay wasted no time pounding on the hard wood. 

"Wonieeeeeeeee, open up please."

When no answer came, Jay repeated this behavior, pounding a little harder this time.

"Jungwon, are you in there?"

Still no answer. It did pass their mind, that Jungwon might not be at the dorm. Though it was late on a Thursday night, where else would he be?

"Wonie it's Jay, open-"

"Please just go away!"

Jay flinched hearing the loud yell from inside the room. Jungwon sounded really upset, as choked sobs followed his words. 

Pressing their hand against the door, Jay desperately wanted to get inside. They could tell something was seriously wrong; Jungwon never acted like this. "What's going on? Jungwon? Let me inside."

"No Jay! Go away! Just go the hell away! I don't want you here!"

"Wonie-"

"G-go a-way...g-go, please...I'm begging..."

Jungwon's screams, were replaced with heaved weeping, as the boy could hardly get anymore words out. 

Hearing a light thump on the other side of the door, Jay took a deep breath, sliding them self down the hard wood. Leaning their head against the door, Jay could hear Jungwon's crying as if he was right next to them. They knew Jungwon didn't mean it, and even if he did, Jay would never have left. 

"You don't have to tell me anything." Jay's voice was soft, treating Jungwon like the most fragile piece of china. "I just want to be here for you, please let me be here for you."

"I-I'm s-sorry Jay...please stay."

"I'm here Wonie, and I'm not going anywhere." 

With a click, the door was unlocked, slowly creeping open. Jay picked them self off the ground, watching the reveal of a devastated Jungwon. The boys hair was a mess, with tear stains running down his cheeks, only being covered by more droplets falling from his red-raw eyes. His lip quivered, feeling overwhelmed seeing another person. He didn't want to speak to anyone, he didn't want to have them pity him for failing, he just didn't want to think about it. Jungwon's eyes squeezed shut, letting the tears fall once again. 

Jay rushed straight over, engulfing the boy in their warm embrace. They felt small hands gripping at their shirt, as Jungwon's muffled sobs, turned into muffled screams. Jay supported the boys full body weight, releasing that Jungwon was unable to keep himself up. 

It was simply heart breaking, seeing the person they loved in such a state. Jay had no idea what to do. There was only one thing that could have ever made Jungwon this sad, but it was truly unthinkable.

Holding the boy in their arms, Jay allowed Jungwon to get out all of his pent up emotions, even if it was so painful for them to see. "It's okay Wonie, everything will be okay. You're safe, and I'm here." 

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The story has begun!

Got a mix of some good, and some bad, who knows where the story will go?

Well I do...

Anyway, I hope that people enjoy this story. I've spent a lot of time planning this sequel, because I didn't want to write something without meaning. I had more of the story to tell, so here I am.

I hope everyone's having a lovely day🥰