Obsessed [Editing]

Chapter 7

"Are you ready to move yet, Joongie?" Seonghwa softly said into his ear and Hongjoong didn't realise he had started dosing off, feeling quite comfortable in this spot even if it was on the hard ground.

Blinking, Hongjoong pried his heavy eyes open as he looked down, light peeking under the blindfold and he noticed it had ridden up slightly so he could see a bit of Seonghwa. His mind couldn't fully process that he was almost sitting in Seonghwa's lap. He was drowsy.

He only replied to the male in a simple hum to show that he had heard.

"Okay, let's get you up and into bed, baby."

Again, he still didn't process the name Seonghwa so dearly loved to address him as, along with the many other pet names he loved calling him by. Hongjoong was a little clingy when he had just woken up or was sleepy, and the warmth radiating from Seonghwa was heavenly. Seonghwa began to move slowly as if he didn't want to annoy Hongjoong. Hongjoong seemed to finally process what the hell was going on because he now realised exactly how close he was to his kidnapper and panicked a little, his heart pounding hard against his ribs.

Seonghwa stood up and Hongjoong shivered at the loss of warmth slowly lulling him to sleep. He jumped when soft hands gently grasped onto his and lifted them above his head.

"Come on, my pretty baby, up you get," his voice was so soft and soothing like he was talking to a child to calm them from a full-blown meltdown.

Moving at a sloth's pace, Hongjoong sat on his knees and could feel how shaky his legs were. Swallowing down the fear of passing out or possibly face planting the floor, he unhurriedly pushed himself up and Seonghwa kept a firm hold on him so if he did fall, he was there to catch him.

"There you go, take it slowly so you don't have a head rush."

Once on his feet, Hongjoong's hands let go of Seonghwa's and slid them up to his forearms. He felt so heavy. Seonghwa moved so quickly that it startled Hongjoong; one second he was standing and the next he was in Seonghwa's arms.

"I need to brush my teeth," he muttered softly but the other heard.

"Okay."

Teeth brushed, he was now lying in bed, feeling like his body could sink into the bed with how heavy he felt and Seonghwa was lying beside him on his side, arm propped up on the pillow with the side of his head pressed against the palm of his hand. Seonghwa was staring intently at him, worry sitting heavy in his gut. His eyes flicked back and forth over his body but then they would move back to Hongjoong's face when he made a noise of discomfort. Eventually, he fell asleep, around 4:30 in the morning.

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San had walked out of the staff room just as Tyler walked in through the front doors and he sent a smile at San.

"The boss said Seonghwa won't be in today since he has to look after a very sick family member. He's the only one nearest to them so he had to be the one to watch out for them."

Tyler frowned and sighed. "Let's hope today isn't going to be as busy as it was yesterday."

San hummed in agreement and around 10 minutes later, they welcomed their first two customers; young University girls.

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Seonghwa lowered his phone and looked over his shoulder at Hongjoong who was still asleep, hand clutching at the blankets with a cute pout on his lips. It brought a smile to Seonghwa's face at the adorable sight. He let his mind wander and his eyes zeroed in on the small male's soft, kissable lips.