Faded Sun| SunSun

[Chapter 12]

Sunoo dragged his arm along his forehead, wiping away the immense amount of sweat, caused by that exhausting practice. He was very thankful that he was debuting, but the training had become way more intense now. Only next week would they be starting to learn their debut performance, and soon after that, would they be recording the vocals. It was all happening so quickly.

With practice over, Sunoo set his sights for home. He wanted a relaxing evening, do some assignments, watch a couple dramas, order something yummy; sounds great to him.

As he walked out of the company, Sunoo immediately froze, locking eyes with someone he'd been needing to speak to. Across the road, lent against his car, was Sunghoon. It had been two days with no contact. 

Jungwon had messaged Sunghoon about the argument, but it wasn't helpful in the slightest. Since Sunghoon never replied. 

Pushing down his nerves, Sunoo walked across the street. His attempts to read his boyfriends expressions, wen't down terribly, being basically impossible. He just had to hope things would clear up nicely.

"Hey I'm sorry about the other day." Sunghoon said, taking a hold of Sunoo's hand. "I was being over emotional."

Sunoo breathed a sigh of relief, at least Sunghoon wasn't mad at him. Though, he didn't really like how Sunghoon said that.

"If you're upset, it's valid. I don't want you pushing away how you feel." He replied.

"Mmh whatever, I was being silly. Let's just drop it, okay?"

Sunoo hesitated for a moment. "Okay. So what are you doing here?"

"I thought I'd come pick you up, and I brought a surprise." Sunghoon chuckled. He popped open the car door, reaching in to retrieve a white plastic bag. He handed the bag to Sunoo, laughing at the boys gasp.

"Hair dye?" 

"Yep, I thought I could use a change." Sunghoon said, taking back the bag. "I'll need your help though."

"Of course I'll help, when do you want to do it?"

"How about tonight?"

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"Is it meant to burn?" Sunghoon asked, voice laced with concern. He'd had the bleach on for half an hour, and it wasn't really the most comfortable experience.

Sunoo let out a chuckle, pulling off the plastic wrap around his boyfriends hair. "It's meant to feel hot, not burn. We'll wash it off now anyway. Lean over the tub please." 

Sunghoon followed the instruction, leaning over his bath tub. He squinted his eyes shut, hearing the water turn on.

Taking the shower head off the wall, Sunoo waited until the water ran warm, then started pouring it on Sunghoon's head. He thoroughly washed out all of the bleach, placing the shower head into the tub. 

"Is it done?"

"No, I need to wash the hair."

One bottle squeeze later, had Sunoo shampooing Sunghoon hair. The bleach hadn't fully worked yet, leaving the boys hair a shade of yellow. He'd need another round, before he'd get the colour he desired.

Sunoo grabbed the shower head, rinsing out all of the shampoo. He followed that up with some deep conditioner, and after a final rinse, Sunghoon was done.

The almost blonde, pushed himself up, wandering over to the mirror. He couldn't say he was disappointed, considering he knew how bleach worked on dark hair. Though, he would have preferred a more appeasing colour. 

"We can bleach it again in a couple days, but I think it looks cute." Sunoo commented, twiddling his finger around the boys wet strands. "Come on, i'll dry it for you."

"Wait a sec..." Sunghoon hurried out of the bathroom, returning less than a minute later, with another box of hair dye.

Sunoo cocked a brow, looking to the second box. "Pink? You want to go pink?"

"Nope, I want you to go pink."

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Blue ink curled into letters, sprawling across the blank page. Jungwon just kept writing and writing, making sure his notes were thorough enough. He'd been doing this for a few hours, something he actually enjoyed. The peaceful nature of the library, no one bothering him, he could focus completely on his school work.

"Why haven't you been coming to practice?"

It's always too good to be true.

Jungwon sighed, lifting his head up from his notes. "I've been busy." He muttered.

"Busy? With university? It's never been a problem before." Heeseung replied, taking the seat across from Jungwon. He didn't believe that in the slightest. 

"Well it is now."

Here's the truth- Jungwon didn't want to go. Nothing was stopping him, nor getting in the way, he simply didn't have the strength to go. He was doing his best, being there for his friends, supporting them. Yet, it didn't make it any easier for him. 

"Jungwon, be honest with me." Heeseung said sternly. "Tell me why you're not coming to practice."

"I already told you-"

"No, you lied to me. I want honesty." He cut him off. 

Jungwon could feel the stress building up inside him, he didn't want to think about this, and he very much didn't have to. Heeseung was pushing for no reason, when it was pretty obvious why he wouldn't want to go to practice. 

"I don't want to talk about it-"

"Tough luck, you're gonna."

A slam echoed through the library, as Jungwon looked down at his fist. His hand over come with a stinging sensation.

"Don't punch the tables!" The librarian yelled. She shook her head, going back to organizing the book shelves. 

Heeseung stared in shock, this wasn't like Jungwon.

"Don't antagonize me..." Jungwon whispered, in attempt to contain his anger. "You're debuting, there's no reason to concern yourself with me."

"I'm just worried about you, I don't want you giving up." Heeseung sighed, watching Jungwon clumsily pack his stuff. 

"Who cares if I give up? Huh? I'm not debuting, I have no fans, no one wants me. Maybe its better if I move on from this stupid dream."

Jungwon shoved his chair under the desk, rushing out of the library.

Heeseung didn't realize what he was doing, since it came from a good place. He wasn't trying to be insensitive, he just wanted Jungwon to keep working. The talent he had was worth fighting for; someone had to remind him of that. 

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Poor Jungwon, he's really going through it.

Hope you enjoyed the double upload, see you in a couple days :)