NOISES | TAEGYU

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edited

tw : harming oneself, depression

a cup of coffee in his right hand, and a plate of pancakes on the other. his feet stump the stairs as he yells for his sleeping brother inside his bedroom. "beomgyu! you'll be late for school!" yeonjun knocks using his right foot. "hurry up im spilling your coffee all over!"

still feeling heavy in his eyes, the younger whines kicking his white duvet off of his body. he walks with his eyes shut as his hand finds for the doorknob.

the door creaks as it opens.

"ha! finally! i thought you're dead already." yeonjun lets himself get inside his brother's room, putting the plate and mug on his little cabinet by the bed.

beomgyu yawned, stretching his arms out as yeonjun walked past by him.

he suddenly held his hyung's wrist.

"did you cut yourself again?"

yeonjun removed his arm from him. he suddenly feels a lump in his throat. he's going to cry.. he's going to cry.

no.

yeonjun doesn't like it when he feels like crying. "just a scratch. no big deal."

he smiled before leaving the room.

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lines.. lines...

abstract lines filling his paper. "almost done... almost done!" beomgyu yelled dropping his pen on the floor. his breathing felt heavier than before and the sides of his eyes started to water. "almost-"

a chalk hit his head.

he glanced in front and saw his teacher looking at him with her sharp eyes. "what are you doing in my class choi beomgyu?!" she yelled crossing her arms up to her chest.

beomgyu choked. he feels all air escaping out his lungs. he looked at his classmates' eyes and all he sees are red.

red.

his classmates' eyes are red.

"here, you dropped this." a boy beside him said handing him his pen.

beomgyu flinches and looked to his side. "his eyes.. his eyes aren't red. is he not mad at me?" he thought to himself.

"thank you."

"c-call me kai." the other stuttered, stretching his right arm for a hand shake. beomgyu held his hand. it felt warm and big it covers his whole hand.

"kai's not a monster, he's kind." he smiles with his eyes as he shakes their hands. "i'm beomgyu."

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yeonjun lastly glanced at the mirror to fix his bangs. "just look at this pretty face." he winked at himself before finally going out his house. he works as a cashier at the coffee shop just few blocks away from their house. he needs to earn money for his younger brother and for himself.