STRAY KIDS ONESHOTS

IT HURTS LESS WHEN I'M WITH YOU - JILIX PT.1

SHIP: Jilix

PLOT: Jisung's life takes a toll for the worst, but the road ahead never looks that bad when you have the right person beside you, right?

WARNINGS: Homophobia

REQUEST: _x_LuLu_x_

JISUNG P.O.V.

"And don't you dare come close to this house again, you're not getting anything from us. Forget about this family!"

'Crash' two garbage bags on the front door, with all my belongings. 'Bang' front door closed shut, right in front of my face. No one hesitated, no one looked back.

You would expect your older brother to stand up for you; you were told from the start of your life that you would have each other's back until the end. He looked out the window, sighed, and went back inside to hug the woman I called my mother, who was crying. Because what a disaster to have a gay son.

"What are they going to say about us in church?" She bawled and sobbed on his older son's shoulder, while the man she married hugged her from the other side.

The only one that hugged me was the cold winter wind. The sun was long gone, and I was standing there, shock preventing me from feeling any cold, or anything at all as a matter of fact.

I didn't want to stay there anymore. Maybe it was my pride, or the anger inside of me knowing I deserved better, but I wouldn't go begging for anything. I'd rather leave than live in agony with the people that gave me life, what I once called my family.

I grabbed my backpack (there I had all the essentials that couldn't be thrown around like my laptop, university stuff, you know the drill) and the two garbage bags. I had no idea where to go, so I just let my body guide me.

Twenty minutes later I looked up to the image of a small house. It was white, with two comfortable-looking chairs on the porch, looking toward where the sun would sit every afternoon. Perfect for spending the afternoon in a warm and relaxing place, doing whatever, or nothing at all.

That was my boyfriend's place, humble, and yet it spread more love from the outside than any of my family could have given me from inside of our big house. The shock was still running through my veins, making me not overthink about being a bother, so I just stumbled over the front door and knocked.

A lady in her early fifties opened. A short, slightly chubby woman with freckles across her face, like her son, and naturally curly hair that fell around her shoulders. Her smile slowly faded away when she realized the state I came in.

"Oh, my- Jisung what are you doing here at this time of night?" she cupped my cheeks with both of her hands, "you're freezing! Get inside before you catch a cold!"

She didn't even wait for me to comply before taking my arm and pulling me inside, she made me drop all my "luggage" and put her hands on my shoulders.

"What happened, dear? Why are you here?"

Her soft eyes, looking at me with worrisome made reminded me of what I never had. I started sobbing. She clicked her tongue and brought me into a hug.

"They kicked me out," I sobbed into her shoulder, "I'm just being myself, why- why are they doing this to me, it hurts so much..." I cried harder as she rubbed my back.

After a minute or two I pulled away, rubbing my eyes with the edge of my hoodie.

"I can only imagine how much you're hurting right now, Jisung, no human being should have to go through that... You can stay here as much time as you like, I will make sure to support you as much as possible, financially and emotionally. Whatever you need, sweetie, you come to me from now on, okay?"

A few more tears brimmed from my eyes, a mix of pain and hope, as I nodded, thanking her quietly.

"Okay, you take a seat on the couch and wrap yourself in the thickest blanket you find, I'll prepare some milk with honey to warm you up and I'll go get Felix. He must be playing video games on that damned computer to not have heard anything."

I smiled and nodded, following on everything she had told me to do.

I was absentmindedly drinking my milk, pressing my hands against the warm mug to warm myself faster, when I felt the couch dip next to me. Someone wrapped their arms around me, their fuzzy sweater making contact with my skin, making me shiver slightly. I already knew who it was, and that only got confirmed when I heard a deep voice call me out softly.

"Jisung, baby..." he kissed the side of my head softly, looking at me expectantly for answers, as he played gently with my hair.

"Hey, Lix," I said simply, and tears started sliding down my face again.

I didn't bother hiding my tears, I had nothing to be ashamed of, I had done nothing wrong, someone else had fucked up, and I didn't have to hide and hurt myself even more because someone was being an asshole.

He grabbed my mug and left it on the coffee table so he could hug me properly without spilling any milk. I wrapped my arms around his waist and hid my face in the crook of his neck, allowing my sobs to get louder.

"I'm so sorry that happened to you Ji," he said gently, "I'm right here baby, I'm not leaving, I'm going to stay here with you every step of the way," he rubbed my back, "it must hurt so bad not having them by your side. But my mom and I are here for you, and you have Chan and Changbin back at university... I know you don't really know my friends but Minho, Hyunjin, Seungmin, and Jeongin are willing to help you," he looked down at me to make sure I was listening, I looked up and he kissed my forehead while changing positions so we were cuddling, him sitting on the couch and I laid on his chest, "I love you so much Jisung, don't forget that, there are people out there who love you just for who you are."

I looked up at him and reached up to kiss his cheek.

"Thank you so much Lix, you're the best person I could ever ask to be by my side. I love you so much, and I am so grateful for what you are willing to do for me."

I laid back down on his chest. We stayed like that for a good amount of time. Peace slowly invaded me, and I needed him to know.

"I'll make it Felix, you know? It may feel like hell but with you and your mom as my support system, I know I'll make it. I have my soulmate right by my side, I'll be just fine because I believe you, I know you'll never leave."

WORD COUNT: 1238

Author's note:

Hey everyone!

As promised, a new chapter as soon as possible.

Sorry, it's kind of short. Shit has been getting insane in school. There has been sexual harassment and sexist stuff going on, and the teachers are doing nothing, so we're all anxious. :)

Anyway, thanks for the support everyone! We're almost at 100K, this is insane! Really appreciate how much you love my stories. Thank you so much, truly. The experience so far has been amazing and I'm loving every second of it.

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