Along your steps | MINSUNG

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Minho admired Han for a while. He did have complaints but that was for later. For now, he wanted to fix Han's sleeping image in his memory forever. He wanted to bask in his warmth a bit more.

A violent cough from Minho woke Han from his dreamland.

"Fuck! Here, water!" Han handed him a glass of water and patted his back.

"You're okay?" Han asked Minho after he stopped coughing.

"Hmmm."

"Wait! I'll call the doctor. You're-"

"Hyung! It's midnight and I was merely fainted. It's okay."

"What's okay? Doctor said you're weak. Jaehyun told me you've been skipping meals. Are you out of your mind?"

" I didn't realise that it would-"

"You didn't realise? Are you a kid? Why do you think I cook for y'all?"

"Hyung, I'm okay!!" In Minho's head, he was the one who should get angry so he was getting frustrated with the topic since he had his own questions.

"Right? Fainting is what people who are 'okay' do, right? Just why the fuck weren't you eating? Why the fuck did i have to hear from the other boys that you weren't taking care of yourself?"

"If I wasn't taking care of myself, then you should have!!!!

"Huh??"

"What? You said you'll always be there for me but for the past three weeks you've been avoiding me. Did you think that I didn't notice? If i did something, fuckin' tell me, not avoid me without a word"

Han was speechless with Minho's outburst. He totally forgot that he was ignoring Minho. He lowered his head

Minho removed his IV drip and tried standing up.

"M-Min, what are you doing? You shouldn't-" Han moved to the other side of the bed and made Minho sit again.

"Hyung, what did I do?" Minho tightened his grip on Han's palm looking straight in Han's eyes and asked.

"Don't worry. I won't-" Han started after a long pause but Minho interrupted him again.

"No. Just tell me the damn reason or keep ignoring me. You don't have to bother even if I die"

"LEE MINHO!!!"

"Just give me the fuckin' reasons, hyung. Even if it's a lie, just tell me the reason was worth it." Minho finally broke down. The facade that he had for the past few weeks finally dissolved in the tears that were streaming down his face.

As if Han wasn't guilty enough, Minho's tears made Han even more heartbroken. He hurt the younger in order to protect him. He could only hug the younger who immediately wrapped his arms around his waist and sobbed hard in his chest.

After the younger calmed down, Han couldn't hold the truth anymore. He explained Minho how he have been told off twice for his closeness with Minho.

"But why were you deciding for me?" Minho was shocked with the newly found information but he was disappointed with Han's decision.

"Huh? What do you mean? You know I didn't have a better option."

"There was! Talking to me! So that i could tell you I'm not gonna win anything in my life by losing you."

"I- This sounds good for hearing but it is not gonna take you anywhere."

"I am NOT going anywhere without you."

"Minho. It's your career. It's your dream. You can't let anyone ruin it."

"You're not ruining it and He can't ruin it."