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It was cold during the night and Jooyeon wasn't even able to sleep due to his racing thoughts. He was thinking about everything that happened prior. It's weird that that Seungmin guy first wrote something about a hard punishment, then he had to stay in the class a little longer and suddenly he can't breathe normally without it hurting... Do the students get beaten up as a punishment? It would all make sense for Jooyeon then. Yet the thought frightened him a lot. Did his parents know about that before they sent him here? Or was it on purpose? Was he just overthinking? He kept being more sure that students get physically abused when they do something that the teachers don't like. He thought about last evening where Jiseok shouted and broke a rule with that. Then he was away for half and hour and returned, barely even walking. There had to be something else behind all this.

"Jooyeon, are you asleep?" Someone suddenly whispered, who turned out to be Jiseok, as he was the only one in the room besides Jooyeon, who just plainly said "No" as return. It was quiet for a bit then, before Jiseok asked him something once again. "Can you... cuddle me? I'm freezing and... It helps me falling asleep when someone holds me." Jooyeon had to grin because of that. Jiseok always wanted to seem like a bold guy, now where Jooyeon sees his soft side he couldn't help but grin. "Sure" he just replied and walked over to Jiseok's bed silently. As he just laid down, he was already hugged tightly and Jiseok put his head on the other's chest. Slowly, Jooyeon also put his arms around the small boy as both of them shuffled into a more comfortable pose for both of them.

When they found one, Jiseok sighed happily. "You're so warm" he murmured, listening to Jooyeon's faint heartbeat. Jooyeon just stared at the boy, recognizing his hair in the brief moonlight. He had the urge to caress it, so as he did, Jiseok looked up to him, a small smile on his face.

They kissed afterwards. It was short and more like a peck but it was enough for both of them to feel good.
But that's something they would never ever bring up again.

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