Love Countdown ㅡ Seungmin × Stray Kids ✓

Chapter XI ㅡ Craving That Attention.

note; short chapter ahead. im sorry for that </3

Seungmin walked back to the class with a heavy heart. 

His mind was spiralling with a million thoughts. Seungmin honestly didn't know what his life had become. From meeting a strange boy in an alley to using a love spell, and then coming to the point where they are today. It was so messed up. 

He sighed, slumping on his chair right beside Hyunjin. He turns his eyes towards the older, feeling his stomach drop in disappointment when the older pays no attention to him. 

Seungmin felt his eyes itch with water. He wiped them away quickly, not wanting to break down in front of Hyunjin. He lets out a shaky sigh, trying to keep in his emotions. 

Don't be sad, Seungmin. You have done this to yourself!

He tells himself. 

''Hyunjin-ah...'' Seungmin calls out to the latter with his broken voice. But the older ignores him, putting on his AirPods in his ears. Seungmin finally lets out his cry, which he held in for so long. ''Hyung! Why are you ignoring me!?'' He cried, shaking Hyunjin's arms, which the latter gladly yanked away. 

Hyunjin looked over to Seungmin with a pissed-off expression and took out one of his AirPods. ''What do you want?'' He questioned sternly. Seungmin bit his lips and wiped off the tears away from the back of his palm while still tugging on Hyunjin's arm. 

''Hyung... what's wrong?'' Seungmin pleaded, begged, cried, whined for the older to answer him. Hyunjin's facial features soften upon hearing the hyung from his mouth. Seungmin never called Hyunjin hyung. He only ever did that when it was something really important he wanted to talk about. 

He sighed, softly retrieving his hand back again from Seungmin's hold. ''Seungmin. You have a boyfriend. We can't be as close as we used to be anymore. '' He sweetly explains to him, but as a result, more tears start spilling out Seungmin's eyes. 

''No, hyung! I don't care about Felix! I wanna be with you! Only you!!'' He whined, like a little child throwing tantrums, but Hyunjin was a babysitter. He let out a frustrated sigh and kept a hand over his head, softly playing with his hair to calm him down. 

''Listen, pup. You have Felix, why don't you talk to him? Why don't you cuddle him? Why don't you kiss him? He is your boyfriend. And I'm just your... friend. '' He said. Seungmin sniffed, wiping his puffy eyes for the nth time. 

''I hate you!! You don't love me anymore!!'' He screamed at Hyunjin, and got up from his seat, banging his hands on the table.

Hyunjin kept a hand over on his temple, growing tired of the younger's behaviour. He opened his mouth to speak something but Seungmin beat him to it.

''You know what!? Jeongin loves me more than you!'' He yelled again, flinging his bag over his shoulder and stomping his way towards Jeongin's table. 

Seungmin didn't care if he was wrong. He honestly stopped caring about everything ever since he and Minho started dating. 

Right now, he wanted Hyunjin's attention and the latter denied! He couldn't help but fume in anger, Seungmin was the one who wanted attention, how could Hyunjin reject him? His pup? Was he not important to Hyunjin anymore?

Seungmin's lips formed a sad pout, he sat down right beside. The younger jumped and turned to look at Seungmin with a surprised expression. ''Hyung!? You're here?'' He asked, astounded. Seungmin nodded and hung his bag on the hook of his table. ''I wanna be with you. I don't like Hyunjin. '' He spoke up, shaking his head at the thought of Hyunjin. 

Jeongin frowned, more like he was perplexed. ''Huh? Why, hyung? Did you two fight?'' He questioned. Seungmin nodded and turned himself to Jeongin, clinging to his arm. 

''Innie, you love me right? Y-you never deny my affection, right!?'' Seungmin asked him desperately. Jeongin nodded his head in confusion. He brought his hands up to cup the older's cheeks and brushed a few strands away from his hair. ''Hyung, what's wrong? Are you okay?'' He asked concerned, noticing his cerise eyes, puffed-up nose and dried tears that stained his porcelain skin. 

Seungmin nodded his head and leaned his head on Jeongin's chest, Jeongin chuckled and wrapped his arms around the older. Tangling his fingers in his hair, he massaged his head slowly, calming the older down. 

''You matter a lot to me, hyung. Don't ever think that I'll ever deny your affection. I'll always gladly accept it. I love you, Seungminnie hyung. I love you a lot. '' He whispered sweetly in his ear, planting a soft kiss on his head. 

Seungmin smiled against Jeongin's chest and turned his face to the side to get more comfortable in the younger's embrace. He unconsciously opened his eyes, only to meet Hyunjin's which drilled right into Seungmin's pupils, boring holes. 

Seungmin could see the irritation flicking inside Hyunjin, he could see it clearly on his face. But Seungmin didn't mind it, rather, he rolled his eyes and closed them back again, feeling warm in Jeongin's arms. 

As much as he hated to admit it, he couldn't deny that he was slowly becoming a slut. A slut begging for attention. But he only pushed those thoughts away, if becoming a slut meant having everyone's attention on him,

Then so be it.