𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐗 || [𝑴𝒊𝒏𝑺𝒖𝒏𝒈]

Chapter 10- Mercy

"I shouldn't have done this-", gasped Minho , his breath cooling the thick air despite his burning insides.

He stalked along the sidewalk, limping owing to his numb legs, unable to look around or turn his neck because of the "damn neck brace".

He'd outrun the nurses, who'd probably given up after a few minutes, everyone gives up on Minho anyway.

"I'm such a fucking idiot arghhh", Minho thought as he punched his left arm in agony. "If Jisung utters a word to Felix about what I did to him..."
"No.. I can't lose another friend.. I really can't"

Minho thought about the memories he had with Felix, how the blonde had pulled him out of his misguided depression in the first months of college, how he'd wake up when he fell asleep in class, how he'd opted for dance classes as an extra just to support Minho in the dog days of last year...

Minho felt another pain in the back of his head, but he had to go on.. he hadn't escaped from the hospital to faint back and end up there again...

The dorm building suddenly came into view, and after an agonizing few minutes-which felt like an hour to Minho- he ended up at the doorstep of his dorm.

He rang the bell

Once-
Twice--
Thrice---

"Goddamnit! Are they both dead?!"

He leaned against the peephole of the door and at the instant, the knob turned about and the door opened.

Minho saw stars in his eyes, if he fell down on the floor he'd die for sure, how poetic it'd be to die in Jisung's dorm. The air swooshed about him as he was about to hit the floor-

-but he didn't, he found himself held in a strong pair of arms, just 2 cm above the ground, he couldn't look up to see who he was saved by because of his neck brace-but these weren't Felix's soft hands.

"There there Lee Minho.", Jisung's voice had lost all of its innocence, "can't have you dying at my feet right now, can we?"

"Ji-Jisu-"

"Sh shh, don't call me by my name. I didn't allow that yet.", Jisung laughed out and picked Minho up by the arms till they faced each other.

"I-I'm-Felix? Where-", stuttered Minho.

Jisung's face suddenly changed, in a way Minho could not understand, and Jisung suddenly let go of Minho who struggled to regain his balance and had to hold on to the clothe stand to get up.

Jisung suddenly landed a resounding slap on the older's cheek. It was so fierce that the air had made the same sound as it would with a whip. Minho's cheek flushed red with blood, and he fell back down to the ground. Minho was in shock, so much shock despite the fact that he'd expected worse from Jisung when he'd gone back to town.

"Good fuck Minho. I've been waiting so long to do that!", laughed out Jisung. "Why don't you slap me back now? Why don't you rape me like your friends did?"

Minho's mind was about to burst with blood. His ears burnt red.

" For fuck's sake Minho, don't be so pathetic, you know who you are, what you can do.", Minho couldn't even look Jisung in the eye.

Jisung went and sat on the sofa.

" You know your little friend? What was his name? Finnick? Felix? Ah yes that", Minho listened in silence.

" Asked me to look after you everyday. Even gave me meds and shit to remind you of it. "
Minho's cheeks turned redder.

" Ho, now? Why're you blushing? Didn't know you of all people would blush over a dude. Guess he's your type huh? The type you can beat around cuz they look so cute and happy? Remind you of anyone?"
Minho's eyes burned blue.

"Ah. Well. It doesn't matter now. Felix's kisses made up for it ;)"

Minho's eyes shot wide open, he looked straight at Jisung now. He couldn't believe his ears? Felix had what?

But who am I to comment? Minho thought. I've already ruined Felix's life by being his friend. I've ruined Jisung's childhood. Why would I get in between them if they-if they-

A new feeling churned inside Minho, it twisted and turned in his stomach, it writhed about like a big green basilisk inside him.

Jisung flinched under Minho's gaze. He suddenly remembered the day with the flute. He was suddenly a child again. And-

He shook his head. This wasn't him being affected here. The lie about Felix had gotten to Minho. He could see it. His own eyes flushed a lusty green.

"Looks like the old dog's all beaten down huh", Jisung regained composure," Let's see if those meds work now, shall we? "