ᵈᵃʸ ᵃⁿᵈ ⁿⁱᵍʰᵗ | ᶜʰᵃⁿᵐⁱⁿˢᵘⁿᵍ

the curious cat

Jisung couldn't get the image of the man from the restaurant out of his mind.

It's been a few days now since the incident, yet that man was still clouding his thoughts.

Felix, Seungmin, and Jisung were all currently sitting in the bleachers during gym class, Mr. Seo not really forcing the seniors to do anything as they were so close to graduating.

Felix and Seungmin were discussing university, seeing as they were both going to study in the same program.

Both Felix and Seungmin wanted to learn music composition, both boys wanting to become music producers one day.

Seungmin could fall back on his baseball career, seeing as he got a full ride due to the sport.

Jisung, however, wanted to become a counselor for children in difficult housing situations.

All Jisung wanted to do was help kids turn out better than he did. He hates the idea of kids growing up in similar households that he did, hating their parents.

Jisung would rather help those kids, those families, repair themselves before it was too late.

And if he couldn't, he wanted to provide a safe space for those kids. Something he only ever found in his friends.

"Ji?" Felix called out, snapping his fingers in front of the boy's face.

"Huh?" Jisung called out, turning to face his friends.

"Is everything okay? You've been spacing out a lot today." Seungmin questioned, sounding concerned.

The blonde sighed, "I can't get that man out of my head. But I know it's just me overthinking things."

Felix and Seungmin nodded, knowing how their friend's mind worked.

Jisung saw Mr. Seo at his chair in the corner of the gym, and he decided that he would go ask the male how he knew the guy from the other day.

Excusing himself, Felix and Seungmin watched as their friend approached the teacher.

"Do you think he'll be okay?" Seungmin questioned, Felix only shrugging. "Who knows? All I know is that he's anxious. I would be too if I had a stalker."

As Jisung approached Mr. Seo, he couldn't help but feel nervous to ask his question.

"Mr. Seo?" Changbin looked up from his work, smiling brightly at the student.

"Hi, Jisung. What's up?"

The boy chewed his lip anxiously, deciding to just ask and get it over with. "How did...How did you know that guy from the restaurant?"

Jisung could see the shift in Mr. Seo's eyes, going from joy to worry.

Why does he look fearful? Jisung thought to himself as he waited for an answer.

"He's a friend of mine."

"Why was he coming towards our table?" Jisung was even more confused now.

Changbin thought for a moment, trying to think of a convincible lie to tell the boy.

"He hates bullies. So he was going to try and get them to go away." He chuckled, adding, "He cares so much about victims, you know? He just didn't want to see someone else get hurt because some kids wanted to pick on someone."

Jisung nodded, taking Mr. Seo's words as truth.

"Okay. Thank you, Mr. Seo."

Changbin smiled at the younger as he walked off. Changbin couldn't help but feel sorry for the boy, knowing what his future looked like.

I'll pray for you, Han Jisung.

-

Changbin told Chan and Lee Know that Jisung asked about the older male.

Lee Know was worried that Jisung would find out about them too soon and it would cause the younger to fear them.

Chan was worried that Jisung would find out about them too soon and it would cause the younger to hate them.

Changbin assured the two that he didn't seem fearful, or hateful. Just curious.

"Do you think everything will be okay?" Lee Know questioned gently as he and Chan lay in their bed, the moonlight seeping in through the curtains.

"I think so." The older spoke gently, combing his fingers through his boyfriend's hair.

"We'll all soon be together. Just a couple more weeks."

Lee Know nodded, knowing Chan was right. Soon, everything would be perfect because they'd all be together.

"When are you planning on bringing him home?" The younger glanced up at the male, smiling gently at him.

Chan sighed, pulling the younger closer to his body. "I was hoping we could bring him home the day after graduation. I want him to be able to celebrate with his friends."

"That's so sweet of you, honey." Lee Know cooed, seeing the soft side of his boyfriend.

Chan smiled, loving the way Lee Know acts towards his soft side.

Lee Know loves every side of Chan, he accepts every side. But he cherishes and adores the soft side of him, the side that Chan hates the most and shows the least.

Only Lee Know gets to see that side of him. He sees it more and more every day.

Maybe Jisung will be able to, as well.

"Let's get some rest, love. We've got a lot of preparations to do to prepare for Jisung's arrival."

After getting comfortable in each other's embrace, the couple fell asleep with the thoughts of their beloved in their minds.