The Mystic 13

confessions

"Confessions aren't always happy. Sometimes they're painful."

3rd P.O.V

Everyone remained silent as Seungkwan explained his story. When he finished, there were tears in his eyes. Even though Vernon knew what happened, it was the first time that he'd heard the full story. His chin rested on Seungkwan's shoulder as he rubbed the scars on his arms. The others didn't know how to respond. There was a mixture of shock and sadness in the atmosphere. It wasn't till several moments later that Seungkwan spoke again.

"I don't want pity guys. It was painful but thanks to Vernon, I'm starting to love my scars." Josh scooted over to Seungkwan carefully.

"Do you still want me to heal them?" It was a question that held so much but so little.

"No. At least not yet." He turned to Vernon with a smile. "I don't want to get rid of the one thing that Vernon is addicted to." Vernon huffed.

"I'm addicted to all of you. Not just the scars. That would be weird. If you want to get rid of them, then that's fine. I just want you to love who you are despite your past. That includes the scars." The others watched them with silent smiles.

"Really?" Vernon nodded and kissed Seungkwan's shoulder.

"You're perfect just the way you are but if you want them to go away then that's fine too. That won't change how I feel about you. This is your decision to make and yours alone." Seungkwan pulled Vernon's arms' around him tighter and shook his head.

"I think for now, I'll just live with them. I gotta have something for him to worship and I quite like it." Vernon smirked while the others made gagging noises. Seungkwan only smiled.

"Okay, let's move on. Dino, will you be okay with all of this?" Jeonghan asked, directing our attention back to Dino. Dino looked around and sighed.

"I guess I'll be okay with you guys. Just, don't leave me alone with him." The others nodded at his words.

"Okay. Vernon, don't leave Seungkwan alone either. His brother could be the one. The same goes for Dino. Don't leave them alone under any circumstances until all of this is over." Seungkwan and Dino were frowning but they understood the current circumstances. Josh and DK had scooted closer to Dino while Vernon tightened his grip around Seungkwan. Wonwoo had unintentionally gotten close to Mingyu but Mingyu didn't mind it. Jeonghan rested his head on Seungcheol's shoulder, mirroring Woozi's actions to Hoshi. Jun and Minghao, who had been quiet the whole time, were sitting close enough that their arms and legs touched. Seungcheol couldn't help but smile at that. They all sat in silence, not knowing what to say. It was Jun's sudden yelp that caused some noise. There was a frown on his face.

"What's wrong?" Minghao asked from beside him.

"I don't know. I just felt a sudden surge of heat." There were confused looks on the other's faces.

"Heat? Like fire?" asked Minghao.

"No. Electricity." Joshua stood up and walked over to him before carefully healing the irritated skin on his palm.

"Guys, this place is doing something to us. I don't like it. All of your auras are dark." Woozi said, with a frown. Hoshi looked over at Woozi and laced their fingers together.

"Woozi Hyung means that we all seem gloomy. This place is making it worse. We should go." Seungcheol stood up and nodded. He reached out for Jeonghan's hand before motioning everyone to the door. Everyone left after that. They decided to go back to their dorms and relax.

The Mystic 13

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