the placebo effect ✘ jaywon

13: SHIFTED

"Beats me."

Jungwon looks at Jay in disbelief, before standing up as he walks to the bathroom after grabbing fresh clothes. Jay takes a peek from his 'sleeping' to make sure Jungwon was gone, before sitting up straight with a bewildered expression. He hastily pulls the blankets off his body and sighs upon confirming it was only his shirt that was discarded last night.

"Oh my god," he murmurs under his breath, running a palm over his face. "What the hell happened last night?"

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Jungwon leaves the bathroom, wearing a fresh shirt and sweatpants as he dries his damp hair with a towel. His eyes lock on the sleeping figure on his bed. Jay's still asleep, tucked under the covers.

A sigh. Jungwon crosses his arms, but he merely sets his towel aside and walks out of his room. It would be a lie to say he doesn't remember what happened. He thought hard about it and remembered that they went to watch a horror movie, Barbie as the Island Princess, and he slow-danced with Jay in the kitchen like an old married couple.

It made him a little frustrated while he was showering earlier. Frustrated in a way he was groaning while massaging his temples when he remembers the scene, where he was the one who asked Jay to dance, and the one who let Jay hear his heartbeat, and the one who was cradling him in his arms while stroking his hair.

After the shower, he does his morning skincare, ignoring the way his cheeks were flushed pink. He makes a mental note not to bring whatever happened last night up unless Jay asks.

As Jungwon left his room, he saw Sunghoon sitting on the couch, still wearing his pajamas and not a thought behind those eyes. It doesn't faze Jungwon, though. Throughout the times that man slept over in Sunoo's room, Jungwon would catch him just zoning out whenever he woke up.

"Did you sleep on the couch or what?" Jungwon jokes, snapping him off his trance.

Sunghoon rubs his eyes, yawning. "I think so, yeah."

"Wait, what? For real? You slept here?" He looked confused at first before amusement glints in his eyes.

"Yeah I woke up and I was hugging the remote," Sunghoon murmurs as if it was a normal thing to do. "Sunoo didn't even know I didn't make it to the room because he passed out waiting for me."

Jungwon laughs. "Well, what about Sunoo? Where is he?"

"Bathroom," Sunghoon responds. "Honestly, I'm surprised I didn't see Jay sprawled on the floor. He's in your room, huh?" He says with a teasing voice, his eyebrows raising up and down.

"Yeah," Jungwon rubs the back of his neck awkwardly, feeling the heat rising up his cheeks that he has grown accustomed to. "Anyway... I'm off to the kitchen," he says, ending the Jay topic as he walks off to the kitchen after waving at Sunghoon.

The shot glasses they used last night are still on the sink, making Jungwon freeze for a bit as if he was buffering. He clears his throat, hastily turning the faucet on as he starts to wash them. Everything is really reminding him of a certain person at this point.

Not that long after, he hears Jay's voice. "Hey. What do you want for breakfast?"

Jungwon doesn't reply immediately, his shoulders tensing as he stops scrubbing a glass midway. "Anything," he says coolly, finishing up with that certain shot glass and then he finally looks at Jay.

He resists the urge to widen his eyes when he sees that Jay's wearing his shirt from last night. Jay seems to notice how Jungwon's staring at his clothes, and he sheepishly chuckles as he makes his way beside Jungwon as he rummages through what he could cook for breakfast. "Sorry, I couldn't find my shirt from last night. I probably tossed it somewhere," he explains.