Nocturnal Buddies ✩ Yang Jeongin

Chapter 1

The music once blasting loudly within the spacious room faded away, before heavy pants immediately filled the short silence. Jeongin's aching body dropped onto the wooden floor, as he threw his head back, desperately gasping for air. His fingers ran through his sweaty hair, as his eyes screwed shut, feeling exhaustion completely taking over him.

He slowly eased onto the cold ground and laid on his side, feeling too weak to remain sitting. Seconds passed by before he finally opened his eyes again, catching a glimpse of himself in the mirror. He stared at his reflection, watching as he tried to suffice the lack of oxygen in his lungs. Although he was aware that he was looking at himself, there was something foreign about his appearance.

A deafening silence surrounded the boy, causing his ears to ring, as he questioned himself. He let out a sigh before reaching for his phone, wanting some sort of distraction from his overbearing thoughts. The bright screen flashed before his eyes, before displaying the various apps clustered on his Home Screen. His finger glided across the device, swiping through the panels, until he tapped on the Instagram icon.

He waited for the loading screen, before mindlessly scrolling through all the posts, passing them by before his mind could fully comprehend it. A few minutes went by before his finger planted itself on the small screen, halting the careless scrolling. His eyes lingered on the post he had landed on, trailing down from the picture to the caption.

He reread the words a multitude of times, before he found himself looking through her stories.

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