Chemical Attraction - Jinx - Kim Dan x Joo Jaekyung

Part 11

The room was wide and the bed, in the center there was... a king size one.

As soon as he entered the room, Jaekyung placed his black backpack on the bed, clearly meaning where he would have sleep.

"...And where should I sleep?" Dan asked in disbelief.

"There was only this room available. We'll share the bed," Jaekyung suggested with a shrug.

Dan flushed with anger and embarrassment.

Was it a joke!?

Jaekyung, who had literally chased him away, now acted as if nothing had happened, suggesting that they could share the bed.

Dan was angry.

Not only for what had happened, but because Jaekyung - the way he was acting - did nothing but confirm that he felt nothing for him.

Dan wished to be just like him, but he would never be able to. Dan wasn't like that, he always loved too much, always gave more than he could ever receive in return.

"Do you have to ask your boyfriend if it's okay?" Jaekyung said mockingly.

"My... what?" the other replied incredulously.

"Choi Heesung."

Jaekyung didn't even look Dan in the eyes, he just unpacked his backpack.

"What are you saying? Heesung and I aren't together."

Jaekyung chuckled.

"Ah so you sleep with everyone...like a good little whore".

Dan was so angry that he left the room immediately, slamming the door behind him.

Silent tears welled up in the corners of his eyes while he rested the head on the door, before going away from that damn room.

"Fuck.." Jaekyung punched his backpack.

Why was he always so aggressive when it came to Dan? He had managed to contain his nervousness up until that moment but seeing Dan so worried about sharing a room had destabilized him. They had shared much more intimate things and slept in the same bed many times before. The idea that Heesung or anyone else had taken Dan away from him drove Jaekyung crazy.

That trip was torture.

Having Dan so close but knowing he wasn't his only repelled Jaekyung and the only way he knew how to control that feeling was to take it out on Dan.

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Dan rested his head on the counter of the bar near to the B&B, he had drunk so much that he even forgot he was no longer on campus but in another city.

He waved his hand at a man who looked like his lab colleague.

The man raised an eyebrow and walked away.

Dan grabbed the glass, swallowing every last drop of alcohol.

"...What the hell are you doing here?"

Jaekyung approached him, in Dan's eyes he looked disgusted.

"...Now You're repulsed by me too..." Dan sighed as he tried to get to his feet, failing. Jaekyung grabbed his arm and put Dan on his shoulder.

"P-put me... down..." he protested.

"Stop fussing or you'll make my glasses fall off" the other replied annoyed, fixing his eyeglasses.

Dan couldn't help but be carried to his room, the lights in the corridor were amplified and his eyes were a little sore, his hearbeat reverberated in his ears.

The strong arms that had supported him all the way laid him on the bed.

Dan closed his eyes, falling into a deep sleep.

Jaekyung moved a lock of hair from his face, contemplating the boy's flushed face.

"Nothing about you could repulse me..." he whispered in the darkness.