the placebo effect ✘ jaywon

17: BAND-AID

tw: mention of getting kissed without consent ☹️

"Charlene had trouble with a chicken, and Zeus was nothing but a chicken," Gordon Ramsay's voice rings through the speaker of the TV as Jay sits in front of it, a snort coming out the moment he hears of the line.

"Typical," he murmurs, snacking on the bowl of corn chips he was holding.

Knocks on his door interrupt his Hell's Kitchen episode and he begrudgingly stands from the couch and heads over to where the knock originated. "Coming," he says, and despite that, another couple of knocks could be heard which earns a grumble from Jay.

Unfortunately for him, he's wearing his 'no one's gonna see me' look. Hair not even styled neatly and a pair of shorts and an oversized t-shirt complete his outfit. He opens the door and frowns when he sees Jungwon.

"What the fuck?" Jay says in surprise, looking at how Jungwon's lips were parted in pain and the blood around the wound in his inner lower lip, and the way his nose and the skin around his eyes were pink. He's been crying.

Jungwon sighs. "Can't I at least get a 'come in'?"

Typically, Jay would have commented that his apartment doesn't look like a clinic, but he chose not to say anything as he steps back and opens the door wider. "Come on in then," he murmurs and Jungwon goes inside.

"Your dorm was closer so I thought I'd... I don't know, come," Jungwon mutters, walking over to the couch that Jay tells him to sit on. "I don't even know, it's stupid. The next thing I knew I was in front of your door."

"Shh," Jay sits beside him. He's facing Jungwon completely, and he doesn't let his attention waver from him, not even bothering to pause the TV. Gently, he holds Jungwon's cheek, careful not to hurt him any further, his eyes examining his face for any more wounds.

"I- ow," Jungwon hisses as Jay's thumb gently holds his chin and makes him open his mouth. Jay winces at the sight.

"Your mouth's bleeding," he says.

"No shit," Jungwon sighs, and Jay lets go of him. Oddly enough, he doesn't give Jungwon an attitude in return.

"Mind telling me what happened?" Jay asks. It's a tone Jungwon's not used to. It's almost like he's careful not to say anything bad, and that's weird considering how they'd always spew insults toward each other.

Jungwon sighs. "I... ran into Jaeyun."

As soon as he said that, Jay frowned. "Did he hurt you anywhere else? Did he hit you?" He asks, a growing anger filling him.

Jungwon heaves another sigh, his shoulders dropped. Tears welled up in his eyes and Jay's emotions were unreadable. "He kissed me," he mutters, and Jay sucks air in through his teeth.

"I saw him and he saw me and he went to me and begged me to take him back. I told him to fuck off. I told him I have a boyfriend and told him about you and he just laughed. He said- he said he doesn't believe me and he said he knows I want him back too and he just grabbed my face and just hit his lips against mine," he says, sniffling, "My teeth clashed on my lips and fuck did it hurt. I pushed him off of me immediately but I already tasted my blood in my mouth."

Jay doesn't say anything for the first few seconds, staring at Jungwon with a frown and an angry glint in his eyes. "That asshole," he says, clenching his fists. He looks away briefly before looking at Jungwon, and with that, he opens his arms for him. "I'm sorry."

Jungwon leans forward and hugs Jay. Jay wraps his arms around Jungwon's waist, fists still closed as he hugs Jungwon close. "I'm sorry," he repeats, hearing Jungwon start to sob.