Sleeping Beauty Syndrome

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Stunned, I turned to Wooyoung, somehow I was glad that he had interrupted us because I really wouldn't have been able to control myself this time and would have really kissed Seonghwa even though it was wrong. Even though I had feelings for both of them, Wooyoung was my boyfriend and what was I going to do when he finally woke up? A wave of guilt rolled over me as I looked into his slowly opening eyes, silently scrutinizing me as he tried to regain consciousness. After helping him sit up, I couldn't take it anymore and threw myself into his arms, crying... how I had missed my hug finally being returned. Seonghwa handed him a glass of water to make it easier for him to talk, as his mouth and throat were completely dry.

"Finally... I thought you really wanted to play Sleeping Beauty here and sleep for a hundred years..." I complained directly to him and heard him chuckle hoarsely.

"You should have kissed me awake," he said, laughing softly.

"Don't you think I shouldn't have tried? I kissed you every day." I informed him and felt him nod.

"I know that, I could feel every kiss you gave me. But you're just not a prince, in the story wasn't the princess kissed by the prince to be woken up?" he asked with a grin and I rolled my eyes.

"But you're not a princess either, so that doesn't count. Barely awake and he's already teasing me again." I replied and hugged him tighter.

"I'll leave you two alone and tell the others," we heard Seonghwa say, who must have felt like the third wheel, which is why I immediately furrowed my eyebrows guiltily again. Would I always feel like this now? An interaction with one of them and directly guilty towards the other? I would probably have to make a decision as soon as possible, because that was no way to be. Although I didn't know if there was even a decision to be made, as I was already in a relationship with one of them...

"God, how much I've missed your voice..." I confessed to him quietly as he stroked my hair.

"You wouldn't believe how bad it was to hear you talking and crying and not being able to answer you. I tried so hard to wake up, but I just couldn't." he said with sadness in his voice.

"You heard everything?" I asked, curious and anxious at the same time, because that would mean he knew about my feelings for Seonghwa.

"Every word..." he confirmed.

"Then why aren't you freaking out and yelling at me instead of hugging me?" I asked, confused, and saw him smirking when I looked up.

"You didn't do anything wrong, babe... You fought for us here all by yourself and Seonghwa was always there for you, so it's no wonder you developed feelings. And you didn't hide it from me, you told me everything. I'm even grateful to him for taking such good care of you, I could feel how bad you were and could do nothing but lie there helplessly and feel useless, listening to how you became more and more desperate, how you had almost given up on yourself... but he helped you out of it, made you laugh when I couldn't... I have no reason to be the least bit angry." he explained to me and I couldn't believe that he remained so calm and didn't judge us both...

"We'll just have to figure out the best way to deal with this whole situation without hurting each other." I reasoned and he nodded in affirmation.

"To be honest, I was even awake for a few minutes earlier... but I didn't want to interrupt your conversation... It just needed to be said." I looked at him with widened eyes in shock, had he also heard us almost kissing? But before I could say anything, the door opened and the entire 99 line was on top of my boyfriend, while Jongho and Seonghwa just sat down next to him, as he was buried and there was no more room anyway. But Lee shooed the boys off Wooyoung, who were sobbing with joy, before she took all his medical supplies and checked him through. Now only one was still asleep and we were almost complete again...