"So... we're combining groups?" Jake questioned. "Like right now?"
Nobody dared to breathe as they waited for an answer.
"Correct."
(Tragedy strikes Be:Lift when the company's partner suddenly pulls out of their contract. Quickly going bankrupt, the...
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Penultimate || 1/2
12:45 p.m.
"Where the hell is Heeseung?"
"He's been missing all day."
"Well, he's supposed to take me to therapy later. He'll probably show up."
"Isn't he sleeping?"
"Still?!"
"Ugh, I feel like I'm going to throw up."
"Ew!"
"Hey! You can't say that. He's a recovering addict. We're supposed to be supportful."
"Wow. Thanks guys."
"Just jokes, just jokes. You know we love you, hyung."
"Okay, but seriously, where is Heeseung?"
"Guy, guys, guys." Jay raised his hands in the air, commanding the attention of his buzzing group mates. "We told you already; you have problems, come to me first. Heeseung doesn't have to nor should he be the first one you all go to. He has enough on his plate."
A chorus of "oh, yeah," and "sorry, I forgot" echoed around the dorm as the boys began to disperse.
"Come on, guys," Jungwon sighed, shooing the stragglers away. "He deserves to sleep in."
"Not arguing that, but I'm worried about his sleep schedule." Jake furrowed his eyebrows, arms crossed as he leaned against the doorway of the bedroom. "Do you think we should wake them?"
Jay gave an amused scoff. "Nah. Let the lovebirds sleep. It's our day off."
"I'm not asleep!" Sunghoon protested, sitting up in the covers beside the snoozing Heeseung. He took out an AirPod. "I'm just watching TikTok."
"Sure," Jay laughed. "So you were just ignoring all of us calling for you two before."
"Yeah, I was," Sunghoon playfully shot back.
Jake stuck out his tongue at the younger boy before disappearing into the hallway of Be:Lift's dorm. Jay followed suit, leaving the door open and Sunghoon and Heeseung alone in the dim room.
"Hee," Sunghoon murmured. "Wake up. Sleepy time is over."
"No," Heeseung groaned, hugging Sunghoon's arm as he twisted in bed. "Sleep more."
"We can't," Sunghoon laughed softly.
Heeseung only grumbled in response.
"Have it your way then," Sunghoon yawned, crawling out of the covers. "Want coffee?"
Heeseung grabbed the younger boy's waist, making him giggle as he was dragged back into bed. He pressed his face into the Sunghoon's neck. "Trying to escape?"
"Never," Sunghoon grinned, his fingers tangling in Heeseung's bed hair.
"Mm." The older boy happily welcomed Sunghoon's cold touch to his forehead. "Freak," he laughed, gesturing at his partner's icy fingers.
