White hair || Seongjoong

02

After thirty long minutes of walking, they eventually arrived at Hongjoong's apartment. Things had gone slowly, the white haired man wasn't able to walk well and needed help and support. They occasionally had to stop for a moment, taking a break for about one or two minutes before continuing. Hongjoong knew it would take long and so he had been patient.

While walking, some people had given them some weird looks. It angered him. Couldn't those people see how this was serious? And the injured man had white hair, weren't people tempted to help the one that was supposed to become their leader?

Arriving at the building, they decided to take the elevator, the stairs would be too difficult to take. Hongjoong opened his apartment door as they got there. It wasn't a large apartment, just big enough for two people.

"I know it's not much, but there's enough room for the both of us. You can stay here as long as needed and as long as you want to. I'll help you." He spoke

Yes, he was aware how he was repeating himself a lot, he just wanted to assure the man that he didn't intend any harm and only wanted to help. Entering the place, he helped the white haired male to sit down on the couch after closing the door behind them.

"Do you want to get cleaned up first or do you want more food and water first? Nod for getting cleaned up first and shake you head for the other option." 

Thinking for a moment, the man gave a nod in response since he had eaten and drunk a bit already. He was still hungry and thirsty, but he could wait for a little more, he just wanted to get cleaned up.

"Okay, I'll go fill the bathtub. I'll be back in a moment."

Hongjoong walked away, going into the bathroom. He turned on the water for the bathtub and made sure it was a decent temperature before filling the tub. He put some bath soap in the water and grabbed a small and big towel, placing them next to the tub. Once the bathtub was filled, he turned off the water and went back into living room to go get the white haired male. 

The male was still sitting on the couch, looking around the place. It was decorated quite nicely. Hearing the bathroom door open, his gaze shifted towards the other man. The brown haired man offered his hand like he did in the cave, waiting for the white haired male to take his hand. And after a few seconds, he took his hand and got up with his help. Despite not knowing if he could really trust the man named Hongjoong, he decided to try to trust him. It was still early and trust took time to be built, so depending on the brown haired man's actions and intentions, it was going to build either fast or slow

Helping him up, Hongjoong helped the man get into the bathroom.

"I'll let you get undressed and get into the tub, while I go get you some fresh clothes for after your bath. Will you be okay?"

Nod.

The man slowly let go, making sure the other was okay and had enough balance. The other was holding on to the sink to keep his balance. Hongjoong left the room and went to get some clothes, giving the man privacy to undress and get into the tub.

The white haired man took a moment, making sure he was standing stable before removing his ripped and stained clothes, stained with his own blood and the dirt from the cave. His body was now revealed, it was no pretty sight, not in the slightest. His entire body was covered in dirt, dried up blood, nasty scars -fresh and older ones-, wounds -again fresh and older ones- and some burns as well. There were definitely some infected and/or inflamed wounds that needed to be treated soon. He didn't want to go to the hospital though, he didn't want anyone to see his white hair.

Besides all that, he was very skinny, way too skinny even. His ribs and some other bones were visible. As he looked at himself in the mirror above the sink, he couldn't help but feel disgusted with himself. The way he looked was not his fault even in the slightest, yet he still felt like this. It made him tear up. The person he saw in the mirror was not who he was, it wasn't the same person he had seen in the mirror before everything had happened.