White hair || Seongjoong

09

Hongjoong was awakened by the familiar screaming, alarming him as usual as he got up and rushed into the bedroom. He woke Seonghwa up, comforted him, and cuddled with him. The same thing again, each night repeating itself again and again. However, this time instead of going to sleep like they always did, the white haired man said something.

"My nightmare... It was about what happened after I woke up. That first night in the cave.."

The sudden explanation caught Hongjoong by surprise. While it was a surprise, it also meant some progress. Seonghwa had never spoken of his nightmares, always keeping them to himself. But now, he talked about it, even if it was a very short and undetailed explanation. The lack of detail told Hongjoong enough though.

"And... do you want to talk about it?"

The brown haired man asked, receiving a small nod.

"Go ahead.. I'll listen. And if you need to cry, go ahead. Take your time."

Seonghwa took a deep breath and started explaining what had happened that night. Not all details were shared, but everything that was being said and the memory was enough for the man to break down in the other's arms. That had been the first night of the suffering, which made the memory hit so hard. It had been the start and introduction of many more nights of torture and suffering to come.

Hongjoong listened, holding the older close in his embrace. Hearing it all being told, he felt anger, but he also felt sympathy for Seonghwa, he felt so terrible. He had never gotten details of what those men exactly did to the other, he had always made guesses, but now getting to hear what some real actions were... It made him beyond furious, but at the same time, he felt so incredibly bad for the older.

And yet, those weren't even the cruelest actions...

Like during the session from some hours ago, it took Seonghwa a while to explain it all, even though he still left out a lot of details. He had to take moments to just cry, which Hongjoong understood and encouraged.

Though Seonghwa was unable to finish his explanation, he was tired from all the crying and ended up falling asleep during his explanation. The last thing he said was how the leader of the four men was about to put him inside the cage for the first time.

The first of many times...

Noticing the older having fallen asleep, Hongjoong gently ran his fingers through Seonghwa's hair. The more information he got, the more he wanted that revenge and the more he wanted to help the older.

He knew not even a quarter of what had gone down inside that cave, but what he knew was enough for scenarios to play in his mind. The image of Seonghwa being bound while getting tortured in the cruelest way possible appeared in his head, it was an image he would rather not have, but it wouldn't disappear from his mind. 

And what he was imagining still wasn't as bad as the reality... What Hongjoong saw as cruel was only half of what Seonghwa had experienced.

Hongjoong found himself unable to fall asleep thanks to the countless scenarios playing inside his mind, one worse than the other. He had tried to get up to clear his mind by getting some fresh air, but he noticed how Seonghwa would start to wake up whenever he tried to get up. The older never fully woke up, but he did almost wake up several times.

As the hours passed, the brown haired man lay there, his arms around the older man. He switched between looking at the ceiling and the male in his arms. He was exhausted, but unable to fall asleep. And soon the sun began to rise and the room was slowly getting filled with light that shined through the sides of the curtains—morning had arrived.