𝐑𝐞𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 || 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐖𝐨𝐧

Thirteen

Mingyu's POV

"Where's Wonwoo? I thought he was on the way here."

Seungcheol was sitting on the couch and Jeonghan is pressed up by his side, watching Avatar; The Last Air Bender in Netflix. Sometimes, Mingyu questions what they binge watch – yesterday they watched Doctor Who, now they're watching a Nickelodeon cartoon that's meant for kids.

Mingyu is pacing back and forth behind the couch, his phone on hand. He's been glancing at his phone from time to time, hoping for a text or a call, but he ends up reading the time and build his anxiety higher.

11:07PM

"I don't know. He's not answering my texts."

"Try calling him." Mingyu has Wonwoo in speed dial; the phone doesn't even ring, it immediately goes into voice mail. "It went to his voice mail."

Seungcheol twists his head towards Mingyu. "Stop pacing around, you'll get tired. Maybe he fell asleep. You know how he is once he falls asleep."

"Yeah, I know. But he said that he won't be needing to go back to his apartment before he comes here."

"Maybe he did. Cut yourself some slack, Mingyu. Don't get so worked up." Mingyu sighs when Seungcheol stands. "Let's go to bed. Put the pizza in a container and store it in the fridge. We can eat the cake in another day when Wonwoo comes over."

Mingyu bites the skin surrounding his nail in nervousness. "What if he's in trouble? What if something bad happened to him?"

Seungcheol gives Mingyu a sad smile as he goes back to pacing around the living room. "He's a grown man, Mingyu. He can handle himself. Now, c'mon, Jeonghan is snoring, and I know you had a long day today because this is first day back ever since. We'll try contacting him again in the morning yeah?"

Mingyu glances at the time again.

11:15PM

Mingyu nods defeatedly as he watches Seungcheol pick Jeonghan up and lead him to his bedroom. "Good night, Mingyu."

"Yeah."

"You better sleep." Jeonghan says, sleep in his voice.

"I will, Jeonghan. I'll just wait a little longer." And they're gone, leaving Mingyu in the living room.

Mingyu could hear the wall clock ticking at his right, and creaks of wood on his left that's from the outside the apartment. His senses are heightened because of the worry growing inside him. Mingyu tends to have the habit of being pulled into the abyss of anxiety and over thinking, but he cannot help it when it involves his lover.

Time passes fast, and Mingyu could ever last long enough before anxiety takes over him.

11:48PM

The trains shouldn't be open at this time, but he remembers that Wonwoo said he'd be walking.

12:03AM

Mingyu could feel the tiredness of the day seep in to his bones, his eyes closing from time to time, but he is persistent.

12:38AM

His eyes shut, and he could feel a warm blanket cover him. "I told you to go to bed." Seungcheol says as he places an affectionate hand on his cheek, and Mingyu merely hums as he lets sleep take over him.

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"Baby, when you need me, do not hesitate to call."

His mother gives Mingyu a spare phone with his mother's phone number as the only contact; she has work at the gallery even if it was New Year's Ever. It made Mingyu sad, but this is what his mother wanted.