Kill to Die, Die to Kill

Mood Swings

Day 313

Another morning, another killing, the same routine. Dan swings his bat with the same precision Seungho slices heads and Nakyum shoots some of his arrows from the distance, keeping his team as safe as possible. Through the last few scavenger hunts, Yoohan found him a very useful baby carrier, thanked for by his and his husband's arms, and even more by the very amused child that now could lay comfortably on his mother's chest as Nakyum killed the monsters.

Once they cleared their area, Nakyum held his baby close and kissed his forehead, looking at his husband retrieve his arrows, approaching him and chatting amicably with him. Jaekyung took off his bandages, now full of that darkened blood, as he looked at Dan on the distance, worried. The omega was standing in one spot, holding up his weight on his bat as he panted, clearly tired; normally that would be weird, but on the past few days after the house situation Dan's state has only gotten worse:

He's dizzier, getting tired with everything all day, every day, even if he now sleeps more than everyone else, and some mornings he has noticed just how sweet and sour his scent has turned. And that's not even getting into the weird temperament he has had, getting irritated with everything everyone does.

However, noticing the sudden shaking of his body made his spine shiver, widening his eyes as he tried to approach him, but Dan simply turned around and faced him. His face was full of tears, and he cleaned them off in between soft sobs. Jaekyung approached him, clicking his tongue for a moment. After their kiss in the cabin, their relationship has remained pretty much the same with the only difference that, at the very least, Dan is a little more talkative and doesn't shun him down at the minor attempt of conversation.

―Dan, are you hurt?

―I was just... thinking... ―Dan sobbed a little more, looking at the corpse of a woman right under him. ―If she... was afraid when she died... or if she was alone.

The dominant alpha tilted his head in confusion upon his reason: he has known Dan for a while now, he has seen him kill roamers mercilessly before, so why is he so upset upon this corpse that just got added to his long list?

Daehyun approached them curiously, looking at Dan cry and then at the body on the floor. Dan covered his face and turned around to not be seen by them, ashamed of not even understanding what he is even crying about. Jaekyung frowned, pushing Daehyun away from the scene and doing the same when he noticed Yoohan was approaching.

―Not your business, kid, back off.

―We're literally the same age, why are you calling me a kid? ―he grunted before looking at Dan. ―What is his problem?

―It's none of your business. ―Jaekyung repeated himself, throwing him back as he looked over his shoulder towards Dan, who's still sobbing silently.

Yoohan raised an eyebrow, standing straight on his spot as he looked over at the rest of the team as they cleaned up their weapons before continuing on the road: for how long does he have to tag along before Yoon Jay shows up?

Nakyum sighed, shaking his head and passing his baby to his husband, ready to go over there and help his friend. As soon as he was with him, his soft hands patted him in the back, trying to help him reincorporate.

―Dan, what's wrong? Are you hurt?

―N-no, I just... I don't understand why I'm crying, I was perfectly fine... and now I...