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Mingi ✦ Creature of the Night | Vampire AU

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Bright and colorful pulsating lights, loud music, and bass thumping so powerfully you could feel it in your chest like a drum. It wasn't necessarily your scene, but you and your boyfriend of two years, Mingi, decided to try something new and attend a house party. It was fun, the both of you keeping to yourselves and dancing together while the world melted away around you. You bounced up and down in time with the thudding beat filling the house. The drinks were good, sweet with the bitter aftertaste of vodka or some other alcohol.
It was around midnight that things got a little... hazy.

You awoke with a start, gasping sharply as your eyes snapped open only to be met with the starry night sky hanging above, a myriad of twinkling dots speckling the atmosphere. Squeezing your eyes shut to clear your vision, you groaned in discomfort, rolling over and feeling the slightly rough sensation of grass beneath you.
How did you get outside?
Your head was spinning as you raised it to find Mingi lying a few feet away, his tall form crumpled on the ground.
"Mingi?" You winced at your own voice which was hoarse and sounded just as disoriented as you felt. You crawled over to your boyfriend's body, calling out his name again, this time more worriedly. "Mingi?" You shook him gently. "Mingi?"
His eyes snapped open and he took a sharp intake of air, his body jolting.
You breathed a sigh of relief. "You're okay. Thank goodness."
His sharp brows pulled together dazedly as he sat upright with a groan, his head falling forward into his hand.
"What happened?" He grumbled, rubbing his forehead with his fingers.
"I don't know. I think we blacked out." Your hand moved up to touch your neck where a dull ache was present, but there was nothing there. "What time is it?" You inquired aloud, fumbling for your phone to check.
3:45 AM.
"Jeez. How'd we get outside?"
"No clue." Mingi murmured, looking around the area. "My neck hurts though."
"Mine too. Let's go home."

Every step felt like a struggle, as if your feet were weighed down with heavy objects, lethargy riddling your entire body, seeping into your bones. You found yourself clinging to Mingi as you both walked home, using him for stability. Neither of you spoke, the only thing on your minds being getting back without collapsing.
Both of you stumbled through the front door of your shared apartment, your fingers fumbling with the lock to secure the entry before you teetered into the bedroom, haphazardly kicking your shoes off, not caring where they landed.

Unsteady on his feet, Mingi stumbled while tugging his pants off, grunting as he pulled off his shirt, tossing both garments onto the floor somewhere. Like him, you didn't feel like showering or even bothering with pajamas, opting to strip off your clothes and sleep in your undergarments. You just wanted to crash for the night and hope you both felt better in the morning.
You groaned when you hit the mattress, pressing your face into your pillow and tugging the covers up over your weary body. Mingi followed suit seconds later, clicking off the lamp before colliding with the plush bed.
"We must've partied pretty hard." He mumbled, reaching for you out of habit.
"Yeah. Maybe." You responded, letting him pull you into his bare chest. "I don't really remember drinking that much though."
"Neither do I, but let's just get some rest."
You nodded, too exhausted to think about anything, your brain fuzzy and your body screaming for rest.