Loving You Forever Can't Be Wrong | C.S.C x Y.J.H

twelve

"I need lukewarm water."

Presumably, Jeonghan has decided to make Seungcheol's life worse, personally. There's no other explanation for his behaviour these days.

Seungcheol should be leaving for work, he's getting late. But he's here, at the service of Yoon Jeonghan. He heaves the container full of lukewarm water and carries it to Jeonghan, who barely dips the tip of his finger in it, "This is cold".

Seungcheol sighs but silently takes it back all the way to the fire in the backyard. The geyser hasn't been working for quite a while now and he is delaying that expense till winters, so he has to get it done manually for now. He gets the water a bit more heated and then takes it back to Jeonghan.

"Still cold."

"This is not cold."

"Have you forgotten what lukewarm is like?"

When he returns this time, the water is hot, "This is hot, very hot. You can either wait for it to cool down or mix cold water in it".

"You can't do one thing right", Jeonghan taunts as Seungcheol begins to walk away.

He turns around to retort but the words change as he sees Jeonghan is, carelessly, about to put his hand inside, "Jeonghan-ah! Have you not heard what I said?! The water is really hot".

The corner of Jeonghan's lips lift upwards in a mocking smile, "Aww you care?"

"Jeongha-", Before Seungcheol could even complete saying his name, the said man lowers his whole hand into the container. He visibly suppresses a sharp flinch. Seungcheol's eyes widen, a wince leaving his mouth instead, "Have you lost it?!"

It's a reflex on Seungcheol's part to dip his own hand as well and grab Jeonghan's. He, himself, bites a flinch, "Get your hand out, Jeonghan!!!".

Seungcheol has no idea how Jeonghan suddenly possesses such strength but even after him trying, Jeonghan's hand stays inside, his fist covered in Seungcheol's, "You are burning yourself!"

"You have burned me way more this can burn me, Choi Seungcheol", Jeonghan's eyes hold the pain of not just a burned hand but a burned soul.

The other might not be aware but Seungcheol shares it with him because there's no way Jeonghan would get hurt and Seungcheol would leave unscathed.

Seungcheol feels the burn seeping into his skin, numbing his nerves and he tries to cover more of Jeonghan's hand, in a funny and futile attempt to control the damage. Please, don't get hurt.

"What is happening?", None of their glossy eyes leave each others' to pay attention to Joshua, "What.." Suddenly Joshua steps in between them and maybe after realising that the water is hot, goes into panic mode, "Seungcheol, what are you doing?! Let go of his hand. Have you lost your mind?! You are hurting him", and he rips both of their hands apart by forcing their arms away, "Are you okay, Jeonghan-ah?"

"Jeonghannie hyung, are you okay?"

Members fill in the bathroom one by one.

"What's going on?"

"What's happening?"

"STAY AWAY FROM JEONGHANNIE HYUNG-", Mingyu and Hoshi lunge at Seungcheol but Wonwoo and Hansol pulls them back. Just at that moment, Sunjae makes way inside the bathroom, "Jeonghannie samchon". Seungcheol quickly puts his burned hand behind his back while Sunjae checks Jeonghan's, "Samchon, are you hurt?! Oh no, put it under cold water. I'll get some ice and I know what else to apply."

*****

Sunjae, with a lot of focus and care, applies medicine, blowing on it simultaneously. After being satisfed, he looks up at Jeonghan with big eyes, "Are you okay, Jeonghannie samchon?"