Changkyun was shaking, his breathing heavy and his shirt soaked with sweat. Soft, detached whines escaped his mouth as he unconsciously frowned. And he hadn't even woken up.
Kihyun could literally feel his heart shatter into a million pieces at the sight before him. He wondered what nightmare the younger male could be having, that had him shaken up like that.
Deciding that he couldn't watch Changkyun suffer like that anymore, the vocalist was about to wake Changkyun up when the latter spoke, his lips quivering.
"I - I didn't bribe anyone."
Kihyun froze.
"I really didn't bribe anyone." Changkyun repeated, his voice still shaky, his frown still intact.
Kihyun took a step froward. "Changkyu-"
"Why wouldn't anyone believe me?" Changkyun's voice were gaining volume and Kihyun noticed how hard the younger was gripping his the blanket. His knuckles had turned white.
That was what it took for Kihyun to finally snap out of his trance.
Taking bigger steps towards the younger, his hands reached for Changkyun's shoulders to shake them violently while his mouth opened to call out the rapper's name.
But before he could even mutter the younger's name, Changkyun let out a sob.
"I REALLY DIDN'T BRIBE ANYONE." The rapper cried. And that was when Kihyun noticed the tears slipping out of the younger's eyes.
Kihyun paused.
Changing his initial plan, he shifted his position and somehow fitted himself into the small area beside Changkyun. Tugging the younger male towards him, he gently ran his fingers through Changkyun's hair.
And he hugged the younger male even tighter, when the latter's eyes shot open and he tried to pull away.
When the younger male finally stopped resisting, Kihyun muttered softly, "I believe you, Changkyun."
Kihyun tried to ignore how the rapper's body stiffened.
"I believe you. You didn't bribe anyone."
After a moment's silence, a smile blossomed on the vocalist's face when he noticed the tension in Changkyun's body evaporating away, bit by bit.
"Even if everyone else don't believe you, just know that I do, okay?"
Changkyun nodded meekly.
And just as Kihyun was about to fall asleep, the previous frustration about the members' leaving him to care for Changkyun gone, he heard a softer voice.
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Step 1: Make Changkyun Stay
Random"Nubilityisdebutingagain." "What?" Changkyun took another sip of his coffee, his eyes never leaving the elder. "I said, Nubility, is debuting, again." Taehyuk repeated, as slowly as possible while he watched the younger for his reaction. Changkyun...
