forgotten ✧ jinson

drei.

"don't get in trouble, don't make bad decisions, and call me as soon as you meet a beautiful girl, okay?" jinyoung's mom grasped the boy's shoulders, staring into his eyes. jinyoung let out a small laugh and waved her off. "okay, mom." he leaned down and placed a kiss on her cheek, picking up his bags and suitcases from the ground with shaky hands. "i'll keep in touch as best i can, love you!" he said with a happy tone as he turned around and began walking away.

as soon as his back was turned, the smile dropped from his face. he was so nervous, almost too nervous. it was his first day of college and he knew no one. after the accident during the summer, he really only spoke to his mother.

the boy's thoughts ate away at his brain more, and more, with every step he took, nearing his dorm room. he hoped his roommate wasn't there yet, and was happy when he discovered he really wasn't. he was too lazy, and too tired to bother putting the sheets on the bed just yet, so he climbed onto the bare mattress of his bed after dropping his things, laying on his stomach.

without his mom nearby, he truly felt alone. the feeling that something was missing grew stronger now that his mom wasn't around to keep him from thinking about it too much. jinyoung felt his face grow hot and tears began to roll down his cheeks. before he could start full-on sobbing, though, the door opened and he quickly wiped his syes with the sleeves of his jacket as he sat up.

it was silent for a couple of seconds until the other male spoke. "are you... crying?" he asked cautiously. jinyoung heard him step a little closer, so he looked up. the first thing he thought was something along the lines of wow, he's very attractive, but in much more detail. yes, his mom did give him a speech about how being gay was wrong, or whatever, but jinyoung really didn't care about her opinion that much. he knew the woman was a little crazy.

jinyoung knew it was pointless to lie to this unknown stranger, who was assumably his roommate, so he just nodded his head. the stranger clicked his tongue and walked closer to jinyoung until he was sitting in front of him. he opened his arms to jinyoung and the latter eyed him skeptically, chewing on his bottom lip. this made him laugh. "i'm mark," he began, "and i promise i'm not here to murder, or kidnap you. i was told this is where i would be staying for the year, unless i end up growing unhappy with it."

jinyoung still didn't trust him at first, but why would someone go out of their way to murder, or kidnap him? the boy shrugged and leaned forward, letting mark's arms wrap around him. for some reason, this made the urge to cry grow more, and jinyoung found himself sobbing his eyes out in the arms of some guy he just met. mark smiled and slowly moved around so they were laying down, jinyoung resting against one half of his body.

jinyoung ended up falling asleep and not long after, mark fell asleep, too.

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jinyoung woke up alone a few hours later, or at least he assumed it was only a few hours, since the sun was just beginning to set. he sat up and checked the time using his phone, nodding to himself when, yes, it was only a few hours. he walked over to the door and began putting on his shoes, startled when the door suddenly opened. mark looked around the room and almost jumped out of his skin when he saw jinyoung sitting on the floor next to his feet.

"jesus, you scared me!" he breathed out, placing a hand over his own heart. jinyoung rolled his eyes and opened his mouth to speak. "i'm gonna go out for a bit, okay?" he said while standing up. mark nodded and jinyoung walked out the door, poking his head back in a few seconds later. "i'm jinyoung, by the way." mark gave him a thumbs-up and jinyoung closed the door.

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jinyoung spent an hour or so sat in the courtyard, watching the sun go down. he enjoyed watching sunsets as a way to calm down, or gather his thoughts. when he felt like it was getting a little late, he stood up from his spot on the ground and dusted off his hands on his jeans. his phone buzzed in the pocket of his jacket, so he took it out. it was a text from his mom.

hello sweetie! are things
going okay?

yeah mom
dont worry

jinyoung quickly typed his reply before putting his phone away. he began walking back to his dorm, staring at the ground while he thought to himself.

after a couple minutes of walking, he heard people laughing up ahead and looked up. it was a group of five boys, one of them looked very embarrassed while the other four laughed at him. jinyoung observed them with furrowed eyebrows as he neared the group. they all looked very familiar, but he didn't know how.

when he was a step or two away from them, one of them suddenly looked up, staring right into jinyoung's eyes. the raven-haired boy's heart sped up in that moment and his lips parted slightly. it was as if the world suddenly slowed immensely. the brunette looked extremely confused, or caught off guard, but he never looked away, not until his group passed jinyoung.

jinyoung almost ran the rest of the way to his room, mark gave him a look of concern when he entered, panting a bit. jinyoung ignored him and lay down on his own bed, waiting for his heart to calm down so he could go to sleep.

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jinyoung slowly opened his eyes, blinded by the light the shone through his window. he was confused at first. he was back in his home, so this must be a dream. he forgot what dreams felt like, he hadn't had one since the accident over the summer.

his dream-self rolled over onto his stomach, attempting to go back to sleep. however, he felt movement beside him and turn to his other side, his back now facing the window. his eyes were bet with a bare back, the face of the man buried in his pillow. jinyoung reached out and dragged his hand across the person's skin, stopping at his lower back.

he then looked up, making eye contact with the brunette.

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jinyoung's eyes shot open and he sat up, breathing heavily. the man in his dream looked exactly like the guy he saw on his way back to the dorm, but why would he be in a dream like that when jinyoung didn't even know him?

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i hope you guys liked this chapter 👀👀

tell me if things get confusing or anything though because i feel i'm rushing it a bit