Soft Fur

Chapter One

Chapter One

          'Too hot,' Changkyun thought as he wormed his way out from under his comforter with his laptop. He sat in his bed and stretched his arms up above his head and looked over toward the only other source of light in his room aside from his computer, his digital clock that read 21:26. Changkyun got up from his bed to go over and switch on a light, but ended up tripping over his laptop cable and crashing to the floor with a loud thud. He sat up and groaned rubbing his right elbow that throbbed with pain due to landing on it before proceeding to crawl to his light switch. He flicked it on and had to blink a few times in order for his eyes to adjust to the light.

          He looked toward his bed to see that rather than his laptop being dragged off the bed when he tripped, only the charger had been pulled out; he sighed in relief. He took off his pajamas and tossed them onto his bed before wandering over to his drawers and opening them to retrieve new clothes to wear. It wasn't until he opened his drawer and saw that it was empty did he realized that he hadn't done laundry in weeks. He ran a hand through his hair and sauntered over to his closet where his laundry hamper was located. He fished out a shirt and pair of pants and sniffed them; he didn't think they smelled too bad so he put them on and walked back to his bed and sat down with his laptop.

          A knock on his door a few moments later startled him. He walked quietly towards the door and peeked through the peep-hole to see who it was that was knocking. It ended up being the RA, Yoo Kihyun, and he looked somewhat concerned. Changkyun sighed and took a deep breath before unlocking his door and opening it slowly so that there was only enough room for him to peek out his head. He stammered out his question, "I-Is something...w-wrong?"

          Kihyun's eyebrows furrowed together, looking worried, "I heard a loud thud, I was wondering if you were alright."

          Changkyun blushed from embarrassment and lowered his head down so that his hair covered his eyes, "I just...tripped is all..." he said unsurely.

          "It sounded painful," Kihyun started, "did you hurt yourself at all?"

          "No...I'm alright." Changkyun responded curtly.

          "Alright, well I'll go back to my room then," Kihyun turned on his heels and started back to his room which was two doors down from Changkyun's. When he was about halfway to his room he turned around and smiled, "if you need anything, just knock on my door!" Kihyun couldn't see, but Changkyun nodded silently before retreating back into his room.

          Back in the safety of his room, Changkyun walked to his window and moved the blackout curtains over to peek outside. He saw a few groups of students walking around campus, girls were dressed up in tight outfits and high heels, 'parties...' he thought. Changkyun turned away and made his way over to his desk and grabbed the hoodie laying over the back of his chair and put it on before swiping his iPod off the desk and placing the headphones on his head and popping up his hood. He closed his laptop as he made his way to the door; taking a deep breath, he opened the door and stepped outside, head down. He locked the door and then proceeded down the hall to the stairs - he wasn't going to risk being caught in the elevator with several other people.

          Once he made it to the ground floor he walked out of the dorm hall and toward the street. Many people were walking on the sidewalk and it made Changkyun too nervous to look up, so he watched his feet take each step as he walked a couple blocks to the convenience store. A few students were standing outside the entrance and he decided to wait until they left before he made his way in. 'Why can't they just leave now,' Changkyun thought after standing to the side for almost five minutes.