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Minghao POV
I'm back in the dark, barren area. Back with the other guy. He was standing far away, his back turned to me.
"Hello?" I ask, but he doesn't move, so I move closer to him and put my hand on his shoulder and he starts to tremble, "What's wrong?" I ask, concerned. I hear a sob, "Do you hate me?" He asks, his voice small and shaky. "Why would I hate you?" I ask, patting his back to try to comfort him. "You know exactly why you would hate me."
What? "I hardly even know you, and I've never even seen your face, we've hardly talked, how can I hate you?"
"Can't you even recognise my body shape?" He chuckles lightly, but I ignore it, I have never seen him in my life outside my dreams. I hardly even know what his face looks like, I've only caught a brief glimpse of his eyes the night before. "May I look at your fa-"
I cut myself off when he suddenly turns around, enveloping me in a warm hug. I take this as my cue to shut up. "Don't cry," I say, patting his back, "Why're you so sad?" I ask him. "Because you hate me, but I don't hate you. I'm sad because you won't return my feelings."
"Again, why would I hate you?"
"Because you hate what I do to you, you hate that I like you so much." He clings on a bit tighter, "I'm so jealous of everyone close to you, I just want you to accept me but I'm trying so hard but nothing is working."
"What have you done?" I ask him, and he stops to think for a while. "I've learned all about you, I've tried to be friends with you and I've even made you feel sexual pleasure."
I freeze, "J-Jun...hui?" I pull away, and his gaze stays down. I cover my mouth, why am I stuck here with him? Why was I hugging him before?! Wait but then I didn't know who he was then. But I still felt a bit bad about the thought of rejecting him just because of what happened today.
"Junhui, I..... I'm sorry for being so ho-"
"No need to apologise, the real-life Junhui won't know. Go apologise tomorrow."
"Oh....ok." I said, swinging the piece of ribbon that was connecting us around. "Can I have another hug? Please?" He says, holding his arms out and I let myself back in his warmth. If only the real-life Junhui could be like this. Dream Junhui is so friendly and has a comfortable vibe but real-life Junhui is just a bit too touchy for comfort, and he's got a creepy, stalker vibe.
I like the warmth of his body, "You're so cute Minghao~~~" He coos, pulling my body up and swinging me around, and for once, I saw his expression of pure, genuine joy.
"Yah! Put me down!" I hit his shoulder, and he lets me down on my feet. Suddenly, his expression goes blank. And he slaps me.
