Paint Me A Rainbow (JJ Project)

Violet

*Another long chapter ahead :))*

Like the last thing Jinyoung saw before he fell asleep, the first thing he saw right after he opened his face was also Jaebum’s face, staring at him with a gentle smile. A second later, though, that face was hidden by the pillow.

“Why are you hiding?” Jinyoung asked, voice thick from sleep.

“My face must be swelling so bad, I cried too much last night. I look so ugly right now.”

If Jinyoung was still half asleep before, that statement woke him up. He bursted up in laughter. “Wow, I really didn’t expect you to whine about that.”

“Everyone wants to look perfect before the person they like. I’m just the same.”

Jinyoung felt the muscles on his face softened into a smile. He raised his hand to stroke the back of the other’s head, feeling the soft threads of hair flowed between his fingers. “Don’t worry, you look alright. Now look at me, okay? I want to see your face.”

For a few seconds it seemed like Jaebum wasn’t going to do it. However, though hesitant, his head slowly turned toward Jinyoung.

“See, you look alright, aside from your eyes that got even smaller than before. Are you sure your eyes are opened?”

“Ugh, shut up,” Jaebum groaned, and Jinyoung laughed. When his laughter finally dissipated, silence engulfed the room, but he didn’t mind. He took his time watching the other’s face, and he could see Jaebum doing the same. He would never get tired of that beautiful face, sculpted into perfection and he thanked God for that.

“Did you take off your contact lenses?” Jaebum asked.

“Yeah. Who wears contact lenses to sleep? You shouldn’t.”

“It’s so upsetting.”

Jinyoung furrowed his eyebrows, confused. “Why?”

“It’s the first time I see your eyes without lenses and I can’t even see it clearly. I’m so mad.”

Jinyoung’s heart tugged, but he still tried to force out what he hoped to be a reassuring smile. “Don’t worry, I’ll show it to you whenever you want after you get better,” he said, patting the slightly sunken cheek. “Now, the first thing you have to do is eating. You’ve lost too much weight. What do you want to eat?”

Jaebum’s eyes sparkled. “Are you going to cook for me?”

“If it’s something simple, then yes, though it won’t be as tasty as your cooking.”

“How about kimchi fried rice?”

“Alright. Now let’s get up. Wash yourself as I cook, okay?”

“Yes mom,” he said teasingly. Jinyoung pinched his cheek and he yelped, though it still didn’t erase the grin formed by his mouth. Satisfied from the revenge, Jinyoung’s hand moved to untie his other hand, and he saw the other’s face fell.

“Do you really have to untie that?” Jaebum asked quietly. Jinyoung couldn’t help a fond smile spread across his face. Jaebum always came off as dependable and caring in front of him. He felt like he was the only one needing the other, like he was the only one being taken care of. He felt like he started to become dependant to Jaebum, while he couldn’t do anything for the other, useless. That was part of the reason why he didn’t have the confidence that Jaebum would stay with him. And although he knew he shouldn’t feel that way because Jaebum being like that because he was feeling weak after all that happened to him, he was happy since Jaebum started to show his neediness toward him. He ruffled the fluffy raven hair, affection filled his heart.