【low battery】MEANIE

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"Good morning, Wonwoo!"

"What?" Wonwoo mumbles, throwing a pillow at the noise. "I'm still sleepy."

"Ah, Wonwoo, but it's already almost eleven o'clock. Wake up, sleepy head." Wonwoo feels a soft kiss being pressed to the top of his head.

"Mingyu?"

"What? Who's Mingyu?" The voice sounds confused, and a Wonwoo blinks his eyes open. "Don't tell me you're cheating on me. Well, I don't think you'd do that, but-"

Wonwoo jumps up in surprise and disbelief at the sight in front of his eyes. His heart beats rapidly and all he hears is the sound of it pounding in his chest.

"Wonwoo? What's wrong? You look so confused?"

"W-What are you doing here?"

"What am I doing here? What are you even saying? I'm your boyfriend, we fell asleep together last night after we got tired from watching TV." Seungcheol looks at him with worry in his eyes. "Are you feeling okay?"

"W-What?" Wonwoo stutters in shock, looking around him, and finally finding his phone. He opens it and checks the date.

Why is it 2017?

"What day is it?" Wonwoo asks.

"Uh, November 5th?"

"2017?"

"Yes. Wonwoo, it's 2017." Seungcheol places a hand on his shoulder, looking into his eyes. "Look at me, Wonwoo. Are you okay?"

"Where's Mingyu? And why am I here with you?" Wonwoo demands, and Seungcheol stares at him in confusion.

"Who is this Mingyu guy you keep mentioning?" Seungcheol asks urgently. "I don't want to assume but it sure sounds like you, I dunno, cheated on my or something with some guy named Mingyu."

"Seungcheol, you- we broke up?"

"What?"

"You and I broke up a year ago." Wonwoo mumbles. "You were dared by your friends to make me fall for you and then break up with me. This isn't funny, so tell me what you did to me to be able to somehow bring me to your dorm and even change the date on my phone. This is so not funny."

"What are you talking about? Wonwoo, just -- what are you saying?" Seungcheol places his hands on Wonwoo's shoulders and shakes him lightly. "A dare? What the hell? When did that happen? And I don't even know your phone's password, I couldn't have changed the date. Plus, that is today's date. Why would I change it? It was always the correct date...?"

Wonwoo's chest hurts, a lot. His head throbs and his legs start to feel like jelly. What is going on? He scrolls through his gallery, hoping to find pictures of Mingyu and Soonyoung and all the memories he had made. Instead he finds none, and the photos in his gallery were the ones he took a year ago. The sky, some flowers, Seungcheol... things that he took photos of a year ago.

"This... I don't know what's happening." Wonwoo stands up abruptly, feeling like he wants to cry. "I just want to see Mingyu and Soonyoung and all the people I met this year."

"Wonwoo..." Seungcheol tries to hug him comfortingly, putting his arms around him, and Wonwoo pushes him away lightly. Nothing matters anymore. Mingyu. Soonyoung.

"I'm going somewhere, I need some alone time." Wonwoo grabs his phone, searching for his wallet.

"Wonwoo, please tell me what's happening. I'm here for you. Look, I love you, okay? So talk to me, please. Don't isolate yourself." Seungcheol looks desperate, his gaze bittersweet. "I want to help you."