solitude • kihyun

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 kihyun put all the pill's containers in a bag and took them out to the trash. when he returned, he realized yuna was still shaken. he didn't know how to make her feel better and it was frustrating.

"how is that going?" he tried to make small conversation. she just shrugged as she kept putting the rest of the cds inside the box.

 "so... what do you say if we talk about random things? so we don't focus too much in this place?" he asked, as an attempt for her to feel better as they cleaned his room. 

yuna glanced at him with worried eyes but finally nodded. "alright... so i know practically nothing about you - he started, yuna turned to look at him - what's your favorite color?"

she tried to hold back a laugh as she shook her head. "what is that the first thing people always ask you when they're trying to get to know you better? is that even important?"

he lifted his hands in a defeated gesture. "it is for me... come on, fave color?"

yuna looked at him with sympathetic eyes and remembered how kibum had asked this same question to her in the past, but not exactly under the same circumstances. 

"yellow." she said shrugging. 

kihyun made a disgusted face, only to receive a smack in the head. "i am kidding... it's a pretty color." he said nodding, picking up some trash and torned paper that was on the floor.

"but what shade? or tone?"

yuna thought about it as she realized she really didn't know the answer. "i guess... all of them?"

"but there has to be a favorite?" he eagerly asked her.

"alright... mustard." she said nodding as if she was trying to convince herself as well, even though it was a beautiful shade.

"alright... honestly, i thought you were more a purple or lilac girl but that's fine." he said shrugging. 

yuna smiled and put her hands on her waist. "what's yours then?" 

his eyes widened as he turned to look at her. "excuse me, are you asking me for my favorite color? buy me a drink first." he joked. she laughed and pushed him softly.

"i thought knowing someone else's favorite color was stupid-

"yah!" she scolded him but he only laughed. "black." he simply said with a smirk, returning to his job. 

yuna nodded as she thought the color really suited him. "so together we're a bee." he finally added, making her roll her eyes.

they laughed but returned to their respective activities. yuna finished with the cds and started with old movies. kihyun instead, started with old objects that were on the vanity's drawers. he noticed there were even things from his parents there.

the silence was painful as both of their heads were filled with unwanted thoughts.

"how did you two meet?" he finally asked, shoulders down, his voice almost a whisper. 

he had always been curious about it but since he didn't talk with kibum ever again, he couldn't know. 

yuna turned to look at him with confused eyes, thinking about how answering that question would help her not to think about him? 

"uh-- well...- she ran a hand through her hair - it was at the faculty?" she said nodding. kihyun didn't look at her, he instead sat on the bed, giving his back to her.