Aphenphosmphobia » k.jw & w.yh

seventeen.

"Respect is earned. Honesty is appreciated. Trust is gained. Loyalty is returned."

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"H-Hey." And Jungwoo remembered that voice from anywhere. His eyes widened, suddenly afraid what he can do. "I wanted to apologize. I know I fucked up." The other male said, earning a frown from Jungwoo, who didn't understand why this guy was apologizing to him.

"Why?" Jungwoo breathed out. "Why did you do it?"

"I'm really sorry." The other male answered, completely disregarding Jungwoo's previous question.

"Why did you do it?" Jungwoo said again, he could feel all the fears coming back from being locked up in that room. "Do you know what happened?"

"No... And I'm really sorry. I shouldn't have obeyed him. I'm really really sorry." The other pleaded, clasping his hands together and closing his eyes for more emotions. "Really really sorry."

"Do you actually–"

"No. But at least I asked for forgiveness and there's that reassurance that I'll never get close to harming you ever again." The other said seriously.

"This is not forgiveness." Jungwoo said after a long pause, even he was afraid of what's he's supposed to answer from a statement like that. "I can't just give that to you after you say a simple 'sorry'. But I'm also forgetting that you were in that scene. I don't want you involved."

"Th-That's alright." The other stuttered, his eyes actually glossing up, as what it looked like tears started gathering up by it's sides.

A vibrating suddenly snapped Jungwoo's eyes to his bag. He opened it and pulled his phone out, checking the number of whoever was calling him. Yukhei. Jungwoo ignored the giddy feeling inside of him and answered the call.

"Where are you? I'm in the library." Yukhei's voice sounded strained, but Jungwoo neglected that. Focusing on what his answer will be.

"I'm by the literature section." Jungwoo answered, looking around, checking if he was really in that section.

"Alright." The taller answered, ending the call quickly.

"I'm Jinyoung." Jungwoo looked at the other again, Jinyoung, who was still right there.

"I'm assuming you know me." The younger answered, staring at Jinyoung who chuckled slightly, rubbing the back of his neck.

"I don't." The answer caught Jungwoo's attention. He doesn't know me? "That's why I'm right here, apologizing for a mistake I did. I shouldn't have followed Hyunjae's words. I didn't even know you. I didn't know why he would want you inside that awful room."

"Then why did you actually do it?" Yukhei's voice came, making both of their heads snap to the newly arrived male. "Because that would be a good reason why I shouldn't hit you right now."

"Yukhei." Jungwoo said, making the said male look at him, Yukhei's expression softening. "Everything is not gonna be resolved in fighting."