detraction | Sohn Youngjae ✅

Eric: december 12

Hyunjoon fed me warm ramen noddles and my cold body had momentarily warmed up. "You should eat too." "I ate earlier, don't worry about me." "You know I will anyway." He lightly laughed then smiled. "The trip is soon, isn't it?" "Yeah, aren't you coming?" "I wish. Something came up and I can't miss it...I'm sorry love." I tried to not let my disappointment show, but that didn't stop Hyunjoon from noticing. "I'm sure you'll have fun with the others." "Yeah..." He picked up the chopsticks again then ate a bit of ramen. "'I ate earlier' my ass..." "Hush." I was happy and he was happy. That's all I really needed, at least that's what I thought.

Kevin ran up to me with a worried look. "What?" "Changmin won't answer his phone." "You're overreacting..." "Maybe, but he could be in trouble." I sighed then found it weird that Changmin wouldn't respond, to Kevin at that. "Did you-" "Yes. Everywhere." "Maybe he just went off campus and is in a no service area." "Hopefully..." You couldn't deny how romantic it was that these two worried about each other this much. In my eyes, their relationship was something special and would probably last a long time. "Anyway, I'd love to stay and chat, but I have an arm to take care of." I walked past him and hurried to my room.

I pulled as hard as I could as I wrapped my arm. Would it be healed before we go on the trip? I doubted it, but that didn't mean I'd give up. The door opened and my roomie dropped his things off at his desk. "Need anything?" "Fruit would be nice." "Gotcha." He left the room and I found myself wanting to be with Younghoon. Or did I want to see Juyeon? Did I want cuddles from Haknyeon? I couldn't figure it out. I could just see each at a different time, but I also had classes. I groaned then decided to call one of them. "Hey." "I want to see you..." He hung up and I became annoyed. He could've at least said no. I decided to nap until it was time for my class.

A knock awoke me from my sleepy state and I checked to see who it was. "You called?" "Yeah..." I stepped to the side and let him in. He sat on my bed then patted the spot next to him. "Let's talk." I closed the door then joined him on the bed. "You called for a reason. What is it?" "Cuddles..." He lied down with me and let my back hit his chest. He rested his chin on my shoulder then began to hum a familiar tune. "You're not going to ask?" "No." He continued to hum and had almost put me to sleep if the door hadn't opened. "I'll just...leave this here..." He quickly left and I kind of felt bad that he had walked in on this.

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I rested my head on the table then felt someone stroke my hair. "Tired, love?" "Very..." He continued to stroke my hair then stopped. "Don't stop..." "I'm just packing up our things. Come on, you can sleep somewhere else." He carried our bags as we made our way out of the classroom and to a quiet area in the building. "Why are you so tired love?" "I decided to do some late night studying. I'd say it worked." He hit my arm and glared at me. "You know doing that is bad for you. You could've lost what you retained." Silence fell over us like a blanket until Hyunjoon had lifted it up. "Hey." I hummed in response as I started to drift off. "Did Juyeon ever touch you in a way you didn't like?" My head snapped up faster than a cheetah could run. "What? Why would you ask that? Juyeon knows his boundaries."

I would've remembered if he had done such a thing anyway. And of all times to ask, why now? Then something clicked in my brain. "The party..." "You sure...?" "Very sure." I wondered how I could've forgotten such a thing happened that day. "How about Younghoon?" "Joon, what's with the questions? Is something bothering you?" "Can't I check to see if my boyfriend is doing okay?" "You can, but these specific questions..." I held his hands in mine and gave them a squeeze. "Everything is fine. Trust me." He momentarily stared into my eyes then nodded. "I trust you."