detraction | Sohn Youngjae ✅

Eric: december 19

"It's so cold..." "Come here and I'll warm you up." "Stop it, Juyeon." "Such a party pooper..." I walked with my arm linked with Haknyeon's as the other two bickered in front of us. "Let's ignore them most of the trip." "Agreed." Despite having said that, I knew deep inside that I wasn't going to follow through. "Hey, speed up will you?" "Alright. Don't rush us." We picked up our pace as the other two had gotten farther ahead. "Why didn't the others come?" "Couldn't make it. Sangyeon had some important meeting to attend as he represents our school. Kevin went to visit family and Changmin went with him." "Oh..." And that's how it ended up being the four of us.

We reached the inn and the inside was prettier than the outside. "So, are we going to go see it tonight? If so, there's a few hours left." "Yeah since we leave tomorrow." We had gotten here yesterday evening and just like today, it was messy. The three of them had started arguing over who would room with me and I ended up sleeping alone while the three of them shared a room. I was surprised to see that they had behaved themselves that night. I quietly snuck away from them and made my way to my room. I was tired, but I was also hungry. I closed the door behind me then sighed. I couldn't risk doing anything with anyone here as things were already tense between them. However, that didn't stop me.

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I had opened the door and was pulled into a passionate kiss. He kicked the door closed then picked me up as we headed towards the bed. "We shouldn't...The others..." He silenced me with another kiss then ran his hand over my body. "Why'd you have to dress like this today...Wearing such tight ripped jeans and baggy shirt..." He ran his hand up and down my inner thigh, making me squirm underneath him. "It wasn't intentional..." "Even still...I want to take you right here..." A knock on the door was heard, making Younghoon groan in frustration. "I know you're in there Younghoon! Don't you dare touch Eric!" He pushed up from on top of me and walked towards the door.

I watched as Younghoon closed the door behind him then heard raised voices soon after. Another voice joined in and I started becoming worried. I fixed myself before heading out and seeing Juyeon and Younghoon at each other's throats and Haknyeon trying to separate them. My timing was bad as I had jumped in just as Juyeon threw a punch. They had gone quiet as I sat on the floor rubbing the side of my face. "Dude!" "I didn't know-" Haknyeon was by my side and helped me up. "Let's go get ice." The other two sped off and I started feeling guilt eating away at me. I was the cause of their fighting. Would things get better if I just disappeared? I mentally hit myself for thinking such a thing then walked with Haknyeon back to my room.

I sighed as the three of them sat in my room to watch over me. "You can leave. I'll be okay. Really. And we need to leave now if we want to catch it in time." They got up one by one and left. I grabbed my coat then iced the side of my face once more before leaving. I waited for them by the entrance and saw them arrive. "Let's go." "Yeah..."

We looked up at the sky and were amazed by the sight. "Now I'm really glad we came." "Same." I noticed Juyeon had come over to stand next to me. "Hey..." "I accept your apology." "That's good. One more thing..." "Hm?" "So, I have a proposition for you." I wasn't sure if I liked where the conversation was going. "Break up with Hyunjoon, date me and I'll protect you from everything. Or, you can continue to date Hyunjoon, but I'll no longer protect you from anything." I looked at him in shock. What if I needed him most? Was he really going to just standby and watch? "You don't have to tell me your answer, I'll know." He walked away and I felt as if I was given a life or death choice.