daisies for my love | showkyun

07. are

the next morning could have been joyous if he got to enjoy a beauty sleep. instead, tired brown eyes underlined with dark eyebags stared back in the mirror.

frustrated, changkyun runs a hand over his face. he haven't slept a wink last night, the after effects of hanahaki wearing him out faster than he thought.

sure, hyunwoo had agreed to date him. that doesn't really mean that his love is being reciprocated.

fuck, he was going to die.

stop. changkyun tells himself, to his reflection. his eyes filled with determination, and he won't die. changkyun refuses to die, or lose his feelings.

he had to sneak into his mother's room in order to get some make up to conceal his dark eyebags.

"changi? are you up?" his mother called from the kitchen; one of the rare days that she was home and cooking breakfast.

"baby, are you okay? you don't look so good." she asked as soon as he entered the kitchen. "i'm fine, mom." he mutters, munching on a toast. "i heard you in the toilet last night, are you sure?" changkyun swallows back spit, not meeting his mother's eyes.

"i'm really fine, just had an upset stomach last night." his mom nodded, letting him off this time, after telling him to eat some medicines.

"so, how did the date go?" jooheon asks, as soon as he saw him in front of the gate. "it was good," he blushed at the thought, looking forward to seeing hyunwoo today.

"kyunah, hey." a hand slung around his lithe frame and he felt the warmth of hyunwoo leaning on him. "hi," he looks up, and something warm and soft planted against his forehead.

it took him a moment to register that it was hyunwoo's lips on his forehead and heat immediately bursted on his face. jooheon giggled in ecstasy next to him, squealing as he shook the person next to him; who turned out to be hyungwon.

"h-hi-" his mind backfired on him, as he greeted. flowers started to push up his throat and changkyun didn't know if he could control them any longer. instead, he bit down on his tongue and irony taste spreaded over his tongue.

he managed to hold back until lunch, then everything was forcing and pushing their way up his throat with so much force that it hurt.

hyungwon managed to drag him out into the nurse's office and locking the door before changkyun was throwing up all over the floor.

daisies littered the floor, specked with a redness that sent a sickly feeling to his stomach. "are you fine now? you shouldn't have pushed it down," hyungwon adviced, helping him up.

he watched as hyungwon cleaned, feeling exhausted.

a series of knocks echoed in the silence, changkyun looks up with half lidded eyes.

"who is it?" hyungwon called out, and kihyun answered a beat later. "it's me, let me in." changkyun nods when he feels hyungwon's eyes on him, and opened the door.

kihyun walks in with snacks in his arms, dumping them on the bed that changkyun sat on. "here, you need to keep yourself strong," he hands him a water bottle that changkyun takes gladly. "and stay hydrated. i've read about it, and i'm going to help you the best i can." he exclaimed. changkyun smiled gratefully, he was glad he had some friends on his side.

hyunwoo looked pretty dejected when they met at the end of the session. "where were you three during lunch?" jooheon piped, eyeing them with suspension.

"i- i went to-o the ne-nearby café." hyungwon lies, averting his eyes. "i had an upset stomach so i was in the infirmary." changkyun said, his voice was still raspy. "i was with kyun, he must have had something bad for breakfast." kihyun tells. "are you okay now?" hyunwoo asks kindly, making the fluttering in his heart grow.

"yes, since kihyun hyung nursed me to health, i'm feeling a lot better now." changkyun answers softly.

"aish, why are you so cute?!" hoseok said, pinching his cheek lightly. minhyuk grabs kihyun's arm from behind. "hey you guys," hyunwoo greets his friends with a smile.

"hi kihyunnie~" minhyuk ignored his friend and focused on the blushing boy with him. "hi, minhyuk-ah." hoseok had his arms around minhyuk who was holding kihyun's hand.

the scene made changkyun and hyungwon laugh within themselves, as they looked so cute together. changkyun felt something on his waist and looked down to see hyunwoo's hand resting on his hip while he talked to hoseok. it made him smile, heart racing at the small contact.

"wanna hold my hand?" hyungwon flushes when jooheon asks, but nevertheless joined his hands with the younger boy. "s-sure." jooheon just offers him his dimpled smile as he held his hand tightly.

the group of friends exit the school, talking and joking until one by one, they had to go to different directions.

a/n: little short, but here it is. idk why it feels so rushed in this chapter, but i'll do better :")
also, lil question:
● what do you think of the kihyun × minhyuk × hoseok twist?
● should i make them couples or just one sided?
anyway, don't forget to vote and comment ♥