I can't hear you// JeongChan

Aren't you all?

'Cause every word can speak to my soul, it's outta my control

Chan smiled and took the paper back.

Can you teach me how to sign?

Sure!

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Jeongin wrote down a couple of simple words and signed them.

'Hi my name is Jeongin! I'm deaf! Are you hearing?'

'Hey Jeongin, I'm Bang Chan, yes I am hearing'

Jeongin smiled and handed Chan a notebook with a note on it.

Just for now, since you only know a few basic signs. Do you know anyone hard of hearing?

No. But I have a question, why don't you have a hearing aid?

Jeongin sighed. I was really young when I lost my hearing and we did try hearing aids but I still couldn't pick up on the language at all. I can read lips but thats about it. I can't hear anything but I make it work. How old are you?

21. And I'm sorry, I was being ignorant.

Don't worry about it, you've never been around a Deaf person. And, my brother's the same age as you! I'm 17 but ehh.

Awww what's your brother's name?

Woojin.

That's a cute name! Your phone's ringing..

Jeongin gasped and grabbed his phone off the table and looked at all the messages. He ran home, barely acknowledging Chan as he left, running home to see his parents angry faces.

'Where were you?!' his mother signed, obviously upset.

'We were worried sick! What did we tell you about keeping your phone on vibrate and on you?! What don't you understand about it being important that we keep in contact with you?!' Added his father.

Jeongin gulped, trying to stay calm, 'I was talking to someone..'

'How Jeongin?! You can't hear anything! How the fuck are you gonna talk to a hearing person?!'

He glared at his mother, 'I'm deaf, not illiterate Mom.' Jeongin signed and stormed up to his room, slamming the door and making his older brother flinch. Woojin opened his arms and Jeongin teared up and sat on his older brothers lap, allowing himself to get wrapped up in his older brother's arms as he cried quietly into his chest.

Woojin sighed and pulled him away. 'What's wrong?'

'They don't get it Hyung! They think they do but they just don't! Why is it that you guys can hear just fine and I cant?! Why am I such a fuck up Woojin? What did I do wrong? Why am I such a burden on them?'

'You aren't a fuck up and you aren't a burden. You want me to talk to Mom and Dad?'

Jeongin nodded and got off of Woojin's lap, watching him leave the room and go downstairs.

"What the actual fuck guys?!"

"He deserved it. Little shithead didn't respond to our texts" 

"SO?! ARE YOU FORGETTING THAT YOUR YOUNGEST CHILD HATES HIMSELF YET LOVES HIS DISABILITY?! HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN THAT HE GOT HOSPITALIZED FOR TRYING TO HURT HIMSELF?! HE CAME INTO THE ROOM CRYING BECAUSE HE FEELS LIKE HES A FUCK UP! GROW THE HELL UP AND BE PARENTS TO HIM, NOT REASONS FOR HIM TO TRY AND HURT HIMSELF AGAIN!" Woojin screamed and stormed back up to their shared room to see a panicking Jeongin.

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How's 537 words for ya? This took a while to write and now idek what imma write next chapter but see you then!

~Alannah ✨