loose ; nct luwoo

10

Every day, but what seemed like every hour, the man would return and renew his marks on Jungwoo's neck. He made less and less, but they lasted a while so it looked like a lot more. As it occurred, Jungwoo whimpered and couldn't help but feel disgusting. To have anyone other than Lucas touch him like this didn't feel right. All the while, Jaehyun finally got his blindfold moved from his eyes to his mouth, so he usually witnessed a bit of this behavior before turning away in shame.

Jungwoo had been kidnapped for almost three days and it was eating him alive. The man had told him that he should lose a few pounds, so he therefore starved him for the past day. His mouth watered watching Jaehyun, Hansol, and Kyungsoo stuff their faces with the little food they were given while he remained seated in the midst of it all, still tied to the chair.

"Good morning beautiful. You look extra special today." Jungwoo's face was gripped as the kidnapper studied his work on the boy's skin. "Ah, you must be too tired, I'll wait until later." He released his hold on the boy, walking over to the cells. "You lot are pretty too...has anyone ever told you that? I have such a variety. Big frame, big eyes, tall and slim, and an adorable face. I can't believe you all were living your lives right under my nose this whole time. It must be a sin for you to not be with me when you're this beautiful." The man walked back over to Jungwoo. "Ah, I just remembered. What's your name, sweetie?"

Jungwoo cried and coughed as he choked back even more tears. In the midst of all this, he had almost forgotten that he was sick. "J-Jun...Jung..."

"Screw it." The man became impatient, gripping Jungwoo harshly and attaching his lips to the boy's neck. Jungwoo was so uncomfortable. This wasn't right. While the man did as he pleased, Jungwoo glanced over at Jaehyun, who was watching with sad eyes.

"I'm sorry." He barely mumbled.

The kidnapper pulled away from his neck, grunting. "Now, tell me your name."

Finally able to catch his breath, Jungwoo lowered his head. "J-Ju...Jung..Jungwoo..."

"I see, my beautiful Jungwoo."

It now occurred to him that he shouldn't have told him that.

"You must be hungry. Let me check you to see if I'll let you eat today." The man gave an unruly smile, crouching down and beginning to lift up the hem of Jungwoo's shirt. Jungwoo pulled his knees up in defense, earning him a hard punch to the cheek as if his hair and face weren't already bruised and soaked with blood from when he was hit days before. He continued to look under his shirt at his abdomen, admiring his abs and fit torso.

As the man went to touch it, Jungwoo pushed his cold hands away, tears streaming down his face. "Please don't..." he begged quietly.

"Ah, did I hear that correctly? Your voice, my dear; it's so beautiful. Say something else." Jungwoo looked down at his lap, refusing to lift his head. "You must not know what to say, darling... tell me, are you thirsty?"

Through sobs, he answered, "Y-yes..."

"Alright. I'll be right back loves!" With that, the man stood and went back upstairs.

Now alone, Jaehyun had worked the gag out of his mouth so it was now hanging around his neck. "Jungwoo, are you alright?"

"Yeah, you know Kyungsoo and I can hear but we can't see. It sounded pretty bad." Hansol spoke from his cell.

"I'm fine," Jungwoo choked out, still evidently crying.

"Listen, I'm sure he's hurting you a lot more than he's hurt us. You're his 'trophy,' remember? He'll naturally favor you. All the more reason you should seriously cooperate. Do everything he asks you to do."

"I agree, Kyungsoo, but you didn't see what happened a second ago. If you did, you'd understand why he can't just do that." Jaehyun advocated.

"At least talk to him. It's not that hard, right? Then he might start untying some ropes. Remember to hit him once you're fully capable of protecting yourself. That could very well be how we can all get out."

After that, the entire cellar was silent besides Jungwoo's loud sobs.

"I just want to go home."

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The kidnapper shortly returned with a bottle of water for Jungwoo. He set it down angrily on the table next to him.

Crouching down, he slapped him in the face and punched him the gut with full force, causing Jungwoo to lean forward and let out a painful groan.

"You are so loud! Anyone would be able to hear you from upstairs! I told you to shut up, didn't I?"

Blankly, Jungwoo looked up. "I'm sorry."

The man's mood slightly increased hearing the boy's voice. "Say it again."

"I'm sorry..."

He got up, allowing Jungwoo to drink some of the water from the water bottle. He gulped it down eagerly, as he hadn't drank anything for the past few hours. The man pulled it away quickly, setting it back down on the table.

Without another word, he went straight back up the staircase.

Once again, the four were left alone.

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sorry, this chapter is a bit short.

I'm so so so thankful for all of you fantastic readers that have stuck with this story (even though it's becoming less and less relevant to the original)! You all are so great and I love youuuu💕

I hope you enjoyed this chapter and will look forward to my next update!