ice ; nct luwoo

04

The next day, Taeyong woke Jungwoo up by telling him that their friends were coming over in ten minutes. It didn't really motivate him, so he stayed in bed and cuddled deeper under the covers. Taeyong walked by him another time and mumbled something he knew was directed to him but he couldn't hear.

Those ten minutes had passed by quickly; he had fallen asleep and also couldn't hear the front door opening since he was so far upstairs.

The bedroom door opening was the sound that woke him up. However, he didn't open his eyes yet. He wanted to see what his friends would do to him.

"Is this him?" He heard a surprisingly deep voice ask.

Jungwoo was a little confused; he had thought that Taeyong said their friends were coming over. He was positive that the voice belonged to no one he knew.

"Mhm." Yuta hummed.

Jungwoo could feel heat suddenly approach him, and before he knew it, he could vividly hear someone's breathing very close to his body.

"He's very pretty."

Suddenly, the heat was gone and his blankets were ripped off of him. He still had yet to open his eyes.

"No no no, don't do that to him!" The voice exclaimed.

It had taken Jungwoo a moment after the blankets were put back on his body to remember that he had fallen asleep in his boxers and a t-shirt. He had bruises and scars everywhere, so there was no way that at least a few minor ones weren't visible. His face got hot at the idea that the total stranger just saw him like that.

He realized that his friends weren't leaving the room anytime soon, so he shifted around and opened his eyes as to make it seem like he had just woken up.

"Good morning, Sleeping Beauty." Yuta said.

"Yeah, good morning Zeus!" Sicheng giggled.

He sat up and yawned like a kitten, bearing his cute teeth and grin. He simultaneously scanned the room for the newcomer. He was in awe at how tall and extremely handsome the man was. For a few solid seconds, he couldn't stop staring at him.

Sicheng laughed at his hysteria. "Zeus, this is Lucas. He's my partner at my university."

Lucas.

He studied the male. The name Sicheng called him was so American, but there was no way he wasn't Asian. He figured it was just a nickname, like Zeus was his own.

Jaehyun stared at him. "What are you doing? You should get dressed."

Jungwoo groaned, stealing the attention of Lucas, who looked him in the eye for a split, awkward second.

He couldn't believe that Jaehyun was suggesting he get ready for all to watch. He looked down.

"What's the matter, Zeus?" Taeyong asked.

"I...I don't want you to see..."

Taeyong nodded in understanding and shooed everyone out so Jungwoo could get ready in private.

It only took him a few minutes to put on sweatpants and semi fix up his hair. He went downstairs and saw everyone gathered on the couches. Lucas was sitting in a lone chair, the one he sat in when Daeseok brought him over.

"Ay Zeus!" Jaehyun cheered.

His friends were excited he had come down. "You're just in time. I wanted to tell you all something!" Taeyang exclaimed. They all leaned in intently. "Sicheng brought Lucas to hang out with us, so why don't we get to know each other a little better by going on a camping trip?"

They cooed. "I like that idea." Lucas said.

"But does anyone have camping supplies?" Jungwoo asked.

Yuta chuckled and raised his hand. "I have four tents, a cooler, and beer. Sound good?"

They cheered again.

Sicheng looked up. "When will we go?"

"Zeus' work leave ends in three days, so how about we go in two?"

They nodded. "Should we pack now, then?"

"Maybe tomorrow. This is going to be so fun, you guys!"

Yuta stood up, Sicheng doing the same. "Welp, we should head back, then. Winwinie has the night shift and won't be back until 5 tomorrow morning so we might as well start packing now." The couple left.

Taeyong sat on the couch in Jaehyun's lap. Lucas looked around the room, a little unamused by the sudden silence.

Jungwoo heard Jaehyun whisper something in Taeyong's ear. He couldn't hear exactly what was said, but whatever it was, it made Taeyong stand. "Hey Lucas, why don't you and Zeus stay here and chat. Jaehyun are um...going upstairs."

Jungwoo made an effort to get them to stay without making Lucas feel like he was unwanted. However, the two boys practically sprinted upstairs and slammed the door behind them.

He and Lucas were then left in a short, awkward silence, broken when Lucas said, "So...you're name is Zeus?"

"Oh no, it's actually Jungwoo. Kim Jungwoo. They just call me that because J-woo and Zeus sound similar."

"Oh-h...well then, Jungwoo, I'm Wong Yukhei."

"So why do they call you Lucas?"

Lucas shrugged nonchalantly.

Jungwoo giggled, causing Lucas' to stop and stare. He backed off and stared back, fear in his eyes. Seojun did something similar when he was being too loud and annoying.

"Oh-oh no...I'm sorry...I didn't mean-"

Lucas frantically moved over to the couch and made wired hand gestures to calm him down. "Hey hey, you didn't do anything wrong. It just caught me off guard."

Jungwoo relaxed his muscles after taking notice of Lucas' wide and comforting hand on his shoulder.

He released the tension he had in his neck, letting his head fall forward. He didn't dare move it.

"Thank you." He said.

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crappy chapter?

Idek if this is bad or not

I'm suddenly feeling pretty inspired to write this after seeing the few comments on the last chapter. I'm very glad you all are at least somewhat interested in this story!

I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Have a nice day/night!❤️💍😤