The mask / 2park

The mask comes off

Park Jihoon and his brother both moved out at the same time and decided to live together. They go to college together as well but have different classes and never see each other on campus. Jihoons older brother is a mess and constantly breaks things in the dorm, this time it was the sink.

When Jihoon got there the floor was covered in towels and his brother had a bucket catching the water over flowing from the sink.

"How do I fix it?!" His brother said looking at Jihoon as he walked into the dorm.

"How should I know, let me search it up. Jihoon got his phone out and searched up how to fix the sink. Jihoon went under the sink and turned one knob which shut the water off.

"There you idiot," Jihoon said as he walked to put his stuff in his room.

"Oh rudeee and also we have no food can you go shopping, I'll have the house dry when you get back," Jihoons brother said with a annoying smile.

"Already?.....ughh....Fine, I will later though," Jihoon said going into his room and ignoring the protests of his hungry brother.

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It was now getting close to midnight so Jihoon decided to go to the store not saying goodbye to his brother or anything on his way out. Jihoon walked to the store and was a step away from it when he realized he left his wallet.

"Just my luck," Jihoon sighed as he started to walk back. To add on to everything it started raining, actually pouring. "Whyyy does the world hate me?"

Jihoon went to wait under a closed bus stop at least until the rain stopped. On his way there he saw someone sitting on the sidewalk in the rain. Jihoon would've kept walking if he didn't recognize the figure, it was Woojin. Woojin was just sitting in the rain looking out at the street, he was soaked.

"Woojin?" Jihoon said tapping on Woojins shoulder.

Woojin turned to look at him and Jihoon immediately noticed the mask wasn't there.

"Jihoon?" Woojin said his eyes wide.

"What.....what are you doing here?" Jihoon asked as the rain got harder and louder.

"Um...." Woojin didn't know how to reply.

"Here come on..." Jihoon said dragging Woojin to the closed down bus stop he had planned on using for shelter earlier.

"So explain, what are you doing?" Jihoon said trying not to stare at Woojins seemingly normal yet maskless face.

"Um....I...just....went for a walk?" Woojin asked trying to come up with a reasonable explanation.

Truth was Woojin had gone to his house to visit his sister earlier, Woojin lives in a dorm but his home is close enough to visit. Woojin moved out because his Mom treated him poorly, his sister was treated fine but Woojin had never been safe or welcome when his Mother was home.

Woojin had met with his mother earlier that day, he felt so overwhelmed and hurt he just left, even though the rain had been cold he felt numb in a way, at least until Jihoon showed up. That reminded Woojin, his mask.

"Oh shoot!" Woojin said putting and hand over his face.

Jihoon just kinda stood there, "not to make you feel uncomfortable but I don't think you need to hide around me, I mean I am your friend....I won't...um....judge you or anything."

Woojin sighed lowering his hand he wore the mask for two reasons and only one had to do with actually hiding his face.

"Sorry.....I'm just used to it at this point," Woojin mumbled trying to open his mouth as little as possible.