Eyes Here

Double B to Triple Kim (part 2)

Jinhwan sighed before hesitantly knocking on Jiwon's door. He heard rustling behind it but after waiting for a while the door didn't open. He knocked once more, hoping that Jiwon would open the door for him.

After talking to the maknae line and Yunhyeong, he found out that the two had been hiding a secret from him that the others wouldn't dare tell him no matter how he had threatened them. It only means that he needs to hear it from the lips of the subjects themselves.

He let out the breath he's been holding before looking back at the others who were anticipating what would happen next.

"I guess Hanbin it is." Jinhwan said, taking a step back from Jiwon's door after knocking on it. But just as he was about to leave, there was a tugging feeling that he should knock once more. Jinhwan bit his lip when he heard something that caught his attention.

He turned around again to knock, this time he motioned the others to leave so he can talk to Jiwon privately. Though hesitant, the others left and just when the front door closed Jiwon's door creaked open.

"Jiwon-ah...." Jinhwan uttered, holding on the door as he took a peak inside the room. It was a mess, as usual, but he didnt see Jiwon. Pushing the door to open, he felt it stop. He sighed as his suspicions were proven correct. The sound he heard a while back was Jiwon sliding down from his door. The younger must've heard him and felt defeated, why? Maybe because of choosing Hanbin over him again. He didnt have the patience to deal with things like this but something inside him compelled him to dive in further and discover what's behind those words they uttered.

Jinhwan kneeled beside Jiwon who had his back on the door and slumped at the corner of his room. The pitiful look on his face was something Jinhwan didnt like seeing. He was usually full of life and he rarely had moments of sadness. Most of those times he would ask Jinhwan for help and they've become closer that way.

"Jiwon-ah... I wont know what I did wrong if you dont tell me..."

"It's nothing. I... just thought you'd be more careful than that."

"What do you mean?"

Jiwon's eyes traveled to Jinhwan's curious ones, showing off the irritation that he had inside. Jinhwan was a bit taken back by Jiwon's eyes. The younger never really looked at him this way, maybe this was one of those times where he really needed to give him space.

"Hanbin..." Jiwon started, "We don't really get along... But because of you, we're practically like brothers now. And even if we did get along now... it doesn't mean that we're in love with each other or we want to have something to do with each other when you exist."

Jiwon's eyes practically turned into saucers when he realized what he had just said. There was a moment of hesitation as he looked at Jinhwan, who seemed to be more focused on something other than what he had just said. Thankfully, it looks like the older accepted the words as a compliment instead of a confession.

"I'm sorry... I... I didnt really think of what you guys would think. I just... thought that maybe it's a good pace for the both of you to be involved with each other that way. I know how hard it was for the both of you to get along so I just felt like it was nice to finally see this." Jinhwan answered, pulling out Jiwon's hand to hold it and play with his fingers. "You two are always there to take care of me so I was happy that you would be taking care of each other. I didnt realize you weren't comfortable that way."

Jiwon sighed deeply before clicking his tongue.

"It's not about our preference. I dont really care about it being a boy or a girl... I like someone if I like them. I dont if I dont. I like Hanbin but not the way you think I do. Jinan-hyung... sometimes it bothers me how oblivi--"