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{Lost in the Dream - Monsta X ¦ The Connect: Dejavu} 2:07---------------❍----------3:59 ↻ ⊲ Ⅱ ⊳ ↺
"I burn in this moment,
Can’t ever wake from this dream."
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Jooheon had only spent one night at the hospital. The fever was quick to run down, leaving him with common cold as a mark of it conquering his immune system once. But one thing from that night never left him — the dream.
Knowing how crazy his dreams are (Changkyun's death was crazy enough), Jooheon had gone to sleep the next day hoping he'd dream of his love resurrecting somehow; but instead he only saw him dying in his arms; again. The same dream continued to haunt him whenever he slept, which gave way to sleepless nights.
A month had passed, a part of him wanted to forget everything that happened in his dreams, and even forget Changkyun, but he had a feeling somewhere in his heart that he saw those dreams for a reason. He believed he saw those dreams because fate had something in store for him. He believed a Changkyun existed in real life and he saw those dreams for them to meet in real life, and so he let it bother him.
He would often find himself staring at crowds, his eyes desperately searching for Changkyun's face somewhere. He even started working part-time as a cashier at a café even though he didn't have to. He hoped Changkyun would come in for a shot of espresso someday.
Sometimes he would question Changkyun's existence. He'd curse at himself for being so foolish and naive to search for someone from his dreams and then he'd spend a chunk of his earnings from the café to gulp down endless shots of espressos and black coffee instead of alcohol (he remembers well what went down the last time he got drunk).
Sometimes all the coffee in his system would betray him and he'd fall asleep, only to see his beloved bleeding again. That dream was like an itch you can't seem to locate.
Whenever he felt like his body needed rest he cried himself to sleep, knowing that he'd have to see it again. And so he'd fall asleep and silently endure the torture.
There was a sudden drop in Jooheon's mood since the fever and it was a matter of concern for Kihyun. "College is taking a toll on me", was Jooheon's answer everytime Kihyun interrogated him and he was forced to accept it. Sometimes he'd want to tell Kihyun everything and ask for his help to find Changkyun but fearing he wouldn't believe his story, he'd keep mum. Kihyun would often take him to a club, hoping "he would find some joy" there but instead he'd spend his time scanning faces and exploring every quiet corners to find him.
Jooheon couldn't find anyone at the club, but Kihyun sure did.
Kihyun was wasted and kept shouting at the bartender to keep supplying him with shots but wouldn't agree to pay for it. The bartender was none other than Hyunwoo, who he has been dating for five months now. Who knew someone would find a drunk Kihyun so endearing?
