My Hand And Yours

You Didn't...

When Minhyun opened his eyes again, he felt much better than the last time he woke up. He breathed in, trying to recollect his thoughts that had calmed down considerably. He wanted to rub his eyes, stopping halfway before his hands could reach them. He turned to find for a tissue instead and noticed a lock of hair beside him. Dark blue curls made his breath hitched against his throat as he recalled what happened the last time he got up. He tried to deny it but the feeling was still too vivid in his mind, forcing him to believe that it was real and that it did happen despite whatever he wanted to believe. He had allowed Baekho to touch him indecently and had showed him a side of himself which he had never shown anyone else. He felt... Vulnerable. Baekho seemed to have felt him moving around and turned his head to meet his gaze. Minhyun quickly looked away, feeling both embarrassed and ashamed. Baekho poked Minhyun's hand after wearing a new pair of gloves to get his attention. The other moved his hand away and refused to look at him so Baekho stood up instead and bent down, supporting himself with the side of the bed.

"Still not talking to me?" Baekho asked and Minhyun glanced at him out of the corners of his eyes. Baekho had a smile on his face, clear of any judgemental thoughts. He was about to try to say something when the door opened and his parents walked in. He quickly sat up while Baekho turned around to bow at them. "Mr and Mrs Hwang."

"Hello, Baekho. Thank you for taking care of our son," Eun Na said with a sweet smile. A smile that didn't seem to make Minhyun feel any less nervous from what his father was going to say.

"That's no problem," Baekho replied with a smile. Minhyun looked at Baekho with raised brows. He didn't expect Baekho to have actually stayed the night but it seemed like he did.

"Minhyun," Min Seok said while walking up to the bedside. Minhyun gulped and looked at his father instead. "What happened was rather unfortunate but I hope you will take this as a lesson to be more careful in the future."

Minhyun pursed his lips and nodded while keeping his gaze down. Baekho noticed this and clenched his fist. "Minhyun is a careful person. It was the guar-" Minhyun grabbed Baekho's shirt to stop him from talking anymore. Baekho was definitely surprised that Minhyun was even holding his shirt so he quiet down.

"You will be discharged by tomorrow since you have no serious injuries. I expect you to be back at work soon, alright, Minhyun?" Min Seok said and Minhyun nodded. Baekho gritted his teeth but said nothing since he could feel Minhyun's grip on his shirt tighten as if to hold him down.

"We will see you when you're back home then," Eun Na said with a gentle smile. Minhyun nodded again and bowed to them.

"Don't get lost on the way back this time," Min Seok said jokingly but got no response from Minhyun as his parents left the room. Minhyun quickly let go of Baekho and wiped his hand on the blanket. Baekho didn't miss that of course but that wasn't the main problem now. He was infuriated.

"Why didn't you say anything?!" he asked loudly while slamming his hands onto the bed. Minhyun just kept a lowered gaze and gripped the blanket. "You're just going to let them step all over you? For God's sake, Minhyun, you were kidnapped and they don't even seem to care about you." Minhyun clenched his jaw. He knew. He knew they would be that way. They were his parents after all. Baekho grabbed Minhyun's arms and shook him slightly.

Just stop.

"Do they even know what you're going through? Your scars, your self harming habit and your feel-" Minhyun didn't let Baekho finish his sentence as he pushed the other away from him forcefully. Baekho stumbled back and looked at Minhyun worriedly. His eyes were red again and so were his cheeks.

"Stop," Minhyun managed to say although his voice sounded like a sad trumpet that had its pipes blocked up. Minhyun wheezed and covered his eyes, forcing himself to stop crying. He didn't want to look weak in front of anyone especially Baekho. "Just... Stop."