Dry Blood (Minsung)

6

tw: mentions of underaged drinking

It was already Monday morning and Jisung felt like the weekend had gone by way too quickly.

After he left the toilets on Saturday, he was bombarded with questions from his friends. Mainly about how he was feeling and if he was okay, but a few had been about Minho and what the two of them had talked about in the bathroom.

"Hey Ji," Felix ruffled Jisungs hair and sat in the seat beside him.

Jisung was with at least one of his friends in each of his classes this year. 1st period he was with Felix, 2nd he was with Hyunjin, 3rd: Jeongin, 4th: Felix again and 5th all four of them were together. However, Jisung was extremely grateful that he shared 1st period with Felix, because he was always energetic early in the morning and although he'd never admit it, it boosted Jisung's mood.

"Hey lix, how's your morning going?" Jisung said, not bothering to keep his voice quiet because the rest of the class were talking too.

"Pretty shit, I woke up late so I didn't time to get a coffee," He sighed, "how about you? Does your cheek still hurt?"

"As long as I don't touch it, it's like it doesn't exist. Until I look in the mirror."

The bruise on his cheek was more noticeable than it was on Saturday. It only took a quick glance to notice it. And although it didn't bother Jisung too much, he'd still prefer it if it wasn't there, which is why Hyunjin proposed that Jisung should cover it with makeup. But that would mean getting up earlier in the morning and he valued his sleep way more than covering up the dark shade of colour on his face.

"Hm, have you seen him yet? I heard he's looking for you."

"Who? Byungjoon? No, I've not seen him, why would he be looking for me?"

"Maybe he's gonna apologise?" Felix replied with more of a question than an answer.

"Well I don't want to talk to him," Jisung crossed his arms, his face was fixed into a frown.

"Are you okay, Ji?" Felix asked, he was now frowning too.

"What do you think, Felix?" He snapped.

...

"Sorry, I'm just still kinda shocked you know? Like my own boyfriend, hit me. It's just...hard to process."

"I'm sorry, you deserve so much better." Felix stared into his lap whilst his hands fiddled with one another. He wasn't good in situations like this.

"Do I?"

"Yes." Felix replied without hesitation. "Everything happens for a reason. Something good will come from this. I promise."

"Thanks, lix."

"Boys, pay attention. This is Geography, talk in your own time, not mine." The teacher interrupted before Felix could say anything else.

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"Okay, party tonight, you guys in?" Hyunjin threw his lunch bag on the table his friends were sitting at and took a seat opposite Jisung and Jeongin.

"A party. On a Monday night. Will anyone even go?" Jeongin widened his eyes.

"Of course people will go, as long as there's alcohol it doesn't matter what day it is," Hyunjin rolled his eyes as if he was stating the obvious to the younger boy, which to be honest, he was.

It had been a while since Jisung had gone to a party with his friends, mainly because the last time didn't end too well. Back then, Jisung didn't know his limit and by the end of the night, he was so drunk, he couldn't walk. He ended up spewing all over Hyunjin's car and Hyunjin wasn't happy. Actually, he cried, for like two hours. But Jisung tried to erase that night from his memory.