Brown Eyes

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Trapped in the dark for years,
Not knowing what the day is,
Or the time,
Forgetting all the memories you once had,
Scary, isnt it?

But that was how life was for him.

He didn't know when it started but the only source of light he had were from his own body. He glowed dimly but just enough to light up the cavern he was trapped within for years. Decades maybe. He didn't know, he couldn't tell. He couldn't escape for chains held him down. He tried countless of time to break free either only to be captured again before he could escape or fail miserably. The people that he saw weren't people. To him, they were more monstrous than he was. He was frightened of them for they hurt him, forced him to stay and do their bidding. Why and how? He couldn't remember for it had been that long. He couldn't remember the feeling of sun upon his skin or water beneath his feet. He only knew of the cold darkness, sometimes the voice of the people but they were never comforting.

One day, he finally broke out.

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Minhyun was well received by most people despite there being plenty who avoided him as well. He was unnatural, some would put it. Always with a gentle exterior and an envious carefree nature, most tend to find him either approachable or completely out of reach. But Minhyun was his own man so it didn't really matter to him what others thought of him.

It was getting late that day and Minhyun had just come down from the mountains. He was walking along the pathway as always when he noticed a shine to his right. Of course being a man filled with curiosity, he couldn't just leave it alone. He decided to stray from the path despite knowing how dangerous that was into the forest. His steps were careful as he approached the light that was slowly dimming. Once he reached the source of the light, it had completely dimmed out and left only that of a male figure on the ground, passed out. Confused, he approached the male carefully. The first thing he noticed was the stench of blood. He had a rather sensitive sense of smell so it was easy to sniff it out even though it had already dried up. He could see the wounds the other had around his wrists and ankles. They were rather deep and alarming. The male was also barely covered, only a rather tattered cloth draped around his body and prevented him from being fully naked. Minhyun didn't question that of course. He was more concerned about the wounds than that of a naked body. He checked the male's wrist for a pulse just to be sure he hadn't found a dead body. There was one but it was very very low and concerning. Minhyun couldn't leave the other out in the open like this so he did what he thought was best and brought the male home despite knowing the consequences fully well.

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Pain.

Numb.

Anger.

He woke up with those emotions as he sat up, eyes glaring unintentionally since that was his default for years. Always on alert but what he saw shocked him. He wasn't in the middle of the forest where he had passed out. He wasn't back in the same cold dark that he had known for years. There he was, in some kind of place that absolutely left him baffled and confused. His body felt different too. He was no longer crouching and... He had actual fingers? His skin wasn't glowing anymore and where was his tail? His anger turned into confusion and he let out a gasp, making himself freeze up at the sound of his voice. What was that? He tried to make a noise again and it came out unfamiliar. What was going on?

A bang surprised him, making him jolt out from the comforts of the cloth on top of him. He jumped onto all fours and hissed as a male entered the room he was in. Room, that's right. This was called a room. He could roughly recall some things. The male appeared stunned for a moment before it was replaced with a smile. He backed away from the male to the corner of the... Bed. He was on a bed. It was soft. But he shot his glare back up at the male who approached him.