Give & Take

Heavy Knockout

If morning were always distasteful, Minhyun thought otherwise now as he opened his eyes to find the person he liked in his arms and sound asleep. He smiled as he gently ran a finger down his cheek. Baekho shifted closer and scratched his cheek before relaxing again. Minhyun giggled softly and kissed his forehead.

"Baekho... Baekho."

"Mmm?" The sleeping male parted his eyelids a little bit to look at Minhyun.

"I'm going to leave now. Take care of yourself, okay?"

"Mmm." Baekho closed his eyes again, falling asleep immediately. Minhyun chuckled and kissed his cheek before unwrapping his arms so he could get off the bed. Baekho rolled over to his side as he got up and Minhyun shook his head. He fixed the blanket before heading back to his room to get ready for the day.

Baekho woke up once it was around noon and food was being brought to him. He rubbed his eyes and looked around for Minhyun, blinking as if that would make the other appear magically.

"If you're finding for the young master, he has already left for the day," the maid said and bowed.

"Oh... Thank you," He replied her and smiled, rubbing his neck. So it wasn't a dream. He hummed and crawled over to his food, laying on his stomach and eating it. He swung his legs in the air, somehow feeling much lighter than before. Free. He felt free and relaxed despite all the growing worries. Maybe it was because he finally figured out what all the turmoil in his emotions were or maybe because he felt closer to Minhyun as an individual now, whatever it was, it made him feel light. He finished eating and brushed his hands before getting up to wash up and also take a quick shower.

He didn't want to leave the room but that didn't mean he couldn't call people into the room since they wouldn't be affected by him. He stuck his head out from the window that he could open now from the bottom thanks to the spell Minhyun had removed from it, when he saw a familiar person. He waved to get their attention.

"Minki!"

"Hmm? Oh! Baekho. Do you want to tend to the horses today?"

"No thank you. I can't leave the room today. Do you have anything that I can do to pass time?"

"Um... Oh! Wait right there. I'll be right up."

"Alright."

Baekho pushed himself back inside and shut the window as he sat down and waited for his other friend to show up. Living in Minhyun's home wasn't as lonely as he originally thought it would be. The guards, despite being afraid of his powers, weren't exactly mean to him. They probably played along because they were more afraid that Minhyun might do something if someone did something bad to Baekho. The maids took awhile to loosen up around him too. They didn't talk to him or approach him much but they did smile or bow when he walked by. Baekho wasn't too sure about after the incident though but he didn't want to scare anyone by just walking around outside now. Not after what he had done. A knock took him away from his thoughts as he got up and opened the door. Minki beamed while holding a box in his hands.

"Can I come in?" Minki asked and Baekho looked at the guards.

"Can he? Pretty please?" The two threw puppy eyes at them and they couldn't say no so one of them just gave a hesitant nod.

"Yay!" Minki hopped in and onto the bed he went. Baekho closed the door and joined him. "Wow. The bed is so so soft."

"Mhmmm. I was really shocked when I woke up on it for the first time too. Although I think I was pretty distracted by other things then."

"So like, I can touch you in this room?"

Baekho hadn't told Minki about his powers but he did tell him that they shouldn't ever come in contact and he also did mention about the room before. "Yep. It's totally fine here."