= The Man In the Mirror = {[Nomin]}

• Chapter 23 •

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Nana played with the black mask in his fingers, touching the soft stitches of the roses and the smooth silk of the black material. Footsteps began to walk towards him, so he glanced upwards and was met with innocent dark orbs.

Jeno grinned sideways as something white poked out of his nose, red seeping into it at the top. He twitched his nose slightly and caused Nana to giggle at how dorky he looked, setting down his mask and standing up to face the older. After their little encounter, Jeno ended up with a nose bleed and locked himself in the bathroom, making Nana worry all this time.

"How are you feeling?" Nana asked and looked at his face, spotting a few bruises that were starting to take form.

"A little sore, but I'll get over it," Jeno smiled at his caring nature, raising a hand and brushing some of Nana's soft hair out of his face.

He then took notice of something odd, Nana's eyes were all puffed and looked red on the inner line, making Jeno knit his eyebrows together and quirk his head to the side.

Had Nana been crying?

Nana seemed to take notice to this and panicked slightly, wrapping an arm around the dark haired man so that they were no longer facing each other.

"I think we should get to sleep now," Nana said and and slid his arm down Jeno's, then taking hold of his wrist and tugging him towards the stairs.

"Wait, have you been-?"

"No, I'm just really tired," Nana cut Jeno's worried words off, averting his gaze from the concerned look.

"Alright then."

Jeno smiled and reversed the dragging, now taking Nana up the steps while holding his wrist and opening the bedroom door. Both of them felt exhaustion suddenly rattle their bones as they collapsed onto the soft mattress, immediately snuggling into the covers.

They positioned themselves normally with their heads on the pillows and blankets up to their necks, facing each other with small smiles on their faces.

A moment of silence passed before Jeno decided to speak up. "That was quite a scare back there. I was terrified when Jaehyun suddenly yelled, and what would happen if you were caught... We were so close." Jeno pouted while remembering the whole scene.

Nana chuckled and rubbed the back of his neck. "Yeah... and thank you for stopping your monster. I thought he was going to break my ribs if he pushed any harder."

Jeno went silent for a few seconds while biting his lip. He then looked down to the other's chest, then carefully raising a hand. He looked to Nana for permission, the younger feeling his cheeks tint but nodded anyway. His hand softly landed on his chest, a gentle touch that made Nana shiver.