Seonghwa walked inside the house, his feelings mixed. A simple walk, seemingly to relax, made him have a hundred thoughts and memories.
But he pushed all these aside. Because now he was inside the house, and he was going to see the demons again.
He walked into the living room, seeing them all on one couch. They were all cuddling with each other, some were on top of others, some sleeping.
The sight warmed him, but also made him feel like an outcast. He could clearly see that the seven of them were meant for each other. He wasn't fitting there.
With careful steps, not waking them up, he went quickly to his room, closing the door behind.
He let his body fall on the bed, letting his thoughts surround him.
He started questioning a lot of things. Like, the conversation he had with Yunho, about Seonghwa feeling something for them. Or some of them returning those feelings. But Seonghwa wouldn't let himself believe that.
He knew that it was impossible for demons like them, to like someone like himself. Someone so broken and unfixed. If the rest of the demons were feeling like that for each other, Seonghwa had no reason to interfere.
They didn't need someone like him around them. But Seonghwa wanted someone like them around him.
He thought that, he should try to subside how he was feeling, or make the feelings be gone forever. But he knew that this would be hard.
Because he was feeling so much for them, he couldn't describe it. They had showed him such beautiful things, that he couldn't help but develop feelings.
A few tears fall from his eyes due to frustration. He didn't know what to do. He was battling his own self, being in conflict with what he wanted.
Maybe for now, some distancing would be OK. So that he would clear up his mind.
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Wooyoung woke up after a while, realising that someone was in the house. But it didn't take long until he sensed that it was Seonghwa.
He looked down, seeing he was on top of San. The others were sitting nearby, sleeping, cuddling with each other. The sight made a smile appear on his face.
The events that happened, quickly were brought to his mind, making him smile wider.
With careful actions not to wake San, he lifted himself and went to see Seonghwa. Why didn't he wake them up?
Up the stairs and outside his room, he could hear silence. Maybe. He knocked gently on the door, waiting for a response.
He didn't get one. He did it again and again.
"Yes?" Wooyoung could hear. It was a faint yes, the demon barily heard it. The voice sounded hoarse and shaky.
"Seonghwa is everything alright?" He asked worriedly. He tried to open the door, only to realise it was locked.
"Seonghwa please open the door"
"Go away please. I want to be alone"
"What happened? Please open the door" Wooyoung said worriedly. What was going on?
"I'll come down just, leave now. Please"
Wooyoung didn't pressure him. He knew that there was something wrong. And he was going to find out.
Making himself invisible, he passed through the door and found himself inside the room.
Everything seemed to be in place, aside from a bump on the bed. Seonghwa was under the covers and Wooyoung could swear that he heard sniffling. Was he crying?
He couldn't do much, seeing that Seonghwa had no idea what was going on, that Wooyoung was inside his room. But that worried the demon.
He quickly exited the room, and went to find the rest. Surprisingly, they were still on the couches. As if nothing had happened.
Wooyoung went and shook San lightly, making the demon open his eyes.
"What happened?" San asked sleepily, trying to stretch his limps.
"I don't know. Seonghwa came back and he is locked in his room. I don't know what to do" Wooyoung said worriedly, making San stood from his seat immediately.
"What are you saying? How long has he been here?"
"I dont know, maybe an hour, I don't know"
They both walked up the stairs, but not before making sure that the rest were awake.
San went and knocked the door lightly, but no response. He tried opening the door, but it was locked.
"Pup? Seonghwa? What are doing?" He asked sweetly, masking his worry. But there was no answer, or movement from inside.
San didn't want to intrude the humans privacy, but he really wanted to see how he was. With a swift move he broke the door knob and walked inside.
Seonghwa was exactly where Wooyoung had left him, on the bed, under the covers.
San approached slowly and sat carefully on the bed. Seonghwa didn't move, even though he knew that San sat on the bed.
"Seonghwa, is everything alright?"
The human under the blankets only moved a little, but didn't spoke. He didn't know what to say. He wasn't gonna tell them what really bothered him, that's for sure. But what else could he say?
"It's nothing. Dont worry about it" He said, but came muffled due to the blanket over him.
"Pup, you are crying. This can't be nothing. Please let us help you"
"You don't have too. I'll be fine. Just give me some time" Seonghwa said, curling more into the blankets.
He could hear footsteps getting inside his room, meaning that that the others were inside. No, not right now. He didn't have the energy to face them.
But he didn't heard anything. Noone spoke, noone moved. Until Seonghwa felt someone hugging him from behind, squeezing his blanket wrapped self into a strong torso.
"Please Seonghwa. Let us help you" The human could make out Yunho's words.
Yunho. Seonghwa remembered the words they had shared that night, the kisses they had stolen. He was the one that told Seonghwa about liking him, it was with this specific demon that they had discussed it.
But he couldn't right now. He didn't believe any of the words the demon had said. Maybe he wanted to make him feel better. A thousand maybes. He couldn't trust them on this one. He wasn't gonna tell them what was bothering him.
So, he stayed quiet, hoping that the demons would leave him alone.
