On Track | Hyunin

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[THIRD PERSON]
28 November

Hyunjin awoke in cold sweat, eyes wide as he panted heavily. He felt a sudden wave of paranoia wash over him, his chest felt hollow as he looked around the dark bedroom, the unsettling feeling of another prescence preventing him from going back to sleep. 

He froze at the sound of whispers, frantically whipping his head around to be met with nothing but darkness, but the hushed voices continued, his breath hitching as he closed his eyes for a moment, steadying his breath and just like that.. they were gone.

He decided not to dwell on it, laying back into the bed, but anxiety still held him ever so tightly in it's grip that he had given up on trying to sleep, leaving his warm bed to step out of the room, walking down the stairs as quietly as possible.

He stepped into the large, empty kitchen, switching on one dim light as he pulled a glass out of the cupboard, turning to the fridge, but his eyes wandered to the island accompanied by several tall barstools, blood running cold when he noticed something that shouldn't have been there.

"...Jeongin..?"

Said boy looked up quickly, and even in the darkness of the night [that wasn't supposed to b poetic] Hyunjin could still see the glistening tears in the younger's eyes, gasping as he finally examined Jeongin's state.

His hair was a bit messy, dark circles evident under his eyes, and he was still in his uniform. 

"H-Hyung.." Jeongin called out, his voice breaking.

"Jeongin, what are you doing here? What happened?"

"I-I'm sorry...."

"Jeongin, tell me what happened." 

"I- When I got back from the cafe.. m-my dad was waiting for me in th-the kitchen.... and he h-had my laptop. He went through all our messages Hyunjin... h-he saw everything... and he f-found out I'm-" Jeongin's voice gave out as his eyes filled with tears, small whimpers were the only thing that could be heard as Hyunjin rushed to pull the younger into his arms. 

[he found out jeongin is gay incase yall got confused]

"H-he.. hit me... and I-I didn't know where else to go... I'm sorry.."

Hyunjin shushed him, holding him closer if that were even possible, before gently pulling him upstairs into his room. "You can stay here as long as you like, okay?"

"N-no, I don't want to be a burden-"

"You won't be, my parents aren't even home most of the time, they won't care. Until you find a long term solution, you're staying with me, okay?"

Jeongin only nodded, fidgiting awkwardly as Hyunjin slumped back into his bed, "Well? Aren't you going to come?" He asked, patting the spot next to him.

"I- I can just sleep on the flo-" Jeongin immediately shut up after meeting the older's eyes, giving in and shrugging off his jacket before Hyunjin stood up, going to his closet and rummaging through the clothes, pulling out a loose T-shirt and some basketball shorts, similar to what he was wearing before handing it off to him.

Jeongin quietly thanked him and went to the bathroom to change, returning shortly and carefully shuffling into the bed, trying not to wake the latter whom had fallen asleep in the 5 minutes he was gone.

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The next morning when Jeongin woke up, Hyunjin was gone, causing him to panic, only to find he was downstairs explaining the situation to his parents, who couldn't really care less. Neither of the 3 noticed him standing at the top of the stairs while Hyunjin waved goodbye to the pair as they dragged their suitcases out of the house.

He closed the door and turned to see Jeongin, smiling at him and motioning for him to come downstairs.

"I was just about to wake you. Do you want eggs?"

"Anythings fine." Jeongin replied, sitting at the kitchen island and watching as Hyunjin grabbed the eggs out of the fridge and began cooking. He would've offered to help, but he knew that Hyunjin was too stubborn and there would've been no point.

The two sat in a comfortable silence as they ate, before Hyunjin spoke up, "Do you want to tell the guys about it?"

"I- no..." Jeongin said, looking down. He felt a bit guilty, selfish even, that he didn't want to tell them, having known some of the group long before Hyunjin, " Could you keep it a secret..? I-I don't want them to pity me."

He only nodded, offering a sweet smile before standing up and taking their dishes to the sink, pulling Jeongin back upstairs even though he protested, saying he would wash the dishes.

He gave the younger one of his uniforms, the two being around the same size so it wasn't much of a problem.

"Are you sure you want to go to school?" Hyunjin asked as he packed his bag.

"Yes, hyung. If I don't show up they'll be suspicious." He replied, grabbing his bag from where he had discarded it in the kitchen before the two headed out.

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im scared ill make people upset once we find out what the fucks going on w/ hyunjean oops