🩹scared | taegyu

🩹eight

spanish notes and a nose bleed

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

"mum. i'm going to a café with huening kai, a classmate. so i won't be home until later today." taehyun says into the phone. huening kai is eager to talk, the other can tell by the way his mouth is repeadedly opening and closing. but taehyun puts up a finger so he won't talk. 

after he has sent the voice message to his mum, he looks over at huening kai. who immediately starts talking about something he read about in class. taehyun is listening to him intently, because he is a good friend. wait, was huening kai his friend now?

huening kai is talking non-stop about something taehyun doesn't have any particular interest in. but the way huening kai speaks makes it seem like the most interesting thing he has ever heard. taehyun really likes that about him, he could be talking about snails and make it sound a fucking UN speech. and that's what we call talent. 

huening kai talks for most of the time and taehyun occasionally butts in with something. the walk isn't very far. but huening kai has long legs so taehyun finds it hard following after him. 

they enter the café huening kai has recommended and sit down at one of the nearest tables. taehyun thinks the younger is pretty good at picking seats, because now they have a fantastic view of the street outside. which means people watching!

they look around for a bit, studying the menu to find something delicious to eat. taehyun decides that huening kai doesn't have to order ice cream, if he doesn't want any. instead he can have a piece of cake or something.

but huening kai is persistent on the deal and orders ice cream. taehyun pays for everything with a smile on his face. this ice cream isn't expensive and he makes sure to remember the name of this place so he can come back. 

as they are spooning heaps of ice cream into their mouths, huening kai is trying to explain what eric had talked about at school. taehyun is actively taking notes and listening well to the younger. the verbs weren't as difficult to memorize when huening kai helped him.

and after a quick half an hour they are finished. huening kai is still scooping melted ice cream into his mouth as taehyun looks out the window.

the younger was talking about some band he is really into, but taehyun has never heard of them. and he doesn't want to add that he in fact is an exo-l. it's a bit embarrassing.  

they exchange numbers and snapchat usernames in case taehyun needs spanish notes another time. and he continues to listen to huening kai ramble on about some tv show.

taehyun osn't really paying attention anymore and is busy looking at some sort of fight happening outside on the side walk.

two people are pushing at each other and taehyun could hear them yelling through the thin windows. the café is located in a shopping street, so there is no chance of them to be run over, which taehyun finds comforting. 

they're yelling about some 'secret lover' or something and taehyun can tell the dark-haired boy is very angry. they yell and ball their fists. screaming horrible comments in each other's faces. taehyun feels like he has seen the the boy wearing a cap before. 

huening kai has sensed that taehyun wasn't paying attention anymore and looked out the window too. both witnessing the shortest of the two strangers being punched smack dab in the face. his cap falls off as he stumbles backwards, now they can see who it is. taehyun squeezes his eyes shut and huening kai gasps. 

"beomgyu-hyung." the younger says under his breath as he scrambles out of his chair. taehyun watches him run outside and decides it's best to follow. as he comes outiside, he sees huening kai trying to stop beomgyu from fighting back against the other. 

"beomgyu, stop it!" the youngest yells, eyeing the people who are staring at them as they walk past. it made taehyun feel sick to his stomach and he contemplates running off. beomgyu is trashing around and yelling at the other boy, who has a big smirk on his face. 

"hyung, you're bleeding." huening kai says again, pushing the brown-haired boy away and giving him the finger. 

"fuck off, jaehyun."he adds and jaehyun cocks his brow, scoffing at huening kai. 

"i can't believe you need your friend to defend yourself." he says  to beomgyu. before he turns on his heels and walks off. taehyun feels sick again and furrows his brows. 

"he's such a diiick!" beomgyu yells out in frustration. tears are brimming in his eyes as he touches his nose. without intending to, he rubs the blood all over his face. taehyun feels really sorry for him. he pulls a handkerchief out of his pocket and hands it to the older. 

beomgyu takes it and puts it under his nose. huening kai is rubbing his back soothingly as the tears roll down his cheeks. taehyun can't tell if he's crying because his nose hurts or if it's because he's frustrated. 

"taehyun, you live around here, right? could you lend us some ice for his nose?" huening kai says, looking over at him. taehyun nods, walking back into the café to pack his and huening kai's things. the youngest smiles at him as he returns with both their backpack. 

the walk to taehyun's house isn't far, but today it feel excruiatingly long. huening kai is humming the lyrics to 'fancy' by twice and beomgyu is crying. taehyun feels awkwards walking next to them. he watches as beomgyu leans his head back to stop the bleeding from his nose. 

"hyung, you have to lean forward." he says without thinking, placing a hand on the back of the older's head, so he's looking ahead again. 

"it's dangerous. your blood can run down your throat and block your airways. you have to let it run out of your nose." he adds and beomgyu nods. making sure to lean his head forward. huening kai has a worried look on his face as beomgyu continues to cry. 

"are you going to tell your dad about this?" he asks, beomgyu shakes his head. 

"no, of course not. he cares more about that woman's kid than me."

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wrote this on a whim before doing heaps of homework, on a sunday! damn i hate doing school work over the weekend.

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