√ ridin' | lee haechan

23 | PLEASE HOLD ONTO ME

loving you feels like I'm dreaming,

it makes me breathless.

- day dream, nct 127

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Donghyuck shivered when the knife traced along his arms, Jieun on his lap. "You called me?" Jieun breathed next to his ears.

Donghyuck nodded, head buried down her neck. His eyes were swollen, everything came crashing down his world, nothing ever goes right anymore.

"What happened?" Jieun pushed him away to look at his face. Donghyuck gulped, tears cascading on his cheeks. "The guilt tripped in me again, the nightmares won't stop, noona." His voice cracked.

Jieun sighed, hands caressing his locks, placing a kiss on his forehead.

"Mistakes do happen, Hyuck."

Donghyuck swallowed the lump in his throat, "But he would be living with his family now if I had told them the truth,"

Donghyuck shuddered, feeling the blade against the skin, "Stop talking about that, Donghyuck. I'm here, forget the past."

Jieun raised the boy's chin with her fingers, forcing him to look at her in the eyes before latching her lips onto his.

Donghyuck melted right away, his heart burning, aching for more. His hand slipped down the girl's shirt, touching her bare skin, giving pure bliss to her and he sighed when he heard her groan.

"That's right. Now you are here, let's forget that,"

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Hanbyul was awakened by the sudden tight grip around her waist. She shot her eyes open, witnessing Haechan's face scrunching up, tears uncontrollably flowing down his cheeks.

Using her thumb to wipe away the tears, her palm lays flat on his cheeks the next thing, tapping on it gently. "Haechan, wake up,"

The boy starts to breathe heavily, making her panic. She sits up, her hand squeezes his arms. "Haechan!"

He jolts awake, eyes widening. Byul instantly reaches for his hands, softly rubbing the back of his hand. "Is it the nightmare again?" She carefully speaks, doesn't want to startle the boy.

Haechan shuts his eyes, exhaling deeply. He feels the gentle touch of hers on his skin. Slowly, he opens his eyes, being greeted by her pair of concerned eyes.

"I'm okay now, thank you," His eyes soften, knowing he scared Hanbyul.

His small smile isn't enough to assure her, but she decides to just nod, trying to not ask him questions to answer her curiosity.

Haechan looks up to the clock on her table, 6.55 a.m.

"I think I should head back before your mum caught us." He said, caressing her hair lightly. He couldn't look at her in the eyes, his past flooded his mind.

Hanbyul presses her lips together into a thin line, sighing then scooting off her bed, lending her arms out to him.

The corner of his lips turns upwards into a smile as he grabs onto it, getting off the bed as well "Thank you for letting me stay,"

Their hands still holding onto each other, refusing to let go. Hanbyul notices that he's still in a daze and she worries about him, do his nightmares affect him so badly?

Hanbyul pulls him to the bathroom, turning on the tap water, "Wash your face before you go. You still look drowsy," Haechan lightly chuckles, complied with her orders.

She takes out a clean fresh towel from the cabinet, softly dabbing it on his face. Haechan was flustered but she doesn't seem to notice that, "Get home safely, Haechan. Make sure text me when you arrive,"

Her caring side touched his heart. Grabbing her wrist, he brings it down so he could stare into her face again, "I'm really okay, princess. Don't worry about me,"

Her eyes widen slightly, taken aback by the pet name but a smile grows on her face after processing it.

Haechan couldn't help but leave a quick peck on her lips, his hands pulling her by the shoulder, closing their gap. His fingers lift her chin.

He softly kisses the tip of her nose, forehead, and back to her lips again. His touch was soft, as if afraid he'll break her if he goes harder.

Hanbyul feels her stomach flip at his delicate touch, tingles spread in her insides, waking up every cell when she feels his plump lips on hers.

She looks down when they pull away, shyness takes over her at his boldness, makes her confused at what they are right now but she refuses to think about it now.

Haechan engulfs his arms around her tight, inhaling her rose-scented shampoo, she could hear his heartbeat. Closing her eyes, she decides to enjoy his warmth.

"Kim Hanbyul,"

He softly calls her, she wanted to pull away, to look into his beautiful orbs but he just tightens his grip around her, not letting her break away.

"If you ever find out the bad side of me, please hold onto me. Be patient with me. I'm still trying to fix myself."

His voice is shaky, and she knows he's on the verge of crying.

"I don't think I can live without you now, Byul,"

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from now on, flashbacks happened before accident until i said otherwise ^^

a short one to give you heads up for the chaos about to happen

thank you for reading!