Orphans - KNJ × BTS

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"Why can't you go home?"

Namjoon didn't know how to answer that, it wasn't just that he didn't want to. Now he was terrified to. Who knows what they would do to him when they catch him after leaving and running away the moment he got there, he didn't even mean to!
"I accidentally ran away"
Yeah, that would definitely go down well. He needs to think of some excuse if they found out the real reason they'd probably kick him out like his parents did the second they realized his true self. Is it his fault he was born broken?

"Well- you see..."
He thought back to any recent movie he watched and the little light bulb in his brain lit up.

"I'm lost!" he spat out.

The 5 began passing puzzled looks and Namjoon began to doubt his excuse in the silence before Seokjin stood forward and smiled, flashing his perfect white teeth. "You can stay with us for a while, we'll help you find where you came from and then you can go back home!" he sounded delighted with his idea and shook the younger's hand.

That's why now when the 5 boys were all told to go to bed by Miss, they had all agreed that since Yoongi was the only one who was allowed to lock his door at night, he would have to let Namjoon sleep in his room. If Miss had walked into their room and found a stranger she would be beyond furious. She's very strict on who the boys meet and socialize with due to a past incident.

"3 rules, don't wake me up, don't make too much noise and don't snore," Yoongi grumbled, slipping his headphones onto his head after making sure the door was locked. Namjoon fumbled with the pyjamas that Seokjin had lent him, being the closest to his size. The older seemed to notice the hesitation so he turned his back to Namjoon, showing that he's more interested in the jet black wall than watching Namjoon get dressed.

"Uh- where do I–" Namjoon stopped speaking when he realized that the boy was already asleep, he also noticed that the headphones were still on him and slightly wrapped around his neck so from the fear that he would get hurt after the countless lessons from his mother after he accidentally slept with earphones on before he tried to take them off the older.

However it did prove to be difficult, maybe it was just anxiety from Namjoon but every slight movement from him made Namjoon panic, thinking that he was woken.

Eventually but not-so swiftly, he got the headphones off and placed them on the bed-side-table. Feeling proud of himself, he looked again to the older but froze when he saw opened and unfocused eyes, staring holes into the ceiling.

"I-I'm sorry! I didn't mean to wake you up," he stuttered, Namjoon had a habit of this. But after no reply, and the faint sound of snoring he was beyond confused now. Was he awake or asleep?

Not wanting to risk him actually being awake, Namjoon hopped onto the ground and into the comfy blankets they lent to him, soon drifting out of the reality he found himself in.

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"Do you think he noticed?"

"How could we forget to tell him..."

Namjoon slowly found himself back into consciousness and listened to the voices of who he figured out must be Hoseok and Jimin.

"Namjoon?"

He opened his eyes and cringed at the bright light before his eyes got used to it and he looked up at the two who were towering over him.

"Good morning! Hey did you notice anything about Yoongi Hyung last night?" Hoseok asked, clearly nervous and fiddling with his jumper.

Namjoon thought back to last night, he obviously remembered that the latter's eyes were open while he was asleep but decided to see what they were going to say.

"No, I didn't?" People have always said he was a bad actor but if he could say so himself, he thought he sounded pretty convincing. It looked like they believed it too because Jimin slowly nodded and slightly smiled.

"Well, Yoongi hyung has a condition... It's not bad or anything it's just a little odd. He has something called Nocturnal Lagophthalmos, it's a long word but it's basically just that his eyes open in his sleep. But he's quite sensitive about it so please don't mention it to him, okay?" Jimin explained and visually struggled to remember the pronunciation of lagophthalmos but Namjoon didn't mind, he'd never even attempt at pronouncing it right.

"Ah, okay," was all Namjoon said.

The three stood there in the awkward silence and Jimin clapped his hands together with a smile. "After breakfast, we'll all sneak a bit up for you to eat, just try to stay quiet." He said, locking eyes with Namjoon and for some unknown reason, it gave the boy goosebumps.

It just dawned on him how hungry he really is, his stomach must have realized too because it growled like a wolf, causing the 3 to burst out laughing.

A/N
Sorry for the wait, Wattpad wouldn't let me publish it. By the way, I actually do have your
Nocturnal lagophthalmos, it's fun to add something I have into a story