Love of a Sinner

Ch 7 - Falling

A playful sunray was teasing Jiwook's eyes and hair, sharing its afternoon honey warmth with him. His long eyelashes caught a golden shade and fluttered slightly like a pair of butterfly wings bathing in the sunlight.

Jiwook felt unusually at peace and comfortable, no pain was stinging him like before, no torments, no nightmares, instead of it all only a hollow feeling in his stomach, which actually felt rather welcome. For a moment Jiwook thought that even this peaceful feeling was a dream, a mirage, that he himself created and though he was already awake, he was afraid to open his eyes. Even with his eyes closed, his senses were sharp enough to notice the slightest movement in his surroundings. And there was something... or someone. He felt someone looking at him, though they weren't making a single sound, but every now and then, soft breathes were betraying their presence.

After a while Jiwook felt the stare burning his skin, and for unknown reason it made him flustered enough that his cheeks were getting redder. He felt someone coming closer and unaware, he held his breath, his heart beating loudly in his ears. Now he new it for sure, that was no dream.

"What do they want?...", asked himself Jiwook and stayed frozen in place, too nervous to move.

Suddenly he could feel other person's warm breath tickling his left cheek and ear.

- Why pretend to be asleep? Or you wish to get a morning kiss?

The unexpected husky warm voice, which Jiwook recognized right away, poured in his ear, a little too close, making him jerk his eyes awake.

He met a pair of mischievous smiling eyes looking back at him, a naughty wide grin plastered on his face.

Lee Joohoon.

The elder looked genuinely content and amused by Jiwook's silly play and his reaction. The younger's face still gleamed bright red as Joohoon's words sunk slowly into his mind.

- N-no! No need!

He meant to give a straight firm refusal, but his voice sounded too weak breaking right at the start. He felt his mouth too dry, like he ate sand or something.

Joohoon chuckled a little his hand reaching for the glass of water.

- Take this.

Jiwook widened his eyes at the gesture, too shocked and confused at this point. However he really needed that water and after a second of hesitation he reached for the glass. Better say tried to. He had no strength in his limbs, barely could move his hand and struggled visibly to stand. He got dizzy just from trying.

Joohoon came closer, helping him stand and supported his back. Now the younger practically leaned on his arm and shoulder. Joohoon even helped him hold the glass. Jiwook's eyes popped wider in shock, wondering what was this all about.

Something was fishy.

It would be suspicious coming from anyone, but from Joohoon that was straight threatening. He began unconsciously to tremble, afraid to ask why the elder behaved like that. This unknown side of Joohoon gave him chills (not like the usual Joohoon felt less dangerous), though he still knew what was to be expected. But now... it made him panic.

- Shhh

Joohoon pated Jiwook's head, pulling him even closer to his chest almost in an (deadly?) embrace, his other arm wrapped around the younger, as if to hold him in case Jiwook would want to flee away.

"Something definitely happened. I'm screwed", thought Jiwook, watching himself being held and unable to escape that honeyed trap he was pulled into. After what happened the night before he just knew it. If it's Lee Joohoon, it couldn't end well. What have he been through at that time... Suddenly his ears flashed bright red, betraying his mixed feelings about that night. Beyond his fright, hate, despise, anger, distress and above all - shame, something unexpected popped out as well.