Minho's friend drops off an old mannequin at his place. The catch? It kisses him when he's asleep!
*This is just a work of fiction.
*The story includes fluff, a bit of mature content, cursing, humor, a bit of angst
Started: 10/23/22
Ended: ???
It won't stop. This feeling of fear. Minho has that same thought in his head. All day. All night. All day again. All night again.
Don't leave me, Jisung... Please don't...
But the third night... It happens.
Jisung leaves. He's gone in the middle of the night.
Minho's shaking and crying. He calls the Hwangs. They tell him to stay. Because Jisung came back last time.
They'll go out and look for him though. Just in case.
It's torture. Minho wanders around. Inside his place. Outside of it.
He's just crying quietly. And praying.
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It's five in the morning. Mrs. Hwang's the one to bring Jisung. Her jacket's around his thin, shivering body.
Jisung's trembling. His eyes are wide open.
Minho just pulls him into his arm. Silently begs him not to leave.
And Jisung doesn't... the next day. Or the next after that.
Minho barely sleeps. He holds the other through the night.
By the fourth day... Minho's too weak. Too tired.
He passes out as soon as Jisung's in bed. Beside him.
He wakes up panicked. But Jisung's still there.
"Oh, thank god. Thank god."
He hugs Jisung. Wants to kiss him. But he doesn't.
Jisung gently tried to calm him down. He places soft kisses on Minho's face. His lips. His forehead.
"I'm sorry. I love you," Jisung says. "I'm sorry."
Of course, Minho loves him too.
Later. In the middle of the night. Jisung says something.
His eyes are tired. Sad. "Oh, I think... I'm very old..."
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The next week goes by. Minho asks Hyunjin for additional locks.
He puts them where he can. Including his bedroom.
It doesn't feel right. But he's scared out of his mind.
Jisung doesn't say anything. He just watches. His eyes are tearful. The skin of his lips is broken. From all his anxious biting.
He's been quieter. Much quieter. His smiles are dim. His brightness is sucked out. He tries though. Minho can tell. So he tries too. Because he doesn't want Jisung to feel worse.
Minho needs to seem okay...
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Jisung writes out more text for him. Minho doesn't have to submit his chapters soon. But he wants Jisung to do something. To think and feel everything's the same. That he's helpful to Minho.
So it could... maybe cheer him up. Make him feel better.
Hyunjin drops by many times. He's worried for Minho. For Jisung. Neither can talk much during his visits.
"Jisung," Hyunjin says. Smiles. "Mom said hi. I left Kkami with her. Hey, do you want to see my grandma today? She misses you."
Jisung looks devastated. He shakes his head.
"I'm sorry," he says. "I'm so sorry."
"Oh no, it's okay. I just thought... it would make you happy..."
"I do. I do. It does make me happy..." Jisung looks up to Minho. He's close to tears. "I'm sorry... I can't."
Minho immediately sits beside him. "You don't have to now. Don't feel bad about it. No one will be upset if you can't. Right, Hyunjin?"
"Yeah, it's okay, Jisung. We just want you to feel better."
