awww, anon, this was so sweet. your description of the pain in yixing's back was also really good--not the pain obviously, but the description itself was good and evocative.
yeah, same here! that's why i like character studies too, they help add so much depth to some of the idols even if it's just headcanon or speculation. but at least it gets people thinking about that idol and their relationship dynamics with others :)
The occurrence doesn't start until Chanyeol takes his midnight shifts at the hospital.
Baekhyun and Chanyeol moved in a couple of weeks ago after graduation in nursing school, but Chanyeol's the first one to land a job in a nearby hospital. Baekhyun's still wait listed therefore he's going to be staying alone every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. He didn't have any problem the first night. It was peaceful, very calming and he had a good night's sleep. The second night wasn't too bad either except for the chilling wind gushing through the bedroom and he regarded that as perfectly normal.
But tonight is different.
Baekhyun curls a hand on his hair, desperate, the scratching under his bed growing louder and louder every ticking seconds. It's the eerie sound of chalk being dragged continually in a blackboard of some sort, except Baekhyun is pretty sure that someone's nails are digging through the wooden frame. He's never been this scared his whole life, his shoulders trembling as his bed shakes.
Leave.
A shudder runs through Baekhyun's back, goosebumps starting to rise in his skin as he stares panic-stricken at the wall. His blanket is slowly sliding off of him from his shoulders down to his waist, someone's cold touch lingering just around his ankles. He wants to kick the air to protest, to do something at least, but the clammy fingers stopped and disappears as soon as the bedroom door swings open.
It's Chanyeol with his calm face and tired eyes, grinning a comforting smile as Baekhyun almost leaps into his arms.
"Why are you back so early?" Baekhyun says, voice breaking and holds on tighter. Chanyeol's surprised but he pats his head in a soothing manner, another hand holding his waist in place.
"What's wrong?" Chanyeol says instead after they've settled in bed, scrutinizing every fearful expression written all over Baekhyun's face.
Baekhyun only shakes his head and tangles their hands together. "You're not working tomorrow, are you?"
"I'm not," Chanyeol says and laughs afterwards, "Why, are you scared?"
He doesn't say anything until they go to bed, arms wrapped around each other, the unknown voice lingering in his mind like a mantra.
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