❝ CATCH THE FALL ❞

Hongjoong is sitting on the opposite side of Seonghwa who was quietly reading a book. His happy days are counted, his cruel uncle had sent his last shot just to find him. What worries him the most is if Seonghwa found out of his indentification, he's terried.

"If he knew who really am I, will he treat me the same..?" He questioned himself, a wave of sadness coming through him. Quirix is known as the strictest land among every village, they are feared by many and hated also.

The young Kim's thoughts were all filled of possible outcomes of revelations about him, all negative outcomes. Sighing, he stood up and went to Seonghwa's room as usual.

Seonghwa immediately noticed the young man. He placed a bookmark on the current page he was reading and followed the other upstairs.

"If mom is just here, she could've helped me to deal with all these thoughts inside my head. She could've thought me about love and so on!"

He sighed, burying his face onto the pillow he was holding. Hongjoong is disappointed to himself, he didn't only brought Seonghwa into trouble but also the whole villa. How would he deal with all thos stuffs going on?

Without noticing, a tear escaped his eye making its way to his cheeks, and soon, many tears came out. He didn't notice that he was already crying, he instantly wiped his tears and exhaled heavily.

"Something conflicting you, Kim?" A man asked, sitting beside him. Hongjoong felt his body frozed as he heard the man speak. How is he gonna explain?

"Nothing really, just having thoughts." He lied, drying the hands he used for wiping his tears. Seonghwa just nodded, "do you think it's okay to cry?" The young Kim questioned.

"Of course! Crying is perfectly fine!"

"There's nothing wrong with expressing yourself!"

Then, the young Kim felt crying once again and he actually did. "Cry untill all those heavy feelings are gone." The captain stated, caressing the young Kim's hair. Hongjoong felt easy, no one will judge him. No one.

As the time passed by, the young Kim fell asleep due to the tiredness of his eyes. The captain just giggled and fixed the man's sleeping position for him not to be uncomfortable. After, Seonghwa lay down beside Hongjoong and shifted closer to him.

The captain stared at the young Kim fondly, he's still pretty as he is. Seonghwa placed his fingers at Hongjoong's blonde hair, slowly tangling his fingers at those bright colored strands. "You.. didn't changed one bit.. did you?" Seonghwa inquired as if he the sleeping man is going to answer him. He exhaled deeply and smiled.

Morning chimed in, suprisingly, Hongjoong woke up earlier than Seonghwa. The captain felt his side was empty, as he fluttered his eyes open, he found no one beside him. He instantly stood up, still half awake to search for the young man. He was surprised when he saw him helping Seokjin who is cooking.

"Good morning, Park." Hongjoong greeted with a bit of excited tone in his voice which was immediately noticed by Seokjin. "Good morning, Kim." Seonghwa greeted back, smiling at the younger who is now setting the plates at the table.

"That's quite suspicious. Eh, nevermind, it has been month since I visited them."

Seokjin shrugged and placed the pot above the table. The village is cheery as usual and the captain is a little stress knowing that this is the last day of his rest for that week. "Where's Jimin-hyung?" Seonghwa questioned, walking downstairs, "ah! He told me that he'll visit a friend today." Seokjin replied, sitting at the opposite side of the table.

After eating, Jin stayed for a little chat and left since he told the two that he'll cook for Namjoon. As Seokjin left, the two started to clean the house, washed the dishes and their clothes. Finishing all the chores, Hongjoong left bored again as Seonghwa grabbed the book from yesterday and continued reading.

"Park. Can we do something? I'm kinda bored." Hongjoong asked, staring at the window. Seonghwa draw his attention to the man and placed down his book, "well. What do you wanna do? Do you wanna plant? Or go to the orphanage? You choose." The captain questioned, his eyes not leaving the man who was facing back at him, "orphanage... sounds cool." The young Kim responded, putting up a small smile as he faced the captain.

"Captain's here!" A guy informed the kids, in which Hongjoong assumes that it's the person who takes care of the kids. As thos words were released, the children bursts out of the door, laughing and giggling. The captain is sure their favorite.

The kids waited them until they stepped inside the property. They were all patiently waiting, sitting by the bench. "What story are you gonna read us this time, captain?" A little lady questioned, eagerly waiting for the elder's reaction. "Hmm, what about 'Little Red Riding Hood'?" Seonghwa replied, his both hands on the pocket of his jeans. Honestly, Hongjoong found this aggresively hot but didn't reacted the way he reacted on his head.

"The fuck is he so handsome and hot for!?"

He internally screamed but kept a stern face incase Seonghwa talks to him. "Hey Kim. Do you mind reading a story for them?" The captain questioned, smiling at him.

"How could I say no to that smile?"

Hongjoong nodded and grabbed the book from a little lady who is now eagerly smiling, eager for the story. The whole story is cute, they changed the plot a bit for children audience.

After reading the whole story, the children left in an amusement. "Hey Nisha, will you save me if I'm eaten by the wolf?" The little lady who gave Hongjoong the book asked another kid beside her, "of course! Because you're my friend!" The girl named Nisha replied, pulling the other in a hug. Though Hongjoong wanted to tell them that it doesn't work that way, he prevented himself and let the kids be happy.

"Kids! Time to eat, go to the dining room now." The guy called, making the children dash inside the orphan. Hongjoong and Seonghwa stood up and walked closer to the man. "This is Hyunjin. Hyunjin, this is Hongjoong." Seonghwa introduced, smiling, "ah! Nice to meet you, Hongjoong! I'm Hwang Hyunjin." The man smiled, "I'm Hongjoong." Hongjoong introduced himself, intentionally not telling his surname. "Ah! See you around, Hongjoong!" Hyunjin stated, waving good bye to him as he walked inside the orphan.

"Was it fun to talk to kids?" The captain questioned, slowly reaching for thr other's hand without noticing, "it was fun. It kept my day from being bored." Hongjoong answered, noticing Seonghwa's hand. The young Kim chuckled and grabbed Seonghwa's which made the other surprised, "okay now?" Hongjoong teased, leaving the captain flustered. He didn't only held his hand, but interwind their fingers as well making Seonghwa's heart jump.

The young Kim smiled at such reaction, he's cute when he blushes. "You're cute when you're flustered." Hongjoong teased him, "s-stop, are you taking revenge?!" Seonghwa furiously questioned but still looked cute, "maybe I do." Hongjoong replied, laughing loudly as he saw the man's face redden even more.