Infinite Space
Disclaimer: Not mine, not true.
Writer's Note: Occurs a while after chapter 16.
035: Danger - DongWoo, Hoya
Chapter List: Infinite Space
Chapter 17: In which DongWoo understands WooHyun’s frustration with Hoya, who is just not good at listening to sense (or maybe listening at all)
“No, I don’t think you should,” DongWoo said. “And if I have to tie you up to keep you here, I will.”
Hoya stared at him, sullen and angry. “Why do I have to do what you say?”
The last thing DongWoo really wanted to do was pull rank; he hated it when he had to, and this was no different. “Because I allowed you to stay,” he tried instead.
“Who said you could?”
No way out of it. “My father,” DongWoo said flatly. “He’s in charge of this ship, and the rest of them. He’s the reason you have a place to sleep. He’s the reason you’re allowed to stay here, because I asked.”
“Why did you ask?”
“Why did you bring WooHyun back without asking for compensation?” Aside from deciding you were going to sneak on….
Hoya glared at him. DongWoo lifted an eyebrow. “He won’t get lost. There’s no place to get lost. But you will, no matter how close you stick to someone. Not to mention the trouble you’d get into, just because you don’t know and you haven’t been around us that long. Yes, I know you know your way around a station,” he added when Hoya opened his mouth. “But I think you need to stay here. It’s going to be confusing for those of us in the know. You don’t know how to work around us at all.”
The glare didn’t ease. “Will he be in danger?”
DongWoo started to shake his head, paused, then frowned. “No, not really. Aside from possibly insulting someone, but it won’t come to physical fight.”
Hoya’s eyes narrowed. “You don’t think I can keep him from doing it.”
DongWoo had to stop and think about that. “I think you could possibly make it worse.”
The glare intensified. “I wouldn’t!”
“How can you be sure?” DongWoo asked, and Hoya frowned.
“You’re not dressed?” SungKyu demanded, hand landing hard on DongWoo’s shoulder. “Go. I’ll take care of him.”
DongWoo glanced up at SungKyu, swore softly, and ran for his quarters. So he wasn’t too surprised to see Hoya on the shuttle as well, looking anywhere but at DongWoo. Ah, well. Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad.
Chapter 18
Writer's Note: Occurs a while after chapter 16.
035: Danger - DongWoo, Hoya
Chapter List: Infinite Space
Chapter 17: In which DongWoo understands WooHyun’s frustration with Hoya, who is just not good at listening to sense (or maybe listening at all)
“No, I don’t think you should,” DongWoo said. “And if I have to tie you up to keep you here, I will.”
Hoya stared at him, sullen and angry. “Why do I have to do what you say?”
The last thing DongWoo really wanted to do was pull rank; he hated it when he had to, and this was no different. “Because I allowed you to stay,” he tried instead.
“Who said you could?”
No way out of it. “My father,” DongWoo said flatly. “He’s in charge of this ship, and the rest of them. He’s the reason you have a place to sleep. He’s the reason you’re allowed to stay here, because I asked.”
“Why did you ask?”
“Why did you bring WooHyun back without asking for compensation?” Aside from deciding you were going to sneak on….
Hoya glared at him. DongWoo lifted an eyebrow. “He won’t get lost. There’s no place to get lost. But you will, no matter how close you stick to someone. Not to mention the trouble you’d get into, just because you don’t know and you haven’t been around us that long. Yes, I know you know your way around a station,” he added when Hoya opened his mouth. “But I think you need to stay here. It’s going to be confusing for those of us in the know. You don’t know how to work around us at all.”
The glare didn’t ease. “Will he be in danger?”
DongWoo started to shake his head, paused, then frowned. “No, not really. Aside from possibly insulting someone, but it won’t come to physical fight.”
Hoya’s eyes narrowed. “You don’t think I can keep him from doing it.”
DongWoo had to stop and think about that. “I think you could possibly make it worse.”
The glare intensified. “I wouldn’t!”
“How can you be sure?” DongWoo asked, and Hoya frowned.
“You’re not dressed?” SungKyu demanded, hand landing hard on DongWoo’s shoulder. “Go. I’ll take care of him.”
DongWoo glanced up at SungKyu, swore softly, and ran for his quarters. So he wasn’t too surprised to see Hoya on the shuttle as well, looking anywhere but at DongWoo. Ah, well. Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad.
Chapter 18