Patience [Chapter 1/7]
Title: Patience [Chapter 1/7]
Pairing: HaeHyuk
Genre: AU, Romance, Angst, Fluff?
Rating: PG
Author: fishiesftw
Disclaimer: No matter how much I want to say I own them, I do not own them.
Summary: Hyukjae enters college, hoping to start off fresh and new, but his plans are ruined because of his dorm mate, Lee Donghae. (That summary failed. I'm sorry.)
Donghae knocks on the door to his dorm lightly, checking his watch after. 7:45 AM. What if Hyukjae was asleep? He’d be so angry if Donghae woke him up. Then Donghae remembers the time when he had practically banged on the door, not knowing that the other was peacefully sleeping. Hyukjae had opened the door and screamed at him, causing Donghae to cry and apologize probably a thousand times. He yelled at Donghae that day, asking why he never brought the key and the younger only replied with, “There was only one key and I wanted you to have it” before he ran off.
“Come in,” he hears Hyukjae’s voice.
He sighs in relief and his sweat stops dripping immediately. Donghae opens the door and sees Hyukjae studying on his bed with his glasses on and Donghae tries his best not to compliment. He’s been trying so hard to make Hyukjae happy lately and he knows that the older male hates it when he compliments him.
“Why are you studying right now?” Donghae asks, setting the food he bought on the table nearby.
“I have an exam today,” Hyukjae simply answers, not even looking at Donghae, “but my classes don’t start until 9:30.”
“Well, I bought some breakfast for us from the café across the street,” Donghae tells him nervously. “I got you pancakes, eggs, and bacon.”
Hyukjae finally looks up and stares at the food on the table. He focuses on his book again after a few seconds.
“I don’t want to eat that,” Hyukjae states coldly, jotting something down in his notebook. “It’s unhealthy and it’s going to make me fat. That meal won’t go down my throat.”
“Umm, that’s not a problem!” Donghae replies, the sweat coming back and wetting his forehead. “I… I can… I can buy you a salad or something from the-”
“Donghae!” Hyukjae shouts, removing his glasses and standing up. “I am fully capable of getting my own breakfast, okay?! I don’t need your care for me. I’m a college student, not a baby.”
He walks out the door and shuts it with a loud bang, leaving Donghae alone, wondering what he did wrong.
“N-Note to self,” he whispers out loud. “Hyukjae hates unhealthy food for breakfast.”
He then throws himself on the bed and lies down, not bothering to eat what he bought for himself. Half an hour later, Hyukjae returns, but Donghae doesn’t look at him. He shuts his eyes tight and tries his best to pretend to sleep. Hyukjae doesn’t even take a small glance at him. He walks in, takes his books and backpack, and leaves, not uttering a word.
Getting Hyukjae to love him back was harder than he thought.
Donghae attends his classes normally that day. He finishes his homework as usual and he sees Hyukjae walk into the dorm, but they don’t share any words together. At 11 PM, Donghae closes his notebook and stuffs it carelessly into his backpack. He flings the blanket over himself and turns so he is facing the wall instead of Hyukjae. The light is still on because Hyukjae is still studying and Donghae doesn’t say anything. He closes his eyes and tries to sleep in the brightness of the dorm, but it seems impossible. Donghae stays as still as a rock though and Hyukjae doesn’t know that he is crying. Even if he did know, Donghae is sure that he wouldn’t care. When Hyukjae finally turns off the light at 1AM, Donghae’s eyes are still wide open and there are tear stains on his cheeks. That is when he finally closes his eyes and gets some sleep.
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“You know what, Donghae?” Hyukjae asks another night a week later. “I am so sick and tired of you! I hate the way you act around me. You act so nice and caring, but I don’t need any of that!”
Donghae sighs, dropping his head and not looking at Hyukjae. He tries his best, he does, but Donghae knows he will never be able to do any better. He gulps as he hears Hyukjae’s voice turn up a notch.
“I went to this college because I wanted to meet new people! I wanted to start a new life, Donghae!” Hyukjae shouts, curling his fingers into a fist to stop himself from hurting the other. “But you ruined it. Why can’t you… why can’t you just leave me alone?!”
“Hyukjae, I’m sor-”
“Then every time I tell you how sick and tired I am, you give me this stupid apology!” Hyukjae interrupts with his knuckles a perfect shade of white. “Do you think that I’m going to forgive you every single time?! Do you think giving me gifts will make me feel better towards you?”
Donghae swallows the uncomfortable feeling in the back of his throat and doesn’t answer Hyukjae. A tear lands on the floor, but Hyukjae doesn’t notice it. Donghae doesn’t look up when he sees Hyukjae’s shoes walk away. He hears the door open and slam shut and stands there, confused. What did he do this time?
After a while, Donghae gets curious. When Hyukjae leaves him, where does he go? He then opens the door and looks down the hallway to find his dorm mate about to make a turn. Donghae silently follows him out the college and watches from behind a tree as Hyukjae stands at the curb of the street. Donghae hears the zooming sound of a car and sees Hyukjae take a step, about to cross. The zooming sound gets louder and Donghae watches in the distance as a car speeds on its way to Hyukjae.
Not thinking twice, he runs out before the car can hit Hyukjae. The next thing he hears is the screech of his car as his vision turns pure white and he collapses to the ground. The last sound that reaches his ears is Hyukjae’s scream.
Then everything turns to nothing.
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A/N: I'm sorry about the length of this chapter. I wanted to write something before Saturday and it's almost 2AM right now. But don't expect the future chapters to be a lot longer. I don't write super long chapters... And the next chapter won't be posted until some time after Saturday. I wanted to write this as soon as possible after almost twenty comments on the prologue! Thanks a lot! I feel loved. :D
Pairing: HaeHyuk
Genre: AU, Romance, Angst, Fluff?
Rating: PG
Author: fishiesftw
Disclaimer: No matter how much I want to say I own them, I do not own them.
Summary: Hyukjae enters college, hoping to start off fresh and new, but his plans are ruined because of his dorm mate, Lee Donghae. (That summary failed. I'm sorry.)
Donghae knocks on the door to his dorm lightly, checking his watch after. 7:45 AM. What if Hyukjae was asleep? He’d be so angry if Donghae woke him up. Then Donghae remembers the time when he had practically banged on the door, not knowing that the other was peacefully sleeping. Hyukjae had opened the door and screamed at him, causing Donghae to cry and apologize probably a thousand times. He yelled at Donghae that day, asking why he never brought the key and the younger only replied with, “There was only one key and I wanted you to have it” before he ran off.
“Come in,” he hears Hyukjae’s voice.
He sighs in relief and his sweat stops dripping immediately. Donghae opens the door and sees Hyukjae studying on his bed with his glasses on and Donghae tries his best not to compliment. He’s been trying so hard to make Hyukjae happy lately and he knows that the older male hates it when he compliments him.
“Why are you studying right now?” Donghae asks, setting the food he bought on the table nearby.
“I have an exam today,” Hyukjae simply answers, not even looking at Donghae, “but my classes don’t start until 9:30.”
“Well, I bought some breakfast for us from the café across the street,” Donghae tells him nervously. “I got you pancakes, eggs, and bacon.”
Hyukjae finally looks up and stares at the food on the table. He focuses on his book again after a few seconds.
“I don’t want to eat that,” Hyukjae states coldly, jotting something down in his notebook. “It’s unhealthy and it’s going to make me fat. That meal won’t go down my throat.”
“Umm, that’s not a problem!” Donghae replies, the sweat coming back and wetting his forehead. “I… I can… I can buy you a salad or something from the-”
“Donghae!” Hyukjae shouts, removing his glasses and standing up. “I am fully capable of getting my own breakfast, okay?! I don’t need your care for me. I’m a college student, not a baby.”
He walks out the door and shuts it with a loud bang, leaving Donghae alone, wondering what he did wrong.
“N-Note to self,” he whispers out loud. “Hyukjae hates unhealthy food for breakfast.”
He then throws himself on the bed and lies down, not bothering to eat what he bought for himself. Half an hour later, Hyukjae returns, but Donghae doesn’t look at him. He shuts his eyes tight and tries his best to pretend to sleep. Hyukjae doesn’t even take a small glance at him. He walks in, takes his books and backpack, and leaves, not uttering a word.
Getting Hyukjae to love him back was harder than he thought.
Donghae attends his classes normally that day. He finishes his homework as usual and he sees Hyukjae walk into the dorm, but they don’t share any words together. At 11 PM, Donghae closes his notebook and stuffs it carelessly into his backpack. He flings the blanket over himself and turns so he is facing the wall instead of Hyukjae. The light is still on because Hyukjae is still studying and Donghae doesn’t say anything. He closes his eyes and tries to sleep in the brightness of the dorm, but it seems impossible. Donghae stays as still as a rock though and Hyukjae doesn’t know that he is crying. Even if he did know, Donghae is sure that he wouldn’t care. When Hyukjae finally turns off the light at 1AM, Donghae’s eyes are still wide open and there are tear stains on his cheeks. That is when he finally closes his eyes and gets some sleep.
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“You know what, Donghae?” Hyukjae asks another night a week later. “I am so sick and tired of you! I hate the way you act around me. You act so nice and caring, but I don’t need any of that!”
Donghae sighs, dropping his head and not looking at Hyukjae. He tries his best, he does, but Donghae knows he will never be able to do any better. He gulps as he hears Hyukjae’s voice turn up a notch.
“I went to this college because I wanted to meet new people! I wanted to start a new life, Donghae!” Hyukjae shouts, curling his fingers into a fist to stop himself from hurting the other. “But you ruined it. Why can’t you… why can’t you just leave me alone?!”
“Hyukjae, I’m sor-”
“Then every time I tell you how sick and tired I am, you give me this stupid apology!” Hyukjae interrupts with his knuckles a perfect shade of white. “Do you think that I’m going to forgive you every single time?! Do you think giving me gifts will make me feel better towards you?”
Donghae swallows the uncomfortable feeling in the back of his throat and doesn’t answer Hyukjae. A tear lands on the floor, but Hyukjae doesn’t notice it. Donghae doesn’t look up when he sees Hyukjae’s shoes walk away. He hears the door open and slam shut and stands there, confused. What did he do this time?
After a while, Donghae gets curious. When Hyukjae leaves him, where does he go? He then opens the door and looks down the hallway to find his dorm mate about to make a turn. Donghae silently follows him out the college and watches from behind a tree as Hyukjae stands at the curb of the street. Donghae hears the zooming sound of a car and sees Hyukjae take a step, about to cross. The zooming sound gets louder and Donghae watches in the distance as a car speeds on its way to Hyukjae.
Not thinking twice, he runs out before the car can hit Hyukjae. The next thing he hears is the screech of his car as his vision turns pure white and he collapses to the ground. The last sound that reaches his ears is Hyukjae’s scream.
Then everything turns to nothing.
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A/N: I'm sorry about the length of this chapter. I wanted to write something before Saturday and it's almost 2AM right now. But don't expect the future chapters to be a lot longer. I don't write super long chapters... And the next chapter won't be posted until some time after Saturday. I wanted to write this as soon as possible after almost twenty comments on the prologue! Thanks a lot! I feel loved. :D