"You can take the bed, I'll sleep on the couch" Heeseung said, almost a whisper.

Their parents left already and it's only the two of them left in the house. They're at the master's bedroom and preparing to sleep.

"What? No, take the bed and I'll take the couch" Sunghoon protested.

"Take turns, then. I'll sleep on the couch tonight then I'll sleep on the bed tomorrow and vice versa"

"You can take the bed first, I can go tomorrow"

"Nah, I'm good"

"No, you're not"

For no more further arguments, Heeseung immediately grabbed a pillow and placed it on the couch then he laid down.

"See? I'm all good" Heeseung said with a tiny smile.

"Fine" Sunghoon said and sighed.

Without turning off the lights, Sunghoon headed to the bed, leaving Heeseung confused.

"Turn off the lights, Sunghoon"

"Wait a bit, will you?" Sunghoon scoffed. Heeseung just pouted and closed his eyes trying to sleep and hoping that he would fall asleep before Sunghoon could even turn the lights off.

But before he could even fall asleep, he heard footsteps and the next thing he knew, there's a blanket on top of him. He opened his eyes and saw Sunghoon standing infront of him.

"You might get cold" Sunghoon whispered.

"Thank you"

"Mhm" Sunghoon hummed as he walked towards teh light switch.

"Are you sure you want me to turn the lights off?" Sunghoon asked. Heeseung thought a little before answering.

"Yeah, go turn it off" Heeseung said. And Sunghoon followed.

Heeseung closed his eyes tightly and covered himself with the blanket as the darkness enveloped the whole bedroom. He took a deep breath and tried calming himself, but failed.

Unfortunately, he started shaking because he's too scared of the dark. And Sunghoon is not that stupid to not notice that.

Sunghoon quietly made his way to the couch and bent down. He slipped his arm under Heeseung's knee and the other one on Heeseung's back before lifting him up, earning a scream from the latter as the blanket fell on the floor.

"Ah! Sunghoon!"

"Geez, can you not shout? It's so late already" Sunghoon frowned as he walked towards the bed, gently placing Heeseung on the bed. 

"W-what are you doing?" Heeseung asked. Sunghoon remained silent as he reached for some pillows on the other side of the bed and placed it on Heeseung's side and one pillow for his feet.

"I know you love sleeping with pillows surrounding you" Sunghoon mumbled as he reached for another pillow and gave it to Heeseung for him to hug before pulling the blanket up until his chin.

H-how... How did he know that?

"I'll sleep beside you, don't worry, I won't do anything" Sunghoon reassured him before making his way to the other side by placing his knee on Heeseung's side and moved to the other side.

The pillows around Heeseung gave him a little bit of comfort. However, he's still shaking a little.

When Sunghoon didn't talk anymore, Heeseung looked at him. Looks like he's already sleeping. Heeseung envied him a little because he can sleep that fast in a dark room unlike Heeseung.

Heeseung moved the pillows from his back and faced Sunghoon, reaching for his hand and holding onto it. He doesn't care if Sunghoon gets mad, he needs this to atleast help himself sleep.

But Heeseung flinched when Sunghoon's hand tightened around his.

He's still awake?

Heeseung panicked by the thought, immediately loosening his grip and was about to pull away but Sunghoon faced him and held his hand tighter.

"It's okay, Heeseung. Hold my hand until you fall asleep, I won't get mad, don't worry" Sunghoon whispered lowly. He sounded so sleepy and tired which made Heeseung feel a bit guilty.

"I'm sorry, Sunghoon"

"It's okay, just sleep, I know you're tired as well. I'm here, I won't let go of your hand even if we fall asleep. Good night, sleep tight"

"Good night, thank you.."

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The next day, 5:00 am.

The two of them are still sound asleep as the sun rises and peeks through the curtain of their bedroom.

As soon as the set alarm rang, Sunghoon immediately woke up and turned it off.

The first the he noticed is that they're so close to each other.

Heeseung's back is pressed against his chest while Sunghoon's arm is wrapped around Heeseung's waist as his and Heeseung's hands are still clasped together. Heeseung had his head resting on Sunghoon's other arm.

Sunghoon slowly moved his hand away from Heeseung's and pulled a pillow closer for Heeseung to hug. Then, he carefully lifted Heeseung's head up and gently placed a pillow under his head. He stood up carefully without making a noise.

"Mhm, Sunghoon.." Heeseung mumbled in his sleep. Sunghoon immediately went back to the bed to check him.

"I'm here, Heeseung. Are you awake?" Sunghoon asked. He got no response from Heeseung so he didn't mind. Just when he's about to exit the room, he heard whimpers and sobs, causing him to look back.

Heeseung is crying and whimpering in his sleep, mumbling incoherent words as he sobs.

Nightmare. He's having a nightmare.

Sunghoon ran towards the bed and went to Heeseung, trying to wake him up.

"Heeseung? Heeseung! Wake up!"

[TW: violence, cuts, blood.]

"Mom? Mommy? Help me..." Small Heeseung tried to shout, but there's a duct tape covering his mouth. All he can do is cry and pray, hoping that someone would help him.

In the middle of a dark room, wrists and feet tied up, Heeseung is sitting on a chair.

Suddenly, the door opened. Heeseung flinched.

A man starts walking towards him the a knife on his hand and a gun in his pocket.

Heeseung started screaming, though it came out as a muffled scream.

"Heeseung, please wake up!"

"What a pretty little boy" The guy traced Heeseung's face with the knife, not so hard enough to leave a scratch.

"Bet you cost a lot. Oh, I'm going to be so rich once your parents gives me the money"

"But on second thought, I should have a little fun with you, don't you think?" The guy harshly removed the duct tape from Heeseung's mouth.

"If you scream, I am going to kill you" The man muttered before cutting Heeseung's skin on his legs.

"Aaaah!" Heeseung can't help but to scream which he immediately regretted.

"You screamed, I guess it's a goodbye"

"But let me torture you for awhile" The guy continued by cutting the skin of Heeseung's left cheek. Blood spilled out and Heeseung can't help but to cry, scream for help and beg the man to stop.

"You're going to die, Heeseung"

"You're going to die!"

"Die!"

"Heeseung! Wake up!" Sunghoon violently pulled Heeseung to sit up.

Heeseung's eyes shot opened as he gasped, tears running down on his face.

"S-Sunghoon.." He called with a shaky voice.

"Fucking shit" Sunghoon whispered and hugged Heeseung tightly. And that's where Heeseung broke down.

"I– I'm scared, Sunghoon.. the m-man–"

"Shh.." Sunghoon tightened his hug as he felt Heeseung shaking out of fear.

"Sunghoon, I'm scared"

"I know, I know. But try to calm down, okay? I'm here, Heeseung. I won't leave you" Sunghoon whispered. He pulled away and wiped Heeseung's tears and hugged him again.

"I won't leave you.. never again"

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