◽️ CHAPTER NINETEEN ◽️

                                    

                                          
🔞 THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS (MILD) SMUT 🔞

                          
"Sang-woo, what have you done..?" Gi-hun asked in a gentle tone, though there was disappointment in his eyes. Before Sang-woo could say even one word, Seok-woo chimed in, staging a weakened voice as though Sang-woo beat him half to death prior to Gi-hun's arrival.
                          
"I only wanted..to give him a peace offering...but he got so angry with me and.." He said, adding in a couple of coughs to make it believable as he painfully held his stomach.
                          
"Gi-hun, don't listen to him. He's lying through his teeth to make me look bad. He did this to himself just before you walked in." Sang-woo protested with widened eyes, pointing down at the "injured" man.
                          
Gi-hun looked back and forth from the former salesman to Sang-woo. He didn't want to think that Sang-woo would hurt anyone anymore or feel the need to do so but at the same time, he couldn't exactly be sure considering how he was acting all this time. And especially not after he hit him the previous night. Gi-hun hadn't realized that Seok-woo crawled to his side until he felt his hand gentle hold his own. He looked down at Seok-woo, who looked up at him hopefully.
                          
"Gi-hun...will you listen to the guy that hurt you...? Or will you listen to me?" Seok-woo asked, looking intently into Gi-hun's eyes.
                          
Gi-hun quickly looked away. He felt pressured. Yeah the obvious answer would be to listen to his boyfriend but he was second guessing himself. Taking a deep breath and knowing he had something to say to Sang-woo, Gi-hun reached down and helped Seok-woo to stand. Sang-woo was ready to protest when Gi-hun held up a hand for him to stop.
                          
"I just want to help him back to his room. Regardless of who did it, he is still hurt..we'll talk when I get back." He said as he helped Seok-woo to leave the room. Sang-woo sighed and sat down on the couch, looking defeated.
                          
In the hallway, Seok-woo unlocked the door and allowed them both inside, where Gi-hun guided him towards the couch and sat him down. Gi-hun turned to get an ice pack for his face when Seok-woo grabbed ahold of his arm and pulled him to sit on the couch as well. Gi-hun looked at him with slightly widened eyes. The other male looked at him with a serious expression, moving his hand from Gi-hun's arm to his shoulder.
                          
"Listen to me, Gi-hun-.." he said in a soft tone, but Gi-hun raised a hand, standing up again.
                          
"It doesn't matter right now. I know how Sang-woo can be and I'll talk to him when I get back home. For now, you're hurt and you need an ice pack." He said, going to the kitchen and retrieving the ice pack. Seok-woo just sighed.
                          
He took the ice pack from Gi-hun and placed it gently on his face. Gi-hun left a few minutes after and that meant Seok-woo was alone in his own apartment. He wasn't sure if the plan worked or not but considering Gi-hun only mentioned having a talk with Sang-woo, he figured that meant Sang-woo was the one in trouble. He could at least smile about that.
                          
Gi-hun stood outside his apartment door, hesitant on going inside. He originally wanted to talk to Sang-woo about what happened the night before, but the current situation only added to his stress; it was becoming overwhelming. Or perhaps he was just exhausted from the day. Opening the door, he found Sang-woo on the couch and holding his head in distress. The sound of the door closing was enough for Sang-woo to quickly lift his head up. Not a word was said yet until Gi-hun sat down beside Sang-woo.
                          
"What did he say to you?" Sang-woo asked, tightly gripping Gi-hun's hand with high hopes that he didn't believe a single word Seok-woo said. Gi-hun just let out a light sigh.
                          
"He didn't say anything. I just got him an ice pack, that's all. You're who I wanted to talk to.." Gi-hun said, "I wanted to talk about last night and I've been thinking about it all day..at first I thought I was being stupid but I think this all has led me to a decision. And I think it'll be good for both of us."