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hwanwoong woke up to what felt like someone stabbing him in his torso, soon letting out a quiet cry. he looked around and realized that youngjo had his arms around him, however the older was holding onto him a little too tight, slightly pressing on the younger's bruises. the smaller tried wiggling free from the tight hold but only let out a loud cry as he moved the wrong way, causing pain to shoot through his body. 
youngjo jumped up once he heard hwanwoong's loud cry, carefully turning the younger around to face him so he could make sure that the smaller was okay.
"what happened?!"
"you were holding onto me a little too tight so i tried wiggling free but i moved the wrong way and it hurt... i'm sorry if i woke you up.." hwanwoong looked away, feeling bad that he had caused the taller to wake up.
"no no no.. don't apologize! slap me the next time i do that!" youngjo laughed while looking at the smaller.
the younger quietly giggled and looked at youngjo with a smile on his face. to say that hwanwoong liked youngjo was an understatement. in fact, he was in love with the older. before, he never really got to experience what love felt like, but here he was now. 
hwanwoong attempted to get up but ended up falling back down. he felt a whole lot worse than yesterday, definitely feeling more sore. the smaller looked at youngjo pitifully, making the older feel the need to pick the boy up carefully and set him on his torso.
"hey i need to take a shower.. wanna join me?" youngjo smiled and took the younger's hands in his own.
"t-together?" hwanwoong's face turned a light pink.
"yes together." 
hwanwoong hesitated at first but quickly nodded, feeling a little nervous. youngjo noticed how tense the younger became, looking down at him.
"you don't have to if you're not ready. i can wait!"
"n-no.. it's fine!"
youngjo laughed at how flustered the smaller got. he decided to help hwanwoong to the bathroom since he figured he had a hard time standing. upon going into the bathroom, hwanwoong found youngjo stripping off his shirt, his face becoming a dark shade of red once again.
"baby what's the matter? are you nervous?" youngjo walked over to the smaller, planting a small kiss on the other's lips. the younger looked down and slowly nodded his head.
"there's no need to be nervous.. you're beautiful just the way you are." youngjo lifted hwanwoong's chin up making the smaller look up at him. 
youngjo then backed away to finish undressing causing the younger to close his eyes. he heard the older laugh along with the sound of shuffling but it soon stopped, indicating that youngjo was already in the shower. hwanwoong opened his eyes and hesitated before stripping down quickly and walked over to the shower curtain. he nervously opened the curtain seeing youngjo smiling down at him which gave him a little bit more courage to get in.
hwanwoong closed his eyes once again, knowing that the taller was staring him down. he tried his best to cover his body, not happy with the way he looked. bruises painted his body making him less confident in himself. the smaller tried his best to force his tears back until he felt youngjo's fingers brush against the dark bruises causing him to flinch.
"i'm sorry i look like this.. i just-"
"hwanwoong.."
that made the smaller look up at youngjo. suddenly, he felt nervous, part of him not looking forward to what the taller was about to say.
"...what did i say before? you're beautiful.. just the way you are.."
hwanwoong couldn't help but burst into tears at the taller's comment. ignoring the pain, the smaller tried his best to stand on his tippy toes and placed his soft lips on the others. youngjo didn't hesitate, immediately kissing back causing the younger to smile in the kiss.