✦ false impression
@lgcinsoo
His aunt was on the verge of passing away. They had a video conversation with his uncle and he said it was likely going to be tonight. Everyone was devastated, especially Daehyung’s mother. He held her like any good son, rubbing her back soothingly and whispering gentle words of comfort. Eventually, she calmed down and that was when he decided to go for a walk.
Their family was the efficient type and if auntie Kim was going tonight, then the funeral would be held potentially later this week. Since she had treated everyone with kindness and love, they’ll all be expected to bawl their eyes out.
This, unfortunately, would be a problem for Daehyung because he really wasn’t the caring crying type.
Daehyung found a nice place by the river bank. It was a quiet day - perfect for doing a nice practice session. He googled ‘crying due to loss of family’ and pulled up a video. Three times he viewed it with ear buds in, eyes narrowing in focus as he attempted to take in all of the minor details. Then, finally, it was time for him to try.
Putting away his phone and ear buds, he took a deep breathe in. He laced his fingers together, touched his forehead down to their joint surface and squeezed his eyes shut. Pain. Imagine pain. Daehyung sucked in a sharp breath, the way he would if he’d accidentally cut himself with a knife. The one in the video did it just like this before she launched into tears. Shoulders shook, not too harshly at first, only gentle tremors to express his agony. He unlaced his fingers and clutched down at his knees, letting his nails dig through his jeans into his flesh. Suffering, but trying his best to hold back.
So far so good, now if he could just get these tears to flow.