Feelings were strange things, Himchan had come to learn. Truthfully, the young man had more or less been fooled into thinking that he couldn't feel negative emotions with the exception of envy. His life had been an easy one, lacking hardships or loss so he had never imagined that he would some day find it difficult to get out of bed in the morning and continue on. On the other side of feelings were these awful things like fear, and depression, and self loathing--the last of which he had thought he had buried forever.
Whatever magic worked within his brain making him feel this awful did other things as well, like put blinders on his vision. He was so selfabsorbed in his own thoughts--though, this wasn't uncommon--that he hadn't noticed he was the only one struggling. Or maybe it was that he didn't want to see it. Either way, a sort of wall had been erected in the air between his roommate and himself. He cared for for Boa deeply. She was, to him, the sister he had never been blessed with for the seven he had been so unfortunately cursed with.
But, Boa posed a difficult situation for the Veela. Himchan was (in a metaphorical sense) the older brother. He should have been the one to take care of her, but he was physically unable. Days had passed since his torment, and the wounds were not reflected on his flesh, but still something stopped him from approaching her. So often as he watched her move around the dorm he found words caught in his throat--confessions, apologies, and her name but they all died on their way out of his lips.
The dorm remained as it had always been, in soft shades of pink and apricot with lovely decor. Nothing was physically out of place as Himchan made sure to at least keep it tidy in his spare time, but there was something unseen missing from both of them and it wasn't long before the heavy weight of absence was too much for the Veela to bear. After one of his very few excursions leaving the dorm in the past few months he toted along a small bag, leaving his shoes at the door.
With three soft knocks upon her door, Himchan popped the barrier between them.
