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[etxjonghyun]

Like a Storm | Jonghyun & Onew

He desperately wished to no longer hear the shattered bones crunching underneath his boots or feel the now inexorable fear that seemed to work its way inside his rib cage, rocking him as if trying to prove that his assumptions were close from being the raw, miserable reality. Truth be told, he wasn't expecting such drastic change of events. The free district not far from his own was supposed to be one of safest around the area. Not only for having some kind of invisible protection from the firefly district, but also it was located in a place that the infected seemed to not find ways to overrun it. Knowing that Jinki was there, although the previous fight and past memories had left him with unsettled feelings, was - in fact - a relief for Jonghyun. He was there, supposedly safe and out of danger. That, was what he thought seconds ago. Now... He was completely drowned in despair and worry.

Finding himself running all the way to the free district was far more exasperating than what he thought. It wasn't for the fact that even running at his full speed, he still felt like it was too slow for his own liking. It was more for the fact that even at this distance, he could already hear the inhuman groans and cries of those that weren't lucky enough to escape. It was that, and the fact that his mind seemed to be playing tricks on him, reminding the older one constantly that one of those could be Jinki. That Jinki could already be dead. It proved fruitless at this point to try to ignore those thoughts, being there constantly and torturing him to his core. But he used those thoughts to give him the strength he was already lacking, his legs screaming silently for some kind of rest and the air he breathed wasn't no longer enough for his suffocated lungs.

It took him a total of ten minutes to reach the free district, the chaos settled already leaving him completely lost and helpless. He couldn't go straight away to the hospital. That was impossible when infected could be found everywhere. So he had to go all around, losing even more time when time itself seemed scarcer than clean water in the summer. He could only growl in raw despair, hand rushing through his wet silver locks, but he didn't stop... Not even a second to gaze what was around him; when infected were so close by that he could also die right there. But he didn't care. Jonghyun just couldn't care. Not when Jinki was there... Not when he could lose him although he was still so insecure with past memories.

He could feel stares on him the moment he had walked into the hospital, the surprise so evident in their expressions that, in other circumstances, Jonghyun would have laughed. However, all he had in his mind was to reach the familiar kitchen, find the person he was so desperately to see and leave that damn hell before everything turns into ruins.

But his whole world seemed to collapse the moment he was in that kitchen... And Jinki wasn't there anymore.

He looked everywhere, as if he had that slim expectation that Jinki was hidden somewhere. And after that, he looked in every single division of that hospital, already with such bewilderment that he shouted Jinki's name countless times. To the point his voice become hoarse, to the point that even his throat hurt. "No... God, no." He whispered, eyes widened as he walked back to the entrance, gazing the chaos right before him. "No, you can't be there. You can't, Jinki. You..." And his voice died the moment realization fell upon him. The moment he realized that Jinki was right there... Within the chaos.

[krystal-tlou]

[ Uh Oh! ] || Onew & Krystal

With a bag and her bow and arrow slung over her shoulders, Krystal made her way through the streets. She was low on some weapons (mostly her arrows), so what better place to find weapons than the Military District? She had snuck in this time around, wanting a little bit of thrill and adventure. She was sick and tired of being stuck with nothing to do, and what better way to spend it then to sneak into the Military District? After scavenging a few drugs, food and water, Krystal slipped out from the District again. Before she completely left the area, she noticed a small abandoned building. 

Raising a brow, Krystal made her way quietly towards it. There could possibly be some loot in there, and she wasn't going to pass on some free supplies. She would take all she could get. It was technically free, right? There probably wouldn't be that many Infected in the building, and if there were any, she could always just kill them off... granted they weren't Bloaters. Krystal shivered at the thought of that. Bloaters were a nightmare; she had only faced a few, but that was enough for her to never want to go back to it again.

Climbing a tree and hopping onto one of the window sills, Krystal slipped her way into the room. The first thing she noticed was that this place was actually inhabited. And from the looks of it, it seemed like the person was still living here. She contemplates whether or not she should steal (it's not like she hasn't before...). She bends down to pick up a can of food, but as she does so, the door knob starts to turn.

[etxjonghyun]

「Remember me」 Christmas Drabble

He was a fool. That could never be contradicted. Not when he was standing right in front of the familiar hospital, hands hidden in the pockets of his trousers for the cold that seemed to float above him, his mind completely lost in thoughts for the idiocy he had been holding these past few days. It was Christmas, that was already proved the moment he stepped out of his apartment... It could be seen people with presents, the Christmas spirit making a huge contrast with the reality everyone was trying to ignore. Even Jonghyun, someone who was so conscious and aware of the reality was trying to ignore the fact that he was completely alone when he was supposed to have someone by his side. When he was supposed to have a normal life. But everything slipped through his fingers, like the water seemed to slide down for the cascade at sight.

Life was ironic, sarcastic and unexpected.

A low, bitter chuckle left the Firefly's lips. Yes, life was unexpected... And Jonghyun was also unexpected. Not only for standing at that door of the hospital with a letter and a fucking present, but also because he had sworn if he ever returned to that place, was supposed to kill a certain someone. Oh, the irony. And oh for the foolishness that seemed to be part of him. But he couldn't leave, not when his body was frozen in place, not giving Jonghyun a chance do move forward, but also not giving the chance to just turn around and leave. Because at this point his thoughts were contradicting one another, when before he would be sure of what to do next. When before, he would only return with a gun and the purpose of doing what he had promised months ago. Yes the promise was still at its feet; still expecting to be fulfilled.

He could only sigh in exasperation, not only for the situation he had put himself into, but also for the uneasiness felt when it would so easy to just leave and return to where he was before. Because that would be the right thing to do, not otherwise. Yet something inside of him prevented the older one from turning around, from even taking a step forth or back. He could only gaze those large opened doors, probably looking like an idiot for being outside when the cold seemed to crack bones and rip skins. He felt it, could even feel all of that, but everything was so irrelevant compared to what he had in his mind. To the person that kept tormenting his dreams since the day past memories were triggered and lost feelings found.

He had to gather all his damn will to move, his boots landing on the same ground he had found himself months ago with a cracked head. It seemed as if he already knew all the secret passages and paths, moving through the hallway as if he did it every single day of his existence. He could see from afar the same faces, staring at him with such fear in their eyes that in other circumstances Jonghyun would have laughed and played out one of his triumphal remarks but he was in a state that nothing mattered. All he could see was the familiar open door waiting for him, having on the other side the one he had in his mind the past few hours.

He stopped on his track once was close enough, his back leaned against the wall near the door, head leaning slightly to the same to peer through it. Empty. The kitchen was completely empty. Another sigh left his parted lips, probably one of relief instead of exasperation. It was empty, that's a fact... But he could see that someone had been there before; the meat inside of a pot being cooked and fresh vegetables still in the process of being cut to place into it. Yes, Onew was there. Where? Probably doing something in another place, giving Jonghyun the time to leave on the counter what he had inside his pocket.

The older one wasted no time, walking into the familiar division while he grabbed the letter and the present, placing them right away on the counter where he once had been leaning against. He stood in silence, gazing the two objects with melancholy, finding with peculiar surprise that probably Jinki would never remember where that gift came from... Nor the fact that he would probably never know whom had left such a thing. All he had written in that wrinkled paper was 'Merry Christmas, Jinki' and the gift was nothing more than a bracelet that Jonghyun used to use when they were both small. A bracelet Jinki always said that looked great with him, a bracelet that had a meaning behind because he had once lost it... And Jinki had been the one that had found it.

A small smile graced his lips, giving a few steps back as he kept his gaze on the counter. And then, he left... Finding with notorious disbelief that he still could keep his promise... Because, although he was in that hospital seconds ago; he hadn't found Jinki.

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