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Seonghwa fiddled with his fingers, not sparing an eye at Yunho who sat infront of him even for a second.

The rest of the members sat at different spots in the living room of the dorm as if they had been instructed to do so. However Hongjoong on the other hand, felt sick and sleepy again so he had been sent to rest by the members regardless of his constant whining and no's.

"So.... would you mind explaining how everything went?" Yeosang mumbled trying to break the silence.

"I-" before Seonghwa could speak any further the silence in the room was further interuppted by Yunho.

"No need to. As long as everything is already okay between you two, we are more than happy. This is your matter with Hongjoong. No need for any explainations unless you want to hyung."

Seonghwa finally looked up to face the other, a smile made it's way on his face. "Thank you Yunho! I appreciate that."

"H-hyung I didn't mean to force you or anything. The silence was really awkward and unco-"

"It's okay Sangie, I didn't think otherwise so don't worry at all."

Yeosang let out a sigh in relief making Mingi chuckle at his behavior. Yunho just smiled looking at Seonghwa getting up, he himself did the same bringing the man close to his chest. The hug caused the other members to let out "awws" and "yays". The oldest signalled they come be a part of it too and everyone gladly accepted although no one could beat the excitement level both San and Wooyoung had. "YAYYY GROUO HUG" Wooyoung's voice cheered quickly to be shushed by Jongho reminding him that their leader had gone to bed.

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Feeling quite exhausted, Seonghwa sighed getting up from the couch and turning off the television. Rubbing his eyes due to feeling sleepy, the male made his way to the kitchen to grab a glass of water before heading to bed.

"Hey" A voice called the black haired man from behind making him put down the glass and wipe his wet lips, an absent minded move.

"Hi" a soft smile formed on his lips as he raised a brow at the other making him grin and speak.

"I'm really proud of both, you and Hongjoong."

Seonghwa chuckled and walked closer to Yunho, placing both his hands on the brown haired male's broad shoulders.

"Thanks man. If it weren't for you I'm so sure this whole thing wouldn't have been fixed between Hongjoong and I. It means a lot to me. Thank you for not only always supporting me but also giving me a reality check about my behavior when I needed one. I appreciate it, really."

Yunho stared at the other with wide eyes because this man standing right infront of him had never been the expressive type and in these few years he had also changed a lot, becoming a bit more of an aggressive person. With in a few seconds Seonghwa was being engulfed into a tight hug. The male made a disgusted face, playfully trying to push him away.

"Dang I love you bro!" Yunho finally pulled back and laughed as he saw the funny look on his face.

"Seriously though hyung, you know you can always count on me. It's good to have you back and I'm sorry for my behavior earlier."

"It's fine yunie. I'm glad you said all that. Atleast it helped me notice my mistakes and made guilt eat me. Trust me, I feel a lot better now that everything has gotten better."

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Hongjoong tossed and turned in his bed feeling hot and frustrated due to the fever and an itchy feeling in his throat. The male huffed finally forcing himself to stand up and walk towards the bathroom.

After getting done with his business he unlocked the door and was about to walk out but the sleeve of his shirt got stuck on some nail that wasn't properly in place. Feeling even more irriated he pulled it by a force much more than actually needed making him fall back. The male shut his eyes by reflex but didn't feel himself hitting the ground. Instead he felt something holding onto his weak body.

Slightly opening his eyes after a few seconds, he was met by none other but Seonghwa's face.

"Woah. What was that? Are you alright?"

Hongjoong quickly got out of the male's hold and chuckled nervously.

"Y-yeah sorry about that. I got stuck."

The older one raised a brow.

"I- I mean my sleeve got stuck on some nail."

Seonghwa laughed a little at the younger's behavior before nodding and walking towards his bed.

"Come on now, aren't you going to sleep?" he asked and the question formed a pout on the shorter's face.

"All of you forced me to get to bed earlier and now I can't sleep!" Hongjoong whined.

Sighing, Seonghwa got up holding his member's hand and gently pulled him towards his bed.

"Just lay down Hongjoong-ah. Does it hurt by the way?" Hongjoong looked at him confused for a second but realised what he was asking about.

"Uhm yes it does but don't worry! I'll be fine soon."

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