Doodlebug | Beomjun, yeongyu |

Synopsis

Beomgyu tightened his lips, feeling helpless. "Then what should we do?" he asked.

Yeonjun halted for a moment, turned toward Beomgyu, and said, "Let's bury his body." Beomgyu was taken aback. Was that the way intelligent kids thought?

***

"Here? Seriously?" Beomgyu muttered in disbelief as Yeonjun pointed to the spot for burying the body – the small, disused yard behind their hostel building.

"Don't use your mind, just follow my lead," Yeonjun instructed firmly. Beomgyu reluctantly carried Zico's lifeless body on his back. The realization that his bully was now lifeless weighed heavily on him. What was happening?

Yeonjun began digging the ground. Fortunately, there was no grass, only soil. They managed to bury the body somehow, and Beomgyu couldn't help but be impressed. He never knew that smart kids could do these things. In his eyes, it was quite impressive. Yeonjun, even while burying a body, looked sexy.

Beomgyu couldn't help but glance at Yeonjun's appearance – just pajamas and a shirt, nothing remarkable. Yet, in that moment, Yeonjun appeared irresistibly attractive to him. His long, lustrous black hair added to his allure. Beomgyu had to remind himself that they had just buried someone.

Yeonjun, after completing their grim task, turned to Beomgyu and inquired, "There wasn't even any blood. How did he die?" Beomgyu simply shrugged in response, prompting Yeonjun to snap, "Oh, I forgot, you're the least knowledgeable of the lot." Beomgyu had always been dumb. And yeonjun hated dumb kids. 

Surprisingly, Beomgyu found himself smiling at Yeonjun's remark. He wasn't the type to think about things so he didn't knew how to respond.

"Are you serious...?" yeonjun began, but beomgyu cut him off, saying, "No, listen, it's... I don't even know how we got into this situation."

"Look, Beomgyu, just keep quiet and don't say a word to anyone," Yeonjun advised urgently. "There's no way this won't create a huge uproar in the country, considering the President's son is missing." Beomgyu couldn't help but think, 'Oh yeah, he's right.' he wasn't missing though, he was dead.

"And yeah, please don't share this with any of your friends..." Yeonjun's voice trailed off, and then he couldn't resist adding, "Oh yeah, you don't have any friends," to which Beomgyu simply nodded, accepting the reality without saying a word.

"Well, then, go back to your room," Yeonjun instructed as Beomgyu began to walk away. They headed down the hallway together, and as they reached Beomgyu's room, he quietly muttered, "Thank you."

Yeonjun quipped, "For saving your ass?" Beomgyu chuckled and replied, "Yeah, for saving my... ass."

Yeonjun nodded and said, "It wasn't just for you... I can't stand being a murder suspect right before my..." He trailed off, and Beomgyu didn't press for more information.

"Go," Beomgyu simply said, and he closed the door behind him. He still couldn't believe how calm yeonjun was after burying someone.

Will they manage to get away with this? Chances are slim.

***

Indeed, the following day was filled with chaos. Police and investigators swarmed every corner of the hostel, diligently probing the students. Fortunately, the absence of security cameras within the hostel turned out to be a stroke of luck for yeonjun and beomgyu.

Taehyun, Beomgyu's roommate, sat calmly in their room with headphones on, he was one of the quiet and reserved students. He had no friends and harbored no particular fondness for Beomgyu, who was currently gazing out of the window. Their room overlooked the backyard, a fact not lost on beomgyu.