Bloodlines || Cha Hyun Soo

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In Seong stuffed his hands into the pockets of his hoodie, walking off without allowing Eun Hyuk to say anything else.

As In Seong walked, he heard someone calling out his name. He turned around, seeing Yu Seong running up to him with a notebook in his hand. A smile appeared on Inseong's face as he picked up the little boy. "What do you have there, Yu Seong?"

"I'm learning how to read and write, hyung!"

"Really?" In Seong took the notebook from him, flipping it open. "Wow, look at that! Jin Ok-ssi is teaching you well." In Seong could see Gil Seob approaching. "Are you having fun with grandpa?" In Seong smirked in Gil Seob's direction.

Yeong Su looked back at Gil Seob before leaning in In Seong's ear to whisper to him. "He told me we're going to buddies." In Seong pressed his lips together to keep himself from laughing. "I don't know if I trust him." In Seong lost it.

Gil Seob stood there, watching Inseong laugh hysterically at Yeong Su's whisper. "What's so funny, son?"

"N-nothing!" In Seong waved off Gil Seob. "Nothing at all." In Seong knew that kids had no filter but damn, he wasn't expecting that. In Seong continued to laugh as he walked with Yeong Su in his arms. Gil Seob was next to him, chatting about who he was.

"Hyung?"

"Yeah?"

"Where's Hyun Soo-hyung?" In Seong's face fell. "Is he in trouble?" Yeong Su didn't understand why Hyun Soo was locked away from everyone else. Inseong glanced at Gil Seob, not knowing how to explain to Yeong Su that Hyun Soo was "dangerous." The siblings knew that Hyun Soo was a monster, they saw his black eyes, the same why they saw the woman's black eyes. But unlike her, Hyun Soo hadn't turned into a monster yet.

In Seong cleared his throat. "Hyun Soo is being..." Gil Seob mouthed 'secret agent' to him, as if they were playing a game. In Seong cracked a small smile. "A secret agent. Yeah, yeah, a secret agent." In Seong said.

"Really?" Yeong Su sounded skeptical, looking back at Gil Seob. He smiled at Yeong Su. "Why?"

"You'll have to ask Eun Hyuk-hyung." In Seong said. Maybe if there was enough pressure on Eun Hyuk, he might release Hyun Soo from his isolation.

Yeong Su seems satisfied with that answer. "Can we play dinosaurs, hyung?"

"Yeah, come on."

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In Seong was waiting for Hyun Soo to arrive back from his supply run. Today's run was batteries, alongside a couple of personal items of the residents. In Seong sat by the shutters. When Hyun Soo finally entered the room, In Seong turned his head. "One day you'll have to tell Eun Hyuk no." In Seong said.

Hyun Soo looked down at his feet. "Then I'd be stuck in here all day." Those were the first words Hyun Soo said to In Seong since he started sitting there, telling Hyun Soo stories and all about his life. "Even if it gets repetitive, at least I'm getting out of here." Hyun Soo said as he sat down on the large crate.

In Seong shrugged. "I guess. But you are his pack mule, Hyun Soo." Hyun Soo wrapped his arms around his legs. "And now the others are making you get things for them. They only see you as a mode of delivery." In Seong said.

"I didn't mind getting Ji Eun's diary today."

"Ji Eun at least asked nicely, she didn't just open the door and then tell you what you are looking for." In Seong pointed out as he tapped his fingers against the shutters. "Yeong Su asked about you today." In Seong looked over to Hyun Soo, seeing his stiffen up. "I wanted to know where you were. And he wanted you play dinosaurs with us." In Seong added.

Hyun Soo lowered his head.

"I told him you're a secret agent." Hyun Soo cracked a small smile. "I keep telling Eun Hyuk to let you out of here, Hyun Soo, but he won't listen." In Seong said.

Hyun Soo lifted his head up. "Don't I scare you?"

In Seong shook his head. "I already told you; you don't scare me. Your monster hasn't emerged for a reason, and whatever that reason is, you are still Hyun Soo. Although I do see the mix of both." In Seong said, resting his elbow on the shutter. "I see some of that innocence leaving your eyes."

Hyun Soo wasn't sure what Inseong was talking about.

"Don't lose too much of it, I think it's cute." In Seong said, resting his head against the edge of the wall. He closed his eyes, taking a deep breath. "Eun Hyuk has told me my judgement has been clouded." In Seong said.

"Why?" Hyun Soo questioned.

In Seong pressed his lips together. Now wasn't the time to tell Hyun Soo that In Seong liked him. In Seong could hear his group members now, saying he had shit taste in men. Falling for somebody like Hyun Soo, In Seong wasn't surprised, to be honest. "Where's your roommate?" In Seong asked, changing the subject.

Hyun Soo looked around for Seok Hyeon. He shrugged. "No idea. I'm surprised he hasn't tried to shut you up yet." Hyun Soo said, leaning back against the pillar the crate was up against. Inseong snickered, shaking his head. "You should go to the daycare center.

"No, I'm staying right here."

"In Seong-"

"You shouldn't be alone." In Seong had no plans on leaving Hyun Soo alone. Despite Eun Hyuk's rules, In Seong was going to do what he wanted. And he wanted to stay next to Hyun Soo. "Now that you're talking to me. Your turn. Tell me a story."

"I'm not interesting."

"Maybe not, but you heard a lot about me, so it's your turn." In Seong said. In Seong looked over at Hyun Soo. "You can tell me a fantasy if you want. Just tell me a story."

Hyun Soo decided to humor In Seong, but what he didn't realize was that In Seong was actually tired. The story did stop abruptly when Hyun Soo noticed that In Seong was fast asleep. His head was resting against the shutters, one leg bent with an arm rest on top of it. Hyun Soo moved from the crate to look at In Seong.

In Seong looked a little paler than before, dark circles under his eyes. In Seong was having a hard time sleeping with everything going on. Hyun Soo sat on the other side of the shutters, looking over Inseong carefully, just taking him in. Hyun Soo shifted around until he was sitting in a similar position as Inseong.

Yu Ri was finishing up the temperature readings, missing just one person. "Eun Hyuk, where's In Seong? He hasn't come to get his temperature taken." Eun Hyuk sighed, knowing exactly where Inseong was.

Eun Hyuk walked out of the control room, going to tell Inseong off for missing daily temperature reading. He stopped himself upon seeing that In Seong was already fast asleep outside of the isolation room. But what changed was Hyun Soo was sitting there too, almost mirroring In Seong.

It looked like In Seong fell asleep first by the way Hyun Soo snuck over. Every time Eun Hyuk had seen Hyun Soo, he was always on top of that crate. It looked like In Seong wasn't the only one with a clouded judgement.  

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Well... My Demon ep13 and 14... how the fuck are they going to wrap this up in TWO episodes? This should be interesting. 

Also, today is my oldest nephew's birthday. It is hard to believe he's 22 today. 

How cold is it where you are? I am so cold. XD I hate New York winters. I live towards Upstate. While I can handle 30+ degree days, but anything under 30, I am fucking freezing. That's in the negatives for you guys who use Celsius. But the thing is, it's not the under 30 degrees, it's the real feel because it's been in the single digits.