I'm Not Cold; Just Scared

*^▽^* Chapter 16 *^▽^*

Daehwi hugged  her back. "Thanks for the advice Somi yah, I probably couldn't have asked this from anyone else." he said.

Somi giggled. "What about Woojin oppa?"

"Are you serious? He'd have told the entire world by now if he knew!"

"Anyways, what are you going to do if Jinyoung oppa texts you?" She asked him. Daehwi groaned. "Ah, I don't know, ignore it probably?"

"Aish, so heartless." 

"Stop being dramatic, woman."

After all this polite talk, Daehwi finally left her house somewhere around 6, walking slowly, absorbed in his thoughts. He really didn't want to brood over the confession so he took his phone out, pressing a random song on his playlist and plugging his earphones in.

No avail, because his mind kept drifting back to the situation he was currently in.

Did he want to date Jinyoung? He was tired of asking himself this question but the question still stood without an answer.

Was he ready? Was he sure that he wouldn't regret dating him?

"No wait don't think about this now..." Daehwi muttered to himself, annoyed.

When he got home, Jisung stared at his skeptically. 'You look stressed out Hwi, what's wrong are you okay?"

Daehwi tried to sound as convincing as possible. "Yeah I'm fine hyung, why wouldn't I be?" 

Jihoon came out of the kitchen staring at Daehwi too. "Actually tho, you have been acting weird since this afternoon, did something happen?"

"No" Daehwi said, hoping to lord that he sounded convincing even though the eyes of the two older boys were still on him suspiciously. 

If there was one disadvantage of living with eight guys who were older than you, and one who was younger than you, Daehwi swears, it's the fact that he basically has no privacy at all.

That night he could see Jinyoung's shut window through his own window and sighed to himself, wondering about what he was going to say on Tuesday. It wasn't like Daehwi could leave Jinyoung's confession hanging, could he?

He laid in bed, the lights out, obscuring the room in complete darkness, the only sounds being Sungwoon's soft snores coming from the bunk above. Daehwi was wide awake, his thought train running at full speed.

One thing was for sure though, he really appreciated Jinyoung for actually telling him about his feelings. Daehwi knew about the older's anxiety problem and could only imagine the amount of courage it must have taken Jinyoung to actually come up to him and confess to him. And yes, knowing Jinyoung, he wasn't the type of guy to jump into decisions. He had made the decision to confess to Daehwi after a lot of thought.  Daehwi knew that Jinyoung was well aware of the risks that might show up if the two were to start dating.

Even then, he told Daehwi about his true feelings. What did that mean? Did he really like Daehwi that much to be willing to take the risks for him? That thought just sent goosebumps down Daehwi's spine, making him smile like a creep to himself in the darkness. 

But first of all, Daehwi has to sort out the feelings that he has for Jinyoung. So, did he like Jinyoung or not? If he did like Jinyoung, what did he like about Jinyoung? Well, for one thing the older was very caring and observant. He notices when Daehwi is feeling down and tries his best to cheer him up. He was also a naturally goofy person and one of the things that Daehwi found hilarious was how complete havoc would be happening and then Jinyoung would be right in the middle of it all, looking completely confused and having no idea about what's going around him. When Jinyoung cared for Daehwi, he seemed so much older than the smaller boy.