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·̩̩̥͙＊*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚＊·̩̩̥͙

╰•★Hundred broken hearts, hundred broken hearts, it's not our fate
너는 이대로, 그냥 그대로 웃으면 돼
네가 내게 준, 네가 내게 준 용기면 돼
온몸을 던져 네 심장을 내가 지킬게

내 안에 스치는 옅은 불안과
너와 날 갈라놓으려는 시공간
날아들 화살도 겁나지 않아
어떤 비극도 다 막아낼 테니까

·̩̩̥͙＊*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚＊·̩̩̥͙

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The steady beep that came from the heart monitor was the only sound in the otherwise quiet room. Heeseung lay on his bed, well into day seven of his coma. An oxygen mask covered his mouth and nose, fogging and unfogging as he breathed.

Beside him, a half--asleep, half--awake Jungwon sat in a chair, his head drooping. The worry and exhaustion in his slumped posture was quite evident as he shook himself yet again, trying to keep his eyes open.

He found himself looking at Heeseung again, studying the bruises covering his face. He stared hard at his hyung, as if his tired glare could make somehow wake him.

Jungwon slumped back into his chair, rubbing at his eyes wearily.

'Come on hyung, wake up already.'

But Heeseung didn't.

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Two weeks later, Jay sat by his only hyung's bedside, reading a novel that he'd permanently borrowed from Heeseung's collection. But every few seconds, his eyes strayed to Heeseung's face, willing him to wake him.

He'd been showing movement for the past three days, which the doctors believed was almost a miracle due to the extent of Heeseung's injuries. They'd predicted it would be less than a week before Heeseung woke up enough to be coherent.

Just as Jay was re reading the last chapter of the book, unable to believe what Cardan had done to Jude, a small, soft, almost inaudible groan sounded from the direction of Heeseung's bed.

Immediately the book went flying (and landed in an unfinished bowl of ramen), as Jay whipped towards his hyung. Heeseung's eyes were blinking open slowly, as he woke up for the first time in almost a month.

"Hyung?" whispered Jay after about five minutes of complete silence.

Heeseung's tired gaze flickered to him. There was no recognition there. Then Heeseung whispered three words in a croaky voice, sending Jay's world tipping on its axis.

"Who are you?"

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