Seungmin was straddling Hyunjin's lap while hiding his face away in the elder's neck. Hyunjin ran his fingers up and down Seungmin's body while speaking with Minho and Felix.

Chan had let the pair out of the bedroom they had been trapped in after about half an hour. The moment Hyunjin sat down on the couch Seungmin had straddled him and hidden away in his neck.

Hyunjin didn't complain. He loved how clingy and needy Seungmin was for his attention. The younger had just stayed on Hyunjin's lap for the last 15 minutes, not caring to answer if anyone tried to speak with him. He put all his focus into yelling at himself mentally for hurting Hyunjin so much. He still didn't know if Hyunjin liked him back, but he didn't care right now.

He just wanted Hyunjin to know how sorry he was for acting ao incredibly shitty towards him since the very beginning. Seungmin's eyes started letting out tears due to the heavy lump in his throat. He had been scolding himself for the past 15 minutes, telling himself how worthless he is, how much Hyunjin must hate him, how ugly and fat he looked, how Hyunjin was so out of his league - he shouldn't even be allowed to near the elder boy.

Seungmin couldn't keep the tears in anymore. He tightened his grip on Hyunjin while strangling the sobs and hiccups trying to escape him.

Hyunjin stopped moving his hand against Seungmin's back and looked down at his shaking figure in worry.

Minho and Felix shared a look before leaving the living room to give Hyunjin and Seungmin some time alone.

Hyunjin kissed Seungmin's head before starting to whisper words into his ear to calm him down.

"What's, wrong angel?" Hyunjin silently asked while moving a  bit of hair out of the younger's face.

Seungmin scoffed while crying, hating Hyunjin's choice of words.

"I'm no fucking angel, Hwang. I'm a monster." Seungmin cried out onto Hyunjin's shoulder.

Hyunjin kissed Seungmin's cheek and moved his arms to lay around Seungmin's body as he spoke.

"You're no monster, baby." Hyunjin softly said into Seungmin ear.

"I'm a fucking monster. And you fucking know it. I've been acting terribly towards you since before i even knew you, and you just let me do it. I was too much of a pussy to just confess that I liked you, and instead ended up with verbally hurting you. I don't see why you let me touch you even. I'm such a bad person, and I do not deserve you. Not in a thousand years will I reach up to your standards. You're so perfect and ethereal and nice and I'm such a bad, ugly and fat and terrible person. I'm sorry Hyung. I'm really sorry." Seungmin said into Hyunjin's shoulder while crying.

Hyunjin let Seungmin speak. He had needed to hear those words escape Seungmin's mouth for so so long. He needed a genuine apology, like the one he had just gotten. What he didn't like was how terribly Seungmin spoke of himself.

Seungmin might have been acting badly towards Hyunjin, but he wasn't a bad person because of it. He just didn't know how to express his feelings. Hyunjin hugged Seungmin tighter when he felt the younger move away from his body.

"Don't go." Hyunjin muttered while breathing in Seungmin's scent.

"I really should go Hyunjin. I don't deserve to be near you." Seungmin answered while pulling away from the elder.

Hyunjin looked up and into Seungmin's broken eyes. Seungmin didn't even attempt to smile through the tears. He slowly stood up and left Hyunjin's lap. The elder watched as Seungmin walked away from him.

He didn't know what to do. He could either go after Seungmin and attempt a relationship with the younger or he could move on and find someone else to love. Someone who didn't treat him like trash.

Hyunjin didn't know what to do. He loved Seungmin, but he didn't want to start up anything with him if he was gonna continue acting badly.

His heart slowly stopped beating as he watched the boy he loved walk away and up the stairs. His heart screamed for him to follow Seungmin and tell him how much he loved him, but his head kept him seated. He didn't want to be hurt again. But he had a feeling that Seungmin was gonna change now that Hyunjin knew about his feelings. Yet he had no way of knowing, he could get trapped in an abusive relationship.

Hyunjin silently weighed up the pros and cons of being with Seungmin.

Cons: Seungmin could start acting cold and yelling at him again.

Pros: He loved Seungmin. Having Seungmin in his arms felt so incredibly good and right. Sleeping with Seungmin was the best feeling he had ever felt. Seungmin had apologized genuinely for acting bad. It was likely that Seungmin would start acting better towards Hyunjin after his confession.

Hyunjin didn't think twice before running up the stairs. He quickly made his way towards the room he had woken up in, thinking that it would be the most likely place for Seungmin to go to.

Hyunjin stopped running as he heard a sniffle from the bathroom. He slowly walked towards the bathroom door, seeing how it wasn't closed properly.

Seungmin's figure was standing perfectly still inside of the bathroom. Hyunjin couldn't see what he was doing, so he decided to give the door a small push. The door soundlessly opened, giving Hyunjin a view of the room.

Seungmin was standing in front of the bathroom mirror, looking at himself. Hyunjin saw the frown on Seungmin's lips as the younger studied his body in the mirror.

Seungmin reached up his hand and touched his cheeks. He slowly moved his hand over his face, touching every part of it. His eyes, his nose, his forehead, his chin, his hair, his eyebrows, his ears.

It was quite clear what Seungmin was doing. He was judging himself. It was quite obvious that he wasn't too pleased with the way he looked. The disgusted expression in his face as he looked at himself through the mirror gave it away.

Seungmin's hands and eyes moved over to his body. He slowly dragged his hand over his neck, chest, ribs and stomach. His eyes and hand stopped on his stomach. The redhead slowly pulled up his shirt, looking at his stomach in the mirror.

He did have abs, but it wasn't too much to bribe about. He was just plain and flat with a slight hint of muscles showing through his skin. Even so, it wasn't good enough. Seungmin pulled his shirt back down and folded both hands over his stomach in disgust. He turned away from the mirror, not wanting to look at his disgusting self anymore. Silent tears streamed down Seungmin's cheeks as he hung his head low from the shame.

Hyunjin rushed into the room after having seen Seungmin's actions. He couldn't believe what he had just seen. Seungmin was beating himself up by telling himself how ugly he was. He even stood in front of a mirror and pointed out every ugly part of his body.

Hyunjin quickly wrapped Seungmin in a tight hug while pressing his body up against the wall. Seungmin tried to push Hyunjin off but it didn't work.

Hyunjin moved his head away from Seungmin to look at him. He saw the broken look in Seungmin's eyes as he covered his face with his hands, not wanting Hyunjin to look at his ugly face.

Hyunjin grabbed Seungmin's arms and pulled them away despite his small protest and cries. Hyunjin held Seungmin's hands close to his heart while pressing his body up against the wall.

"You're so beautiful, Seungmin. Why would you do that? Why would you tell yourself that you're not? You are so insanely gorgeous, beautiful, breathtaking and sexy. Your body is so incredibly perfect and stunning and your face is the most ethereal and heavenly I have ever seen. Don't ever tell yourself that you're not good enough and don't ever compare yourself to others. You deserve the world." Hyunjin said while slowly leading Seungmin's hands to lay behind his neck.

Seungmin just looked into Hyunjin's eyes with his own sparkling ones, letting his heavy breaths escape through his agape mouth.

Hyunjin studied Seungmin's face for a while before he snapped out of the trance caused by Seungmin's beauty. The younger was still looking at Hyunjin in amazement and sadness, with glistening and teary eyes.

"Minnie?" Hyunjin whispered while looking into his eyes.

Seungmin nodded his head while humming out a breathless 'yes'.

"I love you." Hyunjin whispered while looking Seungmin straight in the eyes.

Seungmin smiled softly while tightening his grip on Hyunjin's neck.

"I love you too." Seungmin whispered back with a wide smile on his face.

The two didn't waste any more time before bringing their lips together. Their lips stayed on each other for a moment before they started kissing passionately. The kiss was filled with pure love and bliss. The other had never tasted as good as he did now.