Changbin already went home, leaving Namjoon to wait for Minho to arrive.

Jackson and Jay also left since they needed to prepare dinner and pick their kids up.

The platinum-haired doesn't mind much since there aren't so many customers yet and Seokjin is also here to help with the reception if it's necessary.

The taller walkes to the door and knocks three times.

"Uhm Lee Jr. I don't wanna rush you or anything but I already ask for the burger twenty minutes ago. Do you need help?" Namjoon is starting to worry. It okay to need a bit more of time but usually a burger needs only ten minutes.

They already have the meat almost ready, since it's their most asked dish.

Maybe he just got lost in thought.

"I ... I'm coming..." Seokjin anwser in a rather desperate tone.

I'll give him one minute, if he doesn't come out I'll go in ...

A sudden fall of a glass changes his mind completely.

The older barges in not caring about the customers anymore.

Once he opens the door, Seokjin turns his head, sadness all over his face.

The youngster is wearing his uniform, black hair straightened with the bangs parted in the middle.

Eyes desperate, tears rolling down his immaculate face.

His puffy salmon lips slightly parted, letting his sobs escape his mouth.

What the hell?

Namjoon runs to Lee Jr. letting the door fall closed in the process.

"What happened? Is it about your brother Felix? Did something happen with him?" The older says, trying to hold himself back from touching the other.

The younger doesn't even answer, he just stands there, focused on his breathing, not understanding anything the other is saying.

Namjoon wants to touch him, hold him in his embrace but he refrains.

It just doesn't feel right...

"It's okay you don't have to tell me, just try to breath with me, can you?" The platinum-haired searches for the other's gaze but can't lock with them.

"Can you hear me? Please breath with me, in then out, in then out." The older makes up and down movements with his hands, accentuating his breathing.

Seokjin doesn't seem better, if anything he's worse.

His breathing is accelerating, his hands shaking and his eyes crying.

That's it I gotta hug him

The taller approaches further and before he can embrace him, their hands touch, making Lee Jr. jolt back.

"Don't touch me!" The youngster flinches and goes to the corner scratching his hand, letting blood roll down his fingers with the aggression he's using against his skin.

Namjoon is overwhelmed.

What's going on?

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"No, no don't go!" He turns around and faces Namjoon.

"I don't know what I did but it was to much for you, you should rest."

Seokjin wants to take his leave again, but the younger doesn't want him to go just yet.

He reaches his hand for Mr. Kim's wrist and grabs it firmly. This causes the older to flinch aggressively and pull his hand back.

"Don't touch me!!!" He screams and Namjoon recoils.

The older doesn't seem himself anymore.

He's standing at the corner between the window and the wall, looking at the ground with wide eyes, scratching his lower arm, where Namjoon just touched him.

He's rubbing so much; blood is starting to form even through the fabric of his once white shirt.

Namjoon feels guilty and knows he'll have to leave. He's the reason Seokjin is feeling so uncomfortable.

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Namjoon tries to hold himself up and not fall down by leaning against a wall.

The younger is getting more and more blurry.

The platinum-haired blinks a few times to make his eyes focus but to no use.

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"I ... I... uhm I'm so...." The younger couldn't finish his sentence before the older interrupts.

"Just say it! Don't stutter so much! I don't have all day." The younger is intimidated and can't make any comprehensive sound come out of his mouth.

"Jesus, if you don't have anything to say, just leave already!" The older starts to back of and places his left hand on the handle of the door to close it.

"Wait! I'm sorry!" Namjoon puts his hand in front of the door, to not let the older close it.

The older looks even angrier if that's even possible and shouts back.

"Is that all you have to say? Only have the guts to tell me that now, huh? Don't bother showing your face here again, I won't forgive you!" And with that he aggressively closes the door making the younger flinch.

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Lee Jr. is still in his corner but seems to have stopped the scratching and realized what just happened.

Namjoon is losing all his strength, wiggling his body back and forth.

His vision can't make out anything anymore just a faint voice could be heard from the distance.

Who is it?

His eyes fall shut and Namjoon loses his balance.

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"May I kiss your hand?"

Seokjin started at the younger with wide eyes. His cheeks start to redden.

"No ... No-one has ever asked me to do .... that."

Namjoon starts steady but slowly to incline himself to the other's hand. The older flinches and the younger stops.

Just as Namjoon wants to let go of Seokjin's hand, the older holds it tighter.

"You can ... kiss it ... I'm just not used to it."

The younger goes for it. He looks for the bruise he inflicted on the other and places a soft, comforting kiss on it.

The older blushes even more and takes the hand away, hiding it again.

"Please don't think you’re unworthy of space and limits. Everyone has limits, and all are different. Yours are yours and mine are mine. Everyone should respect the boundaries of others no matter what."

Seokjin is now kindly looking at Namjoon.

"You don’t understand Namjoon. What happened to me is my fault. I let him use me and gave up struggling. I just gave myself to him, I even came a certain number of times. I'm sick Namjoon I don't deserve your apology nor your respect. "

Namjoon can’t let Seokjin talk so little of himself.

"No matter what happened, it's not your fault. He's your dad, he can’t just have sex with you. He's the adult or better say he was. Your dad is the one who should be ashamed not you, do you hear me?

And I ... huh... I should be ashamed to. I didn’t have the balls to apologize to you the first time I came here."

Seokjin's eyes are starting to water.

"Don't cry." Namjoon approaches very slowly, wiping the tears that are falling down Seokjin's face with his index finger.

Seokjin leans to the touch, sobbing softly.

"Can you .... hug me?" The crying male asks.

The younger opens his arms and lets the other embrace him in a tight hug.

Namjoon rests his chin on the shorters head and rubs his back softly.

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Namjoon falls to the ground, fainting.

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Question of the day
What will happen now? Where will he wake up?

Hope you liked it my Moonchildren 💜 😊