the two was engulfed in a comfortable silence; daehyun was enjoying the tea youngjae made, while the latter only stared at his own mug.

then, youngjae sighed.

"dae," he called out. "i'm getting worse."

daehyun frowned, not opening his mouth; a cue for youngjae to continue.

"lately, around a week or so, my sleeping schedules are a mess. you know i always sleep at ten, but nowadays it's like time doesn't exist. in my opinion, it doesn't affect me, though. so i don't think you should worry- sorry, i'm rambling."

daehyun shook his head, frowning deeper. how could he not worry when he literally said that he his condition was getting worse? but he decided not to say anything, as youngjae continued to talk.

"and then, i think my appetite is not good, either. i'm actually curious on how long i can go without eating, and guess what? i passed fifteen hours-"

"you did what?" daehyun gasped out.

"it's just plain curiosity, dae. even though i'm not hungry, i did eat after that," youngjae shrugged. what both didn't know was that youngjae actually passed a day- almost two, without eating.

"don't do that again, jae. you could die."

"i'm bound to die anyway."

daehyun bit his lip, but didn't continue the topic. instead, he started a new one.

"so, what have you been drawing?" he asked.

youngjae blinked. once, twice. then, he brought the mug into his lips, finishing the remaining tea.

"why don't you come and see?" he offered, standing up while throwing his best friend a smile.

it didn't took long for daehyun to realize that youngjae had forgotten on what he had drawn.