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The next morning, he wakes up all of a sudden, as if spooked to death by something.
He opens his eyes and all the nightmarish memories from the previous night come back to him, as vivid as ever. It's as if it had happened a minute before, even his heart is still bearing super fast.
The pain is still there too, especially from the wound on his belly.
He slowly pulls himself up, clinging to everything he can reach, then reaches the bathroom. He needs to clean himself from the blood and also to change the bandages.
He doesn't think he should get into the bathtub with all those opens wounds, so he just uses a cloth and some enchanted water to wash himself as much as possible without touching the wounds.
He almost faints twice while struggling to renew the bandages. The one around the wound on the belly is soaked to a sick level, it doesn't look good at all, the bleeding doesn't seem to slow down. It's too deep to heal on its own and in a too delicate part.
After managing to be done, he wears some clean clothes and throws the dirty bandages in the fire, as well as the stained outfit, to avoid anyone could find it.
The sight of the wound scared him enough to decide he must go to see a doctor.
Although the very thought of leaving the house makes him terrified, he forces himself to.
There is only one doctor in the capital.that he knows where to find, so he decides to head there just because he knows how to reach him.
He is terribly pale and moves very slowly, feeling so cold despite it being a rather sunny day.
To reach the doctor he has to walk by the Imperial Prison, he didn't even know before he found himself in front of it.
Even from outside he could hear some screams coming from there and very unsettling noises. It terrifies him beyond any limit, enough to totally make him change his mind about seeing the doctor. He can't end up in there, he just can't risk.
He turns around and starts to walk back, but has soon to stop due to the pain. He bends down a little and holds the wound. It sends such pain bursts...
He opens his eyes and all the nightmarish memories from the previous night come back to him, as vivid as ever. It's as if it had happened a minute before, even his heart is still bearing super fast.
The pain is still there too, especially from the wound on his belly.
He slowly pulls himself up, clinging to everything he can reach, then reaches the bathroom. He needs to clean himself from the blood and also to change the bandages.
He doesn't think he should get into the bathtub with all those opens wounds, so he just uses a cloth and some enchanted water to wash himself as much as possible without touching the wounds.
He almost faints twice while struggling to renew the bandages. The one around the wound on the belly is soaked to a sick level, it doesn't look good at all, the bleeding doesn't seem to slow down. It's too deep to heal on its own and in a too delicate part.
After managing to be done, he wears some clean clothes and throws the dirty bandages in the fire, as well as the stained outfit, to avoid anyone could find it.
The sight of the wound scared him enough to decide he must go to see a doctor.
Although the very thought of leaving the house makes him terrified, he forces himself to.
There is only one doctor in the capital.that he knows where to find, so he decides to head there just because he knows how to reach him.
He is terribly pale and moves very slowly, feeling so cold despite it being a rather sunny day.
To reach the doctor he has to walk by the Imperial Prison, he didn't even know before he found himself in front of it.
Even from outside he could hear some screams coming from there and very unsettling noises. It terrifies him beyond any limit, enough to totally make him change his mind about seeing the doctor. He can't end up in there, he just can't risk.
He turns around and starts to walk back, but has soon to stop due to the pain. He bends down a little and holds the wound. It sends such pain bursts...
No!
[Most of the details through roleplaying]
... It's early night, around 9 pm.
He jumps down from the walls surrounding the garden of a known inn, that he clearly climbed. Once in the street, he starts to run like it was for his life. He is holding his belly and limping due to the high jump.
... It's early night, around 9 pm.
He jumps down from the walls surrounding the garden of a known inn, that he clearly climbed. Once in the street, he starts to run like it was for his life. He is holding his belly and limping due to the high jump.
Sharks.
Not all the loan sharks are like Heyzo, who comes to be repaid and leaves with a tea and a few silvers.
It's evening, about 6 pm- He is leaving their home to see if he can find a customer for the night. Now that they have those little plans for their future, he is even more motivated in earning as much money as possible.
As he steps out of the door, though, a far-from-reassuring man grabs him and slams him against the wall. He doesn't even ask for confirmation if that's the right place, he just points a dagger at his neck and threatens to kill him if they don't repay their debt.
It's a moment in which nobody is at home and is caught totally powerless.
Under total panic, he rushes to get all the money he has to hand to that man, not even being sure it's truly one of the loan sharks Jingyi has debts with, too frightened to think.
Even after giving him all the silvers he saved so far, the man doesn't seem satisfied and gives them 3 days to pay the entire debt, or he'll come back to kill them all.
The loan shark observed them and didn't target YooJin casually, the weakest one of the three and also the safest one to threaten.
Even when the loan shark leaves, he can't get off that sense of panic he left and since he doesn't even know where he could go to look for the hyungs, he decides to just go to work and find the money at all costs.
He enters the first tavern he comes across on his way.
It's evening, about 6 pm- He is leaving their home to see if he can find a customer for the night. Now that they have those little plans for their future, he is even more motivated in earning as much money as possible.
As he steps out of the door, though, a far-from-reassuring man grabs him and slams him against the wall. He doesn't even ask for confirmation if that's the right place, he just points a dagger at his neck and threatens to kill him if they don't repay their debt.
It's a moment in which nobody is at home and is caught totally powerless.
Under total panic, he rushes to get all the money he has to hand to that man, not even being sure it's truly one of the loan sharks Jingyi has debts with, too frightened to think.
Even after giving him all the silvers he saved so far, the man doesn't seem satisfied and gives them 3 days to pay the entire debt, or he'll come back to kill them all.
The loan shark observed them and didn't target YooJin casually, the weakest one of the three and also the safest one to threaten.
Even when the loan shark leaves, he can't get off that sense of panic he left and since he doesn't even know where he could go to look for the hyungs, he decides to just go to work and find the money at all costs.
He enters the first tavern he comes across on his way.
Ops.
The next morning after sleeping with JinGoo, literally sleep, he wakes up to an empty room and feels kind of reassured not to find that weird guy in there. It sure was a spooky experience.
As he gets up from the bed, he notices the other left the payment on the little table and immediately takes the purse, couring the coins inside. He seriously paid him 20 silvers for literally just cuddling him and sleeping. He scratches his head but then just ties the purse to his hanfu and decides to leave that inn.
20 silver is a huge amount of money for someone in his situation, so he feels rich and even luckier than he felt the previous day. Now that the experience is passed, he can only consider it as yet another proof that he is on the right path. He got paid double and didn't even have to make love with that person, what else can it be if not luck?
Maybe luck is not everything though, maybe he should listen more to YeolMin instead of acting his own way.
While on the way back to the house where he and Jingyi live, his way gets obstacled by a far-from-reassuring ragged man who points a knife at his throat. Being it a bad neighborhood, full of criminals and beggars, it's not so uncommon to be attacked even under the sunlight.
YooJin panics, of course, and immediately hands him the purse with money. "Take it, it's all I have, please spare my life!!"
As he gets up from the bed, he notices the other left the payment on the little table and immediately takes the purse, couring the coins inside. He seriously paid him 20 silvers for literally just cuddling him and sleeping. He scratches his head but then just ties the purse to his hanfu and decides to leave that inn.
20 silver is a huge amount of money for someone in his situation, so he feels rich and even luckier than he felt the previous day. Now that the experience is passed, he can only consider it as yet another proof that he is on the right path. He got paid double and didn't even have to make love with that person, what else can it be if not luck?
Maybe luck is not everything though, maybe he should listen more to YeolMin instead of acting his own way.
While on the way back to the house where he and Jingyi live, his way gets obstacled by a far-from-reassuring ragged man who points a knife at his throat. Being it a bad neighborhood, full of criminals and beggars, it's not so uncommon to be attacked even under the sunlight.
YooJin panics, of course, and immediately hands him the purse with money. "Take it, it's all I have, please spare my life!!"
A weird customer.
Since he got very annoyed by YeolMin's behaviour the other evening, and since things keep only going great, he decides to take the initiative and instead of waiting for YeolMin to contact him to go to 'hunt' again, he goes on his own. What can possibly go wrong?
He prepares himself before Jingyi comes back from work and wearing always the same outfit gifted from YeolMin, he goes to a random tavern in the city, the farthest possible from home. He doesn't know if he can find right people in a random day, without one of those 'secret parties', but maybe he is also a bit overconfident to think he learnt enough to act on his own for real.
He does just like the other - and only - time he was in a tavern to hunt. He takes a careful look at all the guys in the place, but they all look different from the men who were present that evening. He realizes that maybe there are some specific taverns where to go for his interest...
Just before going away from there - since he didn't see anyone trying to order tè limone e ibisco - he notices someone, though, that looks strangely promising.
Taller, sure, but rather skinny and young, noble as sure as heck, well dressed although a bit shabby. For a moment he wonder if he is just like him, there to hunt, but he keeps looking down and keeping to himself. He also looks so nervous.
He observes him for some time, trying to plan a good strategy to approach him without attracting the attention of all those half-drunk thugs in the tavern.
In the end, he goes to stand next to him, both have their back leant against the wall, not far from the exit of the tavern.
"This place doesn't look nice", he says all the sudden, hoping to trigger a conversation.
The other boy moves his gaze on him, but doesn't say anything. Well, a look is still better than nothing.
"But at least it's warm here... outside it seems autumn, instead of spring..." Oh Gods, I'm talking about the weather? He'll think I'm a lost case - he thinks, biting his lip. "My name is AyKun, by the way!"
"Zhou JinGoo", finally replies the other.
Did he lie? Or he didn't even... oh Gods, I'm so in the wrong place... - he thinks. Hearing someone giving his name so lightly doesn't feel safe at all. "I shall take my leave, have a good evening naeuri...!" Said that, he hurries to leave that tavern.
Outside it is dark already and it's kinda scary for him. Also since he can feel that someone is following him. He tries to find another tavern or any lit place where he can quickly sneak in to be safe, but it seems he ended up in a less commercial area of the city and everything is quite dark.
All of a sudden, he feels someone grabbing his shoulders from behind. He jumps and freezes, but before he could react, the person behind leans close to his hear: "Are you a prostitute?".
YooJin immediately recognizes the voice, that of the boy he approached in the tavern. He is not sure if he should be reassured by it or not. "Why...?" he asks with a lot of hesitation. He can't just say yes, what if he is a guard or someone who'd report him?
"How much money for one night with you?"
He takes a deep breath. He is not used of things going this way, everything is out of the advices YeolMin gave and also against the rules he should follow...
"20 silver good?"
20. Goddamned. Silver. Coins? - he thinks, his eyes taking the form of dollar symbol. "Ye..." he whispers, a bit too excited by the money he offered.
JinGoo takes him by wrist and starts to walk towards some place. YooJin hopes it's going to be an inn and not some dark alley... his heart is beating like ctazy, fearing he made the mistake that will cost him his life.
After a bit of walking, they indeed reach an inn and he can sigh in relief.
Since JinGoo doesn't stop by the counter, he must have already a room in that inn. The confirmation arrives when he indeed leads him in front of a room and opens the door with the key.
He is still anxious though.
Inside the room, JinGoo still doesn't leave his wrist and he holds it quite tightly and roughly...
Since the other doesn't do anything, he takes a deep breath and finally decides to try to take the reins of the situation. "May I serve you, naeuri...?"
To that, JinGoo finally lets his wrist go, slowly.
Not wasting a second, he runs to the short table, but the free sake is already empty, not even a drop inside of it.
And now? - he wonders, while quickly trying to come up with an idea.
He approaches the customer again, but keeping enough distance to not be grabbed again. "Would you like to take a bath...? So that we..."
"Ye", replies JinGoo, not even waiting for him to finish the sentence.
He sighs again, but then he approaches and grabs him again. How he hates that, it makes him way too anxious.
"Take care of me... as if you loved me..."
That's the weirdest request he received so far, although he is only his third customer in truth. He nods at his words and pulls him to move towards the bathroom, so that he can prepare the bath for him.
JinGoo remains bathing for over an hour, as if he wasn't eager at all to move on the next step. Not that he was eager, but the whole situation is so strange and out of the ordinary that he can't help but want it to be over soon.
After the bath, they move to the bedroom, where he remains a bit stiff, wondering if he'll have some particular request.
JinGoo walks to the bed and sits down and while entering under the blankets, he motions him to join.
With hesitation he approaches too and goes to the other side of the bed, kneeling there, not knowing what to do. Does he expect me to get on top of him? - he wonders, but the other just covers himself and lifts the blankets on his side, slightly hitting the mattress next to him.
He goes to lie next to him, still being sooo stiff.
JinGoo covers him with blanket and turns to the side, with his back towards him, then grabs his wrist again, forcing him to wrap his arm around him, in a hug. "Can you remain here until I fall asleep...?"
YooJin's eyes widen at the question. "I-I can stay till morning even..." Mainly since he has no intention to go outside in the dark again.
The other nods. "Ye... stay till I wake up..."
He prepares himself before Jingyi comes back from work and wearing always the same outfit gifted from YeolMin, he goes to a random tavern in the city, the farthest possible from home. He doesn't know if he can find right people in a random day, without one of those 'secret parties', but maybe he is also a bit overconfident to think he learnt enough to act on his own for real.
He does just like the other - and only - time he was in a tavern to hunt. He takes a careful look at all the guys in the place, but they all look different from the men who were present that evening. He realizes that maybe there are some specific taverns where to go for his interest...
Just before going away from there - since he didn't see anyone trying to order tè limone e ibisco - he notices someone, though, that looks strangely promising.
Taller, sure, but rather skinny and young, noble as sure as heck, well dressed although a bit shabby. For a moment he wonder if he is just like him, there to hunt, but he keeps looking down and keeping to himself. He also looks so nervous.
He observes him for some time, trying to plan a good strategy to approach him without attracting the attention of all those half-drunk thugs in the tavern.
In the end, he goes to stand next to him, both have their back leant against the wall, not far from the exit of the tavern.
"This place doesn't look nice", he says all the sudden, hoping to trigger a conversation.
The other boy moves his gaze on him, but doesn't say anything. Well, a look is still better than nothing.
"But at least it's warm here... outside it seems autumn, instead of spring..." Oh Gods, I'm talking about the weather? He'll think I'm a lost case - he thinks, biting his lip. "My name is AyKun, by the way!"
"Zhou JinGoo", finally replies the other.
Did he lie? Or he didn't even... oh Gods, I'm so in the wrong place... - he thinks. Hearing someone giving his name so lightly doesn't feel safe at all. "I shall take my leave, have a good evening naeuri...!" Said that, he hurries to leave that tavern.
Outside it is dark already and it's kinda scary for him. Also since he can feel that someone is following him. He tries to find another tavern or any lit place where he can quickly sneak in to be safe, but it seems he ended up in a less commercial area of the city and everything is quite dark.
All of a sudden, he feels someone grabbing his shoulders from behind. He jumps and freezes, but before he could react, the person behind leans close to his hear: "Are you a prostitute?".
YooJin immediately recognizes the voice, that of the boy he approached in the tavern. He is not sure if he should be reassured by it or not. "Why...?" he asks with a lot of hesitation. He can't just say yes, what if he is a guard or someone who'd report him?
"How much money for one night with you?"
He takes a deep breath. He is not used of things going this way, everything is out of the advices YeolMin gave and also against the rules he should follow...
"20 silver good?"
20. Goddamned. Silver. Coins? - he thinks, his eyes taking the form of dollar symbol. "Ye..." he whispers, a bit too excited by the money he offered.
JinGoo takes him by wrist and starts to walk towards some place. YooJin hopes it's going to be an inn and not some dark alley... his heart is beating like ctazy, fearing he made the mistake that will cost him his life.
After a bit of walking, they indeed reach an inn and he can sigh in relief.
Since JinGoo doesn't stop by the counter, he must have already a room in that inn. The confirmation arrives when he indeed leads him in front of a room and opens the door with the key.
He is still anxious though.
Inside the room, JinGoo still doesn't leave his wrist and he holds it quite tightly and roughly...
Since the other doesn't do anything, he takes a deep breath and finally decides to try to take the reins of the situation. "May I serve you, naeuri...?"
To that, JinGoo finally lets his wrist go, slowly.
Not wasting a second, he runs to the short table, but the free sake is already empty, not even a drop inside of it.
And now? - he wonders, while quickly trying to come up with an idea.
He approaches the customer again, but keeping enough distance to not be grabbed again. "Would you like to take a bath...? So that we..."
"Ye", replies JinGoo, not even waiting for him to finish the sentence.
He sighs again, but then he approaches and grabs him again. How he hates that, it makes him way too anxious.
"Take care of me... as if you loved me..."
That's the weirdest request he received so far, although he is only his third customer in truth. He nods at his words and pulls him to move towards the bathroom, so that he can prepare the bath for him.
JinGoo remains bathing for over an hour, as if he wasn't eager at all to move on the next step. Not that he was eager, but the whole situation is so strange and out of the ordinary that he can't help but want it to be over soon.
After the bath, they move to the bedroom, where he remains a bit stiff, wondering if he'll have some particular request.
JinGoo walks to the bed and sits down and while entering under the blankets, he motions him to join.
With hesitation he approaches too and goes to the other side of the bed, kneeling there, not knowing what to do. Does he expect me to get on top of him? - he wonders, but the other just covers himself and lifts the blankets on his side, slightly hitting the mattress next to him.
He goes to lie next to him, still being sooo stiff.
JinGoo covers him with blanket and turns to the side, with his back towards him, then grabs his wrist again, forcing him to wrap his arm around him, in a hug. "Can you remain here until I fall asleep...?"
YooJin's eyes widen at the question. "I-I can stay till morning even..." Mainly since he has no intention to go outside in the dark again.
The other nods. "Ye... stay till I wake up..."