⤷ ㅤseora k。

@baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ "Or maybe you can coax him to show you where he put them. I'm not even one hundred percent sure that it was him...It was just a guess." Daehyun said as he scrolled through the Imperial chatroom. A small frown formed on his lips when the situation only seemed to grow worse. "Yes, I know. We should get to her house. We can handle staying with her until Chanyeol gets there with the other policemen. I'm sure he'll have called an ambulance." Quickly scooping up both his boyfriend and the overnight bag, the vampire ran out the door to his car. As soon as everything was settled, he whipped out of the driveway and sped towards Jisoo's home.

@daehyun j。ᵈᵃᵐᶜʰᵘ When Daehyun went upstairs, Baekhyun checked his messages. No reply from Jisoo. That was unusual. He felt worried. Very worried. Hearing his boyfriends voice once more he closed his phone and looked up. "I'll have to check all of Ganji's hiding places while I'm over." He chuckled. "Nothing. Only carry-" was all he managed before his phone lit up with a message from Chaeyoung. She had found Jisoo. While he was staring at his phone in shock, more messages came in. Loads of people were panicking. Worrying about Jisoo. "Jisoo.. Dae, she's hurt.. So badly hurt.." It was only after he had said it that he realised that the vampire had been sending messages in the chat while he was reading it.

@baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ “Okay, good.” He said as he went upstairs, twirling his keys around his finger. “Your charger is still sitting on the kitchen counter. Ah...I haven’t found your glasses yet. Maybe Ganji hid them or something. Wear the ones you have now.” Daehyun told him. “What do you need me to help out with, other than carrying you?”

@daehyun j。ᵈᵃᵐᶜʰᵘ "It's open." He called out as soon as he heard knocking on the front door. "Hey Handsome~ Yea, I have a bag ready. I packed it when I woke up this morning. I couldn't find my charger though.. Is it still in your house? And what about my black frame glasses? Did you find those? Should I wear them, or these ones?"

@baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ After sending the message to his boyfriend that he had parked outside and was coming in, he knocked briefly on the front door of Seora's home and poked his head inside. "Baek? It's me!" He called out, then went inside and closed the door behind him. "Do you have a bag packed and everything?"

@baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ "Good."
"Don't beat yourself up over it. No harm was done, after all." Daehyun said, then fell silent for a while until they pulled up to the hospital. "Alright, here we are. I'll pull up front and have the valet park my car so that way we don't have to walk that far to get to the entrance."

@daehyun j。ᵈᵃᵐᶜʰᵘ "I'll tell you straight away from now on."
"I understand that now. I'm sorry I didn't understand straight away. Even though I grew up with knowledge of supernaturals, I can be a bit slow to make the connections."

@baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ "Thank you. Make sure that you don't." He said in a firm tone. After listening to his boyfriend, Daehyun only grew more confused. "Wait- what? Baek...What are you trying to say here? I told you that I couldn't notice you because you're light to me. That's because of my vampiric strength. Being 'noticed' in the sense that I'm acknowledging your presence is something completely different." The vampire explained to try and clear everything up. "But you're right. I do care about you, very much in fact."

@daehyun j。ᵈᵃᵐᶜʰᵘ "I'm sorry. I won't keep anything like this from you again."
At first, he wasn't planning on saying. He was just going to brush it off as nothing. But when he heard the words 'communicate with me better', he changed his mind. "Everyone has been saying that.. That I need to communicate with you better.. It's true. I do. I know I do. It's just.. Well, sometimes it's hard, you know? Now isn't a good example of that. All I was thinking about now is how people usually want to be noticed by the person, or people, they're dating. But, like you said, in this situation, it's not a bad thing that you couldn't notice me. The fact that you didn't notice me meant that I was light, to you, not that you don't care. You obviously do care. You wouldn't be doing this if you didn't."

@baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ "Yes, you should have." Daehyun agreed, not sugarcoating anything. "Well, what are you overthinking about, babe?" He asked and glanced at the other for a split second, returning his eyes back to the road a moment later. "Please, communicate with me better. I'm guilty of being vague, too, but- I want to know what you're thinking and how things make you feel."

@daehyun j。ᵈᵃᵐᶜʰᵘ "I'm sorry. I should have just told you." He apologised. Shrugging lightly he said "I don't know.. I'm probably just overthinking again. It's nice to know I can be considered light."

@baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ “I /am/ upset with you, but for the reason that you were trying to avoid telling me.” Daehyun said, shooting the other a look. “I couldn’t notice you on my back. I knew you were there, obviously, but, yeah...Why wouldn’t it be a good thing?” He asked as he settled into the car on the driver’s side before pulling out of the driveway.

@daehyun j。ᵈᵃᵐᶜʰᵘ A frown formed on his lips and he looked away from the older. "I was worried you'd be upset with me.. I'm injured again.." He mumbled as his boyfriend kissed his knee. "You couldn't notice me? And that's a good thing..?" It was obvious that he was trying hard to see it as a positive, but something else was playing in his mind. "Okay.."

@baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ Daehyun frowned once he heard the other’s pained noise. “No, you didn’t. And I can’t believe that you weren’t going to let me know about this.” He sighed, shaking his head before he leaned down to gently press his lips to his boyfriend’s knee. “You are. Like I couldn’t even notice that you were there.” The vampire said. “Well...hang tight until we get to the doctor’s office, okay?”

@daehyun j。ᵈᵃᵐᶜʰᵘ His arms automatically wrapped around his boyfriends neck. A small whimpering sound was made when his knee changed position. "I didn't have a choice, did I?" He asked, a small smile on his lips, trying not to think about the pain. "Am I really /that/ light to you?" Once inside the car he carefully shuffled a little, wincing when he moved his knee. "As comfortable as I'm going to be."

@baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ “You’re not asking me.” He said, already reaching to gather the human into his arms. “I’m offering. Besides, have you forgotten what I am? Vampires have super strength. It’s like lifting a feather, if I’m being honest.” Daehyun told him as he headed towards the exit. Once outside bear his car, he carefully placed his boyfriend on the passenger side seat. “Are you comfortable like that?”

@daehyun j。ᵈᵃᵐᶜʰᵘ Baekhyun was in the living room, sitting with both legs up on the couch, waiting patiently. He looked towards the door when he heard the knock, and smiled soon after when his boyfriend appeared. Surprise took over his features when Daehyun spoke. "You're going to carry me? But, Dae- That's too much. I can't ask you to do that. Besides, I'm heavy.."

@baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ As soon as he had sent his boyfriend the text message that he would be coming in to help, that’s exactly what he did. He parked his car and headed into the house, knocking once to let the other know that he was there before going into the living room. “Okay. I’m going to carry you instead of having you walk out there.”

@seora k。ʳʸᵘᵘ "I look forward to trying your food." Mrs. Byun said with a smile. "Baekhyun has told us that it's to die for." She continued to smile brightly as Seora rambled on. Once the other stopped, she spoke "Tea would be lovely. And don't worry, we don't need fancy things. We are simple witches after all."

"Very powerful witches." Baekhyun corrected.

"Baekhyun. Don't correct your mother." Mr. Byun scolded.

"Sorry." He mumbled, heading into the living room.

@ʰ baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ "It's all homemade. Store-bought ones don't have as full of a flavor to me." Seora elaborated, tucking a few dark blue strands behind her ear. "It's a pleasure to meet you both. I think it'll be refreshing to see where Baekhyun gets his traits from, you know? You both are most welcome. It's an honor to have you both stay here with us. My apologies that it's nothing fancy. I used to travel as a child so I learned how to be minimalistic when it came to decor." Realizing she was ranting already, the shifter quietly cleared and gestured towards the living room. "Shall we sit down? I could make us some tea while we wait for the rest of the food."

@seora k。ʳʸᵘᵘ "Oh? Did you make it yourself or is it one you bought?" Mrs. Byun inquired as she walked ahead of her son so she could greet the other female. "My name is Daseul, by the way. Behind Baekhyun is my husband, Jaebyeong. It's lovely to meet you. Thank you for allowing us to stay in your home."

@ʰ baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ "Check. Check. Check. Yoshiko no! You can't have any of that yet!" Seora had begun checking off her list when one of her puppies tried to climb on the counter and taste some of the freshly baked goods. "You can have a little taste later." She added, raising a brow at Kiyomi and Taka. "The same goes to you two." Sage eyes soon shifted towards the front door of her home when she heard voices, her heart pounding in her chest as she peeked out from the kitchen. Her ensemble of a loose gray cardigan, skinny jeans, and a cute blouse clung to her goosebump covered form. She really hoped this would go well. "Oh uh. You're probably smelling the cobbler I put in the oven a little while ago." She responded with a sheepish smile, sending a kind wave to Baek's parents.

@seora k。ʳʸᵘᵘ "This is Seora's house. I live with her and her pets." Baekhyun informed his parents as they entered the house. They were greeted by the lovely smell of the dragons cooking.

"Mm~ Something smells delicious." Mrs. Byun commented. Mr. Byun nodded in agreement.

@ˢʰ baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ @daehyun j。ᵈᵃᵐᶜʰᵘ Seora pulled away from Baekhyun's face with a quiet sigh. "As was I. I might be primarily carnivorous, but I don't eat those I care about." She pointed out, gaze descending to her feet. "No. You can stay. I was being playful and clearly I went too far. Why don't you both sit down in the dining room and I'll be there in a few. I'm gonna double check those last few things and then bring the food out." She continued in a tone just loud enough for the two boys to hear before making her way towards the kitchen.

@ˢʰ baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ "They weren't nice? Well, then they weren't really friends, were they? I would've punched them in the face to teach them a lesson." He replied back.
"You wanna know what Ganji thinks because he knows Daehyun's secrets. Isn't that right?"

@ˢʰ baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ "I'm always hard on myself. It's just...what I do, I guess."
Daehyun shook his head. "No need to thank me. I put my friends above myself without question. I won't ask you to come to me until you get a car or have a means of transportation."

@ˢʰ baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿᶦᵉ⁰⁴ @seora k。ʳʸᵘᵘ Daehyun watched in silence, his arms folded across his chest. "I was honestly just messing around, because we weren't actually going to cook him. But, uh, it looks like you two have a different idea. So...if I need to step out for a moment, I can do that. I'll let Ganji go to the bathroom outside or something." He mumbled, red orbs flickering away.

@chanyeol p。ʳᵉᵃˡ-ᵖᶜʸ "I just find it interesting!" He said with a bright smile. Nodding he said "Yea, I asked questions. Tried to learn more about him. Just like I've done with you. But..my friends before..well..they weren't exactly nice."
"I want to know what Ganji thinks?"

@daehyun j。ᵈᵃᵐᶜʰᵘ Seeing the older smile like that made him smile. He leaned into the olders cold touch. "Good! Cause I'm telling the truth. And you deserve to be treated well."
"You shouldn't be so hard on yourself."
"Thank you. You know that works for you too. Whenever you want or need, you can come to me, or I'll go to you."

@daehyun j。ᵈᵃᵐᶜʰᵘ Something felt off. At first he went to question further, but then shook his head lightly deciding against it. Daehyun wouldn't lie to him. The odd feeling was caused by the bites, Baekhyun was sure of that now. "Thank you. Thank you so much Daehyun. I hope you know that I really appreciate all you do for me. Really. I do. More than I know how to show. I'll do as you said and stay in the house until you tell me it's safe to go out again. And I'll take good care of these bites. I promise."