» ㅤcounselling office。

@kangjoon s。ˢᵉᵒᵏʲ¹⁰¹² Baekhyun immediately nodded. "I haven't had anything to drink since I moved in with him. Not one drop. I've wanted to, but I haven't." When asked about his coffee he smiled and said "Just plain, thank you."

@h. baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿⁱᵉ⁰⁴ The halfling nodded, writing down all that the other said before he looked back up at Baekhyun. Shooting him a gentle smile, his lips parted, “Would you say Daehyun has helped you so far? That is, ignoring the fact that he was gracious enough to try helping. Have you made any progress of any sort?” The kettle shut off, and Kangjoon rose to finish up Baekhyun’s coffee. He glanced at the male, “Do you like your coffee with milk and sugar or just plain?”

@h. kangjoon s。ˢᵉᵒᵏʲ¹⁰¹² "Yes." He answered immediately. "I definitely think drinking has helped me cope with things, but only for a short time.. Drinking costs a lot and my parents cut me off in an attempt to limit how much I could spend on drink. I lived in the hotel here for a few months because it was cheaper than buying a house. I got a job in the witch shop and the money that didn't pay the hotel went on drinks.. Now I live with Daehyun for free. But Daehyun is trying to help me give up drinking so.."

@h. baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿⁱᵉ⁰⁴ Kangjoon reached for his notepad as Baekhyun began his spiel, mien blank yet somehow kind as he jotted down what the other had said. He leaned back into the plush seat, eyes flickering from the human to his notepad before he put it aside when the question had been answered. “So,” he hummed, fingers drumming against the arm of the sofa, “would you say that drinking became a sort of comfort for you? A solace that helped you in coping with the stress? Be it the friends, or just general problems?”

@kangjoon s。ˢᵉᵒᵏʲ¹⁰¹² "Um.. I was fifteen, nearly sixteen, when I started drinking.." Baekhyun was well aware that he had started drinking over four years before he was legally allowed in Korea. "I, em.. I had a group of friends.. Only two were human. The others were supernatural. A mix of witches, werewolves, giants and a telepath.. All of them were bigger and stronger than me. They weren't exactly nice all the time. But they were all I had. Not including my parents of course.." He paused briefly before continuing, "The first time I drank, it was actually a dare.. It tasted nice, which made it easier. I don't know how much I had that night, but I felt so good. I momentarily forgot about everything my friends had done and all my stresses. After that night, even though my parents gave out to me when I arrived home drunk out of my mind, whenever there was something I didn't want to think about or something I didn't want to feel for just a moment, I would drink.."

@baekhyun b。ʰʸᵘⁿⁿⁱᵉ⁰⁴ Kangjoon noticed Baekhyun’s sudden change of expression, and made a note in his mind to ask about it once he cleared a few other, far more basic but necessary questions. “Alright, simple question to start us out,” his head tilted, “when did your problem start and how?” With that, the man observed the shorter, eyes somehow managing to remain gentle and unassuming.

@kangjoon s。ˢᵉᵒᵏʲ¹⁰¹² The short males nervous smile started to turn into a small genuinely happy smile. He was doing the right thing. His smile faded as he wondered if Daehyun would feel like he was trying to replace him or like he thought his help wasn't good enough or something because he has decided to go to a counsellor. Kangjoon's question broke him from his thoughts. "Hm? Oh.. Eh.. No, I don't mind."