Jisung ran through a dark hallway and could hardly see his hand in front of his eyes. All the more clearly he could hear the steps of the creep behind him, which were getting closer and closer.

He ran. As fast as he could, even if his legs hurt and he was already completely out of breath.

He stumbled over something lying on the ground, bumped his knee up, picked himself up and continued running.

Blood leaked from the wound on the knee and soaked his pants. With a pain-distorted face, he continued to run, although not as fast as before.

The steps behind him got louder and he could hear the creep telling him all the things he wanted to do with him.

The next moment, Jisung was torn around and pressed against the wall.

"Hello puppet. Did you miss me?"

Jisung shocked his head in panic, but remembered not screaming in time. He wouldn't give the creep what he wanted.

He pinched his lips and drilled his nails into the palm of his hand as the creep slowly let his hands wander down his body. He pressed himself against Jisung and bit into his throat.

Tears poured over Jisung's face and he bit his teeth together, but the pain was too severe that he finally screamed.

Laughing, the creep let go of him and instead put his hand around Jisung's neck and squeezed. Pressed his fingers into the bite wound.

Jisung wanted to scream and beat around him, but he was paralyzed. He panicked to gasp for air, but the creep only squeezed harder.

Shortly before Jisung lost consciousness, the Creep finally let go of his neck and pulled him with him.

"Finally you belong to me!"

Jisung's head flew to the side and he felt the pain even though he had not seen the punch coming. Confused, he looked around the creep still pulled him behind him, but somehow the world had changed around him.

Another punch hit his face and finally Jisung managed to free himself from his nightmare.

He scared up and sat upright in bed seconds later. Three worried faces around him staring at him.

The moment he realized that he was at home with Minho, in their bed, he threw himself into the arms of the elder crying.

He murmured incoherent words and then sobbed so panicked that he hardly got any air. His throat felt laced up.

Minho moved away a bit, looked at him worried, almost panicked, then pulled out and hit Jisung's face with his flat hand.

Jisung froze. For a moment there was sheer emptiness in his head and finally he was able to breathe again.

Immediately afterwards, tears ran over his face again and Minho pulled him so hard that they both fell on the bed.

"I'm so sorry baby, please excuse me! I didn't want to hurt you! Excuse me!" Minho murmured again and again as he kissed Jisung and gently stroked his back.

"Minho," Jisung finally whispered.

He immediately stopped murmuring and looked at the younger one.

"Honey, I'm not angry with you... I'm grateful to you for getting me out of there..."

Exhausted, he snuggled up to Minho again and closed his eyes. If he had had the strength to do so, he would have stayed awake, but he felt empty and broken. He prayed fervently that his nightmares would spare him for the rest of the night.

Minho took a deep breath, gently kissed the younger one's forehead and pulled him tightly.

Chan meant Changbin quietly to follow him out of the bedroom.

Arriving in the living room, the two fell on the sofa and looked exhausted at each other.

It had taken a felt eternity for Minho Jisung to finally wake up. Stroking and gently shaking before hadn't helped anything. So Minho had taken the last remaining option and beat him.

"We have to do something," Chan murmured tiredly.

Changbin nodded worried.

"Do you know where the documents from the hospital of the two are? The phone numbers of some therapists were listed there. Maybe we should call them later..."

"Yes, maybe we should."

He was pulled into his arms by Changbin and closed his eyes for a moment. But finally they returned to bed to Minho and Jisung.

Minho looked at them sleepily when they came back. Surprised that the two did not lie next to each other but on the edge of the bed.

But when he felt Chan's arms lay around him, he felt a deep calm coming up in him and was finally able to fall asleep almost instantly

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