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Inexplicable - SiHae [1/3]

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"I don't understand," Kyuhyun says, and there's a hint of anger in his voice as he frowns thoughtfully, "exactly what to do around him."

(No one understands, he thinks, and yet you understand well enough to say these words while I'm right here.)

Donghae frowns. "What do you mean?"

"What is he to you?"

Donghae's head falls slightly to the side. "I don't understand what you're asking."

Kyuhyun runs a hand through his hair in frustration and glances over at him, where he is calmly regarding the TV without paying either of them any attention. His frown deepens. "It's weird, Donghae."

(Weird: something supernatural, uncanny, strange or bizarre…)

"What's weird?" Donghae tries, sounding utterly confused. Kyuhyun shakes his head.

"I can't be here, Donghae," he sighs. "Not while he's around. It makes me uncomfortable. I don't understand how he doesn't creep you out."

"That's why you're leaving me?"

"Partly. Partly because you don't understand how that bothers me."

(You don't understand how it doesn't bother Donghae.)

"Oh." Donghae looks down at his hands. Kyuhyun sighs again.

"Sorry."

(Bothered?)

"That's okay."

(Not bothered.)

(Your move, Kyuhyun.)

Kyuhyun stands there, anger gone, and the awkwardness is almost palpable in the air.

(Palpable. Able to be touched or felt. He raises his hand and presses the pad of his thumb to his index finger. Almost palpable. Not actually.)

"Goodbye, Donghae."

Donghae stands up and wraps his arms around Kyuhyun's shoulders, pouting. Kyuhyun hugs him back with yet another sigh.

(Sighs have been common to Kyuhyun lately…)

Kyuhyun pats his back and pulls away.

"Goodbye, Kyu," Donghae replies sadly, and Kyuhyun kisses his forehead before he picks up his bag, slings it over his shoulder and makes to leave the house for the last time.

He pauses just as he's reaching for the door handle and turns around.

"I—" he says, bites his lip a little. "Bye, Kibum."

Kibum raises his head — looks away from where his fingers have been trying to catch the thickness of the atmosphere — and smiles, giving a small wave. "Goodbye, Kyuhyun."

(He pretends he doesn't notice the shiver that runs down Kyuhyun's spine as he leaves.)

Donghae sits back down on the couch and slides over to where Kibum is squashed up against the arm. Kibum places his arm over Donghae's shoulders and watches the thoughtful shape of his pout.

"I don't get it," Donghae announces finally.

Kibum's lips pull into a smile.

(Inside, he's laughing.)

"No-one else sees me like you do, Hae."




Donghae is smiling as he's bringing the stranger into the house. The new friend is tall, traditionally handsome; defined features, broad shoulders, muscled frame.

(Kibum recognizes that look in his eyes as he smiled charmingly at Donghae, but Donghae doesn't seem to have realized it yet.)

The New Friend bends down to remove his shoes and Donghae is talking to him, removing his own shoes with the opposite toe. No heed to where they land. The New Friend takes them and places them neatly in line with his own before standing up again.

(He appears to be smelling Donghae's hair.)

"This is Kibum," Donghae announces, swinging an arm in Kibum's direction.

(Just Kibum, don't worry. I won't be a bother to your flirting.)

"Kibummie, this is Siwon."

(Temporary title disregarded. Nice to meet you, Siwon.)

Kibum nods politely and Siwon returns the gesture. Then, Donghae grabs his hand and pulls him into the kitchen, offering him a drink.

(Siwon's hand strays close to Donghae's back pocket. Kibum wonders if Donghae will notice Siwon's eyes before the end of the night.)

"Kibummie, we're going out," Donghae says, poking his head around the doorframe. "We'll be back later, okay?"

"Okay. Have a nice time."

"You too."

(Donghae is the only one who says that. He's also the only one who doesn't wonder at what it means.)





(Apparently, Donghae noticed the eyes.)

They're kissing as they crash through the door. Siwon stumbles in without detaching his lips from Donghae, falling over and into the wall. Donghae kicks the door shut and Kibum looks up.

(He's reading a book. Enjoying it, too.)

Siwon is probably a good kisser, from the noises that Donghae doesn't seem to notice he is making. He raises a large hand and touches Donghae's face, holding him up against the wall.

(Kibum blinks, because he pays attention to Donghae when Donghae is around, not books.)

They break apart and Donghae turns, his hand wrapped around Siwon's forearm. Siwon catches sight of Kibum and starts, but Donghae pulls him past and into the hallway.

(Kibum is just Kibum, after all.)





Kibum passes by them later that night.

(Donghae left the door open.)

There's a tangle of sheets and the still forms of bodies, one pale, one tanned; one broad and buff, one slender and wiry.

(Donghae, Siwon, oh, nngh.  — quiet now.)

There's an echo of what had happened, something in the air, but Kibum doesn't reach out to see if he can touch it this time.

(He's just passing by.)




(He doesn't have a problem with Siwon. Siwon makes Donghae smile. Siwon is a light to Donghae's day, so he honestly has no bad feelings toward him.)

(It's been five months.)

"So, what do you do?" Siwon asks, sitting at the kitchen island, watching Kibum make breakfast for the three of them while Donghae snores well past 8am.

(Kibum cooks. Donghae isn't very good at breakfast.)

Kibum smiles faintly. "I talk to Donghae."

Siwon blinks, and then smiles, chuckling. "I meant, what do you do as a job? For work?"

Kibum looks up. Stares for a long time. Considers Siwon's question and the thoughts behind it — or not the thoughts, the instinct.

(Chicken is sizzling in oil on the stove.)

"What do you mean?" he asks finally.

Siwon frowns. Stares for a long time. Considers Kibum's response.

"Never mind," he says.

(He uses tongs to flip the pieces of chicken over. Fetches pepper from the cupboard.)

"Who are you?" Siwon muses aloud.

(Kibum chuckles inside.)

"I'm Kibum."

(There's a pause.)

"You're Kibum…"

(He's thoughtful. Kibum likes it. Chuckles some more. Donghae is still sleeping.)




"This is good breakfast, Kibummie," Donghae says drowsily, "thanks."

Siwon doesn't say thank you. He just nods thoughtfully along with Donghae's words and keeps his eyes on the chicken.

(Kibum thinks that maybe, just maybe, Siwon may exceed his expectations.)
Why Lici.
Why do you make me ship this
I am not supposed to ship this.

Also abstract stuff jaja... if you understand it already I'm doing it wrong XD

Part 1 of three very short parts. I'll upload the next one tomorrow.
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