January, 16, 2015 (93 days before death).

Luhan could barely feel the hot coffee burning his hands through the cup as he sat at the cafe. Baekhyun had taken him out after noticing his somewhat withdrawn demeanor and the fresh pattern of purple bruises that covered his lips and his chin. Although Luhan said he didn't feel or notice anything, Baekhyun was sure he'd been punched by someone.

January, 17, 2015 (92 days before death).

Luhan refused to leave his dorm room. After further inspection in the mirror he realized that he did have several bruises adorning the lower parts of his face. Normally, he wouldn't care about bruises, but these reminded him of Sehun. All he wanted to do was forget Sehun...or bring him back again.

January, 18, 2015 (91 days before death).

The bruises on his face are turning yellow, and Luhan has taken to meditating to try to bring Sehun back. How hard can it be to bring back what you created?

January, 19, 2015 (90 days before death).

People give Luhan discerning looks as he passes through the hallway. It's been two days since he quarantined himself to his dorm and his reemerging look was terrible. The dark circles under his eyes shared a hue with the fading bruises on his lips. To others, it looked as if he'd been in a fight and had been too embarrassed to face the school after losing. However, everyone knew that Luhan was considered precious cargo among the student body. No one was to touch him, just talk about him; know about him.

January, 20, 2015 (89 days before death).

“Luhan, I know I'm like, an . Also, I'm a pretty ty friend. But...you know you can talk to me if something is going on, right? I don't wanna mess up our cool kids-n0 feelings thing, but you seem really out of it. Like, really out of it.” Baekhyun had decided to try to break the silence between them after the fifth day of Luhan refusing to acknowledge the world. He'd stuck by Luhan's side through each day and even aggressively brushed off the rumors that Luhan had a secret abusive boyfriend that had recently broken up with him.

“I'm fine. Just...tired.” It wasn't a lie. Luhan was beyond exhausted. Between getting up in the morning and performing daily activities, he barely had