“....I'm not beautiful...” Woohyun couldn't help but bite his lip. This man, this man in front of him was beautiful, he was incredibly beautiful, but he couldn't see it. How? How was possible that Kim Sunggyu didn't know his own beauty when it was the most obvious thing in the world? He knew this man was in pain. He could see this man was living in constant pain, but Woohyun wanted to help. He wanted to make everything better for this man. He wanted to see him smile, he wanted to see him free. He didn't know why he was thinking Kim Sunggyu wasn't free, but as he continued looking, studying this broken man, he knew there was something trapping him, making it impossible for him to be happy. “You are...You're the most beautiful person I ever saw...”

It wasn't a lie. Kim Sunggyu was probably the most handsome man he ever saw. And he had seen his fair share of men to know one when he saw. He wanted to take that hood off, he wanted to look at that beautiful face fully, not just part of it. Woohyun couldn't help but notice how the man shivered every time he touched his cheek. It was like he wasn't used to human contact, like he was afraid Woohyun would break him as soon he got the chance. He had no idea what this man had gone through, and he was starting to think he didn't wanted to know. For some reason, he was starting to feel Kim Sunggyu had many ghosts. Ghosts that even he didn't know about. Ghosts that he couldn't fight alone.

“You have beautiful eyes...” Woohyun whispered. He allowed himself to be more bold. He allowed himself to brush his lips on the soft cheek that was visible to him. Again, he felt Kim Sunggyu shiver and he tried his best to move a little away from the small gesture of affection, but Woohyun wouldn't allow it. In a way or another, he would help. In a way or another, he would show this man what was to feel affection towards someone else. “And I can see you're a beautiful person...” This caught Kim Sunggyu's attention and it was more than obvious. He looked to Woohyun and he didn't know what to say or do. He could see in the injured man's face, in the injured man's actions he had no idea why he was receiving such gentleness. “Let me see your face.”

He knew what answer he would get. “No.” it was a very dry and fast answer. Woohyun couldn't say he was surprised. He actually would be admired if the answer was yes or something like that. He knew Kim Sunggyu didn't want to show himself. He was hiding and nothing would change his mind. Woohyun knew a stubborn person when he saw one. “Let me.” He said in the same tone of voice as Kim Sunggyu but tried his best to sound as sweet, calm as possible. He didn't want to scare anyone. But when the man started crying, he was sure he had said something hurtful, something that had made the other man so hurt, so angry that he couldn't help but cry. “No...”

this time, the answer was weaker and not so confident. It was like Kim Sunggyu was having second thoughts about what was happening. It was like he was starting to break. It was what Woohyun wanted...what he needed. He didn't know why. He hardly knew this man, but the amount of pain he felt from the other man was just...overwhelming and he didn't know what to do. He wanted, he had to help. “Let me see you...” Woohyun moved a little closer and his hand reached for the hood. He was preparing himself to pull it. He was prepared to see the man behind that mask. He was prepared to see what he wanted. It felt like he wanted this forever, even thought they had met hours ago. There was something about Kim Sunggyu....awfully familiar. “Please...just don't...” Woohyun ignored. He just ignored those words. He wanted to see, he had to see. He had to see that face before he went insane.

What seemed like hours, just took a couple of seconds. He pulled the hood and his heart stopped. He wasn't expecting what he was seeing. He was expecting a flawless, perfect skin. But instead he was seeing a burned, marked face. He has no idea for how long he continued staring to the face, but as he did it, he couldn't help but think millions of things. “...Now you see what I am.” Woohyun couldn't help but imagine how hard this was being for the injured man. How many times he had been humiliated by cruel people, how many times people made fun of him. How many times people treated him like a circus freak.

But he continued in complete silence, and he knew it was making Kim Sunggyu scared. Instead of talking, he changed his position a little and moved closer. Gently, his hand started touching the marked skin. He was imagining that it would feel like something else, he imagined that it would feel hard, and horrible to the touch. He had so many questions, but the only thing he could ask was one. “Does it...hurt?” He had no idea why, but seeing how broken the man was, it made him feel so hurt, so small. Woohyun continued scanning the man's face and noticed something. “Your ear...” He paused for a moment. “...I can't ear very well from the left ear...” Kim Sunggyu answered before Woohyun could even think about the right way to ask something like that. Now he knew why this man was always with his right profile turned to him. It was so he could hear what was being said.

“...Why aren't you scared? Why are you freaking out? I'm...a freak.” Freak? Was how Kim Sunggyu saw himself? As a freak? How could he think that? Woohyun couldn't believe he actually thought something like that. He couldn't imagine the pain that the man was in. how much he pain he went through his entire life so he would think he was a freak. “....You're still beautiful...” Woohyun answered honestly, his voice coming as a small whisper. He couldn't help but know he was saying the truth. He didn't cared about those scars, he really didn't. He could see beyond those marks, and even if he couldn't, they didn't bothered him. He could see how beautiful this man was. “How can you say that?” Kim Sunggyu asked.

Woohyun tried his best not to give a small smile. He placed his arms around the injured man and brought him closer. “You're still beautiful....For me, you're still beautiful. No matter how many scars you have.” He saw the man biting his lower lip, like he was nervous. Why was he nervous? There was no need to be right? Woohyun told him that he didn't cared about the marks, and he didn't. For him, Kim Sunggyu was still one of the most beautiful person's in the world. He didn't know what was wrong with him, but he was ready to say he would to anything in his power to make Kim Sunggyu smile again, to make him forget about his marked face and ignore what those idiots said his whole life. “Are you sure about that?”

He couldn't help but look at the man with a curious face. He didn't understood what he meant by that. But when Kim Sunggyu got up, and Woohyun couldn't believe he could actually stand in his own two legs, he removed his shirt. It didn't took him more than two seconds. When he saw the man take off his shirt, he couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat. He looked to Kim Sunggyu and then he looked to his chest. “You still think?” Kim Sunggyu asked, his voice a reflection of fear, doubts. He was scared of being insulted, of being humiliated. But all Woohyun could think of was how beautiful this man was. He couldn't think about anything else. “...I've more...”

Kim Sunggyu whispered and Woohyun merely got up from the floor. He placed himself in front of the fragile man and gave a small smile. “I don't care....I don't care about your scars, I don't care about your burn marks...” He tried to ignore his shacking hands and started touching the man's chest. He knew it was wrong, he knew he shouldn't, but he couldn't help but feel his heart beat incredibly fast, and it wasn't because he was scared. He felt like his heart was about jump from his chest because he was feeling nervous, because he was feeling like he could die at that exact moment. What was wrong with him, he didn't know. But at that point, he didn't cared. He was just...happy. He didn't know why, but he was feeling an incredible happiness inside him that he could swear he was going to explode.

“Your skin...” Woohyun whispered and he knew Kim Sunggyu was ready for cruel, cold words. He saw the marked man close his eyes and Woohyun couldn't help but smile just a little. He placed his hand on top of the man's chest, so he could feel his heartbeat. It was so fast. Maybe even faster than his own. “..Feels like silk...” He saw Kim Sunggyu open his eyes widely and all Woohyun did was smile. He placed his arms around the weak frame and pulled him closer, their foreheads touching. He could swear he was about to explode.

Why was he feeling such happiness but at the same time why did he had the urge to cry? He didn't know, it made him so confused. He wanted an answer before he went mental. What he said next he didn't planned. He just said it without even realizing. “Let me take care of you...”