# 1
MM&YxMagician
Donghae's woken in the middle of the night. Through bleary eyes... he notices in the dark. It's Hyukjae. He's sat up.
"Babe?" Donghae raises himself. "What is it?"
Hyukjae gasps. His round eyes move to him.
"Oh, Hae! How did you wake up?"
"What's wrong?" Donghae asks again. He's had many nights of Hyukjae losing himself. Wandering around unaware. Because of dreams. Memories. Donghae's almost developed a sense for it. "A-Are you okay? What's the matter?"
Hyukjae smiles. Suddenly grabs him. Kisses him. "Oh, my baby, Hae..." Hyukjae smooches him again. "I'm okay. I just had a strange dream..."
Donghae's instantly alert. He reaches for the lamp. Turns it on. Keeps his hand around Hyukjae's wrist. He searches his face. His eyes.
"What kind of dream? How are you feeling?"
Hyukjae chuckles. His gaze is warm.
"Hae, I'm okay, baby. Don't worry." He frowns now. His lips pout. "It was just... so weird, so I woke up! But it wasn't bad! It wasn't about the past or my memories, Hae, it was just weird -- do you want to hear about it?"
Hyukjae's voice has become excited. His eyes shine.
"Um, sure," Donghae says. Hesitantly. Because if Hyukjae is okay... he'd rather sleep...
Hyukjae shifts though. Folds his legs. Holds both of Donghae's hands.
"Oh my god, Hae, so it was us, in this old little apartment, and then -- you were a musician! You wanted to make songs and become a celebrity! And I was a scientist!"
"Wow," Donghae says. Blinks sleepily.
Hyukjae's clearly fine. This could be the result of another book. Comic. Movie. Whatever he's invested in. Come to think of it... he went somewhere with Leeteuk. Was it for a movie?
"I worked with computers and things! I could type sooo fast! Faster than you, even -- but here's where it gets weird, Hae! Are you listening? Hae?"
"Yeah."
Hyukjae kisses him. Holds his cheeks now.
"Hae," he whispers. "There was another one of me!"
"Oh. Really."
"Yeah! B-But he was prettier! He was sooo pretty--"
"Baby, you are pretty."
"No, Hae, I don't mean -- you're prettier, Hae -- but in my dream, my scientist self was... I think he was sick? He was skinny and tired looking. But this other one was so beautiful! And the rest I don't remember!"
"You're the prettiest, love," Donghae mumbles. He lets himself tilt sideways. Onto his pillow. "I've never seen anyone prettier..."
"Hae?"
"Love you, too."
He hears a giggle. A click. Then Hyukjae's slipping into bed again.
"I'm sorry, Hae," Hyukjae murmurs. Pecks his head. Wraps his arms around him. "I'll tell you tomorrow, okay? I love you."
"Mm."
They'll both forget about it.
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Eunhyuk's found himself on a sofa. It is yellow. Soft. There are bookshelves near the walls. A television. A desk. It's covered in notebooks. Sheets. Drawings.
A calendar is stuck above the desk. Different coloured writings have been squeezed into squares.
Eunhyuk shifts. Blinks at the table. Looks around. Ahead, there is a hall. On his side... a doorway leads to the kitchen. On the opposite side are two doors. One is a bathroom. The other is closed.
Where is he?
He waits. Then blinks up again. Around. Tries to take it all in. Understand it.
How did he get here?
He does not understand.
Did Hyukjae bring him here? Did Donghae?
"Eunhyuk does not understand," he says.
Slowly, he gets up. Goes carefully around the sofa. Walks a few steps in the living room. It is neat. There are many objects. More furniture. It has more space too. He gets near the desk. To see the sheets of papers. The small photos pinned under the calender. Stuck on the side of the bookshelf next to it.
"Eunhyuk does not understand."
The drawings are... Hyukjae. It appears to be pencil sketches. The photographs are of Donghae and Hyukjae. Green trees are behind them in some shots. Some photos are near a street. A house. A building. At a table. A car.
Did Donghae and Hyukjae change residence?
He bends slightly. Sees a light glowing under the desk. It's a laptop. Plugged in. But it's a bigger laptop than Hyukjae's. Donghae's is not this size either.
Whose is that?
"Eunhyuk does not understand..."
Where are Donghae and Hyukjae?
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