Every Human Love IV: The Involuntary Powers

Dec 01, 2007 12:24

Series: Every Human Love
Part I Part II Part III

Title: The Involuntary Powers
Character: Yoochun
Rating: G
Summary: "No," Junsu says. "Just recognising a kindred spirit."

Yoochun meets Yunho and Junsu at a lecture during his second term. Yoochun's running late, arrives at an almost-full lecture hall, and casts about for an empty seat. Junsu slides over to make room for him, Yoochun mutters his thanks as he fumbles out his books and Junsu blinks at Yoochun, Junsu's gaze catching and holding at Yoochun's mouth.

"Do I have something on my face?" Yoochun asks, turning to Junsu, a little flustered by the intensity of the stare.

Junsu smiles suddenly, and it's bright like the sun striking sparks from the ocean; Yoochun's slightly dazzled. "No," Junsu says. "Just recognising a kindred spirit."

Yoochun doesn't know quite what to make of that comment, but luckily he's saved by Yunho, who leans across Junsu just then. "Ignore Junsu," Yunho says. "He's a little crazy." The smile and the sideways glance Yunho gives Junsu let Yoochun know he's teasing, and Yoochun smiles back.

"Yunho!" Junsu's yelp cuts across the quiet of the lecture hall; the lecturer walking in gives them a glare that makes them all shut up hurriedly.

Later, Junsu and Yunho introduce themselves properly, and Yoochun finds himself agreeing to meet them for coffee after his next lecture. They talk about class and movies and music, and it's comfortable, but Yoochun isn't completely won over until Yunho tells the story of how he left Junsu and Junsu found him again. Yunho smiles then; Yoochun can see the echoes of the relief and joy of that moment still lingering at the corners of Yunho's mouth, and it's as brilliant as Junsu's laughter

"He's important to me," Junsu says, more serious than he's been all afternoon. "You'd understand if you had someone like that."

Yoochun answers the not-quite question. "I do," he says. "I know."

---

Jaejoong smiles when Yoochun tells him about his new acquaintances. "It's good for you to have friends, Yoochun," Jaejoong says, leaning into Yoochun's hands rubbing at the knots in his shoulders. "You're alone too much."

Yoochun doesn't startle, doesn't say, "But what about you?" He doesn't know how he would mean it, doesn't want the edges of the words he can hear in his mind to cut Jaejoong, who has never been able to have anyone but him. Instead he strokes down Jaejoong's neck from hairline to shoulder, presses a kiss to the top of Jaejoong's head and asks, "What do you feel like eating tonight?"

s: every human love, p: yunho/junsu, p: jaejoong/yoochun, c: yoochun, p: yunho/yoochun/junsu

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