Stuck In Place || Jaeyong

Anniversary Special - Simon Says

Sitting on the couch, curled under the blankets he had his gaze fixed straight ahead. The flickering light from the television reflected on his face and lit up the otherwise unlighted living room. Taeyong stared in anticipation at the screen waiting for the next jump scare. He was as stiff as a statue and could hear the thumping of his heart over the eerie soundtrack of the film being played.

As each passing moment drew longer and longer his breath became increasingly shallow and his throat dry. And when the monster had appeared, he was in no way prepared enough. He quickly drew the blanket over his head, letting out a yelp in surprise.

"Tae, is everything alright?" His mother called from upstairs, wondering what had happened. "Yes Mom! I'm just watching a movie." He replied. He resumed watching the screen, with one eye open, the other covered by the blanket he grasped onto tightly.

He would say he wasn't a scaredy cat, but that's exactly what he was. Nevertheless, his curiosity always got the best of him as he couldn't peel his eyes away from the horror film he had been watching. He usually watched them with friends but as it was Hallows Eve, it was unavoidable as every channel he flicked showed their own selection of creepy crawly, witchy or macabre themes.

He was startled again when he felt his phone vibrating against his leg. He held his hand over his chest, trying to steady his heartrate before checking his phone. Taking it out of his pocket, he saw he had received a text from Jaehyun.

Chat 2

Sat Oct 31, 2020

Jaehyunie:
I'll be outside in 5 mins

TYongie:
Okay Jae 💕

Taeyong picked the remote up off of the coffee table momentarily to switch the television off. He was excited about tonight since it would be his first time attending a Halloween party. He had moved to Seoul around this time last year so he wasn't able to attend. Even so, he had barely just met his group of friends and so much had happened since then.

He neatly folded the blanket and placed it on the couch prior to heading up the stairs to tell his mother he was leaving. Once he arrived to the top, he made his way to his mothers bedroom. He lightly rapped on the door before she instructed him to come inside. "Hey mom, Jae is coming to pick me up soon so I'm just letting you know I'm leaving." He said as he walked inside.

Mrs. Lee was comfortably laying in her bed with a book in her hand. She made sure to mark the page she had been reading before glancing upwards to her son. "Alright dear, don't stay out too late and be safe. Tell Jaehyun I said hello." His mother replied with a gentle smile.

Taeyong smiled brightly back at her and nodded his head. He then exited the room and descended the stairs, heading outside.

Standing at the curb, he recognized Jaehyuns car driving down the street causing a smile to immediately erupt on his face. As soon as the car came to a stop he got inside and leaned over to hug his boyfriend. "My mom said hey," Jaehyun grinned, "hey back," he said and switched the gear into drive. Taeyong giggled and buckled his seatbelt before they set off to the party.

The night sky was stained a mixture of deep blue and purple hues as the sun began to set. The light music played as they drove to their destination. He gazed through the window as they drove past various houses with pumpkins and halloween decor on their porches. Halloween was even more apparent now than ever to him.

Taeyong had never placed importance on masquerading as a character to collect candy, not even as a child. He enjoyed the thrill of watching horror movies but could never partake in the process of trick or treating. Tonight would be his first time attending anything of the sort and his only hope was that it would all go smoothly.