XLOV (you're rui)

You're sitting on the floor in the corner of the room, leaning your back against the wall. Music is playing through your headphones, but you can barely hear it—you're staring at them.

Umuti and Hyun are sitting on the couch. They're discussing their own things—the new track, their schedule, jokes that only they understand. You can't hear the words, but you see their laughter, their gestures, their touches. They don't look at you. Not once.

You feel like a blank space. Like you're not there. Like you're just a piece of furniture that just happened to be in the room.

Haru is sitting on the floor next to the sofa. He listens to them, sometimes smiling, nodding. He doesn't look at you either. You look at him and wait for him to turn around, to notice you. But he doesn't.

You sigh quietly. You don't say a word, because you know that if you speak, they will either not hear you or will answer briefly and turn away again.

You close your eyes and lean your head against the wall.

When you open them again, they still don't look at you.

You clutch the hem of your hoodie and just sit in silence.