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The moment that Yeosang’s eyes fluttered open, he immediately lets out a gasp at the realization that he fell asleep and his father might’ve barged in his room to beat him but the creeping fear disappeared immediately when he saw Wooyoung sleeping as the younger male held his hands tight. He looked around, seeing that he’s in Wooyoung’s room then realizing what happened before Hypnos’ took over him.
I’m safe. He couldn’t help but feel a bit overwhelmed by feeling secured and a bit of his uneasiness disappeared. As much as he wanted to get out of the bed and go to the washroom to rinse his face, Wooyoung’s hand was holding him tightly as if he doesn’t to let go of his hand. Yeosang knew how stubborn Wooyoung is and how much of a light sleeper he is, just trying to remove the black-haired male’s iron grip on him made Wooyoung wake up.
Both of them kept their eye contact before Wooyoung let out a relaxed smile, “You’re still here.”
“Silly.” Just seeing Wooyoung’s affecting smile made Yeosang’s lips curled upwards, “I can’t get out of the bed because you’re holding my hand.”
“I was kind of scared that you might disappear again so I held your hand tight,” Wooyoung replied sheepishly, “So you wouldn’t go and disappear on our lives again.”
“I need to go to the washroom, Woo.”
“Oh.”
“You can let go of my hand now, Wooyoung. You’ve already found me and this time, I won’t leave again.” Yeosang assured his friend that seems to be hesitating on letting go of his hand.
“P-Promise?” Wooyoung's voice is shaking as he raised his other hand, “Pinky promise?”
“You’re so silly,” Yeosang mumbled as he raised his pinky finger, “I promise.”
“You better return as soon as possible,” Wooyoung said as he lets go of Yeosang’s hand then ran towards the door, blocking it with his body “You won’t be able to get out of this room! You might run away from me!”
“Wooyoung, I’ve already told you that I won’t.” Yeosang sighed as he took his bag that was on the couch then suddenly realized that he only brought his wallet and phone, “Damn.”
“Yeosang?”
“I forgot to bring some clothes,” Yeosang mutters, shaking his head in dismay “I was so used to bringing my phone and wallet that I’ve forgot the fact that I’m staying in this place ‘til the night.”
“You can borrow mine, Yeo.” Wooyoung said as he ran towards his dresser then took some clothes, “Here.”
“I..”
“Don’t be shy now! It’s not like you didn’t stayed in my place for a night or two during our middle school and high school days then borrowed mine!” Wooyoung scoffed, giving him the clothes that he took “You still have the ‘bestie’ title so you can use my stuff and stay in here whenever you like!”
“But—”
“Hush, my bestie. Now, indulge the warm water from the shower and get yourself clean as much as you like.” Wooyoung ushered him towards the bathroom.
He knew how stubborn Wooyoung is, getting whatever he wants. Yeosang just sighed in defeat as he gently put the clothes somewhere it won’t get wet before undressing himself, he felt a bit sticky from the sweat that he got after running too much last night. He even forgot to remove the make-up that he applied so he’ll clean himself as much as possible, going to the shower and just like what Wooyoung have told him, he’ll take his time and scrub himself clean.
He had been into Wooyoung’s house often, staying there whenever his father is too much and when he needs a break to everything. Yeosang felt a bit bad because he’s making Wooyoung worry that he decided to sever ties with everyone on the moment that he graduated, surrending to his cruel fate and stayed in his hometown for years. Those years had been bland, years without his precious friends that gave his monochrome life some colors.
He dried his hair and immediately put the clothes that Wooyoung lent him, folding his own clothes before retreating the bathroom. The grey hoodie from Wooyoung was too big for him along with the pants but it was better rather than his own clothes that probably reeks from sweat.
“I’m done, Wooyoung.” The moment that his friend looked at him, he had a surprised expression as if Yeosang grew an another head “I-Is there something wrong?”
Wooyoung’s grim expression was all that Yeosang can see as the younger male walked towards his direction then held his face, “Did he do this?”
Shit. Yeosang widened his eyes, realizing that what Wooyoung saw was one of the bruises in his face because there wasn’t any make-up covering it up before looking away “I-I'm sorry.”
“Why are you apologizing?” Wooyoung’s voice was shaking once again as if he was about to cry and he caressed his friend’s cheek, “I thought that the reason why you’re here again is because you’ve already ran away from that bastard.”
“I couldn’t.”
“Yeosang, you’re not safe there! Besides, you can report him to the police so he can rot in prison!” Wooyoung exclaimed.
“I can’t just let him get that, Woo. I don’t want him to get imprisoned.”
Wooyoung said worriedly, already holding both of Yeosang’s hands once again, “That person kept on hurting you again and again. What if his beatings get worsen soon? I have to get you out of this mess as soon as possible.”
“Wooyoung, he’ll hurt my mother and my siblings if I escape. I can’t let something like that happen,” Yeosang retorted.
“Yeosang, I know that I can’t convince you to run away but let me in. Let me help you out,” Wooyoung said, almost begging at his bestfriend, “If you insists on staying with him, then let me be there for you whenever you need a shoulder to lean on. It’s not like we haven’t been like this before, Yeo.”
Yeosang can sense how sincere Wooyoung is, making him feel the warmth that he had already forgotten years ago. He knew that Wooyoung would help him out in a heartbeat, they’ve been together for years that helps each other out until Yeosang decided that he should isolate himself so Wooyoung can find someone that will not make him sad just like Yeosang. He wanted to say ‘yes’ but Yeosang doesn’t want to involve Wooyoung in this, knowing what his father can do.
“Wooyoung, I want to. But I don’t want you to get in trouble,” Yeosang softly said, shaking his head slightly “I appreciate your effort but I want you to be safe and out of trouble.”
“Yeosang, I’m Jung Wooyoung. Trouble is my middle name, how dare you push me away from one?” Wooyoung is running out of patience, he wanted to smack his bestfriend but he was more worried than annoyed “Don’t you dare push me away now that I’m here. I’ll help you. There are people that is willing to help you out so don’t isolate yourself from them and grab their hands.”
“You’re so stubborn. If my father can do this to his own son then what more to a stranger?”
“I can fight back, Yeosang. And if he ever laid a hand on me, I’ll be throwing fists. Unlike you, I won’t hold back until he’s passed out.”
“Wooyoung, you’re not that strong.”
“Maybe not. But I have a strong boyfriend! A black-belt in taekwondo!” Wooyoung boasts, putting his hands on his waist while standing proudly.
“San? The one that Seonghwa mentioned?”
Wooyoung nods, “Indeed! You should see him! He’s so cool!”
“Isn’t he Jongho’s older brother?” Yeosang asked curiously, somehow feeling a bit in ease when their topic is straying away from the original one.
“Yes.” Wooyoung nodded once again, “It’s him!”
Yeosang smiled, “I’m glad that you’ve found someone for you, Woo.”
“You deserve someone that will be there for you too, Yeosang.”
Yeosang felt a bit of relief when Wooyoung is able to find someone that will make him feel loved. He knew how his friend is such a hopeless romantic and finding someone like San is definitely a good thing for his friend. He’s happy for him to be able to smile like he’s at his happiest state right now.
“Anyway, you seem to be a bit tired so you can just rest for a while.” Wooyoung ruffled his hair, grimacing a bit “Your hair’s getting a bit unhealthy.”
“I’ve been dyeing it frequently.”
“Now, that’s why..”
“I-I’m just experimenting, okay?” Yeosang said, smiling sheepishly “Besides, one of my co-workers had a lot of hairdye and gave me some for free. I can’t say no to free stuff.”
“I’m aware of that, dummy.” Wooyoung giggled as he kept on looking at Yeosang, “I really couldn’t believe that I’ll be seeing you once again. You really made me worried, Kang Yeosang.”
“Sorry.”
“You don’t need to apologize to me. Do that to Jongho, Yeosang.”
Yeosang sighed, “I will if I’ll be able to meet him.”
“Shall I schedule one for the two of you?” Wooyoung asked.
“Please don’t. I’m still not ready to meet him too, I felt bad for making him wait for such a long time. He must’ve been in pain while waiting for me,” Yeosang mutters, looking down at the ground.
“You’re right about that. He was hurt but he was able to overcome it, Yeosang. You know how tough Jongho is, right? And I’m aware that you knew he’s going to get over you,” Wooyoung stated as he ushered the older male to sit on the couch with him, “The moment that we didn’t see you at our graduation was the last time he wept for you, letting go of his feelings for you that he kept with such hope of you returning. Witnessing that is such a heartbreaking scene, Yeosang. He was in so much pain when you left but he kept on hoping for your return until his time was up.”
“I hurt him. I’m aware of that. But I’m also aware of the fact that he’ll be able to let go of me as time kept on passing by,” Yeosang said, looking upwards at the ceiling “He deserves someone better and I was too confused on what is the meaning of ‘love’ during that time. I was too immersed on keeping myself sane enough to continue on surviving in such a hellish place.”
“You were suffering, Yeosang. You’re stuck in a situation that wants you to sacrifice something, either your freedom or your family’s safety. We can understand that,” Wooyoung replied, “You should’ve rejected him though.”
“I was too afraid of hurting his feelings. So I gave him an ultimatum that if I don’t show up on his graduation, he should move on.” Yeosang remembered how Jongho looked at him with hopeful eyes when he said that, making him feel a pang on his chest.
“He did what you’ve told him and if he’s as courageous as before, he might get the one that will love him back soon.”
“Really?” Yeosang’s eyes widened from the news that he heard, “Who’s the lucky guy?”
“A fellow schoolmate of ours. The son of the cafe’s owner where we met last night,” Wooyoung said as he grinned, “Hongjoong-hyung is such a sweetheart. He’s a Fine Arts major that is definitely a trash for overworking but he’s really a good person. You should’ve seen the way Jongho opened his heart once again for the lovely dude.”
“Oh boy. That’s such a sight to see,” Yeosang said, smiling in relief “I’m glad that he’s doing fine now.”
“How about you, Yeosang?” Yeosang met his bestfriend’s gaze as he tilted his head in confusion, “You’re always happy about other people but how about you? You deserve to be happy too.”
“It’s the only thing that I can do, Woo.”
Wooyoung can’t help but get worried on how Yeosang looked like he resigned on finding his own happiness, trapping himself in a cage. He knew the male’s struggles in life and tried to save him a lot of times but the older male’s too stubborn, too worried about his family. He couldn’t even understand how Yeosang can care for a bunch of people that left him to his Father so he can suffer for years, they should’ve taken him away too. And Yeosang should be hating them yet here he is, keeping himself within his Father’s sight to keep them safe.
Wooyoung thinks that it’s bullshit. But he knew how much of a passionate person Yeosang is, he knew how Yeosang can be as stubborn as he is. He just wish that Yeosang would choose himself over other people soon, his friend has been through a lot and deserves the happiness for himself that he’s been deprived of.
“You’ll be happy for your own too, Yeosang. I know that you’ll be able to get through it,” Wooyoung assured and before Yeosang is able to say something pessimistic, he put his finger in the middle of his lips “Hush, Yeosang. Let me hope for this without you being the negative one.”
“If that’ll make you sleep at night,” Yeosang said, feeling a bit of defeated.
“Well, I’ve seen the way that you’ve look at Seonghwa-hyung. I swear that both of you are too cute for each other!”
“Wooyoung!”
“Shut up, Yeosang. I know how a whipped person look at their crush!” Wooyoung retorted, crossing his arms “And the way both of you look at each other like that is too agonizing. Just confess at each other already!”
“Woo, we’ve only met for a few months. Love isn’t like that,” Yeosang stated, sighing at his bestfriend teasing him.
“You can fall in love at first sight, Yeosang.” Wooyoung replied, grinning widely as he lightly nudge the older male with his arm, “So, how did you met him?”
“I..” The blond male suddenly realized that Wooyoung probably doesn’t know what Seonghwa is going through so he just smiled, “We met in the rooftop of the apartment where I lived. He probably got lost and I found him entering the rooftop, Woo.”
“He knows where you live?!” Wooyoung screeched, holding him in his shoulders, “I don’t even know where you lived yet Seonghwa found you just like that.”
“I was surprised to see a city boy wandering in my town, Woo. I helped him on the way to the bus station and when I visited the city, we met in the cafe. He’s a nice person, Wooyoung. It’s been a while since I’ve met someone like him,” Yeosang said, feeling a bit of a fuzzy sensation inside him as he remembers how he saw Seonghwa entering the rooftop with such a sorrowful look in him yet how the light from the sunset kissed his skin made him glow.
“So, what do you think about him? Physically and of course, his personality?” Wooyoung smiled coyly at his bestfriend, “Tell me! Tell me!”
Yeosang sighed. He knew how Wooyoung love talking about something related to ‘love’ so it’ll be a discussion that could probably go for an hour along with some hits from Wooyoung if something gets too cheesy for him. Despite that, he wanted to talk about Seonghwa to someone else. He wants to tell someone how amazing Park Seonghwa is, not just with his visuals but also with his courage on fighting the demons that are trying to chase him. He wants to shout out how brave Seonghwa is, dealing with them and making it through the day.
Just like what Yeosang had expected, they’ve talked about San and Seonghwa for an hour before the blond male’s stomach rumbled which made Woo let out that high-pitched laugh. Yeosang can’t help but giggle, missing that annoying yet endearing laugh of his bestfriend. They ended up applying make-up to Yeosang to conceal the bruises then going to a diner as the younger male treated him to brunch.
Wooyoung made sure that Yeosang is full before dragging him once again, the older male didn’t say a thing or even protested. He knew how much of a free spirit Wooyoung is, letting the younger male drag him to the mall. Yeosang would be lying if he would be saying that the crowd isn’t making him a bit anxious, it’s been years since he had been into a place filled with people.
He felt a hand held his own and he looked at Wooyoung which smiled at him, “Here. So you won’t feel anxious at all! I'm here for you, Sangie!”
“Woo..” His lips curled upwards as he felt a bit of warmth on the younger male’s affection, “Thank you.”
“Don’t even think that I forgot the fact that you’re not fond of crowds!” Wooyoung chirps, “And it’s either me or Yeonjun or even Jongho that comes with you on places like this during high school!”
“Of course, you wouldn’t.” Yeosang giggled as he looked around, “So, where are we about to head out?”
Wooyoung grinned, “I want to buy some new games so let’s check the game store!”
“Okay then. Lead the way, Woo.”
“You don’t even need to tell me that!” The younger male beams as they started walking, hand in hand.
His anxiety seems to disappear as he felt the warmth from his bestfriend’s hand, making him sigh in relief. The hands that used to hold his own whenever the tough times to make him know that he isn’t alone and there’s someone that is here for him. The feeling of being with him once again made Yeosang feel like he’s full, like he’s living without any concerns in his miserable life. Wooyoung always had that effect on him especially during their high school days. Wooyoung made him feel what it is like to be saved, more like, to feel like someone is saving you from the abyss that you’re trapped in.
“Hey, Yeosang! Do you still remember the Persona series? There’s another set of ones released for it. Wanna play it?” Wooyoung asked on the moment that they’ve arrived at the game store.
“I’m fine with it. But how about some eerie games such as Silent Hill? I’ve only seen a playthrough of that and it seems cool,” Yeosang replied, looking at the games in the shelves.
“Of course, you’re aiming on that. Typical Yeosang,” Wooyoung said, chuckling at how his bestfriend never seemed to change at all, “I remember how you enjoyed Corpse Party and Mad Father so much.”
“Let’s get you the games that you’ll like to play, Wooyoung. I want to know if you still like PUBG or if you’re interested on some other games,” Yeosang ushered.
“I’m still the same as before. Online games are still my type of game but I also want to try some of the rpg games that we played before.” Wooyoung looked at a certain shelf before grinning widely at his bestfriend, “Let’s check the games that is available right now then after that, let’s head out to watch a movie.”
Yeosang snorts, “A movie? Seriously?”
“I’m serious, Sangie. Let’s watch a random movie and maybe get immersed in it without knowing a thing or two about it.”
“Kinda weird but okay,” Yeosang agreed.
“Okay! Let’s start the new game hunting now! I’ve heard Final Fantasy also had a new release, it’s been years since we played that game so let’s catch up!”
They ended up buying the new games from the same series that they used to play before Yeosang stayed in his hometown for two years but also included Silent Hill in it since the blond is fond of horror games. Wooyoung is thinking of recommending him to play Dead by Daylight and inviting him to play with him soon. But then again, the blond might get too overwhelmed so he decided to take it slowly. They can catch up in time and his priority is to make Yeosang feel safe in his presence just like before.
The duo ended up watching a cliche romance movie that they barely even gave any attention to, quite bored with the cheesy storyline that they couldn’t even relate. They just kept their eyes on the screen as they munched on the popcorn and eventually drinking the cola that they’ve also bought.
“It’s just like the old times,” Wooyoung said dramatically.
Yeosang gave him a bored look, “Wooyoung, it’s just two years.”
“Two years without a Kang Yeosang in my life had been too long~” the lilac-haired male whined, pouting as he looked at Yeosang.
“You’re so dramatic. I’m here already, Woo.”
“But still!”
“Hush, you’re gonna make the watchers glare at us if you talk too loud. Keep it down.”
“Well, you knew how I can’t even keep my voice quiet especially with the stuff that we do whenever we sit at the farthest side of the cinema,” Wooyoung smiled slyly as he winked at the blond.
Yeosang can feel the heat on his cheeks as he glared at Wooyoung, “Shut up, Woo.”
“Aw, you’re still embarrassed of that as if you didn’t blow me whenever we’re horny while watching a movie in the cinemas.”
“W-Woo!”
Wooyoung laughs, “Okay. Okay. I’ll stop. You’re so cute, Sangie~”
“Now, I can’t focus on the movie.” Yeosang muttered and he heard Wooyoung laughed once again, “Shut up, you twat.”
“You love me~”
The movie ended with Yeosang somehow regretting his life decisions while Wooyoung was quite apologetic for making him flustered. It’s a common thing for them since they’re just two teenagers experimenting on each other, remembering how dumb and reckless they were is kinda embarrassing though. Wooyoung was able to remove the embarrassing memories from him by dragging him to the arcade, Yeosang feeling a bit nostalgic since this is where they both play for an hour or two before going home. It’s been a while since he was able to enjoy something and coming back to this place makes him elated.
Wooyoung saw how his bestfriend’s eyes gleamed at the sight and tapped his cheek, “Let’s go, Sangie. My treat!”
“Woo, I would never say no to this!”
“I know that you wouldn’t. Now, go get it.”
“Let’s go to the claw machine first!”
“Oh no. Sangie’s about to collect a bunch of plushies once again~”
“I won’t be able to take them back so they’re going to be yours,” Yeosang said, looking at the claw machine before he shyly smiled at his bestfriend “Besides, I don’t even know if I’m still good at this.”
“You got this, fella.”
Wooyoung observed the older male easily caught the plush in the claw machine and it happened again and again ‘til they’re having more than ten and it wouldn’t fit on the bag that he brought, gaining the attention of the people in the arcade too. The moment that Yeosang got the 11th plush from the other claw machine is the time that they went to the karaoke, singing their hearts out just like before and laughing whenever someone is already screaming just to hit a high note then saying that if it’s Jongho, he would do it flawlessly.
Yeosang can only grin the whole time, feeling safety by just hanging with Wooyoung. It’s been a while since he had fun like this, Wooyoung knew how to distract him from his own melancholy and turn it into happiness. That’s how his safety zone and happy pill is, making him smile by just his own presence. They also tried every single game in the arcade until Wooyoung was already panting in the floor after playing in the basketball one again and again, looking at the tickets that they’ve collected that kept on piling up.
“Okay, Woo. That’s enough for us,” Yeosang said as he helped his bestfriend stand up, “Let’s exchange this ticket into something good.”
“Let’s!” the younger male beamed as they head towards the counter, looking at the prizes in it “With this amount of tickets, we can already get the highest amount of prize.”
“How about getting that?” Yeosang suggested.
“It’s a life-sized teddy bear, Sangie. We already had a lot of plushies with us because you’re an ace there,” Wooyoung whined, pouting at him.
“I can get some of those and give it to the children in my hometown. So you can get that one, it would look good in your room.”
“You’re still as kind-hearted as you are, willing to provide stuff for other people so they can smile.”
“These plushies deserves a home and there are children in my place wanting to have one,” Yeosang said, smiling a bit “They would love that.”
Wooyoung can’t help but smile at Yeosang’s response “If that makes you happy then go ahead.”
“Exchange the tickets for the bear already, Woo.”
“Here goes nothing.”
The moment that they’ve presented the tickets made the crew’s jaw dropped, wondering how Wooyoung spent a lot of money and how good he is on games to acquire that amount of tickets. They gave the huge bear to him though, making Wooyoung frown a bit in realization.
“I can’t believe that a life-sized bear is taller than us, Sangie.”
Yeosang lets out a laugh, “Press F to pay respect.”
“You know what? This is why gamers have no rights,” Wooyoung said to his bestfriend, looking at him in dismay.
“You’re also one.”
“Well.. fuck.” Both of them laughed before Wooyoung noticed that they still have some tickets left, “Hey, Sangie. These can still exchanged for a cellphone strap! Wait here for a moment!”
“Okay..” Yeosang observed how Wooyoung exchanged the tickets to a certain strap before running back to Yeosang as he showed an angry bird strap, “Angry bird.”
“Well, doesn’t this reminds you of Seonghwa? We call him angry bird because it reminds him of that! Also, Toothless the dragon!” Wooyoung chirps.
Yeosang squinted his eyes and suddenly saw the resemblance before chuckling lightly, “The eyebrows, huh?”
“Indeed.” Wooyoung put the strap in his palm and grinned at him, “You can have it, Sangie. Please accept that. Please~”
“Fine. I’ll put this in my phone later,” Yeosang said which made the younger male’s expression brightened.
“Yey!” Wooyoung beamed, “Let’s head to my car so I can put this giant boy there. It’s getting late already. Let’s stop on a fastfood restaurant to buy chicken, you must’ve been hungry.”
Just with the mention of ‘chicken’, Yeosang’s expression brightens “Let’s go!”
Wooyoung just laughed as they held the giant teddy bear and excusing themselves for taking too much of space, somehow laughing because they kept on stumbling and almost tripping yet fortunately, both of them made it to the parking lot without experiencing that. They’re both exhausted from walking and playing around so it was a quiet drive towards the nearest fastfood restaurant and they went to the corner of it where only a few people was sitting at as Wooyoung looked at Yeosang munching the chicken.
He couldn’t help but secretly take a video and some pictures of the blond male enjoying his favorite food, his lips pouting as he munched on it and letting out a blissed expression as if eating chicken makes him so happy. He couldn’t believe that he saw his bestfriend once again after he graduated, leaving them hanging and worrying for him. Wooyoung wanted to be sad on how the blond male got paler and how he looks so frail but he kept his composure, he wants to make Yeosang feel happy and he’s aware of how comfortable Yeosang is when it comes to him. So he kept a smile and pretends that he’s not worried for him, knowing that Yeosang isn’t going to stay too much.
“You really love chicken, huh?” Wooyoung said as he rested his chin on his hand.
Yeosang nodded, “Of course. Chicken is life. Chicken is destiny!”
“You’re so cute, Sangie.”
“Not as cute as you, Woo.”
Wooyoung chuckled, “I’m happy to know that you’re having fun today, Yeosang. It was nice hanging out with you.”
“Hanging out..” In all of the sudden, Yeosang’s smile faltered then he looked shocked as if he realized something, “Woo! I was supposed to hang out with Seonghwa today!”
“Oh. I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to interrupt your date!” Wooyoung said apologetically, quite worried at the expression that Yeosang plastered on his face.
“I-It’s fine, Woo. But he must’ve been waiting for my message or something..”
“Well, he’s quite an asshole last night. Maybe he’s taking his time and probably thinking of a way to apologize to us for thinking like that,” Wooyoung scoffed before smirking, “Too bad for him that I’m the one that took your virginity. Sucks to be him.”
Yeosang almost choke on the chicken that he’s munching at as he glared at the lilac-haired male, “Damn you, Wooyoung.”
“Sorry. I just got carried by my emotions,” Wooyoung sheepishly said then sighed, “He shouldn’t have said that. Doesn’t he even trust you? Or even me? I love San! As much as an extrovert I am, I don’t flirt with people. I have someone that I love and cherish so why bother doing that?”
“He must’ve been anxious about something.”
“All I can is that he’s jealous of me. Did you see the way he looked at me when I was hugging and holding your hand too much?” Wooyoung dramatically said as he rolled his eyes, “He’s so jealous yet he didn’t even got the balls to ask you out or to even confess. Such a pussy.”
“It’s not like that, Woo!”
“Sangie, that dude’s whipped on you. If he doesn’t make a move then please do something about it, you’re whipped to him on the same level as he is whipped for you.”
Yeosang felt like he is probably blushing too much as he looked away, “I-I’m not courageous enough. Besides, he have to deal with something more important than that so I can wait for him.”
“Aw, that’s so sweet.” Wooyoung cooed.
“It’s been a while since I’ve liked someone, Wooyoung. So I’m taking it slowly, we barely even know each other so it’s better to take baby steps on this one. We aren’t even sure if he really likes me the way I’m interested to him,” Yeosang stated firmly before taking a bite of the chicken wing that he’s been eating.
“You’re right about that, Sangie.”
“Anyway, can I ask for a favor? Can you drop me off to the nearest bus station? As much as I’ve enjoyed being with you, I have to head back home.”
Wooyoung’s smile faltered, “Oh. Sure.”
“Don’t worry that much, Woo. I’ll even give you my new contact number so you’ll be able to keep in touch with me,” Yeosang assured as the lilac-haired immediately took his phone out and gave it to the blond, “Here.”
“Let’s take a picture, Sangie! Jongho will be so jealous!” Wooyoung said as they posed for some pictures, “Seriously, Kang Yeosang. Your otherworldly visual’s too good to be true.”
“You’re making me blush with the compliments, Woo. Stop it. And don’t be mean to Jongho, please don’t give him my contact number too. I’d like to take some time before facing him,” Yeosang said as he looked down, “I really felt bad for hurting him so I’ll try to get some courage for a while in order to face him again.”
“Just take your time, Yeosang. You don’t even need to rush for that and even Jongho would understand your reasons,” Wooyoung softly said, patting his bestfriend on his shoulder, “Don’t worry that much. We’re always here for you, okay?”
Yeosang felt like crying with the younger male’s caring words but forced a smile on his face, not wanting Wooyoung to be worried at all “Thank you.”
The moment that they finished eating, Wooyoung did what Yeosang have requested. The entire drive was silent as the blond stared at the view, admiring the city lights and neon signs on the stores. Wooyoung thinks that it’s quite endearing and stole some pictures, sending it to Jongho so the younger male can feel in ease at knowing that Yeosang is still alive. He didn’t want Yeosang to go back to that hellhole, knowing that the blond would continue receiving the beatings and harsh words. He wanted to protect his bestfriend but he knew that Yeosang wouldn’t let him interfere with his so-called fate that he already accepted and it’ll make Yeosang stay away from him, he might even disappear once again.
Wooyoung doesn’t want that to happen so he kept silent, he’ll find a way to save his bestfriend. Both him and Jongho would find a way to get him out of that miserable state, they’ll do their best to save him.
“We’re here, Sangie.”
“Thank you, Woo.”
Wooyoung pouted, “I want to spend more time with you, Sangie.”
“Maybe next time. I’ll message you when I’m free, okay? Stop pouting already,” Yeosang replies.
“Hey. Please take care of yourself.” Wooyoung talked in the smallest tone that he could, letting his facade disappear and looked at the older male in worry, “When I said that you deserve to be happy for your own, I mean it. You deserve to be happy.”
“That makes me glad, Woo. Maybe I can hope a bit on getting that happiness for a while,” Yeosang said, cupping the younger male’s cheeks and kissed his forehead “You’re already taken so I can only kiss you on your cheeks or even your forehead. Bummer. But hey, I’m glad that you’ve found someone to love.”
“And you’re next in line, Sang. Go get Hwa! Go get your man!”
Yeosang laughed, “Whatever, Woo. I gotta go now.”
“Okay then.” Wooyoung grins, “See you when I see you~”
The moment that Yeosang got out of the car, Wooyoung still waited until the male is able to get in the bus and tried to remember its destination before driving back home. They still don’t know Yeosang’s whereabouts despite being their friends for a long time yet someone like Seonghwa easily found him as if it was meant to him. As much as he knew Seonghwa, it’s still unusual for him to find Yeosang, someone that kept himself hidden from everyone.
Maybe I’ll get some answers from Seonghwa-hyung.