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last day of the semester, friday.
it's a little tradition they picked up when they were 13 where they'd get ice cream after school when the term ends.
this time was no different. feng xin and mu qing stopped by a little shop at the void deck as they always would. they'd get a rainbow paddlepop and a few snacks if they were extra hungry.
"feng xin, when we graduate, will we still keep in touch?"
feng xin paused. they had decided to have their ice cream session on a bench by the fitness corner.
"what made you ask that?" feng xin turned to mu qing, his expression faltering from a smile.
"i don't know. i want to go to jc*. you're probably going poly*. i'm scared that we'd never talk to each other again.." mu qing furrowed his eyebrows at the thought. "i'd miss you."
it'd be a lie if feng xin said his heart didn't miss a beat at mu qing's confession.
it always did, actually.
when he paints, when he cheers after scoring a goal, when he slips out a small smile upon meeting his gaze, when he helps him out of late-coming, when he finds him waiting for him after detention.
whatever mu qing does, feng xin's heart would skip a beat.
mu qing's blush on his cheeks were becoming visible the more feng xin remained silent. he was clearly getting even more flustered.
"y-you know what? it's fine. it's-"
"i'd miss you too."
mu qing immediately shot up. he's completely blushing now.
in the heat of the moment, feng xin chucked down what's left of his ice cream and quickly left a peck on mu qing's lips.
"cute. careful, your ice cream's melting."
if mu qing was red before, he's on fire now.
"W-WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!" mu qing exclaimed in embarrassment. "what if people saw? worse, what if the discipline master saw?!"
"the dm? why would he be here? we're far from school now."
"he might live here," mu qing glared before consuming the rest of his ice cream.
"i promise we'll keep in touch. we'll graduate jc and poly and go to the same uni, i promise," feng xin assured with the softest smile he could give.
"you idiot, we still have to go ns*."
"right. let's just hope we'll end up in the same unit or something."
"i just want us to be together, no matter what path we choose," mu qing turned away, pouting slightly.
"me too, mu qing, me too," feng xin slid an arm around his boyfriend's waist and left a small kiss on his temple.
"let's just be happy for now, okay? let's be together as much as we can,"
mu qing slowly returned to facing his endearing boyfriend.
"ok, i will. you too.. i don't want you to be upset over school anymore. i'll help you in whatever, can?"
"of course, qing-er. i love you," feng xin declared, caressing mu qing's cheek.
"i love you, too, a'xin."
feng xin leaned closer and placed a soft kiss on mu qing's lips.
after what seemed like a good two minutes, they pulled away and got lost in each other's eyes.
they fell into a pit of giggles right after. their noises of adoration for one another gets lifted into a melody in courtesy of the wind.
being with mu qing is the happiest feng xin had, and will always, been.
there's no one else he'd rather spend his day with, no one else he'd rather miss. just mu qing.
whether near or far, his heart belongs to mu qing, regardless the distance.
the closer he is to mu qing, the closer he is to home.
feng xin happy day is everyday for feng xin, as long as his everyday has mu qing in it.