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A red head breathes in the air, the smell of the waves near the sydney opera house was calming to him. Beomgyu's tranquility was interrupted by a call. He grumbles and takes out his phone.
"Yes Soobinnie?" Beomgyu asks with a teasing tone.
Soobin rolls his eyes at the informality.
"When was the last time you talked to Taehyun?" Soobin asks.
Beomgyu frowns, so much for tranquil. He glares at the water as if he could burn it if he glared hard enough.
"Aiya, don't talk about him, why did you call me for?" Beomgyu asks.
"It's Taehyun... I think he has a friend of mine hostage..." Soobin scratches his hair.
"You have friends?" Beomgyu snorts.
"This is serious, someone died on the outskirts of town again... I'm pretty sure he is back to his old habits."
Beomgyu sighs, leaning against the railing. So much for the much needed vacation.
"My badge was handed in, it shouldn't be my problem anymore..." Beomgyu sighs.
Soobin tsks," leave it to you to lose your badge as soon as you earned it, you used to be a great detective, what happened to you?"
"Love my friend," Beomgyu sighs, wishing he had a cigarette now, but he is trying to quit so he takes a lollipop from his pocket.
"Well, think of it as a favour from an old friend, alright?" Soobin asks," I'll let you call me friend for a year-"
"I already stopped calling you hyung 4 years ago," Beomgyu muses.
Soobin rolls his eyes," but not in front of others, look, don't make me bring back Yeonjun and his gang, your father has already enough to worry about."
Beomgyu frowns," we finally managed to get rid of the kitsune and you want to bring them back?!" He ignores the stares he is getting from the passerby.
Soobin rolls his eyes," I got rid of them by dumping him, now will you take care of your ex?"
"No!"
"Beomgyu... it's Huening..."
Beomgyu bites into the lollipop at the name. He turns around the face the waves.
"The guy that Taehyun used to like?" Beomgyu asks, face pale.
"Yes... I'm sure right now Taehyun is gaslighting him into oblivion, we need to save him..."
Beomgyu looks torn and pinches the bridge of his nose. Of all the people Taehyun needed to kidnap Huening was the last person that needed to meet him. He remembers how smitten he was for the poor boy and how awkward he was around him while they cross paths but never talking at their school.
Beomgyu didn't think much about it after middle school since they were already in a relationship by then. But their relationship had no true love, they were polar opposites in both personalities and morality, they were purely there to entertain each other.
But who knows what Taehyun will do to someone he actually likes.
"I'll..." Beomgyu sighs," I'll see what I can do," before Soobin can protest, Beomgyu turns off the call.
He didn't know why he felt so upset when he heard that Taehyun had found the love of his life. He wouldn't admit it to anyone but he was envious. How can someone that cold and that ruthless find love when he can't?