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It was already quite late that night, when Lee Hyunsung and Jung Heewon managed to finish their responsibilities. Lee Hyusung finally had some free time from his army duties, so he immediately decided to contact Jung Heewon to meet up, it had been a long time since they had hung out together outside of group meetings and he wanted to spend some time too with her, without the others getting in the way (not that he didn't like it, he just wanted some time alone with Heewon).
The woman accepted immediately, telling him that she wanted to go to the Bar they frequented with the group to empty her sorrows and work stress into alcohol. Earning a laugh from Lee Hyunsung.
They arrived at the bar around 11 p.m, looking for a comfortable place where they could talk quietly, noticing an all-too-familiar figure dressed all in black.
"Did you know Yoo Joonghyuk would be around?" Jung Heewon asked, as she looked around to see if Dokja was with him.
"No, no one said anything about coming today, apparently everyone was busy and Han Soonyoung is on deadline" he said, while remembering Kim Dokja's complaints about Han Soonyoung's inability to finish the chapters on time.
"Mm, how strange. I couldn't see Dokja anywhere, come on" Heewon said grabbing his hand to drag him to where Yoo Joonghyuk was, goodbye to the plans to spend some time alone.
"Hey, Yoo Joonghyuk, how are you? We didn't know you'd be here." Hyunsung greeted, watching as the man turned around to look at them, having a strange depressive atmosphere around him.
Looking at the woman next to him, they both realized that something had happened. The man in front of them was not someone who would really like to go out, much less drink, the only times he did so was at Dokja's insistence or deal to the stress of some E-soports tournament.
"Oh man, did something happen? with Kim Dokja, maybe?" Jung Heewon said this time, watching the man tense up at the mention of his boyfriend. Something had definitely happened between them.
"It doesn't matter, it has nothing to do with you" Joonghyuk responded as he looked away, not wanting to talk about it.
"Come on, I'm sure we can help you with something" insisted, unaffected by the refusal. Forcing the man she was holding by the hand to sit with her in the sits next to the depressed Yoo Joonghyuk (quite a strange sight, they could bet he had been drinking a little too much).
"Isn't it too late for you two to be here? Don't you have work tomorrow?" He responded this time in a rude tone, which did not cause any reaction in the woman next to him who was ordering drinks without caring too much about his response.
"Come on Yoo Joonghyuk, surely we could help you with something, at least you could vent if you prefer" Lee Hyunsung intervened for the first time, with a respectful and kind voice.
He received a hesitant look in response, it seemed as if the other man was contemplating speaking about what was tormenting him, however, preferred to take another sip of his drink and remain silent.
"As expected of Yoo Joonghyuk, he is difficult to talk to" Lee Hyunsung thought, looking at the woman next to him who began talking about another thing to fill the silence.
After about two hours, they were both feeling a little groggy, a consequence of all the alcohol they had been consuming the last few minutes, especially Jung Heewon who was venting all her sorrows, stress and complaints about her "idiot boss" in beers. At that moment, the soldier realized that his depressed friend seemed to be quite affected by alcohol, and apparently the woman next to him also noticed, watching him intrigued as to what the hell was going through the mind of the emo next to her.
"Hey Yoo Joonghyuk," Heewon called as she slurred her words a little. "Are you finally going to say what's wrong? Come on dude, let us know."
"I had a fight with Dokja" he replied. Surprising the two people next to him, who were not expecting a so serious response.
"Mmm... And why did you guys fight? It's strange that you do it, beyond your stupid arguments that seem like bad flirting" Jung Heewon insisted on the topic, already prepared to argue with the man next to her, Kim Dokja is her favorite in the end, she was always going to support him (but not really, she knew he was an idiot).
"Because he's going to work as Sun Wukong's editor " mentioning the other man with annoyance.
"Isn't that who gave Dokja a job?" Lee Hyunsung intervened
"Who?" Heewon asked confused.
"He is the head of the Editorial where Kim Dokja works, the one who helped him leave the company where he was before and gave him a position as an editor. Dokja really appreciates him for that, although I didn't know that he was also a writer" explained the soldier.
"I understand, and what's wrong with that? If he asks him to be his editor of his book, that means Dokja is really good right? Why the hell did you end up fighting then?" She ask to Yoo Joonghyuk, while trying to make sense of all this.
"That guy likes Kim Dokja," he replied, making a face of annoyance.
"EHH?? DON'T TELL ME ARE YOU UPSET ABOUT THAT? DOES OUR YOO JOONGHYUK FEEL INSAFE?" Heewon shouted in a mocking tone, taking a sip of her beer trying not to laugh, failing completely when she saw how the other man stiffened and frowned even more.
"I understand that you may feel a little bad about that, but Kim Dokja adores you, Yoo Joonghyuk, doesn't have eyes for anyone else" Lee Hyunsung said, trying to silence the woman's laughter with his hands.
"But, they will spend more time together now, it could be that..." he stopped mid-sentence.
"Wait, wait, wait, do you think they could get closer? Are you afraid that he'll leave you behind?" Heewon asked seriously this time, putting her beer aside.
The man didn't respond, he didn't even look at them, looking sad and a little nervous. All his normal confidence seemed to fade away, as he fixed his lost gaze on the drink in front of him. Both Lee Hyunsung and Jung Heewon noticed his change of mood, sharing a somewhat bewildered look, it was too rare to see Yoo Joonghyuk so vulnerable and expressive.
"Come on man, what makes you believe that Dokja would leave you for anyone else? He loves you too much, he would never think about that, even if we insisted" she told him, while joking a little trying to lighten the atmosphere.
"Exactly, no matter what, Kim Dokja always chooses you, you are too important to him. Have been together all your lives, and no one could erase all those years" Hyunsung says this time, supporting Heewon.
"But I," Joonghyuk began with a sigh, "I couldn't help it, I said so many things, I couldn't even congratulate him. The idea of him being close to someone else who wants him, that he might leave me for him, makes me feel-" He stopped again, lacking the strength to finish that sentence.
"PLEASE STOP NOW, WHERE IS THE OVER CONFIDENT CRAZY WHO WORSHIPS THAT IDIOT? IF YOU FEEL INSECURE, THEN GO TALK TO HIM. IF YOU FEEL JEALOUSY OF OTHERS NEAR HIM, LEARN TO CONTROL IT AND DON'T PUT THE RESPONSIBILITY ABOUT HIM. GO AND APOLOGIZE TO KIM DOKJA, TREAT HIM WITH THE RESPECT AND LOVE HE DESERVES, AND LEAVE THOSE INSECURITIES BEHIND IF YOU WANT TO STOP FEELING AND MAKE HIM FEEL MISERABLE" Jung Heewon shouted at him, fed up with his problem. They knew well how much they adored each other, how much they loved each other, almost to obsession. See that they couldn't realize that they thought the same,
putting the other above themselves was frustrating.
"You could even go to therapy or do meditation, I don't know. Just don't let it affect your relationship, unless you want to argue with him again, do you?"
She watched as Yoo Joonghyuk thought about his words. As she finished her beer, turned to look at the other man next to her, who seemed happy with her words and support.
Which made her happy, enjoying her last glass. It was already quite late, she thought that maybe it would be better for Lee Hyunsung and her to return home, after convincing the other man to return to where were waiting for him.
"Well maybe it'll be better to end our night here, it's time to go home" Lee Hyunsung said when he realized the time, moving ahead of Heewon.
"I was going to say the same thing, time to go, be careful when you get back Yoo Joonghyuk, and don't dare drive. We don't want Kim Dokja looking for you at the hospital" Jung Heewon spoke this time, leaning on Hyunsung as she tried to get up, feeling dizzy "SOLDIER TAKE ME HOME, I WON'T BE ABLE TO DO IT ALONE" she shouted dramatically, leaving aside all her previous seriousness (she was really affected by the alcohol).
"Of course, miss, I'm not going to leave you alone. Joonghyuk let me call you a taxi, I'll be sure and calmer that you'll be arrive safely" he said, while he held the woman who put an arm around his shoulders, hugging him by the neck.
"Thank you Lee Hyunsung, Jung Heewon" nodding to his previous offer, looking at them seriously and sincerely thanking them for their company and support. Ignoring the surprised expressions.
"No problem, we're friends, that's what we're here for" Lee Hyunsung offered a quality smile, happy to have been able to help him. While they waited for the taxis, hoping that they would manage to solve their problems. He was sure they would.