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They never said hello until this day.
They bumped into each other in the company’s hallway, their gazes met and locked. Warm caramel on auburn brown, just like before.
Neither of them smiled, weighed down by the realization that they were stuck. With no way of going forward or back, they were doomed to remain forever in the land between friends and lovers. Nothing more, nothing less. That was perhaps what hurt the most.
“Hello.” Chanyeol threw down the word before walking past Baekhyun. The smaller male hesitated for a moment before murmuring back the greeting. The two of them then walked in opposite directions without looking back, because they couldn’t afford to.
This was the first time they said hello.
And it sounded like goodbye.