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hyunggu stepped through the doorway, closing the door softly behind him. his head throbbed, and the room seemed to be spinning in circles around him. “it’s one a.m, where have you been ?” a voice asked next to him. “god, hyunggu, you were out drinking again,” the person took hold of his arms, lifting him up bridal style and setting him on the couch gently.
“...’m fine, wooseokie, really…” hyunggu mumbled, eyes on the verge of closing.
“you’re not fine. wait here, i’ll get you a glass of water.” hyunggu heard wooseok’s footsteps quietly pad off. he returned a moment later with a glass. “drink,” he commanded, lifting the glass to the shorter’s lips. he complied, taking small sips. “he cheated on you, hyunggu. he’s not going to come back, no matter how much you wish he would.” the older’s eyes filled with tears that threatened to spill over at any moment.
“i know,” he replied softly, biting his lip.
“then stop, hyunggu. please. i hate seeing you like this,” wooseok pleaded with him. the other just stared at the floor. “fine.” he set the glass on the coffee table, standing.
“seokkie.” hyunggu grabbed the younger’s wrist, holding it loosely. “stay with me,” he asked. wooseok relented, wrapping his arms around the younger and pulling him close.
“get some sleep.” he kissed hyunggu’s forehead, knowing the other wouldn’t remember a thing in the morning.
“i wish you knew how much i love you,” wooseok mumbled, resting his chin in the other’s soft, silky hair. “i wish you would forget about him, that jerk.” he didn’t even understand why someone would hurt a person this beautiful. no- hyunggu was more than that. he was ethereal , otherworldly . there was certainly no one like him, wooseok thought as he admired the other’s features.
his plump, rosy lips that were slightly parted, and god he could just kiss him right now. soft doe eyes that sparkled, and that sounded so cliche but it was true, his pretty eyes lighting up as he laughed at some stupid joke of wooseok’s. and every time he spoke, wooseok fell in love all over again at that soft, silvery voice. the boy was born to be in the spotlight with the sinful way he danced, hips swaying side to side as he looked at the audience, knowing exactly what he was doing. the boy’s smile that lit up whatever room he walked into, making the world just a little bit brighter. glowing, dewy skin that didn’t have a mark nor a blemish, simply perfect in every way. you’re perfect, wooseok thought.
and he hadn’t even mention the boy’s personality. the boy was kind, too kind. he was too naive, too trusting, too caring. that was why he got taken advantage of. too many times, wooseok had just let it happen because the other had asked him not to do anything, because he didn’t want to hurt anyone else, when he was the only one getting hurt. he couldn’t do it anymore, he couldn’t just stand by while the other got his heart broken over and over again.
the first time had been a guy by the name of yeo changgu in their freshman year. sure, he didn’t mean to string him along, (at least, that’s what he said) but the damage was done. hyunggu had had such a crush on the older, always gushing about how amazing he was, something sweet he had done, or something along those lines. changgu let the other follow him around, even going so far as to introduce him to his friends and taking him out to the movies and such, always giving him a ride and making sure he got home safely. one such night, he remembered, hyunggu had gathered up the courage to kiss him. the other pushed him away, looking at him like he had three heads. “i have a boyfriend,” he had said. he had also said that it was best if they didn’t hang out anymore. hyunggu cried for weeks after, and no matter how much wooseok wanted to punch the living daylights out of him, hyunggu wouldn’t let him. “it’ll only make things worse,” he had said.
there were many others, but the most recent one was a guy named adachi yuto, whom they had met at a cafe. “he’s perfect,” hyunggu had said, starry-eyed. they did end up going on a few dates, before becoming official. they had dated for a few months, and hyunggu was just- absolutely in love . “he’s the one!” he told wooseok after the two had dated for a while. yeah, you were clearly wrong, thought wooseok. the poor thing had walked in on yuto and some random hook-up kissing against a club wall, and he ended up having a panic attack outside, wooseok having to come and calm him down. yuto and hyunggu had only spoken once after that, the latter confronting him about that night, breaking down in tears. he refused to see the other anymore. and good riddance, wooseok thought. that adachi yuto had bad news written all over him.
“who told you to pick out all the bad guys,” he muttered sleepily. “just be with me.”