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Hyunsuk stretches his arms, slowly opening his eyes. It’s another day, no it’s not actually just a normal day. It’s his birthday! Upon realizing that, he let out a yawn and sat up thinking if he should already hop out of bed and wash his face.
After some time, he decided to stay for a bit. His stubby fingers reached for the phone instead and there were really a lot of notifications for him to read.
But guess who’s message it is that he opened first?
my jihoonie: happy birthday, baby. i’ll see you later
Those words alone made him giddy and right now he already look like an idiot, smiling. Hyunsuk quickly typed a reply, he didn’t forget to add a lot of kiss emojis of course. Shows how whipped he is for this man named Park Jihoon.
He then checked the other messages, mostly birthday greetings and some important mails before proceeding to the bathroom to freshen up.
What came next is coffee. Yoshi’s the only one awake with him in their dorm. The japanese guy joined him for breakfast and a little chit chat. The two also scrolled down and read some messages from fans. This became a habit, it boosts their mood, seeing such words full of love.
Hyunsuk was definitely energetic today as he knew it’s best to celebrate his birthday this way.
Until he realizes something.
“Wait. My ring’s missing.”
The smaller of the two found himself staring at his finger while thinking if he removed it before he dozed off last night after waiting for the clock to tick 12.
He’s sure he barely takes off that ring. It’s really precious.
“What ring, hyung? One of your collections?” Yoshi asked, the leader’s sudden change of mood caught his attention.
“No. From Hoonie.” He answered, already standing up to go back to his room. The other also went in to help.
But despite searching everywhere even under the bed or at the lavatory, no sign of a ring showed up. Hyunsuk was beyond frustrated and he couldn’t calm down anymore.
“Hyung, don’t panic. Hey.” Poor Yoshi doesn’t know what to do. His hyung’s in the verge of crying.
“I-I can’t lose it Yosh. Jihoon will be mad and hurt for sure and it’s because of my clumsiness!” The small guy stomped his feet and harshly wiped his face with his hands before going back in lifting every object he could just to find what he’s looking for.
He doesn’t care if his room is now a mess.
“Wait. I’ll wake the others up and ask for help.” The younger suggested, leaving Hyunsuk with no choice because he already left.
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That’s how Yoshi ended up creating a new group chat (where Jihoon is not included) because really, Junkyu and Haruto weren’t a great help. The two were just forced to get out from the comfort of their own beds and all they could think about is sleeping again.
They would just sit and stare at nowhere, pretending to think of places where Hyunsuk might left the ring.
doyoung: on my way hyung!
mashiho: wait, how do we do this? jihoon hyung might notice
jeongwoo: i think he’ll be leaving early today? he’s at the bathroom already
jaehyuk: we’re on our way. make sure not to get caught
junghwan: i’m starving. but i want to help hyunsuk hyung :(
hyunsuk: thank you sm guys i’m so sorry for disturbing your sleep
yedam: no problem hyung ~
(Asahi just read the messages but he’s willing to help too.)
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“Shiho? Are you going out?” Mashiho froze in his place, hand holding the knob. He slowly turned to Jihoon without knowing what to say.
The guy just came out of the bathroom and he’s still drying his hair with the towel.
“U-hm, Junkyu! Yes, Junkyu wants to show something to me so i’m going to their dorm hehe.” The japanese is hoping that the other is buying his reason.
“Oh. I see, Junkyu’s braving these days huh. I’m going out to buy something, by the way. Is Jeongwoo and Doyoung still asleep?”
“I don’t know. Haven’t seen them go out yet.” Now, Mashiho doesn’t know if it’s right to say that. But he really wants to leave as soon as possible before Jihoon gets suspicious.
And he’s— rather every one of them were praying that the younger leader won’t visit Hyunsuk’s dorm before going out. If that happens, they’re all doomed.
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“Jeongwoo and Haruto! Quit your bickering. You’re not helping at all.” Jaehyuk made the two stop, and even though Jeongwoo doesn’t always listen to him, the younger shut his mouth when he saw his Hyunsuk hyung’s anxious face.
“Junghwanie, you’ve been searching around the kitchen the whole time. It’s like you’re looking for food instead of the ring.” Junkyu scratched his hair and looked at the maknae who was smiling innocently. The others can’t help but laugh.
Truth be told, the fake maknae a.k.a Kim Junkyu was also lingering there for an hour now. He’s hungry. But he doesn’t want to be useless (although as said earlier he’s not a great help), he just wants to help Hyunsuk.
After all, he’s a witness when his best friend Jihoon bought that ring. And he can see that the brunette always wear it, even when they have a schedule, he makes sure he’s bringing the ring with him.
“Oh my gosh, Asahi! No not there, go look at other places.” Everyone’s attention was diverted to Hyunsuk and Asahi who was in front of the eldest’ laundry basket.
“Sorry hyung, I just thought maybe you dropped it when you changed clothes.” The younger backed down a little. For some reason, the leader looks shy.
Asahi’s right, Suk thinks. But it’s just.. it’s just that he can’t notice something there. Not when Jihoon did a quick visit last night.
Anyway, he let the others take a rest first and eat. Hyunsuk also kept on looking at his phone, waiting for Jihoon’s message. He needs to know if he’s already going home or what. Because he’ll surely wonder why his dorm mates are not around.
After some time, they were scattered around again. But yeah, they’re not Treasure when they’re not chaotic. Haruto and Jeongwoo’s never ending bickering, Junghwan and Junkyu almost not leaving the kitchen, Asahi curious about the laundry basket, Doyoung and Yedam joining forces. Sometimes Jaehyuk and Yoshi fools around when they come across some interesting objects inside the dorm.
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Hyunsuk and Jihoon will go out on a date this afternoon. And that’s one of the older leader’s worries. What if his boyfriend notices? What would he say? He doesn’t want to hurt his feelings. The other might think that he don’t value the promise ring that’s why it led to this.
He heaved a sigh. Where the hell is it? He only went to his studio yesterday. He knows he’s still wearing it when he came home. It’s because the first thing he did was to drink water and the ring didn’t go unnoticed.
But since he waited for his birthday and just stayed in bed for hours, and also got busy when Jihoon went to his room, he doesn’t remember the next happenings before he sailed into dream land.
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“Hyung, I think it’s not here.” He looked at Mashiho when he said that, and wait, his hands are intertwined with Junkyu’s?
It’s not the right time to think about other people’s business!
“I don’t know anymore. I think you should just go back to your dorms. I’m sorry for the inconvenience.” Each one of them stopped to look at their hyung who resembles a kicked puppy right now. He sat on the couch and scrunched his eyes closed, hands fiddling on the hem of his shirt.
How can they leave if Hyunsuk looks like this?
“What if it’s in your studio? Or at the building. But it would be so much hard if it’s like that.” Doyoung said, not wanting to think that the eldest really lost it inside the YG building.
“Maybe it’s best if you should just tell Jihoon hyung? He will understand for sure.” All eyes are now on Yedam. They all want to agree, except for Hyunsuk himself.
“Just go back now, guys. I’ll think of other ways. Thank you so much for your help and i’m really sorry.” He stood up and gave them a weak smile before going back to his room.
The members were left with no choice but to comply. They did some little cleaning before going back. Hyunsuk also did that to his room. He went to the bathroom after to finally relax himself somehow with a shower.
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He checked his face and outfit one last time in the mirror. He tried to smile, but then eyes automatically darted again to his finger. Here come his thoughts again on how would Jihoon react if he knew.
my jihoonie: baby, I sent you the location. take care, i love you!
His heart jumps at that. Hyunsuk didn’t see his boyfriend the whole day and he just simply said that he’s busy but he won’t forget about their date. He just hummed at that since he has been pre-occupied because of the ring.
Now, what to do? Tell him the truth if he notices.
The restaurant is not that far and it only took minutes for him to arrive. His heart started thumping as he looked at the fancy place in front of him. Hyunsuk glanced at his wrist watch, 4:30 in the afternoon. He came just in time.
He took the elevator since Jihoon’s reservation is at the 5th floor. He stood there alone and reminisced how his lover gave that promise ring to him on his birthday last year. Jihoon was really not prepared and it turned out like this, he just kept on rambling how much he loves Hyunsuk and how he wishes for them to celebrate each other’s birthdays together for more years.
The older cried, of course. It was actually a couple ring and he couldn’t be any happier when he slid it on his other half’s finger.
Hyunsuk went back to reality with a small smile plastered on his face as he heard the elevator’s ‘ting’. He walked quietly and approached the staff. He was guided towards the table and there he saw his man, looking so beautiful. He was just seated there, watching him approaching.
“You look beautiful, baby.” Hyunsuk wants to cry with the words. And when Jihoon stood up to give hima warm hug, he rested his face on his chest.
“I love you, Jihoonie.” He whispered, just enough for him to hear.
“I love you more. Happy birthday.” He kissed his forehead and also reached down to give the older a peck on his lips.
They sat down after, and Jihoon immediately notices. Hyunsuk’s always looking at his hands and he couldn’t bring himself to look at the taller. The younger wants to ask but then they were interrupted when the food was served.
They were quiet the whole time they’re eating, which is unusual. Now Jihoon’s worried. So when the both of them were done, the couple was just looking at the outside view from the big glass window.
That’s when Jihoon stood up and extended his hand, for Hyunsuk to accept.
The latter looked at him, quite shocked. Nevertheless, he held it.
The sun was almost setting, and they’re having a good view of it. They were kissed by the sun as Hyunsuk and Jihoon was engaged in a slow dance.
Looks like we made it
Look how far we've come, my baby
We mighta took the long way
We knew we'd get there someday
They said, "I bet they'll never make it"
But just look at us holding on
We're still together, still going strong
“Are you okay? You seem off.” Hyunsuk has his head rested on Jihoon’s chest once again, eyes closed.
“Jihoon-ah, I did something wrong.” When the older said that, it almost made the latter stop but he chose to continue as he was loving this scene of them, dancing.
“Hmm? And what is it?” He’s anticipating for the answer but he looks calm.
That’s because he’s always willing to listen for the other’s explanation. What he learned in his relationship with Hyunsuk is that good communication is a must in their relationship. In that way, the other doesn’t always keep his worries to himself and he opens up to him. It’s because he knows JIhoon would understand. Jihoon always sees through him.
But yeah, Hyunsuk can get stubborn sometimes that’s why he didn’t want to tell Jihoon immediately that he lost the ring.
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss goodnight
“I—“
“You’re not wearing our promise ring.”
When Jihoon said that, Hyunsuk felt a shiver run down his spine. They stopped swaying with the slow beat and the older doesn’t know what to say all of a sudden.
“I—I’m sorry I lost it. I’m really sorry I tried looking for it. But—“ He started crying which made the taller man panic. He held Hyunsuk in his arms and shushed him.
“Of course you won’t find it, baby.”
When the other looked at him again, he’s already grinning. Hyunsuk felt confused and it made his eyebrow arched. He’s also pouting right now.
“I thought you knew, you suddenly woke up when I took it secretly. But then you immediately went to sleep after.” Jihoon was now holding on his chin, looking above and thinking.
The older almost gasped.
“B-but why?”
“I just think I still haven’t said the reason why I gave you this. You know, I just kept on rambling last year because I didn’t really know what to say. But now, it’s your birthday again.” The smaller watched him take out something from his pocket.
It was the ring he’s looking for the whole day.
“Hyunsukkie, this ring is a symbol of my love for you and my plans to marry you. I know we still have a long way to go before that, but I want this ring to be a witness. Witness of my commitment to you, and only you. It won’t be easy, yeah? But I want to do everything with you, overcome every challenges, celebrate every milestone. Baby, I promise one day, the next time I’ll give you a ring again, I would be down on one knee. We’ll wait for the day until we could already tell the world about us.”
Ain't nothin' better
We beat the odds together
I'm glad we didn't listen
Look at what we would be missin'
They said, "I bet they'll never make it"
But just look at us holding on
We're still together, still going strong
How sweet is the feeling of being loved by someone dearly. Hyunsuk and Jihoon’s relationship is not as easy, and perfect. There are shortcomings, misunderstandings. But at the end of the day, they never wanted to separate ways or end what they have.
“Sukkie? Why are you crying, hey?” Jihoon held onto his shoulders because he was just looking down.
Suddenly, he hit him on the chest.
“O-ouch!” Jihoon wanted to dodge, but he ended up hugging him and smiling.
“Dumbass, I thought i- I really lost it! I’ve been looking for that the whole day!” He punched the taller again and again but at the same time, he was loving the warmth of his embrace.
“Ya, at least acknowledge my sweet message earlier!” The younger whined and he can’t help but giggle.
“I don’t want to marry anyone else but you, Jihoonie. We’ll wait for the day until we could already tell the world about us.”
They both smiled at the last sentence. It’s their promise to each other.
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“Anyway, we should say sorry to the members! They were also stressed in searching.” Hyunsuk remembered while they’re watching the sunset, fingers intertwined.
“They can’t say anything if I’ll be the one to talk.” With that, he received a slap on the chest from the smaller guy but they ended up giggling about it.
Hyunsuk looks at his finger one last time. The ring is really beautiful.