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Jaemin is getting more and more tired each day.
It’s only been yesterday when he received a news that disturbed the peace in his and his lover’s hearts. You’ve only got a few days left to live, said the doctor. It was him who should be crying but it was Jeno who wailed like a baby and took the news badly.
It truly is more painful for the people who will be left than to the person leaving.
Do everything you wanna do now, a friend of him said.
What did Jaemin wanna do anyway? Visit Paris like what he had always dreamed of? Buy that limited edition Polaroid he saw last month? Or maybe buy the whole catalog of itzavibe?
With his very young age, it is only natural that he has still so many things he wanna do. Still so many dreams he wanna fulfill.
Time flies fast nowadays, news of dooms day have become normal in your local news and social media accounts that people are always up to something.
But none of those things matter to him as he finds himself running home to Jeno’s sweet nothing. All he ever wanted was the warmth of his embrace and hear the words that never fail to flutter his heart.
They spend everyday together—curled up in the sheets, pressed closed together on the sofa, cooking side by side and even soaking in the bathtub together. Every millisecond is important for them and they don’t wanna miss any of it. If only it is possible not to sleep but Jaemin needs rest.
“Sing me that song again.” Jaemin whispers against his lover’s chest, voice muffled because of the shirt.
“What song?” Jeno asks, having an idea what song it might be but not too sure as there are too many songs he has dedicated for Jaemin that made significance in their love life.
“That song you sang to me when we were eighteen.”
“Okay. Do you want me to bring the guitar?”
“Stay please.”
Forever can never be long enough for me
To feel like I’ve had long enough with you
Forget the world now, we won’t let them see
But there’s one thing left to do
They were eighteen when Jeno proposed to Jaemin. He knew then who he wanna spend the rest of his life with and even if the time they spent together wasn’t too long, he’d still choose to marry him.
Together can never be close enough for me
To feel like I am close enough to you
You wear white and I'll wear out all the words I love you
And you're beautiful
Jaemin didn't know this but Jeno has a reminder on his phone that reminds him to tell Jaemin "I love you" at least once a day. He never missed a day, even on the days they were fighting.
But lately, Jeno hasn't been saying it much. He prefers to convey the three letter words through actions and different kinds of sweet nothings he never knew he was capable of saying. It feels more special that way.
Promise me you'll always be
Happy by my side
I promise to sing to you
When all the music dies
A lone tear escapes Jeno's eye as he doesn't feel Jaemin's soft breathing against his chest anymore.
When the younger asked him if there's one thing he wanted from him before he goes, all he said was "Nothing". Because what he really wanted is not something Jaemin can give. It was to stay longer with him.