inseperable; jaeyong

thirty six

taeyong

at last, although risking his life several times dodging the city traffic, taeyong and jungwoo stood in front of jaehyun's apartment, the tall building towering over them as anxiety overflowed in taeyong's mind.

what if jaehyun wouldn't accept him anymore? what if this was it?

'i promise you,' jungwoo switched to taeyong. 'if you go in there, he wouldn't have a second thought to let you back in.'

'what if he doesn't?' taeyong tried to catch his breath, a panic attack forming.

'taeyong.' jungwoo squeezed the boy's hand. 'love.'

love.

taeyong finally nodded slowly, releasing his grip from jungwoo's hand as he stepped into the apartment building.

his heartbeat was unhealthily quick, his throat drying up as he wobbly legs barely worked whilst he went up the stairs.

the closer he got to jaehyun's floor, the worse his stomach rolled and roared. despite being drenched, his hands grew sweaty as he stood in front of jaehyun's front door.

this time, fear would not take over. instead, love would. he had enough of running away from happiness.

this time, his life would not be determined on how the world turned. instead, he would make his own life, his own path to elation.

this time, he wasn't going to fight it. instead, he was going to embrace it.

with a trembling hand as the water from his hair dripped from his nose, he knocked on the door.