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lover-pt.2

;; Valentine's Day 2021

"You fucking bastard!" Jay yelled furiously before throwing another punch at the cowering boy below him.

The said boy, Dowon, only chuckled maniacally as he continued taunting Jay despite already being battered enough.

"Come on Park, it's only for one night! Sharing is caring isn't it?" Dowon taunted.

Dowon turned his head to face the direction of Dasom, who stood fearfully in shock as she witnessed a side of her boyfriend she hoped to never see again. Glancing at her disappointed expression, Jay only heaved a sigh of defeat before slowly letting go of Dowon's collar.

"Fuck you Dowon," Jay spat out before releasing Dowon from his grasp.

Straightening himself abruptly, Jay glanced at Dasom guiltily before pushing past the crowd of students gathered around him. Before Dasom could reach out to her boyfriend, she was only blocked by Dowon who had a cocky smirk plastered on his face.

"You saved me!" Dowon beamed as he took a step closer towards Dasom.

Scoffing in disbelief, Dasom grabbed ahold of Dowon's shoulder slyly as she expressed purity on her face. Her smile then dropped at the disgusting boy in front of her before swiftly kneeing him in his groin.

"Asshole," Dasom spat out in disgust.

Ignoring the meaningless threats and protests from Dowon and his friends, Dasom pushed through the crowd of students in search for the boy she dearly loved.

She knew how guilty he must've been feeling given he had promised her not to get into anymore fights. Although he had good enough reason to beat Dowon's ass, Dasom hated seeing Jay get hurt for her or even in general.

Skimming past the school grounds in search for the boy she loved did she finally find him sitting in the school garden—drinking a bottle of honey apparently.

"Hey love," Dasom greeted softly as she approached him from behind.

Avoiding her brooding gaze, Jay took another swig of his honey before hanging his head low in shame. Dasom sighed heavily before taking a seat next to him as she snatched his honey bottle away. Cupping his face rather aggressively, Dasom squished his cheeks before furrowing her brows as she gazed worriedly into his eyes.

"Greet me back dumbass," Dasom pouted as she loosened her grasp on his face.

"Hi," Jay uttered emotionlessly as he continued to avoid her eyes.

"Are you okay?" Dasom asked softly as she glanced down at his bruised fists.

Nodding wordlessly in response, Jay looked warily at his girlfriend's worried expression, the guilt in his heart building up with every bit of affection Dasom gave him. From her furrowed brows and wandering eyes, Jay wished he could turn it all around where she radiated as much joy as she did before.

"You're not okay Jay," Dasom muttered out, gently holding his cold hands in hers.

"Yea, I'm not okay Dasom. Everyday I try to be but I can't. I'm either disappointing you or Mom, I can't even make you smile anymore. Fuck, today's Valentines Day but I didn't even get you anything. All I did was break my promise again Dasom," Jay rambled in frustration.

With tears now spilling out of his eyes, Jay allowed himself to cry for the first time in a while, in front of Dasom. As he poured his heart out and allowed his vulnerability to show, Dasom pulled him into her embrace despite already being late for her next class.

Frankly, she couldn't care less about English at the moment. Jay was always by her side despite the circumstances he was in. This time, she needed him to know she would do the same.

"It's okay to not be okay sometimes my love. Remember I'm always here yea? Fuck Valentine's, I just need my boyfriend! Not stupid or cheesy gifts, just you Jongseong,"

"I'm really sorry for being a shitty boyfriend lately Som," Jay sniffled sadly as he buried his face in her shoulder.

"You were never a shitty boyfriend love nor a shitty son. The only person you're being shitty to is yourself,"

Gently lifting his head to face her, Dasom placed a soft kiss on the small cut on his cheekbone before resting her forehead against his.

"I don't care how long it takes for you to heal. Just know I'll always be here for you,"

"Always?"

"Always,"