HELIANTHUS | MewGulf

five.

Frustration. Gulf felt it all over his body. For some reason, he can't seem to find the inspiration to design. It was as if his vision was blocked, only to be met by a pitch black abyss. He stares at his paper full of scribbles and unidentified shapes. It was clear as day that he had no idea what to put on the piece of paper. He sets his pencil on his desk and proceeds to massage his forehead while breathing heavily.

It felt like the whole life in his body was sucked out, only leaving a numb feeling on his chest. He wanted to cry, to shout to the world. But for some reason, he really can't pin down the reason why.

Not being able to do something you love hurts the most. It feels like a piece of you was dying. But Gulf knew he could do nothing. He can't force himself to do it because it would just result in it getting worse.

He gets up from his chair and stretches his limbs, cracking some bones. He feels his phone vibrate on his desk. He gets a hold of it and sees a notification from his friend group's group chat.

'I'm free right now suckers. Let's meet @ XXX, 4 PM. I'm treating you to ice cream.' Gulf's lips curve up at Mild's message. His fingers find their way to the keyboard to reply that he was going. His message was followed by everyone saying yes except for Bright who was still not sure if he could make it because of his schedule.

He looks at the time on his phone. 3:36 PM. He has less than 30 minutes to go to the ice cream place. He fixes everything up and locks the place, not forgetting to flip the sign on his door to 'CLOSED'. He hailed a taxi and went on his way to the address, excited to see his friends and also get some free delicious ice cream.

He exits the taxi, not forgetting to pay the driver. The sign was in a bright shade of pink and the whole store itself, making it stand out among the others. As he enters the place, the bell on the top of the door sounds, making some people look in his direction. His eyes search for his friends. He sees Mild waving his hand up in the air which Gulf couldn't miss.

He smiles brightly at them and walks towards the table.

"Gulf, here! Come sit beside me." Min pats the space beside her. Gulf obeys and sits beside her.

"Finally, you're gonna buy ice creams that you promised us." Gulf wriggles his eyebrows towards Mild who was rolling his eyes. "Shut up."

"Win says he arrived." Min says while looking at the group's messages. The boys nod while eyeing the door, waiting for the boy with a bunny smile to come in.

"He's there." Gulf points to the door and Mild waves his arm like he did earlier.

"Hi guys." Win greets and takes a seat beside Mild. The friends notice Win who was obviously trying to find someone. Gulf giggles while shaking his head. "He's not here yet, Win. He said he was busy, remember?"

Win pouts as his eyes were on the table. "Was kinda hoping he would come."

"I'm sorry I'm late. I found time to get here." Everyone looks at the owner of the voice. Win's eyes immediately lit up and his adorable bunny smile was one his lips.

"Jiblek!"

"Bunny~ Can I sit beside you?" Win nods immediately and moves a bit to the right, making space for Bright.

"Since everyone is here, let's order now." Everyone stands up and walks towards the sight of an array of different flavors and toppings. Seeing these made them salivate..

"Welcome to Deliquescing Blush. What would you like?" Each person proceeds to order what they want. After they got their ice creams, they went back to their table.