𝗨𝗡𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 ─ 𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗞𝗜

스물 일곱. Officially mine.

Jake sniffled whilst walking down the hallways, his head down. People kept staring at him and it didn't help how he currently felt.

He likes Sunghoon so much, but he didn't know it could result to this.

"Hyung?"

Jake lifted his head and saw Niki, looking down again.

"Are you okay?" Niki asked, patting Jake's back as he walked beside him.

"I don't know, go ask the whole school."

Niki raised an eyebrow, looking around to see everyone whispering. Niki walked up to a group of girls recording, grabbing their phones and glaring.

"What's wrong with you?" Niki asked.

"What's wrong with me? What's wrong with Jake? Can't believe someone as low as him can like someone as perfect as Sunghoon.." The girl chuckled as Niki gave the phone back harshly, dragging Jake to the rooftop to help him talk his feelings out.

Jake walked over to the edge as his hands gripped the chains. Anger mixed with sadness washed over his figure. It's as if he wants to jump off from there.

"Hyung? What happened?" Niki placed his hand on his friend's shoulder, willing to do or say anything to be of comfort.

"Will I die if I jump off here?" Niki's breath hitched, walking over beside Jake.

"Are you crazy?"

"Yeah, for liking Sunghoon.."

Niki tilted his head as Jake falls down on the groun from despair, sniffling his sadness.

"Hyung." Niki sighed and sat down beside Jake, looking up at the bright sky.

"Don't think like that, ever. Why would you be crazy for liking Sunghoon? It's completely fine to like a boy!"

"Yeah, I know..but he's way out of my league. He's athletic, handsome, tall, popular, friendly, fun, outgoing, no wonder people hate me, an outcast hanging out with someone as perfect as him.."

Jake poured out his feelings. He didn't feel like this before, but now that the backlash is happening, he started getting sensitive about hate. He wasn't brave, he can't handle things like these.

Niki noticed the disappointment showing on Jake's blank eyes, feeling his heart ache that his friend was feeling somewhat, guilt?

For what? Liking a guy? Liking someone who you think is better than you?

"Hyung, you're equally as amazing as Sunghoon hyung, you're both amazing! You think Sunghoon is better than you, but no one is perfect. Not me, not Sunoo, not even Sunghoon hyung. We all have flaws, Sunghoon hyung has his too. But that envious feeling shouldn't get the best of you. Why do you want to feel all this when you can feel happiness with Sunghoon hyung right now? Will you continue to live by people's judgements? Or ignore them and live how you want to? Do you want to live according to your insecurities for the rest of your breathing?"

Jake was all ears at what the younger was saying, feeling a bit of comfort. Maybe Niki was right, Jake thought. He wasn't sure, all he knows is that he wants to be with Sunghoon.

"I know it's not easy to ignore everyone's judgements, but once you try, you'll feel your confidence grow, and life will be much easier. Don't you think?" Niki tilted his head, smiling at his hyung.

Jake stared at Niki's shining orbs, feeling Niki's sincere aura.

"Sunoo's lucky."

Niki flickered his eyes from Jake's sudden sentence, looking up at the bright blue sky again.