(STILL) Family

*Part sixteen*

third person pov
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warning. slight mentions of transphobia and homophobia

MONDAY

school for wooyoung was awkward that morning. sitting next to ryujin, the air was thick. their friend group didn't speak much either. and at lunch ryujin stayed in class, and chaeryeong stayed with her. 'it's a sister thing' is what she told them. so now, seungmin has to sit there and watch wooyoung be miserable and myeong flirt with him.

"i'm gonna go study, i'll see you guys in class" myeong announced and left the table, wooyoung smiled lightly and said bye while seungmin just waved.

after she left, the taller friend wanted answers "what happened the other night?"

the older shook his head "nothing"

"we'll it was obviously something. you left without even saying bye"

"i don't wanna talk about it right now, seungmin"

"okay, then can i ask a different question?" seungmin raised an eyebrows

"sure, go for it"

"do you like myeong?"

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myeong walked into the classroom to study for a quiz, and of course she saw the hwang sisters. ryujin looked like she was sleeping and chaeryeong was texting someone.

"hey" chaeryeong said to the older girl

"hey! everything alright in here?" the older scrunched her eyebrows together, tilting her head as she looked at the older sister

"um, yeah. she's just tired"

"oh" myeong smiled "can i talk to you?"

chaeryeong returned a smile and nodded.

"i really like wooyoung, and i was hoping you could help me ask him out?"

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after school, jongsoo and san stayed in the younger's room. they sat there looking at old pictures together. when they were in the ward they were allowed to use cameras.

"when you take the 'we're in a psych ward' part away, this is actually very cute" san smiled at his boyfriend. jongsoo snickered at the comment.

"yeah, but this was before i started taking t..." the older looked at the old pictures. he looks so different now, which he's so happy about.

he was put in the ward because he's a transgender gay boy. and his parents made him feel like he was wrong for that. like he was a bad person for being who he is.

san sighs and puts the pictures away in the box, placing it under his night stand again. "i love you, no matter what" he whispered as he held his boyfriend close and began placing kisses everywhere.

"i love you too san-ah"

jongsoo fell asleep in san's arm, but the younger stayed awake. he rubbed the older's head the whole time, humming a soft song.