Stendhal's Syndrome - JongSang ✔︎

Epilogue

“Oh my god! I'm so proud of you!” Seonghwa screeched, hugging Yeosang as he walked out of the graduation hall with his diploma.

“I’m proud of me too,” Yeosang replied, smirking as he watched Seonghwa give him a disgusted expression.

“You get worse every time I see you. I have no clue how Jongho could date someone like you, like, hello? You're an ass.”

“Jongho loves me, that's why and you're just a side character in our life so all he sees is me because I'm amazing.”

“That was so narcissistic, oh my god,” Seonghwa muttered, walking with Yeosang to where Hongjoong and Jongho stood, waiting for their fiancés.

After going through four more years of school after Yeosang started dating Jongho, he finally graduated with a PhD. It was fucking hard and he nearly gave up halfway through to become a stripper but Jongho shut down the idea and convinced him to finish. 

At first, Yeosang was adamant to stay but Jongho showed up to his dorm room in an attempt to persuade his fiancé to stay and after a night of fun, Yeosang decided to stay and study. 

"I'm so proud of you!" Jongho gushed, wrapping his arms around the male and kissing his forehead. 

"And to think you'd say something nice," Seonghwa sighed looking at the two, "I said the same words so that’s nothing special of you."

Jongho glared at the male and ushered the three to follow him to head out for a celebratory dinner where they met up with Yunho and Mingi who had gotten married a year prior and with San and his Fiancé Wooyoung who were to get married in a week's time. Mr and Mrs Kang along with Mr and Mrs Choi met up with the group and together they enjoyed their meal with multitudes of jokes. Some which weren't safe for a dinner table.

"I have a surprise," Jongho announced after everyone had finished eating and were now quiet with satisfaction. 

"Oh? Don't keep me waiting," Yeosang said, eager to know what his fiancé was hiding.

"I have planned a trip to several countries for the two of us and we leave after San and Wooyoung's wedding."

Everyone's jaws dropped. They knew Jongho had been having heavy income after landing himself a job in the sports entertainment industry but they didn't think he had received enough to leave their home country for several weeks and have fun.

"But why? I know it will be fun but why the sudden decision?" Yeosang asked curiously.

"Sang-ie, baby, I know you. Tell me, have you ever enjoyed a beautiful country before? Did you have fun on the trips years ago when you were still small?"

Yeosang shook his head and a fond smile came over him, making him want to cry. He loved how Jongho still thought of him even when planning where they could visit.

They ended up telling all of their friends about Yeosang’s syndrome after it had been cured. Of course, no one believed them at first until they managed to ask Mr and Mrs Kang themselves and were intrigued by how such a syndrome could exist. 

"You should have shown us the way you can just pass out!" Seonghwa had whined when he finally believed the story. "I wanna see how Jongho literally takes your breath away!"

"I can't believe you hid that from me and I thought I was one of your closest friends," Yunho had said, wiping away a fake tear.

Yeosang had just laughed at them and happily hugged Jongho.

They had come so far from when Yeosang and Jongho first met to now. They had overcome everything together and even cured a rare syndrome together. Now they were to be on their way to the beautiful beaches and mountains to spend their time together. 

They were ready to venture out into the world and have fun now that the hardest parts of their lives were over with. Yeosang would never be able to thank Jongho enough for giving him a perfect life and Jongho wouldn't be able to thank his fiancé enough for making his life enjoyable and happy.

Now that their lives were in order and everything seemed to be flowing, they could make their own story and paint their own pages.

"I love you, Choi Jongho," Yeosang whispered, "And I'll never be able to thank you enough."

"You are already doing enough by being with me and I love you too."

Everyone smiled at the two, adoring their relationship. Even Seonghwa who always had something to say remained quiet and watched their moment with fondness.

Everything would be alright and in order now that both of them had overcome the unforgettable syndrome years prior. They could live in peace without being bothered by Stendhal’s Syndrome.