the water was beautifully clear, the sky even clearer, the sun beating down rather harshly but playfully on the males who were enjoying the heat.
yunho and mingi had vanished to talk for a while, jongho was currently hiding away behind yeosang as the rest had a water fight. san had opted out of the playing for now, choosing to instead watch his friends, old and new, as they relaxed and enjoyed themselves, the pure look of joy on their faces calming him.
he had decided to tan a little bit, looking around before slipping off his shirt, using it as a mini pillow, folding it before placing it under his head as he laid on his stomach. he pulled his phone out, pulling up a show he had been watching the past few days, his headphones in his ears already.
he hadn't noticed a shadow over his phone, nor did he notice the dripping wet boy behind him, who opted for staring instead of making his presence known at the moment.
･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ.
feeling something and seeing it for the first time are two completely different experiences.
wooyoung was standing behind san, his eyes glued to the youngers incredibly small waist, having that exact experience right now.
sure, he'd felt it multiple times when they were exchanging kisses, but seeing it with his own eyes for the first time had him trying to reel back his imagination.
it took him a few seconds to return back to reality, sitting down next to the boy currently sucked into the show, the uncanny counter. (guys it is such a good show. i finished it in a day.)
woo pulled a earbud from his ear, startling the now flustered boy as he laid on his side, staring up at wooyoung. "what?"
"you're gonna get sunburn. the sun is brighter now." it defenitely had. the sand had gotten hotter, forcing wooyoung to scoot a bit closer to san.
he pointed up as he shielded his face with his hands, turning back to the boy who was now starting to sit himself up.
wooyoung stopped him with a hand against the small of his back, gently forcing him back down. "you just need sunscreen."
which he had just so happened to carry in his pocket.
he shifted himself to straddle the back of san's thighs, looking around before teasingly grabbing san's plump behind.
･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ.
the atmosphere was a bit tense.
yunho stared at mingi. mingi stared at a seagull. the seagull stared at yunho. nobody wanted to break the silence.
"was it something i did?" yunho's voice was quiet yet still firm, echoing throughout the small booth they sat in. they had agreed to talk inside the air conditioned cafe on the boardwalk.
a strangled groan left mingi as he recounted his past actions, truly feeling horrible for having ghosted the male. he hadn't changed much in the past two years, if he was being honest.
he still had that same beautiful smile mingi had loved waking up to, although he had grown his hair out a bit longer. he still replicated the appearance of a puppy with his face, the usual sparkle in his eyes now dulled by the current conversation.
"i- there was a lot of shit going on... i didn't mean to leave you behind so suddenly or vanish...."
mingi couldn't bring himself to tell yunho the full truth. the reason why he had even been in paris to begin with, the reason why he had left and changed numbers.
the only people who knew were hongjoong and san, and he hoped it would stay that was until he was comfortable bringing it back up.
"i truly am sorry yunho...if i would've known that you knew my cousin i would've come back even sooner. i hadn't expected to see you ever again..."
yunho couldn't help the warmth that spread through him as he heard mingi utter his name, those same old feelings and sparks flying throughout his body, a slight blush covering his cheeks.
"you know my friends thought i made you up..."
"that's why wooyoung kept looking at me and said i look familiar?" they both broke out in a small fit of giggles, the tension and awkwardness melting away slowly.
surely they couldn't repair two years worth of damage done to their friendship, but they could surely begin repairing it, right?
at least that's what they hoped for.
･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ.
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