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PROMO: seasons

TAG: " not a season passes by where i don't have to fight for you to stay mine "

soonyoung fighting himself and holding back from fighting other people over jihoon <3 also this is ONE season, the rest & the remaining conflicts are in a separate book that's already up <3 go give it some luv

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spring rolls around again. and soonyoung is so tired. why does jihoon never see? why doesn't he see how hard soonyoung tries to fight for his love?

every year jihoon walks blindly down the path of love in ignorance, while soonyoung is there clearing out distractions in front of him.

this spring, flutters in a tall, lanky boy at the park.

jihoon asked soonyoung to come meet him at the park near his workplace for a bit during his break. "the blossoms are falling!" jihoon exclaimed. his excitement made soonyoung rush down immediately. but he stopped just as the walking man turned green.

everyone quickly crosses the road but soonyoung stands still, annoying some of the walkers who have to move around him. why?

because jihoon is sitting with another man. no, jihoon is laughing with another man. how infuriating!

jihoon is right though, because the blossoms are falling. and they look so beautiful- jihoon looks so beautiful; sitting there on the park bench, soonyoung sees his side profile. although his smile is only seen in half, soonyoung already knows what it looks like. he's seen it for years. he knows what it feels like, what it sounds like. he can almost hear it in the back of his mind.

it's not fair that this man gets to partake in it too.

the walking man goes green again, this time, soonyoung runs.

"soonie!" fuck, at least he's still using the nickname.

soonyoung smiles, "hi ji. who's this?" he refers to the other man sitting on the bench. he's clearly shocked and soonyoung has to disguise his smile. "oh this is minghao! he's sort of a regular to the shop and he told me about the blossoms 'cause- you know me- i wasn't paying attention."

soonyoung laughs, outstretching his hand, "nice to meet you, i'm soonyoung." minghao smiles and takes it, "nice to meet you as well," his hand is warm from the coffee cup he holds. it's got jihoon's workplace written on it. so that's how he got him...

"spring's my favourite season," minghao muses. soonyoung guesses he'd been doing a lot of that before he came. jihoon hums and asks why. "something about seeing life in full bloom is so beautiful," soonyoung watches minghao turn from the skies to jihoon, "as you are."

soonyoung wants to scream from the cringiness. god this hurt. jihoon seems to like it though, which infuriates him. oh, but he goes on.

"the petals falling around you was quite a sight." and soonyoung wishes to choke him out-

"oh stop," jihoon giggles. giggles?! jihoon never giggles! what kind of black magic is this minghao guy doing?

"baby, i think your break's over." soonyoung says, feigning disappointment in his voice. jihoon checks the time and jumps, "you're right!"

"aw, i'll catch you tomorrow then," minghao says. why is his voice so calming? jihoon laughs and soonyoung gets madder. "bye jihoon!" he leaves soonyoung to walk jihoon back across the street. "he's a funny guy, that minghao." jihoon shakes his head and smiles.

soonyoung scoffs, yeah, funny. if he didn't interrupt, who knows what could've happened. he had to pull the 'baby' card, which hurts a lot more than it should. before jihoon goes back in, soonyoung pulls him aside and kisses his forehead. he giggles and tip-toes to peck soonyoung on the lips, before giving a shy smile and going in.

oh. well, soonyoung wins in the end.