➪TAROBIHAN||SUNGTARO

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧

2 weeks since the confession

❝hi taro ❞

Shotaro flinched, closing the door of his locker before turning around, a frown formed on his lips as he saw jeno, in their school uniform, bangs covering his forehead, duffel back on his right shoulder, and hockey stick in his left hand. he held his books close.

❝hi jeno ❞

jeno's been trying to keep his mind off sungchan. he was thankful for it but he felt like he was using jeno. the older said he didn't mind as he wanted to get closer to him. the same way sungchan was close to him.

Sungchan... he hasn't heard from him and it's been two weeks since then. he's growing worried. sungchan, as he heard from stories from the younger his self, wasn't that close with his parents. it's hard to imagine him with them this long. not to mention  that jaehyun was absent as well, something Johnny has been dreading.

he sucked up a breath, letting it out after before walking up to jeno. ❝something wrong, Jen? ❞

jeno didn't answer him, opting to take his book with his right hand. in return, shotaro took jeno's hockey stick. it's been like this. jeno brings his things while he brings jeno's hockey gear and walks him to where he needs to be. it really reminded him of sungchan.

❝you really don't have to do this you know ❞ he told the older, turning his head to him. they were now making their way to the ramps as it was less tiring than using the stairs. ❝this whole walking thing and everything❞ he waved his hand in the air to make his point. ❝yes, sungchan does this but that doesn't mean you have to too. you can hang out with me during breaks❞

another thing he has to mention was the sudden coldness of his friends. jaemin was gone for the sad part (rumor spread that he dropped out and moved to HYBE University), donghyuck was busy with his other friends, and renjun, well... he was just being renjun. the Chinese was there but wouldn't talk to him unless necessary. it hurt him as well. it felt like he was being abandoned.

❝taro, you and I are experiencing the same thing. sungchan isn't here for reasons, Mark literally dropped the bomb on us by dropping out and taking the earliest flight to Canada, and yangyang won't even look at me, much more talk for that matter. right now, it's just you❞

he didn't realize that something happened after the festival. similar to one after the moonflower festival. which made him wonder, was there a reason shit was happening to them after those festivals occurred?

❝if your reason that there's something wrong with the festivals then you're partially right. the moonflower festival is for those who are desperate for their wishes. it usually grants the wish in the present. meanwhile, the sunflower festival grants wishes in the future. usually good wishes by the way❞ jeno explained. they were now walking up the ramp. jeno ahead of him. ❝legend says that the moonflower and sunflower brings bad luck to those who receives their  blessing, gift, during their festivals. it symbolizes their unfortunate love stories ❞

❝unfortunate? ❞ shotaro asked.

jeno nodded his head. ❝moonflower fell in love three times and in those three relationships, she learned what love needs. it needs truths, trust, and sacrifices. her first love lied to her, she broke the trust of her second love  and she learned to let go of her third❞ he knew the story well. his mom used to tell this to him as a bed time story. she focused on the first story, saying that he needed to be honest with the person he would see as his moon.