The Trail to Your Gazes | Sunsunki

Chapter 12

Once Sunoo entered the garden, the crisp spring air ran its hands through his scalp. His hot face became instantly cooled. Rows of bright pink azaleas brightened up the concrete rooftop as Sunoo walked towards the man looking at the Seoul skyline. 

"Hi, sorry I kept you waiting," Sunoo said. 

"That's alright. You look nice by the way." 

Pull yourself together and be firm, Sunoo thought. 

"Thank you." 

"You wanted to talk to me about something?" 

"Yeah, I just wanted us to talk about what's been happening..." 

Sunghoon looked at Sunoo confused. 

"You know... between us." 

Sunghoon smiled warmly and held Sunoo's hand. 

"That's what I want to talk about," Sunoo said, pointing to his hand. 

"Okay, I'm just going to say it. I...Like what's going on between us right now but I don't want you to think I'm just a hook-up. I know you're super good-looking and way out of my league or whatever but I don't want us to be just friends with benefits. I like you but I have self-respect and I don't want you to think I'm some toy you can have and play with whenever you want. I- 

Sunghoon interrupted him and said, "I can promise you I don't think that. I apologize if how I've been acting has made you feel that way. But I like you too." 

"You do?" 

"What? You can't tell?" 

"I mean... I didn't know if you liked me, liked me." 

"So you thought I was just kissing you for fun." 

"It was fun. I- that's not what I meant to say. I don't know I was just confused," Sunoo said. 

"Well, I would love to date you officially if that's what you want. I know it's what I want. But...." 

"But what?" Sunoo asked. 

"What about Niki?" 

Shit. 

"I'm not sure how you feel but it's obvious he likes you. I know you are close friends and I don't want us dating to create drama." 

"I don't want to think about that right now. I'll talk to Niki, he'll be okay over time." 

"Well if you're sure you don't have feelings for Niki..." 

"I don't."

"Then I don't see anything else stopping us," Sunghoon said while pulling Sunoo close. 

Sunoo took his chance and embraced Sunghoon with a kiss. Though Sunoo couldn't be happier with the result of their conversation, part of him couldn't fully enjoy the moment. A disappointed Niki was living in the back of his mind and it broke his heart to realize that he'd be hurting him in a few days. 

"What do we do now?" Sunoo asked. 

"Well for starters, I want you to settle things with Niki. I haven't known you for long but I know you won't be happy unless you do. After that, we'll date officially. Okay?" 

"But I want to date you now," Sunoo said pouting. 

"Then go talk to Niki soon, okay babe." 

Sunoo blushed instantly. 

"Good to know you liked that. But you won't hear it again until you talk to him." 

"Okay, I'll talk to him tonight." 

Sunghoon grabbed Sunoo's head and kissed him on the forehead. "I'll see you soon." With that said, Sunghoon left the garden leaving Sunoo alone with his thoughts. 

P.S. Hello, again! There is one more chapter left! I know each chapter is on the shorter side but I hope you guys have been enjoying it anyway. Please let me know if you like the shorter chapters or want them to be longer in the future. I have a shorter attention span so these work for me but I would be happy to improve that for future stories❤️ See you guys in the final chapter ✨