The Statue - Yoongseok FF

August and Hobi

Once upon a time, a young man named August was sleeping in his yard. He did not know it yet, but this day would change his life forever.
In fact, that very day, August would meet the person with whom he would swear to spend his whole life with.

But let's not get ahead of ourselves, right?
Because this story is worth being told in its entirety.

That same day, a second young man, Hobi, had finished helping his mother at the family farm. As usual, she let him go, as long as he remembered to be home for supper.

Hobi liked exploring nature, especially the forest near his house. Nothing in this pretty basic afternoon could have announced how much his life would change in only a few minutes.

That day, Hobi found himself walking in a different part of the forest, only to end up in a glade. The sun shone brightly and the light forced Hobi to squint his eyes.

As he walked towards the middle, he noticed a figure on the ground. Intrigued, he walked closer.

It was a young man, around his age estimated Hobi.

"You woke me up" he said, opening one eye and thus alarming Hobi.
"Sorry I didn't mean to disturb you" explained the visitor.
"Why are you in my garden then?" asked the guy, his voice still low from having woken up.

Hobi finally noticed that he wasn't in a glade.

"I don't know" replied Hobi. "I guess fate brought me here."

The young man stared at Hobi as if he was crazy. Hobi, on the other hand, had a good feeling about this. He had a lot of friends in the village and was looking forward to making a new one.

In a small village, everyone knows everyone, so this new face was something truly extraordinary.

There was something fascinating about the half asleep guy in front of him. Hobi wanted to sit next to him and talk to get to know him.
Which he did.

The young man looked at him attentively. He didn't protest, so Hobi thought that they were on the same page.

"I think this is a pretty cool start of friendship" said Hobi, straight forward as usual.
"I'm sorry, I don't want friends"  said August, looking at him.

Hobi chuckled. The boy's words did not match the curiosity in his cat like eyes.

"And why is that?" he asked.
"Can't tell you" simply replied August, looking down.
"Can I at least ask your name?" asked Hobi.

August sighed.

"Only if you leave after I tell you" warned August.
"Deal" agreed Hobi.
"My name is August" revealed the latter.

Now something that August hadn't seen coming happened. The smile that Hobi gave him turned his whole world upside down.
It wasn't just a smile. It was a sincere and gentle smile. One that came naturally. One that showed how happy Hobi was at this very instant.
All of that only because he had learned August's name?
August somehow felt in the deepest part of his heart that from that moment on, this smile would be the reason of his happiness.

"What is yours?" asked August, in an irresistible need to know more about this boy.
"I thought I needed to leave" replied Hobi in a gentle chuckle.

August frowned for half a second. He had forgotten about that

"My name is Hobi" announced the latter, enjoying how August seemed lost in his feelings right now.