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35. EN- Jay - tyftbdoml

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As you looked out the 4:20 am sky through your window there was a sort of dizziness that washed over you. You had been up since yesterday, desperately trying to meet deadline after deadline. Lately, the constant feeling of "life" wasn't apparent and you were simply just living minute to minute. Was making it to later even worth doing when day after day was nothing but repetition? A light illuminated the corner of your eye, the notification banner filled your sight. The screen of your phone went to a post. One by Jay. A small smile appeared on your lips as you looked at the pictures.

"Mans needs some chapstick," you thought to yourself. Jay rarely posted but suddenly staying up this late felt worth it. You knew Jay before his pre-debut days and was his partner in culinary all 4 years of high school. Even back then he gave you a sense of comfort with his existence. One time the two of you were making spaghetti but he ended up causing the sauce to spill all over your top. Thankfully, it wasn't hot at the time so you didn't get burned. That day, Jay insisted on giving you his hoody which you still had and wore from time to time. With your thoughts on Jay, your head hit your pillow, eyes closing instantly from exhaustion, and sleep overtook you.

It was 6:24 am when you woke up and while you did feel sleepy, you were used on running to little to no sleep. Text notifications filled your lock screen and as you got ready for the day, you got a call from your best friend.

"Y/n, what are you doing today?" you heard from the other line of the phone. Looking at yourself in the mirror it was shattered in a way that no one but yourself could see and for some reason, you could never fix it.

"Just some typing," you answered.

"Let's go out, I've got something planned!!" your best friend said excitedly. Bsf/n was an extrovert who "adopted" you practically the second the two of you met. You went to different schools but were a part of the same friend group and after all these years, you knew how lucky you were that they were a part of your life as someone who grounded you.

"Right now?" you asked. Checking the time on your phone, it was nearing 9 and while you didn't have anything going on today, you'd rather stay home. Despite that,

"Yeah, I got you McDonald's," bsf/n said.

"I'll be ready in a few minutes," you said. As you were eating your usual McDonald's order in the car while bsf/n drove, you had no idea where you were heading. You could be heading to a warehouse where your best friend needed your help hiding a dead body for all you could know, but since it was your best friend, you went with it.

"Did you get some sleep last night?" your best friend asked, parking the car.

"This morning, yeah," you answered, taking a sip of the coffee they bought you. You were in a parking lot filled with cars at Graystone Hall.

"You're gonna wish you got some beauty sleep when we get to where I'm taking you," your best friend said.

Entering Graystone Hall, your best friend took your hand and practically ran to join the line of what seemed like hundreds of people. The only thing was that the people around you all had one thing in common and that was they were clearly ENGENES.

"Bsf/n, care to explain?" you asked.

"Happy birthday," they said with a smile. A sort of realization settled in you as you stood there for a few seconds, staring at your best friend. It. Was. Your. Birthday. Today?

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It. Was. Your. Birthday. Today?

"I forgot about that," you muttered, with a slight sigh. Your best friend rolled their eyes and simply linked their arm with yours,