chapter 25

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wooyoung turned to face san only to find him sleeping, he snuggled into sans hold as the tears started to flow down his cheeks.

'this can't be happening, why can't i be happy?' wooyoung sat there holding onto san, 'i can't lose san, not him. please' wooyoung begged internally until he fell into a deep sleep subconsciously being comforted by san's warmth.

an hour passed and wooyoung woke up laying on the couch with a jacket covering him, he got up and looked around as he saw his brother and san laughing together.

a smile spread across his face but was soon exchanged with a frown, the text message he received was vividly embedded into his mind. every word. every letter.

wooyoung got off the couch and walked over to them sitting on the edge of the bed, "how are you?" wooyoung asked,

"better, san told me about his first love!" kyungmin said the other part more excitingly, kyungmin pulled on wooyoung's sleeve for him to come closer. "it's a boy!" he whispered as his smile only grew

wooyoung held in his smile and asked, "oh really? tell us more about him,"

the smile wooyoung was trying to hide was plastered onto sans face, "well, he goes to my university. he has this funny laugh that could always make the saddest of days, one of the best." san continued to describe the love of his life with so much affection and love in his words, "oh- and you actually know him!"

"i do?" kyungmin asked

"mhm," san smiled

"hmm..." kyungmin started thinking, "yeonjun!" kyungmin exclaimed

both san and wooyoung burst out laughing at the clueless boy

"no, but they're friends with yeonjun,"

"friends? i only know 3, soobin, changbin, and wooyoung,"

san smiled at kyungmin until kyungmin finally understood, he looked shocked and looked at wooyoung then back at san

"you're dating!?" kyungmin yelled in excitement

just as kyungmin said that the door opened,

"who's dating?" yeonjun said as he came in and dropped a bag by the hospital bed and patted kyungmin head,

"wooyoung!"

shocked was an understatement, yeonjun was filled with both fear and excitement. fear that what happened to wooyoung before reoccurs and excitement that his best friend may have found the actual love he deserved.

"and you didn't tell me? do the past 5 years mean nothing to you!?" yeonjun said over dramatically

it was very clear that yeonjun was ignoring san since he still didn't quite like him that much,

"so," yeonjun raised an eyebrow and placed a hand on wooyoungs shoulder, "who's the lucky someone?" he winked

wooyoung knew that yeonjun wasn't fond of san so he just awkwardly stared at san and back at yeonjun

yeonjun looked at san- the first time he actually acknowledged his presence in the room- confused. he looked back at wooyoung as his eyebrows scrunched together in confusion. he looked back at san and it hit him.

"him?!" he practically yelled

san let out a chuckle and rolled his eyes at yeonjun's reaction

"you're not dating him right? you do realize he broke your heart like a couple of weeks ago?" yeonjun whispered the last part, not to hide it from san but to hide it from kyungmin

"it's a long story but yeah... i'm dating san," wooyoung smiled trying to ignore the text he received an hour ago

yeonjun looked san up and down for a good minute, clearly judging, he was about to explain to wooyoung that he shouldn't date him, that he'll break his heart, but the smile that was painted on his face was one of the most genuine and love-filled smiles he had ever seen on his face.

yeonjun smiled slightly, "you're really happy huh? fine then, choi san," yeonjun said looking directly at san, "since i love wooyoung and he seems happy with you, you have my consent to date him," he said as he lifted his head slightly upwards and a smile on his face like he did something people should be proud of

san let out a chuckle and thanked yeonjun for his consent but his voice was drenched in sarcasm

after a while yeonjun left since soobin was coming home today, meaning kyungmin won't be able to stay with him anymore so he'll have to go back to their mother

speak of the devil

their mother burst in and an emotion that wooyoung has rarely ever seen on her was displayed all over her face. worry. worry that her child was hurt.

she ignored both wooyoung and san and started checking kyungmin arms, face, and legs making sure he was alright. the bruises were still very much evident but they were better than from when he was first admitted

a tear fell down her cheek and she moved to the other side of the bed and did something wooyoung never expected, especially from her. she hugged him

a genuine hug. a hug filled with love. a hug that hurt way more than anything she has ever done and said to him. because the warmth of a mother's hug was something wooyoung never felt. the pain was caused by all the traumatic memories she caused him. the pain was caused by the thought of all the happy memories they would've made together.

"thank you," his mother said

wooyoung was standing still as he was still processing the hug to even focus on whatever came out of her mouth

"thank you for taking care of kyungmin. thank you for being the adult i never was, and... i'm sorry," wooyoungs attention was back to his mothers' words

"i'm sorry to have made you feel like you needed to be an adult while you were still a child. i'm sorry for making you have to carry the burden of being an adult cause of my selfish actions,"

he wasn't sure when the first tear fell down, but when he realized he had already drenched a spot with tears on his mother's shoulder

hesitantly, wooyoung lifted his hand and hugged her back

san smiled at both of them and excused himself since he was sure they needed some time for themselves

he whispered to kyungmin, as to not ruin the moment between wooyoung and his mom, "wanna go get some snacks?" kyungmin nodded in response and they slowly left the room

they had removed the needle a while ago and said he just needed to stay overnight to monitor him but other than that he could walk around and leave the bed as long as an adult was with him

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