RUN • minsung

run from the world

"Hi." Jisung heard the familiar footsteps and his gentle voice.

"Hi." Jisung smiles back.

"You're back." He added. It's late in the night. The crickets still sounds loud and the air is chilly.

"I'm here." Minho has a smile in his face. It's eerie. The constant gloom was gone. It was freeing and restricting at the same time.

"Jisung, tell me why are you here?"

Jisung froze. This must be the first time in eighteen years that Minho had asked him that.

"You should tell me why you're the one who's here, Minho-hyung? and those are... what did you do?" Jisung pointed at the Minho's neck.

"I was the one asking a question. You saved me from being ran over by a truck when we were kids in this playground, Sung." Jisung tensed his shoulder's and his mouth felt dry. "You called out, but I didn't stood up or run."

"You tackled me with your whole might and pushed me off."

"You're dead."

Jisung looked sideways and rubbed his arms for comfort.

"I know."

"I didn't know why you didn't run and completely get your dumbass out of the crosswalk, I never really got the chance to catch up and tag you before, i finally caught up, thank goodness, I got you out of the way." Jisung scratched the back of his head and looked sideways as he explained.

"At what cost, Sung?" Minho asks sternly.

"Why? I can do whatever I want with my life. My body just leaped, Minho-hyung. It's not rocket science. If I was on the same situation you'd do the same." Jisung answers.

"But why.... are you-" Jisung choked, still fixated at Minho and the strange air around him.

"It's the time to stop asking me why, Sung. There's no more. Reasons." Minho reaches for Jisung's hair and pats his head to which Jisung leaned in.

"Can you just take me with you and let's run away from here. I'm really cold and tired." Minho says, his eyes fluttering and sparkling, looking more alive than he ever was.

Jisung's tears fell. "Idiot."

"Were you waiting for so long?" Minho searches for Jisung's face who covered himself. Minho realized that even angels can cry.

"Not long enough." Jisung sobbed and fell on his knees as he Minho scoops him in his arms and kisses him and his tears away. Jisung clings to every bit of the warmth Minho had lost. There's no warmth but cold.

Jisung is used to the cold too.

"I love you."

In a sense, Minho can still offer the warmth that Jisung liked the most. Jisung cupped his mouth and cries more.

"I love you too."

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AN:

run is such a sad song don't you think?
but the tune is so happy, you'd think it's a celebration, of the reality of life for some.

Han is such a good song maker. He brings in comfort with his music.

honestly.

much love,
-starlost