My Happiness in You - Sunsun

4 ¦

Customers usually come more often on rainy days. Sunny days meant everyone headed out and used the warm weather for other activities.

In Sunghoon's case, today's state of the shop was empty. Only a handful of customers had come but was still less than the other days.

So that's how Sunghoon and Sunoo were steering their cup of tea around, staring out of boredom out of the big window.

Sunoo liked the silence, he felt comfortable with it. In his opinion, he could stay silent for hours without complaining.

For Sunghoon, it was the opposite. So that's how he suggested playing a game.

"A game?" Sunoo repeated, looking up from his cup of tea.

"Let's play the 15-questions game" Sunghoon explained, a smile forming on his face. "I mean, since we're not busy, why not use the time to get to know each other?"

Sunoo nodded in agreement, for sure he wouldn't mind something to entertain.

"I start", Sunghoon informed, "how old are you?"

"23" the younger admitted and came back for the retorting question, "how about you?"

"24"

That surprised Sunoo a little, since Sunghoon seemed so mature and confident in everything. For sure he would have guessed a higher number.

"Oh it's my turn right, what do you do bedside working here?", Sunghoon asked now.

"I go to uni"

"Majoring in?"

"Music"

Sunghoon gasped silently, surprised by the answer. "You play then an instrument I suppose?"

Sunoo nodded and cleared his throat "I play the piano, but only because my teachers said I was talented and had a chance to pass the audition"

Well, that was a long sentence from him, Sunghoon thought but didn't note on that.

Sunoo's turn again. "Has this job always been your dream?"

"Wow this feels like a job interview", Sunghoon joked, fixing his hair on the sides, "yes it has always been. I always wanted to create something with my own hands"

Seeing that Sunoo was satisfied with the answer, he continued the game "Do you like your major then?"

Sunoo sighed a little "Just kind of. You're constantly alone because everyone practices like crazy. But I don't care in the end, because playing the piano is the only thing I can do without thinking".

Sunghoon nodded, relating kind of to the answer, since it was the same with his own career.

"Your turn"

"Do you play an instrument?" Sunoo asked back, crossing his legs as he completely faced the other.

Sunghoon shook his head "My mom was a cello teacher, but I never was interested in learning from her"

Sunoo got to like the game they were playing, very answer of Sunghoon's was intresting and captivating to him.
Now it was Sunghoon's turn to ask a question, but he didn't know what topic to choose next. Something that made sense for Sunoo's age maybe.

"Are you in a relationship right now?"

Sunoo didn't remember when it was the last time someone asked him this question, probably never.

"No", he simply answered and asked the question back, since he didn't know how to change the topic. "Do you have a girlfriend?"

Sunghoon shook his head and smiled "No I don't, but also because I'm not into women"

It took a few seconds for Sunoo to process his answer, and his eyebrow raised while realizing.

"Into Men? How...how is that possible?"

Sunghoon chuckled out loud, his eyes squinting into half-moons "What do you mean by that Sunoo? It's my sexual preference."

You must know, Sunoo didn't grow up in a modern or liberal environment like most people. So he never thought that liking someone of the same gender was something acceptable or possible, but also because no one had told him other differently.

"I see you look confused by my answer", Sunghoon added in a concerned tone, "but if it's bothering you then you should tell me" So that we can fix it, he thought.

Sunoo bit his bottom lip, pretty much confused at this way of thinking "No I mean, you're not finding it strange? I mean- a man with another man? It's- it's absurd. It's wrong."

"Nothing wrong with love," Sunghoon said, and then smiled. "I think it's sweet. That people can love so many kinds of people."

Well Sunoo had never felt something for a woman either and he never questioned it, but realizing there could be another way of attraction in this world, confused him pretty much.
Or it made him wonder if something else.

"I see", Sunoo had then finally answered, lowering his glance to the floor. He would then think about this topic sometime later on.

"Oh Sunoo, I think there is a lot you don't know then" Sunghoon commented and drank from his teacup.

Sunoo had tilted his head to the side a bit "What else then?"

"I don't know, but I guess we'll find out" the elder answered smiley. "But to complete your question; now that I have Jungwon at home, I don't have much time for relationships"

"Who is Jungwon?" Sunoo immediately asked, to which Sunghoon chuckled again.

"Curious aren't you", Sunghoon answered, standing up to grab Sunoo's empty cup to the kitchen.

"Someone I take care of. You'll meet him soon, he's great, you'll see."

"But-"

"That was the 15th question" Sunghoon reminded, walking happily away.