Paper cuts & Paper rings | JayWon

16. love is love

When the school day finally comes to an end, the five of them all meet at Jungwon's backyard before embarking on whatever journey Jane was supposed to take them on.

"We all made it," Sunoo pipes, practically bouncing with excitement as he waits for everyone to follow him. Everyone checks their backpacks, and brings extra clothes and food so that they could leave immediately. Jungwon looks over at Jay with wide eyes, but he simply nods tiredly.

"Let's go then!" He claps his hands and gestures for his friends to follow behind him. Sunghoon and Sunoo end up walking side by side, catching up on all they've missed while Jungwon is left talking to Riki since Jay doesn't seem too interested in talking – only wanting to get out without getting caught.

Upon reaching Sunoo's house, the couple turns back to check if everyone has caught up and once they do, they sneak around back. "To be honest, I'm not sure why I'm sneaking around, but I don't think my mum appreciates me going with Jane even though she doesn't know that she's queer," he shrugs his shoulders, "I have no idea why though,"

Despite Jungwon visiting Sunoo's house from time to time, the experience still feels so fresh and scary in his head, making everything seem so new to him. Once Sunoo slid the glass door open leading them to his backyard, he meets up with Jane who was trimming the grass until the boys interrupted her. Smiling at the five of them, she sets her gardening gloves on the table beside the wall surrounding the yard.

"I almost forgot," Jane teases with a welcoming grin that Jungwon vaguely remembers, "Wait, so you've told all of them about us and Sunghoon. And Jay and Jungwon are also a couple or something and Riki is still straight," Her words seem more like a mangle of facts rather than a question, but Sunoo seems to understand her fast-paced answers.

"Basically," He chuckles and gestures for his friends to gather around the table, "This is Jane; a really great person and I'm 99% you'll like her." They all nod as Sunghoon and Jane whisper under their breaths to each other.

"Hi Jane," The three of them said in unison, Jay holding out his hand for her to shake while Jungwon and Riki were trying to contain their excitement.

Standing up, "So, we should probably get going – right?" She glances over at Sunghoon who nods in agreement and so the six of them finally embark on wherever the heck Jane and Sunoo were taking them.

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The five of them found themselves in Jane's car, she obviously taking the wheel, while the rest of them sat at the back. Jane's car was impressively big but around these parts of Seoul, most people had cars that were big enough to fit two families. Sunoo Sunghoon sat in the back three seats, Riki sat in the front beside Jane and Jungwon and Jay took the two back seats which meant Jungwon could evidently tell that something was off with Jay.

To drown out any lingering silence and so everyone could have their own conversations in peace, Jane switched on the radio. "Do you guys want anything? Sweets, drinks, or um... juice boxes?" she shrugs her shoulders, and everyone takes either a piece of sweets or a drink besides Jay, so Jungwon made sure to take two.

Jane glances at the rear-view mirror. For a minute she taps her wheel in silence, not starting the car just yet with a narrow eye.

"So... how did you two meet?" Jane hums. She stops smiling and turns on the engine, pressing her foot and the pedal and adjusting her mirror again. Jungwon stiffens as he points to himself; she nods.