Until I found you 🕰 ( Hyunlix + Woosan )

Chapter 5

The 3 sat at the dining table, it was pretty quiet after Hyunjin's last statement. The two boys felt so bad for bringing up this conversation but it was too late to take back what they already said.

Hyunjin got up from his seat slowly "can I show you boys something ?" The two boys slowly got up as well as they followed the older man upstairs.. they walked down the hallway until they ended up at a door, the room was away from the rest of the bedrooms.
Hyunjin took out a key from his pocket and unlocked the door, the boys were suddenly hit with the smell of paint as they stepped into the room.
The lights were quickly turned on revealing a room full of canvases, paint, and art supplies. It was a little bit unorganized but it also looked like no one has been in here for months.

"I didn't know you painted Mr. Hwang" San exclaimed. Hyunjin began organizing random things around the room "Yeah, I've always loved painting .. I haven't done it in a while, so it's a mess in here" as he looked at the chaos around him.

San and Wooyoung began to help the man put things away, in the middle of the room was a big canvas and a painting that wasn't completed yet. It was of a pretty boy, blonde with freckles and pretty lips.
He looked so dainty and fairy like.
Wooyoung began to scan the room when he realized there was multiple paintings of the same person on small canvases to large ones. Could this be the lover he was talking about ? He didn't want to bring up such a touchy subject or question further.

Hyunjin was in a closet rummaging through papers and moving things out of the way, as if he was looking for something. He then started to drag out a pretty huge trunk. "Oh Mr. Hwang I'll help you with that !" San exclaimed running over to the man to help pick up the trunk, they placed it on a coffee table near by. The boys were curious as to what was inside of it, but without further thought the older man began to open the trunk. He motioned the boys to sit down on the small couch that was there, a couple of seconds had passed and Hyunjin finally said a word. "It's very funny how fate works, I was married and most people assumed she was my first love or the love of my life .... Yet I never felt that way for her" he sighed almost sounding guilty.
The boys didn't say a word, not because they didn't want to but because it was a remark they couldn't find the words to reply.
Hyunjin had taken out a bunch of things, a movie ticket, dried flowers, something as random as a paper bag from a restaurant that no longer existed.
All these things were very miscellaneous but it must have meant something to the man for him to keep it this long, one of the things he took out was a photo album and a ton of sketchbooks, journals of some sort. He handed one of the albums to the two boys and signaled them to open it.
The photo album was dingy, it had lost its original color, it smelled old and it was yellowing and it has tears and tips most likely due to being in the trunk this whole time. Yet when the boys opened the album it was in perfect condition, the inside looked like it was a brand new album, the pictures organized and not faded.
The boys began to skim through the album as they saw different pictures of different locations, scene settings, plants and nature. They finally got to a page that contained pictures of the man when he was younger.

The boys eyes widened "Mr. Hwang is this you" yelled San excitingly. Hyunjin who was organizing the trunk looked over and smiled "why yes, yes it is" he chuckled lightly. The boys knew this man was attractive because as an older man he still was good looking but him younger was absolutely ethereal.
"Mr. Hwang I don't mean to pry but you are stunning" laughed San.
Hyunjin began to laugh loudly "Thank you Sannie, but if you think I'm stunning just wait until you see my angel" he exclaimed. He made his way to the boys as he flipped the page. The boys watched as the man turned the page only to reveal the most ethereal man they've ever seen ... Wooyoung immediately recognized the man from the photo, he's the one that's painted on every flat surface in this room, the ones who face is on that unfinished canvas.
"Mr. Hwang is this ... ?"

Hyunjin nodded with a faint smile on his face "Yes .. my first love ... Felix"