[Book I] Winter Falls [ENG]

Epilogue

Don't forget I posted two chapters today: the bonus and the epilogue. If you are here without having read the bonus, I advise you to go back! :)

Winter Falls finally has an end... but I'll talk about at the end! Let's go!

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- 2 weeks and a half later -

The flames were raging.

"Are you sure we have the right to do that?" Jisung timidly asked.

A hand was attached to his own. Their fingers were intertwined, as he was drawn into an embrace.

"Yes, don't worry about it." Minho reassured. "I told you. This all belongs to my uncle's company."

"And we really have the right ... to set it on fire?"

"Yes."

In front of them, a telephone booth was burning. On the side, not far from them, Seungmin was sitting on a box, wrapped up in his coat and sling. Jeongin took his place next to him.

"What business does your uncle have?" Seungmin asked.

"Rage room stuff. People pay on purpose to break things."

"Is that really the existing?" Jeongin hummed.

"Yeah. And it works well." Minho bragged.

Chan placed one last box at their side.

"One day we should all go together. It could be fun."

"Oh yeah! That's a great idea! When's the next birthday?"

"It's mine." Hyunjin announced while joining them.

He placed a bag next to the new crate, and then settled on. Meanwhile, Chan approached the fire, looking at the ground that nothing was too close. They had been allowed to burn only the cabin. If by misfortune this were to extend to the rest of the open dump of Minho's uncle - the reserve as the man had said-, they would be in trouble.

"You want us to go to a Rage room for my birthday?" Hyunjin was offended. "I was thinking of going to karaoke instead..."

"But this is the occasion! In addition, you are the last birthday for the moment! Otherwise, we will have to wait for Changbin's birthday in August. And on top of that, it will be during the summer, not everyone will be there."

Hyunjin rolled his eyes.

"Otherwise, we can go to the Rage room just before the midterms. That would be much more beneficial,."Jeongin suggested.

"Yes, that's true. Plus, it's two months away. So it won't take too long."

Jisung drew a sad pout. He was quickly reassured by Minho, who passed his arm around his shoulders.

"We'll just go together if you want."

The youngest agreed strongly.

The two couples on the right began talking together. After making his little tour, Chan finally joined his boyfriend on the crate. All that was missing was Changbin and Felix, and they could start their little reunion.

Nothing crazy. They had just planned a quiet evening around an improvised campfire with a snack. Then they would go to Felix to spend the night. It was the last weekend of the holidays and they were trying to enjoy it together.

Hyunjin snuggles up against him, trying to warm up. His attention was turned to the black sky. Unfortunately, the stars were not visible that night.

His thoughts turned to this famous date to look at the stars, which Chan had promised him so many months earlier. Hyunjin had revived the discussion, during a night spent under the starry sky of Chan's room. And he was glad to hear that the elder had not forgotten. The promise was still kept. It'd just wait until the weather's better in the spring.