Song of the Morning (About You) - Minsung

9

"Now normally on 'Song of the Morning,' you can request a topic and I'll make a song about it, but one of my best friends is graduating next week, so I thought I'd make a song for him. Happy graduation Channie! I'll miss you and your talent and your cute dimples and you're stealing my best friend from campus but that's okay because you're both so cute together!" Felix glared at Jisung as he and Minho tried not to laugh. "I even got my friends to sing and rap on this song too. Hopefully that will happen more often from now on." Jisung smiled at Minho when he said that. "This is my version of a song you'll hear a lot around this time of year. Today's song of the morning is 'Hip Hop and Circumstance' by J.One featuring...basically all of my friends, premiering live at five, only on WSKZ, 89.7 FM."

Jisung looked at Minho over the microphone and wondered what would happen if they ever decided to move in together. Their official relationship was far too new to suggest such a thing, even if they knew fate would push them together early on in their friendship.

Minho bothered Jisung long enough to finally work with him on a 'Song of the Morning' song. Jisung's 'Pomp and Circumstance' remix was a safe place to start, so he invited all his friends to join in his process. Even though Jisung was terrified to include his friends after working on his project alone for so long, it was fun to work together as a group. After his talk with Minho, Jisung wanted to put effort into healing from his past, and there was no better way to do it than with the love and support of his friends.

"It's so weird hearing myself on the radio!" Minho cringed at his verse as it played over the studio speakers.

Felix side-hugged Minho, sensing he was embarrassed. "You sound so good though!"

"Because I made everyone sound good!"

Minho stuck out his tongue at Jisung. "Oh please, I already sounded great! I don't need help from your fancy production skills!"

"So you think!" Jisung wanted to stick his tongue out too, but all he could do was smile fondly.

"You two are so cute!" The three of them laughed as Jisung got the next song ready.

He thought of his metaphorical river again as he watched Minho and Felix banter back and forth. Lately, the river had been taking him quickly downstream through a set of whitewater rapids. In the past, he cascaded through them like a pinball machine with too many bumpers, enduring it alone with no assistance in sight.

It was incredible how a few years could change so much.

Now, he had a life vest in his unofficial life coach Chan; someone to keep him afloat when he panicked and thought he was drowning. He had a paddle in his best friend Felix; a sturdy companion to help guide him and keep him from carelessly running into the river banks. Finally, and officially, after far too long, he had a boat in his soulmate Minho; someone to keep him safe from any unexpected trappings in the river itself.

"Thank you guys, for everything." Jisung leaned on the counter in front of him, trying to blink back his tears, "You have done so much for me, and I don't tell you often enough how thankful I am."

"You don't have to thank us, Sung." Felix responded in his usual cheerful way.

"We know, my love." Minho walked towards Jisung and embraced his boyfriend tightly. "Thank you for being you."

Jisung waddled around the studio to keep his shift going, Minho trailing behind due to his secure back hug. "You're soft, and I like it."

"Literally or metaphorically?"

"Both!" Jisung grinned, "I was just thinking about it. You're my boat, Felix is my paddle, and Chan is my life vest!"

Minho looked confused, but Felix didn't, chuckling as he looked over at the pair, "Has he ever told you about his metaphorical river of life?"

"No..."

Jisung turned around and hid in Minho's shoulder. "Lix! Stop embarrassing me!"

"I thought you told him everything!"

"Well, yeah...I was going to bring that up eventually!" Jisung protested, arms flailing about.

"Metaphorical river? What's that about?"

For the next hour, Jisung explained his metaphor. He told Minho about the currents dragging him downstream, and the shores he would wash up on, and the woods he would explore and find peace in, and how he used to endure it all alone. Just like their talk, Minho didn't leave Jisung's side. He listened attentively, asking questions about the details of his boyfriend's inner world. At some point, Felix had enough of "all this cute nonsense" and went to the newsroom across the hall to prepare the day's first traffic report, even though he would have ended up there anyway.

"WSKZ Springfie...AHH, hahahaha, Min, what are you? Umm...sooooo remember a while ago when I played 'Volcano' for 'Song of the Morning?' First off, thank you for making it the most downloaded song in the 'Song of the Morning' Spotify playlist. That's pretty cool. Well, he found out the song was about him, and now we're dating. He is currently tryEEEHEHEng to distract me. Would you like to say hi to the void? No? You want to play all innocent now that the mic is on? You don't want me to introduce you to my adoring fan base? Anyway, while my boyfriend turns into a cat so he doesn't have to talk to you all, Felix is up next with traffic. This is WSKZ Springfield, 89.7 FM.......you messed up the legal thing I have to do, so I had to do it over...........there is a recording but it would be too late to say it after this song........................it's not stupid, it's...oops! Hi everyone. You think I'd get better at turning the mic off after all these years. Silly J.One. Keep listening, traffic's up next! SKZ radio, FM89."