say don't go | heejake

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"hey man! what's with the long face?" yang jungwon asked as he wrapped his arm around jake's shoulders on monday at school.

"you mean this handsome face? it's not long, yours is just small," jake retaliated with a smirk.

"very funny jaeyun," jungwon spat. "seriously though, is something wrong?"

jake's smile halted the tiniest bit, then he shook his head. "nothing's wrong. i actually got good news this weekend."

jungwon saw through him but the good news part distracted him. "really? and why haven't i been told? aren't i your best friend?!"

"not so fast jungwon, i'm actually jake's bestie, right?" heeseung declared with a grin, stealing jake away from jungwon's hold grabbing him by the waist.

"you wish, lee. that title's reserved for me only! tell him jake," jungwon retaliated.

jake had been caught off guard by heeseung's hand on his waist but he shook out of it when he was called by jungwon.

"what are you both, 8? come on, we're gonna be late to our classes," jake laughed and squirmed smoothly out of heeseung's hold.

heeseung was left behind and jake couldn't spare him a glance.

"hey, everything good?" jungwon asked actually concerned now.

jake just nodded. that's all he could really express at the moment. and jungwon vaguely had an idea of what was going on in jake's life.

truth be told, jake had never talked about his growing romantic feelings towards heeseung, ever. again, he wasn't embarrassed about them, but he was just being extra careful with what he shared. more so now that he knew he would be leaving in less than 4 months.

"i'll believe you for now, sim jake! but when you're ready, you gotta tell me first, alright?" jungwon said parting ways to his own class.

jake was really glad to have jungwon there for him. something that would change in less than a year.

"sure thing, garden!" jake sang and entered his classroom.

on the other side of the building was a kind of confused heeseung. he noticed how jake stiffened when he had grabbed him, how he had avoided eye contact and most vividly, how he had squirmed away from him.

"i wonder if it was something i said," he asked his friend park jay not really expecting an answer.

but jay, being the intuitive person he was, responded, "it was probably something you said and did. at least he didn't punch you in the gut and fled."

heeseung laughed reminiscing. "only you would think jumping jungwon is a good idea. i think you forgot he used to do taekwondo."

"hey! in my defense, i wanted to give him a back hug, okay? but he got too startled, i guess. he's just so huggable," jay explained.

"either way, it isn't like that. jake seems to genuinely hate being touched by me now and i have no idea why," added heeseung.

jay raised en eyebrow.

"what?" heeseung questioned.

"you really are blind or just highly oblivious?" jay wondered aloud. of course he noticed jake's feelings towards heeseung. he was probably not the only one but honestly, nobody wanted to interfere.

"what the hell are you talking about?" heeseung hissed.

jay just shrugged and went on to sit down on his desk. heeseung was weirded out by jay's attitude and words. he was both blind and oblivious, he just didn't know it. he couldn't ponder for long though, mirae had just sat down beside him and talked to him.

he smiled and answered, leaving behind his worries on his friend jake and his unusual attitude lately.

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