19 | minsung

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"jisung! why can't you be mad at me?! it's basically my fault that an...inappropriate video of you was spread throughout the entire university!"

"lixie...it's not entirely your fault, okay? you weren't being careful with your phone's privacy, but it's your classmate who invaded your privacy and spread the video. i can't be mad at you."

"jesus, jisung, the whole university has literally seen your dick because of me not being careful, and you're still talking to me in that sweet, gentle voice of yours?! right now, i'd rather have you scream at me for tainting your dignity and reputation!"

"what matters the most is you not being in the video, lixie. the whole world can see me in compromising situations for all i care, but i would never want to see that happening to you. so please, let's just drop this topic, sunshine."

"sungie...why are you like this..."

"please, lixie, i have many more things to worry about, and i don't want this to be the reason we'll have a fight."

"...okay..."

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"mr. han, i called you into my office because of your recent performance in my class, as well as in other classes."

"..."

"you were a straight-A student, jisung. what happened?"

"..."

"well, i don't want to pry further, but i'm here to tell you that you need to take your classes seriously and get back on track. with your current grades, the chance of you repeating a year is likely."

"you can leave now."

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"jisung, make a decision. remember, whatever your decision is, jeongin will also face the consequences."

"mom! i don't want to become a doctor anymore, just don't break up lixie hyung and hyungie!"

"yang jeongin, you are carrying my last name for a reason, yet you always depend on your brother. you are a 'yang,' so act like it!"

"and you, han jisung, you're carrying your father's last name, so act properly. don't let love blind your future, and also, stop spoiling jeongin. he won't grow up independent like that."

"..."

"i'll repeat, jisung, you will break up with felix and marry to take over the family business, or you will sacrifice jeongin's freedom for your own. this means he'll have to give up on his dream of becoming a doctor and take on law instead, so that he can become the new heir. which is it?"

"..."

"hyungie..."

jisung gently ran his fingers through minho's soft locks as he looked ahead absentmindedly. the older was laying on his lap, both of them on the couch supposedly watching tv until minho fell asleep.

jisung's mind had become a huge mush. he was slowly starting to forget more fragments of his memories as the days went by, and he was beginning to feel fear — the fear that he might forget who he is one day and that it might affect his relationship with minho.

memories were slipping away in his mind. faces of people he once knew were becoming blurry, and their voices were becoming distorted.

he could still recall vividly hanging out with a group of people, seemingly his friend group. unfortunately, the faces of those people were starting to blur, and he couldn't even remember their names anymore. all he knew was that there were five of them, including his younger brother.