𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞; 𝐭𝐚𝐞𝐠𝐲𝐮

七

breathless,he stepped out of the house; ignoring the feeling of discomfort and pain. he turned his eyes towards the sun, putting up a hand to shield them from it. panting slightly, he sighed.

wow this was going to be harder than he thought.

-flashback-

taehyun was falling, again

he felt himself falter as he closed his eyes, bracing himself for the fall. it never came.

instead he felt a strong hand wrap around his waist, apparently not strong enough though. both of them lost balance and fell to the floor with a loud crash.

he heard faint whispers in the background. the pain, nonexistent at this point was now unbearable. slowly, he willed himself to open his eyes.

oh bet he didn't regret it.

who was this guy? why was he here? did he save him? and why were his eyes so pretty?

oh

oh

taehyun became painfully aware of the hand around his waist. he didn't realise when he started shaking, it was too much. he could remember everything. no no! this wasn't right! his brain worked on autopilot as he distanced himself from the guy as much as possible.

it took every single cell in the brown haired younger's body to not collapse at that moment. he was grateful towards the raven haired boy's actions but now, all he could think of was the uncomfortable feeling of the touch near his midriff. he gave the boy a scared look and fled the scene, just like he always did.

kang taehyun you coward.

-flashback end -

"mmm.." taehyun didn't realise he was spriralling deep into thought again. he let out a deep breath as he checked his phone for any messages from huening kai. he had been thinking and walking for long enough to realise that he was near the café by the beach district. his back and legs felt sore as he grabbed a seat. it surprised him how fast he had reached, he was 5 minutes early.

【ｈｅｕｎｉｎｇ　ｋａｉ】
where are you? still at home?

【ｔａｅｈｙｕｎ】
ofc not i arrived. i'm by the umbrellas

【ｈｅｕｎｉｎｇ　ｋａｉ】
nvm i see you

"hyun!" the doe eyed boy turned to see his best friend running towards him. he let a small smile escape, kai never failed to raise his spirits. the younger was dressed in grey jeans along with a bright yellow t shirt. his blonde hair was tousled, as if he had just gotten out of bed. huening kai latched himself onto his older friend, failing to notice the wince that escaped the latter's lips.

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"sooo! what's going on tae? we haven't seen each other in a well, quite some time!" they had ordered and were waiting for the food to arrive as kai attempted to make small talk while taehyun faced the ocean, the view of the waves and sand calming him down. he turned towards his friend. "hmmm nothing much to be honest.. schools going on fine, mom's okay, the inn is also good.. we had new guests yesterday."

kai let his soft gaze fall on taehyun's eyes, the older looking up expectantly. gently, as to not hurt his feelings; he asked,
"and h-how's therapy?"

therapy huh? well that was a different topic already. taehyun couldn't stop his thoughts from wandering again as he willed himself to stay focused. how long had it been since he had gone to therapy? a few months at least.. it was bound to be normal by now right?

"hey you're zoning out again" kai spoke softly as he pushed the older's hair out of his face, a concerned gaze gracing his features. well, of course he was worried for his best friend, the one that he hadn't seen for so long. he hated how taehyun refused to admit how he really felt, constantly saying that everything was going fine, even though it clearly wasn't. kai didn't want to be lied too. he didn't want to see the person he cared about so much fall apart like last time, while he kept on admitting everything was going fine. fine..

"ah. therapy's okay. she said we're making slow progress but at least i'm trying." taehyun didn't lie. huening kai seemed happy. "that's great! soo you mentioned y'all had new guests? how are they like?" a pit formed in taehyun's stomach as the thoughts from the morning returned. the guy... what was his name again? those other two people had called him something and he had answered.. what was it? ah yes.

gyu

this gyu person.. what had he done to taehyun to think of him instantly. he wasn't some kind of superhero or something who had valiantly caught him! no no he was just being kind. yeah looking out for people! just like every other good human being.

huening kai sipped his drink as he wondered how it had become so silent. turning to face his friend, he noticed something that he had never seen before.

a slight dust of pink grazing kang taehyun's cheeks as he bit his lip, deep in thought.

and on the other side of the town, beomgyu swore he felt his heart rate increase for a second.

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wow i'm on a rolllll
istg these endings keep getting worse.
next chapter will be more and more drama stay tuned
thanks for reading :33!
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