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WOOYOUNG.
"I guess you weren't avoiding me after all."Wooyoung said as Yeosang walked back into the bedroom with a make up kit.
"No I wasn't."Yeosang pulled a chair and sat down in front of him where Wooyoung was perched on his bed.
"Then what?"Wooyoung demanded.
Yeosang took a deep breath and held Wooyoung's hands in his."After what happened at prom, I felt embarrassed."
"What reason do you have to be embarrassed?"
"To be honest, I didn't hide everything because of you. That was just a lame excuse I told to Jongho and myself so I didn't feel bad for what I was doing to him and the rest of you guys. I've known you all for a while and wasn't sure how you'd feel about me being gay. So when Jongho and I hooked up that night, I made him keep us a secret so that I could still fit in with you guys. That's why I went to all those stupid parties and pretended to talk about girls and shit."Yeosang explained.
Wooyoung's heart broke. Yeosang's story was awfully starting to sound very familiar.
"You had a lot going on and I didn't want to bother you. I know we're close and I'm supposed to tell you these things but it's not really as easy as it sounds. When you and San came out to us I felt happy for you yes but I was also relieved. As selfish as that was of me. It felt relieving to know that being with Jongho wasn't wrong. Wasn't forbidden. So I told myself I'd tell you sometime soon after prom but of course you found out before that."
"Are you still embarrassed by being gay?"
Yeosang shook his head."No. I'm way past that stage. After a year of being together with Jongho, I was honestly just doing it to protect him. My parents are homophobic as fuck and I wasn't sure what your take on it was either."
"You didn't need to get my validation Yeosang. I was in the same position as you. I struggled with accepting myself. This could have went on for long if I hadn't dealt with my internalized homophobia which means you would have hurt Jongho's feelings instead of protecting them. "Wooyoung told him.
Yeosang took his hands and held them."I know Woo. And I feel awful about it but at the time it was the right thing to do. I know better now. That's why I'm opening up to you. I know we've been distant for a while now but I want to fix that. You mean the world to me and I would hate to see you think otherwise."
"Yeah. I'm sorry too. It's also my fault. You couldn't tell me all this because I completely shut you out and focused on myself. I want to fix us too. I'll tell you anything you want to know from now on. Just so you see how much I actually do care about you."Wooyoung said softly.
Yeosang paused and gauged his expression."Would you really tell me anything I wanted to know?"