Let me help you || ChanCheol

Seven

A few weeks later

Chan and Seungcheol meet in a small bar/café just the two of them, the sun is beating down hard on this Saturday in May, and the two boys have decided to meet here to relax and to avoid suffering too much from the sun's harsh rays.

The two boys get to know each other in more detail over a delicious iced americano. Honestly, since their promise, they haven't let go of each other except to go to class and back home obviously, but otherwise they stick together whenever the opportunity arises.

Little by little, their shattered hearts are being rebuilt.

" Channie, would you like to come over to my place later ? We'll be able to play on my console and get out of the sun, which is really aggressive today. " says Seungcheol with a smile on his lips.

" That's fine with me Cheollie-hyung. I follow you with great pleasure."

The older of the two smile even more then quickly finishes drinking his beverage, the younger does the same then they head off to the counter to pay and leave. Once this is done, the two boys set off for the older boy's house, chatting, bickering and laughing along the way. They soon arrive at the older boy's house, enter it, bickering again and again, and Seungcheol stops when he sees his grandmother. His smile fills the space, and he abandons his youngest to join his grandmother for a hug.

" Granny they let you out ! "

" Yes my child, it's okay now those little idiots let me off the hook. It was so long and boring."

" Granny don't talk like that, they're here to help you get better."

" But I'm perfectly fine, oh you came with Chan. How are you boy ?"

Chan approached Seungcheol and his granny gently, then smiled as he replied to his friend's grandmother.

" Everything's going well, and you Madam ? "

" I already told you to stop being so formal with me ! Call me like Seungcheol call me."

" It's habit, sorry."

" Run along to Seungcheol's room while I make something to eat."

" Don't you need any help, Granny ? We can help you you know ? We're here for that."

" Absolutely not my child, just run along. I can do it without any help. Go have fun together guys."

Seungcheol detached himself from his grandmother's arms and took Chan's hand to lead him to his room. Once there, he let go of his youngest hand and slumped into bed.

Chan, wanting to tease his eldest a little, slumps down not on the bed but on his eldest's body. The latter gives a little squeak of pain and straightens up. The two boys' faces face each other.

" Can you please move a little ? Look my bed have a lot of place."

" Ah yes sorry. I just wanted to tease you, nothing more." Chan have a little pout on his lips.

He swallows hard, afraid his eldest will be against him if he finds out he's gay, so he shifts off his friend's legs and settles in beside him, his cheekbones tinged red, he's gaze are on the floor and he's heart bits really fast.

Seungcheol notices that his younger condition isn't the same as before, so he puts his hand on his younger thigh and rub it slowly with his thumbs, and the surprised boy lift his head and moves as far away from his elder as possible.

" What's going on, Channie ? You don't act this way normaly."

" Hyung. I..."

Chan lowered his head to the ground again, his eyes filled with tears. Seungcheol, seeing the younger boy's condition, approached him, but the younger boy backed away. The closer the elder gets, the further away the younger becomes.

The eldest finally gets fed up, so he stops moving forward and sighs, running his hand through his hair.

" Lee Chan, what's the matter with you seriously ? "

" You'll hate me if I tell you." Say Chan with a little voice.

" You haven't forgotten our promise right ? We decided to help each other no matter what."

" Yes, but..."

" Chan-ah.."

" Well, you know I told you my parents had abandoned me, but I didn't give you the reason."

" Yes, I told you you could tell me about it when you felt ready."

" I do feel ready, but please don't hate me for it."

" How could I hate you ? "

The youngest's eyes begin to glisten, but he swallows back his tears and explains. He explains to his eldest that his parents abandoned him in this house because he likes men. Sometimes they come back just so they don't have a death on their conscience, but it's also to see if their son is finally back on the straight and narrow, but they're disgusted to see that their boy is still attracted to the same sex as he is, and every time they set foot in their home again, they hit their son to make him realize that his attraction is insane.

" So ? You're going to hate me right ? "

" Channie, I'm pansexual. Explain to me why I'd be disgusted at the idea of you being gay."

" Thank you so much for that. "

" There's no point in thanking me, the people who judge you for what you are won't be worthy of you."

" Do you really mean that ? "

To answer this question the older man draws the younger into his arms and gently strokes his back, to reassure him, of course he means it it's obvious. If it really disgusted him he wouldn't feel any attraction himself towards men and Joshua would never have become his best friend, it's obvious the young copperhead is gay too so inevitably.

" You don't have to be afraid of anything with me."

" I'd like you to talk to me about everything, too, without any problems."

" I assure you that from my side as long as you're by my side everything's fine."

" I feel exactly the same, being by your side makes me happy. "

Seungcheol smiles softly and it's after a few seconds like this spent in silence that Seungcheol's grandmother comes to break their moment, it's time to go and eat, so the two boys let go of each other and head off to eat downstairs with Seungcheol's grandmother.