Not Too Late || Jeongcheol

Ch.7 : Alcohol, Advice and A Reality Check

Choi Seungcheol was wasted, plastered, drunk, and delirious. All he could see was the hallucination of the angel named Yoon Jeonghan. 

"Fuuuuck~" Seungcheol's voice strained through the house. Jihoon sat across from him on the couch and watched his drunk fried sob about his date yesterday. 

"You have a chance you know. Who the fuck do you think Jeonghan was talking about when he said he has someone he likes? Fucking Hercules? Who else could it be other than you, Hyung?" Woozi sighed at how Seungcheol whined and shook his head in denial. 

He was done with his dear friends' moppish behavior. They clearly liked each other but didn't want to do anything about it. It was hell standing in between trying to mediate their pining. During their idol days, Jeonghan and Seungcheol were clearly in love, but a series of events kept them from confessing. Fucking cowards. Jihoon himself had gotten his head out of his ass and confessed to Soonyoung the moment he realized his unnerving feelings. So why couldn't their oldest members do it too? 

Being in the presence of drunk Seungcheol was the last thing that Jihoon wanted to do. He was in the middle of dinner with his beautiful husband when a drunk hyung of his called for company. And Jihoon was going to refuse. He really was. But when Soonyoung pushed him to go with the reason that Cheol hyung really might need the company Jihoon cold do nothing but obey. He would do anything for Soonyoung. 

But the more time he spent here, the more he regretted his decision. 

"Seungcheol, don't you think it's time you confessed to Jeonghan?" Jihoon suggested and Seungcheol flipped over to his back, his eyes traced the ceiling. 

"I already did, years ago." He said, his voice trailing and mind reminiscing those horrid memories. 

"I wouldn't count that as a confession. I think Jeonghan Hyung deserves a more straightforward confession. I think you want one too...don't you?" 

"But what if Jeonghan says—" 

"I think it's time we put aside our what ifs. You guys are forty now. It's now or never. You said Jeonghan told you himself that he wanted to settle down. Don't you want to too? I know you have Yuri but don't you want something else?" 

Seungcheol sighed. His thoughts were amiss and he couldn't help but overthink. The what if's were racing through his mind, tearing apart the positive outcomes. 

"But Yuri—" 

"Yuri is as good as in love with Jeonghan as you are. She calls him Papa for gods sake. She would be overjoyed to learn that you and Jeonghan are dating. She literally asked you if you were in love with him...and you said yes! I think that's even more of a reason to confess." 

"But Jeonghan said—" 

"Jeonghan Hyung said that he liked someone, but please get your head out of your ass. Who do you think Jeonghan hyung talks to other than his company and us? Every time he sees you i can see the spark in his fucking eyes, and it's quite literally painful to see the same in yours so please—just confess. The only thing stopping you from achieving everything you've wanted is you Hyung. So just stop thinking about what would happen and just do it. Just do it." 

Seungcheol stayed silent. Jihoon's words rumbled in his head, prodding and pulling at his heartstrings. He knew that his friend was right. The only thing stopping him from confessing was himself. If Seungcheol stopped overthinking things he could confess. Besides...what did he have to lose? He was 43 and had a daughter who loved Jeonghan as her own father. 

And Jeonghan—Seungcheol loved Jeonghan. He wanted nothing more that to confess his undying love and hear a yes, I love you too and tackle the other man into a fervent kiss. So why can't he just do it? What's the worst that could happen? Seungcheol couldn't think of anything.  

"I'll get going then, Hyung. Please think about it carefully." He heard Jihoon say before a pair of footsteps receded down the hallway until a door clicked shut. 

The alcohol was doing wonders to his brain but in that moment Seungcheol decided that he was going to confess to Jeonghan tomorrow. It was now or never after all. 

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