𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐇

#.. TWENTY-SIX

"did you know that gunil is a couple with a junior?"

"gunil has a boyfriend!"

"wow, that senior really loves a boy?"

that was the only thing jungsu heard as he entered the school. what was going on now?

trying to find jiseok, knowing that it was his first day back at school, he was not happy to have found him.

he was in gunil's arms, while the elder talked to some girls.

the blood boiled in jungsu's veins. how can someone be that manipulative? and how can jiseok be so naive?

yet before he was able to approach them, seungmin joined him. "how did they already release jiseok?"

jungsu also didn't understand. his friend must've lied to them. because he genuinely did not look like he got better.

he just re-bleached his hair again, bought new glasses and got a new stick n' poke. just as they stepped closer to the fresh "couple", did jungsu notice that it was a G. next to the butterfly one.

jiseok was so happy to see jungsu. calling out his friend's name, the boy rushed over to him and gave him a tight hug.

"why is everyone saying that you're gunil's boyfriend?" jungsu asked critically, fearing that what he was thinking was correct.

jiseok smiled. "because i am! he came over yesterday and asked me!" he was so happy, only if he knew.

"jiseok, you do know that-" "jungsu, did we have any english homework?"

gunil interrupted him, looking at him with furrowed brows, like he was thinking. and jungsu felt the sudden urge to jump him.

jungsu punching him was on neither's bingo card of 2003. jungsu just suddenly felt the hit, and gunil just suddenly realised how his back hit the lockers, his jaw in bad pain.

everyone around them stopped walking, just to see what would happen. "stop playing around with jiseok!" he shouted, ready to go in for another punch, but seungmin stopped him.

"su, relax."
the nickname suddenly slipped out, he didn't expect that he'd actually call him that. not that jungsu cared in that moment.

he just looked past seungmin, towards gunil, who had his hand on his jaw, massaging the spot where he has been hit.

"what are you doing?!" jiseok shouted back, rushing towards his boyfriend after recovering from his initial shock.

the other students quickly realised that nothing spectacular would happen, continuing their walks.

jungsu just sighed, taking a deep breath. "sorry" he then groaned. "but i'm sick of y'alls relationship together. you do not belong together!"

the three of them looked at jungsu in shock. as if he just said something bad. well, technically it was but if it was the truth..

"i thought you'd be happy for me.." jiseok mumbled, slightly shaking his head. "you know how much i've waited for this to happen.. aren't you glad that i'm finally happy?"

jiseok was right. but he'd be happier if the circumstances were different.

he'd be happier if gunil wasn't trying to force himself to love jiseok.

"gunil loves seungmin, though. but if you're happy with being a couple with someone who doesn't even love you, then you're pathetic."

jungsu had enough, sighing as he walked away. the three of them were left speechless, not moving for a few moments, as they were in utter shock.

jiseok was the first one to do anything. "that's not true, right?" he asked gunil with a small smile, nuzzling his head in the elder's chest.

gunil looked over at seungmin, as he wrapped his arms around the boy's bony body.

he wished that he could tell him yes, it's true. but instead he shook his head.

"it's not, babe. i love you." "i love you, too."

jiseok lifted his head again, awaiting to be kissed. taking one small glance at seungmin, gunil just closed his eyes and pressed his lips against jiseok's.

seungmin was in disbelief. especially now, that he knew that he was the one gunil loved, this was hard to watch.

so he just walked away, too, trying to find jungsu.