10 months, 10 chances || Minsung

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"I'm so proud of you" Chan said with tears glistening in his eyes while hugging Seungmin as tight as he possibly could.

"I knew you could do it, you're gonna make them look like idiots without even saying anything" he couldn't stop showing how proud he is of his boyfriend.

Boyfriend

But for how long? It's gonna be so complicated

Boyfriend

Chan loved the thought of Seungmin being with him, he wouldn't want to give up on that and he wouldn't if he would be selfish. But god knows he's not.

So he just expressed the happiness he felt for his boyfriend who just stared down at the letter he got.

'Dear Kim Seungmin,

Congratulations! It is with great pleasure that I inform you of your acceptance to the law program at the Harvard University in Cambridge. You have been given this opportunity in recognition of your personal and scholastic achievements.'

He didn't have to read further to know that he'd be almost 7000 miles away from his Seungmin this upcoming summer, for three years. Three.

It would be a 14 hours flight just to see him for two days when he's not busy himself. Whenever Seungmin would wake up Chan would be going to sleep. With the time distance it would be almost impossible to have a proper relationship.

Of course Chan was happy for Seungmin but a little part of him hoped Seungmin wouldn't get accepted to Harvard, he hoped he would get accepted in the college Chan would go. It was a bit selfish but he didn't want to lose Seungmin.

On the other hand, Seungmin was dreading the letter from Harvard, it's always been his dream to study law and to go to America to do this. But now that he had a boyfriend he didn't want to go, so he hoped Harvard would just take over the decision and decline his application. But they didn't so now Seungmin had to consider certain options. He did get accepted to the same college Chan would be going, but there weren't any courses that would be his heart's desire.

He knew that if he would stay with Chan in Korea he could never study what he really wanted, but he would stay with the person he loved more than anything. If he would go to America it would be three years away from his friends and from Chan. But it's only three years and then he could come back and work in Korea. Be with them again.

But three years can be so long if you miss the people close to you.

"What does that mean for us? Where do we stand if I go?" It was a question Seungmin never wanted to ask, not if Chan was so happy about his acceptance letter. But it had to be asked so that Seungmin could prepare himself, because he knew he couldn't not go. It was a great opportunity he probably wouldn't get again.

Chan just looked at Seungmin, Seungmin looked back. Their eyes welling up in tears.

"Honestly, I don't know. I stand behind whatever decision you make but you should go to America, it's always been your dream and I'm not someone to tell you not to follow it. I'm encouraging you to go because I know Harvard is what will make you happy. You can call all of us if you want to even if we're probably asleep when you're awake, but for my part I'm gonna take every call from you. But Seungmin, I'm gonna hold you back. I know I will because I know you. And you know that too. It's probably better if we're not in a relationship when you go, I don't want to be the boyfriend that makes you think about not going to parties when you would love to make new friends there"

He then wiped Seungmin's tears and Seungmin wiped Chan's.

"I don't want to lose you"

"You won't. If we're meant to be then we'll find each other again, all the time. I'll wait for you, three years is nothing if it means to spend the rest of my life with you"

And until Seungmin had to leave, they spent every single minute together, until it was over and they parted ways.

So now here Chan was, sitting with his friends without his beloved one. But it's been two years already, only one year and Seungmin would come back and they could continue just where they made a cut.

"Hey what if we call Seungmin? It should be only 11pm there right? Maybe he'll take the call and then it's all of us again" Felix asked taking his phone out and dialing Seungmin's number on facetime after everyone agreed. They huddled up together, Felix's phone in front of them so Seungmin could see all of them.

But it wasn't Seungmin who took the call.

It was a guy with dirty blonde hair looking like he just ran a marathon without his clothes, of course he didn't show his whole body, only his face and a bit of his chest.

"Babe there's someone named" he looked at the phone weirdly trying to understand what the contact name said but then he gave up and looked back to another corner of the room "I don't know but there's a fairy emoji behind"

"Why would you just take my calls Brian?" Seungmin giggled, undoubtedly Seungmin. Chan would recognize him at all times doesn't matter which language he's speaking.

"It could be important, now give it back you idiot" then the other guy who's probably named Brian got shoved away and you could see a bit of Seungmin's collarbone to his chin until he looked at the phone to rearrange it so only the sticky hair on his forehead could be seen.

"One moment" and then the phone only showed the ceiling, staying like that for minutes until Seungmin stood it up against a vase. He had pulled on clothes and freshened up so he wouldn't look that done when facing his friends.

"You got some explaining to do mister Kim" it was Felix who broke the silence after everyone just stared at each other. But Chan's eyes never left Seungmin.

Seungmin didn't answer, instead his eyes followed something, or someone who just put noddles down in front of him and gave him a peck after. By watching that, everyone's jaw dropped. Chan's didn't, his eyes quickly filled with tears though.

Seungmin's cheeks flushed pink looking at Brian who just started talking again.

"Don't you think you should introduce me to your friends? I want to get to know more of you, means also your friends" then he started to give Seungmin's shoulders a massage.

"Alright so Brian this is Hyunjin, Felix, Jeongin, Changbin, Minho and Chan" he started to name them from the left to the right. It was the first time he looked at Chan after he took his phone and his breath hitched.

Seungmin took a while to get it together before he kept talking "Yeah so guys that's Brian-"

"His boyfriend" Brian interrupted.