Hug Me Melt Me | HoonSuk [✓]

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"Stay focused can't you?" Hyunjin scolded Jihoon for spacing out during the briefing.

"You do it. I don't feel like doing it," Jihoon said, talking about the one who will be covering the news.

"You used to swipe every single job whenever you saw it. And this is right in front of your eyes and you didn't even focus," Hyunjin nagged. "Why? The person you want them to watch you on the news is no longer interested in watching you or something?"

"Oh? Did I?" Jihoon asked. When Hyunjin said that, Jihoon tried to recall why he wanted to be the reporter so much. Because it's fun. But is it? When Hyunjin said that, he remembered that yesterday Hyunsuk didn't even congratulate him first for covering the news.

Was he upset about that?

"Heol. I didn't know you were seeing someone," Hyunjin said. "Wait! The hug thingy that you asked yesterday because of this person?"

"I am not seeing anyone at the moment," Jihoon said. "It's my housemate,"

"A girl?"

"No. A hyung I got to know from a friend in college. We got close after we met and he offered to live with him after graduation. And we have been living together ever since," Jihoon said.

"Okay. Wait! Save that for later. I need a complete story on that," Hyunjin said. "But now. Focus,"

"I don't want to," Jihoon whined.

"For your information, you're not cute for doing that," Hyunjin said.

"Why don't you do it?" Jihoon asked.

"Stop whining and do your job," Hyunjin said.

"Stop fighting," Jiae hit Jihoon's and Hyunjin's head with the roll of paper that she's holding.

After they got hit by Jiae, they stopped bickering. Jihoon tried to not think too much and do what he always did. Whe. Hyunjin mentioned that, he just realized that he might indeed want someone to see him on the news. He wants Hyunsuk to see him. He wants to get the praises from Hyunsuk. Since when did everything he did is about Hyunsuk? Jihoon couldn't recall.

"So, the hyung you're living with has been giving you hugs whenever you ask him to. But lately he acted like he didn't care about you?" Hyunjin asked. They got an hour of break and decided to go to the nearest cafe to buy drinks. "Maybe he has enough with your whiny ass. Like who the hell can bear with it for years. I'm impressed with that hyung,"

"He's a kind guy. Not like you," Jihoon said.

"Or maybe, he already found himself a lover?" Hyunjin asked. Jihoon who's stirring his chocolate milkshake with the straw stopped. Lover, huh? "Maybe he already found someone he likes and he feels like being all touchy with you and keeps pampering you is a waste of time. He probably just wanted to cherished this potential lover,"

"Lover, huh?"

"Have you seen this hyung seeing someone? Or is there someone coming to your house looking for him?" Hyunjin asked.

"Other than his family, no. It's always been the two of us," Jihoon said.

"For years?" Hyunjin asked. Jihoon nodded. "You guys are acting like you're married to each other and having a relationship crisis right now,"

"Ugh! I don't know," Jihoon whined.

"Have you talked to him?"

"I did try. But I don't know? It feels like he is really purposely not allowing any discussion about that," Jihoon said.

"Is the hyung not allowed it or is it you who is afraid to have that discussion?" Hyunjin asked.

"Why do I have to be afraid? I'm dying wanting to know what's wrong here," Jihoon said.

"I don't know. Maybe, you are afraid that something will change if you two had that conversation. Who knows?" Hyunsuk shrugged his shoulders.

"It's only Hyunsuk hyung who can lessen my burden, not anyone else," Jihoon said. "But now, he won't even talk to me,"

Later that night, Jihoon had recorded the exclusive cover on the newly found evidence on the murder case that's still under investigation. He went to monitor the footage and clip that he has recorded for the news. After his segment ended, he took out his phone.

He purposely does not tell Hyunsuk that he will be home late today. To look at how Hyunsuk will act. But there's nothing from Hyunsuk. Even after his segment and the news has ended, nothing from Hyunsuk. It feels like Hyunsuk really stopped caring about him already.

Jihoon went home hoping that Hyunsuk will be there waiting for him. He's really tired for the past few days because of work and because he has been thinking about the change of Hyunsuk's actions toward him. He decided to talk to Hyunsuk today no matter what.

But as soon as he gets home, he sees Hyunsuk is getting ready to leave.

"Oh! You're home," Hyunsuk said as he saw Jihoon walking inside.

"You're going somewhere?" Jihoon asked.

"I'm going back to the company. I've prepared dinner. You can just turn on the microwave. I put your dinner in there. Go wash up and change your clothes before eating dinner. I don't know at what time I will be back. So, you don't have to wait for me," Hyunsuk said as he wears his shoes. "Make sure to sleep in your bedroom, okay? I'm leaving. Take care,"

Hyunsuk just walked out and left the house. And just like that, Jihoon couldn't be able to talk to Hyunsuk about his concerns.