losing someone you love is one of the hardest thing that will happen during a lifetime. it determines how strong you are.
woo jiho never knew about it until it happened.
warning; character death
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Beautiful .
That was what Woo Jiho thought as he peeked from the door crack and saw the other rapper of his group dancing in the middle of the dim lighted room. Park Kyung was so fully into practicing that he didn't even notice someone was staring at him. He had stayed there after their regular practice was over because there was one point in NalinA dance choreography he just couldn't get right. Jiho had scolded him about it. Kyung usually wasn't all that bad at dancing but this time it just wouldn't go the way it was supposed to.
The parquet was wet from some parts because of all the sweat so Park Kyung's shoes let out squeaking sounds as he turned around. The mirror was foggy and he could only see a blurry image of himself but that was enough for him to tell when he had done something incorrectly.
The song ended and Park Kyung collapsed to the floor. He laid on his back and spread his arms and legs wide. He closed his eyes and his chest rose when he breathed heavily. He wiped sweat off his forehead with the back of his hand. Then he heard someone approaching.
"You are practicing way too hard," Woo Jiho said when he came to sit next to Park Kyung who didn't even open his eyes because of course he knew who it was.
"I need to perfect it before the stage tomorrow," Kyung said and sat up so he was in the same level with Jiho. He raised his knees up and rested his elbows on them.
Jiho sighed. He regretted scolding Kyung so much because he knew Kyung had a low self esteem and he took things to himself often way too seriously. "It is already as close to perfection as it can ever be."
Kyung just shook his head.
"Let's go back to the dorms. You need sleep for tomorrow," Jiho put his hand around Park Kyung's shoulders. He really cared deeply about the guy. As a leader, he cared about all of his members, they were his best friends but with Kyung it was different. They had been together for the longest, they were more than best friends.
"Just let me do it one more time."
"No. You have already overworked yourself," Jiho saw the upset in his eyes but he wanted to keep his mind because he knew he could get Kyung to do what he asked to. "Alright," he gave up anyways because it would be better if Kyung was confident with his dance.
"Thanks," he sniffled. Jiho stood up and then offered his hand to Kyung to help him stand up too.
"I will wait for you in the dorms," Jiho said without yet letting go of Kyung's hand. Then he kissed his cheek.
"Thanks," Kyung forced a smile and followed as Jiho walked to the computer to replay the song. As it played again, Kyung started dancing with his last powers and Jiho walked out of the practice room.
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Woo Jiho's eyes were glossy as he thought about that precious memory. It had been three years and ten months since that. Three years and ten months since his and Kyung's relationship had started growing from being best friends to something bigger.
It had meant a lot for both of them at that time and it still did. Jiho had never been good at expressing his feelings like that but somehow vulnerable Kyung had helped him to let them out. They had both been young back then and it had been completely different. Their feelings for each other had been deep but they were afraid.
