Sempiternal ♢ Jicheol

사십 육 • doubts

Drabble game: 11, 22 & 31 

This fic has a part two :')  I had to make one because I got carried away and ended up writing too much ;A; I hope you like it!

Fun fact: Some parts are based on real life experiences ;)

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 Lately, Jihoon had noticed how Seungcheol's behavior towards him changed. No more sweet gestures, no more skinskips; it's like the old Seungcheol was gone. 

Jihoon didn't want to make such assumptions because he loves Seungcheol and he knows that his job is tough. Maybe he's just stressed, maybe he just wants some rest.

He would often try to communicate with the older, but he would just shrug it off. "Why haven't you been answering your phone?" Jihoon would ask, and Seungcheol would just reply with a simple "None of your business."

This goes on for days, until it turned into weeks. They weren't the same couple back then who looks as if they're inseparable because of their linked arms holding onto each other tight.

Jihoon couldn't just sit still and let everything pass by. As the darkness envelopes the sky and the moon shines bright, he waited for Seungcheol to come home. He was sitting on the couch, reading an old book he loved.

A notification popped up on his phone screen, making him stop reading and peek at his phone. He expected to see the name "Cheollie", but instead he saw his friend's name Wonwoo on the screen.

"Come outside, Jihoon. We gotta talk." was on the message. He closed his book and immediately went to the front door. The moment he saw Wonwoo, he got goosebumps because of the serious expression on his face. He told him to come inside since it was too cold outside. 

The two guys entered the house and sat down on the couch. Jihoon was fiddling with his hands while Wonwoo looked straight at him.

"Let me get to the point," Wonwoo started, making Jihoon look at him, "Do you love Seungcheol?"

"What kind of question is that? Of course I do. Why are you—"

"What if I told you that he doesn't love you back anymore?"Wonwoo's question got Jihoon taken aback. How dare he say that? Who is he to judge Seungcheol? Jihoon was slowly enveloped by anger. No, he was raging.

"Why don't you just go home and stop sticking up your nose in someone else's business? You know nothing about us. I love him and he loves me—"

He was cut off when Wonwoo tsked at him. He glared at the boy but his anger slowly faded away as Wonwoo spoke again.

"Would you still tell yourself that he loves you even though he's seeing somebody else already?" 

Jihoon's mind went blank. Nothing was processing in his mind. The phrase "seeing somebody else" kept on repeating inside his head like a broken record, but his heart was far more broken than that.

"He's seeing somebody else, Jihoon. That's why he's been coming home late. You might think that I'm saying this because I want to ruin your relationship but trust me, I'm doing this to save you from hurting more than you already are right now. If you still don't believe me, I have proofs."

It was true. Jihoon didn't believe Wonwoo. He was just pranking him or joking around, but hell this isn't a good one. Seungcheol wouldn't do that to him. Seungcheol loves him. He promised that he won't hurt him and he will never do those kinds of things.

He wanted not to believe, but with Wonwoo showing him pictures of Seungcheol kissing another person who is not him made it a lot harder.

"Promises are meant to be broken, dumbass." His inner self told him.He tried his best not to cry, and thank the heavens he didn't. He kept it all in, putting up a strong front in front of Wonwoo. He smiled despite of how his heart hurts so much as if it was shattered by a million hammer at once.

He copied the picture and thanked Wonwoo. The older boy shot him a worried look, but he just waved it off and assured him that he'll be fine.

Lies. How can he become fine if the love of his life is now the love of another person's life?   

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