Cafe - Hwitae

[43]

"Thanks for meeting with me." Taeyang said quietly. Hwiyoung had gone straight to the park to meet him after the train left. Now they were sitting on the swings, the breeze ruffling their hair.

     "You don't need to say thanks, you know. Friends can go to the park." Hwiyoung cursed himself for saying that. Friends. Just friends. Friends.

     "I should apologize." Taeyang said, shifting a little. His voice stayed just above a whisper, almost as if he was scared to be too loud.

     "You don't need to apologize either. It-"

     "For last night." He spit out. "I shouldn't have drank so much. I'm sorry I'm such an idiot. God, why do I always-"

"You were drunk. Were you really in control of what you were doing?" Hwiyoung cut him off, trying to make him feel better. Taeyang shivered and took a deep breath in.

"Yeah, I was." The boys grew silent after that. Hwiyoung had no idea what to say. They continued to swing slightly in suffocating silence.

"Oh." He finally got out after what felt like forever. Taeyang turned to look at him.

"Oh? That's it?"

"I don't know what else to say."

How about "I love you", genius.

"I'm... relieved." Taeyang said even quieter than before.

"Relieved?"

"You don't hate me. That means a lot." He said, smiling.

"I could never hate you." Hwiyoung looked him in the eyes. "I love... EXO. I love EXO. Damn have you seen Sehun lately? Can you say 'Daddy?'"

     Hwiyoung turned away and looked at his feet. His heart was beating and an incredibly fast pace and his cheeks were bright red. Taeyang laughed and ran his fingers through his hair.

"Can I tell you the truth?" He spoke up. He dug the front of his shoe into the soft mud below them. He took the silence as a yes and continued. "I am in no position to say these things, but I really, really like you. A lot. When I first saw you with Chanho, I was jealous. I shouldn't have been. I had no right to be. Still, it drove me crazy. So, yesterday I thought I had my chance. I was stupid and drunk, but I knew what I was doing. I'm sorry."

     Hwiyoung took a deep breath and stood up.

     "I should get going. I'll see you at school tomorrow."

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SunshineYang
I'm sorry

SunshineYang
I shouldn't have said anything

SunshineYang
I made it awkward

SunshineYang
Please forget I said that

SunshineYang
I don't want that to ruin our friendship

SunshineYang
I'm so sorry

SunshineYang
Hwiyoung please forget about it

NotHwitaek
i dont want to forget
i dont want to|
i dont want|
i don|

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     It was nice to finally be back with his friends at lunch. Hwiyoung didn't talk much. He just sat there, eating and enjoying the company. Taeyang sat across from him like before. Occasionally he would catch the older looking at him nervously but he would look away very quickly.

     "Are you going to eat?" He asked. Taeyang looked up at him and his eyes widened slightly. Hwiyoung slid the tray across the table and gestures to it. "Eat."

Taeyang took it and ate what was left. They sat in silence for a little while. They were in their own bubble while everyone around them happily chatted away.

"You aren't going to say anything?" Hwiyoung asked. Taeyang looked up at him again and opened his mouth to respond but closed it anyway. "I'm sorry."

"We've apologized a lot the last few days, huh?" Taeyang joked. Hwiyoung smiles and nodded, glad to have gotten some words out of the older. "Did I ruin it?"

"Ruin what?"

"Us. Whatever we were, what we had." Taeyang hummed out.

"Do you have club today?" Hwiyoung asked, intentionally dodging the question. Taeyang frowned slightly.

"Yes. Until 4:45." He said through a scowl.

"Do you want to grab something to eat afterwards?" Hwiyoung asked. Taeyang's face lit up and he nodded furiously. Hwiyoung pulled a sharpie out of his backpack and grabbed the older's hand. He wrote a message on his palm.

Date with Hwiyoung
Food
Don't forget this time

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word count: 690

Oh look,,, another,,, short chapter,,,,,,,
To balance out the other short chapter from earlier.

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