Cafe - Hwitae

[46]

here is a time skip to friday because like it's school nothing is special
they learned there you go

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     Like any other day, they all met under the tree. They were all in a big circle, everyone doing their own thing. Hwiyoung had a notebook in his lap, working on something for a class. Taeyang scooted closer to him, peeking over his shoulder. He loosely hung an arm around the younger's waist and read over what was written down. Hwiyoung's heart began to slowly speed up.

     "What are you working on?" Taeyang hummed out, very close to Hwiyoung. He rested his chin on his shoulder.

     "An essay." Hwiyoung responded. He continued to write, trying to ignore the proximity of the other. His handwriting was very clearly becoming sloppier and he was having trouble focusing on the task at hand. "Don't you have something to work on?"

     "Nope. I'm completely free." Taeyang said, a smile on his face. They sat in silence for a minute, Taeyang admiring Hwiyoung, the latter trying to calm himself down. He pulled away and stood up. "Well, I'll be off. See you all tomorrow."

     The boy picked up his bag and walked away. As soon as he was out of ear shot, Dawon attacked him with questions.

     "What is happening between you two? First you go on a date, then you keep making heart eyes at each other, and now he's all over you. Are you two back together or what?" He asked. Hwiyoung laughed, refusing to look away from his work mainly to hide his bright red face. Dawon moved next to him and wrapped an arm around him like Taeyang had before.

     "Gross, dude. Get off of me." Hwiyoung said, pushing the other away. Dawon went back to his original place, throwing his arms up as he spoke.

     "My point exactly! You were totally fine with it when it was him!"

     "It's different. He's not absolutely repulsive." Hwiyoung said, finally closing the notebook in his lap and putting it away in his bag. 

     "You're just in denial." Dawon said, closing his eyes and leaning into Zuho.

     "You know what? Fine. I guess you're kind of okay on some levels." A few of the others with them laughed. Inseong pointed a finger at Hwiyoung.

     "You should talk to him. Get everything cleared up. Make sure you guys are on the same page." 

     "I'm fine with the page that I'm on." Even if it might be nice to be a little farther.

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Wonnie<3
are you dating yet

SunshineYang
No???

Wonnie<3
are you lying to me

SunshineYang
Why would I lie to you

Wonnie<3
are you fine with where you are at

SunshineYang
what's with all of the questions

Wonnie<3
are you fine with where you are at

SunshineYang
I'm in a nice comfortable bed of course I'm fine with it

Wonnie<3
now is not the time for jokes

SunshineYang
So this is about Hwi huh

Wonnie<3
do you still want to be with him

SunshineYang
More than anything in the world

Wonnie<3
are you going to ask him out again?

SunshineYang
What if he doesn't want to

Wonnie<3
im sure he does

SunshineYang
I don't want to rush anything

Wonnie<3
trust me honey it has been long enough

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     Taeyang's head was drowning in thoughts of what Dawon had said. Had it been long enough? He wanted so badly to be able to be with the younger, but he didn't want to break what they were steadily building back up. He flopped around under the blankets until he could no longer take it. He got up, grabbed a notebook, and began writing things down. It was a letter telling Hwiyoung exactly how he felt.

     As soon as he was satisfied with what he wrote, he got dressed and walked to Hwiyoung's house. The whole walk was filled with all of the ways Hwiyoung could turn him down. By the time he reached the front door, he was in a full panic. He knocked on the door, set the letter down on the ground, and broke out into a mad sprint away from the house.

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     "Youngkyun-ah! There's something here for you!" Hwiyoung heard his mother shout from downstairs. He stood up and headed down. She was standing by the door, a smile on her face and a piece of paper in her hand. As soon as he got closer she handed it to him. 

     "What is this?" He asked. Slowly unfolding it. She just continued to stand there smiling. He frowned slightly and looked down at the paper.

Hwiyoungie,

     I need to tell you some things. I can't say I've been lying to you, but I've certainly been withholding the truth from you. That night when I came to talk to you and you were with Chanho, I needed to tell you some things. I guess after that I didn't feel right telling you.

     After that I was just glad that you were back with us. I thought we lost you. Being able to spend time with you again was incredible. Obviously things were different, but we seemed to move past it.

     Bubble tea and cookies was great. I was ecstatic when you asked me. Do you know how I felt when you said it was a date? God, the thought of it never slipped my mind once. I figured this was my chance to maybe make up for it. To fix what I did wrong. Seeing you happy, hearing you laugh, just being there with you. It was everything I could have asked for.

     I'm rereading this and realizing how cheesy and stupid I sound. That night I went to tell you something important but I freaked out and got too scared. Fuck, I'm just gonna say it now. I love you, Kim Youngkyun. I know that by saying this I could ruin everything but I can't keep hiding it. It's all I can think about. You are all I can think about. I understand if you ignore me forever after this. I just wanted to tell you. I am so absolutely in love with you.

Taeyang

     Hwiyoung hadn't realized he was tearing up until he felt his mom wipe his cheek. He looked up at her.

     "Did you read it?" He asked, his voice a little unsteady. She shook her head.

     "All I saw was that It was addressed to you. I guess it's good?" She asked, her voice sweet and comforting. He wrapped his arms around her and began crying harder. She gave him a kiss on the forehead and rubbed his back. "Are you hungry? Let's get you something to eat."

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word count: 1056

chapters will get longer again after this week when i'm not putting up at least a chapter a day i just felt bad about the 500 word chapter so here is another tiny chapter (also if you're ever wondering i'm in central standard time {CST} so if you see me complaining about how late it is and it's like noon for you that's probably why)

damn i want hot cheetos 

~~Peachy~~