〘 NCT TEXTS 〙 ✔

12

"shhh, it's okay. take your time," lucas consoles the big crying baby.

"i- i- just wanted to be loved like a normal child. i j-just wanted to b-be accepted," jungwoo clings onto the younger boy's shirt, staining it wet with his salty tears.

"hey, hey. you're still very much loved by your fellow members, right?" he pushes jungwoo slightly to face him but it's clear that the statement didn't help very much.

"it's d-different. having y-your parents hate you i-is the worst t-thing ever," he exhales out, evidently frustrated.

lucas sighs, feeling absolutely hopeless.

"lucas..." jungwoo looks up to face the younger, placing his hand in his cheek.

"d-do you love me?"

"of course i do-"

"no, i mean as a m-more than a f-friend or b-best friends. like i know you might not feel comfortable and might think it's weird but i swear-" his sentence is cut off by a soft pair of lips. jungwoo relaxes his shoulder feeling comfort from the kiss.

they separate and look at each other.

"softest, sweetest bean. gonna protect you, okay? thought it was obvious i loved you," he smiles one of those stupid goofy smiles that make jungwoo's knees weak.

"i love you. thank you for being here for me," jungwoo starts crying again. tears of happiness spill out this time. however, jungwoo's heart is still shattered because of his family.

"i'm going to put his pieces back together again."

(a/n: so inactive because of school and writer's block. i'm gonna try writing more now that exams are ending.)