lucas walked down the road. small tear drops falling down his cheeks. he hoped he'd find someone who could help him, but he knew he wouldnt, as he hadnt visited china in a while.
"lucas? is that you? are you alright?" a small voice said from his side.
"r-renjun?" lucas smiled, wiping a tear so he could see clearer. renjun jumped off of the wall he was sat on and hugged lucas.
renjun was one of lucas' friends from highschool, and although renjun was a bit younger than him, they were really close.
"are you okay?"
lucas shook his head, hugging the boy back. renjun frowned, taking lucas by the arm and walking him to his car.
"im gonna take you to my house, okay? ill make you food and we can talk."
lucas nodded, sitting in the passenger seat of renjun's car.
"have you seen your parents yet?"
"i.. yeah."
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"i have some.. roommates, and they're both very overprotective of me, so im sorry if they get annoying." renjun smiled, unlocking the door with a sigh of relief, when he saw his room mates asleep on the sofa.
"come upstairs with me, so we dont disturb them." renjun whispered, leading lucas to his room.
they sat on renjuns bed, as he pushed his several stuffed toys off the bed.
"im all ears," renjun smiled, giving lucas space if he needed it. however lucas just fell into his arms, "oh.. okay"
renjun allowed lucas to cry as he rubbed the large boy's back softly.
they stayed like that for a while, until lucas was stable enough to speak.
he apologised for the tears he left on renjun's fuzzy sweater and took a deep breath.
"i just came out to my family. they didnt take it very well."
renjun frowned, taking one of lucas' hands in his two tiny ones.
"i have a boyfriend. he lives in korea, where i also live now. i opened up to them and their reaction wasnt the best.."
he played with the thread on his jeans as renjun nodded along to his story.
"i have to stay here for christmas, and i havent told my boyfriend that.. he needs me."
"i was his therapist at first. i helped him through everything and we were happy. until my parents bought me tickets to china, and i couldnt say no, could i?"
renjun gave lucas a tissue as he saw his tears re-appearing.
"junnie?"
"yeah?"
"can i please use your phone. i need to tell him to come here."
renjun quickly gave lucas his phone, to see a picture of his roommates asleep on his lap.
"i-uhh.. ignore that."
lucas smiled, "cute."
lucas typed in jungwoo's number with his shaking hands. renjun noticed this and placed his hand on lucas'
unknown number: hi baby. its me, lucas. i miss you so much. please come to china. theres some money in the cupboard with all the pasta in. it should be enough for you and doyoung to get a flight. i love you. please try to get here as quick as you can.
lucas' boyfriend: doyoung is buying tickets now. i love you so much, and i miss u more.
lucas teared up again, falling down onto renjun's pillow and hugging it.
renjun look at him sadly, putting a blanket over the boy and removing the hair from his forehead, "try to get some rest, okay? i'll tell you if jungwoo says anything."
"okay. thank you so much, jun." lucas nodded, reaching up to hug him again.
renjun walked out of his bedroom, to see his boyfriends awake and walking around the kitchen.
he reached up to kiss both of them.
"dont go into my room, my childhood friend is sleeping in there."
"that sounds dodgy, but alright."
"we never sleep in your room anyway, idiot." jaemin laughed, wrapping his arms around renjun.
