The Bet (SF9 DaBin) ~ Book 1

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"Have you sorted things out with Juho hyung?" Chanhee asked as he saw Seokwoo stopping in front of him, still feeling guilty for not being able to help him with his current situation.
"Yeah but can we please stop talking about Juho now? I'm with you, aren't I?" Seokwoo sighed with pleading eyes, not even trying to rest his arm around his shoulders which was very unusual for the older.
"I'm sorry."
"Let's just go home Chanhee. I'm tired" the older replied, starting to walk without even waiting for his answer. Chanhee has been knowing him for some time already and he has never once seen him act like this, making him wonder what was on his mind. He thought about asking Juho but he had the feeling that the older wouldn't tell him the truth just like his boyfriend.
"Yah Seokwoo hyung wait for me" Chanhee called after the taller male, running to catch up with him. 
"I'm sorry. I'm just really exhausted. I'm sorry for treating you like that" he sighed, gently ruffling Chanhee's jet black hair. 
"Yah don't do that" Chanhee complained, pouting as he fixed his hair.
"I'm sorry. I just couldn't hold myself back. Your hair always looks so fluffy."
"Just don't do it anymore. I don't want to wash it every single day because of you" the younger replied, noticing how distant Seokwoo still looked.
"Hyung you can just tell me if something's bothering you. I can go back home if you need some time to think."
"No don't worry. Please stay with me tonight" Seokwoo pleaded, not wanting to be alone when he was so conflicted. He really hoped things would work out between him and his best friend, despite saying so he still wasn't really sure how much it will affect their friendship, knowing now that he was more to his older friend. He never even thought about the possibility of this happening, he wasn't even aware of the fact that he liked men before so he never thought about Juho like this. Now he knew exactly that he was looking at him the same way he saw Chanhee, that he was hiding his feelings for a long time and it all affected Seokwoo in a way. He was the kind of person to always make everyone happy, not wanting to let them down.
"Hyung stop thinking so much. What exactly has been going on between you and Juho? I've never seen you so stressed out."
"Chanhee I can't tell you. It will be over soon, I promise" the older reassured him, forcing a smile onto his lips.  Of course the younger didn't believe him, he knew the older long enough to know exactly when he was lying.
"Alright. I won't bother you any longer but let's go to my house. It's closer" Chanhee mumbled as he was walking beside the older, not saying another word as Seokwoo was completely lost in thoughts. He never noticed it before but it made his heart hurt to see the older so conflicted and completely out of it, he was used to him being happy and always bringing up only the good things. Now he realized how hard it must have been for him, to always be happy and positive about everything. He immediately regretted how he treated Seokwoo, that he always made him run after him and complained about the hardships he had to face. Thinking back he never really had a hard childhood or anything at all, it were his teenager hormones who made everything feel much worse than it actually was and left him with some sort of psychological trauma. He knew that therapy would help him but his brain told him that it would make it all worse so he did his best not to be forced to go to therapy. He knew that his life was rather easy, his mother loving and supporting him no matter what he did. He could live with other people staring at him because he was holding hands with another man but he couldn't let Seokwoo carry all of the responsibility while he was constantly trying to run off. Quietly he intertwined their hands, shyly looking up at Seokwoo as he looked at him in shock.
"Chanhee" he started, not really knowing what he wanted to say as he still was processing what just had happened.
"I'm sorry for always running away. I shouldn't be so cowardly" the younger mumbled, a real smile forming on the older's lips.
"Everything is fine Chanhee. I'm really happy now" he whispered, really feeling happy in this moment.

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I feel like I messed up the whole storyline. I'm so sorry but I have reread it so many times but my brain just can't really differentiate between my drafts and the actual published chapters.