special. // taegyu

gift.

"tae? dude, you look like you gone through a heartbreak. you good?" taehyun sat up, the book he was using to cover his face fell onto his lap.

"hey huening. yeah, i'm good. just worried for wednesday, you know?" the raven haired nods in understanding.

"just so you know, me and my girl have seen the both of you together outside of school hanging out. and honestly, we feel that it's going to go smoothly, so don't worry alright?"

"yeah, he's right," yuna pops out from behind hueningkai, "don't worry taehyun oppa. trust the woman,"

the tangerine head chuckled at the two of them, "thanks guys. i might have needed to hear that,"

the couple just smiled, before leaving taehyun to sort out his own thoughts.

"yeah, it's going to be fine!"

••

"this is definitely not fine," he faceplants onto mattress, screaming into his pillow.

it was tomorrow. the day he would be giving that letter, the day he would be celebrating the older's birthday, the day he had been waiting for.

but why did he feel like backing out? he felt thankful about the fact that beomgyu went back to his own dorm after their classes, so he could have time to himself.

he looked at the envelope in his binder, "it's tomorrow or never,"

••

"your girl didn't come over today?" beomgyu asked, as he stepped into his dorm.

"nah dude, we're taking a break. finals are coming, we agreed to concentrate on our studies," his roomate answered, his whole bed and body covered in revision materials.

beomgyu just gave an understanding nod, before he got into the shower and turned the water temperature up.

he took deep breaths, running his fingers through his wet hair, closing his eyes.

"i'm turning twenty tomorrow, god damn," he laughs at himself, catching his reflection in mirror.

and then he sees. . . taehyun? he doesn't look away, and just continues staring, "hyun. . .?"

"yo beoms! the heck you talking to in there dude? you're freaking me out, it's almost midnight!" the voice of his roommate made him jump.

"sorry seungmin! i was having a conversation with myself!" he hears a rough answer from him, before he stepped out of the shower, wiping the steam away from the mirror.

"i look like a prune," he grimaces at himself, before he sees taehyun again. he doesn't say anything, he knows it's all in his head.

"happy birthday, beomie hyung. i love you,"

and then he was gone with the fog when seungmin opened the door, "it's past midnight! happy birthday, gyu! now get out of the toilet, i need to pee,"

the birthday boy laughs as he gets shoved out of the bathroom. he checks his phone.

00:19

it really was past midnight.

"i'm twenty,"