"And then those glasses broke in his hands." HoSeok finishes one of his numerous stories, that he was telling to the younger, who seems a lot more comfortable now and Jung even heard his unique laugh.
True, at first their hanging out was really awkward, but as the time passed, as HoSeok constantly tried to loosen the tense atmosphere, he finally got to SeokJin. He can surely tell that the boy is hiding his true self and it'll take long time to gain his trust and see who is there, under the mask of a cautious boy, who treats everyone with wariness. Achieving his goal with making Kim laugh and hear even some bad dad jokes, is a big step for older. It gives him hope that he'll get the joyful boy SeokJin seems to be,out of his shell.
Despite that, there are some of the boy's moves that make him worried. How he flinches when a louder and sudden sound is heard, it could be just a matter of his character but it also could be his defensive mechanism. HoSeok doesn't want to assume too much, he wants the younger to trust him and tell him about it by himself. This way he'll avoid making things that go on in his life worse.
He knows it'll take time, byt he's ready to give it to SeokJin as much as it'll be needed. He can't imagine what the boy goes through, with what Kim fights, he knows nothing about him and it seems that they're from two different worlds, but HoSeok won't give up. Especially after the time they spends together. Every person has problems, bigger or lesser, but it's important to support them. And HoSeok wants to do it for the sad boy.
"You really have an interesting life HoSeok." SeokJin comments the other's last words.
"No, I don't." HoSeok smiles brightly. "I just meet interesting people. Nothing more. I'm no one special, but I see other people who are. That's why I want to be close to them, help them, support them and be with them in moments of their happiness. I would like for you to let me call you one of those people one day."
After that SeokJin hasn't said anything. They say their's goodbyes in the place they are standing and separated their ways. On his way home SeokJin has not a storm but a true hurricane in his mind making him not know what he feels. Should he put down his shield when he's with HoSeok? Should he be his true self? Should he risk? Give him a chance? But if he's wrong?
This fear somehow hurts him. He wants for once know what he should do. Bu sady it isn't that easy as it seems. Maybe Jung is worth it? Maybe, maybe, always 'what if ' and thinking of every possible scenario that can happen, analyzing every small gesture, move, action, looking for a hidden meaning. Jung seems to be honest person. He seems so, but Kim doesn't know him good enough.
It all makes the boy even more lost. But again, his deep thinking is stopped, by what? Or rather by who, because here it is, another message from HoSeok, who impatiently waits for an answer.
A simple question if they'll meet next day is supposed to give SeokJin a choice if, and if yest then where and when they'll meet. He wants the younger to feel comfortable, to show that his words matter to him, in small and big matters. He's also afraid of what the boy thinks of him. Does he still want for HoSeok to leave him alone or he changed his mind?
A few minutes later he receives answer. And he has to admit that he never was so happy because of text message.
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Fanfiction{English isn't my first language. This is a translation of one of my works. Relationships between the characters are purely platonic.} Two boys on a stage of life have to, despite their differences, find common ground, not knowing the consequences o...
