✓ sandwiches • minsung

🦉twenty four

Hyunjin slammed the door close, startling the figure on the couch. Without realising who was in the house, he slipped down to his door and hugged his legs close to his chest.

Why?

The buzzing phone in his pocket was ignored. Jisung was happily telling him how Minho asked him to be his boyfriend. Hyunjin was happy for him, but at the same time he thought he, himself was a loser.

He thought he could be with Jisung.

Soon sobbing started to fill the living room as the other person could guess what happened. He switched off the television and sat down in front of the crying guy.

"Hyunjin.."

"I lost," his voice cracked. "I love him so much. But why does Minho get him?"

Seungmin felt a pang on his chest but he ignored the pain. This was not the time to feel hurt. Hyunjin was sad, and he couldn't be sad too. He had to be there for his best friend.

His hand slowly reaching the guy's hair, stroking them gently and tore his arms off his legs. Hyunjin looked up at him with teary eyes and Seungmin smiled softly.

Without saying anything he hugged the older, arms securing his torso.

"It's his choice, Jinnie. His happiness. You should be happy for him," he spoke softly. "We won't get everything we wanted. Maybe this is one of it. But just remember I'll always be here for you."

"It hurts.." the elder whimpered. "More than ten years I've been crushing on him but this is what I got."

Seungmin bit his lower lip, his heart breaking.

"Same, Hyunjin. We're both same," he whispered and rested his head on Hyunjin's shoulder. "It hurts."

-

Seungmin got to school early that day. He didn't bother to wait for Jisung and Hyunjin because he was sure Minho was going to walk them there, since there was Jisung. His eyes were a bit puffy from crying so he looked down along the way.

Until he bumped onto someone's chest.

"I'm sorry." he muttered and wanted to walk away but the person stopped him.

"Minnie, what's wrong?"

Seungmin immediately looked up and flustered when seeing Hyunjin with a concerned look. The elder guy gasped as he saw Seungmin's puffy eyes.

"You were crying?"

"Yeah.. I watched Angel Beats last night." he lied and looked away.

Hyunjin frowned and took a closer look. "You're lying."

"N-no! It's t-true.."

However Hyunjin shook his head. "Le-"

"Why are you here so early? This is so unlike you." he quickly changed the subject.

Hyunjin chuckled and dragged Seungmin to the school gym. The younger guy winced at the sudden action. "J-Jinnie my bag is still here."

"Why were you crying? The last time I saw you crying was when Jisung got together with Minho."

"That was a month ago."