jaemin grimaced at the taste of the beer he bought. why do people even like this, he thought to himself while looking at renjun, who seemed not to be bothered by the flavor of the alcohol.
renjun looked at him, noticing his facial expression. “it tastes awful,” he told jaemin but drank the remaining beer in the can in one shot, opening another can.
“i can already imagine donghyuck nagging at us because we didn't invite them to skip,” jaemin smirked at the image of donghyuck in his head.
they didn't mean to skip their classes today. they just bumped into each other along the corridor and they decided not to attend classes. they believe they didn't mean to skip classes today.
jaemin and renjun were friends since they were young. they were neighbors back then but renjun's family moved when he entered college. it's a typical sight that they were hanging out, but not with alcohol. they have tried drinking before but they didn't exactly liked the taste of it. but now, they wanted to drown themselves with alcohol rather than with their emotions.
jaemin looked at renjun, who was about to finish his second can already. “have you tried liking nari?”
renjun hummed in response, nodding his head. “nari isn't hard to love,” he then looked at the sky. “...but i just can't.”
“she likes you.”
“i know. that's why i tried,” renjun bit his lip. jaemin knew about it. “i'm sorry.” he sipped from his can.
“why—”
renjun gulped hard, preventing himself from releasing all the hidden emotions inside him. “i still like your sister,” he emptied his second can and opened another one. “i don't think i'll be able to forget her.”
renjun shook his head while smiling, the image of the girl popped in his mind. loving her is something he knows he won't regret. i miss her too, jaemin thought.
“i know,” jaemin smiled to renjun, whose head immediately turned to side to face him. “nari actually asked me about your muse.”
“you talked to nari about her?”
jaemin nodded, a deep, long sigh followed. “i guess it was okay to talk about her once in a while. after all, she is a happy memory of mine.”
they smiled at each other in agreement. jaemin's sister is really a happy memory for the both of them.
“jaemin-ah,” renjun swayed his head, feeling the alcohol in his system. “your sister misses you too,” his voice made it obvious that he was already tipsy.
he scooted closer to jaemin to hug him on the side. the passersby seem to judge the sight of two men hugging but they didn't care a bit.
jaemin supported renjun's weight and helped him stand up. they walked through the streets leading to jeno's house. they agreed to have a sleepover at jeno's since his parents were in a businesstrip.
when they reached a place where no one is passing by, renjun stopped on his tracks, making jaemin stop too. “you can cry now.”
in a matter of seconds, jaemin's facade was replaced with tears. renjun knew jaemin was holding back his tears since he mentioned about his sister. but since he knew jaemin too well, he had to find a place where in no one can see him. renjun can't help but to tear up too.
“i think i'm really drunk,” renjun blurted out, earning a chuckle from jaemin. “do you think they will kick our ass when they found out we drank?”
“they won't find out, will they?”
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