I Love Yoo (one shots)

Run-in

My eyes fluttered open and I take a deep breath. The cold air enters my body, feeling refreshed. My sheets flip over and my bare legs are completely exposed to the chill temperature. I get out of bed and grab a pair of shorts to wear. I do a couple of arm and leg stretches and hear my bones crack in satisfaction. Next, I go to rinse my face a bit. The water turns to lukewarm, just how I like it, and I cup my hands to hold the water before bending down to splash my face. After drying my face I'm already out the door. I jog down to the park and take a turn into my usual path. I get lost in the rythme of my feet. "Left foot,right foot, left foot, right foot..."My mind repeats as the subconscious takes over. I think back to a couple weeks ago when Min hyuk said I should start jogging. I was feeling pretty shitty and I still am, but the jogging has really helped clear my mind. "It's these stupid nightmares. What am I, 12?" I mentally face palm. I needed to stop the nightmares about that formal gone wrong. I was missing sleep and focusing less. So jogging really helps me put those thoughts away. Unfortunately there's some things that just won't leave my mind.

"He left for England" those words still anger me. Kousuke didn't even look my in the eye to say it. He just kept reading whatever the hell he was reading. It infuriated me so much, I snatched it right from him. I'll never forget his dumbfounded face when I did that though. I probably look stupid right now,laughing to myself just thinking about it.
"What do you mean? He wouldn't just leave like that Kousuke." I said holding his paper away and looking down at him. He's stuck to his chair and looks smaller than ever. "I don't want to repeat myself," I say rubbing the bridge of my nose. "Where is Yeong-gi?"
My head hurts just thinking about the conversation. Of course it's frustrating to have a friend disappear in to fucking thin air. I've tried all possible explanations to why he wouldn't say goodbye, but they're all shit. He's gone. I don't even care anymore. If he really valued our friendship,than he would've told me. I push myself harder and my core is in agony but it only makes my run faster. My breath is erratic as I am full on sprinting now. I can feel the wind whipping my face and my eyes start to tear up. There's a small yellow figure in my path but I my vision is blurry from my clouded eyes. My thighs are burning and my frustration is rising. The hazy yellow figure is getting bigger and closer. I can't stop my feet fast enough and all of sudden I lose control and tumble over the figure face first. Luckily Min Hyuk has taught me many ways to brace for impact and I do a sommer-salt onto my knees. I whip my hair out of my face and hear the grunts of the person I just slammed myself into. I get up and dust my knees. There is a little blood but nothing some water can't wash off. My head pounds and I can't hear my heartbeat in my ears. My breath is still heaving and my legs still ache. Before I turn around, I'm instantly apologizing. "I'm so sorry! I wasn't paying attention and I was so lost in thought-shit" . My jaw hangs open and I can feel my legs go numb. What are the odds? Like one in a million. And he just had to be the person I run into. "Argh ow that hurt. Bloody hell my knees." He mumbles. He's head tilts up and his face goes white. "Shin Ae?"
"I- wha-what are you doing h-here" I manage to say though hasty breaths. I take a step closer and reach my hand to help him, but I hold back. He left you. He doesn't care about you. Who would? My thoughts stop me. I put my hand in my knees and crouch a bit because I'm exhausted. "You were full on sprinting at me..." he says in a lightweight manner. I burst a laugh and it hurts my core. "Pffft yeah ahah," he joins in and we both laugh together. How can we keep laughing like nothing happened. I rebel against my hesitation to reach out and he grips my hand. I pull him up and he dusts off. I step back as soon as he's up. He notices the gesture and I look away embarrassed. "Shin Ae, I don't know where to begin-" "You don't have to 'begin' anywhere." I interrupt him. "I get it Yeong-gi, we're strangers." I say looking down at my feet. I'm about to turn around to leave when he speaks up. "I never wanted to be strangers! Shin Ae you're always going to be special to me." He says so fast as if I'm going to sprint off into tomorrow before he can get his sentence off. I turn to face him and I can feel some tears welling up. He takes a step closer. "Well then why'd you leave.." my voice breaks and that sentence turns into a whisper. It's been 3 years and I'm still having a hard time talking about this. He's expression shifts when he sees my broken face. I can feel the guilt and I'm sure my guilt is just as visible. The tension only grows stronger by the second. He doesn't say another word and I fall into his chest. He catches me and grabs onto me. Through my sobs I can hear his shushes and the pitter patter of rain starting up. I change the position of our hug and wrap my arms around his neck. There was so many times I knew I needed him for comfort... and he wasn't there. But he's here now.
"Shin Ae," he puts his hands on my cheeks and lifts up my head to examine me. He looks from eye to eye checking to see if I'm okay. I'm obviously not. He wipes my wet hair out of my face and let's out a sigh as he throws his head back. The rain runs down his face and under his chin. I admire his jawline as drops run down into his hoodie. He closes his eyes and after a while of gazing at him, I do too. We stand in the pouring rain with nothing but our problematic feelings.

I tried to include as many parallels as possible lmao.