4. Space. Jisung

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Space. It feels like outer space. Galaxies. Planets and stars. Trillions of kilometers between you two. And he's sitting right across you.

"Do you remember her?" He smiles, glancing quickly at you. "I guess you do, you two were close in the second grade..." He adjusts his glasses, runs a hand through his already messy hair, continues talking, explaining something so interesting and important to him. You stare at the way his lips move, and at the way he fidgets in his seat a little, excited.

You want to be an astronaut, you think, young, and smart, and brave. You want to travel to Mars and land there, and explore every inch of this red, alluring planet. But you feel numb. And scared. Of this space between you two. Of this uncertainty, of every possible way something will go wrong.

Yes, your Mars is too far away from you. Out of your reach. You can't touch him. And you can't hug him, and you can't kiss him. You can't touch his soul, and you can't touch his mind. He's too far away. Jisung is your best friend, and he's too far away. And you aren't as brave as the astronaut.

"Y/n, are you listening?"

"Yeah, sorry," you snap back, smiling apologetically. He reaches his hand and pats yours softly, encouragingly, before continuing talking. But he still feels too far away, and his touch makes you feel nothing but cold.

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