hiraeth - park jisung

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1:26am
"annnnddd..... done" i jot down the last sentence onto the paper and throw the pencil down.

sighing, i stretch out after looking at my completed project in relief that it's over and throw on my hoodie before plopping down onto my bed.

ah it's finally time to sleep and meet up with my person.

you might be wondering- hyun what the hell do you mean? who's your person? what the hell does that even mean?

well, there's been this mysterious guy popping into my dreams at night- ever since i was in middle school. so i've "known" this person for like six years. this boy is my comfort person and kind if a life guide- i often think maybe this person's a character i created to comfort myself. but he just popped up one day and never left. who knows.

i close my eyes and plug in my earphones, favorite song playing softly as my breathing becomes long steady breaths, i fall asleep.

"hyun! hey dude it's been a while!" my puppy like dream boy speaks as i reach dreamland.
"yeah i had this project and my brother had been keeping me up" i sheepishly smile at the person before sitting on the grass next to him.
"i missed you" he says while sitting down across from me, legs crossed.
"i did too! i missed your advice- and i needed someone to rant to."
"i needed to hear useless rambling too- turns out i need that to have a normal day" he smirks and elbows me.
"oh shut up."

...

*beep*beep*beep*

my annoying alarm sounds, everything in my dream fading away.

"see you next time hyun!" he smiles as i regain consciousness.

well good morning to me.

i yawn and hop off the bed, feet coming in contact with the cold hardwood flooring.

slipping my wrinkled uniform over my head, still drowsy, i hear my brother's loud footsteps coming towards my room.

"hey hyun!" my twin brother bursts into my room, annoyingly loud for 7am.
"what's up" i turn to face said boy with his tie practically untied and the buttons on his uniform half done exposing his chest.
"can we take mom's car? it's too cold to walk today."

yeah we may be twins but i'm the only one that passed my driving test last year.

"sure you're lucky i love you- ask mom if she's working today. and put your uniform on properly for gods sake!" i yell at him, who is probably running down to the car already.

after washing my face, i grab my backpack, not forgetting the project i worked so hard to get done with it, and i run downstairs.

"morning hyun" my mom says with her signature soft smile, handing me a piece of bread from her bakery.
"morning mom!" i grab the pastry and rush into the garage after checking up on the time.

"took ya long enough!" my brother scrunches his face and turns the car on to get the heater started.
"sorry sorry, beauty takes time" i adjust the seat and focus on pulling out of the driveway.
"well clearly you need more time." my brother snickers, earning a light slap to the head.

...

"thanks for the ride dude! the guys are calling me! love ya" my twin rushes to his normal spot to greet his friends.

i lock the car doors and walk over to the gym, the only quiet place in the mornings, and sit on the bleachers.