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joon feels exhausted in a way that he hasnât in months. and itâs weird, considering heâs done nothing. but laying here, moonie at his side, and being unable to do anything or say anything that he really wants to takes all of the energy out of him. he doesnât even have it in him to fight any longer, can only bring himself to let out a soft hum of acknowledgement to moonieâs argument as he simply let his fingers continue to draw patterns against his skin. â mm, so you donât want me to get up and make you something for breakfast in the morning either? â he teases softly, content with the feeling of moonieâs fingers clinging onto his shirt as if heâs afraid of losing him. he hopes that, maybe, losing him again is something that he fears. " yeah. well, make it up to me in the morning by at least remembering all of this when youâre sober, okay? â
he felt weirdly protective as he listened to moonie talk about himself and how heâd acted while theyâd been together. he knew that moonie had his insecurities, knew that he had certain limits to what he was comfortable doing because of them, but that was normal. and yet, to hear moonie talk about it, it sounded so horrible from his perspective. it broke his heart a little. â I think youâre too hard on yourself. you werenât comfortable with showing affection in public, sure, but .. you were always affectionate with me when it was just you and I, you know? and you werenât doing anything wrong by keeping that to ourselves. you were private but you treated me wonderfully and I .. probably shouldâve done a better job of making sure you knew that instead of focusing on being hurt that you didnât seem comfortable doing it all the time. â he corrected him gently, carefully phrasing his words in a way that he hopes will at least provide some comfort for the unnecessary guilt that moonie clearly had. â it makes sense to me. I know your parents were .. tough. and I know that isnât easy. but I just .. if you really wanted all of that with me, marriage and a family and everything, I just wish youâd trusted me enough to talk to me instead. â he held him a little closer at the mention of his parents, anger flaring up instinctively at the thought of just how easily theyâd convinced moonie that he was anything other than the perfection he was. â of course I do. â voice barely above a whisper, he admitted just how obvious it was for him to want moonie here before being caught off guard by the passion in moonieâs next words. â I just want you to be happy, moonie. and if youâre not going to be with me, then I .. I just want you to find someone else who makes you as happy as I did once. â he explains his reasoning, wanting to make sure that moonie hadnât mistook his assertion that he could find someone to make him happy as him wishing he would find someone else. because, although he wanted moonie happy, he still wanted it to be him to do it. â Iâm not avoiding what youâre saying, itâs just .. I mean - you donât get it. â he sighed, frustrated by just how easily moonie let sentiment after sentiment fall from his lips while he tripped over each of his words. â I just donât know what Iâm allowed to say anymore. â he attempted to explain his reasoning for selectively acknowledging moonieâs replies, hoping to make him understand just how delicately he was balancing what he wanted to say and what he was allowed to say as his ex. â I never made you leave, moonie, and I wonât start now. â
focusing when moonie was around was nearly impossible for him. it always had been. and tonight is no exception, it seems, because he knows that there are a million things he should be thinking about and yet the only thing his mind will allow him to focus on is just how close moonieâs lips are to his skin. the sound of moonieâs voice, asking him for a promise, is the only thing powerful enough to draw his attention away and he gives the tiniest nod at the sound of it. â I promise. if you stick around long enough in the morning, weâll talk. â he agrees, expecting to get out of the promise easily when moonie inevitably leaves in the morning. â you could barely make it into my room when you got here without help, you canât make a twenty minute walk on your own right now. â he tries to reason with him, although the lingering tingle on his lips from where moonie had been is distracting enough that he isnât sure heâs making the most convincing arguments. â past tense sentences? I donât - what do you mean? â he doesnât understand, canât seem to connect the puzzle pieces that moonie kept giving him. why had past tense sentences upset him enough to leave? heâd only used them whenever heâd been talking about them and they were past tense, werenât they? it was a fact that he had expected moonie to be fine with, considering he had been the one to get them here. â I can stay with you until you fall asleep, if youâre worried about being alone. â he suggests, when moonie says that he doesnât want the bed unless heâs with him, but even he knows that heâs avoiding the obvious solution. he just doesnât know if he can spend the night with moonie if he only plans on leaving again the next morning, doesnât know if he would ever be able to fall asleep in his bed again if his sheets smelled of him the next morning and he was forced to cuddle up with the memories of everything heâd lost. again. despite that, he finds himself clinging onto moonie only a second later. because, even if it could very well lead to his undoing later, he canât bear the thought of losing him again. not now. and especially not while moonie looked as inexplicably devastated in front of him as he did. â I .. want you here. â he admits, voice barely above a whisper of his own, and itâs such a simple admission but he still feels his heart speed up with the fear of having said too much. â and youâre not ruining anything for me, moonie. youâre not. please. â he isnât sure what heâs begging for, exactly; heâs only sure that he just wants this to stop. he just wants moonie to stop crying, wants to make him happy again even if itâs at the expense of his own heart. â push you away? â heâs confused, unsure of what exactly moonie is pleading for, until he feels the other boyâs lips against his own again only seconds later. he freezes at first, his body seemingly refusing to accept the fact that this was actually happening, before he finally relaxes enough to actually kiss him back. and he knows that itâs a mistake, knows that itâs only going to be another thing for him to regret when morning comes, but he canât bring himself to pull away. not when moonie had begged him to not do exactly that and not when this was everything he wanted. instead, he kisses him as if itâs the last time heâll ever get the chance to. because it probably is. and, when moonie pulls away finally, he just barely manages to keep himself from chasing after his lips for more. â you ⌠you canât be sure it isnât the alcohol talking when you havenât even had a chance to sober up yet. â he points out, voice audibly shakier and less confident than before the kiss. he was running out of excuses for why moonie was doing the things he was if he didnât truly mean them. â I miss you too but youâre just going to change your mind again. â itâs a reminder to himself as much as it is a deterrent to moonie, desperately trying to keep his defensive pessimism in tact while foolish hope begins to blossom in his chest, but it sounds less convincing than he wouldâve liked. his heart isnât in it like it had been at the store, too focused on how close moonie is instead, and itâs obvious just how close he is to giving in. itâs only his fear of yet another heartbreak that holds him back. â but, until you do, you can ⌠you can try. â he let his eyes slip closed as moonie pressed their foreheads together. â but you donât need to try to make me love you again. you just need to try to ⌠to stay. âÂ
moonie himself feels exhausted, more so than heâs felt since the night he walked out and that was both physically and emotionally exhausting. heâs just unsure of how long this is going to last heâs laying beside the love of his life yet he feels like theyâre just so far apart and he blames himself for it. he shook his head at the question and he pushed himself closer to joon, arms enclosing around him to keep him close. â no. no i donât want anything but you. no breakfast. . . . okay maybe breakfast. â he breathed opening his eyes, his stomach growls at the thought of food but he ignores it and he clung onto his shirt again. losing him again is something moonie fears, the last thing he wants is to lose joon again especially when he has him in his grasp right now and he does not plan on letting go now. . . or ever. â i will remember. iâm drunk but iâll remember joon. i promise. i know wha iâm talking about. â he breathed.Â
moonieâs idea of being a loving boyfriend had been completely different to how he thought about it now. he was supposed to show joon, everywhere, just how much he loved him and not just when they were alone, that way heâd never have been as affected by a simple thing as flirting as he was. his parents werenât accepting of anything he did really, and moonie bit his lip at the thought. â i should be, i deserve to be hard on myself. â he says softly and he hums. â i should have been more affectionate and shown you just how important you were. â he closes his eyes at that and he buried his face in joonâs chest. and he closed his eyes. â you did do a good job you always did i just. . . was stupid and insecure. â he sighs at the thought of that and he wished he hadnât been so insecure and selfish about it. he shifts back a little to look up at him with a tilt of his head. âitâs not something i wanted. â he corrects. â itâs something i want. but i know iâm sorry. i know i should have talked to you about it. . i was scared. â he says honestly and he blinks up at him as heâs held closer, his fingers skim over joonâs back and he shakes his head. âi am going to be with you. iâll prove it. â his voice, despite clearly sounding drunk is a little more confident than it had been. â nobody else will make me happy. you make me happy. â he yawns the exhaustion kicking back in again and he leans his head back in and lets it rest against joonâs shoulder. â i donât get. . what ? â he asks looking back up. â iâm sorry i donât get it. â he says a frown coming to his lips as he tries to figure out what heâs not getting mooni blinks again and he nodded. â i know. . i just donât want you to make me leave now. iâm sorry. â heâs not sure what heâs sorry for again but he means it nontheless.Â
moonieâs still trying to focus on getting his shoes on, yet he canât even seem to do that. he doesnât plan on going anywhere in the morning unless joon tells him to leave, which heâs hoping that he wonât just up and tell him to go. â okay. â he breathes in agreement, eyes still watering and heâs trying his best to get them to stop. â i made it to your room fine on my own. â he says trying to be serious about it but he knows he canât actually make a twenty minute walk but thatâs what ubers are for. he sighs almost dramatically. â all these things youâre saying theyâre all.. all past tense and i-i know thatâs my fault but i really want to try and fix it. . but i know itâs past tense because you donât love me anymore. you said loved. â he speaks referring to the other day in the store. he knows this is all him, it really is. and he shakes his head. â itâs not about not wanting to be alone. . . i donât want to be in your bed without you. if i canât leave iâll sleep on the couch. â he breathed. he didnât want to sleep on the couch, he really didnât. he knows why, well his siber mind would know why joon canât share the bed with hi. heâd feel the same if it was his bed but right now drunken moonie just wants joon and thatâs that. the pleading catches the younger boy off guard and he tilts his head unsure of what heâs to do and he nods. â you do ? â he asks him, heâs facing him now and joonâs breath is on his face. â i am. . i know i am. â he sighs softly and he nods his head. â donât push me away. â he says he knows joonâs confused but he tries not to think about it. his hands are on either side of joonâs face, practically cupping it in his hands. he can feel joon freeze under him but itâs like everything hits at once the moment he actually kisses back. itâs all he can think about, heâs kissing back. he doesnât regret doing it, not one bit and he wonât regret it, that he knows. he canât pull away yet, doesnât want too, and he canât help but bring joon in just that bit closer even if he is pressed against him. he was surprised though that he hadnât pulled back from him in disgust or annoyance. â yes i can. i am positive it is not the alcohol talking joon, shh. â he says and he pecks his lips once more. â iâm sobering up fine. â he breathed. he sighs and he moved both hands slightly squishing joonâs cheeks when he took hold of his face and he shakes his head. â no. no iâm not going to change my mind. iâm never going to change my mind, joonie. â he breathes out and he kisses him again. just a peck, his lips once and then he moves them all over his face. â never will i change my mind. â he says and he blinks staring at him, the clear surprise on his face and he nods slowly. â i donât need to try to stay i donât want to be anywhere other than with you.â his lips curl into a slight smile and he move shis hands away from joonâs face, his forehead still pressing against joonâs and he watches him close his eyes. â i will stay. if you want me to stay. i donât want to be anywhere else i promise. â he says softly and he closes his own eyes. â just. . . let me prove it. â heâs pressed so close his arms wrapping around joonâs torso, his head slipping from against joonâs to be buried in his shoulder.  â iâll stay with you. âÂ
itshighjccnâ:
joon isnât sure if heâs helping. his instincts tell him to comfort moonie each time the other boy seems upset, past habits and behaviors kicking in with the hopes of making him happy again, but he isnât sure if thatâs even what moonie wants. is his prescence still something that brings him comfort or is he just another stressor to him now? the sigh that passes moonieâs lips doesnât help answer his question. â this isnât all youâve done. youâve done some amazing things as well, some things that you wouldnât have been able to do if you were the worst. â heâd saved joon, in more ways than he could count, had made him happier than heâd ever been or ever would be, and he still loved him as much as he had the first day heâd met him. â Iâm sorry. if thatâs what really happened, then this all started because of I did. â he points out, still uncertain on what to believe. â are you sure? because I canât help your chest feel better the way water can. â it tickles where moonieâs nose brushes against his skin but he doesnât even consider moving away from the feeling, drawing him closer instead. â donât apologize. Iâm just glad you made it here okay. â
the sound of his name falling from moonieâs lips is almost sweet enough to bring a smile to his lips despite the harsh reality of the words that follow it. almost. â I just .. donât understand why it wouldnât be something you wanted. â he murmured, voice deceptively casual despite the fact that he was coming dangerously close to giving moonie the honest insecurities and confusions that heâd hidden behind walls of indiference before. â but youâre not pathetic, moon. I just want you to be happy. â he admits, suddenly thankful that their current position gives him an excuse to keep his gaze diverted. he wasnât sure heâd be able to say any of the things he had tonight if he had to look into moonieâs eyes while he said it. â I want you here. â nobodyâs ever been home like you. the words should make him happy and yet they feel bittersweet, taunting him with one of the things he wanted most while reminding him that itâs no longer something he gets to have. he wasnât home for moonie any longer, he hadnât been for some time, and he wouldnât be again. even if he seemed convinced that no one could take joonâs place, he knew that it was only a matter of time and sobering up for him to realize just how easily someone could replace him. â donât say that. someone will make you far happier than I ever could. â he avoids the wishes for his own future, canât even begin to imagine a life with anyone other than moonie and doesnât trust himself to pretend that he can. my home is here. as if moonie can read his mind, or anticipate his avoidance of his previous confession, he repeats a similiar sentiment that doesnât fail to make his heart leap into his throat as if itâs the first time all over again. and he wants to argue, wants to point out all of the flaws with such a declaration, but he also wants to preserve whatever place he has in moonieâs life. no matter how unlikely it seemed that moonie would ever really want to, he wanted moonie to know that he could always come back to him. â well. youâre welcome here anytime. â and then silence falls between them, heavy and suffocating with the unsaid, but he canât bring himself to break it. because heâs still so unsure; unsure of what heâs allowed to say, unsure of what heâs allowed to feel, unsure of how long he has left before moonie leaves again.
itâs unfair just how natural it feels to have moonie pressed back up against his side. even the feeling of his lips on his skin, something that shouldâve felt so out of place after all of the time that had passed, felt like home. because, as he feels moonieâs lips at a spot just below his ear, he isnât uncomfortable like he figures he should be. far from it. instead, heâs reminded of a time when moonie would leave a little mark in the exact same spot - something small and private and theirs - and something warm blossoms in his chest instead. and he feels so pathetic as it does because he knows this is all temporary and that moonie will leave again in the morning but he still canât stop himself from clinging onto him while he has the chance. â itâs okay. weâll worry about it tomorrow. â he murmurs, when moonie stutters out a soft agreement, and he isnât sure whether heâs trying to comfort moonie or himself. what he is sure of, however, is that the feeling of moonieâs gaze on him is enough to nearly make him blush and heâs grateful when moonieâs voice breaks the silence enough to give him something else to focus on. â I did plenty wrong. â he argues softly, his mind immediately and cruelly reminding him of just how easily heâd let moonie walk out of his life without even trying to stop him; it was still the biggest mistake heâd ever made. but before he can get too lost in his thoughts, he finds himself distracted as moonie shifts beside him before doing the last thing heâd ever expected and pressing their lips together as if itâs the last time heâll ever have the chance to do it. and itâs so cruel, because his lips are gone before he even has the chance to do anything and then heâs moving away from him again, sitting up and taking joonâs heart with him as if itâs the most casual thing in the world. â wait. â he breathes, still trying desperately to catch up to everything happening around him. and he knows that he isnât the one who has been drinking but it feels like it in the moment, his head spinning wildly enough to make it seem possible. â what are you talking about? you canât walk home right now, moonie. youâve had too much to drink, itâs not safe. just wait. â he sits up then, just in time for moonie to start sliding off the bed, and it feels a little bit like deja vu from the day theyâd broken up with how quickly everything is moving. because he couldâve sworn theyâd been fine, happy even, and now moonie is walking away, mumbling something about excuses, and he doesnât know what heâs done wrong. â is that what this is about? because I donât mind. really. I want you to have the bed. â heâs sitting at the edge of the bed now and heâs almost positive that he has to sound as desperate as he looks, offering moonie anything in the hopes of convincing him to just stop, but he canât bring himself to care. especially as he watches moonie clumsily open the door to his bedroom, stumbling away from him. and he had prepared himself to lose moonie again, had expected to have his heart broken in the morning, but he hadnât been ready for it so soon. â moonie, stop. just talk to me. â he pushes himself off of the bed then, making it to moonie again just in time to hear the sob that leaves him. the sound breaks his heart and heâs acting before he even has a chance to think about it, falling into place behind moonie and wrapping one arm around his waist, his other hand gently enclosing the hand that moonie had been hitting his chest with. â hey, itâs okay. shh. â he attempts to soothe him, forcing his voice to not convey the panic underneath his own skin as he gently and subtly rocks him instead. â Iâm sorry. whatever I did, Iâm sorry. just donât go. â he murmurs, voice soft and head tucked into the crook of moonieâs neck. â please. â
moonie wants nothing more than to just curl into him and be comforted, yet somehow even the distance between them emotionally and moonie still feels it. heâs holding onto him and thatâs what he wants and where he wants to be. he hums sotly and he closes his eyes. breathing him and clinging to the back of his shirt. he wants to reply but honestly he canât think of anything good heâs done for joon, the only thing sticking in his mind is the fact that he left him, left him heartbroken and feeling god knows what. he shakes his head and says nothing again because he doesnât want to continue this back and forth and he lifts his head a little to look up at him. â itâs. . not. i was insecure, and i. . just took it too personally. â he breathed and he closed his eyes over again and buried his face back in joonâs neck. he then nods his his head and hiccups. â iâm sure. i told you iâm not letting you go. â he says fingers lightly curling into the back of his shirt. â my chest is okay. i donât need water. â he says softly he can feel him pull him closer and he smiles against him, nestling into him, regardless if theyâre standing or not. â it should have been sober me not drunk me. iâm sorry. âÂ
he breathes out a sigh, still hiding his face like a child trying to hide from being scolded and he squeezes his eyes closed. he then loosened his grip a little but not much and he shakes his head. â because it wasnât. i know you donâ believe me. but it wasnât. i thought youâd be happier with someone who could show you affection and how much they love you. i wasnât doing it right. i wasnât. what i wanted was to make you happy and i thought if i could. . . then i should. because maybe eventually youâd be happier without me, with someone who knows how to treat you. â he says softly, his voice quiet and opens his eyes again. â it might not make sense to you, but it made sense to me at the time. i was too scared to be open about it, about you and after my parents kept talking about a girlfriend. getting married about kids. and i realised that none of that mattered to me if i didnât have you to do it with. and walking out on you was the hardest thing iâve ever done, and thatâs even coming out to my parents because they hate it. but i donât care. itâs you. itâs always going to be you. you come before anything else and it was stupid to take out my insecurities on you and hurt you the way i did. and i wouldnât forgive me for it either. â he breathed. his words coming all out at once and he breathes in a bit to catch his breath and then nods his head. â you want me here ? â he asked. he doesnât know what else he needs to say but it comes pouring out anyway. â no. donât YOU say that because itâs not true. not for me. maybe for you. â he tears up at the thought of it. he couldnât imagine a life without joon in it, and had never been able to imagine it not even when he walked out. â i know youâre avoiding what iâm telling you. â it hurt. but he understood. â i get it. â he whispers and he feels so exhausted all of a sudden because these intense emotions are things that he locks away yet heâs piss drunk and he canât stop them from coming out. he was welcome here anytime. he smiled at that but the smile didnât stay. â i donât want to leave. â he says without thinking first. â i donât want to leave you again. i thought i couldnât breathe when i left you the first time, and then the other day... was a whole different kind of feeling and it was bad but i canât do that again joon, even if you donât want me, please donât make me leave. â he breathes out softly, his voice full of genuine emotion. .Â
it should be naturally unfair how comfortable they are, and moonieâs lips are just barely hovering, almost touching at this point and he knows joon should be trying to get him out of here, get him to leav yet he doesnât and hope bubbles in the younger boyâs chest. moonieâs lips touch that same spot again, where he always would, kiss him, leave marks things that belonged to him. he doesnât even think about leaving, not really. leaving isnât something he intends to do, he wants to stay. here. in the bed with joon wrapped up in him like they used to be. but thereâs something gnawing at him and he closes his eyes. because heâs unsure of what it is, but it continues to eat and eat and eat at him. â promise ? â he asks in refrence to his statement about tomorrow. he says nothing as joon tries to say that he in fact did have something to do with it and moonie only sighs because he knows thereâs no arguing with him about it and thatâs the last thing he wants anyway. he doesnât want to be angry and argue or be hurt anymore. he just wants it to be right. â itâs okay. i can walk itâs a twenty minute.. twenty minutes walk and iâll be there. n you can have your bed. â he breathes softly he licks his lips and heâs not sure if the sweetness that he gets a taste of is joon or not but he canât stand the fact that he probably doesnât want him to do it anymore.  heâs mumbling to himself as he moves to get his shoes. moonieâs still trying to pull his shoes on over his feet, tears full force rolling down his cheeks and he canât see straight and that has nothing to do with the alcohol. â no thatâs. . thatâs not it. itâs not the bed joonie, itâs your bed i just.. .  i canât hear you use past tense sentences any more. â he says as he practically feels joon following him, the sobs are silent a few slip out but theyâre coming more and more now because the first oneâs out and now he wonât be able to stop and heâs still hitting at his chest because itâs hurting in ways that it only hurt when heâd walked out. â i donât want the bed if youâre not in it with me. â he says shaking his head and he grumbled his heart aches, because he thinks that this is truely over. itâs all done. joon doesnât love him. he sobs out again, only to freeze all motions when joon wraps his arm around his waist and clutches onto his fist thatâs hitting his chest the shoe drops to the floor with a thud because heâs lost all concentration. the plead that joon lets out has moonieâs hands freezing, his heart clenches , he wants to relax back into him but in reality he knows he needs to go. knows he should have come when he was sober. joon might have believed him then. his voice vibrates and tickles moonieâs neck, the drunken boy closing his eyes over and letting out a deep breath that heâs been holding.  â you didnât do anything joon. . . â he breathes biting into his lower lip. just all past tense statements. but moonie deserves that at least doesnât he ? â but you donât want me here. you donât. . need me here. you should get to move on, i should stop ruining that and fucking it up like i have with everything else, you deserve to be happyâ he whispers. heâs aware that joon doesnât want him there and is only feeling sorry for him and yet he canât bring it in him to care. not really.all he wants is for joon to be comfortable and he lets his head drop against joonâs. he stays like that for a few moments, heâs slowly yet surely sobering up and his head is beginning to pound, dramatically changing all course of action. the one thing he applauds himself on is the gum heâs had on the way here, the way up the stairs and the last piece heâd shoved into his mouth before coming through the door after by being greeted by sj. he takes a deep breath. â donât push me away. . . . please. â he breathes and he tilts joonâs chin, and he kisses him. it might be the only bold move he gets to make. he doesnât pull away like the first time for at least a minute and when he does he keeps his face as close to joonâs as possible. â i love you. i know you donât believe me and itâs in the past for you. but i do. â he says quietly. â and this isnât the alcohol talking. i promise. â he whispers out. his cheeks are still flushed but itâs more from how close they are than anything else. â i miss you so much. just let me make it right ? â countering joonâs pleading he does the same. yet moonie sounds pathetic when he does it, eyes puffy and red as he stares at him â let me. . . try and make you fall in love with me all over again. i can try. i want to try, joon. please. â his forehead presses against joonâs and his eyes close.
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joon canât even begin to process everything that moonie keeps giving him tonight. each time he opens his mouth, heâs giving him enough information to keep joon busy over-thinking things for the next month and, by now, heâs overwhelmed. so, instead, he settles on addressing what he does know. â youâre not the worst, moonie. far from it. â no matter what, moonie was still his favorite person. he had a heart of gold, one kind and bright enough to worry over him when he shouldâve been the last person on his mind, and the personality to match. he was charming and talented and brilliant and absolutely everything that anyone could ask for. heâd been an idiot to let him slip away but he refused to let moonie take the blame for it now. â and leaving me couldâve actually been the best thing youâve ever done. â at least, this way, moonie would have the chance to find someone who deserved him. â right. well, on the off chance that it isnât just your chest giving you the hiccups, I could get you some water. but youâll have to let go of me first. â he offers before simply rolling his eyes at moonieâs drunken murmurings. â a bottle and a half? well, that explains why youâre saying all this, then. I donât think I ever saw you have more than half a bottle with me. â
heâd braced himself the moment that heâd heard moonie say that heâd made a mistake, had tried to prepare himself for what would come next. however, nothing couldâve prepared him for the genuine regret in moonieâs voice or the fact that heâd managed to somehow convince himself that he didnât love him anymore. â leaving me wasnât a mistake if itâs what you wanted or what you needed to be happy. â convincing himself that moonie was happy without him was the only thing that had kept him somewhat sane throughout their breakup, even if it was also the thing that broke his heart the most. he wanted moonie to be happy, even if he needed to break his own heart to make it happen. â and I - I shouldnât have said that at the store the other day. if this is where you want to be, youâre welcome here. â he can feel moonie shiver underneath his touch then and a small smile, one that he hadnât even intended, comes to his lips. â Iâm not. or, at least, I wonât be for long. â soon, if they hadnât already, someone would take his place in moonieâs life; someone else would smell like home to him, someone else would be his first stop when heâd had too much to drink, someone else would make him happy. the thought made him cling onto moonie a little tighter, despite the fact heâd been trying to push him away only moments before. â you donât need to keep apologizing to me. we broke up, so you donât owe me anything. and itâs not like itâs uncommon for exes to lose touch. I sort of expected it. â he notices moonie turn away but he doesnât think anything of it until he hears how thick moonieâs voice is the next time he speaks. he turns his gaze down to him then, worry written all over his features. â Iâm surprised you could even find your way here when youâre like this. â he notes, something warm settling in his chest with the knowledge that moonie still knew his way to his place after all this time. â I know you are. â he soothes him, accepting his apology for the time being in hopes that he can get him to relax. â yeah, weâll see about that. Iâve dealt with your hangovers before and Iâm not sure theyâre exactly what I would call sober. â he points out, half-playfully, before turning serious all over again as he finds himself face to face with moonie again, unshed tears glistening in the other boyâs eyes in a way that has joonâs chest constricting without his approval. â if you want me. â he answers simply, not breaking eye contact and assuring himself that he could play it off as something platonic later if need be when he worries that heâs said too much. â do I? â he answers him with a question, not allowing himself to cling to hope just yet, and is thankful when moonie drops his cheek back against his chest so that he hopefully misses the expression that comes onto his features at his confession. he stays silent this time, instead of correcting him, and itâs not much but itâs progress.
once theyâre in his bed, his arm underneath him and moonieâs arm wrapped around his waist, he canât help but wonder why it felt as natural as it does. he thought that maybe cuddling up to moonie after everything shouldâve felt a lot more uncomfortable than it did; there shouldâve been hesitation from both of them, uncertainty in what it meant and what they wanted; he shouldâve wanted to put more distance between them, shouldâve been finding never ending excuses to get moonie out of his bed and back to his own apartment. and, when none of that happened, and he found himself coming up with excuses to keep moonie in his bed instead, he thought that maybe that said something in itself. for the first time since moonie had ended everything, he wondered if it was actually possible to fix this. the sound of moonieâs yawn, nearly directly beside his ear due to the lack of space between them, brings him back to reality enough to stop that train of thought and he runs his fingers gently down his back instead, welcoming the distraction. â donât say that. the only reason you might get one nights sleep here, with me, is because youâve had a little too much to drink and Iâm worried about leaving you alone. youâll have to go back to your own bed after this. â for some reason, the reminder of how temporary this entire thing is makes him anxious, as if he canât imagine letting moonie go now that heâs toyed with the hope of getting to keep him again. he ignores that instinct, and the way his heart skips a beat as moonie begs him not to leave, and takes a deep breath instead. everything will go back to normal tomorrow. â Iâm not going anywhere. â he promises, before realizing his mistake. â except maybe the couch, so that you can get some sleep without me. but I wonât be far. â he corrects, his hand halting against moonieâs back as he feels the other boyâs lips press against his skin again - twice. his eyelids flutter closed before he can stop them, thankful that moonieâs pressed close enough to hopefully not be able to see, and he just barely suppresses another noise. â Iâm not the person you should want to do that with. not - I mean - not anymore, at least. â he explains, and he isnât sure whether itâs because of how much it hurts to admit that aloud or because of the fact that his skin still tingles where moonie had been but his voice is barely above a whisper.  âas mineâ, the words echo in his mind as he tries to figure out whether or not he means them. â but you had that already. â he still has that, still has his heart completely in his hands, and he contemplates telling him exactly that, almost positive that he was too sleepy to remember any of this in the morning, but he decides against it. heâd already admitted too much. â mm? â he hums at the sound of his name, not realizing just how sleepy heâd allowed himself to become since theyâd moved to the bed. moonieâs next request wakes him up completely, though. â you didnât - moonie, you didnât fuck everything up. Iâve told you that already. we fucked it all up. together. and I - I want you to stay but - â he shakes his head softly, trying to force himself to find the strength to say what he thinks he has to. â but you really shouldnât. I mean - you can stay here. Iâll just - I can go to the couch, so that you can have the bed, and you can go back to your place in the morning once youâve slept it off. â
moonie knows heâs being far too much right now, even through his drunken state he knows how hard this must be for joon. and he wants to release him so that he can be happy, even if itâs without him. he sighs as joonâs comforting him and he shakes his head, nose brushing against the collar of joonâs shirt. â i am the worst. totally the worst. look what iâve done. â he breathes out and heâs still gripping on as if his life depends on it and he shakes his head furiously, making himself lightheaded and dizzy. â no. it wasnât the best thing that i ever did. . . i didnât. want too. i was confused. hurt because i thought you were flirting with someone else i was being an idiot, iâm sorry. â he says it bluntly and too the point because despite being drunk he means it wholeheartedly. â it is just my chest, i donât want water joon just you. â he says and he buried his nose into his neck, the smell again being extremely comforting for him. itâs home. itâs always going to be his home. he sighs into his skin and nods. â sorry. â he breathes again, he knows joonâs never seen him in this state before but moonieâs still coherent and able to understand what heâs saying, he just needs the other to realise that. and he hopes he does. â i drank more than i should have. âÂ
moonie stays quiet as he listens to joonâs heart beating away in his chest, itâs captivating and he canât seem to to think about anything else but joonâs statement makes him frown and hs hugs him as if this is the last ever time he might get to. and maybe it is but he doesnât ant to think of that. â no. . joon. . seojoonie. â he breathes out. â it really wasnât. what can i do to make you believe that it wasnât really something i wanted. i know i hurt you. . . i know i broke your heart and iâm really, really sorry. i- itâs not what i want. i promise itâs not. â he breathes out and he bites his lower lip. â i wasnât happy without you. iâm miserable without you. itâs. . pathetic right ? â he sniffles, wrinkling his nose. he sighs and he nods slowly. â but i wonât be here if you donât want me to be. this. . is your space and if you donât love me anymore thatâs okay, i donât deserve it anyway. â he mumbled out and he stays pressed against him, biting into his lower lip and he figures thatâs what this is, even though heâs here, in joonâs arms, he feels like thereâs that distance between them which is all his fault. iâm not. at least i wonât be for long. that. . . stung, hurt him even, his heart clenched and he closed his eyes tightly trying in vain to keep those tears from springing back his eyes because this felt like more proof that joon wasnât in love with him anyore and would be quite content with moonie just being his friend not taking in the way heâs being hugged tighter as the conversation progresses. â nobodyâs ever been home like you. â he says out loud, his eyes are open now and heâs staring blankly at the wall across from them. â nobody ever will be. but i hope someone will be for you and that they make you happy. â even if it wasnât him. he kept repeating that in his head like a mantra. his voice is quiet, softer than before and he doesnât say anything else for a few minutes. he did owe joon everything, joon was the one person in his life that he did owe it all too. even if the other didnât know it. his breathing feels a little more shallow than it usually would and he keeps his face away, even though he feels joonâs gaze on him. â my home is here. iâd always know the way. â he says quietly. no matter what happens after tonight he needed joon to know that he, was moonieâs only home and he always would be. heâs staring at joon like he is the only person in the world that he could ever stare at, and to moonie itâs true. he is. the tears are worse at this point literally threatning to pour over without his permission. because heâs still convincing himself that this one sided. joon doesnât love him. and thatâs okay. itâs okay. he blinked and he looked away from him.  heâs finally accepting moonieâs apology and itâs not a bitter acceptance like in the store. or at least he doesnât think it is anyway. â you do. â he says and he goes quiet because joon has gone quiet, and it doesnât matter how many times he says it, he knows heâs not going to hear it back. and thatâs okay too. isnât it ?Â
 up against him is the only way he wants things and he keeps his eyes closed. itâs so natural, and moonie feels so at peace and at home. he cuddles against him, eyes closed and he can feel how natural it just feels to be here and he smiles to himself because this is what he wants. iâm worried to leave you alone. he licks his lips and he takes a deep breath. he doesnât want to go, doesnât want to ever leave this bed again an he feels the otherâs fingers trail up and down his back and he closes his eyes over. he smiles when he feels that slight perk against joonâs chest he thinks he still might have that affect on him when he kisses his skin. he does it one last time, this time pressing his lips just under joonâs ear, more or less at his jawline. though joonâs words bring him back to reality, back to the sickening reality that he in fact couldnât stay here. not anymore. he was just worried about him. worried because heâd drank too much. heâs pulled a little bit back from him, but not much just so his lips no longer touch his skin and he feels his lower lip tremble and heâs not sure if itâs hurt, the alcohol, or the fact that heâs never going to have this again after tonight and he canât take it. he hates it. hates how heâs ruined it all.  â i- i know..â he breathes quietly. and he stares at joonâs neck, too afraid to look up at him. because the sobering reality is hitting him and he wants nothing more than to just curl up into a ball and let joon comfort him, pretend that this was all normal. that they were fine. but they couldnât do that. not really. when he hears joon talk he does give a little glance up at him, seeing how sleepy he looked and he stares at him, like heâs lighting the sun. not anymore at least. he doesnât know how to respond to that because he knows no matter how much he tells joon how much he cares, how much he loves him and how much heâs sorry itâs not going to be enough. all these past tense sentences make moonieâs heart tighten with regret and hurt. and he canât make words come out and for a few minuteâs he lays still. â i did. i know i did. you didnât do anything wrong. . i blew it all out of propotion and i hurt you. â he says he almost feels himself smile until the sentence is finished. i want you to stay BUT, that dreaded but and moonieâs chest tightened again. when joon talked about the couch again, he shook his head and he leans up this is last time heâd ever do it, he kisses him lightly his own lips touching joon's and he pushed himself back, giving joon space he needs and shakes his head. â . no. â moonie despite his efforts and wants to just cling to him, he then pushes himself up into the sitting position. â itâs okay. â he breathes out, the alcohol consuming his mind as he sat up, feeling dizzy and like he might be sick. â i can go. i know the way to my apartment. âget to bed. i bothered you again âm sorry. â he says and he rubs at his eyes, tears keep threatning to fall over because the ache in his chest that heâs felt for months just wonât go away even with how close they were to each other. and itâs worse. itâs so much worse now. â i cannât make you sleep on the couch joon itâs yâr bed . â he mumbles quietly and begins sliding himself to the edge of the bed. a few tears falling now that heâs not cuddled up against him and heâs facing away from him, joon canât see. but the same statement just repeates in his mind. he doesnât love you and itâs your own fault.  â iâll get my shoes. â heâs left them at the door and he feels his feet move and shuffle as he stumbles towards the bedroom door so he can get out. so joon doesnât need to deal with him and so he can take a breath he knows heâs holding through part of him is screaming not to, as his hand turns the handle to pull it open and he pulls at it, sliding a little when it opens. this feels like too much, it is too much. far too much for him to cope with when the emotion bubbling up and his cheeks turn red and flush hot because heâs feeling that humiliation again that he canât get rid of but itâs different this time, heâs not humiliated because of joonâs words, heâs humilated by the fact that if he has to hear him use a past tense again heâll start sobbing and he doesnât want joon to see that but heâs on the verge of it as he opens the bedroom door, a sob leaving him without him realsing it and heâs out of it as he makes his way to where his shoes sit he kneels down to get them and fails to pull them onto his feet as his eyes and cheeks burn with tears his chest hurts and he canât make it stop even as he tries to hit it with his hand to get himself to shut up.Â
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youâre here. he says the words as if theyâre so obvious, as if joon is the one currently not making any sense for not understanding them sooner, and he isnât what to feel about that. he knows that his heart does a little leap in his chest, however, but he chooses to ignore that. â thatâs a reason for you not to be here, if anything. â he points out, a sigh passing his lips when moonie only doubles down on his conviction a second later. â the guts to say what? â he asks curiously, although the sound of moonie whining his name had already sealed his fate; there was no way he was turning him away now. â your hiccups are very reassuring of just how sober you are. â he murmurs sarcastically, more to himself, before letting out a soft hum to let moonie know that he was listening. he didnât know how much of what he was saying was true, didnât know which parts were genuine or exaggerated due to the alcohol in his system, but he could tell that he at least meant what he was saying now. â I donât know how you plan to prove any of that but .. Iâll give you a chance, at least. â he decides, figuring that he has nothing to lose. other than the last remaining shreds of dignity he had, of course, but heâd give all of those up for the chance to see moonie for even a second anyway. â god, how much did you have? â he muses, when moonie begins assuring him that he needed him and that he was all he wanted. he knew, despite how much he wished that he didnât, that sober moonie felt very differently.Â
â very good. â ending his praise with a familiar petname is almost too tempting, almost seems too plausible in the current moment, and heâd just barely been able to make himself swallow the âbabyâ that had threatened to punctuate his sentence. a part of him wishes that he hadnât. â Iâm impressed. but I still donât think that means that youâre at your most knowledgeable at the moment. â he shrugs, careful to not jostle moonieâs current position with his movements. and itâs only afterward, when he recognizes just how slowly heâd moved, that he realizes just how scared he is for this moment to end. even if it was only a casual embrace to the other boy, nothing more than a safe refuge from his drinking, it was so much more to him and he felt like one wrong move could scare moonie off all over again and leave him alone once more. â you keep saying that you were sad. but you havenât said why. can you tell me? â fingers subconsciously tracing shapeless patterns against the fabric of moonieâs shirt where he holds him, he chooses to ignore moonieâs reassurance that heâd intended to visit him before the drinking; the thought of that seems like too much at the moment and he isnât sure whether or not he can trust moonieâs drunk ramblings just yet, so he focuses on the sadness that had gotten them here instead. â I do? â the words come out breathless and uncertain, moonie referring to any part of him as home causing his brain to short-circuit. instead of actual thoughts, moonie saying like home plays on repeat instead. â thanks. you smell nice too. â itâs as close as he can bring himself to get to calling moonie home again as well, but he does allow himself to lean forward until his nose is just barely buried into the top of moonieâs hair. â apart from all of the alcohol on you right now, of course. â he teases, as he forces himself to pull away once more, and it isnât until he feels his lips quirk up with the threat of a grin that he realizes just how long itâs been since heâd allowed himself to relax enough to actually tease moonie. the thought makes him both inexplicably happy and uncontrollably anxious and he isnât quite sure what to do about either of those feelings. he settles on trying to pull back into himself again but it isnât quite as successful as it had once been. â I didnât say that I didnât miss you. â he defends instinctively, brows drawn together as he suppresses a shiver at the feeling of moonieâs lips moving against his neck as he smiles. â I just - it hasnât been long, is all. and I just didnât expect you to want to visit me so soon, I guess. â he frowns then, when moonie seems to read his thoughts. â itâs okay. you donât have to call me or anything like that. I just thought, if you wanted to try to have a friendship of some sort or something, it might be nice. â he tries to make the entire thing sound casual, as if his entire heart isnât on the line with moonieâs decision to stay in contact with him or not, but it isnât quite as convincing as he wouldâve liked. â but Iâm sorry if SJ bothered you texting you like that. heâs .. an idiot. Iâll talk to him. â he adds, already mentally preparing the speech that his best friend would receive later. â no, donât be. forget it. I shouldnât have brought that up right now, Iâm sorry. â at the sight of tears welling up in moonieâs eyes, he realizes his mistake and quickly tries to backpedal. â okay, okay. â and then, before he even realized what he was doing, one of his hands had left moonieâs side to settle into his hair instead, gently combing his fingers through the strands as he tried to soothe him from the unexpected outburst. â maybe you do. but I need you to tell me when youâre sober first before we talk about it, alright? â it was a temporary solution, one that he knew he would find a way to explain his way around after if the time did come, but he just wanted to comfort moonie right now. â Iâm here already. you already have me. â you always have, he wants to say.
â what? what do you - â before he can protest any further, he finds himself being pushed back towards his own bed, the shock of the action making him much more pliable. â moonie, câmon, you really should - â his plea falls on deaf ears once more as his words get caught off with a soft huff of air as he finds himself falling back onto his bed instead. arm stretched out beside him after his fall, he doesnât interfere when it ends up looped around moonieâs shoulders as the other boy falls onto the bed beside him. instead, he gently and subtly curls it further around him as he pulls him closer to his side. â yâknow, when I said that you needed to get some sleep, this wasnât exactly what I meant. â heâs contemplating how to explain the concept of shared beds to moonie, debating with himself on how and why heâs going to get moonie off of him to relocate to the couch, whenever he feels moonieâs lips brush softly against the side of his neck; all of his thoughts come to a halt. he wonders if heâd imagined it, if heâd misinterpreted the feeling of moonie simply brushing up against his skin, but thereâs the distinct outline of goosebumps on his neck that reasons otherwise. â moonie.. â his voice comes out much closer to a whine that heâd intended, his hold on him tightening slightly. â you shouldnât - you shouldnât do that. â although the words had been intended to scold him, even he can hear how desperate they sound. his words plea for him to not torture him any further, to not give him everything heâd wanted so cruelly when he only intended to rip it all away from him come morning, and yet he feels that familiar and foolish hope bubble back to life in his chest regardless. and he hates it, hates how gullible he is, but the simple action is enough to sate his cold demeanor for the moment. â you donât have to let me go, though. I already told you Iâll be a part of your life again if you want that. â as friends, his mind bitterly adds as he ignores moonieâs second drunk love declaration of the night.Â
joon was his home. it should have been obvious as to why moonie was here. he hums softly. â thatâs the opposite of what i mean. â he huffs out his breath and closes his eyes over as he hugs onto him. clinging for life. â the guts to say everything. how much i love you. i miss you. that leaving you was the worst decision of my life. everything iâve ever done thereâs always something i doing like that i do. . but i HATED leaving you. hurting you. iâm the worst. â he breathes out. itâs the most sober heâs sounded since heâs appeared in joonâs apartment. he swallows and he shrugs his shoulders.  â my chest hurts itâs why i keep doing the hiccups. â he breathes drunkenly and he shakes his head. â iâm sober enough . â he says and he lets his fingers gently trace patterns into his back and he yawns again. moonie then snorts but his smile is clear on his face. â iâm good at proving stuff joonie. â he says and he turns his head so itâs facing the side and he listens sofftly to the beat of joonâs heart. â i plan on proving it. â he tol him and he kept his head facing a certain angle so he could listen to joonâs heart and he smiled softly. it felt like it had been so long since heâd done that. he hummed back in response. â i just miss you so much. â he says and then he shrugged. â a bottle and a half. â he says rubbing his eyes with one hand.Â
â mm. â he hums softly and he cuddled closer as much as he could. refusing to let go and he sniffled hiding his face. joon was so comfortable, even standing against him and he just licked his lips finding them extremely drier than usual. he just wished heâd been sober, â iâm sad because i made a mistake. â he breathed. â i should have come here not drunk, i shoulnât have hurt you or left you and i think about it all the time and then you said the other day in the grocery store that you loved me. and i realised i should let you be happy. that you deserve to be happy without me especially since you donât love me anymore and now iâm invading your personal space and i canât stop myself because this is where i want to be. â he says everything without taking a breath and when he finishes he does take a breath and heâs now terrifed that joon will push him away but when he doesnât, he holds on that bit more. he shivers when he finally and actually takes notice of joon drawing shapes into his back and he closed his eyes again and he nods his head and he breathes joon in. â yeah you smell like home. you are home. â he says loudly enough for joon to hear him, drunk or not. he wrinkles his nose and then he laughs unable to help himself, the teasing seemed to come naturally but then again he was drunk maybe it just sounded that way.he just keeps as close as he can even when he feels joon pulling away from him and he whines when he does pulling him back against him as close as he can without suffocating him. the tears are still in his eyes, because he knows itâs him. knows itâs his own fault for the way joon has become slightly more hostile than before. â iâm sorry i havenât. â he whispered. â i should have. â he knows joonâs avoiding some of the things heâs saying and it makes the tears in his eyes worse but he closes them over instead. one tear however manages to drop before he can stop it so he turns his face away in another direction, so that joon canât see it. â he didnât bother me. i was downstairs. â he tells him his voice thick. â iâm sorry. â he breathes softly. â i really am sorry. â he breathes. he lets out a soft breath when he feels joonâs hand in his hair and he slumps slightly against him feeling tired. he doesnât know what else heâs supposed to do so he just holds him instead. â i will. i tell you in the morning. â he promises. â iâll be plenty sober than joonie. â he breathes out and then he looks up at him, eyes still wet from the previous tears that had glistened there instead. â do i have you ? â he asks him and he blinks tilting his head. â you have me. always. â he says. â you never need to say it back but i love you. â he looked away again and put his cheek back to joonâs chest.Â
joonâs stuttering was ignored and now they were laying on the bed, he felt the other boyâs arm move around his shoulders, and without any thought to it he wrapped himself around him like a koala would to a tree. his fingers gently gripped the back of joonâs shirt and he keeps his face buried on joonâs neck. this is something heâs missed more than he actually thought he did, which didnât confuse him. he had missed joon so much he was unsure if heâd ever be able to get over not having him the way he had before he left.  he only hums tiredly back in response and he pressed himself as close as he possibly could and he yawns. â sleeping with you is the only sleep i want. â he breathed. he knew really that joon and him shouldnât be sleeping in the same bed. . . . at least not right now. but he didnât want him to go anywhere. â please donât leave. â he whispers quietly into the other boyâs neck. when he heard the whine he grins and does it again. the reaction, through his drunken mind seems to be a good one. he kisses his skin again this time just a bit further up from the first one before he nestled back against him. â but i want to do that. all the time. just with you. â he says quietly a frown threatning to appear on his lips. he hums softly again and he almost drifts off when he speaks and he nods. â i donât want to let you go.. . and i want you in my life. not as friends. just. . as mine. â he says and his voice becomes more and more sleepy the more he spoke. â joonie ? â he asked softly. â can i stay with you ? just even. . if itâs tonight ? i know it might make you weird. but just lemâme pretend for a while that everything is okay and that I-i didnt fuck it all up...? please ? â
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joon had spent the last few days in his bed with his heart broken yet again and yet moonie can still get him weak without even trying. even the sound of his voice, slurred and padded by the door between them, is enough to have joon ready and willing to give him anything he wants in the blink of an eye. and he hates it, hates how pathetic he feels over something that wouldâve once made him so happy. and he knows that he should just send moonie away, knows that he should spare himself the inevitable pain that is sure to come from keeping him around, but he canât bring himself to do it. because, despite everything, heâs still so in love with him that it hurts. and, no matter the cause of what had gotten him here, he wanted to see him. so, instead, he pressed himself closer to the door separating them and welcomed the torture of being so close to everything that he wanted while also knowing that he could never truly have it again. at least, for now, he could pretend.
â itâs fine that you had a few drinks. I just - what are you doing here afterward? â he closes his eyes at the sound of moonieâs whine reaching his ears, letting out a breath he didnât even realize heâd been holding as he forces himself to not immediately give in. â doesnât that say something though? that you canât be honest with me unless youâre drunk first? â his own voice is soft then and he can hear the defeat in his own words, although he hopes that moonieâs clouded mind wonât be sharp enough to pick up on it currently. â because if youâre just going to tell me things that you wonât remember or mean in the morning, I donât think now is the best time to talk. â hearing moonieâs pleas to just give him a chance, he has to physically step back from the door to keep himself from giving him exactly what heâs asking for. he doesnât mean it, he reminds himself, itâs just the alcohol talking; he repeats both of those sentiments like a mantra in his head and yet all of it comes crumbling down the moment moonie tosses his own words back at him. â I did tell you that, didnât I? fine. we can talk. but not for long, you need sleep, okay? â his hand settles on the doorknob then, twisting it open before he can change his mind.Â
knowing just what a lightweight moonie was, and how easily he lost almost all of his usual coordination after only a few drinks, he shouldâve expected him to fall forward the moment heâd opened the door. too caught up in his own thoughts, however, he hadnât. and he couldnât help but stumble back a little bit when moonie latched onto him. the rational part of his mind was quick to remind him that it was nothing more than him seeking the balance heâd clearly lost, while the hopeful side of him clung desperately to the details; moonie burying his face into the crook of his neck, so close that the hairs on the back of his neck stood up instinctively, didnât help him with his balance, after all. â you know that? please, you barely know your own name right now. â he scoffed, unable to help himself from feeling a little hurt at moonieâs accusation. â but Iâm sure you did. I usually down a whole bottle of wine before I go to see the people I want to see as well. â despite the implication that he didnât quite believe moonieâs pleas, his arms had circled around moonieâs waist without his permission and heâd drug him closer to him without even realizing it. and, as he felt moonieâs finger dig into his back on accident, he felt the cornerâs of his lips twitch with the threat of an endeared smile that he just barely suppressed. â itâs only been a few days since you saw me last, Iâm sure you havenât missed me that much. â not enough to call or try to see him again, at least. â wait. before I decide Iâm better off without you? did you drink so much that you forgot youâre the one who decided that? â he turned his gaze down toward moonie, the flicker of anger in his tone fizzling out immediately at the sight of him. he sighed softly instead, his fingers gathering the fabric of moonieâs shirt between them as he made a weak effort of attempting to pull him off. it only ended in him holding him tighter, however, and he wasnât sure that was an accident. â Iâm only pushing you away because youâre drunk, moonie. youâre going to regret all of this tomorrow as it is, I donât want to make it worse. â it stung to admit aloud but he felt the need to defend his actions, since moonie seemed convinced otherwise. â stop. you donât. like I said, youâre just drunk and you need to sleep it off. trust me. âÂ
moonie is silent for those few moments that he waits, he want to just remain here. but more so in there with joon. he breathes heavily as he waits and he closes his eyes as he leans against the door. he wants so badly for joon to answer him and let him in, let him make everything that heâs done wrong, right. and he knows deep down that heâs blown it. over selfish reasons. he feels about as pathetic as joon, and he just wants to make it all right, and pretending like he maybe can make it right he wants to. he so badly wants to. but being drunk isnât the way to go about it. maybe coming now wasnât his best idea he should have straight here instead of letting his emotions get the better of him and lead him to the alcoho to drown out the fight within himself and it makes him cringe at the thought. his lips still press to the door. â please let me in joon. â he says, his voice sounds pathetic almost a pitiful whimper, eyes still closed and whole body pressed to the door.Â
â what. . . am i doing here ? youâre here. â he breathed. he groaned at joonâs words and shook his head against the door. â no itâs not that. â he breathed, his voice sounding a bit stronger instead of slurred. â i just donât have the guts to say it all completely sober. i know what iâm talking about joon. â he says and he closes his eyes. despite being drunk he picks up on it, his senses are always usually heightened when drunk. â jooooonie. â he whined again, stomping his feet. he was really acting like a ten year old but if it got joon to open the door heâd continue. â i am. . . i will remember. iâm drunk but iâm not. . . drunk â hiccups. â drunk that iâll not remember. â he sighs heavily. â i made the concious decision to come here. . sober i just got sad and drank more than i meant too.  â he still leans against it and he runs his hand through his hair. when his pleas get no answer moonie almost steps away from the door and fights on whether he should leave. â i do mean it all. â his voice is practically pleading. â i DO mean what iâm saying. i know you donât believe me but iâm gonna prove it. â he promises. â you did tell me we could talk. â he nodded his forehead brushing against the door. â no. . . no i donât need to sleep. i need to be with you. iâll sleep when iâm dead. â he muttered and he licks his lip. he knew this wasnât a good idea coming here drunk but he wanted to see him. drunk or not. he hums again and nestles closer. â itâs you i want. â joon could take that however he wanted but right now moonie meant it to everything. in every way.Â
heâs clinging onto him as if his life depends on it and he shakes his head.  â i do so know my own name itâs moonsoo. â he huffs out his words with a slight pout on his lips, theyâre puckered and heâs gripping the boy close refusing to let go. his face still hidden away in what he felt like was the safety of joon. he always felt safe around him, even their last horrendous meeting he still had, although he didnât show it of course. he clung on like heâd never clung to anything before. he frowns at the accusation about the drinking. â i-i was coming here anyway donât blame it on the alcohol seojoon. i was coming to see you. . way before i started drinking. . i just â he breahes out â i got sad. â a hint of annoyance to his tone. he sighed feeling like maybe he should pull back away from him but he doesnât, heâs warm, and he smells like home. his face pressed a bit more into the other boys neck. â you smell nice. like home. â he hums without much thought to it and he feels his eyebrows crinkle. â so ? are you trying to say you havenât missed me ? if you havenât then thats too bad because iâm here now. â he asks him and he smiles into his neck when his feels his arms around his own waist. â i wanted to call. .  â he frowns as if hearing joonâs thoughts. â but i didnât know. . if you wanted me too. you said to but sometimes people say things like that and they donât mean it and then sj text me twenty minutes ago when i got to the doors downstairs it took me so long to walk up here. the elevator isnât working. â he sighs and he closes his eyes, snuggling in closer if it was even possible. â no. i know what i did. â he frowns again, tears threatning to fall due to his over emotional state he was in. â iâm sorry. . â he breathed. â i didnât want to i promise. i really did think you would be happier. â he frowned and then he realised how happy he was while he was cuddled into him. â joonie. â he whined, slightly shaking himself in his arms. â yes i do. stop telling me i donât. i do. i do. i do. i do. â he repeated and he held him tighter. â iâm not needing to sleep it off joon. i just need you ! â he cries his fingers gently digging into his back and heâs holding onto him as if his life depends on it and he can feel joon holding him back. â lets lay down. â he feels dizzy but he manages to walk forward pushing joon with him over to the bed and topples them over onto the bed. once they are moonie scoots as close to him without thinking and he kisses his neck. â iâm never letting you go ever again. i love you so much. â he mutters into his skin, keeping his eyes closed over.Â
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joon wasnât sulking. he wasnât. he was just laying in his bed with the covers brought all the way up to his chin. and, even if he only left that position long enough to go to work or fetch food, it wasnât sulking. he was just relaxing and, despite his roommateâs attempts to convince him otherwise, it had absolutely nothing to do with the fact that it had been days since heâd seen or heard from moonie. it was what he had expected, after all. moonie and him hadnât talked since their breakup and there was no reason to expect that to change now that theyâd had one reunion in a grocery store. even if moonie had told him that he loved him, it didnât change anything. heâd probably just done exactly what joon had expected and realized that he hadnât meant any of it in the first place. which was fine. he was fine and sj had absolutely no idea what he was talking about.
pulling the blankets further up his body, he settled further into them with a sigh as he attempted to direct his attention to the video that had been playing mindlessly on his phone for the past twenty minutes. however, heâd just finally managed to get his thoughts to stop long enough to actually hear what the person on the screen was saying when sjâs voice cut through it all. he groaned. â I told you Iâm not feeling well, just tell them Iâll call them later! â he called through the door, dismissing the visitor easily. he went back to the video playing beside him instead, as the sound of indistinct chatter picked up somewhere in the living room and he assumed that sj had given into his plea. the next voice to reach his ears, however, had him immediately sitting up in his bed and flicking his gaze to the door. â moonie? â he stood then, his phone long forgotten on his bed, and moved to the door. just as his hand settled on the doorknob to turn it and allow the other boy inside, moonie was speaking again and the new lack of distance between them gave him the chance to hear the slur in his words. he deflated at the sound, dropping his forehead against the wood of the door in front of him. â youâve been drinking. â it wasnât a question, more so an accusation, and he wasnât sure why he was so disappointed that alcohol had been moonieâs inspiration for visiting. â I donât think now is the best time to talk. you should just go home and sober up instead. â
he was about to turn and head back to his bed, suddenly more tired than heâd been before, when sjâs voice cut through all of it to let him know that moonie was in his care now. â sungjae. â he voice was half-warning, half-plea, but both fell on deaf ears as he heard the sound of sjâs room door slamming shut only moments later followed quickly by the sound of moonieâs whining on the other side of his own. he sucked in a deep breath before reluctantly opening the door. â what are you doing here, moonie? â
for the past few days, moonie had done nothing but mope around. he hadn't been at work. . . well he'd tried not to be the first few hours he had thrown himself back into instead of going home once he left the store. he had to fight every ounce of him not to call him. he doesnât love you. he repeated that like a mantra, reminding himself that joon in fact didnât love him and that he deserved to move on. how could he put him through more heartache like that when heâd done enough damage ? the boy sways slightly against the door as he rolls his head and watches sungjae walk off to his room, almost falling backward in fright when the door slammed.Â
he could hear joon shouting back but the words were muffled until they were closer to the door. â yeahhhh. . . i drank. . a littl bit joonie. because i was really sad. i donât know why i drank. . so much i shouldnât have bu *hiccup* but i did.  â he mumbled his forehead pressing against the door and he closed his eyes over and he frowns letting out a louder whine than he intended to. â it. . . it is the best time to talk joonbug â he hummed, hiccuping half way through. â itâs the. . . only time iâll be- that i could be honest with you and myâslf â he mumbled his lips practically up against the door and he rubs at his chest. â donât. . . send me away please. â he breathes. his tone filled with panic. â i need. . . we need to talk please ? â he asks. when the door doesnât open when he thinks it might, he frowned deeply and his eyes began to well up, tears brimming at the edges and threatning to fall over because this feels even through his drunken haze that itâs confirmation that joon didnât want him. â you told me to come talk. . i want to talk. â he sighed deeply. his lips still pressing to the door and he closes his eyes over, the room spinning around him and he squeezes them shut. he knows this isnât the best way to act yet here he is. a drunken mess.Â
hearing him talk moonieâs smile appeared back on his face and he leaned against the door, almost stumbling right in when joon finally opened it. but it didnât stop him, it should have, the logical part of him screaming to stop and his whole body pressed against joonâs, arms wrapped tightly around his torso and his fingers gripped the back of the older boyâs shirt, his face burying into joonâs neck not giving the other boy a chance to push him away if he wanted too, and he was sure heâd fall over when joon did but right now he basked in it, his lips practically pressed against his skin. â i know you. . â hiccup. â donât love me anymore. â another hiccup and he sighed out a breath. â but i wanted to see you. â his voice, still a little slurred, was full of complete honesty. â i miss you so much, it hurts in here. â although he pressed his finger into joonâs back, he meant his heart. â i love you and i miss you. donât push me away jusâ. . . jus â he hiccuped once more. â let me hold you for a minutes okay ? just a minutes. . let me pretend itâs okay before you. . . push me away and realise. . . that you're better off without me. iâm sorry. â his voice is thick, with tears and emotion that he canât hold back  â i love you jooniebug. âÂ
moonie stumbled his way to the apartment, itâs been a few days. . . or has it ? since heâd seen joon in the store. and it took him until he got home and wept for while to realise what joon was actually doing. or for him to realise that he wanted to fix it all and just tell joon that was. . wasnât enough. he hiccuped as he finally reached the door he had been going for and he knocked on it. â joooooon. â he sings outand when the door opens, the drunken dancer almost stumbled in, sj standing before him he was scowling and he turned tugging moonieâs hand into the apartment before he closed the door over and led moonie towards the bedroom door. sj called. â seojoon get your ass out here youâve got a visitor. â he held moonieâs shoulders so he wouldnât fall over. â when i invited you, i didnât mean for you to be fucking drunk, moonsoo. â sj muttered. â sorrree â moonie frowns at him and he blinked. â i was. . already a lil drunk when you texeded me. â moonie was smiling, and he wasnât sure at what. Â
he swayed on his feet and when he thought there was movement, moonie moved forward. â joon. â he whined again. eyes wide and his teeth showing due to the large smile on his face and he was held back but he moved to joonâs bedroom door and leaned against it. â joonie â he called knocking on the door, his voice was slurred due to being drunk. â joonie i wanna talk please â he breathed closing his eyes as he leaned against the door. â can we talk please. â his forehead pressed against the door he breathed heavily against it.
â seojoon ! â sj shouted, and he banged on the door. â iâm going to bed, sort your shit out man, seriously. stop avoiding it â Â and with that the other boy had turned and had already gone into his room. â joonie. â moonie hiccuped as he knocked on he door, a full pout on his face as he waited for joon to answer.
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Even though Fiona had been settled into Freeridge for a year, she had little to show for it. She didnât really go out of her way to make friends, and still felt somewhat out of place. After moving from the Upper East Side of Manhattan, it was an adjustment, but she didnât mind it. Things were somewhat quieter here in Freeridge, and it was the ideal place to raise her two young children. Being a single mother with a full time job was a challenge, but she wouldnât have it any other way. Â
Reluctantly, Fiona had agreed to go out on a date. She usually didnât do dates because she wasnât looking for anything that had the potential to become long term. However, just as she predicted, the date went horribly. People always found ways to disappoint her, which was why she rarely trusted anyone. Since her children were with their nanny for the remainder of the evening, Fiona decided she could go to the nearest bar and have a drink or two. Anything to get her mind off the disastrous date.
Fionaâs black stilettos clacked on the flooring as she approached the bar countertop. Placing her black Prada handbag down, she turned to the person nearest to her. âIs this seat taken?â The petite brunette asked, a charming smile evident on her scarlet-colored lips.
moonie doesn't even know what he's doing here, he's been here for the last three hours. nursing drink after drink and heâs almost blitzed at this point. he leans his elbows on the bar, almost slipping off and but he sits up a bit to make sure he doesnât. for now heâs not going to drink anything else.Â
â nope. â he sings softly shaking his head in response to the womanâs question. and he smiled back at her, her smile contagious.Â
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joon didnât doubt moonieâs intentions. he couldnât figure out what his personal motivation for talking to him was when he was convinced that moonie didnât want anything to do with him but he was certain that whatever it was came from a good place. the other boy was too kind for anything else to be true. he would never intentionally come over and taunt him with his presence so cruelly, would never intentionally rub his face into everything that heâd loss. it was what made the fact that he had to push him so difficult. because, although he was doing it out of self-preservation and his stand offish behavior was perhaps warranted, he knew that moonie had to be just as confused as he was. it made him wish that he could just fix the entire thing, could somehow go back to when heâd been enough to make moonie stay, but he didnât think that was possible anymore. he settled for protecting himself instead. â I am now. â the words sting even as they leave his lips and he wishes that he could take them back as soon as theyâre out, wishes that he could preserve his place as someone special in moonieâs life, but he canât and he doesnât believe he deserves to. â Iâm just anyone to you now. so, what you would or wouldnât have done isnât important anymore, I guess. â he watches moonieâs gaze flicker across his features and he expects the familiar warmth that such open admiration wouldâve made him feel when they were together but, instead, his stomach flips uncomfortably and he turns his own gaze downward in an attempt to pull out of his sight line. heâs thankful that he did, when moonie begins adamantly assuring him that heâs in love with him and that he has been this entire time. its a sentiment that he didnât think heâd have been able to handle face on. he can barely handle it as is, his hands curling into fists at his side with how hard heâs having to force his demeanor not to give everything away. â youâre just confused. â heâs grasping at straws now, can feel how desperate he is to make sense of the words moonie refuses to stop saying. â we were together for a long time, so of course youâre going to think of me for awhile when you do things we used to or go places that we used to. itâll fade with time and youâll realize that you didnât actually love me. â he catches moonieâs flinch out of the corner of his eye and just barely resists the urge to flinch himself. he hated hurting him, hated having to be the one to remind him of the reality of their situation, but he didnât have any choice. â you donât want to be with me and you donât want to be friends. Iâm not sure what other options we have, moonie. â he sighs, exhausted and heartbroken enough that the following words of truth slip from between his lips before he can stop them. â in a heartbeat. â he can recall waiting by his phone for weeks after moonie left, almost expecting moonie to call and tell him that he hadnât meant anything heâd said. if it werenât for sj, he wasnât sure he wouldnât still be waiting on that call that never came.Â
he could sense the sincerity in moonieâs words, the genuine emotion in his voice, and it made him want to just cave in and accept it all. he wanted to ignore the tiny voice of reason in the back of his mind constantly reminding him that none of it made any sense, that he would be foolish to let moonie back in so easily. he was tired of fighting, tired of keeping such thick walls up, and he wanted nothing more than to collapse all of them in favor of falling into moonieâs arms instead. he couldnât though, and he knew that. he could, however, attempt to lessen the burden that was clearly weighing heavily on the other boyâs shoulders. it seemed like the least heâd earned for at least sticking around this long. â you blame yourself too much. â voice soft, he followed moonieâs gaze to the people who had turned their attention toward them. he just barely resisted the urge to put himself between moonie and their judgement, just barely kept himself from instinctively trying to protect him. he turned his attention back to moonie instead, hoping that he would be enough to at least distract him. â a relationship takes two people. it didnât work out and thatâs not entirely your blame to take. â if heâd known how to make moonie stay, if he hadnât made all of the mistakes heâd made that had caused him to want to leave in the first place, they would still be together. it was a fact that hurt to admit. â but thanks for the apology anyway. â he forces himself not to dismiss it again, forces himself to accept it even if it feels undeserved because itâs clear now that moonie isnât going to give up until he does. â Iâm sorry for the part I played as well. â it feels a lot like the closure heâd been looking for since moonie decided to leave and yet, now that he has it, he wishes that he could leave things open-ended instead. because this feels a lot like an ending, a lot like a goodbye, and his throat feels tight with the sheer thought of that.Â
joonâs entire world crumbles the moment that he catches the light reflecting off of the shine in moonieâs eyes, giving away the hint of well disguised reluctant tears pooling in the corners of his gaze. heâd never been the reason for moonieâs tears before, had never seen the other boy cry because of something he had done, and the heavy guilt of that leaves him frozen to the spot despite how badly he wants to turn and run. heâs sure that his silence is only making everything worse, is certain that it appears as if he doesnât care because he isnât saying anything to make any other truth obvious, but he canât make the lump in his throat disappear long enough for him to actually get anything out. itâs probably for the best, however, because heâs certain that he would say anything to wipe the expression from moonieâs features. heâd tell him everything, take all of the blame, admit every pathetic detail heâd been withholding; anything to make it stop. instead, he can do nothing but blink as he watches moonie turn his face away from him again and the obvious reality that heâs trying to hide from him stings more than anything. and he canât even bring himself to focus on moonieâs answer to his question, canât bring himself to focus on anything but the memory of moonieâs glassy gaze and the sight of him tugging his sleeves further over his hands. he knows that itâs all his fault, that heâs caused this, and for the first time he doesnât blame moonie for leaving him. because even he wants himself out of moonieâs life at the moment, wants to turn and walk away if that would make the other boy happy. but then moonieâs telling him that he loves him instead, present-tense and genuine in every way that joon doesnât deserve, and he feels like the smallest person on the planet. â you shouldnât. â now more than ever, heâs certain of that much. the words sounded clipped and short and he was almost certain that moonie would assume them to be disinterested, although the reality was that he wasnât sure he could manage anything more than the few words without telling him everything or crying himself. â donât be sorry. you didnât do anything. â and then moonie is picking up his things, gaze focused on anything other than him, and joon feels his heart shatter into pieces that he didnât know he even had left. because it isnât supposed to be this way, it isnât supposed to be like this, and he doesnât know what to do to make it stop. â you didnât bother me, moonie. not at all. â he needs him to believe him, needs him to understand at least that much before he loses him all over again. â just donât go so long without saying anything to me next time, okay? if you see me, say something. I know you donât want to be friends but .. we can start with acquaintances, maybe? â heâs clinging to him now, prolonging the inevitable of him leaving and perhaps admitting too much in the process, but he canât bring himself to care.Â
moonie really isnât there to rub things in his face, he does want to fix things. and he knows why joonâs making it so difficult and he canât blame him for pushing him out and away as far as he can. heâd done this. heâd hurt joon first. his chest feels like itâs being weighed down especially at the â i am now. â response that joon gives him and he stares at him nodding slowly. he wasnât just anyone. heâd never be just a n y o n e to moonie. just anyone was someone passing them by in the store or in the street, there was far too many situations and memories for joon to be just anybody to him. but he didnât say any of this out loud. the reality of joon finally maybe having actually moved on settling into moonieâs mind. the words however still hurt him despite that. and he canât make this feeling disappear, canât quite shake it. all moonie can do is stare over at him and he nods slowly, unsure if heâs even doing it. isnât important anymore. that stings too, more than moonie would like but here he is. heâs officially hit pathetic because heâs still trying to get it through to joon that he loves him. his emotions boil over when joon tells him heâs confused. hurt written over his face, because heâs not the first person to tell him that. â donât. . say iâm confused. joon. iâm not. . iâm not confused. â his voice shakes as he says it because he hates being told that, his father had said it so many times over the last month and moonie didnât know if he could even bare to hear it again, especially not from joon even if it is in a different context because he knows joon doesnât mean it like THAT but it still hurts him all the same. and he watches joon look away, and he really doesnât know what to say to him anymore. heâs not sure if heâs taking anything in. he doesnât have a comeback for any of that because he knows himself that none of it is true. it wonât fade, it hasnât and it wonât. had it faded for joon ? had he realised that he didnât actually love moonie anymore ? â iâm trying to tell you i do want to be with you. that i do love you. â he breathes out. â and youâre not... listening to me. â he sighs and despite feeling that joonâs being a little honest he canât respond to it, because now he feels guilty. if heâd thought for a second that joon would have answered him, he would have called, in a heartbeat. he wanted too the moment heâd walked out the damn door.Â
moonie just wanted all this to stop, for it to go back to how it was. he needed it to stop, and it didnât seem like it was going to. not now and not ever and it was frustrating that he couldnât fix it. he wished things could be easily fixed. but heâd broken joonâs heart, how was that just so fixable. but deep down heâs beginning to believe that of course itâs not. joonâs not accepting any of his apologies, really, and despite how much itâs hurting him, he has to accept that. if joon didnât want them, he didnât need to take them. the words make moonie feel somewhat exhausted. â because itâs my fault. â he shrugs. heâs not even sure if heâs spoken them out loud. but he knows he needs to the blame for it, none of this was joonâs fault. the leaving, the hurt, all of it was his. because he couldnât be open, was too afraid, and now he was he didnât have the one person he wanted to share that with. he feels the stares and at this point he really canât bring himself to care. the only person he cares about in this place is standing right in front of him and he doesnât know what to do. he feels like this is lost to him and he wants to reign it in before it becomes too much for either of them to deal with. so he was uncertain of what he was supposed to say or do. an apology only seemed like the right thing when joon accepted it, and he didnât expect him to, not now and not ever. heâd hurt him, moonie didnât deserve to have joon take his apology.  he opens his mouth to try and stop joon from apologising but joon accepted his. . . or made it seem like he had. he hadnât brushed it off this time so moonie just gives a little nod instead. he doesnât know what this is, but one thing feels certain is that this seems to much worse to him than actually leaving. because this feels final. a goodbye. not good per say but a bye nonetheless. one he doesnât want. not again. because this one is final.Â
heâd cried in front of joon before, not over something like this though. it had never been sad tears. always happy or tears from laughter when he couldnât control it anymore and they just cant naturally. the silence between the two of them is crushing him, because it makes everything that more painfully clear and moonie doesnât want to accept it. the fact that joon doesnât love him anymore. but he knows he needs too, knows he needs to give joonâs own heart that chance to heal and move on fro when he broke it. so the least he can do is let him move on. instead of standing here telling him he loves him, when itâs not the same. when he was the one to walk out on them, end them. though as much as heâs ready to leave his feet remained glued to the ground and heâs avoiding joonâs gaze and heâs avoiding everybody elses because he knows if he looks at someone heâs a goner, so he keeps them trained on his converse. because itâs the only thing thatâs stopping him from just bursting out into tears. and he keeps reminding himself. this is all his own fault. itâs the deafening silence between the two of them that does really get him and heâs not sure what heâs supposed to do, but leaving is his only option. he doesnât need the stuff heâs picked up, canât bare to be in the store anymore. â you shouldnât.â finally makes him look back at him, even if itâs brief. just one little glance and heâs got to look away again, the clipped and disinterested tone makes moonieâs heart feels like itâs completely shattered and he doesnât know much on how to fix that. heâs not interested anymore. moonie repeats it like a mantra in his head, hurting his own feelings as he does. and he still canât look at him, not out of anything other than humiliation and embarrassment because if he knows anything, itâs his own fault. his chest aches and makes him feel like heâs sinking but he tries his best not to show it. itâs not even that he doesnât want to be friends with him, at this point he just wants joon in his life but he understands how difficult that would be for the other boy. he stops just as he goes to turn, but doesnât completely look joon in the eyes because he canât, in fact he doesnât properly look him in the face, heâs staring at the shelves in front of him and there are tears threatening to fall over and one does before he can blink it back. he doesnât know if he can respond to joonâs words without them sounding pathetic. so he raises his shoulders in what was meant to be a shrug instead when joon responded to his apology. he knows he canât keep apologising because he knows itâs obviously not something joon wants to hear. he doesnât believe him, he knows heâs bothering him and he canât anymore. so heâs not sure what to say, or how to speak because too scared theyâll show whatever emotion heâs feeling in them and joon doesnât deserve that anymore, he deserves the happiness moonie couldnât give him. and he isnât sure if they can be aquantinces either so instead of completely agreeing because he knows he canât. he opts with a quiet almost barely audible â okay. â nodding, and answer quick, because he isnât sure he can answer him properly. the shaking of his voice is something he hopes isnât noticeable. though he doesnât know if he can do that, joon needs to move past it and if he doesnât love him anymore then all he needs is time to keep going.  so moonie canât possibly just walk up to him like heâs done today. not again. so this feels much more like a goodbye than something heâs trying to fix. not realising that all joon is doing is clinging on. â bye seojoon. â his voice, without him even meaning it, cracks halfway through his goodbye and he turns away completely feeling defeated and like heâd just given up.Â
bodytclksâ:
âOooh what do you do?â even as she asked the question, she could hear her mom in her head, you ask too many questions Riley, so many questions. âI was on my way to see this band, theyâre just playing odd locations and theyâre nobody now but âŚ. Iâve been told I just gotta check âem out.â
" i'm a dancer. " he says and he offered riley a smile as he ran a hand through his hair. he nodded his head at her response and he licks his lips. â what band is it ? â he asks curiously, he loved going to see bands. it was something he enjoyed more than other things.Â
With almost 14 years of being a grifter professionally under her Gucci belt, Loreleya was able to make anyone think she was from practically anywhere. Like right now, she was seeming to listen to a gentleman who was clearly lonely and who had money to blow. As far as he knew, she was a French model in between shoots at the moment, looking for a drinking partner. Heâd offered to buy her whatever she wanted, and she accepted only after heâd offered twice. She didnât want to come off as if sheâd been expecting he would pay for her drink, that would be suspicious. She followed the rule; order something expensive enough to enjoy yourself, but not so expensive where it discourages the mark from buying more than one drink. So, sipping her wine, she appeared to be sad when he stood to leave, which prompted him to give her 2 hundred dollar bills to cover her tab. Lore pocketed one of them, and turned to the person next to her, not wanting to go home just yet. âNext roundâs on me love.â
moonie's sitting quietly at the bar he people watches for a while but heâs more focused on getting drunk. to dull whatever emotion he was feeling because he didât want to deal with it. so he nurses his drink, one he isnât sure he should be having but at this point he canât bring himself to care. he swigs it, and he leans against the bar a bit more, not quite drunk, but not exactly still sober and he turned blinking one eye at a time as the woman speaks to him and he nods. â thanks. â he hums and he looked back to his glass. â you donât need to though.
itshighjccnâ:
joon isnât sure what he was expecting. there was very little the other boy could really do when he himself was being as stubborn as he was. and he knew that, knew that he was making everything much more complicated than it truly needed to be. however, knowing all of that didnât lessen the sting of moonieâs lack of argument. because, although heâd been quick to argue that this did matter, a fact that joon had to ignore if he had any hopes of getting through this conversation with his dignity, he hadnât had anything to say about what had been done between them. it felt a little bit like an admission, like a defeat to their past, and he hated how much it hurt. â if you say so. â he can feel the moment that moonieâs gaze slides away from him again and, although heâd expected to feel relief at being freed from all of the attention, he finds himself shifting uncomfortably instead. despite all of the time that has passed between them, and all that has changed, he still aches for the other boyâs attention in ways that he doesnât even want to begin trying to explain. however, as soon as the thought occurred to him, moonieâs gaze is back on him - heated and intense in ways that he hadnât been expecting. â but I what? â his own eyes flicker between each of moonieâs own after his question, searching his gaze for something as he hears the sentiment heâd only dreamed of ever hearing from moonie again. I fucking love you. his voice had sounded so confident, so sure of himself, and itâs enough to make joonâs defenses crumble momentarily as he finds himself speechless. itâs only when the words leave moonieâs lips again, somehow even steadier and more overwhelming than the first time, that he snaps out of his trance long enough to find his voice - and to break their eye contact. â you donât. â he isnât sure whether heâs trying to convince moonie or himself but he clings to the words desperately regardless. â you donât love me, moonie. maybe youâve thought of me, maybe youâve imagined talking to me again, maybe youâve even missed me, but you donât love me. â you wouldnât have left if you did, he wants to add. but heâs worried that itâs admitting too much, so he bites his tongue instead. â and thatâs why it doesnât matter, why we shouldnât even be talking about this. â heâs trying to push him away again, trying to make the conversation stop to spare his own heart, but he canât help it. itâs in his instincts. â well then what are we going to be, moonie? â the words just barely manage to not get caught in his throat, the obvious answer of ânothingâ making him feel sick already. the following admission of moonie missing him and the knowledge that he isnât allowed to return the sentiment doesnât help the uneasiness growing in his stomach, either. â you have my number. you couldâve called if you missed me. â
joon swallows the instinctive anger that flares up beneath his skin as he hears the bite in moonieâs tone, sucking a deep breath in through his nose and forcing himself to not immediately say the first thought that comes to his head. because this tension between them, this anger bouncing aggressively in the space between them, isnât meant to be there. it feels wrong, even after everything, and he canât stand the guilt that continues to plague him each time moonie is forced to look away from him. he lets the silence fill the void of his words instead, hoping it will serve as his own silent white flag for this fight, before letting out a sigh of his own when moonie apologizes yet again. â you werenât childish or stubborn. your feelings changed, so you told me and then we went our separate ways. thatâs as mature as breakups can get. â itâs an internal struggle to say the reassurance with as much neutrality as possible but he manages to sound at least somewhat removed from the situation. he counts that as a win. â and, like I said, you have nothing to be sorry for. whatâs done is done and Iâm fine. youâre forgiven or whatever, so donât beat yourself up over it. â itâs not true, the fact that heâs fine or that heâs managed to entirely forgive moonie for what happened between them, but he hopes itâs at least convincing enough to put the lingering guilt in moonieâs expression to rest.Â
the irony of moonie looking comfortable with the soft sound of people around them now, when he no longer has the luxury of being able to lean over and kiss him breathless whenever he wants to, isnât lost on him. itâs all he can think about, if heâs honest. each sound from someone around them brings up a past memory of moonie not-so-subtly flinching away from him when heâd accidentally get a little too clingy in public and he isnât sure whether to feel proud of him for his growth or bitter that leaving him had been the catalyst to achieve it. a more self-conscious part of him wonders if heâd been holding him back the entire time without even knowing it. â happy? â he canât help the way that the word comes out more scoff than question, too surprised by moonieâs conclusion to edit his tone. â why would I be happy that my boyfriend didnât want me anymore? I loved you, moonie. â the past tense of the sentiment that is still very much alive in his heart currently tastes wrong on his tongue, feels foreign leaving his lips, but he thinks its the right thing to do. he doesnât think heâs allowed to love moonie anymore. â he was not. but you know what? it wouldnât have mattered even if he had been! because I didnât want anyone else. â the words sound defeated even to his own ears, feeling pathetic for admitting such a thing to the face of someone who had already made it clear that the sentiment hadnât been returned. â moonie .. â he sighs the other boyâs name, debating whether or not to point out the fact that he hadnât found anyone after moonie - much less someone who could manage to somehow love him more than the other boy had. he didnât even want to. â did it ever occur to you that I wouldâve left you myself if you didnât make me happy? if I didnât think you loved me? â he points out a separate fact instead, keeping his current lack of dating life to himself. moonieâs doe eyes staring at him wouldâve been enough to distract him entirely, if he hadnât been so focused on the three words that had previously left moonieâs lips instead. â this isnât about you deserving me. this is about - because you canât just - â he stumbles over his own words for the first time since their conversation started, the first hint of just how flustered he truly was, before shaking his head to gather his thoughts. â you canât. â he settles on finally, firm and confident. and he isnât sure whether heâs talking about his belief moonie canât really be in love with him or about the fact that moonie canât just come up to him and admit that after everything. either way, it isnât fair. he looks away, feeling more vulnerable than heâs felt all day. â maybe I should go. â
joon looked just as he always did and moonie couldnât take his eyes off him. the stubbornness between the two of them could completely explode and just annoy everyone. but moonie wanted so badly to fix this. he really did. and he wanted to try so hard to do just that, he could do that couldnât he ? he needed to drop this stupid argument, it wasnât going to do any good going back and forth between the two of them, and he hated that it was. he didnât say anything in retaliation to joonâs words just gave a small nod of his head. â but youâre not just anyone. â he breathed out. â youâre not. and i wouldnât have. . .  â he trails off again because his words are caught in the back of his throat and he frowns. he doesnât know what much else to say because he knows joonâs not going to believe him and it stings. but who could he blame for that ? he swallows and keeps his eyes on joonâs face, trying to trace every tiny detail that heâd missed so much. once the i fucking love you is out there, thereâs no taking it back and moonie wouldnât even dream of doing so. he feels a little HOPE bubble in his chest as joon stares at him and once heâs said it again he almost lets himself hope more but itâs gone the moment joon talks. âyou donât.â he truely believed that moonie didnât love him. â i do. â he nodded. he began shaking his head, in a silent argument. â i have thought about you. itâs difficult not to think about you when everything i do reminds me of you. â because theyâd done everything together, even when moonie was practising, joon had been there. â i think about you all the time, i miss you all the time and i LOVE you all the time. it doesnât stop. it never stops and it never stopped. â he breathed out, feeling a little breathless. he stops when joon speaks again and he stares at him, unsure if he should continue. because he clearly doesnât want to talk about it. he visibly flinches because saying NOTHING in terms of what theyâre going to be is burning his tongue. he canât say it. â i-- donât know.. but not nothing . . . â he breathed. he blinked and he looked down, hanging his head and feeling awfully guilty. â i know. . . but would you have answered ? â he asked looking back up at him, unabl to help looking like a kicked puppy. doe eyes wide and a bit glossy.Â
he can sense the anger is still there and he really canât blame him but he wants to make it go away. thatâs all he wants to do any more, is just make it go away. thereâs this massive space, physically and emotionally between them and he just wanted to fix it. he really did hate this shit, they werenât supposed be this way. it hurt to see it. and he knew heâd messed this all up all over dumb insecurities that he could have talked to joon about. â â i was. and i am. iâm doing it right now. â he spoke softly, eyes still on his and he frowned wanting to just wrap him up and carry him out the store. he sighed slightly and glanced around at some of the people looking at them and he frowned but showed no motion that he was going to move at all. â iâm sorry just. . . i am okay you donât need to accept it. but the apology is there and you deserve that much at least. â he said and he looked down for a moment biting the inside of his cheek. unsure of what else to say in that moment and he licked his lips and looked back towards joon again, suddenly feeling more exhausted than he ought to be. the way that joon brushed it off more or less hurt more than he thought it would. â okay. â he decided to drop it, even though he knew that joon wasnât in fact fine, that much he could tell at least. and he hated it. hate that heâd done this.to someone like joon especially because he loved him so much. except the guilty look on his face stays right where it is.Â
he wanted to just pull the other boy into a hug and he felt like maybe he should. but he also knew that he couldnât. it wasnât fair to joon and he was clearly doing enough damage to hurt him even more and he didnât want too. that was the last thing he wanted, joon deserved better. â it. . . it wasnât about not wanting you. i do. but i wanted you to be happy. i still do i just. . . thought that. . . . youâd be happy with someone who could show you how much they love you. â that was all.  it didnât make sense to joon, and moonie knew that but it was the truth. of course it was the truth. however the next thing to leave the other boyâs mouth made him freeze and he stared at him. quietly, eyes soft all traces of anger and frustration gone. loved. loved. past tense. PAST. tense. his was still frozen to the spot, eyes wide and glossy, tears threatning to completely blur his vision because it was all he could think about, even while joon began to tell him that he didnât want anyone else. this time he looked away, and he kept his gaze away, blinking back whatever emotion tried to bubble to the surface, especially the tears. donât cry. donât cry. he kept cursing internally at himself, making himself keep his gaze averted because he felt now that heâd confessed only to be told that joon of coursed loved him, but didnât anymore and it consumed him. all thoughts of grocary shopping gone, because his chest began to ache and he pulled his sleeves over his hands, a anxious habit he only did when he wasnât sure what else to do. joonâs voice was there, loud and clear but it almost felt as if it were vacant and distant and he shook his head gently, just to answer his . â no. â he whispered. when he stumbles over his words, moonie looks down because he knows heâs caused this, and he deserves the pain heâs feeling. the heartbreakingly aching in his chest. for all he knew that heâd been the one to do this, heâd messed up, he hadnât expected it. the thought runs round and round in moonieâs head, confirming that he didnât anymore. he didnât love moonie anymore and that was. . . heartbreaking but it was fine. moonie could let him be happy if thatâs what he was. happy without him now. anyway. his eyes stayed on the floor and he bites hard into his lower lip. â i do love you joon. i do. even if you donât believe me. â he breathes out and it burns to say it because he feels slightly humiliated, the unrequited feelings humiliating and taunting him in his own head. he breathes out quietly, barely even audible. he does love joon and not in past tense, because itâs still, and it always will be, thatâs never going to change. even if he has to keep it to himself and move on. he knows itâs heard though, even if his words were quiet when he spoke. â iâm sorry. .â he whispers again, his voice softer than it had been even when they had first started their conversation he deserves to shop in peace, and he wonât get that now, will he ? he shakes his head quickly, almost making himself dizzy, eyes trained on anything OTHER than joon. â itâs okay, iâll go. â he needed too, because this was it. he wasnât gonna be able to look at him again. he couldnât, his heart ached, much more than it had when heâd even broken up with him because heâd known that joon loved him then, and now he couldnât deal with the fact that he didnât even though it was his own fault. â iâm sorry for bothering you. â he repeated, and shakily breathed out , grabbing the basket heâd only put a few things in, his free hand playing with his ear lobe due to his rise in anxiety.Â
confirmed: jungkook owns my heart â¤ď¸
stvrbriightâ:
â â´ shan nodded, â yep, but i handled it. i think. i called nypd and everything, though, iâm not sure how much good it did. iâm probably going to change my number. iâm due for an upgrade anyways, â she shrugged.
   â thatâs rough. do you want to be friends still ? or get back together, orâŚÂ ? â shan asked. â sometimes thereâs not much you can do if the other person isnât also willing to try. â
" when are you due for an upgrade ? " he asked curiously. " i'm due for one. . we could go do that ? â he was in need of doing something other than sulking and working there wasnât usually an inbetween. Â
â i want to fix it. i love him a lot and i got really insecure and now i donât know what iâm doing. â he admitted looking back up at shannon. â i know. i donât know if. . if he wants too. âÂ