Back To The Past ϟ Mino & Youngjae
Ever since he was born, the boy had always had those round cheeks and bulky body. At around age 2, he remembered how everyone around him always gave him their attention, spoiling him and cooing at him for his cuteness. But things took a turn when he reached grade school.
Outside school, he was still the cute, adorable, chubby kid who everyone loved, pinching his cheeks and showering him with sweets. Minho loved all their attention, striking cute poses whenever people are staring at him, trying to get them to love him more. In short, he was an attention seeker. So imagine his surprise when he entered grade school where children gets self-conscious, judging things that were different than them. Minho was made fun of for continuing to have this round, bulky body when the rest of the boys started cutting down their food intake, wanting to have a body like the tv stars. He had no complaints though, he was just curious as to why people changed their opinion so quickly when over a year ago, he was called cute and not fat.
It was not that bad though, he still had better luck than a kid in his class. The kid was more timid than he was, causing more taunts and ridicule to come his way. If the saying birds of the same feather flock together was true, they could be the evident of it. It was not because they were the kids who were larger than the society's normal size, but because they were the kids who were truly good-natured who understood each other.
It was hard to gain Youngjae's trust. Minho sat beside him during lunch, even pushing himself closer to the other child during their playtime. He was often ignored. But Minho refused to have his efforts to go to waste, so he tried one more time. He sat beside the empty swing the boy was occupying, getting himself ready for lunch. Minho was doing the same when he noticed how a taller kid yanked his lunch box away. The boy was shocked but said nothing about it, only staring at the foods that had scattered on the grass. Needless to say, Minho didn't take this without a fight. But a good exchange for his black-eye? A friend named Youngjae.
Now 20 years of age, it had been ages since Minho had seen his childhood buddy and without any question, he was missing his company. After all, they had been together for more than 10 years. Returning to his old school was nostalgic. His appearance was requested by their principal for a talent show, he was a judge and was also asked to perform. Still hours early for the show, he made his way to the playground where he and Youngjae first became friends. Upon closer view, he noticed a man sitting by his old friend's spot at the swing, smiling as he stares at the sky.
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