◎ -- It's raining and my muse finds yours outside completely drenched and crying.
Untied shoelaces flicker with leftover drops of rain as hurried steps clammer against pave that is completely soaked to its core. He's late coming back from the convenience store; but assuming that there'll be nobody even at the dorm to pick at his poor punctuality, he finds himself at a slow once the cross road appears.
The light flashes red and he's off again, the entrance towards the complex coming into view. There are children nearby splashing into the puddles; grouchy elders standing on their front porches complaining about who knows what. It's the usual sight on a gloomy evening in Seoul and for the first time in awhile it drags on his shoulders too.
However, he doesn't find the sound of what appears to be crying that familiar. He's just turning the corner towards the entrance of their complex before a curled up figure appears in view, a dark hoodie draped over their shoulders. Their head is down, tucked between two knobby knees and he can tell that they're trembling; not from the chill of the rain but from the mere burden of tears and soft whimpering.
He blinks, quickening his pace before he realizes just who it is. Jongin.
The umbrella tightens in his own grip and his friend's cries only grow louder as the distance between them comes to a close. It's heart wrenching, just by the way their unspoken sorrow travels through the air. Sehun can't help but find himself at a loss for words as he kneels before their shivering frame; hands still masking a tear-stained visage.
The younger gently reaches forward and clasps his fingers around Jongin's thin wrists, jaw dropping ever so slightly at the sight of swollen eyelids and cracked lips. Jongin turns away, head resting against the brick wall in exhaustion. His breath is shaky and uneven, the occasional attempt at choking back a sob emitting from his throat.
The silence continues to grow deafeningly loud and there are no words that can be exchanged; just brief moments of eye contact and intertwined finger tips that keep the crying at bay. They don't need to even speak, one being there for the other has always been more than enough.
And when the tears fail to arise once again, Sehun offers the other a warm smile before tugging them back onto their feet, still keeping their hands clasped together. Brown eyes livening once again, Jongin returns the smile with a small lopsided grin before they make their way passed the doors of the building; umbrella long abandoned on the pavement.