I would never, ever, wish for anything again.
Ever.
Having Seungcheol-hyung is enough. Having Seungcheol-hyung is everything.
***
The incident haunted him for days. It followed him when he was awake, it smothered him in
his sleep. But with Seungcheol’s patience, with his friends’ company, he learned to heal, to
mend his body and mind. His days went back to normal. Soonyoung and Wonwoo would wait
for him by the gate, and Junhui had decided to pick him up at his house every morning. He
joined the school’s music club on Wonwoo’s suggestion. He continued tutoring Soonyoung,
but refused when he tried to pay him again so he could buy a new watch. They had done
enough for him. They had done so much. He couldn’t burden them any more than that.
Little did he know that Junhui had been trying to fix the watch.
He waited for Jihoon to finish his work in the music club’s studio after school. His face
lighted up at the sight of Jihoon, their hands naturally found each other. When they were
about to arrive at Jihoon’s house, Junhui gave him a little box with a red ribbon. The watch
inside the box looked exactly like how it was before being crushed. Junhui had put back
together every broken pieces, even the smallest ones. Now he knew where that scratches on
Junhui’s fingers came from.
Jihoon didn’t know what to say, as a simple ‘thank you’ would not be enough for everything
Junhui had done for him. As three words would not be enough to convey his feelings towards
him. So Jihoon tiptoed, hand on Junhui’s shoulder, and let their lips meet in the softest touch.
Junhui pulled him closer, his warm lips caught Jihoon’s into an embrace full of longing.
Jihoon had finally found the long-lost happiness.
Everything was perfect. He had the most caring friends, he had his favorite person, he had the
best brother.
And tomorrow, he would give him his first present.
***
Jihoon couldn’t stand still. His feet kept moving, the tip of his shoes was making random
shapes on the pavement. His fingers tapped continuously on his folded arms, his eyes glanced
at the big clock in the middle of the park for countless times. He was giddy with excitement.
He couldn’t wait for the clock to reach five. Seungcheol promised him to finish his work early
so they could meet up. There was a little patisserie near the park, one both of them had been