haechan
do you know this guy

haechan

haechan

haechan

juniper
???? no?

haechan
liar|

haechan
you sure?

juniper
pretty sure!

haechan
what about now?

haechan

juniper is typing...

juniper
where did you get that

haechan
that wasn't the question.
do you know this kid

juniper
not anymore

haechan
not anymore??

juniper
sorry, i'm gonna be late for class

haechan
yah

haechan
park junha|

haechan
juniper park

haechan
how do you know this kid??

juniper
remember when i told you about
that kid i went to elementary
school with? when i first lived in
korea with my aunt and uncle?

nova
i think so? the one with
the cute smile?

juniper
yeah

juniper
do you think it'd be possible
to track him down after all
these years?

nova
i mean idk? do you
remember his name?

juniper
i do

nova
a little insta stalking can't hurt!

nova
but why are you suddenly
interested?

juniper
i never got to say goodbye to
him... before moving i mean

nova
are you sure you want to do that?

juniper
yes

juniper
i need to clear the air
before this blows up

nova
why would it suddenly blow
up? you haven't thought of this
kid in years

nova
did someone threaten you?

juniper
i think of him all the time

juniper
and no. don't worry

nova
DONT TELL ME NOT
TO WORRY

nova
UR MY BAE IM ALWAYS
GONNA WORRY ABOUT
YOU 💕

juniper
i know and i love you
so much for that 💕

nova
then what's going on bae

juniper
i'm just wondering where
he is, that's all

nova
okay. let me know if
you need anything

juniper
mhmm i will <33

juniper practically tore her closet apart while desperately searching for the photo book her aunt and uncle gifted her after graduating high school. she frantically threw shoes and other items laying on the floor when she didn't see it on the top shelf, knowing this was the only other place it could be.

when she was ready to give up, juniper spotted a brown box shoved in the far corner of the closet and peeking out from beneath a cardigan that had fallen off of the hanger.

a wave of relief hit her as she pulled the box into her lap, cradling it for a moment as she began to grow emotional. she was an emotional person in general, but holding something filled with images of her life just felt different.

her eyes began to burn as juniper lifted the lid off, placing it to the side as she dropped her head to stare at the contents of the box.

carefully picking the book up and out of the box, juniper brought her knees to her chest and balanced the spine of the scrapbook on her thighs. she skipped over the first few pages and impulsively began flipping past images as she searched for the one permanently in her memory. 

it didn't take as long to find it as she thought it would, juniper's fingers hovering over then laminated photograph as a tear ran down her chin.

slipping the picture from the plastic sleeve, she held it up closer to her face, intensely scanning it with her teary eyes.

six-year-old her was standing on the left, limbs spread out with one foot on the ground and an arm tossed around the shoulders of a little boy on her left. present day june's gaze flicked the right and settled on the photographed boy.

the longer she looked at, the more similar he looked to the photos haechan had sent her.

juniper held her breath as water droplets fell from her eyes, decorating the old photograph with her grief-filled nostalgia. more guilt than grief, actually, and that just made it hurt more.

her arms mindlessly pulled the picture to her chest where a sob was building up, hugging it as the sound broke past her lips.

unable to contain herself, juniper dropped the photo into her lap and threw her hands against her face as she tried to calm her breathing.

how did haechan know him? how did he have those pictures? maybe it's not him, he didn't even say his name...

i'm sorry, hyunggie.

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