[ annoying ]

annoying:
good morning jongseongie!!!
i hope you had a good sleep ^^
have a nice day ahead!

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jay tossed his phone back on his bed as he read the message. he stared at the calendar on his desk and sighed. i almost forgot the date today.

he started getting ready. he's glad that it's weekend and he doesn't have to deal with skipping classes. he also didn't bother to eat breakfast- he doesn't have an appetite anyways.

right, i should buy flowers.

he grabbed his helmet and jacket as he heads outside of his apartment.

i'm hoping that i'd have a nice day too, brat.

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[ partners in jail 🌷 ]

nishimura:
dingdong
y'all free?
let's play billiards

lee:
sure
what time

nishimura:
right now 😁

lee:
you fucker
it's only 7:30 wtf

nishimura:
fine
let's meet by 11
same place
wbu jay hyung?

park:
nah
i can't
i'm busy today

lee:
oh
right
tell your mom i said hi

nishimura:
ah it's today
ok hyung, no worries
you should rest today

park:
thanks

lee:
you're going back to your home?

park:
unfortunately
i'll just drop by
but i won't stay long
you know why

lee:
definitely
goodluck dude

nishimura:
don't cause trouble today hyung
your mom won't like it

park:
i'll try

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welcome home, jay.

he parked his motorbike across the street as he stared at the gate. just looking at their house makes him sick.

jay took a deep breath and rang the doorbell. i hope he's not here.

a middle-aged woman opened the gate. she smiled warmly when she saw jay standing outside.

"ah finally! i missed seeing your face, jong."

"missed you too, aunt rory."

jay hugged her, suddenly feeling nostalgic. aunt rory was the caretaker of their house, and seeing her getting older feels.... sad.

"you look thin, hijo! you should've stayed here instead of going independent." the woman was staring at his face, carefully examining him.

leaving this house was the best option, staying here would've suffocated me. he wanted to answer, but he just kept his mouth shut.

"you should visit here often! i'm sure you missed my cooking."

"i do, aunt. i'll try to stop by next time, since i'm always busy with my school."

"aw poor jong. your father is worried about you-"

"speaking of father, is he here?" jay abruptly cuts off her words. he wanted to make the conversation quick, he didn't want to spend another minute inside.

aunt rory shook her head. "he's not here, sadly. your brother's also going home today, so he went to the airport with your mother."

jay wanted to laugh. so he forgot? but then again, what's new? i'm not even surprised at this point.

my brother? my mother? it feels like something dropped inside his stomach. hearing those words makes him want to vomit.

he nodded. "that's expected." he stepped back, opening the gate again. "tell them to enjoy. thanks, aunt rory."

before going out, he looked back and smiled at her.

"by the way, i have no brother. also, my mother's already dead- i hope you don't forget about that, aunt rory."

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[ noo's guardians ]

jake:
sunoo
i stopped by your house earlier
but your sister said you went somewhere
where did you go?

sunoo:
nowhere hehe
i just went on a walk and bought ice cream at the park

jake:
so you're home now?

sunoo:
yeth sir
i am home
safe and sound

jake:
good

jungwon:
sun just tell me if jake's giving you curfews
mf acts like he gave birth to you

jake:
what's wrong with how i act?
also, i didn't give birth to him
but i raised him
SUNOO'S MY CHILD

jungwon:
HE'S MINE U TWAT
i signed his adoption papers two years ago

sunoo:
i do not want to have you two as my parents
your parenting skills suck
👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

jungwon:
what did u just say
take that back

jake:
after i fed and gave you clothing
this is what i get in return 🤧

sunoo:
wtaf honestly
y'all are crazy

jake:
hey wanna watch grey's anatomy at my house today?

sunoo:
i can't
i have homeworks to do 😐

jake:
oh ok
next time then

jungwon:
i want to watch too
i'm going there now

jake:
nah let's watch it with sun next time

jungwon:
okay 🤡

sunoo:
nope it's finee
just watch without me
i'll catch up on the episodes

jungwon:
nah we can't
you need to be there
jake wants you to be there 😄

jake:
it's more fun to watch with more people anyways

jungwon:
right 🤡

sunoo:
okay?
i'm going to take a nap then
bye byeee

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sunoo grinned as he managed to escape from his friends. lying is not good, but somehow it's satisfying that i can do what i want without them interrogating.

he walked further, muttering words of greetings in every tomb and grave that he sees. he was taking a stroll earlier and decided to visit the nearest cemetery that he could find on google maps.

it's too peaceful here.

"excuse me, mister. i hope you don't mind me sitting next to your sanctuary." sunoo sat on the grass beside one of the tombs.

he sighed, calming himself. he wanted to feel what it's like to be in a place like this, and it's not bad as it seems. it'll be nice to sleep here.

he tried to close his eyes. should i lie down?

"you. what are you doing here?"

sunoo almost jumps when he heard a familiar voice behind him. he was shocked to see jongseong in this place.

"why are you here?" he stands up, wiping the dirt away from his pants.

jay's eyebrows furrowed, as if he couldn't believe what he just heard. "i should be the one asking you that. are you stalking me?"

sunoo laughs, his hands covering his mouth. "you think highly of yourself huh? i'm only here to sleep, and i didn't know you'd be here too."

he gasped. "isn't that what we call fate? oh my, we're meant to be." he laughs again, this time louder.

the guy just stared at him with a blank face. such a boring person. sunoo clears his throat.

"anyways, what about you?" he expected jongseong not to answer his question, since they're not even close in the first place. plus, it feels like it's personal- and sunoo doesn't want to make him uncomfortable.

so when jay spoke, he got almost speechless.

"it's my mom. i visited her." he said casually.

"oh." his mother.... so that was probably the reason why he didn't reply to my texts earlier.

sunoo glanced at him before taking a step closer. "i'm sure your mother is having a great rest."

"she is." he saw jay smile a little. "thanks."

"your mother must be very beautiful." sunoo adds. he's now standing beside him, his eyes fixed on the trees in front of them.

he felt jay looking at him. "how did you know?"

he shrugged. "i mean, if i base it on your face," he then faces jay, meeting his gaze. "you look handsome. so she's probably beautiful, right?"

"how could you say that easily?" jay

"it's a compliment. it's not supposed to be difficult."

jay shook his head. it feels like he's always hearing this kind of mindset every time he talks to this guy.

how did i even end up seeing him here? jay thinks it's absurd. but still, he's glad. he's glad that this day didn't turn out to be worse than he thought it would.

"anyways, i'll go first." sunoo pats his shoulder, "i can't afford to go past my curfew."

oh, he's going home. "okay. want me to drive you home?"

sunoo grinned. "maybe next time, when i see your face again. bye, jongseongie."

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[ sunoo kim ]

jongseong:
stay safe, kim

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yay finally updated this one shsjs

tbh i was thinking of unpublishing this bc i keep on having mental blocks everytime i write this au 😭 but i don't want to let this go so we'll see if i can finish writing this HWJSKA