[ sunghoon 🌵 ]

jay:
fuck you
i knew i couldn't trust your lying ass
i should've just stayed in a hotel
i'll stab you once you step foot in korea

sunghoon 🌵:
nice
sounds like a great plan 👍

jay:
go to hell

sunghoon 🌵:
dude
you sound like a hormonal teenager
what's wrong?

jay:
oh wow
now you're pretending you don't know why i'm mad?

sunghoon 🌵:
nah i'm not pretending
i'm genuinely curious
why get mad when i just offered you a place to stay in? it's not like i had any idea that you'd be seeing heeseung the moment you get there 🤷🏻

jay:
IT'S BC U DIDN'T TELL ME HE'S ALSO LIVING IN THAT BUILDING

sunghoon 🌵:
do i have to? it's not like you asked
i honestly thought you didn't care about him since you never mentioned him all those years

jay:
ok
fine
nvm then

sunghoon 🌵:
ok but seriously
you should chill
hee's also your friend right?
just act normal
why are you so uptight now?

jay:
sorry
i'm just stressed lately

sunghoon 🌵:
stressed? lmao yeah right
i know you're nervous about seeing them again, but just breathe
it'll be easier for all of you if you don't overthink things and just talk

jay:
yeah i get it
but since when did you start giving normal advice?
doesn't sound like you

sunghoon 🌵:
wdym i give out decent advice every time tho 😐
also pls just stop avoiding people
you're back now and you'll probably gonna see more of them next time

jay:
i know ok?
i just panicked
i feel stupid too

sunghoon 🌵:
that's good to hear
at least you're self aware 😊

jay:
i hope your plane crashes on the way here

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jay tossed his phone on the bed while he changed his clothes. he doesn't need to be reminded of how stupid he acted on earlier. heeseung might even think that i don't want to see his face ever again.

what if i see jake too? will i do something dumb again? he sighed. he's been thinking of how to reconcile with his best friend, but he knows that it won't be the same as it was. does jake still like him? or did he find someone better now?

the thought made jay sad. he feels disappointed to himself, that he never had the courage to reach out to jake after he left. he sent one email, and then nothing. jake was everything to me, and just tossed our friendship like it was nothing. i'm a jerk.

his train of thoughts stopped when his phone rang again. he sat on the bed and answered the call.

"hello?"

"kol jay! miss!" he immediately smiled when he heard meiji's voice on the other line.

"well hello there little one, do you miss me?"

"yeth! jiji miss da-" he hears jimin's voice too. "sweetie i told you, it's uncle jay. not dada."

jay rolled his eyes. "oh please, he can call me whatever he wants."

"nope, not gonna happen. meiji calling you dad in milan is fine, but here? goodness jay. imagine the rumors that would fly up. it'll easily reach your... lovers. or whatever you call them."

"they're not my lovers, idiot. they're my friends. and trust me they won't believe rumors."

jimin laughs, "really? you've been friends with them and you don't even know how crazy they can get with just rumors? just look at sunghoon as an example."

"sunghoon's the only bad apple in my friend group. don't compare them to that asshole."

"oh please, they're all men anyways. sunghoon's just the only one who's not afraid to show his awful character."

jay sighed. it's no use arguing with jimin because she always thinks she's right. always.

"by the way, i saw heeseung."

"cool, did you kiss him again?" she says in a boring tone.

"you b- why would i kiss him?!"

she giggled. "chill, i was kidding. so how did it go? did you guys hug like bros and casually talk about things?"

"no, we didn't. i pressed the close button to his face before he could get inside the elevator." he grunts, that exact moment flashing on his brain.

he hears her gasp softly in the background. "oh, you dumbfu- seriously? after i listened to your rants for three years about how you missed him and how you regret not seeing him before you went to milan? i'm disappointed. hell, even meiji's disappointed in you."

jay groaned in annoyance. after spending three years with jimin, he learned to open up to her and talk about topics that he didn't get to let out with his other friends. he told her how he was pining on his best friend for years, only to had his heart shaken up by a guy he never imagined to like.

it was frustrating. i was so sure my heart would always belong to my best friend, and yet... here i am now.

life is running in full circle indeed.

"i regret coming back. i feel like i'm just going to ruin the life that they built when i left." he blurted out softly.

jimin sighed.

"this is why i told you, no second guessing now. you had three years to decide jay. give them the answer that they need, or else you'd be an asshole- just like any other men out there."

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[ corporate baddies 🤪✌🏻 ]

sunghoon:
okay people
guess who's back

sunoo:
?

heeseung:
what's with the new group chat
don't we have one already?

sunghoon:
dude
that gc was ages ago
we need a fresh start 😚

sunoo:
why?
it's not like we have time to chat anyway
just call if you need something

sunghoon:
you're still mad at me aren't you

sunoo:
why ask when you already know

sunghoon:
aww my cutie patootie noo
pls don't be angry now 🤏
i've come to deliver some good news

sunoo:
news coming from you?
i doubt if it's anything good

sunghoon:
damn you're actually mad at me 😔💔
anyways
here's a surprise for y'all

[ sunghoon added park jay to the group. ]

sunghoon:
surprise surprise 😊

sunoo:
wait
omg
JAY????
IS THAT REALLY YOU 😭
I MISS YOU SO MUCH

jay:
woah
hahahaha hi guys
SUNOO BABIE I MISS YOU TOO 😭

heeseung:
welcome back, jay :)

jay:
thanksss 😊

sunghoon:
now that's more like it
how's everyone doing?
isn't this cute? we're all back 😁

sunoo:
okay but i need to see you soon jayyy
we should catch up!
where are you staying now?

jay:
well
i'm currently at sunghoon's place
for now
until i find another place to stay in

sunoo:
oh okayy
why there? you can stay in my place tho

sunghoon:
what's wrong with mine? i'm not there anyways

sunoo:
shut up

jay:
😭
i'm fine sunnn
plus i heard you and nishimura are living tgt so i can't bear to stay in a couple's place lmao

sunghoon:
exactly 💯

sunoo:
okay then :<
btw, are you really back now?

jay:
yeah
i'm back for good

heeseung:
that sounds great

sunghoon:
ofc it does
esp to you
**us
lmao sorry crazy typo i got there
miss u jay ;)

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[ sunghoon 🌵 ]

jay:
you're gonna attend your fucking funeral once you get back here
istg you lunatic

sunghoon 🌵:
lmfao see you soon 😉

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hoon 📰 @parkwrites tweeted.

day 2 of summit conference 📌

10838 likes | 2275 retweets

replies:

@chenleave buy me a bottle of chardonnay as a souvenir pls 👉👈
↪@parkwrites how about a bottle of disappointment instead
@cornjay this is gonna become your funeral photo
↪@parkwrites is it bc my looks are to die for ☺️

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jw ✌🏻 @yinyang tweeted.

sunday hangout w/ them 🪐🎫

592 likes | 21 retweets

replies:

@hiyyihglow wow ok no one bothered to invite me? fine bitches friendship's over now
↪@yinyang btch you're in london rn??? how tf are we gonna have lunch with you istg use your panini head
↪@hiyyihglow right ... lol my bad
@nishi_rk why does jake hyung look like he got hepatitis
↪@yinyang stfuu 😭

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"so... i heard your best friend's back in korea."

jungwon almost choked on his drink when ni-ki casually brings up the topic while they're hanging out together. he clears his throat and glances at jake who got quiet.

nishimura and his fucking loudmouth. he kicks his friend's foot under the table, and riki looks at him with a glare.

they all agreed not to mention anything to jake about jay because they wanted the guy to find out by himself. the plan was going well, not until his cousin decided to bring it up while they're eating éclairs.

"ah, really? sounds great." jake's reply caught jungwon off more.

that's it? after he cried when jay left him? is this trauma response or what? 'cause i'm scared.

"uhm... hiyyih- i think she saw jay in the airport too or something, the other day..." he scratched the back of his neck to ease the awkwardness, trying to cover up a bit of his white lies.

jake exhaled, nodding. "she did? cool. i hope he's doing well."

ni-ki stared at his cousin. "dude, stop it. you're creeping me out. just say that you want to see him and be all emotional, it's better that way."

"shut up, riki." he kicks him again to keep him quiet. he's not even helping at all.

jake smiled, the hint of sadness visible in his eyes.

"i'm honestly fine. i'm a bit overwhelmed by the news, but i-" he took a deep breath, "i think i should calm myself down. letting my emotions take over me was the reason why jay left in the first place, so i don't want to drive him away again."

well, that sounds sad as fuck.

jungwon decided to stare at his iced tea instead. seeing jake feels like he's always being reminded of the stupid decision that he did a long time ago. now i feel shitty.

"jay left because of the internship, so don't blame yourself over something that you had no control over." he sighed. "i'm sure he wants to see you too."

the older glanced at him. "i could only hope, won. because it'll wreck me if he doesn't want me in his life anymore."

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i am typing this now while trying not to close my eyes bC I WANNA SLEEP LIKE GADAMN Y'ALL (ok no kidding this is why my updates are kind of late always, it's bc i barely have time to write after work dhdjs i'm sorry everyone 😭)