hoon 📰 @parkwrites tweeted.

touchdown, korea.

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@sunscript wait are you still gonna come to the party?
↪@parkwrites ofc babyboo 😘
↪@sunscript oh shit
↪@parkwrites ??? i'm not a shit excuse you
@chenleave AYO HURRY UP OR YOU'LL GONNA MISS ALL THE FUNNN
↪@parkwrites sure sure i'll be there in a few hours

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[ heeseung the martyr ]

sunghoon:
any update?

heeseung the martyr:
?
did you mistake me for your private investigator?

sunghoon:
dude no
also i have no private investigator? tf you talking about 🤨

heeseung the martyr:
then what update are you saying?

sunghoon:
update about the homecoming
and update about jay ☺️

heeseung the martyr:
i'm not at the party yet
also idk about jay
i haven't seen him since he closed the elevator on my face

sunghoon:
lmfao
sucks to be you bro

heeseung the martyr:
sucks to be you too ig

sunghoon:
nah i'm doing great
in fact i'm on my way to the alumni party now 😁

heeseung the martyr:
really? i thought you're busy
you took the time to book a flight just so you could attend a college event?

sunghoon:
yes, i did
what's your point

heeseung the martyr:
nothing
i'm just saying
it's not bc you heard that he's gonna be there?
because i know he'll probably flee once he sees you

sunghoon:
who?
i don't have any idea what you're talking about but i'll be there just to watch the drama that i've been waiting for years 🥱

heeseung the martyr:
sure, sure
that drama will probably end tonight so i hope you'll be there to witness that

sunghoon:
OOOOOH spicy 🥵

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jimin feels like vomiting. on the spot. as in, right now. she fidgets, her hand still hooked around jay's arm while he's staring at the guy in front of them.

good God, why did you put me in this awkward situation?

she tried to smile at jake, who seemed to not notice her presence at all. that's fine, ignore me all you want. she sees a familiar figure behind jake, and he gives her a small nod as a greeting. his name was... won? or something like that.

jimin shifted in her feet and cleared her throat to break the tension around the air. it was getting a bit crowded and people were already staring at them, probably because they remembered jay and jake. or maybe because they think we look stupid standing in the middle of the entrance hall.

"hey! jake, right?" she greets the guy brightly, her arm extending to give him a light hug. "i'm jimin. it's nice to see you!"

jake seemed a little shaken up, but he finally smiled at her too. "hi, uh... it's nice to see you too, jimin."

"so, how'd you been? jay often talked about you when we had our internship together." she nudged jay, who probably is still frozen on the ground. "right, jay?"

jay snapped out of his freezing moment and looked at jake again. "yeah, i did. i... i missed you."

jimin's eyes widened a bit, shocked at hearing what her friend just said.

jake now looks a bit shocked, his face getting flushed. he looked like he didn't expect jay to just blurt out the fact that he missed him.

"you know what-" jimin lets go of jay's arm and slightly pushes him towards jake before she takes a step beside won. "why don't you two talk and catch up about things? won can be my date for tonight instead."

won looked younger compared to them, so jimin guessed that he's in the lower batch. he's really familiar, though i'm not sure where i've seen him before.

"wait, w-" jake was about to protest when jimin shushed him.

"nope, no buts. you two enjoy your time together, goodbye!" she then pulled won to walk inside the social hall.

jimin could feel some people still staring at her, so she guessed that they knew about what happened to her. whatever, i got pregnant and now i have a child. what's with all the fuss?

she ignored the stares and just grabbed a glass of champagne from the waiters. "you- what's your name again?"

the guy frowned a bit, but he still looks like a nice kid. "i'm jungwon. i thought you knew me, sunbae."

so i'm right. his name has 'won' in it. "sunbae? you know me?"

"of course, i interviewed you for an article back when i was a freshman. you still had a lot of piercings that time," he glanced at her ears. "and now it's gone."

he interviewed me... right, i remember now. but i think i saw him somewhere else too. or was i mistaken?

she consciously touched her ear. "well, times have changed."

jungwon was about to speak again when someone yelled in their direction.

"jimin?! omg- jungwonie too?!" yuna pushed past the crowds whilst holding her purse and running towards them. "i missed you guys!"

yuna hugged them both, and jungwon saw chenle and taeyoung walking behind her. he waved at them, smiling.

they're all here.

jungwon's nervousness increased when he saw sunoo from the other table, talking to his former blockmates. he quickly scans the crowd, checking to see for a familiar face.

"looking for someone?" he hears chenle talk beside him.

"h-huh?"

his senior chuckled. "i mean, you look like you're looking for someone. want me to look for your blockmates? i'm sure they're here somewhere."

jungwon shakes his head. "i'm okay, thanks hyung." he lets out a sigh of relief. i should stop being paranoid.

i hope jake hyung's doing fine though. because if that was me, i would've melted into a puddle of nothing.

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[ hiyyih owes me money 🧌 ]

jungwon:
bitch
@hiyyih
@ni-ki
where the hell are you two

riki:
i'm still driving
omw

hiyyih:
bestie i'm at the cocktail section
where are you? i'm having fun here 😋

jungwon:
i'm with the journalism guys
i want to go home
i'm about to lose it

hiyyih:
HUH WHYY
i don't think your nightmare is going to come tho

jungwon:
i just can't stay here
i'm surrounded by his friends and i feel like he's about to pop out any minute

riki:
just stay beside sunoo
you'll be alright

hiyyih:
chill brotha
are you feeling guilty bc of what you did to him? lmfaoooo

jungwon:
wtf did u just say

hiyyih:
what? it's not like i'm saying bs
iz true tho 🤷🏻

riki:
that's enough bahiyyih
and where is jake?
isn't he supposed to be with you?

jungwon:
jay snatched him away
and i'm jimin's date now 😐

hiyyih:
HUH
ISN'T THAT JAY'S GIRLFRIEND

riki:
what

jungwon:
what

hiyyih:
y'all are dumb istg
jimin is jay's girlfriend
they even have a kid tgt

jungwon:
GIRL WHAT
WHAT ON COCAINE'S SHT ARE U SAYING
WHAT KID
WHAT THE FUCK

riki:
pls tell me you got proof or else you'll be sued for spreading false rumors

hiyyih:
SUE ME THEN
but i got proof
MY EYES 👀 ARE THE PROOF
THEY SCREENSHOTTED THEM TGT WITH THE CHILD

riki:
🤦🤦
source: trust me

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jake has a lot of friends. even when he was young, people adored him— his kindness, his generosity towards others in need. he's been friends with everyone around him, and no one has ever had the guts to hate him.

and yet— although he has friends, he still felt alone.

even now, he's still alone.

when his very own best friend left him without a warning, that proved everything he needed to know about himself.

i don't deserve him. i'm not a good best friend, i made him leave. it was all my fault. i'm selfish.

even when jake wanted to chase him down to milan and bring him back, he didn't. i don't have the right to do that.

even now— now that jay is in front of him, jake feels like he's still out of his reach. he wants to pull him close and hug him, but he stopped himself. i can't reach him anymore.

"jake, are you okay? you look a bit pale."

when he heard jay's worried voice, that's when jake realized that he's almost not breathing.

he sighed, "yes, i'm good."

the two of them have been walking around the university, and they already reached the far end of the vicinity.

jay fumbles on the hem of his linen polo shirt. "i'm sorry... for leaving. i know that was selfish of me—"

he cuts him off. "please, don't say that. i was the selfish one, you were..." jake smiled at him, "...you were free to do whatever you want. i was the one holding you back, i'm sorry."

he stared at jake's eyes, trying to search for the best friend that he left three years ago. somehow, he feels like he's facing a different person. he feels like a stranger.

"jake... you're— you're still my best friend, right?"

you really know how to break my heart, don't you? jake inhaled sharply.

three years have passed, and he's still the best friend. i'll always be the best friend, nothing more and nothing less.

jay watched as jake took huge steps and stood closer to him.

"to you... i will always be your best friend, jay." the winds blew the leaves around them, and jake's voice sounded like a whisper.

"but to me? you're not anymore."

he felt his heart drop when jake's face moved inches close to his.

"i already crossed the line, jay, and i don't want to be just your best friend."

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heeseung pulled out the lighter from his coat before lighting his cigarette. he already stopped smoking for a year, but it feels like he won't survive the night without it.

he sighed, puffing the smoke whilst staring at the two people standing from a far distance. gods, i wished i was blind instead.

well, it was about time that he chose someone. it's been three years, and he probably came back home for this reason.

what was i even thinking? of course he'll choose his goddamn best friend. i never stood a chance in the first place.

but fuck.

it fucking hurts.

he's happy for them. heeseung has never wished for anything this badly, but at the same time— he wished it was him instead.

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😊

remember the snippet back in OMYM? sounds familiar isn't it ;)