Yeonjun almost smiled at the memory, but then remembered— remembered how after the two went to the boys' lounge, and Yeonjun ignored Soobin and made some homophobic comments.

                          
Remembered how Soobin looked disheartened and kept trying to tell Yeonjun something, but Yeonjun didn't listen and instead continued fucking around with the other guys.

                          
Yeonjun cursed to himself. How did he not notice that Soobin had a crush on him?

                          
Yeonjun took his phone out and began scrolling through old texts of him and Soobin. They hadn't texted for weeks. The last texts was this;


                          
soobie
junnie!! 
i mean, dan!!

                          
soobie
hello?
uhm, i thought 'bout what u said

                          
soobie
u r not answering??
im on my way to your room now!
im gonna give you many kisses!


                          
That was the last texts before Soobin found Yeonjun with his dad. Yeonjun let out a small breath he didn't know he was holding.

                          
Fuck. Fuck— they were so close to being together.

                          
Yeonjun was so close to holding Soobin every night and calling him his baby.

                          
Yeonjun was so fucking close to having one good thing in his life.

                          
But instead, everything went wrong.

                          
So, so quickly.

                          
Yeonjun scrolled through their texts and let out a small smile at some of them that occurred when everything seemed fine.


                          
soobie
you're a little meanie!!

                          
jun
who's the one that left without kissing me goodbye?

                          
soobie
i told u i had homework
i hate u

                          
jun
no, u don't

                          
jun
pretty babyyy

                          
soobie
i like u sm :(

                          
jun
come over?
tell me first if u want to, so i'd cook

                          
jun
miss you 

                          
soobie
where's the meanie dan?
hmmm, someone possessed him!!


                          
Yeonjun heard the door of the art room open, and turned with widened eyes and saw Soobin.

                          
"Oh-" Soobin let out, fingers tightening around the door handle, "What are you doing here?"

                          
"I just came here to be... alone, I guess." Yeonjun mumbled, and saw how Soobin was looking away.

                          
"Okay." Soobin said, and then walked inside and towards the cupboard to take his art file. He grabbed it, and then looked at Yeonjun wearily.

                          
Soobin opened his mouth to say something, but Yeonjun did first, "Bin." Yeonjun let out, and then stood up.

                          
"You told them I slapped you, but did I? I get it, I was wrong for raising my hand like that, but telling people I slapped you? God, I'll never hit you like that." Yeonjun said, both sounding angry and pleading.