seungmin's eye's widen after the asked question is put on the table, hyunjin smiles shortly removing himself from his bed and opening his nearby nightstand's drawer. there, he picks up a tiny silver circle that wasn't fully completed. "it's fake, just like the one in my 181011 photos." his index and thumb hold it tightly, "it's actually the same one, I haven't used it since. but don't worry, I've washed it."

seungmin smiles, "so..are you going to bring the look back?"

"maybe replicate it in some way if I can find the pieces. but if you want the lip ring, I'll put it on just for you." hyunjin uses to other hand to tug on his bottom lip, attaching the accessory on he ensures that it's on correctly before leaving it to be. "it's an interesting feeling that I had to get use to, since it's been a while it feels kinda funny."

"well..about your question earlier?"

hyunjin smiles, perfection dazzling in front of him only brought harm to seungmin's heart. "I was just teasing you, I would never kiss you without your consent. also, it was just a question. you don't have to answer it."

"I was just about to, I've never kissed anyone and definitely not someone who has a lip ring. wouldn't it just get in the way?"

"you've got a point, my lips are holy. they've never touched by anyone else's except my parents."

"valid." as seungmin shifts in his position, "are you gonna keep that on? it looks uncomfortable, besides you don't have to for my sake."

hyunjin only shrugs, tugging at the small circle that was placed on his lip. he slowly removes it although it's only been a couple seconds of having it on. yet, seungmin did have a point. after slipping it off, he places it on his nightstand. "I know this must be really awkward since I just revealed our past together, but I want us to be close again. you know, best friends. min min's and jinnie's adventures were put on hold when we were eleven, but can we press play even if we're eighteen?"

seungmin reveals a wide grin, loving his cute phrases. hyunjin truly has a beautiful personality and the fact he wasn't able to experience things with him during the last passing years was heartbreaking. it was even more challenging to swallow that he never remembered his best friend till now, aka hyunjin. "I'd love to hyunjin."

hyunjin lets out a loud exhale, clutching onto his shirt as he does so. "thank god, once I told my parents about you and showed them the photo shoot's pictures they immediately enrolled me back into school."

"wait, my school? I mean, it's only a month into the school year but you're seriously transferring?"

"honestly, I had no choice. I was falling behind when I was participating in online school but this was another reason to jump back into the student life." he explains, seungmin purses his lips as he nods from his words. his reasoning was understandable "you still do photography right?"

"yeah.."

"you know, when you were ten. you had this small phone, I forgot what it was but the main reason you had it was for emergencies of course. yet, you'd always be taking pictures. the sky, cute things you found, me or us in general." hyunjin told, seungmin listens as he rambles on. the model crawls back onto the bed and continues, "one day, you told me I looked handsome. I joked with you saying how I was only handsome on that day and was ugly on every other day. but, you shook your head and told me I actually had the chance of becoming a model when I'd grow older because of my looks. I was handsome, but also kind. that's what you said."

seungmin tilts his head, eyes becoming small as he tries to hide his grin. "is that why you became a model."

"I thought it would have some click, but I guess not." hyunjin giggles, feeling a bit guilty that what he was now pursuing in was not his own dream. it was for his savior, kim seungmin. "but hey, you found me and was a fan. I found you and now look where we're at."

"true.." seungmin watches as hyunjin's hand slowly creeps towards one of his, "is this your way of implying that you want to hold my hand."

"maybe?"

seungmin doesn't deny his unsaid request and intertwines their hands together, "did we use to hold hands?"

"yeah." it's a faint response, "we have a lot of memories together. now—." he makes himself comfortable to rest next to seungmin, "I can tell you all about them."

"well, I have all day hwang." seungmin reassures, "tell me all of them, jinnie."