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( song of the day :
baby baby - 4men /
taeil's cover )

taeil offered youngmi a stay by his and sicheng's shared unit for a while as temporary shelter. they currently were snuggled up in a blanket, arms around each other as he willingly became a listening ear to her rants.

after a few sniffs, youngmi managed to talk shakily, "when i get home from work, my mom and dad would always be in arguments. the reasons vary. my dad's drinking problem, payment for my little brother's tuition, or the bills. it was honestly like going through hell and i just . . i just couldn't handle you seeing me like this. i'm━"

when she broke down into tears once more, taeil pulled her into a tighter embrace, gently caressing her straight brown hair. the silence was mixed with her soft whimpers.

this particular moment made him think a lot. mostly about the comfort youngmi gave him as stressful days at the office passed by. how could she pass on a big influence of joy when her life was on the brim of falling apart? how did she do it so well?

everything remained vivid. how she'd always offer him embraces that never failed make him smile. how she'd always text him first thing in the morning with acronyms he couldn't understand. how she stepped in like the bright light into his colorless world. how she made him feel like the luckiest man alive.

she was so special.

" . . i'll admit, i thought of giving up on everything and leaving this shit life, but you. every time i have these negative thoughts, you'd always be the first to come into my mind. you made me feel happiness that wasn't forced. you made me realize that i still have a reason in living. you. thank you so so much for being you, mr. moon. i really needed it."

their eyes interlocked, her glistening ones meeting with his that had this alluring dazzle. they were like galaxies, the complexity having the ability to captivate your interest. this simple exchange of glances was actually so meaningful, and it already transcended a lot of things even without actual words. his world slowly shifting into hers made even the night sky get awestruck.

"i love you, taeil."

"i love you too."

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"dude, i really fucked up━" sicheng stormed inside taeil's room, which startled both him and the pair who currently was cuddled up. he bowed apologetically for barging in without notice, shooting a noticeably fake smile. "oh youngmi, you're staying here for a while?"

youngmi nodded a yes. her expression perked up a little as she sat up from the bed, eager to hear what he fucked up in. "if you don't mind me asking, what happened?"

"jace, my boyfriend, he━"

before he could continue himself, taeil was the one to add more to his friend's statement, "he discovered that sicheng used him for a dare, so now he broke it off, but our sicheng here caught actual feelings."

"how did you━"

"he was bound to finding it out sooner or later," taeil answered right away, interrupting sicheng for the second time. "told you it was a bad idea."

all three of them had glances pointed towards different areas in the room, a little lost in their seas of thoughts. the girl finally smiled again as if she wasn't a mess earlier, looking at sicheng with an imaginary lightbulb floating above her head.

"maybe i can somehow help with the apology? tell me more about jace."

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♤ gabrielle's note

writing this with taeil's voice on loop really cheered me up after a heavy yet sudden shitty emotional swing, so everybody say thank you youngmi&taeil :') 🙌🏻

why cry at nothing when you have 10 cute couples to write.