though it was difficult and with a lot of help from his peers, youngjae managed to graduate high school. but unlike his best friend who applied college, he stayed put in his shared aparement with his dear jung daehyun- mainly because pursuing college would be too difficult for people like youngjae.

he didn't do nothing, though, as he maximised his time to do what he always loved; painting.

it was a hobby he picked up from his beloved cousin moon jongup, who applied into a prestigious university for art. but unlike youngjae who loved painting, jongup prefered dancing. painting was something he would do when he felt to do so.

the reason why youngjae managed to pick up his cousin's hobby was because one day when both were eleven, jongup injured his leg- resulting in him unable to dance. during his months of recovery, he spent his time drawing or painting- something he did since six years old. at the same time, youngjae was introduced to the beauty of painting, soon learnt how to do so with jongup's help.

he was blessed to have supportive people surrounding him, he thought.

since then, he spent his free time drawing and painting whatever; his deceased mother, his best friend, his beloved cousin and his family, or even the stray cat he found on the way home from school. he quickly became very good at it- all thanks to jongup, along with his parents for letting him attend an art tuition for two years, from fourteen to sixteen years old.

not a month after that, jongup moved out of the house. youngjae decided it was time to move out, too. so, with the money he got as a heritage from his mother, along with the money sent by his father, he had more than enough to pay half of an apartment, the other half paid by daehyun, who would be living together with youngjae.