Wonwoo's legs shook all the way to the hospital. The manager of the arcade had offered to take Mingyu to the hospital and Wonwoo in a hurry, obviously accepted the offer.

"Thank you sir." Wonwoo bowed as they reached the hospital. "You can always come and pick up your gifts another time, okay?" He told Wonwoo who nodded but he didn't care about the stupid gifts.

He cared about Mingyu and only Mingyu right now.

Mingyu was rushed into the hospital on a stretcher. "Do you know what happened to him?" The doctor asked Wonwoo as they sped down the hall.

"No, h-he just fainted." Wonwoo replied. The doctor nodded before stopping Wonwoo. "You can wait in the reception, we'll take care of it." The doctor pointed to the reception and Wonwoo paused, pissed that he wasn't allowed to stay with Mingyu.

"Are you related to him in any way?" A nurse asked and Wonwoo shook his head. He hoped they weren't or else that would be awkward.

"Then you can't follow us, sorry." The nurse said before all the staff and Mingyu disappeared from his sight. Wonwoo sighed and walked to the reception before calling Minghao, Seokmin and his friends.

About 20 minutes later, Minghao, Seokmin, Jun, Hoshi and Jihoon rushed into the hospital and Seungcheol, Jeonghan and Joshua also rushed in.

"What's going on? What happened?!" Minghao asked as Wonwoo stood up. "He just fainted, we were just at the arcade and I just, he just-"

Minghao pulled Wonwoo in for a hug and Wonwoo felt silent, the tears he'd been holding back finally pouring down.

"I'm sorry, I should have just brought him here but he said he was fine so I just left it." Wonwoo explained, his breathing heavy.

Minghao patted Wonwoo's back, shaking his head. "It's okay, it's not your fault, it's not your fault." He repeated soothing Wonwoo in a way.

"Is Mingyu okay? And are you okay?" Hoshi stepped forward and Wonwoo looked up. "I-I don't know... they haven't said anything." He stuttered.

"We're supposed to just wait?" Seokmin asked, baffled. Wonwoo nodded, also not believing that they couldn't just go see him.

And so the wait began. For almost 2 hours, they got no feedback at all. Wonwoo felt his heart breaking into pieces. He hoped there was nothing wrong with Mingyu. Nothing at all.

About 30 minutes later, the doctor walked towards the boys. "Is there anyone here who can sign for him? Then we'll let you guys in." The doctor requested them and Minghao stood up, taking the role.

Wonwoo didn't mind. After all, Minghao had known Mingyu way longer than anyone else here.

"He was just heavily dehydrated and he had refused to treat his cold which lead to him fainting." He heard the doctor tell Minghao and Wonwoo let out a sigh of relief. Mingyu was okay.

After Minghao signed, he told Wonwoo to go in first and as Wonwoo rushed to the bed Mingyu had been placed on and pulled open the curtain, he saw Mingyu awake and alive, laid on the bed.

"Oh, beauty, you're here." Mingyu said, opening his eyes fully. "I've been here for the past 2 hours!" Wonwoo yelled, tears dripping down his face. He was so thankful that Mingyu was alive but he was also feeling guilty and angry as well.

Angry that he had taken this long to realize he was in love with Mingyu.

"Oh." Mingyu sat up, reaching out to Wonwoo. "I'm so-"

Wonwoo didn't let Mingyu finish before he blurted out, "I love you."

Mingyu went silent and Wonwoo took a deep breath, calming himself down before he continued. "I love you and everything about you and I've never felt like this for anyone before so... that's how I know it's love."

"I love how you care after me and how you're always thinking about me. I love how you hold me and how you touch me. I love how you call my name and I love all the nicknames you give me." Wonwoo took in a breath of fresh air, he somehow couldn't believe he was doing this.

"I just love you so much and I never want to lose you, I just want us to be together forever." Wonwoo finished and looked down at his hands, starting to fidget with them.

He heard Mingyu chuckle and his heart dropped. Did Mingyu not love him back?

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"You beat me to it." Mingyu smiled, much brighter than at the arcade. "Huh?" Wonwoo faced Mingyu, the confusion obvious on his face.

"I wanted to say it at the arcade. The reason I like doing things for you is because I love you too Jeon Wonwoo." Mingyu stood up and wrapped Wonwoo in a hug, the world around them dissolving.

Their grips tightened around each other and their tears fell in synch, making little pools on their arms. They were in love. They were so in love with each other.

If they could remain in this moment forever, they would have.

"Gyu, are you okay?!" Seokmin's voice travelled through Mingyu's ears and the curtains opened but he didn't let go of Wonwoo.

"Oh, abort mission guys, he's fine!" Seokmin yelled and closed the curtain which made the two lovers laugh.

"I'm so happy you're okay." Wonwoo spoke into Mingyu's shoulder and Mingyu smirked, moving his hands to Wonwoo's waist. "I'm so happy that you love me."

He noticed Wonwoo's smile and leaned in for a kiss that became the definition of their love. Their endearment for each other poured into the meeting of their lips, the little tears in their eyes dropping down, only adding to the sentiment.

Mingyu understood now. What it meant to really be in love and he was sure Wonwoo finally understood it too. Truly, they were each other's first.

First love.

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Started - 17/09/2024
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