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At A Distance, Spring Is Green -BL Version (Yeo Jun x Nam Soo Hyun) - Chapter 1- Worlds Apart

2021

Myungil University

There had to be atleast 20 screaming girls flocking him as he walked up the steps. He was sure. No less than 20.

As they screamed,more eyes turned to look at the source of the commotion.

What they saw were those perfect teeth from Yeo Jun's dazzling smile. His bleached hair  gleamed like threads of gold in the sunlight.He truly was the golden child, Heaven's kiss.

Atop the stairs, he turned to face his adoring public as they continued to scream and pay him compliments while taking photos of him.

"You're so handsome."

"You're so cute."

"I love you."

In this blend of voices, he wasn't sure who said what but one thing was sure– this group with the blushing cheeks and bashful eyes – they all loved him.

Somewhere In Town

In the bustling street a solitary figure stood still. Tall with a straight bang cut across his forehead, he held a sign.

SUSHI 13,000 Won

Attracted by the sign, a young couple came over. Between them, they couldn't seem to decide whether or not they would be eating sushi— in the end they left.

This couple caused Nam Soo Hyun to think.

Leisure. Dating. Those are a luxury for a person like me.Because those who barely scrape by don't have the free time.

Time. 24 hours in a day did not seem to be enough.

This was his second job for the day. When he was finished here, he had three other shifts at other places. When classes officially began  they would need to be crammed in as well.

What a pitiful existence.

Even the skies seemed to agree with him as the dark clouds that had gathered overhead finally burst their seams..

One drop...

Two drops...

The people walking by scattered, dashing for cover as those drops increased both in size and number.

Only Nam Soo Hyun remained, holding his sign.

SUSHI 13,000 Won.

Later That Evening

The only real complaint Yeo Jun had about the Freshmen Orientation was that it ended too quickly.His adoring public had to be left behind, atleast in person.

He returned to his upscale condo, a special type of student housing where only the wealthy students resided.

The lights came on the minute he walked in. 

He was home.

.......... Alone.

Setting his backpack on the ground, he retrieved his phone from his pocket.Since he'd checked this morning, he'd gained atleast 250 new followers on social media.

His notification tab was overflowing. He was thrilled.

It seemed in just a few short hours he'd managed to earn himself a fan club– social media page and all.

Looking at it he smiled. In addition to the pictures and videos that were taken of him today, the page also reposted some the pictures he'd posted on his personal page.

There were so many comments..

Tucking his feet under him in the sofa, he thought to himself.

"It's the easiest thing to do right? Making friends."

He pulled his knees up to his chest. If that was true, why did he fell this way right now?

The Next Week

Myungil University- Business Marketing Class

Collective gasps and suppressed squeals could be heard the minute Yeo Jun stepped into the classroom.

A brilliant smile on his face, he nodded to those whose eyes he met.

"He's so stunning."

"So handsome."

"Can you believe it?"

"It's Yeo Jun."

"He's that good looking freshman."

They weren't even trying to whisper.

That's right. They loved him.

Now in the lecture hall,Yeo Jun made a beeline for his two friends, Han Jung-ho and Oh Chun Guk.

"Coffee Time!' He handed them each the drink he'd brought for them.

"You just have to be this generous don't you?" Han Jung-ho asked as he took a sip . "Giving us the card would have sufficed. You didn't have to buy these yourself." he leaned forward a little on the desk "Is there anything you're not good at ?" he flattered

"I don't know. Maybe you should guess." Yeo Jun replied as he took his seat.

Whether he as humouring him, or actually giving it a thought,Han Jung-ho looked a little more focused.

Just then, their professor walked in.With his usual lollipop in the mouth, Professor Park stood at the front of the lecture hall.Everyone shuffled to take their seats.

Looking ahead, Yeo Jun realized there was a figure sitting immediately infront of him with his head resting on the desk. Seeing that the Professor had now arrived, he stretched forward to tap the figure on the shoulder.

Han Jung-ho stayed his hand .

"Just leave him be."

"But the professor is here." Yeo Jun pointed out.

"It's best not to get on UP's nerves." his friend told him.

"Is that UP?" Oh Chun Guk asked. "Jun, he saved you just now."

Yeo Jun furrowed his brow, genuinely confused. "UP?"

Oh Chun Guk used his hand to cover his mouth and lowered his voice to a whisper. "Ultimate Psycho.That's Nam Soo Hyun."

"No one in this school has ever seen him smile." Jung ho added his two pence, also in a whisper "Eerie right?"

Jun didn't know what to say.

He looked at the figure again. All he could see was dark hair, some fair skin folded into his arms and his dark clothes.

"I'll take the attendance.." Professor Park announced.

One by one he called the names, each student answering in turn.

"Yeo Jun."

Jun stuck his hand up. "Here."

Professor Park ticked and moved along to the other names.

"Nam Soo Hyun?" he called after awhile.No answer "Soo Hyun?" Silence.

Professor Park looked up from his list.

Yeo Jun looked around nervously.All eyes were on the sleeping student but none dared say a word.

He leaned forward again to tap the person on the shoulder.

Unfortunately, this single motion led to catastrophe.Forgetting he'd put his own coffee at the edge of his desk, when he leaned over to tap Soo Hyun, it tipped the cup forward.

He watched in horror as the beverage spilled.Making a mess as it splashed Soo Hyun's pants and shoes.

That sleeping figure slowly  raised his head and looked at his feet.

Jun sprang to his feet and retrieved some napkins he kept in his backpack.

"I'm sorry." he extended a hand to try to clean the mess.

A firm hand caught his and for the first time he could clearly see the face of the UP, Nam Soo Hyun.His dark hair was cut in straight bangs that rested perfectly on his brow.He was surprisingly handsome.

Flashing Jun's hand away he turned his eyes front.

"I'm present." he replied to the professor.

"Your health is important. So don't wear yourself out." Professor Park advised.Soo Hyun retrieved his books. Realizing he'd more than likely been tuned out, Professor Park sighed. "I'm probably on mute again." He hugged his attendance roster to himself, pouting a little. "Whatever. When I was your age—"

"You were the same!" the class replied in synchrony. They'd heard this way too many times.

"Exactly. So keep that in mind."

Jun eased back into his seat. Feeling terribly mortified by what had happened.Now all he could see was the back of Soo Hyun's head.He wasn't sure what kind of expression he might be wearing on his face.

As soon their class ended, within two shakes of a hair Soo Hyun was out the door.

Jun darted after him, catching him in the hallway.

"I'm sorry about earlier. I hope the coffee didn't burn you."

Soo Hyun looked at him with cold eyes before walking away.

Jun ran after him.

"I'm glad."

Soo Hyun, halted his steps. "You're glad?"

"I don't mean I'm happy about what happened." He paused. "Anyway. I apologize." he bowed politely. He looked at Soo Hyun's stained leg "You should probably get that washed."

Soo Hyun shook his head and was about to walk away when Jun grabbed him by the elbow with both hands.

"I'll feel guilty if you just leave like this."

Soo Hyun turned to face him.

"100,000 Won."

"Sorry?"

"It'll be 10,000 Won for the wash,40,000 for my time spent and 50,000 for new shoes."

Jun was momentarily stunned.

Soo Hyun looked at him unblinkingly.

Reaching into his wallet Jun produced the money and extended it to Soo Hyun. "Here you go."

"Unbelievable." came Soo Hyun's reply, sounding disgusted.

"Sorry?" Jun was confused again

"You're the school's ATM."

Jun's expression was awkward. What a thing to say.

"But it was my fault–" he began

"I know." Soo Hyun cut him off. "But I did too so we're both responsible."

Without another word he left.

Jun watched him go, his 100,000 Won still in his hand.

"What did I tell you?"  Jung ho and Chun Guk came up beside him. "If you're curious about the school's psycho, turn to Nam Soo Hyun"

Chun Guk nodded.

"If you want a beating laid on you. Then get in Nam Soo Hyun's face."

Jun was still looking at the corner around which Soo Hyun had disappeared.

"I guess he's smart though." Jung ho commented. "He's never lost out on a scholarship."

"Not even once?" Jun was curious.

"Never. He's relentless. Almost like a robot." Jung ho replied. He threw a heavy arm around Jun's shoulder. "Anyway. Us humans need to eat. Let's grab a bite."

Jun tried to ease himself from under his arm. "I need to get changed."

Jung ho clapped a hand on his shoulder "What you wear doesn't matter. Since you're pure gold itself."

No escape.

With his hand still around Jun's shoulder, Jung ho led him forward.

Turning the corner in the hallway, Jun looked over his shoulder— walking in the opposite direction farther and farther away was the back of that head he'd spent the last hour staring into.

He was curious.

Jun took another sip of his beer as he leaned on the railing, watching everyone have a good time.

After classes they'd decided to eat and then visit one of the local spots the university students often visited.Well everyone else had suggested. He'd just gone along with their plan.

If he was being honest, he was incredibly bored.

"What are you doing here by yourself?" Hye Ji, one of the girls they'd come with approached him.

"I prefer to observe."

She tucked her hair behind her ear.

"Then I think I'll take a break too."

He didn't reply.

Not one second after, someone else approached, grabbing him by the hand.

"Jun. Get on the dancefloor." Jung Ho pulled him from where he stood.

Within no time, he was the center of the ring, everyone gathering around as he danced.

Yeo Jun--- the center of attention.

"Guys. How about round two." Jung Ho asked as they walked out into the cool night air, his arm thrown over Jun's shoulder again.

"Are you going to treat us?" Hye Jie asked.

"Of course....I cant." he replied "I even look broke. Don't I jun?"

That smile that Yeo Jun often wore was back again.

"It'll be on me." he offered

"I knew it." Jung Ho clapped his hand on his shoulder "Jun's the best!"

"Of course!"Chun Guk chimed in.

Hye Jie frowned. "Jung ho. Jun paid for the entrance fees and all the drinks we had.He also bought lunch for us today. You guys should treat us this time around."

Jun's smile was gone. He merely listened.

"What's so bad about a rich boy paying?" Chun Guk asked casually. "If you're born into money you should give back to society." He really seemed convinced by his own words. It's called trickle down economics."

Hye Jie scoffed. "Are you really applying that principle to who buys drinks?"

"She's right." Gi Sun, Hye Jie's best friend spoke up. "You guys just can't freeload all the time."

"Aren't you also his seniors?" Chun Guk hit back. That's right. These four were juniors and he was just a freshman. He was the only freshman taking that advanced class and so he'd met this bunch.

'You were fine letting him pay." Jung ho accused

Jun sighed. He'd had enough.

"Guys cool down. Let's not ruin a sweet night. I'll pay.The next round will be on me. But first I'll find us some detox drinks."

There were no objections.

A few paces to their left, there was a convenience store that was still open so Jun headed there.

6 bottles. He got one for good measure.

He was about to head to the register when he saw Hye Jie.

"You didn't have to come." he told her.

"No need to be so formal. Just consider us as friends." she leaned in a little closer "We can even be more than that when it's just the two of us."

Jun dipped his head slightly.

"Really?"

"Of course."

He looked at her.

"I'm sorry. I can.'t.

"Why not?"

"Jung ho has a crush on you I think."

She made a face.

"Who is he kidding? He's not my type."

"I want to be on good terms with everyone." Jun confessed "And I don't want to cause any problems. You understand what I mean right?"

She nodded. "Yes I do. Even if I don't, I'll say I do."

He gave her a little smile.

"You're adorable." She blushed, tucking her hair behind her ear once more. He rode the wave. "If someone like you were my girlfriend---" he didn't finish the sentence.He suddenly felt there was something odd.

Turning his head he looked at the register.

His eyes connected with a pair of cold eyes, peeking from under a straight bang.

Seeing Nam Soo Hyun, Hye Jie quickly retreated.

"So here's where you work." Jun tried to engage him as he rung up his items at the checkout. No response. "Were you watching us?" he asked.

"That'll be 28,000 Won." Nam Soo Hyun replied.

Jun exhaled.

"You should have said something."

He retrieved his gold card and handed it to Soo Hyun.

When Soo Hyun took the card, for a brief moment, there was a flicker of an emotion in those eyes as he looked at it.

"Do you have a membership card?" he recentered himself.

"You're good at ignoring people's words aren't you." Jun countered. "When do you get off?We're going to get more drinks. You should join us.

There was a slight irritation growing in Soo Hyun's chest.

"Did you think I'd go?"

"No. That's why I want you to join us.If money's the issue. Don't worry.Your time and the drinks you have will all be paid for by Myungil University's ATM." He raised his gold card between two fingers.

Soo Hyun stared wordlessly with those cold eyes once more.

Jun felt awkward again.

"I just want to get to know you better." he stated "I'm more decent than you think."

"Maybe that's how you want people to see you." Soo Hyun maintained his frosty gaze. Jun's smile faltered "I don't intend to get to know you. So get going."

Jun was silent for a while. Rather than irking him, Soo Hyun's response made him feel a little sensitive, like someone had poked a finger into a tender place.

"Hmph." he looked over the counter "You're still wearing those pants. You should have just taken the money."

Soo Hyun exhaled sharply

"I intrigue you don't I?" Jun asked . No response. "Anyway. I'm freshman Yeo Jun." He smiled at Soo Hyun

"Why are you smiling?"

"Why aren't you?"Yeo Jun countered

Soo Hyun swallowed hard.

"Get going already. The others are probably waiting for your gold card."

Jun's head dipped again, ever so slightly before he looked at Soo Hyun with a shadow of a smile.

"Crack a smile for me the next time our paths cross.It's not like that costs money." He took his things and left. Soo Hyun's eyes never let him as he went.

Later that Night

"Let's go for round 3." Jung-ho offered as he stumbled forward, held under the arms of Jun and Chun Guk.

The girls declined, quickly running to their bus that just pulled up at the stop.

"Jun.Jung ho is too drunk. Let's head to your place and crash." Chun Guk suggested.

"Uhm..sorry to tell you but I still live with my parents." Jun replied.

"But we only drank past our limit because we thought we had a place to stay." Chun Guk complained.

"Sorry about that." Jun offered. "Here's a taxi. I'll pay the fare." After hailing the car, he gave them the money, more than enough for the fare before waving them off with a smile.

When the car rolled away his smile evaporated.Smiling like that. This was his way of keeping people close...but not too close.It was both his shield and sword.

When he was alone he exhaled sharply, running his fingers through his hair.

He hailed another taxi.

"A short ride at this hour is just going to waste my time." the cab driver told him when Jun told him his destination.

"I'll pay you three times the fare."

There were no further objections. The cab driver pulled away.

"I'm surprised you didn't try to convince me." the driver said shortly after they pulled away.

"It's easier this way." came Jun's simple reply.

The car rolled to a stop at the light. Looking outside Jun realized he was back the convenience store. There was someone clearing the little table outside that customer could used to rest. Their eyes met.Jun smiled at him. The car pulled away.

Soo Hyun watched the car bearing that blonde head until it disappeared..

They were from two different worlds...

A/N..I saw this series and enjoyed watching it.The original had massive BL potential but alas..no dice..so let's give this a shot lol! This fanfic will follow the issues in the series and also introduce a romance..rather than a bromance between these two..I hope you enjoy..xoxo.

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Even though I ship Yeo Jun and Nam Soo-Hyun like crazy, after watching episode 10, I'm not even sad anymore that they won't get together romantically. I mean their relationship has developed in such an organic way and they have such a strong bond now. Soo-Hyun genuinely cares about and understands Jun. He's become the brother Jun never had, he is both a trusted friend and a role model. In addition, Soo-Hyun is letting his guard down, sharing his burdens with Jun and accepting his help without feeling guilty about it.

They are living together for God's sakes. They have no problem being vulnerable with the other, revealing parts of themselves that they don't let anyone else see. They are sharing meals, late night drinks and deep conversations. They are making each other better and providing much needed comfort and intimacy. I mean what else could we ask for? Yeah I would probably kill for a kiss and them being boyfriends but that ain't happening so I'll just appreciate their amazing chemistry and all the joy seeing them on screen brings me.

What do you guys think about the boys' relationship? Do we have a ship name yet? They are my latest obsession and I really want to talk about them so if anyone feels the same, don't hesitate to reply to this post or hit up my inbox.

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@kdramaspace 2021 YEAR IN REVIEW CHALLENGE

↪️ride or die: favourite characters dynamics

D.P - Ahn Jun Ho x Han Ho Yul Beyond Evil - Lee Dong Sik x Han Joo Won Navillera - Shim Deok Chul x Lee Chae Rok Racket Boys - The Squad (Hae Kang, Yoon Dam, Woo Chan, Yong Tae, Se Yoon, Han Sol) At a Distance, Spring is Green - Yeo Joon x Nam Soo Hyun Police University - Kang Sun Ho x Jo Joon Wok x Noh Bum Tae

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My babies 😍

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reposting in hopes it shows up in tags

hello, discord roleplayers !

i am looking to write some kpop ships and kdrama shows listed below, so if you’re interested, like this post or reach out in the dms ! i prefer m/m ships at the moment.

( bold is the faceclaim i want to write as )

seonghwa / wooyoung * ( woohwa )

jungwoo / jaehyun ( jaewoo )

the devil judge ( yohan / gaon ) aka ji sung x jinyoung *

beomgyu / yeonjun * ( beomjun / yeongyu )

taehyung x cha eunwoo

soobin / beomgyu * ( soogyu )

true beauty ( suho / seo joon ) aka eunwoo x hwang in yeop

cha eunwoo x sf9 rowoon

svt mingyu / exo kai ( kaigyu )

lee do hyun / park solomon

song kang x kim soo hyun

enhypen sunghoon / txt hueningkai

svt mingyu x park solomon ( solgyu )

beomgyu / hueningkai ( beomkai )

anything inspired by the reply series — reply 1997 , reply 1988 , reply 1994 !!

gong yoo x lee dong wook ( goblin : the great and lonely god )

mingyu x taeyong ( yongyu ) *

park solomon / seo in guk

johnny x jaehyun x jungwoo ( johnjaewoo )

bae in hyuk x lee minho

yeo jin goo / ji chang wook

lee dong wook x im siwan ( saw them in strangers from hell and they're a certified hot pairing )

enhypen sunghoon x sunoo ( sunsun )

kim seon ho / yeo jin goo

woo do hwan x kim min jae

the king : eternal monarch ( lee minho / woo do hwan )

lee do hyun x kim soo hyun

sf9 rowoon / taehyung ( taewoon )

yeo jin goo x seo in guk

lee dong sik / han ju won or han joo won however you wanna write it ( beyond evil bc damn that shit be on the top #1 homoeroticism with the devil judge )

song kang x lee minho

soobin / mingyu ( soomin )

yeo jin goo x lee do hyun ( aka younger lee dong sik )

shin ha kyun x yeo jin goo ( canon beyond evil pair )

lee minho / woo do hwan *

park bo gum x kwak dong yeon

kim soo hyun / park hyung sik

enhypen sunghoon x ?? ( i dunno i adore him a lot even tho i only recently began joining the fandom — i relate to him in a few ways tbh )

kang haneul x yeo jin goo

exo sehun x kai ( sekai / kaihun )

yeo jin goo / park solomon

lee do hyun x gong yoo

park solomon / bae in hyuk

exo kai / taeyong ( kaiyong )

anything inspired by isekai / historical / fantasy / transmigration manhwas !!

exo kai x nct mark lee ( kaimark )

seonghwa / yeosang ( seongsang )

gong yoo x kwak dong yeon

park solomon / kim min jae

wi ha joon x lee dong wook

song kang / park bo gum

kim jungwoo x jung sungchan ( woosung )

svt hoshi / lee soo hyuk [ horanhyuk — lmao you know why 😂 i love it ]

park solomon x lee minho

gong yoo / kim minkyu

ryeon x hwang in yeop

choi hyun wook / park solomon

jung sung il x lee do hyun ( the glory )

lee minho x hwang in yeop

yeo jin goo / jung sung il ( also a hot pair )

choi minho x park hyung sik

lee minho / kim soo hyun

woo do hwan x jung sung il

hwang in yeop / park solomon

cha eunwoo x choi hyun wook

gong yoo / jung sung il ( zaddy fest gimme pls )

wi ha jun x ji chang wook

nam joo hyuk / jung gun joo

woo do hwan x lee sang yi ( such great chemistry and adoration fr )

kim soo hyun / woo do hwan

woo do hwan x ji sung

park hyung sik / sf9 rowoon

kim soo hyun x gong yoo ( gimme pls !! )

hwang in yeop / woo do hwan

park hyung sik x gong yoo

ji chang wook / kim soo hyun

kim seon ho x kang haneul ( basically hometown cha cha cha x when the camellia blooms )

gong yoo x park bo gum

lee minho / seo in guk

taeyong / johnny ( johnyong )

johnny x haechan

anything inspired by kdramas !! such as — moon lovers : scarlet heart ryeo , beyond evil , the devil judge , it's okay to not be okay , the heirs , kill me heal me , love in the moonlight , goblin , my id is gangnam beauty , my roommate is a gumiho , the king : eternal monarch , vincenzo , school 2015 : who are you , extraordinary you , because this is my first life , go ahead ( 2020 cdrama but so good !! ) , coffee prince , strangers from hell , hometown cha cha cha , when the camellia blooms , the glory , tomorrow (2022) , cheer up (2022) , sh**ting stars , record of youth , doctors , legend of the blue sea , chief kim , hotel del luna , flower boy next door , love alarm (justice for hwang sun-oh), pinnochio & more !!

jungwoo / haechan ( hyuckwoo / junghyuck )

taeil / haechan ( sunmoon )

seo in guk x jung hae in

johnny / jungwoo ( johnwoo )

jungwoo x yuta ( yuwoo )

apo nattawin / choi minho ( ft. shin mina as the sister )

lucas x jungwoo ( luwoo )

minhyun / sf9 rowoon

lee jong suk x jung hae in

ji sung / park bo gum

sehun x baekhyun ( sebaek )

seonghwa x soobin ( soohwa ) * [ hear me out it's such a fine pairing y'all i need them to interact and make their dating rumours canon bc i just KNOW they would get along really well ]

san x seonghwa ( sanhwa )

jung sung il / shin mina ( our blues kdrama ) — not their characters but their pairing !!

yeonjun / wooyoung ( yeonwoo / woojun )

wooyoung x san x seonghwa ( woosanhwa )

yeonjun / soobin / beomgyu ( yeonbingyu aka txt's choi line )

any m/m pairing inspired by when the camelia blooms ( haneul's cop character / the single parent )

ji sung x kim min jae

taehyung / svt mingyu ( mintae )

ji chang wook x park bo gum

anything inspired by harry potter series ( esp. the weasley twins , kriggory , wolfstar — remus lupin x sirius black ) i love as well !

park bo gum / hwang in yeop

seonghwa x haechan ( hwahyuck )

kwak dong yeon / ji chang wook

hoshi x seonghwa ( shihwa )

lee minho / jinyoung

svt mingyu x song kang

kang haneul / song kang ( when the camellia blooms' hwang yongsik x love alarm adult hwang sun-oh pls they are so open & unrestricted with their love :")

byeon woo seok x song kang

wooyoung / seonghwa / san / yeosang ( woohwasansang )

jung hae in x song kang

hwang in yeop / kim seon ho

seonghwa x sf9 rowoon ( rohwa )

ryu jun yeol / go kyung pyo

yunho x yeosang ( yunsang )

park bo gum / svt mingyu

svt jeonghan x s.coups

seonghwa / svt mingyu ( gyuhwa )

svt junhui x jungwoo

lee do hyun / ji chang wook

song kang x sf9 rowoon

kim ji woong ( bl actor & boys planet ) x anyone

hwang in yeop / song kang

svt mingyu x jeonghan

hwang in yeop / lee do hyun

seonghwa x cha eunwoo ( seongwoo )

ji chang wook / park solomon

beomgyu x nct sungchan ( gyuchan )

jungwoo / sf9 rowoon

jeno x haechan ( nohyuck )

kang haneul / lee do hyun

mark lee x haechan ( markhyuck )

svt mingyu / kim ji woong

park solomon x kwak dong yeon

taehyung / park bo gum

mark lee x jungwoo ( markwoo )

park solomon / park bo gum

song kang x lee do hyun

woo do hwan / kim min jae

lee do hyun x woo do hwan

svt hoshi / mingyu

byeon woo seok x park bo gum ( record of youth's won hae hyo & sa hye jun )

svt mingyu / jungwoo ( gyuwoo )

kang haneul x kim minkyu

enhypen sunghoon / beomgyu ( hoongyu )

svt mingyu / park solomon ( gyumon )

lee minho x song kang

woo do hwan / kang haneul

lee do hyun x lee minho

song kang / kim seon ho ( characters — love alarm x hometown cha cha cha crossover )

park solomon / sf9 rowoon

seonghwa x park solomon ( hwasol )

seo kang joon / kwak dong yeon

lee minho x seo kang joon

sf9 rowoon / svt mingyu ( gyuwoon )

park solomon x cha eunwoo

kang haneul / wi ha joon

seonghwa x kim ji woong

song kang / park solomon

kim ji woong x jungwoo

jung sung il / song kang

park solomon x jungwoo ( monwoo )

kim ji woong / kdrama actor

svt mingyu x jungwoo x sf9 rowoon ( aka the tall bf brigade )

( actor ) ji soo x park hyung sik

park solomon / jung sung il ( hottie & zaddy )

kim ji woong / kwak dong yeon

( actor ) ji soo x nam joo hyuk

bae in hyuk / kim hyun jin

kang haneul x park solomon

yeo jin goo / song kang

ha do young / moon dong eun ( the glory s1 & s2 ) — lbr the seduction, chemistry and tension between jung sung il / song hye kyo is fire af !! i either need the character pairing or fc pairing. tbh i want them to fall in love irl too , they're so hot . new zaddy in town .

moon dong eun x joo yeo jung ( the glory s1 & s2 ) — lee do hyun the noona collector along with cha eunwoo saying “ i will be your executioner, i'll join your hunt. i'll join your sword dance. who can i kill for you right now? ” this fucking line omg the i love you replacement is 10000x hot.

park ji hoon / choi hyun wook ( weak hero class 1 ) — not the characters but their dynamic and pairing !

jinyoung x another male kdrama actor ( inspired by reborn rich )

lee soo hyuk / jinyoung

song kang x another male kdrama actor ( bc he was too cute too precious and hwang sun-oh deserved so much better in love alarm )

kim ji woong x enhypen sunghoon

open to many more pairings !!

21+ only writing partners for long term and those who understand muse can vary / life is busy so sometimes headcanons & text rp > actual full length rp.

»   some plot au & dynamics to consider — downton abbey, old hollywood, mafia, hogwarts, enemies to lovers, reluctant allies dynamic, forbidden lovers, royal x servant, 80s italian summer ( think ' call me by your name ' but the age difference is legal ), 1920s to 1990s, rivals dynamic, crime / on the run au, difference in social status of some sort, bridgerton s2 kathony but make it gay, supernatural verses, knight x servant, vampire au, single parent, hannigram, kpop stars in the same group, detectives / sherlock and watson type private investigators, twilight au, noble x noble, sugar daddy, fake dating, college au, medieval era, modern day actors falling in love, lawyer / murder husbands, fantasy, pokemon au, hamptons / rich kids au, werewolves, legal age gaps, ceo / secretary, time travel ( twinkling watermelon kdrama ), victorian era, amc interview with the vampire au, royal x knight, vampire / werewolf, enemies in love, omegaverse, roommates, businessman au, vampire clans, detective partners, bodyguard, slice of life. also transmigration /reincarnation / historical royalty / manhwa like operation: true love, inso's law, and more!! / isekai manhwa inspired stuff (example. death is the only ending for the villain, raising a black dragon, surviving as a maid, a false confession, remarried empress and more!) — open to a variety of isekai and non-isekai manhwa.

but that said, i don’t ghost, it would be preferable if the writing partner didn’t as well. communication is key !

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park bo gum x hyun bin

lee minho x gong yoo

the devil judge ( yohan / gaon ) aka ji sung x jinyoung

kwak dong yeon x lee dong wook

taehyung x eunwoo

true beauty ( suho / seo joon ) aka eunwoo x hwang in yeop

cha eunwoo x sf9 rowoon

reply 1997 , reply 1988 , reply 1994

gong yoo x lee dong wook

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lee dong wook x im siwan

woo do hwan x kim min jae

king : eternal monarch ( lee minho / woo do hwan )

lee do hyun x kim soo hyun

yeo jin goo x seo in guk

park bo gum x kwak dong yeon

kim soo hyun / park hyung sik

kang haneul x jang ki yong

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song kang / kang haneul

exo kai / nct taeyong

ji sung / seo in guk

gong yoo x kwak dong yeon

lee do hyun / gong yoo

wi ha joon x lee dong wook

choi minho / park hyung sik

gong yoo / kim soo hyun

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gong yoo x park bo gum

lee minho / seo in guk

ji sung x kim min jae

taehyung / svt mingyu

lee minho x jinyoung

jung hae in / kwak dong yeon

park bo gum x lee dong wook

im siwan / go kyungpyo

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cha eunwoo x jung hae in

lee joon gi / kim soo hyun

hwang in yeop / rowoon

lee jong suk x ahn hyo seop

nam joo hyuk / seo in guk

rowoon x kim soo hyun

seo in guk / lee joon gi

lee minho x ji chang wook

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song kang / hwang in yeop

seo kang jun x kim jae wook

ji chang wook / kim soo hyun

jung hae in x lee minho

hwang in yeop / lee do hyun

lee do hyun x kwak dong yeon

ahn hyo seop / lee joon gi

lee do hyun x rowoon

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lee minho x kim min jae

woo do hwan / kang haneul

kim soo hyun x hwang in yeop

jinyoung / gong yoo

hwang in yeop x lee joon gi

lee do hyun / kang haneul

kim min jae x kim soo hyun

kang haneul / ahn hyo seop

kim soo hyun x ji sung

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At A Distance, Spring Is Green -BL Version (Yeo Jun x Nam Soo Hyun)-Chapter 22 :The Dreams of Our Youth

"How about we have another drink?" Yeo Jun asked as he walked home with Soo Hyun.

"Go in." Soo Hyun replied. "I'll go pick up some beers."

Yeo Jun was surprised. "What? I was just kidding." A tease of a smile was on his lips "You'll actually drink more? Nam Soo Hyun is going for another round!" he shouted 

"Be quiet." Soo Hyun scolded 

"There should be more beers in the fridge " Yeo Jun said

"No.There's none."

"Right. I forgot to tell you earlier.I deep-cleaned the fridge . It was filled with the leftovers from all the food you had ordered.I threw them out with my own hands."

Having said his piece, he turned and left.

"Thank goodness we played Secret Santa." Yeo Jun ran after him. "We should keep doing it.Why don't we extend the agreement?"

"No. I don't want to." Soo Hyun replied.

"Why not?"

"Then will you be my Secret Santa?" he asked looking at Yeo Jun.

"No. I don't want that?"

Soo Hyun elbowed him playfully. "See. I knew you'd say that."

"But can you be my boyfriend instead?"

Soo Hyun stopped in his tracks and turned slowly to look at Yeo Jun.

That teasing smile was not on his face so Soo Hyun knew he wasn't joking.

"You---"

"I'm serious." Yeo Jun stepped closer to him. "Be my boyfriend."

"But---"

"Be my boyfriend."

Nam Soo Hyun sighed at what he was being confronted with. He really liked Yeo Jun alot and they'd crossed more than a few lines but he'd never truly considered what they were or if they could actually go somewhere or be something.

"Jun--"

Yeo Jun took his hands in his. "Don't say no.I like you and I know you like me too.I want to be with you. Even if I regret it in the future, I don't care.I want to do it with you."

"Do what with me?" Soo Hyun asked.

"I want to be brave enough to befriend you and to love you with all my heart." Soo Hyun swallowed hard, looking into the earnest eyes of the person standing before him. "Will you do it?" Yeo Jun asked.

Soo Hyun nodded once. "I will."

Yeo Jun's eyes shone brightly. The teasing smile graced his lips. "You will what?"

Soo Hyun looked at him wearily knowing he was teasing again.

"Hmm? You will what?"

Soo Hyun shook his head and began walking away again.

Jun caught to him. "Just say it one time." he begged.

Soo Hyun sighed. "I'll be your boyfriend." he conceded.

Jun smiled from ear to ear. "Say it one more time."

Not going to happen. He continued walking, a smile playing on his lips, joy in his on heart.

"I have a boyfriend!" Yeo Jun shouted into the night. Soo Hyun spun around to face him, shocked at his sudden outburst.

Yeo Jun grinned and closed the gap between them reaching up to kiss Soo Hyun on the cheek.

"We're outside." he told Yeo Jun

"Who cares? I'll do what I want with my boyfriend. If someone has a problem that's their business." his smile was still bright. "Let's go." he held out his hand to Soo Hyun.

When he hesitated, Jun grabbed it. He half expected Soo Hyun to pull his hand out but he never did and so they walked to get their next round of drinks.

"My father gave me my father's journal from when he as young." Soo Hyun said to Jun as tey sat on the terrace looking up at the night sky.

"His journal?"

"I guess my mom found it while organizing his things. I read the whole thing."

"Is it your father's secret journal?" Jun asked "Then you can't read it. Even if you're his son."

"I guess you could call it a secret." Soo Hyun conceded "Because it's something I didn't know of." He sighed deeply. "I found out that my father also worried and struggled alot and was hurt as well when he was my age.He wanted to be a great father.I resented him all my life but to tell you the truth," he looked at Yeo Jun "I actually wanted to be a cop like my father."

"I just tried to picture you as a cop." Jun squinted his eyes playfully "You'll be too fair and righteous for your own good." He looked at is boyfriend. "Police Officer Nam Soo Hyun might look good in a uniform but he would never let off those who break the law."

Soo Hyun smiled. "That's exactly how my father was. He always made sacrifices for others and died in an accident." He paused as he reflected."That's why I had to give up on my dream."

"Why give it up?" Jun asked. "You can write your own ending to your story."

"Someone's matured." He looked at Jun.

Jun smiled "Don't I say cool things from time to time?"

"Gosh. How annoying." He looked at Yeo Jun "That's all I remember."

Realizing the words were his own, Yeo Jun bit his lip "I guess that hurt you seeing how you still remember it." He bowed his head. "I'm sorry. Please forgive me."

"Is there anything you want to do?" Soo Hyun asked

Jun thought about it for a moment. "I'm not sure." he admitted. "Whenever I was having a hard time I tried to do the things I thought I wanted to do at the time to hold out but none of them was what I truly wanted to do."

"It's not too late to find out." Soo Hyun said "You're good at many things."

"Right. That's true...what should I do first? When the summer break begins..."

"During the break..." Soo Hyun was about to say something

"Why don't we do something fun?" Jun suggested "We should go camping together."

"I'll spend the summer at my uncle's." Soo Hyun replied. "My mother is there.I want to look after her."

"Ahh."Jun nodded. "Just during the summer?"

"I might come back with my mother and live with her." Jun's face fell. "Thanks for everything."

"Am I supposed to cry now?" Jun asked.

"Are you going to stop being my boyfriend if I move out?" Soo Hyun asked.

Though he was happy to hear Soo Hyun voluntarily refer to himself as his boyfriend, he also felt a little sad at the prospect of him living elsewhere.

"Nothing's forever." he sulked."As they say 'out of sight, out of mind'. What if you stop liking me?"

"Mmm...Not possible" Soo Hyun replied. "You can try to push me away." He continued "But even if you do," he looked at Yeo Jun "I'll come and bug you."

"I'll be so cold to you . You just wait and see."

"Don't go overboard." Soo Hyun smiled at him.

"You wish." Jun replied. "I'm totally going to get back at you."

"Weren't you the one who just proposed ?" Soo Hyun teased.

Yeo Jun was totally taken aback.

"Be my boyfriend." Soo Hyun tried to mimic him.

"Hey! Stop." Yeo Jun shoved him playfully.

"I want to be brave enough to befriend you and to love you with all my heart." Soo Hyun continued to tease.

"Stop." Jun covered his ears.

Soo Hyun grabbed Yeo Jun's hands, forcing him to listen,

"Even if I regret it in the future, " he looked into Yeo Jun's eyes, repeating his words. "I don't care.I want to do it with you." The smiles on their faces faded as they looked into each other's eyes, leaning closer.

Under the twinkling stars, the pair kissed.

I've become an adult who can share his true feelings thanks to the people who love me for who I am.  Yeo Jun thought to himself as he rested his head on Soo Hyun's shoulder.

Two Months Later

Myeongil University

Yeo Jun's head was rested on the desk waiting for their class to begin.

"Wake up." Soo Hyun who was sitting directly behind him reached forward and tapped him on the shoulder. "Jun." 

Yeo Jun stirred.

As Soo Hyun leaned forward, his ice coffee tipped, falling with a splash at Yeo Jun's feet.

"I'm sorry." Soo Hyun reached for napkins to help with the mess.

Yeo Jun grabbed his hand and looked at him. "I'll do it."

Looking at Jun's hand, a little smile budded on Soo Hyun's lips.

"Did you just smile?" Jun asked

"Wasn't it too cold?"

"Obviously ice is cold, not hot."

"That' a relief."

"What?"

"I mean, I'm not relieved  that this happened." Soo Hyun said "Anyway I'm sorry. You should go wash your clothes first."

"It's okay." Yeo Jun leaned back in his chair.

Soo Hyun grabbed his arm again. "I'm not okay with this."

"Then pay me 600,000 won." Yeo Jun replied.

"What?"

"Just the dry cleaning and 40,000 on for the commute and my time." Jun said. "Then 550,000 won for a new pair of pants."

"What? 550,000?" Soo Hyun was stunned. He set the napkins down "Do you think money grows on trees?" he challenged.

"Oh. I get cold easily." Jun informed him. "So this iced water is really bad for me." He looked at Soo Hyun with a serious expression "I should get a medical certificate."

"Just think that you took a cold shower." Soo Hyun refused to be bested. "It's a sweltering day anyway."

"You're mean." Jun pouted looking up at Soo Hyun

"What?Look who's talking."

"Are you two fighting again?" Soo-Bin arrived, looking from one to the other. 

"Soo Hyun spilled his coffee on me. " Yeo Jun tattled, sticking his tongue out at Soo Hyun as he took his seat again.

Soo Hyun glared at him.

"I think I'll become a judge." their friend declared.

"What?" Jun was surprised. "You decided on your career path?"

"You two fight everyday and ask me to judge who is in the right and in the wrong. I can't do this anymore."

"But this time Soo Hyun was a little more at fault."

"You little.."

"What?" Jun gave him an innocent face.

Soo-Bi shook her head.

"And if I'm a judge, I can just marry you and get it over with." she opened her textbook, leaving both Soo Hyun and Yeo Jun to look at her, each feeling a little shy.

Neither came up with a retort.

Two months ago, two of the most popular young men in Myeongil university officially became boyfriends.

Many hearts were broken when Yeo Jun officially declared he was no longer single.

Just as many crushes were birthed when people got a glimpse of the other side of Nam Soo Hyun, the one formerly declared to be the UP.

As boyfriends their bickering didn't stop but they each knew the place they held in each other's hearts. In each other, they found just the right amount of light to illuminate their darkness.

Yeo Jun reflected.

Youth is like a lush, green spring.At a distance, spring is green.Look at it closer and you will see that is lusher and more dazzling.

                                                              5 Years Later

Yeo Jun frowned as he ran back to his car from his favourite coffee shop.

He didn't need to get close to know what yellow slip of paper stuck on his windshield was.

Sure there was a clear "No Parking" Sign there but he hadn't even been gone that long. He'd actually called in his order so he could just grab it and go.

He looked around, trying to find the culprit. Though he was clearly the offender, having violated the order by parking there in the first place, he still intended to argue his case.

As he began walking to the car, he could see the officer sitting inside, his head down as he wrote something. He rapped on the window.."Excuse me officer...I.."

The rest of his words dried up when the handsome officer looked up at him.

"You what?" Nam Soo Hyun asked

"Soo Hyun." Yeo Jun was surprised to see his husband. "You wrote me this ticket?"

"I did." Soo Hyun confirmed.

"But why?"

"You were parked in a no parking zone." he replied matter-of-factly.

"How did you know I was..." He was about to ask him how he knew he was here but he knew the answer to that. He'd told him himself. Just before he arrived Soo Hyun had called to ask him where he was. He'd told him he was about to grab coffee from his favourite shop. "Did you come all the way here to write me a ticket?"

"No.I came here because I missed you and I happened to be close by." Soo Hyun replied, looking at his husband. 

"But you wrote me a ticket." Jun was still trying to process it.

"You're parked in the no parking zone."

"But you're my husband.." Jun persisted

Soo Hyun sighed and looked at him. "It's because I'm your husband that you should think twice about breaking the law."

Yeo Jun pouted. "It's not like I killed anyone." he sulked. Soo Hyun looked at him. "No wonder you're always getting commended. Officer Nam Soo Hyun never lets anyone off. Not even his own husband."

Soo Hyun got out of the car  and stood before Yeo Jun.Seeing him sulk, he smoothed his husband's dark hair.

"Nevermind.The fee is a small one. Not too much for a  novelist to pay."

Jun continued to pout. "It's not about the money." he complained. "You gave a ticket to your own husband."

Soo Hyun sighed and looked at him seriously. "Would you like me to give you a pass?"

Yeo Jun looked at his husband, standing proudly in his uniform. He smiled and shook his head. "No." he replied. With a mischievous glint in his eye, that teasing  smile Soo Hyun had seen so many times was on his lips "I'll just have to find a way to let the officer pay when he's off duty."

Soo Hyun's eyes widened, which caused Jun to laugh.

"Are you finished with your draft?" Soo Hyun changed the subject as he walked Jun back to his car.

"Almost." Jun confirmed.

"Good." Having arrived at Jun's car, Soo Hyun kissed his husband's forehead after making sure the coast was clear.

Yeo Jun touched his forehead and smiled.

"Get home safely." he cautioned.

"Yes officer." Jun teased before getting into his car.

Soo Hyun watched as Jun drove away.

They were both living the lives they wanted. Following the dreams and nurturing the love they'd birthed in their youth----together.

THE END

A/N Fanfic is over and thanks again for reading. I can put these two to rest, knowing they're together atleast one place in the world xD

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At A Distance, Spring Is Green -BL Version (Yeo Jun x Nam Soo Hyun)-Chapter 21 : Let's Do It Together

"Hey. You didn't have to mention it openly." Soo Hyun said to Yeo Jun as they walked across campus.

"Why not?" Jun asked. "It doesn't faze me anymore."

"Take it easy." Soo Hyun cautioned. "Scars don't heal instantaneously."

"All I can come up with are the dark sides of youth." Jun confessed "But we'll start working on it though."Soo Hyun looked at him."Let's work on it together."

"Let's work on it together." Hadn't those been Yeo Jun's words?

Yet here he was, hands forming a perfect pillow for his sleeping head.

Soo Hyun looked at the person sleeping peacefully beside him.

For the most part they'd been clashing as they tried to work on the script, each being stubborn about how they thought it should be. Now that Yeo Jun was asleep, the task was solely his to finish.

He used his fingers to trace  a phantom line down the length of Yeo Jun's nose, down to his lips, careful not to touch him lest he rouse him from his slumber.

It really was strange how much he'd come to care for this person who he used to wish would just leave him alone. 

Now he couldn't imagine his life without him.

Life hadn't granted him many breaks. In fact, it had been blow after blow. He almost mistook Yeo Jun for a disaster too.

This boy sleeping beside him wasn't a gentle wind. He was a stormy gale that blown into his life and turned everything on its head but he honestly couldn't say he wasn't better for it.

Yeo Jun smiled in his sleep. He looked so peaceful.

Soo Hyun smiled and shook his head before going back to work.

"Must Darkness be this mean?" Yeo Jun asked Soo Hyun as he read the script he'd handed to him not too long before.

"What do you mean?" Soo Hyun asked

'' 'Get Lost' is a bit harsh don't you think?" he pouted "It hurts to hear that."

"Then I chose the right words. They stirred up emotion." Soo Hyun replied. 

"Then light should cry upon hearing them."

"Why would Light cry?"

"Who wouldn't?"

"Did you cry when I said it to you?" Soo Hyun asked.

"Of course not.I'm not Light am I?" Yeo Jun replied. "You're the one just like your character."

"I'm not as mean as Darkness." Soo Hyun defended himself.

"As if." Jun rolled his eyes "You're Darkness in the flesh." He looked at the script. "Why don't we change the name to yours?"

"You think I'm Darkness?" Soo Hyun asked "But this was creative writing."

"Check out these lines." Yeo Jun pointed to the script  "They're what you said to me." he clicked his tongue. "Unbelievable. My poor old self." he lamented. "What did I even like about you?" He looked at Soo Hyun. "I'm ticked off just by looking at you."

Soo Hyun looked at him. "Let's put it to a vote."

"Put what to a vote?"

"What do you think? Of course it's about Darkness."

"You act exactly like Darkness would." Yeo Jun insisted. 

"I'm nothing like Darkness."

"You so are."

"You're not Light or Darkness. You're Mr. Ambiguous." Soo Hyun took shots at Jun.

The group was thoroughly impressed when Yeo Jun showed them the script.

"Who do you think Darkness is like?" Soo Hyun asked.

They all looked at him.

"Me?" he pointed to himself.

They all nodded their heads.

"Shouldn't you play this role?" Hye-Ji asked. "You'd be killer in it since it's just like you."

The others laughed.

"Aren't Light's lines better?" Yeo Jun asked.

"I'm loving the banter between Darkness and Light." Soo-Bin replied "Maybe it's because you bicker all the time." she looked at Soo Hyun.

"I just did a good job on the script." Yeo Jun said. "Maybe I should be a novelist. I didn't know I had this talent."

"Don't waste your time and dream of doing something else." an offended Soo Hyun frowned "I only say this for your sake."

"No way." Yeo Jun replied. "I'll be a grand novelist."

"Why you.."

"I'll be a grand novelist."

The others laughed, watching the interaction between the two.

Since the script was complete. The team went straight to the next step, shooting.

Yeo Jun was cast as Light while Kim Hye-Joon played the role of Darkness.

They had a week to complete the project, both shooting and postproduction.

The journey was fraught with challenges at times based on their different points of views and personalities .They would often clash about which way to do what but somehow, miraculously, they didn't end up strangling each other.

Along the way they found things in common and shared laughs together. Before they knew it, the whole thing was done.

The only thing left for them to do was present.

"Not being able to understand each other always has them clashing." Yeo Jun recited as he paced the living room, presentation notes in hand.

Soo Hyun frowned.

"Must you act like you've worked on this project alone?" 

Yeo Jun looked at him. "Should I forget my lines and tank the project?"

"I bet you've already memorized your lines." Soo Hyun retorted.  "From what I saw at the festival, you clearly don't have stage fright." he made reference to the student festival where Yeo Jun had bravely got up on stage and sang to the crowd.

Yeo Jun grinned. "I was born to take centerstage but knowing our team's fate is hanging in my hands is making me nervous"

"Why is our team's fate in your hands?"

"How about we discuss whose hands our team's fate is in tonight ?"

"Go to bed will you?" Soo Hyun told him "Being tired leads to under-performing."

Yeo Jun smiled at him and was silent for a moment before he looked at the script again. "Our elders often say that we should sever ties with those we don't get along with." He leaned closer to Soo Hyun who was trying his best to ignore him "Don't waste time on relationships."

"Oi. You." Soo Hyun reached out and grabbed Yeo Jun by the waist, pulling him into the sofa beside him.

"What are you doing?" Yeo Jun asked, surprised by this sudden attack.

Soo Hyun swiftly grabbed the script from Yeo Jun's hand, wearing a smug smile.

"Hey! Yeo Jun protested. "Give it back."

Soo Hyun looked at him and pulled him closer, nestling him on his chest. "Go to bed." he stroked his hair gently.

"I'm not tired." Yeo Jun complained. "I'm actually very wired. Full of energy.I feel like I could run a marathon!"

Soo Hyun sighed. This kind of behaviour was classic Yeo Jun. He looked at his smiling face under the mess of golden locs.

Leaning in, he placed a gentle kiss of Yeo Jun's pouty mouth. "Anything else?"

"Wha--what are you doing?" Yeo Jun asked in surprise, shrinking back as  Soo Hyun's hand began to creep up his chest.

"Will you go to bed or not?" Soo Hyun asked, his voice sinking to a seductive pitch.

"I'm not tired."

"Okay." Soo Hyun kissed Jun's neck. "Then I'll just.." he didn't finish his thought as he kissed another place on his neck.

Yeo Jun closed his eyes and bit his bottom lip. "Mmm..I don't want to be tired. You said being tired might make me underperform."

Soo Hyun found  a new spot on his neck to kiss. "Did I say that?"

Yeo Jun frowned, attempting to push him away. "You did!"

Refusing to be parted that easily from him, Soo Hyun maneuvered his body so that he was directly on top of Yeo Jun. Pinning his wrists on either side of him, he kissed him again.

Yeo Jun responded to Soo Hyun's kisses. His lips parted and their passion ignited.

Pretty soon he forgot about the presentation altogether as Soo Hyun hoisted him in his arms, transporting him to the bedroom.

Yeo Jun was laying on the bed on his back, their eyes locked.

"Jun.." 

"Hmm?"

"I like you"

Yeo Jun smiled up at Soo Hyun. "I like you too...Darkness." he threw in a tease.Before Soo Hyun could retort or protest, he pulled him on to himself. Kissing him.

"We only have one more group to hear from." Professor Park announced  the next day as they sat in class. "Will the presenter please come forward?"

Yeo Jun and Soo Hyun exchanged glances, smiling at each other.

"I'll be doing the presentation." Yeo Jun confidently raised his hand.

"Are you sure?" Professor Park asked, hands casually stuck in his pockets. "But you're a freshman." he smiled at Yeo Jun "Although I guess it doesn't matter." He shifted to the side of the stage "Ok. Let's begin."

Yeo Jun made his way to the front of the room.His eyes found Soo Hyun and he nodded at him.

"We have created a PR video for MM, the shopping mall for 20 somethings who respect various styles . Here's how the story goes: The two who represent the light and darkness  of our youth are different in every aspect." He looked at Nam Soo Hyun. "Their background, preference in food and everything in general.Not being able to understand each other always has them clashing.But then they realize that the other is only different. Not wrong or defected.Two very different individuals meet in one world, argue, hurt one another but end up falling in love.Please enjoy the video."

Along with the whole class, Yeo Jun and Soo Hyun watched the presentation.While the story unfolded anew to the others, each of them saw much more. They each saw a reflection of themselves. Watching it was like watching a trailer of their own lives and the things they'd experienced together. Their rocky start, the tension between them, the way they'd hurt each other until they finally got to a clearing where they allowed themselves to be one, inspite of their many differences.

Soo Hyun smiled. He never imagined he would feel this way about that clingy, annoying person standing on the stage.

"Our elders often say this." Yeo Jun spoke again after the video ended. " Don't waste time on relationships.'Sever ties with people you don't click with.', 'Don't devote yourself', 'It won't matter when you're old',' whether its family or friends, money takes priority'. When we're older, we'll probably say this to others as well.But even they valued relationships highly in their youth. Which led to sleepless nights being in love, then brokenhearted, then being in love and then brokenhearted again.So this is how we define youth. A time in our lives when we are brave enough to befriend just about anyone. Even though we'll regret it someday , we'll take centerstage in our youth.To love, to be hurt and then to love again with all our hearts."

The room erupted into applause.

Soo Hyun smiled at Yeo Jun, giving him a thumbs up.

"Nicely done." Gung-Ho commended Jun as he took his place beside Soo Hyun once more.

"So how was it to work with your former teammates?" Professor Park addressed the students. "Was it still your worst experience? Do you still find humans to be evil?"

"No." Gung-Ho replied

"I'm glad." Chun-Guk added.

"Professor. If you will permit me. I would like to show another video." Kim Soo-Bin raised her hand.

"Of what?" Professor Park enquired.

She got up from her seat and made her way to the multimedia set where she played the file.

All the curious eyes focused front to see what would be played.

As they watched, they saw clips of the group as they worked on the project.While they worked to film, someone had been covertly filming their interactions.This group that initially could not even decide on the type of project to work on in the beginning were laughing and happily supporting each other as they worked towards their common goal.

Yeo Jun and Soo Hyun smiled at each other once more.

"The group that won first prize for this project." Professor Park stood before the class once more a few minutes later "is the group that went last. Nam Soo Hyun's group."

The members of the group celebrated while the class applauded.

One student in the corner raised his hand. "What's the reason? I want the know what your scores were based on."

"You want to know?It's their teamwork." he replied simply "Different individuals came together and produced an amazing result.I gave the highest score to the team who showed what it means to be in a team the best." Professor Park looked around the room. "Any objections?"

There were none.

"I guess it's possible to get first place." Chun-Guk said, in a daze as they sat at their booth.

"This is the first time I came in first place during in a project since school started." Gung-Ho couldn't contain his excitement.

"Oh.Who filmed the making?" Soo Hyun asked.

"Hye-Yoon." So-Bin replied. She smiled at her friends. "I guess you should never really trust rumors. The rumors about Hye-Yoon and you weren't true." she looked at Soo Hyun.

Yeo Jun had a mischievous glint in his eyes. "So all the rumors were fake?" he folded his arms across his chest. He looked at Soo Hyun. "Some of them were true."

Soo Hyun looked at Yeo Jun. The other laughed at the two.

"Let's reveal our Secret Santas." Soo Hyun suggested.

"You go first." Jun said to Soo Hyun, still with that mischievous look.

Soo Hyun looked at Yeo Jun in surprise. "You really don't know? I've done alot for you." he was very much grieved by Jun's ignorance on this matter.

"What? Really?" Yeo Jun couldn't resist keeping up the ruse. "Wow. I thought I didn't have a Secret Santa." he said to his friends.

Soo Hyun's eyes widened. "What?" He frowned. "When you had classes in the morning I woke you up three times. You didn't wake up though. When you left, I cleaned the bathroom. It was really hard but I didn't show it.I also prayed that you would find somebody you liked." He continued to list his deeds "I told you ways to get good grades but you were hardly listening and I saved you a seat in the lecture room."

Yeo Jun grinned. "I had no idea you were this talkative."

"Nam Soo Hyun, you were really serious about this Secret Santa thing huh?" Gung-Ho said

"Then let's cheers to my Secret Santa Nam Soo Hyun's happiness." Yeo Jun said. They all picked up their glasses. "Although.." he looked at Soo Hyun. "I thought you only did those things because you liked me." he couldn't resist teasing him once more.

Soo Hyun gaped at Jun's last statement. The others however, weren't the least bit shocked. They raised their glasses.

Cheers!

More than a few drinks later, the atmosphere at the table was very relaxed.

Gung-Ho and Chun-Guk each occupied one of Soo Hyun's shoulders.

"I was living a normal life. But you were living so diligently." A red faced Gung-Ho explained to Soo Hyun. "I was annoyed by it but I was also envious.I felt so pathetic. It was my inferiority complex.I'm so sorry." he rested his head on Soo Hyun's shoulder, hugging his arm.

"I'm sorry." Chun-Guk rested his head on the other shoulder,stroking the other arm.

Soo Hyun sighed deeply. He looked pleadingly to Yeo Jun, wanting desperately to be saved from this situation.

"Guys. Why doesn't anyone want to talk to me about their problems?" 

"Jun. I just don't feel like talking to you." Gung-Ho replied. " You're just too well off."

"Gung-Ho. You can talk to me." Jun insisted. "Soo Hyun really can't empathize with people. No wonder people call him 'UP'."

Soo Hyun gave Jun an incredulous look.

"What?" Jun asked, looking at Soo Hyun "I didn't say anything wrong."

Soo Hyun frowned.

"Since you guys won't talk to me, then I'll talk to you." He looked at Soo Hyun. "I like Nam Soo Hyun."

Everyone at the table turned to look at Yeo Jun.Chun-Guk and Gung-Ho both sat up straight in their chairs.

Soo Hyun raised a brow at Yeo Jun who raised his shoulders in response.

"Mm..We know." Gung-Ho waved Yeo Jun away, returning to Soo Hyun's shoulder.

"What? You know?" It was Jun's turn to b surprised.

"Mmm..we know. We figured it out." Hye-Jie added.

Jun looked at Soo Hyun. All along he thought he'd been guarding some kind of secret about his feelings but this turned out to not the case.

Soo Hyun was still staring at him. Jun winked at him with a smile

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At A Distance, Spring Is Green -BL Version (Yeo Jun x Nam Soo Hyun)-Chapter 20 : Light and Darkness

"Let's talk about what we thought about the other group's presentation." Soo Hyun addressed his team mates for the group project.

"They were good." Yeo Jun replied.

Kim So-Bin, "They were creative and I liked their stories."

"Why do you ask?" Gung-Ho questioned.

"We won't get the highest mark at this rate." Soo Hyun answered.

Surprised, Gung-Ho looked at Soo Hyun. "You wanted to get the highest mark?"

Chun-Guk elbowed his friend. "He always gets the highest marks."

"We'll try to make our story stand out." Soo Hyun went back to addressing the group. "But it has limits. Do you have any other ideas?"

"Then why don't we focus on casting?" Jun suggested.

"What or who did you have in mind?" Soo Hyun was curious.

Yeo Jun smiled at him. "Leave it to me."

The group was gathered for the next meeting.

"Did you find someone to cast?" Soo Hyun asked.

Yeo Jun looked at him. "I told you I'd take care of it."

"Who is it?"

"Kim Hye-Yoon."

"Why her?" Soo Hyun questioned.

"She reminds me of you when we first met." Jun replied.

"What?" Soo Hyun looked at him

"Is she a psycho too?" Gung-Ho asked. Everyone at the table looked at him. "Ahh..I mean, is she a unique soul as well?" he tried to cover his blunder.

"Did she agree to it?" Soo Hyun asked

"She would like to know the concept first." Soo-Bin informed him.

"The concept will be a bright and vibrant youth." Yeo Jun piped up.

"Would displaying a fantasy work?" Soo Hyun looked at Yeo Jun "It'll only seem unrealistic."

"I also agree that it should be more realistic." Chun-Guk added.

"So you want to go for hyperrealism?" Jun asked. "This is a PR video, not a documentary.Tough reality isn't what we wish to see in ad campaigns."

"That could be true for a commercial ad. We'd be right to only highlight the joy of youth. But this is a school assignment." pointed out

"Must it be heavy and dark though?" Jun countered.

"Let's be mindful of Professor Park's lessons. Would highlighting the positive side of youth speak out to him?"

"It only has to be fun and exude positive energy." Yeo Jun wasn't backing down "There's no need to consider the professor's preferences."

"But our grades are on the line." Soo Hyun looked at the stubborn person sitting across from him "Although, as a freshman, you probably wouldn't care."

"What does being a freshman have to do with this?" 

"Team Leader is right you know." Gung-Ho spoke. "As you all know,  I tanked my last assignment."

"I need a good score to make up for it." Chun-Guk finished Gung-Ho's thought.

"Me too." Hye-Jie agreed

"Still. What's fun to do leads to a good outcome." Kim Soo-Bin  offered her thoughts

Soo Hyun sighed. "I see we can't get on the same page." He closed his notebook "Well I have a class to get to."

He stood to his feet and looked at Yeo Jun. "I'll be home late after my shift."

Jun looked at him and pouted "I won't be home anyway."

Soo Hyun shook his head and slung his bag over his shoulder.

The others looked at the retreating Soo Hyun and the pouting Yeo Jun. These two were definitely giving off a weird vibe.

'"Is something up between you and Soo Hyun?" Kim Soo-Bin asked Yeo Jun as they walked to lunch like always.

"No." he replied. "We're as good as ever."

"I think you should reconsider his proposal." 

Yeo Jun looked at her in surprise. "Weren't you taking my side earlier?Make up your mind."

Soo-Bin chuckled. "I'm not really taking sides. I just think it might be better to show our realities and not just the positive side of things."

"My life is actually pretty dark." Yeo Jun sighed. "Or it used to be.But wouldn't we want to remember only happy memories when we look back at these times?"

"But the one in pain is still you as well." Soo-Bin replied.

"I'd rather discard him somewhere." Yeo Jun confessed.

"He still helped to make you who you are today."

"I guess you're right."

"Won't it be uncomfortable at home with Soo Hyun?"

Yeo Jun smiled. "Soo Hyun is prickly but he is not one to stay angry."

"You know him so well now." Soo-Bin said.

Yeo Jun looked at the clock by his bedside. 9pm. Soo Hyun had been home for atleast half an hour but he hadn't come close to him even once.

Prior to his arrival he'd been sitting in the living room waiting. When he heard the door lock he made a mad dash to the bedroom to save face a little.

Now so much time had passed and he hadn't even come to say hello. He was sure he knew he was home.

Was he really holding a grudge?

Jun frowned. 

Since Soo Hyun wasn't coming in, he would just go out and appear in his line of vision. He didn;t have to speak, he just needed him to see him.

Settled on that idea, Jun left the room. He was just at the bathroom door when he came face to face with Soo Hyun. They looked at each other before awkwardly looking away simultaneously.

"You should go first." Yeo Jun pointed to the bathroom door.

"No, you go ahead."

"I'm not that desperate you know." Jun insisted.

"Me neither."

"Elders first." Jun said

"It doesn't extend to peeing." Soo Hyun made a face.

Yeo Jun nodded. "Right. Since I'm younger, I'll go first."

Soo Hyun put out a hand to stop him. "No. I'll go first." he hastily stepped inside and closed the door behind him.

With Soo Hyun inside, Jun knocked on the door. "Just so you know, I really do need to go."

When Soo Hyun exited the bathroom, Yeo Jun was still waiting outside. Without a word, he stepped by him and made a beeline for the sofa.

A few minutes later Yeo Jun appeared.

"I'm craving a late night snack." he said, loud enough for Soo Hyun to hear.  "Maybe Pizza? or Fried Chicken?" Soo Hyun pretended not to hear "Tteokbokki?"

Jun pouted. He really was ignoring him.

Leaving Soo Hyun in the living room, he made his way to the kitchen.

A short while after, a delicious smell permeated the air.

"Gosh.This looks so good." Jun squealed as he stirred the pot. "I wonder how far the smell will travel."

Soo Hyun continued to pillow his head on his hands as he laid down in the sofa.

"Mm..This is too much for one person." Yeo Jun continued to speak loudly. "I guess I have no choice. I'll just have to throw it away."

Soo Hyun grunted and got up off the couch, making his way to the kitchen.

"What?" he raised a brow when Yeo Jun looked at him.

"This is just for me." Yeo Jun said "It's only one portion."

"One portion?" Soo Hyun questioned. "People just love to waste food."

Yeo Jun smiled at him. "Have some." he gave Soo Hyun a portion.

Soo Hyun dug in immediately. 

"If there weren't any food you'd pretend to be asleep." Yeo Jun 

"Why are you so worked up over this assignment?" Soo Hyun asked 

"I'm not."

"Is it the assignment or are there hard feelings towards me?" Soo Hyun was curious.

"I'm against that dark concept you suggested." Yeo Jun confessed.

"It's weird that you're this invested in it."

"I guess that's true." Jun agreed "But aren't you sick of it? It's been hard enough for us. Why must the assignment---"

"We should view reality as it is." Soo Hyun cut him off.

"Can't we escape it though?" Jun asked. "Once we run away from it we'll one day see that we escaped from it."

"One should try to overcome hardships." Soo Hyun disagreed.

"I don't want to do it right now though." Jun stated.

Soo Hyun looked at him "Will putting it off make it any better?"

"It could."

"As your senior I know---"

"You're playing the age card?" Yeo Jun cut him off.

"You're a freshman." Soo Hyun reminded him.

"As if that matters,old man."

Soo Hyun blinked. Old man?

"Some people cannot escape reality even if they want to." his voice was passionate. "We're already on the edge of a cliff."

"Are you challenging me to see who has it worse?" Yeo Jun asked

"Should we do it?" Soo Hyun challenged

"Bring it on!" Jun was defiant.

Kim Soo-Bin looked from one person to the other. Neither Yeo Jun nor Soo Hyun were saying anything.In fact,they weren't even looking at each other.

"What's with you two today?" she asked.

Yeo Jun, "What do you mean?" he smiled at her. "Do I perhaps look more handsome today?"

Soo Hyun rolled his eyes and clocked his tongue "What a narcissist."

Jun's eyes widened. "What did you just call me?" He looked at Soo Hyun "More you than me though."

They glared at each other.

"Don't tell me you two argued all night." Soo-Bin looked from one to the other. Each of them fell silent again "Or perhaps you were drinking all night without me."

"All night," Yeo Jun replied "We had tteokbokki."

"Tteokbokki?" Soo-Bin looked at Soo Hyun who nodded.

Just then his phone rang and Soo Hyun walked away. By his greeting, the other two knew it was his brother on the line.

"With his brother he's always the sweetest." Jun pouted.

Soo-Bin smiled. "Are you jealous.?"

"As if." Jun rolled his eyes. "We just don't click."

Soo-Bin laughed "But you like him alot right?" Yeo Jun bit his lip. "They say marital disputes never last long." Soo-Bin patted his shoulder comfortingly.

"Stop teasing ." he said to his friend.

"Why is my ear itchy?" Soo Hyun stuck a finger in his ear.

"Someone must be talking smack about you." his little brother replied. "So be nicer."

"Why are you here when you should be busy studying? What's the gift?"

His brother beamed at him "My gift? It's me." he made a cute pose.

Soo Hyun laughed and playfully pulled his brother's ear. "I hope you didn't spend too much."

"I didn't." Koo Hyun replied, reaching for something in his backpack on the ground beside them. "Here." he handed a brown book to Soo Hyun. "Mom sent it by post and told me to hand it to you."

"What is it?" Soo Hyun looked at the book. 

"Dad's journal."

"But why?--" Soo Hyun continued to look at it

"Mom said you wanted to be a cop just like dad. I had no idea.You  work shift after shift so that you can fund whatever dream I have"

"Why did she tell you that when it was way in the past?"

"Soo Hyun. Don't send money for my rent for for mom to spend." Koo Hyun said "You even paid back Dad's debt."

"Why are you saying this?" Soo Hyun asked "I'm fine."

"Well I'm not." his brother objected. "You should do what you want to do as well."

"Koo Hyun--"

"I'm an adult now. You made sure I grew up with a pretty face." his brother smiled at him "Want to send me to an orphanage now?"

Soo Hyun smiled at brother who was indeed not so little anymore.

Nam Soo Hyun looked at the book as he made his way to class. It was like a relic, a reminder of a dream long forgotten. Indeed it was true, once upon a time, just like his father he'd wanted to be a policeman.

He'd put on his father's uniform which was two sizes too big.He'd even saluted, promising his father that one day, one fine day, the Nam men would take a photo side by side in their uniforms.

That promise was never to be fulfilled.

His father left way too early and he had to grow up way too soon to shoulder the responsibilities left by behind.

Those dreams he had were left behind on a shelf, forgotten to collect dust.

Forward, he only had to move forward. The past was in the past and so, he made his way to class.

"Soo Hyun. Can we talk?" Yeo Jun caught up to Soo Hyun in the hallway."

"We're late for your team gathering." Soo Hyun pointed out.

"It won't matter if we're late."

"We made a promise with your teammates.So of course it matters." Soo Hyun replied before walking away.

Yeo Jun sighed and followed behind. If only he would just hear him out first.

When they arrived, everyone else had gathered and they got right down to business.

"The last time we couldn't decide what concept to go with." Soo-Bin opened, looking from Yeo Jun to Soo Hyun.

"I have a solution." Yeo Jun spoke up, bringing all eyes to focus on him "Let's do both. We can blend the concepts."

The others thought about it, nodding silently at the proposal.

"Soo Hyun. Are you okay with that?" Soo-Bin asked apprehensively.

With Soo Hyun's nod, they reached a consensus.

"So Darkness will be a character representing the dark side of youth." Yeo Jun explained. "While light will represent it's beauty ."

"We'll have darkness realizing the light within it after meeting light." Soo-Bin picked up "Who lives in a completely different world.What do you say?"

"We're out of time. So let's do that." Soo Hyun gave the greenlight.

"Then we should all tell our stories." Yeo Jun said. "Regarding the light and shadow of youth."

An awkward silence descended on the table as they looked at each other. 

"It's our team project. So it should be about us." Yeo Jun said.

"While sober?" Gung-Ho asked.

"My life only knows darkness." Chun-Guk said 

"I have nothing to add ." Hye-Jiecontributed

"We'll start with the team leader then." Yeo Jun looked at Soo Hyun. "Tell us about your shadows."

"Well...not being financially stable really took a toll on my life." Soo Hyun began "And it still does"

Gung-Ho cleared his throat. "I was most depressed before serving in the military ."

"Whenever my future seems uncertain. I escape reality through playing video games." Chun-Guk confessed.

"I had too many thoughts and worries which led me to lack confidence." Kim Soo-Bin said her piece. "It's why I gave up on things without even trying."

"What about you Hye-Ji?"

"Life hasn't been hard for me, but I've been stuck recently.It's not completely dark though."

Everyone looked at Yeo Jun.

"I--"

"Don't force a sob story." Gung-Ho chided "As if you've had it hard."

"We all spoke so--" Soo Hyun tried to intervene

"I haven't yet" Yeo Jun corrected, in a soft but firm voice.

Soo Hyun looked at him "You don't have to since you're highly against the shadows of our youth." he kept his eyes on him "I respect everyone's opinions"

"Now you do?" Yeo Jun had a determined look in his eyes.

Yeo Jun looked at Gung-Ho. "I see you haven't read the article on my father."

Soo Hyun sighed.

"Was an article published on his wealth and fame?" Gung-Ho asked, excited.

"I lived many years in darkness." Jun avoided Soo Hyun's eyes, knowing he was looking directly at him. "Due to my father's physical abuse."

Shock silence rippled across everyone's faces.

"Jun.." Soo-Bin said

"Don't  you worry though. I'm all better." He finally looked at Soo Hyun "I'm in the light." 

Soo Hyun looked at him. "See?" Yeo Jun said. "I told you we should have stuck to the lighter side of youth."

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At A Distance, Spring Is Green -BL Version (Yeo Jun x Nam Soo Hyun)-Chapter 19 : I'm free

"I'm sorry ." Chun-Guk hung his head.

"You should apologize to So-Bin. Not to me." Jun replied.

"So-Bin is who I am here to apologize to. How else could I show my face at school? But then I spotted you and I owe you an apology as too, so." His head dipped lower. "I'll take some time off from school after this semester "

"You've changed." Jun observed

"A trip to the police station can knock some sense into you.I looked back on my past choices . It's scary there . I don't want to even go near one again.My life as a student here is over.I'll be a ghost and disappear once I graduate ."

"As if you're dead?" Jun asked.

Those words evoked a kind of sadness in Yeo Jun as he reflected on the life he'd lived thus far.

"You shouldn't live your life like that." he told Chun-Guk.

"What?" the boy was surprised.

"Make it right." Jun advised. "Everyone can start over you know." He paused. "Although, enough with the violence.That only leaves wounds.More deeply on one's heart than on the flesh."

A tearful Chun-Guk nodded. "Right.I'm sorry."

Seeing that Jun was gone for a bit, Soo Hyun came to find him.

"Are you alright?" he asked Yeo Jun as he stood with Chun-Guk.

Jun smiled at him "I'm okay." he confirmed. "Let's get to class."

There was a stunned silence that fell over the classroom when Chun-Guk walked in.Everyone on campus knew what he'd done to So-Bin.

Steeling himself, he walked to the front of the lecture hall.

"What's he doing?" Gung-Ho wondered aloud.

"I have something to say publicly." Chun-Guk began. "Kim So-Bin,I'm sorry." he looked at her. "I made a mistake---no. It was wrong of me. Please forgive me."

The silence morphed into awkwardness for So-Bin as all eyes turned to look at her to see how she would respond. "I get it.So please stop." she replied. "Just make sure you don't hurt anyone in the same way again."

Chun-Guk fell to his knees infront of everyone. "I won't do it ever again!" he bowed his head "Kim So-Bin. I'm sorry." He repeated this over and over. Over and over until tears flowed, cutting a most pitiful picture as everyone watched in shock.

"I get it. So please stop saying my name." So-Bin dashed to the front of the room to soothe Chun-Guk but he refused to be soothed. His tears and apologies became more fervent as his own guilt and grief consumed him.

When Yeo Jun arrived, So-Bin was still busy trying to calm Chun-Guk down. He looked at Chun-Guk knowing that people had to pay for the wrongs they did and none were exempt.

"The semester is almost over. Too bad isn't it?" Professor Park addressed the class

"No Wayyy." the students chorused

Professor Park ignored their response. "I know that you're sad it's almost over which is why I'm giving out an assignment." A collective groan spread among the students. "It can be a company, a brand, or product. Decide on one as a team and film a PR video.Content and format are all at your discretion. Doesn't it sound like fun?"

There was no enthusiasm to be found.

Soo Hyun raised his hand. "Will it be part of our grade?"

"You'll be tested on the content of the last team project.Your final grade will be a half this and a half that." Professor Park explained. "Those who tanke the team project, this is your chance to make up for it.I'll be grading you on planning, creativity and execution so play your roles within your teams."

Yeo Jun's hand shot up next "Do we choose our teams freely like the last time?"

"Your teams?" Professor Park considered. "Stick to your old ones." There was an even bigger groan from the students this time. "This is how most of you felt according to the review of the team project.I don't want the activity to be a negative experience, so I'm giving you another chance." He looked at their anxious faces. "Why? Are you dreading to work again with people that you hate?"

"Yes!" the class replied in unison

"Enduring those you hate and finding a way to overcome that hardship are part of being in society . Trust me and give it another shot. Dismissed." He began to walk away. "Oh. One more thing. During the project, why not play Secret Santa with your teammates?"

More complaints from the students.

Are you serious?

Who would do that?

What?

Secret Santa?

"Secret Santa?" Chun-Guk thought out loud. "As if it wouldn't be obvious. What if I got So-Bin?"

"She might report you for stalking." Gung-Ho replied. "It's dangerous."

Soo Hyun spun in his seat and looked at Jun and So-Bin. "Let's discuss it right away."

"Where should we go?" Jun asked. "Someplace fancy--" he began to say as he usually did before he made a realization. "I don't have my credit card."

"The school cafeteria will do."So-Bin said.

"I'd like to buy drinks for everyone, as a means to apologize." Chun-Guk said.

Yeo Jun looked at So-Bin. "You don't have to go if you don't want to."

"Well I'm going to go." Soo Hyun spoke up. "I'm not a part of this."

"I'll go." So-Bin spoke up. "If everyone else goes. We can decide on the Secret Santa when we get there"

Soo Hyun sighed as everyone walked away.

"Let's go." Yeo Jun pulled him along.

6 pieces of paper sat in the middle of the table, each with a name written on it.

Yeo Jun was the first to go. He unfolded his paper, took a look, said nothing.

"What's wrong ? is it me?" Chun-Guk asked.

"Could be." Jun looked at him."Next." he encouraged the other person to go.

Soo Hyun picked his paper next. He unfolded his paper and took a look. One second later, much to everyone's surprise, he refilled Yeo Jun's empty glass.

"What are you doing?" Jun looked at him "Did you pick me?"

Soo Hyun looked at him and took his seat "Of course not."

So-Bin laughed "You're already caught Soo Hyun."

The others picked.

There were a few  frowns  as some people seemed displeased at the end of the draw

"So what does a Secret Santa have to do?" Soo Hyun asked.

"Whatever works." Jun replied. He looked at Soo Hyun. "Why? What are you going to do for me?"

"Huh?" Soo Hyun was surprised. "What? I'm not your Secret Santa so don't get the wrong idea."

Jun smiled at him.

"You guys can order whatever you want." Chun-Guk announced. "Jun doesn't have to pay for anything."

"I'm not the ATM anymore. I don't have a gold card." Jun said

"Congratulations on becoming human." Soo Hyun teased with a smile.

"You've changed Soo Hyun." So-Bin observed with a smile.

Soo Hyun schooled his smile "Since we're done with the Secret Santa, let's talk about the group project."

So-Bin's smile faded. "You really haven't changed."

"Come on guys! Let's drink! Cheers!" Gung-Ho roused everyone.

"You have to do it too Soo Hyun." So-Bin encouraged.

Awkwardly, Soo Hyun raised his glass and clinked with his colleagues.

"Yeo Jun. Wake up. You're going to be late for class." Soo Hyun tried to rouse the sleeping person.

"Okay. Five more minutes." Jun replied. 

"I can't let this slide for your sake." Soo Hyun was determined. With one yank, he pulled the covers from Yeo Jun and began to tickle him. "Wake up!"

"Ahhhh" Yeo Jun screamed and laughed "Stop! Stop being my Secret Santa!" 

"Wake up." Soo Hyun continued his efforts. "You're going to be late for class."

"Let me sleep just a little more." Jun begged.

"You're going to be late. Just get up." Soo Hyun didn't stop touching him.

"Please...Just leave me alone!" Jun screamed, as he flailed in the bed.

"If you don't get up. I'm going to do worse things to you." Soo Hyun threatened.

Worse? What could be worse than being harassed like this when he just wanted to sleep.

"I'm going to count to three." he warned.

Yeo Jun thrashed about in his bed like a spoilt child

"One..."

Yeo Jun was still stubborn

"Two..."

Jun tried to maintain his steely determination..

"Three.."

Unwilling to risk whatever could possibly come next, Yeo Jun threw off the covers and sat up in bed.

Seeing this, Soo Hyun smiled at him and gave him a quick peck on the lips. "Good boy."

Tricked! Yeo Jun frowned a little but smiled in the next instant, touching the lips Soo Hyun had kissed.

Kissed or not, Jun was still sleepy. He yawned as they walked up the steps of their school 20 minutes later.

"Thanks to me you won't be late for class." Soo Hyun said proudly.

Jun yawned again. "Thanks alot."  He pouted. "Who is my Secret Santa? He's not doing anything for me." 

Soo Hyun looked at him "Maybe your Secret Santa is just that good. You don't even know what he did for you."

Yeo Jun smiled and shook his head. Soo Hyun was really an easy person to tease.

A second later, Soo Hyun swept Jun's schoolbag from his shoulder and sped up, leaving him behind.

At this, Jun shook his head "Yes, I have no idea. He is really good."

"How's your script going?" So-Bin asked Jun as they sat in the courtyard.

"Don't get me started.I'm not getting enough sleep because of my creativity and my Secret Santa wakes me up early in the morning every day." he complained

So-Bin laughed. 

"It's not funny." Jun continued to complain

"But a part of you likes it right?"

Yeo Jun thought about it for a moment. She was right. Living with and liking Soo Hyun, he liked it very much.

"Look at your face." So-Bin teased. "No need to say anything.It's written so clearly."

Yeo Jun blushed. "Back to the project."

"I don't know who to cast." So-Bin said. "If your writing is good and I cast badly, it will be all for naught and I don't have any connections like you."

"I'm sure it'll be fine."

"Perhaps we can cast you." So-Bin suggested. "Myungil University's hottest guy Yeo Jun."

"Hmm..but can you afford my fees?" Jun teased.

"I'll ask your Secret Santa to help me." So-Bin half teased, half threatened.

"No no no no nevermind.I'll do it." he gave in "I'll even do it for free."

Kim So-Bin laughed.

Yeo Jun was the first to get home that night. As expected, Soo Hyun would be working until late. 

"There's nothing in here." he said to himself with a pout after checking the fridge. "I'll just order in."

He was about to dial when the doorbell rang.

"Doesn't he have work? And did that smartypants forget the passcode?" he smiled to himself as he walked to the door.

Yeo Jun opened the door and his smell immediately vanished when he came face to face with his father.

Disheveled and reeking of alcohol, he drunkenly pushed past Yeo Jun and stepped into his apartment.

"Hey. Where is your mom?" he asked, stumbling forward. "Come out!" he called.  He pointed an accusing finger at Yeo Jun "Bring her to me now."

"Why are you looking for mom? You have no right." Yeo Jun replied.

His father was stumbling about, checking room by room. "What? I have no right?" He looked at Jun "Do you know what I'm going through because of you?"

"Why is that my fault? It's your own fault."

"How dare you talk back to me?" his father stepped closer.

Yeo Jun stepped back. "So many people have suffered because of your abusive behaviours. Why must you be like this. Why?" he screamed.

"You arrogant brat.Hey." he poked Jun in the forehead "Who's supporting you financially? do you earn money? Whose money is this?" He kicked Jun's furniture and flipped a stool "Whose money is all this?"

"Do you earn money so you have a reason to beat us?" Yeo Jun asked

"What?" his father was taken aback

"Just get the punishment you deserve, apologize to everyone, and start over."

"You little.." his father raised his hand to hit him.

"Enough,seriously!' Yeo Jun screamed, catching that abusive hand. "That kid that used to shudder in fear after getting beaten up by you is dead now." he threw his father's hand, causing him to stumble a little. "If you lay a finger on Jun Wan or mom again, it won't end with just calling the cops." 

"Hey." his father shrugged himself out of his jacket. "Even you look down on my now?" he threw the piece of clothing to the floor.

"Dad." Yeo Jun looked at the pitiful person he used to fear. "Dad.That's all in your head. Please let it go and stop being delusional."

"Delusional?"

"No one looks down on you.You are the one who looks down on yourself.You're torturing yourself!"

His father didn't say another word.

Grabbing his jacket from the floor, he stumbled towards the door, going back the way he'd come.

After his father left, a shaking Yeo Jun sat in the sofa to calm himself, not even bothering to fix the items his father had toppled.

"Jun Wan" he called his brother. 

[Hey Jun]

"I just called to hear your voice."

[Good. I'm glad you called.] Silence hung on the line [Is everything ok?] Jun Wan asked

"Yes.Everything's good.Sweet Dreams."

[You too.]

When Soo Hyun arrived home, things were still toppled. Yeo Jun was sitting alone in the dark.

"What's wrong?" he asked swiftly lodging himself beside Yeo Jun on the sofa.

Jun looked at him and smiled. "Nothing."

"What happened?" Soo Hyun pressed.

Yeo Jun continued to smile. "I'm free." he replied, resting a head on Soo Hyun's shoulder.

Soo Hyun didn't understand but he allowed Jun to rest his head while he stroked his hair.

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At A Distance, Spring Is Green -BL Version (Yeo Jun x Nam Soo Hyun)-Chapter 18 :I guess I'm grateful in a way

This room.

Being thrusted forcefully to the ground like this pulled Yeo Jun back into his dark past.

"Get in you little brat." his father spat casting the little boy aside without care. He grabbed an award from his desk and raised his hand high above his head "And you call yourself a man?" he hurled insults at the crying child.

Being in this room Yeo Jun could hear the screams and cries of his younger self.

"You don't want to?" His father was now angry. "How dare you? Say that again." His expression was ugly as he rolled up his sleeves. "Must I seem like a loser because of you?" he slammed his hand against the cabinet. "Must I? Must I Must I?" he slapped the furniture everytime he asked. 

Yeo Jun watched . His horror and fear inextricably bound. 

"You inept piece of trash!" he swept everything from his desk is a rage.  "Do you know what should become of useless brats like you?" he threw an item at Yeo Jun 

His father reached for that trophy again and raised his hand.

Yeo Jun caught that raised hand, struggling to take that trophy away.

Outside the door, frantic banging could be heard

"Jun. Open the door! Jun!" Jun Wan called.

"Let go!" his father tried to free his hand.

"Father stop this..." Yeo Jun cried.

"Move!" his father bellowed, wrestling still

"Let go of me---"

"Please stop!"

"Jun open the door!"

It was a chaotic scene in the Yeo household.

"Let go!" his father finally managed to free himself, casting Yeo Jun once more to the floor.

He raised that trophy high above his head .."You little..."

With nowhere to run, Yeo Jun cradled his head and braced for impact.

The door suddenly flew open, halting everyone in their positions.

"Jun-Wan." his father was surprised.

Jun Wan looked at his father with bloodshot eyes.

"Jun Wan.." Yeo Jun's voice broke hen he saw his brother.

"Leave us." Jun Wan commanded his little brother, still looking at his father.

"Jun Wan...you see.." Yeo Jun tried to explain.

With tender eyes, Jun Wan looked at his little brother. "Go."

"Jun Wan.." Yeo Jun was trying his best not to cry.

Jun Wan reached out and helped his brother to his feet before ushering him out the door, closing it behind him.

With Yeo Jun gone, Jun Wan turned to his father who immediately dropped the trophy.

"Jun Wan. It's not like what you saw."

Jun Wan grabbed his father by the lapels "You.Have you been beating him behind my back?" 

"Jun Wan. Listen to me," his father's words were a little slurred 

Jun Wan tightened his hold "I warned you that Jun's off limits."

"But that little brat acted out.." his father replied.

That was it. Jun Wan threw his father into the table. Upon impact, his father groaned in pain.

"You've gotten weaker." Jun Wan said "It hurts me to see that.Doesn't this get old for you?" He took deliberate steps towards his father who was cowering at the desk. "Haven't you done this enough?Just stop darn it!" he shouted.

Yeo Jun stood powerlessly outside the door.

"What's going on?" his mother ran in, addressing a dazed Yeo Jun. He looked at her with blank eyes. "Tell me what's going on! Where's Jun Wan?"

Yeo Jun only continued to look.

Getting no response from her younger child, Yeo Jun's mother rattled the doorknob. Closed.

"Jun Wan." she banged on the door. "Jun Wan open up.."

Her cries and efforts to open the door became more frantic by the second.

Unable to watch, Yeo Jun attempted to pull his mother away.

"It's just like that day." she mumbled to herself with a distant look in her teary eyes. "This is that day all over again."

As he watched that pitiful figure on the ground, like a snapshot, a memory played before Yeo Jun's eyes. It was just like that time.

His mother was crying frantically as she fumbled with a bunch of keys, begging Jun Wan to open the door.

"Mommy. I'm sick." a young Yeo Jun complained.

"Step aside darn it!" his mother had screamed at the little boy before resuming her pleas to the person behind that closed door. "Jun Wan, please. Open the door."

Now there she was, crying on the floor again.

"Hello? Hello?" she dialled with trembling hands and an equally shaky voice "Please. Please save my son." she wailed.

All he could do was watch. He couldn't even comfort her.

"What's going to happen to father?" Yeo Jun asked as he and Jun Wan sat in the car outside his apartment.

"He'll be punished and the world will know about him." Jun Wan replied.

"So this is what it comes to?"

"Once the media gets wind of this, your life will be disrupted."

Yeo Jun looked at his brother. "It's alright. I'm no stranger when it comes to fame."

"I made up my mind the day I found out about you passed out from his beating. "Tears welled in Jun Wan's eyes. "That I'd protect you from him." It didn't take long for those tears to begin streaming "I thought I only had to cope with him alone.That I only had to keep you out of range.I believed it'd then be alright."

Yeo Jun looked at his brother. "Jun Wan."

"I'm sorry." Jun Wan apologized, crying still. "It made things worse for you." He looked at his little brother. "You used to be a pretty boy as bright as the sun "

"I'm still unbelievably pretty you know." Jun said "So don't worry. I'll shake this off and live a happy life as if nothing happened.What about you?"

"What?" 

"What about your life? You never did anything you wanted and went down the path our parents wanted for you."

"I'm fine."

"You should live your life doing what you want to do."

"That doesn't exist."

"You should go on a date too." Jun said.

"How do I do that?" Jun Wan asked. "Take your own advice. Find someone you like and build a healthy relationship."

Jun thought about Soo Hyun. "I will." He looked at his brother "I'd rather you do things that are less by the book.Got it? I'll be watching you." 

Jun Wan looked at him and smiled a little. "I'll get going." he exited the car.Standing by the window, he knocked. Jun Wan rolled down the window. "Get going." he told his brother. "I always walked away without seeing you off first."

Jun Wan smiled at him "Head inside."

"I won't until you go."

Jun Wan smiled and complied. 

Yeo Jun watched as his brother drive away.

In a daze, Yeo Jun walked up to his apartment. Thoughts of his brother arrested him once more.All the things he'd said to him, the horrible ways he'd treated him. It made him sick to his stomach.

From memory, his body moved until he found himself at his door. Standing infront of his door, he was about to press the lock. He pressed the doorbell instead.

Ding Dong!

The door of room 201 opened.

There he was, standing in the doorway, looking at him from under those straight bangs.

"You're home." Soo Hyun greeted him.

Jun lifted his eyes and looked at him but couldn't say anything.

"What's wrong?" Soo Hyun asked

He could feel the tears.Brushing by Soo Hyun, he went inside.

"Jun." Soo Hyun called after him, stopping him in his tracks. "Are you alright? I'm worried about you."

Jun's shoulders began to shake as he cried.

Soo Hyun's heart jumped as he swiftly went to hold Jun's arm. "What's going on?"

Yeo Jun allowed his tears to flow, unrestrained .

Soo Hyun massaged his shoulder. Yeo Jun continued to cry.

"I'm here." he pulled Yeo Jun into his arms.

Letting his backpack slip from his shoulders Yeo Jun embraced Soo Hyun, crying.

He cried for a while before he suddenly pushed Soo Hyun away.

"Leave me alone." Soo Hyun blinked, stunned by this sudden change. 

"Jun. What's wrong?"

"Stay away from me." his eyes were a little wild with whatever emotions he was feelling  "You shouldn't be with me." he backed away.

"What? What are you saying?" Soo Hyun stepped closer.

"All the people around me get hurt." tears continued to come. "Mother..Jun Wan..So-Bin.." He looked at Soo Hyun in fear.."You shouldn't....you shouldn't..."

Soo Hyun grabbed him into his arms. "Stop it. It's not your fault."

Jun continued to resist Soo Hyun's embrace, shaking his head.

"Shh..." Soo Hyun stroked his hair. "It's not your fault. It's not your fault." Soo Hyun held him, stroking his hair.

That night Yeo Jun's tears flowed until he fell asleep.

Soo Hyun kept a watchful eye.Reaching out to comfort him in his sleep whenever he stirred.

1 week.

It had been one whole week and Jun still hadn't returned to school. After that night when he returned from his house he changed. That light that once shone brightly from within seemed to have seemed.

Even though they lived together, they hardly communicated. Jun was always in bed. When Soo Hyun came home, he would always be under the covers.Soo Hyun never had the heart to disturb him. All he could do, was watch with an aching heart.

"Let's have lunch together." Soo Hyun said to So-Bin as they stood in the hallway after class.

So-Bin nodded. Even without Soo Hyun, she and Jun would often have lunch together. Now that he wasn't there, she was a bit lonely.

They began to walk slowly outside.

"You're not to ask me how he's doing?" Soo Hyun asked

"No need." So-Bin replied. "I know he has you and I'm glad he has someone like you by his side."

Soo Hyun looked at her. "You knew?"

She smiled a little "I figured it out." she confessed. "I knew Jun had feelings for you." she looked at So Hyun "It was you I wasn't so sure about. At one point I wasn't even sure you could be friends."

That was a fair analysis.

"But it seems I don't have anything to worry about now." she continued "I know you will take good care of him no matter what."

No matter what.

Soo Hyun thought about those words.

"Isn't that Jun?" So-Bin suddenly asked.

Soo Hyun looked ahead.

It was him.

That golden haired person was walking in their direction.

When he was close enough, he hugged Soo Hyun tightly "I'm sorry." he whispered to him.

Soo Hyun returned his hug.

Next he hugged So-Bin. "I missed you."

"I missed you too." his friend replied.

Soo Hyun watched the two with a smile on his face.

"You're smiling again." Yeo Jun teased.

Soo Hyun rolled his eyes and reached into his backpack.

"Here." he handed a book to Jun "These are my classnotes. What's important are marked so keep that in mind."

"And here's mine." So-Bin handed hers as well

Jun looked at the two of them. "What's up with you two? This is not exactly what I need right now."

"Don't be ridiculous." Soo Hyun replied "After missing classes a student should make up for them."

"No. I'm done taking classes." Jun pouted. "I have two people who love me enough to take notes, so why bother?"

"No Way." So-Bin and Soo Hyun said in unison as they each slapped their notebooks into Jun's hands.

Jun frowned and grabbed So-Bin's hand. "Don't hang out with him. He's rubbing off on you."

So-Bin laughed. "But you still like him."

The boys exchanged glances.

Just then, So-Bin's phone rang and she was called in to work by Jun Wan, thus she left the other two in each other's company.

"Are you feeling better now?" Soo Hyun asked Jun as they sat on one of the campus benches.

"I returned that day after sorting everything out with my father." Jun said "But seeing you brought the tears on.What hurt me for a long time was no longer a big deal for me which seemed futile.I guess the pain became my friend. I coped with it for too long. So leaving it behind felt like I was parting ways with myself from the past."

Soo Hyun nodded. "That's why you were cried your eyes out . From the pain of the breakup."

Yeo Jun looked at him. "We're even now."

"What do you mean?"

"I saw you cry once" Jun replied.

"Me?" Soo Hyun questioned "I've never cried though."

Jun nodded. "Then I guess you didn't." He paused "Maybe I saw you crying on the inside."

"That you should've about 100 times." Soo Hyun told him.

"Every now and then, I realize that clinging to you was the best thing I did."

"Yes." Soo Hyun replied "You have a knack for that."

Jun shook his head. "I actually can't do it very well because I'm scared of rejection."

"Why did you do that then?"

Jun looked at Soo Hyun. "I just wanted to." Soo Hyun gave him a look. "I was deeply hurt back then you know." Jun shared. "But I'm glad I didn't give up. If I hadn't met you , I wouldn't have made it this far.I would've stayed as someone who couldn't speak his heart ." He looked into Soo Hyun's eyes. "I guess I'm grateful in a way."

Soo Hyun smiled and looked out into the distance "What if I hadn't met you though?" He looked into Jun's eyes. "I won't think about it." He sighed. " I really don't want to.While backed into a corner, I thought about ending it all. But I guess my ending isn't mine to decide. Why else would I have met you?" He smiled at Jun. "I guess I'm grateful in a way."

They held each other's gazes and smiled.

It was Soo Hyun who looked away first, when just beyond Jun's line of vision, he spotted a familiar figure.

He frowned and began to stand to his feet. "What's he doing here?"

Jun turned to look. Realizing Chun-Guk was there, he stayed Soo Hyun. "It's ok. I'll go talk to him."

Soo Hyun looked at him.

"Are you sure?"

Yeo Jun nodded.

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At A Distance, Spring Is Green -BL Version (Yeo Jun x Nam Soo Hyun)- Chapter 17 :I don't know what to do

Soo Hyun was the first to open his eyes.

Looking to his left, Yeo Jun was still drawing gentle breaths, looking incredibly handsome as he slept.

He wanted to reach over and touch him but he stayed his hand.

Something major had happened between them. Something neither of them could take back and while it made some parts of him feel joy he'd never experienced before, now that he was awake, sober and clear-minded, he couldn't help the feeling of fear that was creeping into his heart.

Yeo Jun was a tenderhearted person who'd already gone through so much turmoil in his life. He didn't want to add to it. He shouldn't have opened a door he wasn't 100% sure he was ready to, or could walk through.

He sighed deeply. He was usually clear-headed. He was usually rational and able to think things through but last night all of that went.

The way Yeo Jun had looked at him. The way he'd begged him for the truth dissolved his resolve like tissue paper in a shower of rain and now here they were.What was he going to do?

The sound of that heavy sigh must have been what roused Yeo Jun from his slumber.

He slowly opened his eyes and looked at Soo Hyun who was already awake beside him.

"What's wrong?"

Soo Hyun looked at Jun. He was beautiful. Even for a person that literally just opened their eyes, he was flawless and it made Soo Hyun's heart twitch.

"Nothing." Soo Hyun replied.

Yeo Jun turned on his side and propped himself up on his elbow.

"Do you remember what I said last night?" Jun asked.

Soo Hyun furrowed his brow.

"Since I've met you, you've never been one to not tell me what's on your mind. Get lost. You annoy me. Go away." A teasing smile was on Jun's lips, even as Soo Hyun frowned a little to hear some of the things he'd said to Jun in the past. Jun looked into Soo Hyun's eyes  "Please don't change that." his tone got a bit more earnest. "Please don't be one of the people who lies to me."

Soo Hyun sighed.

"I don't know what to do." he admitted, looking at the ceiling rather than at Yeo Jun.

"About what?" Jun was curious.

"About you." Jun had no immediate response. "I've only ever liked one person and never thought I'd like anyone again . I've never thought about relationships because I have neither the time nor the luxury to pursue one." He looked at Yeo Jun "It might not be fair to you..and what I did last night.." his voice trailed off.

Yeo Jun smiled at him a little. "You didn't do anything I didn't want you to." he replied. "In fact, I'm glad you did it."

Soo Hyun looked at him "But.."

"You like me don't you?" Jun cut him off. Soo Hyun's nod of confirmation made him smile. "I like you too.So let's just go from there." He got closer to Soo Hyun and kissed him on the lips. "You do what you want to do and I'll do what I want to do."

Soo Hyun looked at Yeo Jun in wonder. Was that really possible for him? Could he just let go for once and do something his heart truly desired to do?

Yeo Jun looked at him and nodded to him, as though he was answering all those doubts and questions that he had in his mind.

He took Jun's hand in his and kissed it. He would give it a try.

"You look very happy today." So-Bin commented as she and Jun walked side by side on campus.

"Me?" he looked at her in surprise. "Don't I usually look happy everyday?"

So-Bin eyed him. "Did something good happen?" she asked.

That silly smile blossomed on Jun's lips again, even a blind person could see his blush.

"Are you not going to tell me?" So-Bin pressed.

Jun looked at her. "Let's have lunch at my place today. We'll buy something super special."

So-Bin raised a brow. "What are we celebrating?"

"Just come on." he grabbed his friend's wrist and led her off.

Soo Hyun stood in shock when he got home.

"Welcome." So-Bin pulled out a chair for him.

"Come have a seat." Jun encouraged as well, with the meat tongs in his hand.

"Mn. Lets eat." Soo Hyun agreed.

Even while as he sat, he couldn't keep his eye off the table. The table top grill was out with a variety of ingredients spread about.

"Just wait a moment." Jun told him. " I invited a special guest for you."

"A special guest?" Soo Hyun echoed.

"Yes." Jun nodded with a smile, reaching behind the table. "It's..." he brought out a dish "Ta-da!" He waited a few moments for his "surprise" to sink in before retrieving it to slap it on the grill.

"Wait!" A flabbergasted Soo Hyun sprang to his feet, staying Jun's hand. "Isn't this prime rib eye?" Jun slowly released the meat as he looked at Soo Hyun. "How much was it?" he asked 

So-Bin held on to Soo Hyun's hand and pulled him back into his seat. "It's ok. He said he bought it a while ago."

Soo Hyun looked at her and then at Jun and the meat.

"I bought this and marinated it a few days ago." Jun confirmed. "Don't worry.This is  costs only half of the truffle.." he beamed, proudly.

"Half of the truffle?" Jun questioned..."Then it's.." he calculated mentally. ..While he calculated, Jun hurried to slap the meat on the grill.

Soo Hyun looked at the meat in despair. "So It was 150,000 Won?" He dizzily took his seat "My stomach is already upset."

"Sit down." So-Bin pulled him.

Quite pleased with himself, Jun looked at the meat.

"You should eat well too." he scolded Soo Hyun a little. "It's not a bad thing for someone to take care of you for once." His gaze was direct. "So let me do it."

Soo Hyun choked, apparently choking on air.He looked at  Jun before glancing at So-Bin.l

Jun casually raised his brow in response to that panicked look on Soo Hyun's face

Soo Hyun only sighed a little.He was not used to any of this.He still was not used to the idea of anyone taking care of him.Even if Yeo Jun had more than the means to, to accept it took some effort on his part.Jun also didn't seem to be taking any care against what he said in So-Bin's presence.

So-Bin looked at the both of them and smiled.

"It's good to have lunch together." So-Bin said while the chatted, waiting for the meat to be grilled.

"Mn." Soo Hyun agreed.

Lunch was pleasant among the three and Soo Hyun managed to eat some of the meat even despite the threat of instant nausea everytime he thought about the cost.

He was the first to leave since his afternoon classes were earlier.

"I'll walk you down to the front." Jun offered So-Bin.

The moment Jun opened the door, they came face to face with a man in a suit.

He bowed politely. "Your father sent me." he addressed Yeo Jun.

"My dad?"

The man nodded.

"I have classes in the afternoon." Jun relayed.

"It's best not to keep him waiting, the man said solemnly."He's asking for you and you know how he is."

Jun attempted to pass, but the man blocked him. "What is this? Are you here to catch a runaway heir or something?"

"Please. Let's just go." The man was insistent.

Jun looked at So-Bin. He didn't want her to get dragged into any more messes on account of him. He sighed, knowing he had zero choices at this point.

"I'm going to go." He told his friend.

"Is everything alright?" So-Bin questioned, sensing the awkward vibe.

Jun nodded. "Everything is fine. I just need to go back home. My father probably misses me." 

Still with a suspicious look, So-Bin nodded "I'll go first then."

Yeo Jun watched her go before following the man to the waiting car.

"By any chance, Can you reach Jun?" Jun Wan asked So-Bin while they worked in the office. Being unsuccessful in the few attempts he'd made thus far, he decided to ask So-Bin, knowing she and Jun were friends.

"Oh. You're meeting him today." So-Bin replied.

Jun Wan nodded.

"But Jun went home." So-Bin informed him.

"Home?"

So-Bin nodded. "It was unexpected so he probably didn't get the chance to call you."

"We were supposed to meet by the gate after class today." 

"It looked like he was going home to see his father."

All the colour drained from Jun Wan's face. "Did Jun say he was going home to see his father?"

"No...it's not that..."

Jun Wan sprang to his feet, alarms going off  "Did someone take him?"

So-Bin nodded. "Yes.He said Jun's father sent him."

At these words Jun Wan grabbed his coat and rushed through the door.

"Mother. Where are you?" he dialled his mother's number

[Hi Jun Wan.]

"Are you home now?"

[Why didn't you answer my calls?]

"Did dad call Jun home?"

[Jun?] his mother sounded surprised

"You didn't know?"

[I know nothing about it. I stepped out to take care of something]

"Head home immediately." Jun instructed his mother, getting into his car "I'm on my way too."

[Okay Jun Wan] his mother agreed

"Hurry." There was panic in his voice as he turned over the engine and peeled away.

Not again. This was not going to happen again. Not after everything he'd done. He remembered it very clearly...that day.

"Listen to me clearly." A young Jun Wan walked into his father's office with steely determination. "If you hurt Jun again, I will kill you all."

"Jun Wan." His father looked at him from his desk. "What are you talking about?"

"You know I can do anything I set my mind to." Jun Wan replied "I'll do everything you say, just don't make Jun go through what you did to me." His father looked at the little boy and sighed . Jun Wan was unrelenting. "Everything you did is recorded here." he held up a flashdrive.

His father was shocked.. "How could you..."

"As of this moment." Jun Wan cut him off  "I'm your only son and it'll be this way until you die. Jun ...as of today, he has no family."

Those had been his words and he'd kept it all those years.With a worried heart and panicked mind Jun Wan sped through the streets, praying he would make it in time. Praying he would not be too late.

There was silence in the room.

Jun's father, Yeo Myung Hoon, CEO of Mijin Group, sat with legs crossed high at the knee while he casually scrolled on his phone.

Yeo Jun stood before his father, hands clasped infront of him.

"What have you been up to?" his father finally asked, breaking the strained silence.

"Dad, what is this about?" Jun asked

His father slowly turned to look at him. "I told you to stay away from trouble."

"Did I cause trouble?"

"Your brother teaches at your school so I told you to be careful."

"I'd never do anything to embarrass him." Jun replied. "I don't even say hi to him."

His father looked at him before extending his phone to him.

Yeo Jun looked at it. There was the clip of his fight with Chun-Guk.There was nothing he could say.

"It was my fault for believing you." His father sneered. "Hey. Are you trying to embarrass me now too on top of Jun Wan?" Yeo Jun was silent. "Jun Wan turned down the offer from the top university and chose your school because of you." he pointed an accusatory finger. He looked disgusted. "You shouldn't have been born." His father took up his drink. "You're so inept and full of flaws ."

"Dad--"

"I don't want to heart it." his father slammed the glass down. "Move back home."

"I don't want to." Jun replied. 

"You don't want to?" His father looked at him.

"No. I don't want to." Jun repeated. "I don't want to move back here."

His father leaned back. "I see you've learned how to talk back to your father.." he paused. "What? You don't want to move back here? Say that again." he challenged.

Jun was silent.

"You don't want to do it?" His father stood and grabbed the bottle of whiskey.

Jun's eyes darted from side to side, the fear inside of him rising by the second.

With a heavy sigh, his father set the bottle down again before walking past Jun.

Like some phantom hands were moving him, Jun turned slowly to face his father.

"Why are you just standing there?" his father asked. "Come in."

His father walked towards that room. That room where he'd suffered so many times. Like a puppet being pulled, Jun followed his father as he beckoned. "Come on."

Step by step he walked closer and closer.

When he made it to the threshold, his father grabbed him by the back of the head and pushed him forcefully inside, slamming the door behind them.

[jellyfishright]

At A Distance, Spring Is Green -BL Version (Yeo Jun x Nam Soo Hyun)-Chapter 16 : Do you feel nothing?

A/N: This chapter has abuse imagery as seen in the drama

"So..." Mi-Ju looked at Soo Hyun. "I've decided to give up on you." she announced. Soo Hyun looked at her. "I guess that's funny to say since I was already rejected by you but I thought you would be more at ease if I made myself clear."

Soo Hyun nodded. "Right."

"By the way, aren't you curious as to why I was attracted to you in the first place?"

"I am." Soo Hyun admitted, much to Mi-Ju's surprise. "I couldn't ask because I felt I had no right to."

Mi-Ju managed to smile as she began her story. "I first saw you at the convenience store on a particularly bad day for me---" Soo Hyun listened as she recounted their encounter. "I thought to myself, if I had someone like you by my side at  any given time, I  knew I would be able to  get past anything.Nonchalantly but with affection.You seemed like a solid tree who'd take my hand and guide me along the way ." She looked at Soo Hyun and smiled. "You're also a handsome tree."

She took a deep breath before she continued speaking. "I don't regret it though. For the first time in my life I tried my best. Even if I travel back in time, I still would have fallen for you, developed a crush on you and told you how I felt."

"I'm sorry." Soo Hyun apologized. "For not being able to give you anything."

Wearing her bravest face, Mi-Ju simply nodded before reaching into her folder. "Please accept this." she gave a sheet to Soo Hyun. "I can neither keep it nor throw it away."

Soo Hyun looked at it. It was the actual drawing from the picture she'd shown them that day at lunch.

"It's my drawing of you. Didn't I do a good job?" Soo Hyun smiled as he looked at it. "Thank you for appearing in my  life so that I got the chance to have a crush on you." Mi-Ju told him.

Soo Hyun looked at the portrait and then to the retreating back of the girl he could not love.This kind of thing could not be forced.

Not knowing how long his talk with Mi-Ju would have been,Jun reluctantly left Soo Hyun behind and headed home first.

The minute he arrived at his apartments, his face fell when he beheld a familiar silhouette.

"These aren't yours." Yeo Jun's mother held up Soo Hyun's clothes with a scornful finger as she sat on the couch. "Where did you get these rags?"

"Leave them." Jun grabbed the clothes. "Why are you here?" he asked.

"Must I have a reason to be here?" she questioned in turn. "It's not like you paid for this place."

"You only come to me when things are bad for you." he pointed out.

His mother stood to her feet. "What?"

"To yell and curse at me."

"I see you've become talkative." His mother looked at him.

Jun's eyes were steely. "That's right. I've changed mother. So don't come by unannounced like this."

"Do you think I'm here to see you?" his mother lashed out, almost in tears. "I can't reach Jun-Wan." Yeo Jun sighed. "This isn't like him at all." his mother was more muttering to herself than talking to him. "He always picks up when I call."

"Should I call him for you?" Jun asked

His mother ran to him. "Does take your calls? Have you seen him?"  her teary eyes were hopeful. "What did you say to him that made him ignore my calls?" she tapped Jun in the chest

Yeo Jun took both of his mother's hands into his. "Mother. Please get a grip on yourself. Leave him be will you?" he screamed, defending his brother.

His mother immediately pulled her hands from his and held her head as she began screaming erratically.

Looking at her, Yeo Jun's pupils shrank as he looked at her hands.

There were bruises under that long sleeved blouse she was wearing.

"Mom?" he grabbed her shaking hand in his own to inspect it. "Mom. What's all this?"

His mother immediately pulled her hands away, her face riddled with fear "It's nothing." she pulled her sleeves down and backed away from her son.  "Please call  the moment you hear from Jun Wan." she took up her bag from the couch.

"Does dad beat you too?" Jun's heart was racing.

His mother looked at him over her shoulder.

"Are you being abused as well?!" he screamed

"What...What are you talking about?" his mother asked as her tears flowed.

"Mom?" Jun was in disbelief.

"Shh..shhh..shh." His mother put a trembling finger to her lips. "Others might hear you.Please keep your voice down." she begged.

"What others?" Jun asked. He looked at his mother's bruises again "How could you have kept this hidden when we lived in the same house?"

His mother grabbed her coat. "Move." she shoved him aside as she retreated hastily.

Yeo Jun collapsed into the couch, tears streaming down his face at this new revelation.

He'd been in the dark about so many things. He'd not known the truth about his brother and now, seeing his mother in that state, it really was too much to bear.

It was late in the night when Yeo Jun finally reached out to Jun Wan.

[Hey Jun.] his brother greeted him

"Mom came by."

[Mother? Why?]

"Are you going to leave her there?" Jun asked. "You knew didn't you?"

[I've been telling her for many years to leave father.This is the life she chose]

"If mom had been less miserable, would I have been happier?" Jun asked . There was silence. "Jun Wan?"

[Yes. Jun?]

"I still don't think I can forgive mom though ." he confessed.

[Mn.] Jun-Wan understood perfectly. [Don't think too much about it.] he told his younger brother. [Get some sleep.]

[Mn.] A miserable Yeo Jun agreed.

After hanging up with Jun Wan, he couldn't sleep.Easing himself out of bed, he walked to the living room.

"Are you going to sleep?" he asked Soo Hyun, who was nestling in the sofa.

Soo Hyun sat up. "Why?"

"I'd like a consultation." Yeo Jun told him

"How much will you pay?"

Yeo Jun held up the wine he held in his hand.

Soo Hyun looked at the bottle and sighed. The possible cost of that wine was sure to give him hives if he heard it.

"This won't cause indigestion." Yeo Jun told him, reading the look on his face 

"How much is it?" Soo Hyun asked.

"Hmm..Pricier than 10,000 Won." Jun replied 

Soo Hyun eyed him suspiciously "But less than 1 million Won right?"

Jun looked at the bottle.

"It's not?" Soo Hyun asked in alarm.

Jun smiled at him. "It is. It's 999,000 Won."

"Are you making fun of me?" Soo Hyun frowned

Jun simply smiled at him.

"What do you want advice on?" Soo Hyun asked when a glass of wine had been poured for each of them.

"Fathers." Jun replied. He looked at Soo Hyun. "I want to hear about yours."

"But you're the one who wanted to talk." Soo Hyun pointed out. Jun's eyes fell a little. "My dad was a hero." Soo Hyun began after a while.  "A hero who couldn't protect his own family.Could be a hero to many and rarely be a hero to his own family.He was a righteous man many people respected. " he smiled wryly "But it only led me to poverty."

"No." Jun objected.

"What?"

"It's not easy to be as strong as you." Jun said "I'm sure you got that from your father."

 "Is that so?" Soo Hyun looked at his hands. "I wouldn't have minded if I had to bear it all alone, but my little brother too.He couldn't do all that he wanted. That hurts the most." He sighed as he thought of Koo Hyun and the life he'd had to live all because of their circumstances. He swallowed his own despair and looked at Jun. "What about your father?"

"My father...physically abuses his family." Soo Hyun looked at Jun in surprise. "Members of my family shed blood trying to cover up that fact." Jun's eyes were teary "But I let someone else know."

Soo Hyun recalled that night. The one where he'd found Jun in tears. "It must have been hard for you." His heart was heavy.

"Not me." Jun's tears had not yet fallen. "It was my brother. He must have had it worse.But I was completely in the dark." His silent tears began to roll. "And only whined about my pain." He was disgusted with himself. "Soo Hyun" 

"Yes?"

"What do I do?"

Soo Hyun wished he had an answer for that hurting person sitting across from him but he had none.

"There was so much I didn't know. So much I got wrong." he lamented.

Soo Hyun left his chair and stooped beside Yeo Jun's chair, reaching upwards,he used his thumbs to wipe Jun's tears.

"Soo Hyun."

"Hmm?"

Jun swallowed. "Tell me the truth."

"About what?" Soo Hyun asked.

"Do you really not have any feelings for me?"

Soo Hyun sighed.

Why was he always asking these kinds of questions when he was upset?

He stood to his feet and Jun stood as well.

"You're upset right now. You shouldn't be thinking about these things." He attempted to walk away but Yeo Jun blocked him.

"Tell me the truth." Jun repeated. "Do you feel nothing?"

Soo Hyun sighed and looked at the floor.Of course he did feel something but how could he possibly act on them? They were so different plus he didn't have the time nor the luxury for a relationship.

"Jun--I--" Soo Hyun attempted to explain but that bluntness of his suddenly dissipated.

Jun looked into his eyes.His voice low. "Please don't lie." his eyes were pleading. "I don't want someone else lying to me."

Soo Hyun couldn't take it anymore. Rather than responding in words, Soo Hyun yanked Yeo Jun to him, pulling him into a passionate kiss.

Yeo Jun responded immediately to Soo Hyun's kiss, coiling his arms around him as their hungry lips gorged on each other.

The fire was lit, and in this moment, Soo Hyun didn't have an ounce of restraint.

He and Yeo Jun kissed their way through that apartment, maneuvering their bodies until they made it to the bedroom.

Soo Hyun looked at Yeo Jun as he sat on the bed with his elbows propping up his weight.He discarded his sweatshirt before making his way to him, showering him with kisses.

He kissed Yeo Jun's lips, sucking, biting, teasing.

With his eyes not leaving Jun's he undid his buttons one by one.

Soo Hyun gently eased Jun's shirt from his shoulders and down his arms,dotting kisses along the way. On his neck, on the blades of his shoulder, down his arm before finding his lips once more.

Yeo Jun bit his lip and closed his eyes as Soo Hyun rained kisses all over his body.

Their lips parted momentarily and Soo Hyun searched Yeo Jun's eyes as they both panted.

Between them there was one main question:

Are you sure?

Neither of them had thought of another man in this way before but their desire for each other was palpable.

Yeo Jun reached up and softly caressed Nam Soo Hyun's neck.

Nam Soo Hyun tenderly kissed Yeo Jun's forehead and then his nose. Bypassing his lips, he kissed his neck, sucking intermittently while Yeo Jun's hand cradled his head, intimately stroking the base of his neck.

Kisses were strewn down the length of Yeo Jun's body while Soo Hyun's hands trailed behind to caress, doubling Jun's sensation. Across the span of his chest, down his torso, down to his navel, his hip bones.

He unbuttoned Jun's pants, angling his head upwards to gauge his reaction.

Jun looked back at him, from under lowered lids, his cheeks flushed.

With no objections, Soo Hyun removed the rest of Jun's clothes and beheld his bare body spread out under him.

"Are you okay?" he dared to ask Jun, as he laid there like a blushing virgin.

"Mn." Jun nodded shyly.

Everything between them after that point was like an out of body experience.

These two who had come from different worlds were meeting in the middle of desire and passion.Meeting in between kisses and bare skin.Not caring in this moment about who was rich and who was poor, about who was more stubborn. In this moment, just their mutual feelings passed between them.

"Are you okay?" he asked, looking into Yeo Jun's eyes when they were done.

Jun smiled and kissed him, tasting the slight saltiness on Soo Hyun's lips. "Mn."

Understandably, their bed was now quite the sight.

Leaving Jun on the bed, Soo Hyun went to the closet to retrieve towels.

Jun slowly got up and wrapped the towel around his waist.

They stood looking at each other after what they'd just done.

"Are you...okay?" Jun asked, a little uncertain, not sure of how Soo Hyun might be feeling at this point.

Soo Hyun's dimples appeared in his cheek as he made his way to Yeo Jun.

"You asked if I liked you earlier right?" he coiled his arms around Jun's waist.

Yeo Jun nodded.

"Did you get your answer?" he asked.

Yeo Jun blushed slightly and lowered his head "Mn." he replied. He coiled his own arms around Soo Hyun's waist. "But I want to hear it."

Soo Hyun smiled at this stubborn person. "I like you." he said before kissing him tenderly.

Yeo Jun smiled and rested his head on Soo Hyun's chest....

He was happy.

[jellyfishright]

At A Distance, Spring Is Green -BL Version (Yeo Jun x Nam Soo Hyun)-Chapter 15 : The fruit of your sacrifice

"Jun Wan." a bruised Yeo Jun sat up in his bed

"Yeo Jun." Jun Wan perched himself on the side of the bed, his voice serious.

"Why are you calling me like that?" Yeo Jun was scared "Just call me Jun."

"Listen to me very carefully.From now on, you are on your own. You don't have a mom or a dad."

"why not?" Jun was confused.

"They're not your parents."

"Jun Wan." Yeo Jun's confusion was deepening. "But I have you."

"No. You have no one." Jun Wan replied.

"Why are you being like this?" Yeo Jun asked. "You're scaring me." He held on to his brother's hand.

"Don't tell anyone what happened today." Jun Wan cautioned. "Forget everything." He peeled his hands away from his little brother's and hastily left.

"No." Yeo Jun began to cry "Don't go.! Jun Wan!"

Yeo Jun crawled out of bed and headed quietly to Jun Wan's room. When his little legs finally reached the door he peeked inside.

Even without looking he could hear his brother crying inside.

"I'm so sorry Jun." Jun Wan was curled in a ball in the corner, as his tears flowed. "Jun. I'm sorry."

A thousand realizations dawned on Yeo Jun all at once.He'd been wrong.

"Jun." Soo Hyun approached him as he stood in a daze. "Are you alright?"

"Soo Hyun." Jun looked at him

"Yes. What is it?"

Jun's eyes were glassy with tears "Maybe my memories are wrong. It scares me."

"Are you afraid of finding out the truth?" Soo Hyun asked.

"No." Jun took a deep breath "I want to know."

"Then find out." Soo Hyun encouraged. "If you fix things now, you can start over."

Yeo Jun nodded. "I'm going to go back." he told Soo Hyun.

Soo Hyun patted his shoulder comfortingly. "Go."

Without hesitation, Yeo Jun took off, heading back to Seoul. As he was transported, those once hazy, distorted memories became clearer and clearer and for the first time since he was child, he could see the truth. The one who'd scared him, beat him, traumatized him so much was not his older brother...

"Dad." the name rolled off his tongue absentmindedly as he saw that face as clear as day.

Why do I have to go through this because of you?

Why?

You're crying? 

How dare you cry?

Those memories of his father's abuse floated back to him one after the other.

"It wasn't you?" Yeo Jun asked his brother as they both stood on the bridge, overlooking the expansive lake. "The person who hit me that day.It wasn't you?" Jun Wan was silent. "Tell me." Jun demanded.

"It was Dad." his brother admitted.

"It was Dad. Not you?"

Jun Wan turned to face him. "Yes. It was dad."

"Then why did you do that?" A shell shocked Jun asked. He grabbed the lapels of his brother's coat "Why haven't you said anything all this time?" he shouted.

"I'm your brother." Jun Wan replied.

Tears pricked Yeo Jun's eyes "You should have atleast not made me hate you. You should have atleast been someone I could lean on."

"I'm sorry." His brother apologized. Yeo Jun's heart ached as he slowly released his brother's clothes. "The only way to protect you from him was to live the life that he wanted.It's why I didn't have the time to check in on you or to acknowledge your hardship."

"Why did you live that way?" Yeo Jun asked. "What was it all for?"

"We're all given a role in life." Jun Wan replied. "I devoted myself to the life I chose and will keep on doing so.This is my calling which has nothing to do with you.You go ahead and live for yourself.Freely."

"It's a freedom that's the fruit of your sacrifice." Jun pointed out, a hard lump in his throat.

"I'm fine with it." his brother told him. "Let me take you home." he began to walk away

"Thank you." Yeo Jun said after his brother had taken two steps "For finally telling me the truth." Tears began rolling down his eyes. He had been so wrong, for so many years. He had hated his brother so vehemently for so much of his life when in truth, his brother had done everything for his sake---- just to protect him. The truth was much too bitter.

It was late when Soo Hyun got home.Unlike the others who'd decided to spend overnight at the villa with the Professors he wanted to be back home, with him.

"Why are you back" A surprised Jun greeted Soo Hyun.

"I should sleep at home shouldn't I?"

"Did everyone else make it back?" Jun asked.

Soo Hyun shook his head. "Just me."

"I'm glad I didn't ruin it for everyone."

Soo Hyun shrugged. "Who cares. How are you? Did the talk go well?"

"Are you actually asking me first?" Jun smiled at him. "I'm touched."

Soo Hyun looked over Jun's shoulder, to the balcony. "Over there. I'd like to check it out."

Jun smiled at him and nodded. "Sure. Let's do that."

A few minutes later, the two sat side by side, looking up at the night sky.

"As a boy, I told everyone I was an only child."

"Why?" Soo Hyun looked at him.

"Because I hated my brother." Jun sighed. "It was of no use though. Despite the big age gap, people still knew me as Yeo Jun-Wan's little brother.I was always compared to the model student.I saw a brother that other people saw, but that wasn't the real him." He paused. "Then one day he said this. That I didn't have a family.No brother and no parents.I don't know why he said that or what went through his mind as he lived on.I just don't get it."

Soo Hyun sighed. "At first, I didn't get you at all either."

"Likewise." Jun agreed, looking at him.

"Why was spending money so easy for you? Why were you  flashing  fake smiles at people? And why did you keep bothering me?"

"Meanwhile you were prickly, only had complaints about the world and were annoyed by me when others loved me."

Soo Hyun smiled and nodded in agreement. "I was annoyed by you." His smile didn't leave. "Some thing about you still get on my nerves."

Jun hmphed. "Likewise." 

They looked at each other.

"Maybe there will come a day when you and your brother will reminisce about your past like we're doing right now."

"Will that day easily come?"

"Yes." Soo Hyun replied confidently. "I'm sure it will."

Yeo Jun sighed. That lump was back in his throat and he was trying not to cry.

"So." he turned to Soo Hyun. "What about me annoys you?"

"Do you have all night?" Soo Hyun asked, getting up.

"What are they?" Jun walked after him "Just name three then. You annoy me in lots of ways too you know."

"I'm sure I do." Soo Hyun left him behind.

The next day

"Soo Hyun. Wait." Jun grabbed Soo Hyun's hand as he was walking out the door. "Let me come with you. Give me five minutes though."

Soo Hyun rolled his eyes.

Jun looked at him. "Is that really how you're leaving the house?"

Soo Hyun looked at himself and then nodded. "Why?"

"I see you didn't get much sleep last night." Jun folded his arms, inspecting Soo Hyun's face.

"Actually I did." Soo Hyun denied his claim.

A stubborn Jun shook his head and grabbed a hold of Soo Hyun. "Come over here." he attempted to lead him to his room.

Soo Hyun refused, leaning his weight back. "But I'm late."

"Come..on.." Jun pulled with both hands and leading him off.

"Darn. You're strong." Soo Hyun observed as he was led to Jun's room.

"Follow me in here." Jun stopped him infront of the mirror. "Frowning like that will give you wrinkles."

Soo Hyun sighed and rolled his eyes.

"Apply it on yourself." Jun handed him a face product

"I already have." Soo Hyun replied.

"Trust me will you?" Jun was still being stubborn. "Should I lend you a hand?" he raised a brow.

Soo Hyun swallowed. "I'll do it." he grabbed it. He looked at Jun. "How do I use this?"

"Under the eyes."

Jun watched as he complied.

"Above the lips" he instructed.

Soo Hyun obeyed.

"And your neck."

Soo Hyun also did that under Jun's watchful eye.

"Happy Now?" Soo Hyun asked Jun begrudgingly when he was done.

Jun smiled at him  and took his chin between his index and forefinger, turning his face this way and that as though to inspect it.

Soo Hyun's heartbeat increased at Jun's touch. He looked at him and swallowed hard.

Yeo Jun looked at Soo Hyun's lips briefly before pulling his eyes upward. "It's good. Now you're glowing.You look good."

"I'm leaving." Soo Hyun was ready to make a hasty retreat.

"While you stay here. I'll iron out your frown and your personality." Jun called after him with a smile as he left.

"Who here has a role model they can look up to as a leader?" Professor Song addressed her class.

Yeo Jun raised his hand.

"Jun. I didn't know you were in my class." Professor Song was surprised by the hand that was raised.

"Well your reputation speaks for itself." Yeo Jun replied "So I snuck in today even though I am a freshman.Is that okay?"

Professor Song smiled. "That's commendable. So tell me. Who is your role model ?"

"In my case, it's Soo Hyun." Jun pointed a hand in Nam Soo Hyun's direction.

The entire class was shocked.

Soo Hyun turned in his seat to look at Yeo Jun.

"Soo Hyun?" Professor Song was curious. "What about him made you think that way?"

Soo Hyun looked at Jun as though he wanted to shut him up before he spoke another one.

Jun looked at him with a teasing defiance. "He does not lean on others nor does he care about being popular. He couldn't care less about what others think of him." Soo Hyun wanted to disappear. What was he saying right now? 

"How can that alone make him a good leader though?" the teacher probed

It was Kim So-Bin who chimed in next, raising her hand. "He's the same inside and out." she added. Soo Hyun spun now to look at her. Were she and Jun in cahoots? "He tries to keep his words at all times and he's responsible.His qualities make others want to depend on him."

The rest of the class listened in stunned silence. Were these two talking about the UP? Nam Soo Hyun?

Professor Park smiled. "And here I thought you only got good grades." she said to Soo Hyun. "Soo Hyun." Nam Soo Hyun's head shot up. "I'm seeing you in a new light."

Soo Hyun's face flushed red as he eyed Yeo Jun and Kim So-Bin.

The minute their class ended he accosted them.

"You two.What do you want from me?"

They both looked at him.

"I'm just fond of you." Yeo Jun replied

"Me too." So-Bin echoed.

Soo Hyun looked from one to the other in exasperation. "Could you two keep the fondness to yourselves and just leave me out of it?"

Jun and So-Bin laughed as they watched a flustered Soo Hyun walk down the hall.

"He's blushing hard." Jun commented.

"Mn." So-Bin agreed, walking to catch up to their friend.

Their next session was with Professor Park and since Soo Hyun had sped ahead of them, he arrived first, sitting in his usual seat.

So-Bin had to make a stop first so Jun headed in alone.

The minute he sat down, Gung-Ho called out to him. He spun in his seat.

"Jun. We're good right? Chun-Guk that jerk! I don't know what's wrong with him. He has crossed the line big time."

"I was against him calling your friend." Sang Tae added his piece. "Don't think we're just as bad."

"Are you cutting ties with him?" Jun asked "You guys were close."

"Not me." Sang Tae denied it. "Besides. We're the ones who told Young Ran where to find the room."

"Ahhh..I see." Jun spun around in his seat.

"We almost got lumped in with Chun-Guk." Sange Tae complained under his breath.

"Traitor." Gung-Ho accused in a low voice

"And you're not? "Jun overheard the whole exchange between the two but chose to ignore it.They weren't his friends.

So-Bin arrived and took her usual seat beside Jun with Professor Park following closely on her heels to begin the class.

"What kind of assignments do you find the hardest to do?" Professor Park opened when he arrived in class. "I'm thinking about considering your answers for next semester's assignments."

"Team projects." the class shouted in unison.

"Why do you hate team projects?" Professor Park asked. "Isn't it better to work in a group?"

"I hate it." Gung-Ho was very vocal 

"After team projects, I found myself hating people more and more." Hye-Jie added her own reply. "And now I believe that we were born evil."

Professor Park took another taste of his lollipop. "Right. That's too bad then.In that case. Let me give you another simple assignment.Write about how you felt about the recent team project.Fill in an entire A4 page in font size ten. You can't live in this world on your own.I'm sure you've learned something important by working in a team and cooperating."

With that announcement, their class began.

Their session was over within the hour and the trio exited together. Soo Hyun in the middle, flanked by So-Bin and Yeo Jun.

They'd just made their way down the short flight of stairs outside the main building when they were approached by someone.

"Soo Hyun.Can you spare me a moment?" Mi-Ju asked.

"Uh.." Soo Hyun hesitated.

So-Bin elbowed him

Soo Hyun sighed and agreed. "Sure."

Jun bit his lip as he watched them go.

"She really does like him hmm?" He commented

"Seems so." So-Bin replied. "What about you?"

"What about me what?" Jun asked.

"Do you like him?"

Jun furrowed his brow. "Wha? Why would you ask that?"

So-Bin looked at him. "You just seem a little..different around him."

"Different? Different how?" 

A teasing smile bloomed on So-Bin's face. "Like someone with a crush."

Yeo Jun scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "Is it that obvious?"

So-Bin laughed. "No. Not really but I see it sometimes when you look at him." He looked to where Soo Hyun and Mi-Ju had walked off into the distance. "Why don't you tell him?"

"I did." Jun confessed. "But I'm not sure he believes me."

So-Bin nodded. "I see.Well you should make him believe you."

"How?" Yeo Jun asked.

"You're the great Yeo Jun." she smiled at him. "I'm sure you will think of something."

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At A Distance, Spring Is Green -BL Version (Yeo Jun x Nam Soo Hyun)-Chapter 14 : I think I like you..

Yeo Jun winced as So-Bin applied medicine to his face.

That feeling of deja vu that he was experiencing was enough to make his heart sink.He dared not even look at So-Bin, feeling heavily responsible.

"I'm sorry." he finally managed to choke out. "It's all my fault. Because of me this happened to you again. If you no longer want to be my friend I completely understand."

So-Bin stopped applying the medicine. "I should be the one apologizing. Because of me you got hurt. I was stupid." Yeo Jun looked at her with the tears welling up. "After what happened last time I shouldn't have gone with Chun-Guk."

"It's not your fault." he comforted her. "And you're not stupid. It was him who committed a crime." He sighed. "I bet it was scary."

"Yes." So-Bin admitted. "It was."

"I'm sorry for getting there too late." Jun replied. "I almost went crazy thinking something might have happened to you. I couldn't bear it if something happened to you because of me." So-Bin was silent. "I know it's all my fault." he hung his head. "I'm close to you and so people have made you a target...it's the same with him."

Yeo Jun's fists curled on his knees. Never in his life had he made friends and had people he was close to or cared about.He would be damned if they let anyone hurt them.

"It's ok." So-Bin comforted Jun. "I'm fine."

Jun looked at her with tears in his eyes. "I'm sorry." he apologized to his friend sincerely.

Looking at him, there was no doubt he meant it.So-Bin simply nodded and comforted him.

Yeo Jun's mind was still in a haze as he walked home. He ensured So-Bin was safely in her dorm before taking his leave, recounting the harrowing experience from earlier.

As he approached his apartment's entryway, he saw that car parked outside. That figure was leaning against the door. Their eyes met.

"We should talk." Jun Wan was the first to speak.

"Sure." Yeo Jun agreed. "I have something that I want to say anyway."

They both made their way to the car where they sat in silence for a few minutes.

Jun Wan was the first to speak again. "I saw the video from the festival. Why didn't you fight back?"

"You sound like a worried big brother."Jun's sarcasm was clear. "Well.It didn't hurt at all. Remember that I can take a beating."

Jun Wan's head snapped to look at his little brother. "Don't let it happen again." he told him

"What gives you the right to say that?" Jun was getting angry. "You beat the crap out of me!" Jun Wan's eyes widened "Don't tell me you already forgot. I see that you've already erased it from your memory but I am reminded of it everyday." Jun Wan stared in unblinking silence "So don't you dare forget it without my permission." Jun spat

"Jun--" Jun Wan began

He didn't want to hear it.Without another word, anger in his eyes, Yeo Jun exited the car, slamming the door behind him.

With tears in his eyes and a heavy heart Jun Wan watched his little brother leave, powerless once again.

He was beyond frightened as backed away from that menacing figure stepping closer to him.

"Jun Wan. Please help me." Yeo Jun pleaded.

"You want me to help you?" Jun-Wan questioned, stepping closer still.

"Jun Wan. I...I was wrong." he continued to step back

"It's okay." Jun Wan continued to advance "You're not my family." The speed of his steps increased.

"Jun Wan. Jun Wan.Jun Wan.Jun Wannn!" Yeo Jun screamed, paralyzed by fear.

Yeo Jun sat up in bed with a start, his heart thumping, awash in cold sweat. He looked around. He was in his room. He gripped his pillow close to his chest, his breaths coming in short.

It was dark when Soo-Hyun came home. Looking at the doorway, he saw Jun's shoes.

"Is he not home?" he wondered to himself, looking at the dark space.

He'd only taken two steps inside when he heard it.Sniffles. Soo Hyun stopped in his tracks to listen.

He was sure. Someone was crying.

Cautiously, he walked in the dark step by step to Yeo Jun's room. The closer he got, the more pitiful the sound of those choked sobs.

The picture was even more pitiful.

With his back against his bed, Yeo Jun sat on the floor, his knees pulled up close with his head buried in his hands.

Silently, Soo Hyun stepped closer to him. He reached out an unsure hand as he knelt beside Yeo Jun and patted him gently a few times.

Suddenly, Yeo Jun turned and grabbed him into a tight embrace, sobbing in his arms.

Soo Hyun closed his eyes and embraced Yeo Jun, lovingly stroking his hair. "Shhh...shhh..It's alright. I'm here." he comforted him.

Hearing Soo Hyun's voice, inhaling his scent, being in his embrace, Yeo Jun's tears slowed.

"It was all my fault." Yeo Jun repeated over and over again.

"Shh..shh..shh.. It's okay.It's okay." Soo Hyun continued to comfort him never releasing his embrace.

They stayed like that for a while until Yeo Jun broke away, looking at him with a tear stained face.

Jun looked into Soo Hyun's eyes briefly before easing himself up to kiss him on the lips, freezing Soo Hyun in shock.Their lips met and it felt familiar.

When Soo Hyun didn't rebuff him, or push him away, Yeo Jun kissed him again.

Soo Hyun's heart was racing as he looked at Yeo Jun in whose eyes he saw so many things-- hope, hurt, confusion.

He raised his hand and gently caressed Yeo Jun's cheek before kissing him.

At Soo Hyun's kiss, Yeo Jun responded, kissing him deeply, his hands cupping Soo Hyun's face.

When their lips broke apart there was something new in both of their eyes as they looked at each other. With no words between them, in this moment they knew they both wanted the same thing.

Yeo Jun stood to his feet and extended his hand to Soo Hyun.

With both standing at their respective heights, they looked into each other's eyes, anticipation growing in their chests.

It was Yeo Jun who broke the stalemate first as he kissed Soo Hyun once more, a tiny moan escaping his lips as their lips crashed into each other.

An inexplicable fire was lit in Soo Hyun's heart.Cradling Jun's neck, he kissed him deeply, slipping his tongue into his mouth.

They kissed for a long time. Long, heated, passionate kisses, their breaths growing more ragged each time they dared to break apart. Their restraint waning rapidly with each passing second.

"We should  stop." Soo Hyun told Yeo Jun as he kissed him for the God knows how many time.

"Mmm...No." Yeo Jun's lips found his again.

"Jun." his name came out as a mere pant from Soo Hyun.

"I don't want to." Yeo Jun replied.

"But.." Soo Hyun tried to protest in between kisses.

"You do what you want to do and I'll do what I want to do." Yeo Jun told him as he eased himself out of his jacket.

Soo Hyun closed his eyes. He really was making this hard for him. He wasn't sure how much longer he could hold himself back.

Yeo Jun stopped kissing him and looked at Soo Hyun. His lips looked particularly moist and plump after their kisses. His eyes sparkled , laden with desire.

"I think I like you.." he said to Soo Hyun.

Soo Hyun was shocked to hear those words. Like him? How could he like him? What part of him was likeable by someone like Yeo Jun.

"What are you talking about?"

"It's true." Jun admitted "I think...No." he corrected himself. "I like you."

Soo Hyun scratched the back of his head at this unexpected turn of events, unsure of what to say or do.

"Don't...you like me? He asked.

Soo Hyun looked at him. Dammit he was cute. Of course he liked him but he couldn't do this.

"I do like you." Soo Hyun admitted.

Yeo Jun smiled and stepped closer, attempting to kiss him again.

Soo Hyun backed away. "But we can't. We shouldn't."

"Why not?" Jun question.

Why not? Why couldn't they? Soo Hyun thought about it. He didn't have an answer for him.

"It's been a long day." Soo Hyun changed the subject. "Did you eat?"

Yeo Jun frowned. What was this? He knew Soo Hyun liked him too. He felt it in that kiss so why was he being like this?

"No." Jun shook his head. "I didn't."

"Come. I'll make us something to eat." He walked away before Jun could say another word,his heart still racing.

They ate their dinners in silence.

After what happened between them, both were clouded by their own thoughts and feelings.

When dinner was over, they cleared the dishes, said their goodnights and went to bed, each having to contend with this new development in their own way.

"Are you okay?" Soo Hyun greeted Jun when they met in the passageway.

Jun looked at him.His eyes were still a little red and swollen, presumably from all the crying he'd done the night before.

Yeo Jun nodded.

"Okay."

They stood looking at each other, neither of them bringing up what had happened between them though it was on both their minds.

"About last night.." Yeo Jun made an attempt.

"Forget about it." Soo Hyun cut him off. "It's ok. I know you were just upset."

Realizing Soo Hyun didn't want to talk about it, Jun nodded. "Thank you."

"For what?" Soo Hyun asked.

"For last night. For being there. For everything."

Soo Hyun nodded once. "Anytime." he replied before leaving.

It took a few days, but things between Yeo Jun and Soo Hyun finally returned to normal. There was no perceived awkwardness from whatever happened between them that night and they both went about their individual lives and their lives as roommates.

Soo Hyun was busy folding the laundry when Yeo Jun walked into the room talking to someone on the phone.

His ear perked up when he heard his name.

"So you want me to deal with Soo Hyun?" Soo Hyun looked at him. 

"Do you want to go on a trip with me?" Yeo Jun asked when his conversation ended. 

"A trip? Why? I see you at home everyday." Soo Hyun replied. 

Jun smiled, knowing he had the clincher. "The Youth Trip. It's organized by Professor Park."

At the mention of Professor Park's name, Soo Hyun's expression changed. He'd caught him. "Professor Park?" Soo Hyun asked

"What?"  Jun looked at him "You declined just now. Flat out. Now you're torn because of Professor Park?" He pouted "We've been through alot together. Do you like Professor Park more than me?"

Soo Hyun rolled his eyes. What kind of question was that? 

"I'll go." he said flatly before going back to his laundry.

Yeo Jun smiled to himself.

There were 8 people in all for the trip. Professors Park and Song. Young-Ran, Mi-Ju,So-Bin, Yeo Jun, Soo Hyun and So-Bin's friend, Chang-Gi.

Professor Park was quite excited to find that so many people had showed up considering that up until the ninth hour, despite his flyers posted on various student boards, no one had taken up his offer.

He rented a villa by the beach. They would spend the day eating and doing various activities before closing out the day with a campfire for sharing.

The day passed very quickly and before the group knew it, it was evening.

They all gathered around the campfire.

"Surely this campfire is not meant for sharing stories that are going to make people cry." Professor Song said to Professor Park.

His face fell. It seemed she was right.

"Let's play a game instead." someone suggested.

Everyone agreed.

Jun and Chang-Gi, So-Bin's friend were the first to compete. They would duel in a game of rock-paper-scissors and the loser would need to be hit with some rubber toys they'd brought.

Chang-Gi was particularly pleased to square off against Jun because he bore a grudge against him. He'd known So-Bin all their lives and they'd been the closest of friends however, since she'd met Yeo Jun their friendship had been a little strained since she began spending so much time with Jun.

It also didn't help that because of her closeness to Jun, she'd been assaulted not once, but twice. He was glad he would get the chance to hit him today, even if it was with these rubber toys.

"Rock, paper, scissors!" they said in unison.

Chang-Gi picked paper. Jun picked rock.

Rock covered paper.

They each grabbed an item from the log table between them.

Chang-Gi grabbed the rubber mallet to hit while Jun grabbed a pot to shield himself.

The moment Chang-Gi grabbed the mallet however he winced in pain, holding his shoulder.

Immediately a similar image popped into Yeo Jun's mind. It was Jun Wan, holding his shoulder that had been hurt.

Jun shook his head. What was this picture?

"Did you hurt yourself?" So-Bin asked Chang-Gi

"I don't remember. I think I was too drunk but I can't lift my arm very well. Was I punched in the shoulder?"

Jun lowered the pot, a distant look in his eyes.

Soo Hyun looked at him.

With his condition being what it was, someone suggested a new game that wouldn't require any physical exertion.

The group was sitting in a circle around the campfire altogether, playing a new game.

"Fold a finger if your GPA is over 4.0"  Professor Park said on her turn.  Soo Hyun and So-Bin each lowered one finger each.

"Lower a finger if you are not a student."  It was Young-Ran's turn. Professors Park and Song each lowered a finger .

Professor Park smiled. "Lower a finger if you've had Gukbap with Soo Hyun." He then proudly lowered a finger.

Professor Song laughed. "Professor Park. Do you understand the rules of the game?"

It was Jun's turn. "Fold a finger if you have straight bangs."

Everyone looked at Soo Hyun who was not lowering a finger.

Professor Park motioned to his bangs.

"What?" Soo Hyun questioned. "Mine is not straight." He said this with a very straight face.

"It looks different every day" Mi-Ju who was staring at Soo Hyun commented. "It's not always straight." Yeo Jun looked at her. That was meant to tease Soo Hyun, he hadn't expected that commentary from Mi-Ju. He frowned a little, a bud of possessiveness in his heart.

Reluctantly, Soo Hyun lowered a finger, feeling a little awkward.

"It's my turn right?" Chang-Gi spoke up. "Fold a finger if you like someone here." The group looked at each other.Professor Park lowered a finger. That was obvious. Chang-Gi, looking directly at So-Bin, lowered a finger.So-Bin,averting her gaze, lowered a finger. Mi-Ju, here eyes still on Soo Hyun lowered a finger. Yeo Jun lowered a finger. 

Yeo Jun pouted. "Gosh. We should have gotten Soo Hyun." he said.Not only did he only have one finger up, he was also curious, so very curious about Soo Hyun's feelings.

Slowly, reluctantly, Soo Hyun lowered a finger, not looking at anyone.

Yeo Jun's heart soared when he saw that finger fold inwards.Maybe he actually did...

Still he decided to tease him.

"Soo Hyun you should only lower your finger if you like someone here."

Soo Hyun looked at him and nodded. "I know."

Jun's face felt a little hot.

Soo Hyun's admission brought silence to the group and all eyes were on him.

Clearing his throat, Soo Hyun turned to Professor Park. "As the organizer, maybe we should go with your idea and do the crying session instead." he suggested.

The mood was different now that they were about to begin the sharing session.

"You can talk about anything." Professor Park encouraged the group. "Let's share our past wounds and worries.Let it all out infront of this campfire and let it go."

"Don't." Professor Park chimed in "You'll regret it tomorrow."

"You can ask questions too." Professor Park went on "If it helps, I can tell you all about my embarrassing past."

There was apprehension on the face of those young people.

"They say some moments can change your life." Soo Hyun was the first to speak "Have you ever experienced a moment like that?"

Professor Park looked at him. "There was something I believed to be true for a very long time.I used to think my ex-girlfriend dumped me because I was poor.That thought tortured me throughout my youth.I was very insecure.Whenever anyone glanced at me, I thought it was because I looked poor. It took me years to learn the truth." Professor looked up from the campfire. "She was very ill at the time.I had no idea so I cursed her for dumping me and call her materialistic. " He looked at Soo Hyun "Don't let your thoughts or memories trap you and make you lose what's dear to you.You never know when the real truth could reveal itself."

At those words, Yeo Jun was pulled from the present, into a hazy past and an uncertain memory.

"Jun Wan.Can you get that for me?" a little Yeo Jun stretched his short arms up to the shelf. "My award from the race." he pointed to the trophy.

"Okay." His older brother agreed.

Jun Wan attempted to reach up to the shelf and immediately winced in pain as he held his shoulder.

"Can you not reach it?" Jun asked, disappointed. "But you're tall."

I don't think I can do it." Jun Wan replied, still holding his shoulder. "I'll ask dad."

That little boy watched as his older brother left, still holding a pained shoulder.