❝ Was there a lifetime waiting for us in a world where I was yours? ❞

After the ballroom dance night, Mingi felt slapped by the reality in front of him. There was Yunho and Jiwon smiling at each other. He felt his eyes heavy once again, legs started to tremble at the sight infront. It's been years since he haven't move on from the Jeong, he didn't even know why.

Still standing there, he felt a pressure on his shoulder, "You should move on. I really hate seeing you like this..." the black haired spoke, voice laced with geniune care and worry. Mingi smiled at him, "how can I move on... if he's my first love?" The taller replied with a hint of sorrow in his voice. Yeosang sighed loudly, he was right. It is difficult to move on if that person was your first love, like him towards Jongho.

Mingi smiled but his eyes didn't, he went towards the opposite direction of the couple. As he continued walking to the hallway, he could only reminisce their memories together.

"I should.. set you free... but I can't. I love you too much."

Laughing with his lover, Yunho notice his best friend leaving the area where they were. He was supposed to stop him but he was first halted by his boyfriend, "something wrong?" Jiwon asked, hand gripping on his wrist, the tall guy sighed then smiled at him, assuring that he is good and fine.

Him and Jiwon started dating 3 years ago, quite early for him. Truthfully, Jiwon courted him when he was about to confess towards his young best friend, of course at first he had doubts since he likes his best friend but he isn't sure if he loves him back. And there, he let Jiwon court him.

Days passed and he felt comfortable around the man, he respects his privacy, steps out his comfort zone just for him, and more things just Yunho to be assured. These gestures made him fall in love with Mi— Jiwon. As Jiwon do those things, he resembles Mingi in him, just like those old days.

What's confusing him is, everytime that Jiwon isn't around or mad at him, his feelings were also nowhere to be found. He is guilty for doing this to Jiwon. All the time, he could only think of Mingi, but he promised himself to move on and let the younger to love other. Yunho knew that Yeosang was starting to like Mingi, he tried making them close and avoid the other as possible to prevent 'those' feelings.

Yunho and Jiwon started to pace towards their room, to attend class of course but Jiwon had notice something from his boyfriend, he was unusually quiet today.

❝ Was it the wrong time, what if we tried giving in a little more? ❞

Yelling inside his mind, Mingi couldn't help but to cry once again. He was inside the comfort room, excusing himself to use the toilet but in reality, he only wanted to let out his emotions.

"Mama.. i'm sorry if Mingi's crying too much. The pain is too unbearable, I.. i.. i.."

The man sniffled, eyes sore red. He was sitting on the cold floor, it wasn't wet since their university maintains the cleanliness of each facility within the premises. Mingi tried to stop those tears from flowing but it was no use. The memories started to flash inside his mind again, making him cry even more. "Tell me, does happiness doesn't want me?" Mingi cried, aggresively wiping his tears in irritation.

His sadness shifted into a furious one, "did I not deserve anything?! Does world really hates me?! What should I do?!" He shouted, tears streaming down his cheeks. The pain was surging too much and so was his anger. He sometimes asked himself that why everything he wanted couldn't be his.

Hearing from the outside, Yunho carefully peeked from the small crack of the door. Mingi was sitting there, crying his heart out, shouting with his lungs. He opened the door carefully, noticing that it wasn't lock. As he entered, Mingi wiped his tears and turned his back to him.

Yunho walked towards the other, "please give me space. Please." Mingi stated, making him stop halfway to him. The other closed the door, then knelt to the ground with one knee, "Mingi. Tell me what's wrong, maybe I could help you." Yunho voiced, with a calming tone. Just by this tone, Mingi is ready to share everything to him but he hesitated.

Silent engulf the comfort room, the silent was too loud that it can make you go deaf, "I want to share everything, but not today." Mingi replied, breaking the silence. Yunho do understand him, always ready to understand him. The other nodded, then patting Mingi's head, making him feel at ease, "Tell me if you're ready then. You can always open up to me." Yunho replied, smiling at him adorably.

"And this is why I'm in love with you. You're too kind, too kind to be true."