the married life [paused]

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Jinyoung waited at the basement, holding a box. It was a gift for his boyfriend of one year. He was hiding by a car, waiting to surprise him and when the elevator doors finally opened, he stepped out.

He was about to jump out when another woman came out. Junseo laced their hands together and they were smiling to each other. "Junseo-ah, can we go to your house tonight?" The woman asked, leaning her face close to his and Jinyoung covered his mouth to stop a gasp. Junseo shook his head. "Not tonight, Jinyoung and I will celebrate our anniversary." He answered and the woman sighed, tucking a hair behind her hair while pouting. "Why is he always ruining our fun?" She asked and Junseo pecked her lips, Jinyoung's heart shattered, tears starting to spill from his eyes. "Sorry, come on, let me take you home." He says.

Jinyoung crouched down as he cried silently, waiting for the sound of his car to start and drive away. When it did, he walked over beside the elevator doors. Jinyoung leaned on the wall, looking at the box in his hand. It was a watch, something Junseo had been wanting. He kept crying, putting the box in his bag as he slid down to the ground. Jinyoung put his face between his legs, covering his face and cried his eyes out. He felt like he was there for hours, just crying non-stop with his head between his knees. He only looked up when someone spoke to him.

"Hey."

His voice was calm and questioning, yet intimidating too. He slowly looked up, vision slightly blurry, but he blinked a couple of times to see a man with his arms crossed. He looked handsome, jet black hair styled cleanly, plump lips and eyes full of wonder. "You can't just sit here and cry, they might think you're a ghost." He said and Jinyoung looked away, hiccuping and wiping his tears away. He wanted to laugh at his statement and his situation. What twenty six years old man cries like this? Jinyoung heard him sigh before he felt something fall on his lap.

He panicked for a bit, but when he turned his head, it was a white handkerchief on his knee. He took it with one hand as he looks at the man's retreating back. He gets in his car and drove away. Jinyoung didn't even take his eyes off him or his car. In the most silent way, he thanked him for the slight show of concern.

Wiping his tears away with the handkerchief, he stood up, taking a deep breath. He puts the handkerchief in his bag before taking his phone out.

Junseo 💖
I just got out of work, see you in a bit 😚

Jinyoung didn't reply, instead, he texted Minhyuk.

Jinyoung
Yah, want to drink?

He texted. Even though Minhyuk was a year older, he didn't use any honorifics. They dropped that a long time ago.

Minhyuk
Why? Did something happen?

Jinyoung
Let's talk when I get home.

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Minhyuk was already setting the drinks when Jinyoung entered their apartment. The other blinked at him after seeing Jinyoung's puffy eyes, rushing over. "What the hell did he do?" He asked, making Jinyoung face him and the his eyes started forming tears again. Minhyuk sighed, patting his back. "Come on, let's drink." He says, taking him to the living room.

They sat on the ground, the beer cans, soju and shot glasses on the coffee table. Jinyoung took a beer can and opened it. Minhyuk waited patiently, taking the soju and pouring himself a shot. "Junseo is cheating on me." Jinyoung starts, gulping down a huge amount of his beer. Minhyuk's eyes widened as he looked at Jinyoung. "Are you sure?" He asked, facing the other completely. Jinyoung nods, tears filling his eyes again. "Y-yes." He sobs out. "I saw them when I was waiting for him." He adds and Minhyuk sighed, putting a hand on his back, rubbing circles on it.