- SEQUEL TO NAIR IN THE UNDERWORLD-
"I felt like I wanted to live every time I was with you."
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In which Raphael, who dreams of a quiet life, tutors Junya Park for a recommendation letter.
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He's so beautiful.
Those were the only thoughts running through Raphael's mind as he watched Junya take pictures of the nature around them.
Raphael didn't particularly like the outdoors.
He didn't like the feeling of grass and bugs made him squeamish. He was deathly afraid of anything that had multiple legs - something he wasn't ashamed of.
When Junya suggested going for a hike, Raphael wanted to refuse but... Junya just looked so excited... he had his bucket hat and his camera ready... he looked at Raphael with a sparkle in his eyes...
There was no way Raphael could say no.
"I managed to get a really good picture," Junya cheered walking fast to show Raphael his camera.
If there was one thing Junya liked, it was nature. They had big trees in their home and Junya was always asking the grumpy gardener how to take care of the plants.
He had them in his room. Whenever he had long stays in the hospital, he always had one by his bedside.
He just liked being amongst plants.
"It's just a tree."
"But I caught it in movement," Junya explained, "look at the way the leaves move- this is literally art."
Raphael was not an artsy person at all. He didn't get what made Junya so excited about a leafs. You could barely tell it was moving... but his excited face made Raphael want to tell him the Earth was spinning backwards.
"Now that you mention it, it does look like it's dancing-"
"You're about to lie," Junya laughed. "I know you don't understand why I'm so excited about this."
This wasn't the first time Junya had called Raphael out when he was going to decorate reality. People let him get away with everything but Junya caught him in his net so easily. He looked at Raphael like he was the most amazing thing in the world even if Raphael didn't see it.
"I am excited because you are. I'm not lying."
"Okay," Junya beamed grabbing Raphael's arm. "Don't walk so far behind then - you can't see anything from back there." ...
"You can't say that this isn't pretty cool."
"Imagine how many bugs are in that water," Raphael commented feeling squeamish. "Hey! Get your feet out before I call uncle!"
How could Junya so happily dip his feet in river water?
Even if the river bank itself was very scenic, Raphael struggled to move from the log where he had sat... after covering the small space with his jacket.
"You can't seriously be worried about that- the water is literally clear! It's so pretty and.... I'm not scared of him," Junya grumbled as Raphael approached the other ready to get him away from the bug infested wa-
