bully | JAEYONG

15 | DATE (part 1)

the two boys talked to one another while waiting for their food to arrive. the topics varied from school life to past life, which allowed both jaehyun and taeyong to know each other better. both boys had found out they they've never dated before, never had their first kiss before, and that this date was a first for both of them.

jaehyun had found out that taeyong's dad had an affair with another woman after his mom and dad had gotten married, and that taeyong's dad had kicked both him and his mom out of the house, which would explain why they are struggling financially. jaehyun had also found out that taeyong has two part time jobs that he works at regularly after school, but not on weekends, in order to fund for himself and allow his mom to have to only provide for herself and not send money to taeyong.

in reverse, taeyong had found out that jaehyun's family is very homophobic, which is why jaehyun freaked out when he realized he had a romantic interest in guys. the brown haired boy had been raised in a homophobic household, making the boy unfamiliar with anything his parent didn't tell him. not to mention that taeyong also found out about jaehyun's little brother, jaehoon, who was sick with cancer until a couple years ago when he lost the battle and died. it was a tough time for jaehyun, but he was able to get through it with his friends and family by his side. additionally, jaehyun has an older sister, yoojung, who's attending college in the states.

taeyong was jealous of jaehyun. the red haired boy had no siblings, since he was born before his parents got married and they divorced less than a year later. though taeyong told his mom to find someone to take care of her and love, his mom would always reply to the red haired boy by saying that she's happy even if it's only just her and taeyong, but since taeyong is now living nearby the campus in the dorm rooms, he can't help but worry about his mom every once in a while.

the two got carried away in their conversation that they didn't notice their food arrived until it was served to them. the two drooled just by looking at their orders and began to dig in, believing that their dishes were the best mixed rice dish they've had in their life. not forgetting about each other's presents, though, the two remained a strong conversation throughout the entirety of their dinner and got to know even more about each other, and as the dinner came to a close, jaehyun once again payed for the meal and the two headed off.

the red haired boy believed that their date had ended, but when jaehyun began walking the other direction than the dorm rooms, taeyong got curious and followed the brown haired boy.

"where are we going?" taeyong asked. jaehyun just smiled and continued walking towards a different location, not replying to the smaller male's question. the red headed boy was beyond curious as to where they were going next, but remained silent as they walked there.

after about a ten minute walk from the restaurant, the duo arrived at a park, which mainly consisted of open field and trees, but the scenery was beautiful nonetheless. jaehyun walked around the field for a bit with taeyong following along, before the brown haired boy stopped and sat down on the ground, taeyong following his gesture afterwards.

the reasoning for jaehyun sitting here, taeyong couldn't figure out until the sun began setting. the sky turned into a mixture of pink, orange, and yellow surrounding the sun and black and dark blue at the areas further away from the glowing sun.

with the grass in the field and the trees with their reddish-orange-brown color for leaves, the scene was beautiful. taeyong was speechless, looking at the mesmerizing picture unfolding in front of him. quickly taking out his phone, the red haired boy searched for a good angle to take a picture, so he can capture this moment forever. jaehyun looked at the shorter boy and smiled, seeing how adorable he looked as he watched the sun set slowly, with all of its beauty slowly fading with it.

"hey taeyong..." jaehyun quietly called the boy, who was still looking at the setting sun. the said boy just hummed to answer while turning his attention towards the person next to him, catching his eyes.

"i'm sorry... for everything i've said and done to you. i know i apologized already, but hearing the story about your past really hit me hard today. i feel really bad about what happened to your family," jaehyun apologized, and taeyong could see the sincerity in his eyes, in his voice.

"don't feel bad. it wasn't anything you could control. life just happens like that sometimes, you know? there are things we can control, and there are things we can't control, and most of the things we can't control, we wish would never happen. it's all apart of life.

"the good and bad things in life may fight each other to take the dominance in one's life, but in the end, they still need each other. they still coexist to keep life in balance. otherwise, there will be people with either very miserable lives or very amazing lives, and neither is preferable," taeyong said, still looking into jaehyun's eyes. the two kept the eye contact between them strong, and while this was going on, jaehyun asked taeyong a question.

"you... you know that i do like you a lot, right?"