TIME LOOP. yeonbin

beginning and end

Yeonjun swam to the side and placed him on the cold tiled floor.

Not thinking twice, yeonjun pinch the guy's nose, held his chin as he lift it and placed his lips on top of him.

He blows onto him, giving him breaths. He pumped the guy's chest while whispering, "wake up, please"

He repeated the cycle for 2 more times, but nothing's happening

He was so close to giving up, bending down and placing his head on top of the guy's chest.

Yeonjun broke in tears

He dont know how many minutes are left before the midnight strikes, he doesn't care

All he knew was that he failed, or does he?

As if on cue, the guy started coughing, releasing all the water he might have drank when he drown a couple of minutes ago

He started opening his eyes, and yeonjun couldn't explain his happiness the moment their eyes met

He saved him, he made it.

"I-it's you... how"

The boy spoke as he slowly gets up, eyes widen in surprise as he saw yeonjun

"Are you also, living the day again...and again?"

The boy carefully asked, as yeonjun nodded his head, the poor boy started breaking down in tears

"Why- are you okay?" Yeonjun worriedly asked

"What the hell is happening? Why does the day keeps on repeating... im scared please tell me what's happening..."

The boy said in between his sobs

Yeonjun felt a pang in his heart hearing the boy's complain, realizing how he must've wanted to end his life thinking that it might end this loop...

Yeonjun pulled the boy into a hug, not saying a word. Just hugging him and gently tapping his back

The boy eventually calmed down and stopped crying

"5 seconds..."

"What-"

Realizing what the boy has said, yeonjun heared explosions.

Both of them went outside, gazing up, fireworks burst through the dark night, fiery blooms amongst the stars.

It cut through the black like they're super-imposed on the night, like the stars behind are only a backdrop brought in for the occasion.

Yeonjun is less interested in the display than in watching the boy's expressions, how they light up his face just as he smiles, like a perfect real life photograph.

The boy on the other hand, as if sensing someone staring at him, looked onto yeonjun.

Yeonjun didnt look away, instead he smiled warmly onto the boy and slowly bring his hand onto him, intertwining their fingers.

The boy smiled back, then asked ; "what's your name?"

"Yeonjun, my name's yeonjun"

"Mine's soobin, well, nice to meet you, i guess? Haha"

The boy shyly said.

The both of them laughed at the sudden awkwardness that aroused between them

And then they continued looking at each other, hands intertwined, both of them under the bright skies

Fireworks continued bursting above, searing their brilliant light and vivacious colour onto my retinas. Each one draws a pattern into the sky, something unique and breathtaking, never to be repeated exactly no matter how many are ignited and sent to their sky-bound destiny.

"Do you realize what time is it now?"

Yeonjun asked the now named boy, soobin, beside him

The latter, finally realizing it, gazed on his wrist watch which was thankfully still working depite being soaked with water

"Its 4 minutes passed 12... how-?"

He asked, only to receive a shrug and a mischievous smile from yeonjun

"We'll talk about that later, how about, we enjoy the new year's eve by celebrating your coming of age first?"

"Wait, how did you know?"

"I told you we'll talk about that later"

That's the last thing yeonjun said as he pulled soobin and started running, this time, together.

Hands on each other, everything around them seems like a blur and all they could see was each other, with bright smiles plastered on their faces.

That's how yeonjun found his soulmate, both of them eventually experiencing hardships before finding each other

Yet their fate still brought them together, meeting each other under the blazing trails arc of sky.

ㅡ end ㅡ