almost midnight and there was heeseung, sitting on the living room couch, one leg crossed over another.
jake never came back to the apartment after their fight earlier. heeseung couldn’t even begin to think where he was—going livid at the image of jake with sunghoon.
tempted to leave the apartment only to search for his boyfriend then passing it off as he was worried, which he was.
heeseung decided not to. after all jake is his own person. heeseung noticed the more he spent time with jake, that the boy was very affectionate to those dear to him but sunghoon shouldn’t be that close to jake. emotionally.
heeseung felt like a teenager checking his phone every second hoping a message, call or something from jake would appear from his screen but nothing showed.
1:17am
heeseung pressed on jay’s contact, calling him up. to his surprise jay answered after the first ring, voice groggy and sleepy.
“didn’t mean to wake you but i need a favor bud” heeseung said, tapping anxiously on the couch rest. jay ended the call after heeseung spoke, ringing up a couple minutes later.
“he’s not at his dorm” jay yawned. heeseung grew irritated by the second, “i’m sorry, man. it’s only so much jungwon knows”
heeseung mumbled a quick thanks, ending the call, clicking on jake’s contact and rang it again for the millionth time.
straight to voicemail, heeseung threw his phone at the door, cracking it completely. head in his hands, heeseung’s feelings felt like they were eating his insides, tugging at his heart strings trying to burst.
exhausted as fuck, heeseung fell asleep where he sat. a shower was the last thing on his mind along with food.
drifting off to the craziest possibilities of jake’s whereabouts. heeseung was scared, scared to lose jake yet again even if it was to someone else heeseung couldn’t live with himself.
the next morning, heeseung woke up pretty early. he was suddenly hit with a wave of panic, getting off his chair and walking around his apartment like a crazy man shouting, “jake! baby”
no answer, heeseung looked inside jay’s empty room, spotting jake fixing his hair by the mirror.
heeseung let out a huge sigh of relief, going to hug his boyfriend, “jakey i thought you weren’t coming back” heeseung snuggled himself into jake’s sweater, inhaling his sweet vanilla scent.
jake, however, left heeseung’s words unanswered allowing the older one to hug him while he put on his accessories.
“babe? hello?” heeseung called out, waving his hand over jake’s face to get his attention. seeing as it was useless heeseung spun jake around, looking down at the smaller.
“are you mad at me or something?” heeseung asked, confused, holding onto jake’s shoulder’s in case he decided to run away.
“you punched your goddamn friend in the face yesterday, heeseung. ofcourse i’m mad”
heeseung scoffed. jake was really upset about that even after everything heeseung went through last night.
“so it’s all about him huh?”
“yes” heeseung tried his best not to argue with jake, deciding to leave the hole topic as it is and trust jake, “let’s leave it here then”
“no!” jake retorted, heesueng looking stunned for a second, “you’re just going to drop the fact that you used me to get first place?”
“jakey i didn’t use you” heesueng’s eyes grew soft, seeing jake’s own prickle up with tears.
“then how? i stayed here in this apartment studying day and night while you were out most of the time, not caring to study. how don’t i know you only did that to screw me over” jake was crying and heeseung wouldn’t complain. he knew how jake’s mother was, pressuring him into studying and getting top score.
now jake wasn’t even on the list and the thought hurt heeseung too, if he could switch placed on that scoreboard with jake right now he would.
“baby please listen to me” heeseung’s touched were denied by jake’s constant pulling away and backing off.
the doorbell rang before heeseung could pry any further. leaving jake to check who it was, he was met with his little cousin standing there with his backpack hanging over his shoulder, a cap flipped on his head, some toy story printed clothes and a pair of newly bought shoes.
“uncle hee!” the boy stretch his hand up to heeseung, wanting to be lifted. heeseung did so, “where’s your mom?”
“oh umm she left” heeseung’s nephew chewed on his thumb, sucking it then pulling at heeseung’s hair tightly.
“ow~ow! taehee” heeseung set the child down, trying to get his hands of his hair.
“taehee, let go of heeseung’s hair” heeseung turned to see jake walking towards them. jake never met taehee yet at that moment heeseung couldn’t help but blush when the stubborn child finally let go.
“who’s he?” taehee questioned to heeseung. his eyes met jake not knowing what to tell the innocent three year old.
“ummm”
“i’m his friend” jake said, taehee furrowed his eyebrow looking at heeseung then back at jake.
“more like a boyfriend” he giggled and ran away. heeseung ran after him, swooping taehee in his hands.
“now taehee that’s not true” heeseung voice mimicked that of a dad, jake stood there just staring at the two.
“i know but mummy says it’s okay”
“it is but grandpa lee can never know okay?” heeseung put his fingers to his lips, trying to make taehee not mention anything to his father. he was a child after all, their innocent brains only knows how to play, sleep and talk.
taehee nodded, bending over in heeseung’s hands to get to the floor. when he was set down he ran over to jake’s feet.
“i want this pretty uncle to carry me” taehee made a grabby hand to jake. looking over at heeseung who nodded, allowing jake to take the kid in his arms.
“uncle is soooo pretty” he grabbed a fistful of jake’s hair, jake panicked however instead of pulling them like he did with heeseung, taehee combed through jake’s locks with his fingers.
“what’s your name?” taehee was super polite, despite his naughty looks.
“jaeyunnie” jake couldn’t help but speak cutely to taehee. the little kid gasped, covering his mouth with his hand
“that’s—that’s” he squirmed in jake’s arms, pointing at him and looking over to his uncle heeseung who gave a firm nod.
“you’re jakeyyy! uncle heeseung talks sooo much abou–”
“ehem okay taehee time to get you something to eat” heesueng opened the refrigerator taking out come eggs and a couple yogurts.
“you’re making breakfast?” jake half smiled, usually heeseungw ould always complain that the kitchen grosses him out etc etc.
“uncle heeseung hates making food” taehee added, as jake took him to the living room.
“is that so?” taehee nodded, opening his backpack, taking out a cardboard sword.
“yahhhhh!” he spun around stabbing jake in his tummy, “uncle hee thought em how to play princes and knights”
“uncle heeseung is a know it all” jake joked, the sentence though was a little bitter give their little argument before taehee appeared.
“hmm you’re right but he’s seriously stoopid” jake knew taehee saw his confusion when the kid starting talking again, “uncle hee complained about passing exams but the week before he insisted on playing with me and not studying soo i’d say uncle hee is a dummy”
jake was taken aback by taehee’s not very nice but much needed explanation, “now taehee dummy is not a nice word”
“i know but i like to use it especially for uncle hee” taehee chewed on the edge of the sword too focussed on talking about his uncle, “did you know he cried all week while playing with me because he missed you?”
“me?”
“you’re jakey right?” taehee questioned and jake nodded, “then yes unless you have a twin or another friend names jakey”
jake only laughed, not sure what to tell the little kid, “uncle heeseung was right. you’re very pretty. he said if taehee was extra good, when i grow up taehee would get a pretty boy like you”
“taehee” hee seung walked in with two rays filled with eggs, sausage, bread and juice. taehee got yogurt as well.
jake felt terrible for blaming heeseung earlier. heeseung was truly looking out for him and it’s jake’s own fault he never made the top spot.
now, jake tried his utmost to warm up to heeseung again
“where’s my yogurt, heeseung hyung?” jake looked up at heeseung, batting his eyes at his boyfriend who took tahee’s yogurt and placed it on jake’s tray.
“uncle hee! that’s not fair” taehee pouted, heeseung offered to get taehee another one but the kid was stubborn, “i want that one”
“well this is my favorite flavor!” jake said, sticking his tongue out at taehee, playfully.
“jakey is mean” taehee repeated jake’s action and the two went back and forth at it again.
they went shopping that day. heeseung thought it would be a nice idea since the mall had an arcade.
but boy was he wrong. jake and taehee competed for almost everything. at one point heeseung felt happy but it quickly grew annoying.
"no i'm giving heeseung that"
"nuh uh i saw it first. uncle hee likes me better"
jake looked like he was ready to fight the kid and taehee looked nothing short of wanting to bite jake's head off.
yes he did say that.
"heeseung likes shoes more"
"uncle hee likes to watch more" taehee pointed at a rolex on the stand.
"well you can't afford that"
"my mommy can!"
jake still bought the red striped shirt for heeseung while taehee remained empty handed, stomping into heeseung's arm. sticking his tongue out at jake like he just won first place.
later in the evening taehee's mom picked up taehee. not having time to sit and chit chat she was always on her feet.
"sooo" heeseung turned around, almost squeaking when jake stood right behind him.
jake's hands tracel uo to heeseung's collar then their eyes met, " you have a nephew?"
"yup"
jake's shoulders slumped when heeseung answered half-heartedly.
"it's my older bro's kid"
"older bro?"
"yup. i don't think you've met him. he was in uni when mom passes awat but only showed up at her funeral to avoid dad. i don't blame him. i visit them from time to time"
"right. well can we please put the whole you getting first place behind us?"
heeseung smirked, wrapping lazy hands around his boyfriend's waist.
"taehee told you?"
"you knew?"
"he's a chatterbox so i would be surprised if he didn't" heeseung chuckled, leaning down to press a chaste kiss on jake's lips.
"i love you so much, jaeyun-ah"
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a/n: hi... enjoy ♡