@seerfawn: i have this weird feeling that you're going to leave. ★
due to senior year activities taking up most of their time, their garden was long overdue for a little maintenance. since coming home from class, they had been quietly working away. it was a comfortable silence, never awkward but he wondered if there was something bothering her. these last couple of days have been stressful and filled with nail-biting anticipation waiting on acceptance letters. when she finally breaks the silence, he looks over at her and blinks. “it’s probably because you haven’t eaten yet.” hyesung teases then immediately regrets it, feeling insensitive.
after taking his gloves off, he inches closer and gently nudges her with an elbow. “leave? i’ve been gorilla glued to you since middle school.” there’ve been through a lot in the past seven years and he never once thought of cutting ties. even when they got angry at each other. “i get it, we’re about to be in different parts of the country.” although he may sound aloof, it upsets him just as much but expressing it is a different story. depending on others emotionally has never been his thing. wearing his heart on his sleeve so someone can take it and crush it? yeah, no thanks. he knows what happened to his mom and how it affected everything in her life. with elain, hyesung let his defenses down more than with anyone else. “even though we won’t see each other as often, we can always text or talk on the phone?” upon noticing a speck of dirt on her cheek, he wipes it away with his thumb and smiles. “i won’t ever leave, i promise.”
