[ my comfort ]
OUTSIDE THE SPORTS & RECREATION CENTER [ LATE AUG. ‘22 ] Hyunwoo and BAE ROHA meet up for a lazy night in together …
A bead of water drips onto the tip of Hyunwoo’s nose. He brushes it away and rubs at the damp hair hanging over his forehead, considering shaking it like a dog. He’d just finished his shift at the pool in the Sports Center, then taken his usual thirty minutes for himself, just to get a few laps in. It was a pretty easy job, since most shifts he didn’t have to do any rescuing—he just sat and watched people in their varying levels of adeptness in the water.
However, tonight he’d been a little distracted. He watched the swimmers with a glazed expression, his mind far away, in the hours following his time at the pool, when he’d be laying beside Roha with his nose pressed into the crook of his neck, adamantly telling him he’s paying attention to whatever they’re watching, when they both know he isn’t. It’s routine by now—Roha meets Hyunwoo from work, they grab snacks or order takeout to meet them back at the dorms, then settle in for a night of indulgence.
The variety of indulgence only seems to be growing.
Shifting his weight from one foot to the other, Hyunwoo contemplates texting Roha, just to check he’s still coming, when he spots him. He can’t help but break into a warm smile, a calmness falling over him at the sight of his best friend. “Hey you, thought you’d forgotten about me.”













