Hearing someone running toward him, Hyunjin turned.
He didn’t even have time to react before Felix tackled him onto the wet asphalt.

"Hyunjin! Hyunjin! Hyunjin!" Felix screamed, burying himself in the embrace of the most precious person in the world.
Tears streamed down his cheeks as he sobbed and screamed, only able to utter one word: "Hyunjin."

"Felix?" Hyunjin’s eyes widened.
He wrapped both arms around Felix’s thin body, hot tears gushing from his eyes.
"Felix… Fe… Fe… Felix…"

Seoul, 7 PM. The streets were empty, only cars rushing back and forth.
Two young men lay on top of each other, shaking with convulsions from crying.
Their bodies remained in place only because of their tight embrace — as if letting go would make the other disappear forever.

Hyunjin lifted his hand and placed it on Felix’s head.
"Felix, let’s go home."

Through tears, Felix barely whispered,
"Okay."

Felix got on his knees, took Hyunjin’s hand, and helped him up.
Hyunjin wrapped an arm around his shoulder, and they walked slowly down the road.

"You must be freezing," Felix said.

Hyunjin looked at him sadly.
"Not anymore, Felix… not anymore," he whispered, eyes welling again.

Tears rolled down their cheeks.
"I… I waited so long. I dreamed so long of seeing you," Felix said. "But I thought you hated me. I was too ashamed to text you…"

Hyunjin smiled faintly.
"Every day. Every day I thought of you. My life felt so meaningless. So empty. But I was too afraid of bothering you with my existence. When I saw you performing on stage, loving what you do, I was so scared of getting in your way…" Hyunjin said, sobbing. "I was such a coward."

"Hyunjin, please don’t cry, don’t cry!" Felix begged, hugging him. "The only coward, the only weak one is me! Please don’t blame yourself. You’re the most precious thing I have."

"And you’re mine," Hyunjin choked out. "This isn’t a dream, right? This isn’t a dream? It’s you, Felix, my brightest person in the world, the sun that gave me meaning, that shined beside me — it’s really you?"

"Hyunjin, Hyunjin!" Felix cried.