houses and buildings flashed by like a blur,

and hoseok found himself curled up in the seat

right next to jeongguk, who was behind the

wheel with his hair sticking up in all directions.

hoseok felt bad that he disturbed the younger

man's slumber, but the latter kept assuring him

with a smile that no, not at all, i was wide awake.

so here's both of them, in the car while the

city was still asleep. hoseok sure did ask for

jeongguk to take him somewhere far. he 

expected the local park or the coffee shop just 

around the block, but when he slid down the 

window to get some fresh air, his nostrils were 

suddenly hit by salty air.

with wide eyes, he turned to jeongguk, who

just smiled in delight without even looking

at him. the ocean? hoseok thought as he

shifted in his seat.

and wow, it had been such a long time since

he saw the beautiful view of the ocean. although

it was quite different from the one he used

to go, this brought back a lot of good memories.

jeongguk stopped the car while humming

under his breath, taking the keys out of the

ignition and pocketing it.

"well?" jeongguk smiled. "somewhere far,

right?"

"this is so cliche," hoseok shook his head, laughing.

"but it's okay. you're cliche. you've always been

kind of cliche."

that made jeongguk pout, but the charming

smile returned again. "come on, what are we

waiting for, hyung?"

the sand felt soft beneath hoseok's sneakers

and the chilly wind blew in sync with the waves

tossing. the sun was peeking just a little bit

from the horizon, still fully asleep to be awake.

the sky was a mix of colors that was pleasant

to the eyes, although the dark tone was more

dominant than the bright ones. there was no

one here except for them, and hoseok found

everything so peaceful while he walked with

jeongguk by his side.

"so. . ." jeongguk trailed off; his hair dancing with

the wind while hands hidden in his pockets. "am i

allowed to ask what happened?"

hoseok drew a deep breath, before sighing. "it's

a long story."

jeongguk paused in his tracks, showing a little

smile. "i can listen."

hoseok hesitated for a moment as he looked back

at the boy, but when jeongguk tugged his sleeve,

it's almost terrifying that he found himself following along.

// i honestly don't know where i'm going with this one, but thank you so much for the love and support! x