3. Kang Seungyoon.

Seoul Incheon International Airport

The flight numbered 2126 has just landed. A young tall boy with short hair quietly pushed his luggage barrow out of the airport and caught a taxi himself. Seungyoon didn’t notify about his returning date. He’d like to make everyone a big surprise. He thought of that boy, who he had fallen in love with since he was born, who he believe that was still waiting for him until now. And he smiled so slightly and so sweetly, like early autumn sunshine.

...

Seungyoon and Jinwoo were childhood best friends. Like yin and yang of a yinyang circle, if Jinwoo is loud then Seungyoon is quiet, if Jinwoo is pink then Seungyoon is blue, and if silly baby Jinwoo didn’t know about love then Seungyoon realized his own feelings for the older so early. It came so naturally and fatefully like in an autumn afternoon, when you suddenly looked at your childhood best friend’s bright beautiful smile and then suddenly think that, “ah, I’m in love”. Kang Seungyoon is the transparent type of men who understands himself so early and determines the goals of his life so early too. Graduating Stanford University, taking over his father’s clinic and being a good doctor, getting married with his soulmate Kim Jinwoo, that’s three things he told himself that he has to do at all costs.

When Seungyoon and Jinwoo were in highschool, they got a new friend named Taehyun. Except the fact that Taehyun was so close to Jinwoo, Seungyoon didn’t really notice Taehyun much even when they flew to America together and studied in the same university. And he didn’t really like the same age friend much too, because he knew the meaning of Taehyun’s look on him right from the first day they met. Thinking for Jinwoo, he didn’t want to give Taehyun any hopes but thinking for Jinwoo, he couldn’t bear to say cruel words to make him sad, too. But things got easier when Taehyun asked straightly himself, and Seungyoon knew that he needed to make it clear to the other. So from then on the only thing he had to do was studying well and quickly coming back to be with the one he really loved.

...

- Dad! Mom! I'm back!

Seungyoon dragged his suitcases into the house and called his parents with a joyful tone of voice. Mr.Kang who was watching TV on the sofa immediately turned back, Mrs.Kang who was cooking in the kitchen immediately rushed out, and the next thing Seungyoon knew was now he’s in his parents’s loving and protective arms.

- Yoonie you’re back! Why didn’t you say anything about this? Why didn’t you call us to drive you home?

His father teasingly scowled him.

- I want to give you two a big surprise! - Seungyoon laughed and scratched his head before hugging his mom tight. - Mom, I miss you so much!

- I thought you forgot about this old woman, you even didn’t bother to give us a call this month, who can think that you planned this surprise game to scare your two elderly parents? What a little naughty! - Mrs.Kang lovingly knocked his forehead.

- Ahh I’m hungry, I miss your food so much, there’s no mom to take care for me abroad so your dearest son lost so much weights, you see? - Seungyoon being kittenish to his mom.

- Okay, why are you only thinking about food so fast? Fortunately I’ve just finished cooking, come here and eat together when the food’s still warm!

Their house was filled with happy laughters. The returned boy was like a bright sun, warming people around’s hearts up.

...

- Have you told Jinwoo yet?

Mrs.Kang asked Seungyoon when he was helping her to do the dishwashing like they always did together before.

- No, I have to come home first before coming there, right?

- The boy missed you so much! Mrs.Kim told me that since you left Jinwoo has been a lot quieter than normal. Many times he wanted to call you, but he understands your personality so he didn’t.

Seungyoon suddenly felt a little heartbreak. He already knew that when he left Jinwoo would be sad but right this moment hearing that from his mom still made his heart sink a little bit. He promised to himself that from now on he would make Jinwoo happy and offset to all that the one he loves was going through because of him.

...

- Hello uncle and aunty, I’m back! How are you now?

Jinwoo parents suprisedly looked at the boy who was standing at their doorstep.

- Seungyoonie you’re back already? We’re both fine, why didn’t you tell us that you would be back today then we can greet you? - Mrs.Kim joyfully gave the boy that she has always considered as one of her family members a warm welcoming hug.

Seungyoon smiled and hugged her back.

- I just want to make a big surprise for everyone, even my parents didn’t know about this! So where's Jinwoo hyung, aunty?

- Jinwoo is in the park where you two had always been together before, he goes to there every Sunday afternoons. He has been looking forward to hearing from you for a long time, now if he knows that you’re back then he’ll be so so happy!

Seungyoon couldn’t help but grinned so big. So Jinwoo has really kept his promise, he has still be waiting for Seungyoon.

- Uncle, aunty, from now on I will make your dearest son happy for all my life. I promise!

She watched the running young boy with a warm look, there’s a lot of satisfaction and belief shining in her eyes.

...

“Th-thump... th-thump... th-thump...”

Seungyoon’s heart was racing fast when he spotted someone from afar. The one who has been waiting for him for five years. The one who he has always been missing like crazy. The one who he did, he is, and he will love for all of his life.

When Seungyoon was only a dozen steps far, the older suddenly turned back. Their eyes met, love was exploding in the air and everything was like they all stopped at that moment. Seungyoon stopped, times stopped and Jinwoo’s mind stopped. All the exploding emotions was stuck in Jinwoo’s throat until he heard a familiar warm husky voice and saw an opening his arms of the younger, which was something from Kang Seungyoon only for Kim Jinwoo.

- Will you just be standing there and dumbfoundedly looking at me like that? Come to me, hyung!

Just waiting for that to wake his mind up, Jinwoo immediately rushed into the younger’s waiting embrace. They were just standing like that, entangled in each other’s arms and that moment felt like an endless moment. The wind was still blowing, yellow leaves were still falling but Kim Jinwoo was no longer feeling lonely. The one who he loves most now had returned to be by his side.

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- Jinwoo hyung, now I want to ask you a favor.

- Wh... what?

Seungyoon took out a small jewelry box from his pocket and opened it. Jinwoo couldn’t help but glued his look at the platinum ring in there, which was just put in his own hand by the younger.

- Keep this for me. This’s the ring I will use to propose to the one whom I want to marry to in the future.

Jinwoo stared at Seungyoon confusedly, his heart suddenly sank a little bit. Just helping him to keep it? Then this ring would belong to someone else? Like... Taehyun? So why does Seungyoon let him keep this now? Why’s Seungyoon so cruel to him???

Seungyoon just look at that bewildered silly face of the older and tried to hide his smile.

- And I also want to ask you for one more thing.

- Just... just say it out.

- Can you be that person for me? The owner of both my ring and my heart, forever?

Looking straight into Jinwoo’s surprised eyes, Seungyoon made a warmest and biggest grin ever. “Why is he going to cry again? What a crybaby, still didn’t change.”. Seungyoon thought before quickly pulling the other into his embrace.

- Real.. really?

- You don’t believe me?

- Then... what about Taehyunnie?

- He told you that he likes me?

Jinwoo just slightly nodded.

The younger couldn’t help but sighed. Letting Jinwoo out from his arms, Seungyoon looked straight at the older’s sparkling eyes and made him look straight at his eyes before firmly said:

- I made it clear to Taehyun then, I never loved him and I’ll never love him too. The one I always have been in love with, that’s you, in the past, the present or even the future. It will never change, I promise. So, will you marry me?

Couldn’t hold back his emotions anymore, Jinwoo bursted into tears. All the doubts, the fears, worries or sadness were washed away by those happy tears. Now his heart was filled with happiness, joy and love . His five long years of waiting now was rewarded with Seungyoon’s priceless confession.

The younger gently wiped Jinwoo’s tears away. He jokingly asked after almost five minutes of waiting:

- So when will you be done with your crying huh?

- Hic... hic... okay... hic... I... hic... - Jinwoo still kept sniffling.

- Aishh this hyung, why are you still crying? I’ve just proposed to you, you know that?... Hey...

The younger suddenly felt a little confused, he could do nothing but kept patiently wiping Jinwoo’s tears away.

- Hic... of... of course... I... I will say yes... hic... I’m so happy... hic... I don’t know how to stop... - Jinwoo tried to stop crying but still hiccupped a little.

Seungyoon suddenly cupped Jinwoo’s cheeks and placed his plump lips on Jinwoo’s full ones. The older widened his eyes in surprise at first but slowly closing his eyes and slowly stopped sniffling. This bittersweet kiss was full of emotions overflowing from the bottom of their hearts. At that moment, Kang Seungyoon has already forgotten all of his own rigid rules as well as Kim Jinwoo has already forgotten all of his insecurities and worries. Their minds were totally filled with each other’s images.

As people said, happiness will come to those who wait.

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