Sanghyuk knocked on the door to Hakyeon's room.

Hakyeon opened it. He looked tired. Wordlessly, he pulled Hyuk into his arms.

'I'm sorry,' he said finally.

'Sorry about what?'

'Zelo, Jongup.....oh, everything. I'm sorry about everything!'

Sanghyuk held onto him. 'It's okay, Hakyeon.... I miss Zelo, a lot, but....I'll survive. I will need time to recover, but not alone. I want to be with you.'

'Do you notice...' Hakyeon sighed. 'Everyone has their partner. I have you, Taek has Wonsik, Jennie has Lisa, Himchan has Yongguk....everyone got a happy ending. But Jongup lost his memory, and Zelo.....' he winced. 'Their love story was ed up, Hyuk, it was ruined. In the end, everyone should be happy, but for them, no one was happy.'

Sanghyuk shifted his weight. 'In truth, Hakyeon, even before this all happened, their story was ruined. Zelo was still just a kid trying to find his way in the world, but Jongup... his love for Zelo just ate away at him. It destroyed him. Hakyeon, he killed Hongbin! I hate it.....I really hate it, but maybe it's just better this way.'

'Your brother is dead,' Hakyeon said bitterly. 'Maybe they wouldn't have worked together, but NOTHING will make me believe this is better.'

'Hakyeon, I know this is a bad time. I know it's going to come as a shock. But I just can't wait any longer. Will you marry me?"

Hakyeon stood still.

'Sanghyuk....'

Hyuk waited.

'You're right, this is not a good time, and you're right, it came as a shock to me. But yes. Yes, I will marry you.'

Hyuk hugged him again. 'Thank you, I was really scared, I was afraid you would say no-'

Hakyeon calmed him down. 'It's over, Sanghyuk, your years of waiting are over.'

'You're mine now.'