Italic parts are flashback.

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It’s raining.

Hakyeon looks outside the window, fingers tracing the fogs on the glass, enjoying the view.

He always loves rain.

His phone rang indicating the upcoming message.

    From: My Daeguni~

    Yeon-ah, I’m sorry. I’ll be ten minutes late.

Hakyeon huffed. ‘as always’, he thought. He rose up from his favorite spot under the window, snatched his coat on the sofa, and walked towards the door.

Hakyeon stands right in front of the door, eyes boring on the only umbrella he has ever had. A red umbrella. He smiles sadly and picks up the said things. It is not his. It was his. That is why Hakyeon loves this umbrella so much. He opens the umbrella once he is outside his apartment complex and walks calmly to the nearest bus stop, waiting for the bus patiently.

Hakyeon sat alone, his eyes never left the view outside the bus. The rain was still there, heavy as ever, and Hakyeon felt happy just by looking at those.

Hakyeon loved rain.

Rain was where he met him.

Rain was where he confessed and Hakyeon said yes.

Rain was where they started dating.

Hakyeon hoped rain would always become a blessing for them.

Hakyeon steps out of the bus, one hand clutching tightly at the umbrella, protecting himself from the harsh downpour. He sits on the bench under the bus stop. His eyes scanning the view around before landing on the other side of the road. He puts down the umbrella and takes out his phone, scrolling through the files before settling on one. He turns the audio on and that voice echoes in the empty road.

‘Congratulations, happy birthday to my love

Even after ten years it’ll be only like a day has passed.

I won’t change, I’ll love you everyday.

I promise.’

A smile creeps up on Hakyeon’s face. That voice never fails to make him smile.

‘Happy birthday, my love Cha Hakyeon! You got the song right? I hope you like it. Oh no, you should! You should love it because from now on, I’ll sing that song for you every year on your birthday. So prepare yourself for my beautiful voice. Once again happy birthday, Hakyeon-ah. I love you~’

“HAKYEON-AH! CHA HAKYEON!”

Hakyeon looked up and saw Taekwoon running on the other side of the road. His body drenched from the rain. Hakyeon frowned. Why didn’t he use any umbrella? Oh wait. Since day 1, Taekwoon already gave his umbrella to Hakyeon. But still...

“I’M LATE. SORRY!”

Taekwoon kept yelling because he knew Hakyeon would not hear him under the pouring rain.

“WHY DON’T YOU USE AN UMBRELLA??”

Taekwoon looked at Hakyeon confused.

“UMBRELLA, TAEKWOON! WHY DON’T YOU USE ANY UMBRELLA?! YOU’LL GET SICK LIKE THAT, IDIOT!”

Taekwoon laughed at Hakyeon’s cute angry face. He only clasped his hands together and mouthed ‘sorry’, earning a glare from Hakyeon.

“YOU STAY THERE!” Hakyeon pointed at Taekwoon and got ready to cross the road when Taekwoon called him.

“HAKYEON-AH!”

Hakyeon looked up and his eyes widened immediately at what he saw. There, on the other side of the road, Taekwoon, with his brightest expression ever, showed him a velvet box. He opened it a litte and Hakyeon could see a….ring? Inside. Could it be?

“HAKYEON-AH, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! WILL YOU MARRY ME?”

Hakyeon stunted for a moment, trying to get that Taekwoon was indeed proposing to him. He could die in happiness.

“CHA HAKYEON!!”

Hakyeon snapped back to reality and once he saw Taekwoon’s expecting face, he decided to play along.

“WHAT DID YOU SAY?”

He nearly cracked up seeing Taekwoon’s confused face. It was like he could not believe what Hakyeon just said.

“WHAT DID YOU SAY, TAEKWOON-AH??”

Now, Taekwoon smiled. Hakyeon’s favorite smile appeared as Taekwoon understood Hakyeon’s intention. But Hakyeon could not lose as his face still full of that playful confused face. Taekwoon then pointed at Hakyeon in a playfully angry way.

“YOU WAIT THERE. JUST YOU WAIT MISTER.”

Hakyeon laughed. He shrugged as he saw Taekwoon tightening up his hoodie. He then laughed when he saw Taekwoon run acroos the street. But then his laughed faded immediately when that sound was heard. The sound of people furiously honking on their car.

TIIIIIIN TIIIIIIIINNNN

BRAK!

Hakyeon stands up on the pavement. His body is still protected by the red umbrella, Taekwoon’s umbrella, as he looks at the middle part of the road. He brought his left hand to his face and there, the ring shines even under the heavy rain. The beautiful ring Taekwoon was supposed to give him. Hakyeon sighed and looks left and right before walks ahead. He stops in the middle of the road and cruched down. He takes out a flower from his coat pocket and places it there.

‘For you, Taekwoon. I love you.’

He is about to stand up when a furious honking sound is heard.

TIIIIIIN TIIIIIN TIIIIIIIIIINNN

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‘In the end, rain will always bring us together.’