Prologue
Walking through a wall of fireHe sat at the terminal waiting. He couldn’t help but reflect as he sat. Wondering if things would work out this time when they had failed to do so so many times before. He thought back to the first time, to the time when this endless cycle had all begun…
They grew up together. Or, if we want to be more accurate about it, Eunhyuk grew up and Donghae watched him grow up. Donghae had always been a sort of child his whole life. Carefree and energetic, and bubbling around with a sort of childlike wonder at the world. Eunhyuk had always been the adult between them, the one who brought the sense, the voice of reason. It worked perfectly between them with Donghae providing the energy and childlike abandonment and Eunhyuk neutralizing it so that the between the two of them they managed to create some amazing memories without getting into too much trouble. They grew up together so they knew each other almost better than they knew themselves. Everything worked well until they grew older and opened their eyes seeing themselves in the other’s eyes truly for the first time.
Donghae looked up to see his Hyukkie walk into the room. He couldn’t help the smile that bloomed on his face. “She said yes, I asked her and she said yes!” Donghae’s smile faltered for a moment before it grew again. He jumped up to hug his best friend, “Of course she said yes, if she hadn’t she would have been the craziest woman alive.” He stood back to take in the joy that was emanating from Eunhyuk’s body, “I’m so happy for you,” he meant it too, anything that made Hyukkie happy made him happy. That’s the way things had always been for as long as he could remember. If he had to walk through a wall of fire for Hyukkie to make him happy then he would do it, he would do it with a smile on his face and happiness in his heart even as body shuddered in pain. He sat down and watched as Eunhyuk walked into his room and looked around in his closet. “ You know you have better taste in clothes than I do. Nothing I have will be nearly good enough for this date. I want to make a good impression on her, I really do.” Eunhyuk poked his head outside of the bedroom to look at Donghae; “You know that I really do love her don’t you?” Donghae shook his head, laughing, “How could I not know!” Eunhyuk went back to foraging in Donghae’s closet for clothes. “But I really mean it. She’s the one.” Donghae just rolled his eyes smiling gently, “I know.”
An hour later Eunhyuk was
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