Cicadas drone on and the air conditioning’s on full force, huffing through the vents in the walls like a careful whisper. 

The door to room 269 is shoved open and Daehyun walks in, nearly sobbing at the sight in front of him.

It’s a clear Sunday morning and they’re all sitting together when Jongup drops the question.

Junmyeon never really payed attention to the seasons, and it wasn’t his job anyway.

It’s not until 11PM that Junmyeon notices that Yixing’s not there.

The first time Daehyun sees him, it’s on the first day of twelfth grade. 

Confetti falls down like rain and everything’s too bright and so incredibly loud for a change.

Zhang Yixing is made out of light and freedom and birds spreading their wings and flying away; it’s Junmyeon’s job to sit there and admire that about his husband, because he knows that he himself is made out of metal and salty ocean water, and those things are not even close to being as perfect as Zhang Yixing.

They adopted three times, and each and every time was its own different roller-coaster ride; but roller-coaster rides are fun as long as you have someone to hold on to.