Bobby stumbled into their apartment in a drunken state, knocking things over as he made his way towards the bedroom.  Jinhwan, who had fallen asleep on the couch waiting up for Bobby to get home, woke up to the noise and got up, rubbing sleep from his eyes.  He the light in the living room, making Bobby jump from the sudden brightness.

“Oh, yurr up?”  Bobby slurred.

“Kim Jiwon, it is almost four in the morning.  Where the were you all night?”  Jinhwan shouted, fed up with his boyfriend’s behaviour.

“Um… I was out wif Hanbin.”  Bobby walked past Jinhwan and dropped down onto the couch.

“This is the third time this week that you’ve come home like this.  I could put up with it in college, but I can’t do this anymore.”  Jinhwan said, not facing Bobby, his head hanging a little.  He pulled off his promise ring, a cheap little thing that Bobby had paid too much money to win at a carnival, and set it on the dining table.  It was then that Bobby pulled himself out of his drunken stupor enough to realize there was a suitcase by the door.  He shot up, tripping over his own feet as he did so.

“Wait, Jinhwan.”  He pleaded, reaching out to try to grab his boyfriend’s wrist.  Jinhwan pulled his arm away and walked towards the door, shrugging on a jacket and slipping a pair of sneakers on.

Bobby tried to chase after him, but his head was pounding and he could barely see straight enough to walk let alone run down stairs.  He made his way back to the apartment and closed the front door, leaning his head against it.  I ed up.  That much he knew, even with his thoughts clouded by alcohol.  He turned around so that his back was leaning against the door and pulled his phone out.  It probably wasn’t logical to call the man that just left him ten times in the span of fifteen minutes.  But that wasn’t what was going through Bobby’s head as he sent text after text apologizing and begging for Jinhwan to come back.  At some point he fell asleep, his head leaned back against the hard metal of the door, phone still in hand.  

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It was the night of graduation and they were out with Jinhwan’s parents.  Bobby’s parents had tried to get an earlier flight but it got delayed because of a rain storm.  Jinhwan’s parents treated them to dinner at a nice restaurant.  They were so proud of their boy making it through college.  In some ways, they were his parents too.  When they started dating, Jinhwan’s mom wouldn’t stop calling to make sure that Bobby was taking care of himself.  

“Hey, the guys are throwing us a party.  We should get going soon.”  Bobby said, leaning into Jinhwan as they walked down the street, trailing behind his parents.

“My parent’s aren’t here for that long though.”  Jinhwan said, frowning a little.  “They have to fly back to Jeju tomorrow.  I was hoping to spend more time with them.”

“Okay, I’ll tell them to shove Yunhyeong’s face into the cake instead.”  Bobby pulled his phone out to relay the message to Donghyuk.  “Man, his parent’s were bawling when he walked across the stage.”

“I think everyone was at least a little teary eyed.  I know your parents are going to be sobbing the whole ride back from the airport.”  Jinhwan pointed out.  “I can’t believe we did it.”  He continued, his voice getting softer.

“It that the rest of the guys still have a year to go.  I’m surprised the three of us even made it.”  

“Doesn’t mean you can still party like a college kid though.”  Jinhwan half joked.  

“Don’t worry Jinny.”  He reassured him.

“Come on, we should catch up to my parents.”  The two walked a little faster towards the older couple waiting by their rental car.   

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Jinhwan got to Taehyun and Mino’s place around five in the morning.  It was maybe the tenth time he had stayed with them over the past couple years.  Five out of those ten times were in the last six months.  Jinhwan just didn’t get how Bobby didn’t realize what he was doing was immature and irresponsible.  He had left so many times he was starting to lose track.  He went back to him so many times he started questioning his own sanity.  But he was determined that this would be the last time.  No matter how much Bobby begged, he wouldn’t go back.  Not this time.  This was the last straw.   

It was a mistake to leave his phone on.  Jinhwan ignored the device’s incessant buzzing before ultimately turning it off.  All of the texts and calls weren’t going to sway him.  He had to cut himself off from Bobby completely this time.  Something easier said than done.  Despite his commitment, Jinhwan couldn’t help but stare at the black screen of his phone into the early hours of the morning.  He also couldn’t help but feel alone and heartbroken.  He couldn’t help but cry.

Jinhwan finally fell into sleep on Taehyun and Mino’s couch, his face still stained with tears.  It might not have been the first time he left, but it still hurt.  It hurt to think that Bobby disregarded him so much that he would keep going partying with Hanbin.  It hurt to think no matter what he said, he couldn’t get through to Bobby.  It hurt to love someone as much as he did and be ignored so much.

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Jinhwan looked out at the Han River in a somber silence.  He knew Bobby was out partying and getting high with Hanbin again and he cursed his stupid boyfriend for leaving him alone in his head.  Then, as if on command, Jinhwan heard a car pull up followed by footsteps.  Bobby’s arms wrapped around Jinhwan’s small frame and hugged him close.

“Yah!  You know I hate it when you do this stuff.”  Jinhwan pouted and pulled away from Bobby, turning to face the other boy.   “I told you not to hang around Hanbin, he’s gonna get you in trouble one day.”  Bobby grabbed Jinhwan's hands in his.

“I know Jinny, that’s why I told him tonight that I couldn’t hang out with him anymore.  He got really mad and started calling you names so I punched him in the face.”  Jinhwan squinted his eyes, not sure if he believed his boyfriend or not.

“I swear Jinhwan, I’m clean,” Bobby held his hands up as if surrendering.  The shorter boy still had his suspicions.

“That’s what you said last time, Bobby. It's always the last time with you."

“Jesus, Jinhwan,” Bobby said with frustration.  He stepped forward and closed the gap between the two.  He crashed his lips against Jinhwan’s.  Jinhwan pulled back again and looked down.  “See, I’m not lying this time.  No drugs, no alcohol.”  Bobby held his boyfriend by his shoulders, looking down at him with a gentle gaze.  He lifted Jinhwan’s chin and smiled.

“You’re cute when you pout.”  Bobby said, leaning down to kiss him again.

“I’m sorry I doubted you,” Jinhwan mumbled, feeling guilty for not believing Bobby.

“You had reason to, I’m not exactly the perfect boyfriend.”  Bobby laughed, his eyes disappearing and his bunny teeth showing.  

“No, but you’re my boyfriend.”  Jinhwan grinned and pulled Bobby back down for a kiss.

"I love you Jinhwan." Bobby said, smiling into their kiss.

"I love you too."

Yeah right.  Jinhwan thought as he woke up.  

AN: Comment what you think :) see you in the next chapter