Stay Strong (YenYul)

365 with ZOZI [HIATUS]

Love may be a wondrous feeling filled with unlimited possibilities but it is also different to some. Countable ones are torn apart because of the smallest problems within their relationships while others last longer than whatever the three-month rule bestowed.


Twelve friends were paired like Fate’s weeb was playing them as marionettes. They were the ideal set of couples in which everyone shipped in their own fantasies. 


Lee Chaeyeon and Kwon Eunbi were the sassy parents. Kang Hyewon and Miyawaki Sakura were the gaming enthusiasts. Kim Chaewon and Kim Minju were the paired goddesses. Honda Hitomi and Yabuki Nako were the cute twins. Jang Wonyoung and Ahn Yujin were the giant maknaes.


The last one outshone them all. They were the  dorky duo yet they had the longest relationship in all of the pairs.


“Choi Yena! You get back here!” Chaewon snapped as she was chasing her.


“Yah! Jo Yuri!” Minju also snapped and chased the duo. “Get your girl in control!”


Yuri sighed and drank her tea and somehow, that made Yena behave, sitting next to her as she pouts in having a share. Yuri reprimands her to behave and gave her the remaining share.


“I don’t know how you do that but you have to teach me.” Wonyoung spoke as she patted Yujin’s head. “AhnYu can get pretty feisty sometimes.”


“Give her treats like a puppy,” said Yuri.


Yena finished the drink and shot the empty cup in a bin like a three-pointer. Yuri cheered for her and patted her head. Like a smiling duck, Yena melted with a grin.


“Hope for all~” Nako and Hitomi spoke while hugging each other.


Yena and Yuri chuckled and looked at each other lovingly as their hopes heightened of staying strong with their relationship.


+++


Yena never believed that love was for the lucky ones. Everyone was a masterpiece that deserved whatever love the world can offer.


But today, she thinks otherwise.


She saw Chaeyeon scoff as Eunbi demanded her to tell the truth. It turned out that Chaeyeon was found having a second relationship with Sakura behind Eunbi’s back. Eunbi demanded an explanation yet Chaeyeon denies every time.


She coughed slightly to silence them. The two apologized for their behavior, just in time for Yuri to arrive with their drinks.


“What in the world?” Yuri wondered, pointing at the parental couple. “I feel tension between you two. Is there something wrong?”


“Ask your beloved, Yul.” Eunbi spat and pulled Chaeyeon through her shirt’s collar. “We need to talk.”


Chaeyeon hissed as they enter another room, slamming the door. Yuri yelped and huddled to Yena. Yena patted her back, saying. “My best bud is assumed to be a cheater.”


“Chaeyeon?” Yuri perked up. “No way…”


“Yes way. Eunbi said that she saw her with Sakura.” 


Yuri was as worried as her beloved. It was then Yuri whispered. “It could make sense. I saw them together. They held hands and kissed.”


Yena spits on her drink, just in time for Chaeyeon to storm out. 


“Sorry, guys. I can’t stay any longer.” She got her drink.


Eunbi threw her ring, hitting Chaeyeon’s face as she slammed the door. Eunbi hissed as she cried. Yena lets Yuri comfort her while she cleaned the mess she made.


“I’m sorry, Yul…Yena…” Eunbi wiped her tears away. “Chaeyeon and I broke up.”


Yuri couldn’t believe it. Yena sighed and rubbed her temples. “I guess I need to slap the out of her.” 


She stoop up to apologize to Eunbi, excused herself from her beloved and her best friend, and ran outside to catch up to Chaeyeon. She saw her by the bus stop and sat beside her. 


“Punch me. Make me realize that I was an idiot.” Chaeyeon spoke.


“I want to but I can’t tolerate violence at this time.” Yena spoke. “But why, Chaeyeon? Did the feelings fade at one point?”


Chaeyeon sighed hard as Yena proved her point. She felt guilty for what she did because she wasn’t honest to Eunbi about how she truly felt. 


“Talk to her properly, Chae.” Yena spoke, patting her back. “It’s the only way to properly disclose everything.”


Yuri somehow followed them, giving Chaeyeon the sign to follow Yena’s advice. Yena watched the feather sprint back as her beloved sat in her place. Yena patted her back and kissed her forehead as she saw the worry etched on her face.


“Will that happen to us, love?”


Yena never liked that question to slip from Yuri’s mouth. Nonetheless, she hugged her and answered what’s in her heart.


“I can’t deny the possibility of it happening. We’re not exempted in life’s bad casualties. But I want you to know that those situations are a message for us to stay strong.”


Yuri nodded and hugged Yena tighter. “Just make sure to be honest to me, okay?”


“Of course, love.” Yena spoke. “I promise.”


She can’t dent breaking it but the ultimatum is to ALWAYS stick to the word and do anything not to break it.


+++


It was another day in the university. Yena and Yuri enjoyed their meals together, feeding each other food and laughing on each other’s jokes. However, the couple across them didn’t share the same sentiments, eating their own food and glaring at each other; as if they want to just kill each other.


For the first in her life, Hyewon didn’t finish her meal and stormed out of the canteen. The couple looked at Sakura, leaving the cherry blossom to glare.


“Oh, you’re not giving us that look!” Yena snapped at her. “Talk to her!”


Yuri agreed to her lover’s words and Sakura sighed, dropping her spoon and following Hyewon. Yena and Yuri looked at each other and sighed.


“I guess Kwangbae knows,” said Yena.


“True. Sakura should pay the higher price.” Yuri added. “Kwangbae’s the pitiful one between them.”


It was then that Yena hugged her from the back. Yuri was flushed since the proximity was too intense and that other students watched them.


“Just comforting you, love.” Yena turned her around. “I don’t want you to worry again.”


Yuri chuckled and hugged Yena again. She was always impressed that Yebna always maintained a strong approach when two out of the six pairs were falling apart.


With that, she wanted to be strong for her and for their relationship.


+++


Days were hoped to be better as it passes. But for Yena and Yuri, it turned out for the worst. 


Chaewon and Minju constantly argued about each other’s popularity. Nako and Hitomi argued because they were protecting each other’s best friends. And for Wonyoung and Yujin, they were arguing because of a rumor surfacing Yujin and Minju as princess and prince of their school.


They had different predicaments but they had one common ground: breaking up. For now, they were in each of their squads.


Yena was with Hyewon and Chaeyeon inside their favorite PC Bang, playing PUBG. While playing, the trio reprimanded the recently heartbroken trio. 


“Talk it over like men, guys.” Yena spoke. “The verdict doesn’t matter. The important thing is that you disclose it properly without any regrets.”


“You always have the right stuff to say despite being an idiot.” Chaewon spat, earning a smack on the head.


“Was it the same for you two when your broke up?” Nako asked Hyewon and Chaeyeon.


“Yeah. I was tempted to have feelings for someone else,” said Chaeyeon.


“And I was too carefree to not give her some attention. I ended up losing her.”  added.


“Will it happen to us?” Yujin asked.


“Just ride that wave, guys.” Yena concluded as they played again. “Just ride that wave.”


+++


Yuri was with Sakura and Eunbi inside their favorite café, eating every dessert and drinking their favorite refreshments. The first trio would’ve reprimanded the recently heartbroken trio but in this, Yuri had to di all the talking.


Eunbi and Sakura were still sour towards each other, even Minju and Wonyoung. Hitomi was just Hitomi, eating bread and wondering what to do.


“Talk it over like women, guys.” Yuri spoke. “The verdict doesn’t matter. The important thing is that you disclose it properly without any regrets.”


“Yul, you always have the right stuff to say despite having an idiot who tempted my ex.” Eunbi spat, earning a smack on the head.


“Well, serves you for being so uptight.” Sakura added. “And sorry if I have an ex that doesn’t really treat me well.”


“Was it the same for you all when your broke up with them?” Hitomi asked the four.


“In a way. I was tempted to have feelings for someone else,” said Minju.


“And you were too carefree to not give yours some attention because of your popularity. You ended up losing her and took mine.”  Wonyoung hissed.


The quad were arguing, leaving Hitomi to  ask Yuri. “Will that happen to me?”


“Just ride that wave, guys.” Yuri concluded as she went out. “Just ride that wave.”


+++


A year has passed.


Love was still a wondrous feeling filled with unlimited possibilities but it is also different to some. Countable ones are torn apart because of the smallest problems within their relationships while others last longer than whatever the three-month rule bestowed.


Twelve friends were paired like Fate’s weeb was playing them as marionettes. They were the ideal set of couples in which everyone shipped in their own fantasies. 


Or so they thought…


Lee Chaeyeon and Miyawaki Sakura were the sassy soulmates. Kang Hyewon and Kwon Eunbi were the order enthusiasts. Kim Chaewon and Honda Hitomi were the bipolar opposites. Jang Wonyoung and Yabuki Nako were David and Goliath. Kim Minju and Ahn Yujin were the star-crossed pair in a storybook.


The last one outshone them all. They were still the dorky duo and they still had the longest relationship in all of the pairs.


“Yena! You get back here!” Nako snapped as she was chasing her.


“Yah, Yuri!” Wonyoung also snapped and chased the duo. “Get your girl in control!”


Yuri sighed and drank her tea and somehow, that made Yena behave, sitting next to her as she pouts in having a share. Yuri reprimands her to behave and gave her the remaining share.


“Effective as always. You have to teach me.” Minju spoke as she patted Yujin’s head. “AhnYu can still get pretty feisty sometimes.”


“And just like always, give her treats like a puppy,” said Yuri.


Yena finished the drink and shot the empty cup in a bin like a three-pointer. Yuri cheered for her and patted her head. Like a smiling duck, Yena melted with a grin.


“Hope for all~” Hyewon and Eunbi spoke while hugging each other.


Yena and Yuri chuckled and looked at each other lovingly as their hopes still heightened of staying strong with their relationship.

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Hello, everyone. How have y'all been? I hope wherever you are, you're okay.

I just wanna pass by and thank everyone for still anticipating to this collection. I also want to share that Our Love was a favourite prompt to write. The recent chapter made me cry while writing. How about y'all?

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Chapter 78: ❤️
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Chapter 197: Love it so much <3
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Chapter 197: oh this is so wholesome!!!!!!!
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Chapter 85: hot hot
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Chapter 196: aaaaaa my request! finally! thank you😭 and looking forward for the next chapters
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Chapter 196: My Ssamyul heart❤️
Finally there is a Ssamyul story
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Chapter 196: Kangbi…. What fate lies ahead. Im excited
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Chapter 194: OMG. THIS STORY HAS FINISHED?! I am happy for four of them. I don't know what to comment, I just love this story. I like how you potray the characters, + the storyline is not cliche and I love the drama. THANK YOU AUTHORNIM FOR THE STORY. Stay safe and stay healthy.