Still The Same

Hysterie

(Listen to 고마워요 by CNBLUE : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HYoT5pDkY4)

"So what exactly do you want from me?"

I raised one eyebrow at Hoya, his back towards me. Despite his 'demand', the owner of the best cafe outlet in Seoul had decided to burden himself with the task of making coffee for the both of us.

"What I said on the phone. Gosh, you have a memory I would die for."

Hoya turned around and gave his cheeky smile, the expression I realized I had missed only when I saw it. Two years, I thought to myself.

"Have you been reading my blog?" I asked eagerly as he handed me my mug. "Wait, let me guess. Only the chapters with your name on it, right?"

Hoya sitting on the sofa, sheepishly sipped on his caffeine. After a pause, he said in a low tone, "I haven't read it at all." I spat out my coffee, making him cackle. 

"And you used to complain about having no confidence!"

Laughing, I said, "You ARE my best friend, I expect--" My voice trailed off and an uninvited awkwardness settled in. I faced my PC and smiled. "Thanks for my website."

"No problem," he said, returning the smile. "What were you about to say?"

Grimacing, I returned to my keyboard. My fingers hovered above the letters and I found myself frozen. Hoya scooted closer, resting his elbows on the desk. I bit my lip and sighed.

"I don't know what to write." My fingers shadowed the movements it was supposed to be following, but couldn't. There was no material for it, no lead.

"What was your last entry about?" Hoya scrolled down the page. Embarrassed, I hid the words with my right arm and in an apologetic tone, said, "It's cheesy."

Hoya blinked at me. "But it's real."

Chewing on the insides of my cheek, I muttered, "Still, it's cheesy."

Hoya sighed and shook his head. "Fine, upto you. What was the last thing you wrote about? A blueprint, please?"

"Woohyun wanted to meet my parents."

Hoya laughed. "How on Earth can you be stuck then? That's when everything started!" He clicked his tongue at my confused look and continued, "I'm not dumb Saya. I was the closest to both of you and I could see it. Things went downhill after you guys returned from India."

"Oh, that..." Taken aback by his accurate observation and stung by the reminder, I lightly tapped the keys and nodded to the rhythm. "Okay," I said. "We'll start from there."

Hoya grinned, an action that went away in a flash. "Wait. We? What's with the 'we'?"

"Ah, beautiful alliteration there. Hoya, I need your help. The readers love Woohyun and I don't know how they'll take this sudden change of events."

"Well, they'll have to." Despite my glare, Hoya pulled my arm and locked it with his. Scared of his reaction, the grin that I loved and hated simultaneously, I placed my forehead against the desk while he read the previous chapter.

"Hmm... so far so good. What's the problem then?"

"You don't find it cheesy?! Hoya, you fine?" My shocked expression might have offended him but I couldn't help but shift my gaze from the screen to his face. "You're not laughing."

Hoya scowled. "Why should I? You guys loved each other, you guys broke up, you decided to write the book, you decided to write the blog... And I decided to make coffee for you. What's so funny?"

I shook my head. "That was random." The Cheshire Cat grin returned and he vigorously nodded. "You miss that, don't you?"

Instantly, my thoughts flickered. I beamed at Hoya and squeezed his hand. "Thank. You." Holding my hairslide between my teeth, I wound my hair up in a bun and clicked it in place. Before I could start writing, I turned to Hoya with a wary look on my face.

"Just don't react. To every sentence. Okay? I'll be glued to this until the end--"

"You're actually TELLING me not to distract you??" Hoya's thick eyebrows furrowed and I couldn't help but think of an old joke I used to crack. 

"Frida," I murmured and was given a light punch on my arm. Stretching my arms above my head, Hoya observed my serious expression and grinned. 

"Ready..." His playful tone gave me a boost and I narrowed my eyes.

"GO!" We both chorused, my fingers exploding with energy, leaving shrapnels of the tapping sound behind. 

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--oreos #1
great job!
Hopuxx
#2
Chapter 49: Oh god.. You have no idea what kind of an emotional rollercoaster has my life been because of this fix... Truthfully I honestly just missed "Yoongi happened" a lot so I came to your profile to read it again, but something made me scroll down your other stories and I'm glad i did ;; It took me many school sleepless nights and getting scolded in class for staring at my phone but I'm finally finished ;u; I felt a lot of things during it, angry at the turn of events, confused at times at Sayas way of thinking and such but that is something not many authors can accomplish and I love thus fic a lot ;; Thank you for writing it and good luck on your future works !!!
harukikara
#3
I've had this sitting on my favorites for months now and couldn't bring myself to sit down and read through it. Perhaps because I was in a sense going through the same situation. But last week, I began plowing through the story and finished it. This story is touching in so many ways and strong advice for those entering, in and leaving a relationship. So glad I wasn't intimated by the length of the story cause it was worth it. Thank you for writing this.
JonginWife #4
Chapter 1: Next chappie ^^
E_magine
#5
Chapter 52: Wow great story I really enjoyed it ^_^
E_magine
#6
Chapter 43: Oh what's happening here? ;-)
E_magine
#7
Chapter 32: It was Hoya's turn to collapse LOL
E_magine
#8
Chapter 17: I seriously find this writing truly exquisite and that's from not reading it yet. If I could compare fanfics to wine I would say this one matured well :D
LilacToupee #9
Well, that was a whirlpool of emotions. I cannot comprehend Jaehyo's feelings without turning into an utter sap again, so all I can say is, you did a really fantastic job acknowledging and confronting that 'ignorance is bliss' mentality some people live by, as well as the conventionality of living by the rules and what's wrong and what's right. Some parts of the story...I can't say I've not seen before, but I'm glad you've managed to twist the plot to make it yours. You pull at heartstrings even since from the start (I won't say it's the scenes in the rain dampening spirits everywhere). That indescribable loneliness people struggle to grasp. Everything is so startlingly tangible, you can't help but feel for the characters and feel some more. I don't know what this is, but reading Hysterie has made me feel a little happy and a little sad and now I have to go do something to keep my emotions in check. Thank you.