Speaking to Youngjae seemed to be a daily ritual. Everyday Daehyun would return home from school, only to run to his laptop so he can talk to him. On the rare occasion when they didn’t speak, Daehyun felt almost empty and incomplete.

YJ:
> Hallo :D
> how was today? do anything exciting?

DH:
> Hey :D
> nah not really
> just the usual

YJ:
> so just flirting with the kids at school huh?

DH:
> LOL yeah totally
> youre not jealous are you?

YJ:
> even if i was, you would continue your flirting ways  ;A;
> you are such a man sometimes
> i don’t even know why i even call us friends

DH:
> LOL
> OH
> today at school a representative from TS entertainment came
> apparently theyre gonna hold auditions here next month

YJ:
> OMFG YOU GOTTA AUDTION MAN
> YOURE SO LUCKY TS ENT IS COMING TO YOUR SCHOOL

DH:
> you havent heard me sing
> im not even that good compared to the other kids

YJ:
> LIES
> ITS ALL LIES
> I BET YOU HAVE A VOICE OF LIKE AN ANGEL OR SOMETHING

DH:
> LOL WHAT?

YJ:
> WHATEVS MAN
> JUST AUDITION
> OR AT LEAST LET ME HEAR YOU SING SO I CAN GIVE YOU LEGIT FEEDBACK
> IM A VERY HONEST PERSON
> IF YOU SOUND LIKE A BANSHEE ID TELL YOU UPFRONT
> COZ IM NICE LIKE THAT
> I DONT WANT YOU TO EMBARRASS YOURSELF IN FRONT OF TS

DH:
> oh gee thanks

YJ:
> im serious though

DH:
> idk ive never sung for anyone before
> i just sing in the shower and in my room
> thats it

YJ:
> what so no one has ever heard you sing?

DH:
> nope

YJ:
> so id be the first?

DH:
> pretty much

YJ:
> cute
> NOW SEND ME A CLIP OF YOU SINGING

DH:
> i cant now
> my parents are home
> theyd come and start qning me
> ‘why are you singing you should be studying’

YJ:
> but youll sing for me?

DH:
> fine
> but not now

YJ:
> YAY

DH:
> im not as good as you though
> you sound like a freakin soul rnb soprano or something

YJ:
> soprano?
> LOLwut?

DH:
> IDK
> you know what i mean
> i dont study music so idk what its called

YJ:
> what do you study anyway?
> all i know is that you do chem since you whine about it like everyday LOL

DH:
> eh just the boring stuff
> IT, language, math, bio, chem
> i at everything except IT
> idk how im passing everything else
> math is like major failure
> its worse than chem, seriously man
> guh i hate this so much

YJ:
> if you dont like it why did you pick it?
> shouldnt you pick something youd like to do?

DH:
> parents basically picked those subjects for me
> they want me to get into a good uni
> idk what im gonna do coz im not reaching the marks

YJ:
> just tell them you dont want to do it anymore
> say that you want to be a singer
> it cant be that bad
> i mean my parents dont really let me out much but they got their reasons so i cant really argue
> your parents seem to wanna rule your life
> thats totally unfair

DH:
> yeah it sounds easy, to just rebel but its not that simple
> what ever your parents say, goes
> thats how it works here

YJ:
> but thats bull
> you should be able to do whatever you want
> youre not a kid anymore
> be more rebellious

DH:
> i cant

YJ:
> is it coz you got lack of balls LOL

DH:
> no i mean it
> i literally cant

YJ:
> what do you mean you ‘literally cant’

DH:
> …..

YJ:
> you can tell me
> i wont laugh or anything
> maybe i can help
> its always good to have a second view on the situation
> come on daehyun
> please?

DH:
> my dad would probably kill me if i told him i wanted to sing
> he already beats me if i do bad on a test
> no wait, its more like he hits me if i do bad and he beats me if i fail
> the last time i told him i failed a test i ended up limping for a whole week
> the other kids dont know and i dont want them to know
> do you know how hard it is to not flinch when someone accidently touches your arm when its all covered in bruises?
> so yeah

YJ:
> oh daehyun