L for Lies
26 letters of unrequitedness# L for Lies:
When Jonghyun unconsciously hugs him and Jungshin feels like a flutter of electricity is running through his heart, butterflies somersaulting in his stomach, then he would reassure himself by saying 「I’m okay」.
When Jungshin ends up thinking of Jonghyun every night before his sleep, and no matter what dreams he has conquered, in the morning on waking up only Jonghyun flashes through his mind, he would reassure himself by saying 「I’m okay」.
When Yonghwa asked whether it was fine for them to live separately, Jungshin would reassure himself by saying 「I’m okay」.
When Jungshin knows there will be a day that Jonghyun gathers all of them together to introduce his newlywed wife, just like Yonghwa did before, he would reassure himself by saying 「I’m okay」.
When Jungshin forces himself to believe that everything should be fine, he would reassure himself by saying 「I’m okay」.
In the end, Jungshin has come to learn that 「I’m okay」 always works; not only can it beguile other people, but can also fool himself.
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