‘Hyung, come on,’ Sehun protested,’ it starts in 15 minutes!’ Sehun was stomping his feet in the living room, waiting for his extra sluggish hyung to dress up quick. It was the evening of his photo exhibition and he was nervous. He had submitted 3 photos to be presented at the exhibition and even though he knew his work was excellent, he couldn’t stay calm. There are always better photographers, he thought his shoulders drooping down. On top of that, his hyung was being a slob. He had been dressing up for the last half an hour and still wasn’t ready. ‘Hyung… ‘Sehun whimpered. ‘I’m coming!’ Luhan declared from inside his room,’ brace yourself!’ Sehun turned to look at the door and when Luhan opened it and stepped out, Sehun was lying on the floor, laughing his off. Luhan glared at him as Sehun laughed, wheezed and made all kinds of ridiculous sounds possible. ‘Yah! What’s wrong?’ ‘Hyu-hyung, what is this?’ Sehun said, between his laughs. ‘I’m trying to be a hipster,’ Luhan said, blinking at Sehun from behind his leopard print oversized glasses. But the leopard print glasses were the only sensible part of his attire. He was wearing a bright, the kind which hurt your eyes yellow Sponge Bob sweatshirt who looked like he was being strangled and pairing it with dark blue short pants. His socks were knee length with leather shoes covering his feet. The more he looked at Luhan, the more hilarious he looked. ‘W-who told you…’ Sehun was dying from laughter. ‘Hey, I don’t know what you photographers wear to look cool or hip or whatever,’ Luhan said, still frowning,’ I picked the most ridiculous I had in my wardrobe.’ Sehun stood up, holding onto the sofa for support. His body was still shaking from laughter, trying hard to recover. ‘I thought you would like it,’ Luhan said, sadly,’ you said I look good in anything.’ ‘Hyung,’ Sehun said, coughing and trying to regain his voice,’ I don’t like it. I love it!’ Luhan blushed and looked down at the ground. Sehun took a deep breath as he admired his red-faced, bizarre but extremely likeable hyung. ‘So it’s okay if I come like this?’ ‘I wouldn’t have it any other way,’ Sehun grinned. They got out of the house, now 5 minutes late for the exhibition. Sehun was excited that Luhan was coming with him complete with his free spirit attire, strutting alongside him as the passerby’s stared at him. At first, he was afraid Luhan would turn him down when he heard Luhan telling Chang over the phone that he was going out with Sehun that night. He could not hear Chang’s side of conversation but when Luhan did not react negatively to what Chang said, he figured he was okay with Luhan hanging out with Sehun. Apparently they had patched up over whatever had made Luhan break down last week. Sehun wondered how Luhan forgave that jerk so easily. It burned him inside thinking why couldn’t he just leave him and come to Sehun. But he knew he was being a child, keeping way too many expectations from Luhan. He sometimes wondered what he would do if Luhan rejected him. The thought itself rendered him feeling crabby and restless. But the good part was Luhan was there right next to Sehun in his bohemian outfit. Sehun wrapped his arm around Luhan’s shoulder and smiled at him. Luhan looked up at Sehun who was looking extremely handsome that day. He was wearing a blue and white checkered shirt with trousers and his hair was swept back in a wave. His naturally pink lips were holding a seductive smile showcasing his tiny white teeth. And the y mole on his neck… ‘Hyung?’ Sehun’s voice jolted Luhan back to reality. ‘Yeah?’ Luhan asked, weakly, still not out of his reverie. ‘I’m going to win today, right?’ he asked, curiously. Luhan smiled. He had seen Sehun’s artworks although Sehun had refused to show him what he was going to present today. He said he wanted Luhan to judge fairly so it was better if he saw the pictures along with the other exhibits. The exhibition results were based on public voting. Sehun said there were a lot of eminent people visiting the exhibition today and if he was lucky, he might even get some sponsors for future projects. ‘Your hyung is here with you,’ Luhan said, proudly,’ of course you’ll win.’ Then he stuck his tongue out at Sehun which made him laugh loudly. Sehun felt a little lighter thanks to Luhan’s antics. They reached the exhibition and it was already crowded with people. ‘Hyung, I have to go meet my professor,’ Sehun informed Luhan,’ why don’t you go around and I’ll catch up with you soon?’ Luhan nodded and made his way to the exhibits. Some girls were giggling looking at his attire and Luhan flashed them a grin and a thumbs up. The girls started spazzing over how cute Luhan was but Luhan simply shook his head smiling and started exploring the artworks. He moved from one photograph to another which were enlarged and hung up on the wall so everyone could admire them. Luhan read the exhibition info pamphlet which said there were total of 50 exhibits that day and these were chosen painstakingly by a renowned board of famous photographers and connoisseurs of art. Luhan felt proud that his talented dongsaeng made it through the first round of selections. ‘Oh wow,’ someone said. Luhan turned around to find a bearded man looking intently at the picture in front and standing beside Luhan. Luhan turned his eyes back to the picture. It was a picture of a pair of hands holding a beautiful shell with the waves of ocean hitting the feet of the person holding the shell. ‘What do you think?’ the man asked, glancing towards Luhan. ‘It’s nice,’ Luhan said, simply. ‘Nice? That’s it?’ ‘Well…’ Luhan said, uncomfortably. He was no art or photo expert but the photo looked too generic. ‘Aren’t there at least hundreds of photos similar to this?’ he said, eventually,’ plus what is up with the faded surroundings?’ ‘I believe those are photo effects that the photographer deliberately put in,’ the man said. Luhan started laughing and said’, what is this? Instagram contest?’ ‘So you don’t like it?’ ‘There are better ones,’ Luhan said, positively,’ I would definitely not vote for this one.’ The man smiled warmly and said,’ you have good sense, young man.’ He then looked down at Luhan’s Sponge Bob sweatshirt making Luhan squirm. ‘And now you wish you could take that statement back,’ Luhan said, grinning awkwardly. The man simply laughed and said,’ I’m Prof. Kim Hyun Shik. I am the head of Arts department at the Seoul University.’ ‘Luhan, I’m here to support a friend who’s participating.’ They both shook hands. ‘Who is your friend?’ Prof. Kim asked. ‘Oh Sehun.’ ‘Sehun-ah?’ Prof. Kim said, his face illuminating,’ you are Sehun-ah’s friend?’ ‘Yep, also his roommate,’ Luhan said. ‘Oh,’ Prof. Kim said,’ that’s great. Sehun is very talented. Have you seen his pictures yet?’ ‘Oh not yet,’ Luhan said and checked his info guide,’ but I’m almost there. He comes next to next I guess.’ ‘And he didn’t show you his submissions,’ Prof. Kim said, smiling slightly. ‘How do you know?’ Luhan asked, confused. ‘You’ll know soon,’ Prof. Kim said and walked away. Luhan found the conversation utterly confusing. What the hell was he talking about? He shrugged and moved to the next piece. ‘Oh hey!’ someone called out from behind him. It was a cute guy with dimples and a sweet smile. He had exhausted eyes and Luhan wondered if he was tired. Regardless, he looked like an amiable person and Luhan smiled at him. ‘Hi, do I know you?’ Luhan asked, politely. ‘No, I don’t think so,’ he said, thinking deeply,’ but why do I feel I’ve seen you somewhere?’ ‘Seriously dude?’ Luhan said, arching his one eyebrow up,’ are you hitting on me right now?’ ‘No I’m serious!’ the guy said, a little agitated,’ where have I seen you?’ Luhan waited tapping his feet and rolling his eyes so that the guy could blurt out his pick up line. ‘Oh right!’ the guy said, snapping his fingers and grabbed Luhan’s hand. ‘What the- hey!’ Luhan protested but the guy was already dragging him along. He stopped near a photo and pointed towards it. Luhan jerked his hand from the guy’s hold and turned to look at the picture. What he saw made his eyes go round as saucers and he started shivering. ‘I-I need to…’ he said, to no one in particular, looking around for something to hold on to. The guy wrapped his hand around Luhan’s shoulder to give him support. There were two frames in the photo. In one frame, a photo of himself and the Halmoni handing out apples to a customer, with contented grins on their face. The other frame consisted of the Halmoni touching his cheek as he bowed slightly with a warm smile on his face. The caption of the photo set read “Angels on this planet”. Luhan walked closer to the read the description under the photo. It said: I was blessed that I could capture this moment in a village fair outside Seoul. This gem of a person spent an hour of his life helping a poor Halmoni to earn some money so that she could provide for her family. The first frame shows them selling apples together with such joyful expressions that people could not resist but buy from them. The second frame is where she thanked him and offered him half her earnings to which he politely refused by making a funny pronouncement. Moments like these make me acknowledge that humanity is still alive. Or maybe he is an angel sent on this earth to cure the pain and sufferings of people. World was a slightly better place to live thanks to this incredible human being. Oh Sehun Luhan read it again…and again. Why would Sehun present his pictures at such a big event? Why would he say all these things about him? Why would call him an angel? Luhan blushed a bit. He looked back up at the picture and observed them curiously. Sehun knew how to capture and present his pictures in the best possible way. He knew how to snap perfect emotions and portray them in a manner that it touched your soul. He was a genius. ‘It is you, isn’t it?’ the guy from before asked. ‘Yes,’ Luhan said, turning around and smiling at him,’ I didn’t even know…’ ‘Your boyfriend loves you a lot,’ the guy said, sincerely nodding. Luhan was deep red as the words bounced inside his head again and again. ‘He’s not…’ He started saying. It’s complicated… Luhan cleared his throat and said,’ I’m Luhan.’ The guy shook his hand and said,’ Yixing.’ Luhan found himself warming up to Yixing the same way he did with Sehun but with different feelings. Yixing was more of a friend whereas Sehun was well… more than just a friend. Yixing was a quirky person who seemed tired and absent minded in the beginning but he was funny once you get to know him. ‘Lu-ge,’ Yixing called him and Luhan was touched. He felt a heartwarming smile spreading across his face. They moved from picture to picture. Luhan liked Sehun’s pictures the most, as if it was a surprise, but his pictures definitely stood out compared to others. They had a beautiful finishing and a personal touch to them which made them more appealing. ‘I voted for your friend Sehun,’ Yixing said, sincerely,’ honestly he’s the best, hands down.’ ‘I know,’ Luhan smiled. Sehun had promised he would find Luhan later but he never did. Luhan felt a little let down but he knew Sehun was probably talking himself up to all the significant people he met with. It was important for his career and Luhan understood. But he had started missing Sehun a little bit. He also wanted to hug Sehun as soon as he saw him for taking such beautiful pictures of him and describing him in such endearing words. ‘Why are you dressed so funky?’ Yixing asked, curious. ‘Do you like it?’ Luhan said, making cute poses. Yixing laughed and said,’ yes, very charming.’ ‘I like doing goofy stuff every now and then,’ Luhan said, grinning,’ and not like I have to go up on stage in front of everyone. No one even knows me here.’ ‘Speaking of goofy stuff,’ Yixing said and opened the jacket he had zipped up till now and gave Luhan a sneak peak. Luhan gasped and started laughing. Yixing was wearing a bright orange T shirt with a farting unicorn and POOT written near its . Luhan and Yixing giggled sneakily. ‘You should flaunt it,’ Luhan said,’ why are you hiding it?’ ‘No no,’ Yixing said, shaking his head,’ my Dad is on the judging committee here. I did not want to come here so I wore this as a protest but then covered it with a jacket because well, I don’t actually want to embarrass him.’ Luhan found Yixing to be very amusing and friendly person. ‘And hey, I got to meet you here,’ Yixing said, grinning,’ hopefully you’ll introduce me to your friend Sehun too.’ ‘Sure!’ Luhan said,’ we should hang out again after this event. We can go out to eat and drink…’ ‘Well,’ Yixing said,’ I’m leaving tomorrow morning for China. I don’t know when I’ll come back here again.’ Luhan suddenly felt sad. ‘Any way,’ he said, pushing his sadness aside,’ you should hang out with us today at least.’ ‘Definitely,’ Yixing said, smiling sincerely. Luhan and Yixing were jumping around the place, hogging on food and laughing at pictures they didn’t like. They were being obnoxious sometimes but it didn’t matter. Both of them were enjoying themselves a lot. A security guard was keeping an eye on them, anticipating a scene anytime soon. Luhan and Yixing cleared out from his sight quickly. Luhan caught a glimpse of Sehun talking to an elderly man and nodding politely. Along with him was a sweet looking lady who was caressing Sehun’s cheek with affection. Luhan moved in closer to get a better look and crouched down near a table to hide himself. The elderly man and woman resembled Sehun a lot and Luh