the sleepover wasn’t planned, Courthlace’s Keonho just showed up at Steinwalds’ Seonghyeon place like he always did, dropping his bag and taking over the bed without asking. “kamu ga ngabarin?” Seonghyeon asked,“kamu gaakan bales,” Keonho replied. it didn’t take long before he laid himself across Seonghyeon’s lap. “nyebelin?” Seonghyeon muttered, but he didn’t push him away. Seonghyeon stayed still for a moment… then quietly reached for his phone. one quick photo, no sound, no flash, before locking it again, like it was something he wasn’t supposed to keep.

later, the room turned messier. lego pieces scattered everywhere while Seonghyeon tried to follow the instructions and Keonho kept messing with it on purpose. “kamu bikin kacau,” he sighed. “gini lebih bagus,” Keonho shot back, not even looking serious. by night, they ended up side by side with ice cream and a movie playing they barely paid attention to, before switching to a ps game that got louder than it should’ve. “usaha banget deh,” Keonho said. “kamu juga tetep kalah,” Seonghyeon replied. that night kept looping between chaos and calm. at some point, Seonghyeon asked, “kamu pulang?” Keonho leaned back like he’d already decided hours ago. “ga.. aku nginep”