Prologue
One night or another
"There's only a one-year difference between us anyway." Winwin said nonchalantly while sitting at a table on the terrace of the café, holding two ice creams.
Kun who followed him with his own ice cream in hand opened his eyes wide. "Excuse me ? More like two years ! I'm from early 1996 and you from late 1997."
Winwin smirked. "Kun, Kun, Kun... Months don't count. So it's still a one-year difference." He handed him one of the ice creams.
"Says who ..?"
"Me of course !" Winwin snickered. "And I'm taller anyway."
"But.."
"Hush Kun, just eat." Winwin put the ice cream in front of his mouth.
Which surprised him a little. He it then nodded.
"Hm hm, it tastes good."
"Of course it does ! I told you these are the best."
Kun sighed. "Yes, you were right. Now can I have my ice cream. I still have hands, you know.."
"I just wanted to help." The younger snorted before giving him the ice cream.
"Where are the others anyway ?" Kun looked around.
"Shopping.." Winwin glanced at a store further away on the street.
Kun nodded and went back to eating.
"Wait, why am I holding two ice creams again ?" He blinked.
Winwin burst out laughing. "Because Ren Jun told you to hold his."
"I'm the oldest and nobody respects me in this group !" Kun whined.
Winwin laughed louder. "That's because it's so easy to tease you."
"Noooo !"
Both looked up in shock.
"My ice cream ! It's all melted !! Noooo !"
The others were back from the store and Ren Jun was shouting as usual.
"I told you to eat it first ! But you never listen to me." Kun scolded him.
Ren Jun sat down and looked at what used to be his ice cream in defeat.
Yu Zhi and Kai Cheng were standing in front of the table.
"I tried to find the same jacket as yours but failed." Yu Zhi said.
"Ah, you can try." Winwin winked.
"I saw it on the brand's website !" Ren Jun cried out.
Kun covered the boy's mouth with his hands. "Don't be so loud all the time. Please. We're not deaf, we hear you."
Ren Jun rolled his eyes.
"Anyway, come on guys, the movie will start soon." Kai Cheng said while looking at the time on his phone.
As they were about to cross the road, a car didn't stop at the red light.
Kun grabbed Winwin's hand and pulled him back. The car passed by them quite fast.
"I wasn't going to cross the road." Winwin huffed.
"Yes you were." Kun furrowed his eyebrows.
As he tried to let go of his hand, Winwin held it tighter.
"Thanks." He whispered in his ear.
Kun tensed when he felt the other's breath tickle his skin.
"Guys ! What are you waiting for ?!" Ren Jun called them from the other side of the road.
"We're coming !" Kun responded and joined them on the other side, still holding Winwin's hand.
Not like the younger one would have let go of his.
"What are we gonna watch ?" Ren Jun asked while they were queuing to buy tickets.
"Saw 8." Yu Zhi and Kai Cheng answered simultaneously.
Kun felt his body stiffen. Winwin must have felt it too because he tightened his hold on his hand.
"Are you gonna be okay ..? I know you don't really like this kind of movies.." He told him in a low voice.
Kun nodded but his gaze said otherwise.
"If you don't want to, we can go somewhere else..?"
"No no, it's okay." He whispered back.
Winwin cocked an eyebrow and looked at him incredulously.
"Guys.." He turned to the others. "I just forgot that I needed to buy something… for my mother. We'll join you later."
"But you're gonna miss the movie !" Ren Jun exclaimed.
"Well too bad, you'll tell us what it was about. We'll meet you afterwards to have a snack." He then dragged Kun behind him and left outside.
"I could've handled it." Kun frowned.
"Yeah, you can barely watch Scary movie."
"Scary movie, as it's said in the title, IS scary."
"No, it's not." Winwin snorted.
Kun finally freed his hand and put them in his pockets.
"What are we doing now ?"
Winwin looked at his now empty hand.
"Let's just have a walk. Some stores are still open I think."
Kun nodded and followed him silently.
"What do you think of this one ?" Winwin asked as he was showing Kun a snapback.
"It's okay.." Kun looked around the clothing shop.
"And what about this one ?"
"Why don't you just try them on ?"
Winwin winced. "Huh ! No way ! Other people probably tried them on and I'll get their sweat and grease in my hair... That's a no no."
Kun raised his eyebrows. "But if you're gonna buy it..?"
"I'll wash it at home."
Kun’s lips formed a smirk. "You're gonna wash it ? … The snapback ?"
"Hm hm." Winwin nodded, still looking at the hats.
Kun covered his mouth with his hand.
"What ?" Winwin glared at him.
The older tried really hard to muffle his laugh, in vain.
"What ?"
He couldn't hold it in anymore and burst out laughing.
"Ahahahah !"
"Kun !"
"Ahahah !"
"That's not funny !" Winwin cried out.
"I'm sorry- ahah ! Sorry.."
The muscles of his stomach ached from laughing so much.
"Let's just go." Winwin put back the snapback on the shelf.
"Oh come on ! Don't be like that..."
Winwin stormed out of the shop.
"Winwin ! Wait !" Kun ran behind him. "I'm sorry for laughing !"
The other ignored him and kept on walking.
"Winwin !"
There was still a lot of people on the street and it was hard to keep up with him.
He eventually grabbed his hand and forced him to stop.
"Stop."
He looked him in the eye.
"Don't be stubborn. It's not that serious."
"You know that's how I am. I like clean stuff." The younger snapped.
"I know... I didn't realize it was that much."
"You talk like I'm some kind of freak." He raised his eyebrows.
"Oh, yes you are. But you're my freak." Kun smiled widely.
Winwin eventually smiled back.
"Okay, let's get going.. Because we're in the way." He grabbed the older by the hand and guided him.
"Where are we going ?"
"I don't know... Just hanging around..."
"Do you want "hyung" to buy you this snapback you saw ?" Kun said in a cute voice.
Winwin turned and looked at him as if he was a crazy person.
"Kun... I like Kpop too but... Don't talk like that, that's cringy."
"I thought it was funny..?"
"Guess what ? ... It wasn't."
Kun gaped. "You're ruthless."
"I hold back. But only for you." Winwin winked at him.
They arrived in a park. As it was quite late, the place had been deserted.
The lake in the center was reflecting the light of the moon, making the surface of the water shine.
Kun gaped, amazed by the view.
"Wow ! Di
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