When the time finally comes, Luhan finds Sehun because despite hours of searching and help from Luhan’s friends, Sehun is no match for a boyfriend who knows the area and wants to hide. Admittedly, Yixing and Tao are students of the university too, but not even they would have thought to look for their awkwardly coordinated friend in any of the campus dance studios—which is where Luhan sat silently, mourning the impossibility of his relationship while the moon’s light gave way to early morning and his phone vibrated unceasingly in his bag. At some point Luhan’s sadness became exhaustion, and so he slept until the sun was at its peak.

Rest works wonders on a weary soul, and the Luhan who woke up in the dance studio was not the one who’d fallen asleep in it. Though his pessimism remained unwavering, the strength of his despair had dissipated considerably since those fateful final moments of Sehun’s showcase the night before. Luhan could now hope for a continued friendship, at least, and contemplated the best way to pose this suggestion as he stretched, gathered his bag and jacket, took a final glance around the studio, and went off to find Sehun.

Luhan's boyfriend is flitting anxiously about the building lobby of Luhan's dorm when the Chinese boy in question steps through the revolving front door completely lost in thought. Sehun's stress levels plummet instantly because at least now he knows Luhan's alright and not kidnapped or off lying abandoned in a ditch somewhere. But then Luhan doesn't notice Sehun as instantly as the dancer notices him and that sort of sends Sehun worrying again. His unspoken fears are confirmed and his anxiety is returned to its unbearable height when Luhan finally does see him hovering by the emergency exit and looks absolutely crushed to see him there.

"Oh no, baby," Sehun whispers frantically, the pet name slipping out almost unconsciously as he charges across the room until he and Luhan are standing face to face, "don't be sad." The Korean boy forgets to be angry at Luhan for running away and for making him worry like that because Luhan's expression suddenly crumples and he's in tears even before Sehun's fully reached him.

Sehun's arms automatically extend to envelop his boyfriend in a tight embrace. His hands rub soothing circles into Luhan's back and the two just stand there for a moment while Luhan cries and Sehun holds him through it.

"I wasn't ready," Luhan whimpers through great heaving sobs that speak more to the depths of his feelings for Sehun than words ever could. "I thought that I could handle this. Thought that I could end things and be done with feeling like this."

Sehun doesn't know what Luhan's talking about but the other boy's crying seems to be losing its steam so he just hugs a little tighter and presses a light kiss against Luhan's hair. He tries shushing Luhan when the smaller boy tries to keep talking but only ends up agitated again, yet it seems like Luhan won't be stopped.

"I wasn't ready," Luhan repeats, under his breath this time and so almost to himself. "I wasn't ready for you."

Sehun still doesn't quite understand what's going on with Luhan, but on that point, at least, he can relate. It's important for Luhan to realize he isn't alone, then, so Sehun pulls back a little and lowers his head to tell his boyfriend this with a gentle breath across Luhan's lips.

"Baby, I feel the same way about you."