Seojun led Elias into his room, a soft smile lingering on his lips. "This is it," he said, a little shyly.
Elias stepped inside, his eyes wandering with quiet curiosity. The room felt warm personal. It carried pieces of Seojun everywhere, from the neatly arranged books to small souvenirs and photos scattered across the shelves.
As he explored, his gaze landed on an old album resting on the table.
He picked it up gently. "Is this… your photo album?"
Seojun stiffened slightly, a hint of embarrassment crossing his face. "Y-yeah," he admitted. "Do you… want to see it? But I'm warning you first they might be ugly."
Before he could say anything more, Elias reached out, wrapping his hand around Seojun's wrist and pulling him closer.
"How can you be ugly?" Elias said softly, his eyes locked onto his. "You're the most beautiful existence I've ever seen."
Seojun's cheeks flushed instantly. He looked away, smiling shyly as he took the album from Elias's hands and opened it.
They sat together, flipping through the pages childhood photos of Seojun laughing, pouting, growing up year by year. Elias couldn't help but smile at every picture, occasionally teasing him, occasionally just staring a little too long.
Then suddenly
The door burst open.
A figure rushed in without warning and threw his arms tightly around Seojun.
"OMG, Seojun! Where did you go? I was so worried about you!" he exclaimed breathlessly. "As soon as I heard you were back, I dropped everything and came straight here. I missed you missed you so much!"
Elias froze.
His expression darkened almost instantly as he watched the stranger hold Seojun so tightly.
Who the hell is this?
How dare he hug him like that?
'Missed you'? Seriously?
A dangerous thought flickered through his mind.
Should I kill him?
He clenched his jaw.
No… if I do that, what will Seojun think of me?
Calm down. Just wait. Let's see who he is first.
Seojun, equally shocked, gently pushed the man back. "Who… are you?"
The man placed a hand dramatically over his chest. "I'm hurt, Seojun. How can you forget me?" he said, pouting. "It's me your love, Kim Min-jae. I'm truly heartbroken."
For a second, Seojun stared at him then his eyes widened in realization.
"Min-jae?!" he gasped, his face lighting up. "Oh my god I didn't recognize you!"
He immediately pulled him into a hug. "How are you?!"
"I'm good," Min-jae replied, laughing. "But where the hell did you disappear to without telling anyone?"
Seojun scratched the back of his neck. "It's… a long story. I'll tell you later."
He turned, about to introduce min jae to Elias
But paused.
Elias stood there, his face dark, eyes burning with anger and jealousy, his jaw clenched tightly.
Before Seojun could speak, Elias stepped forward, grabbing his arm and pulling him slightly toward himself.
His voice was low, controlled but filled with intensity.
"Who the hell is he?"