kibounovaiorin | Like a sweet cloud hugging you

[kiyong raises his hand]

Excuse me, Shin-niisan......

[wait. he didn't mean to say that. kiyong quick brings his hand down to cover his mouth. now every pair of eyes in the room were looking at him with questioning looks]

[Shinnosuke just blinks at first. Nobody is looking at him anyway; they've all turned to the young man who has just betrayed some kind of familial relationship to Shinnosuke. Of course Shin doesn't have a younger brother in reality. But there is one person in the world who does call him, "Shin-niisan".

Shinnosuke doesn't know whether to laugh or get mad. He decides on the former, smiling a little.]

How do you know my "little brother"? [Hopefully his tone will make it evident to the young man that Gou isn't really his little brother, though the rest of the class can think so if it helps them stop being curious.] And you are...?

[he knew they weren't related. gou has told him so. the only reason gou called shinnosuke that was originally to tease but in the end, saw him as a real big brother. it was like how he called gou 'hyung' even though they weren't related]

Shin Kiyong and he & I are good friends.

I see. [Shinnosuke would love to get into this a little bit more, but he has a class all watching him expectantly, he realises suddenly, uncomfortably...]

If you would wait around briefly after class, Mr Shin, I'd like to talk to you.

Yes, sir.

[he answers meekly, refusing to look for the remainder of the class. his lollipop was more interesting. yup. god, how he wished gou was here. he would be able to easily divert the attention away from him]

[Well now Shin Kiyong just looks petrified. That's not what Shinnosuke had been aiming for! He tries to shoot a couple of reassuring smiles Kiyong's way, but the boy seems to be steadily avoiding his gaze. He hadn't been reprimanding him!

It feels like an eternity til the class is overand he can try to address what had happened. Shinnosuke steps in the path of the door to catch Kiyong before he can think to sneak out.]

I'm not mad at you. I was just surprised, that's all. Gou never tells me anything! [Shinnosuke's short laugh turns into an amused but perceptive look.] ...But you know about me. He talks to you about me. So you must be a good friend of his. Is that right?

[see, now shinnosuke was making things worse by stopping him rather than let kiyong come to him.

the last couple of students to file stopped and stared causing kiyong to produce an awkward smile with an equally awkward 'see you later'.

but what's this about being mad? the acrobatic was confused]

I'm not mad. I'm not used to that kind of situation. You know, with everyone staring at me. If Hyung was here, he would have definitely diverted everyone away from me and on to something else. Sometimes, himself.

[because gou didn't mind. he liked the attention]

Aa. Hyung and I are really good friends.

[Sorry. Shinnosuke can't leave things alone! Well, except Gou, but Gou has made him suffer months of "NOPE" and disappearances to be left alone. He's a special case.

Just as Kiyong says.]

I'm sorry. I was really shocked. Maybe a little defensive; purposely having someone here to see how badly I messed up on my first day seems like something Gou would do for laughs. If he couldn't make it himself, that is.

[Gou would absolutely hide somewhere in the back row with his camera and cheeky smile. Shinnosuke shakes his head.]

It wasn't fair to bring you to everyone's attention like that. I hope you'll forgive me for it.

...And I wish Gou would tell me things.

[being with gou, even if it was just half a year, kiyong can see that his hyung was that type of person. yet, it hurt him to think that shinnosuke would believe kiyong was like gou just because they were friends and he was here for laughs. he frowns]

I'm not like Hyung. I didn't come here for laughs. I took this course because it would provide extra credit.

[but on the telling things, he can agree]

He is like that. There are things I know he hasn't told me.

Like a sweet cloud hugging you

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