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christmas eve | tbz bermuda line

it's christmas eve and the town center just couldn't be any busier. people flooded the sidewalk trying to find warmth in occasional delicacies. the classic red and green decoration fashioned with yellow lighting buzzing up the atmosphere. then there are two particular human beings, sitting in front of each other inside an ordinary cafe, yet with somewhat miserable tension going on.

well, they're lee jaehyun who mostly goes with the nickname 'hyunjae' as there are too many jaehyun's in his field of work as lawyer and lee juyeon who is a known architect also hyunjae's romantical partner since high school senior year. they've been enjoying each other company for about ten years though it seems that things aren't really working between the two recently.

hyunjae sighed, sipped only a little—almost nothing actually, of whatever his significant other ordered for him before he even arrived. yes, juyeon was the one who asked hyunjae to come to this cafe when the world knew how much of workload the older has even during holiday season.

"so, what do you want to talk about?"

juyeon—still with somewhat blank and unreadable expression on, tried to open his mouth but closed it again after a moment.

"juyeon, if you only want us to hang out drinking coffee without anyone starting the conversation-"

"let's break up."

and it seems like the time has stopped and the world has crumbled for the one and only lee jaehyun or as jacob bae said—hyunjae's best friend since law school years, 'God's favorite' for his ethereal looks and enviable intelligence.

back to present.

break up? break up as in ending the romantic relationship between juyeon and himself? hyunjae thought, puzzled.

"hey?" juyeon asked, a bit concerned.

"break up as in ending our relationship?" surprisingly, hyunjae still had the strength to respond properly.

"yeah, it seems like we simply don't work anymore. you're busy with your work and so am i—though actually we still could spare some time to be together yet we just chose not to. it's like we've came into conclusion that we stopped caring and eventually loving each other, or at least that's mine."

hyunjae listened to juyeon's reasoning while taking another sip of his cup, trying to process it nicely. well, it is indeed right that they've been so occupied by their careers this whole year in particular. and even if they meet, none would initiate to communicate like they used to.

"is there nothing left to be done? i mean, do you really think that we can't fix it? we've spent.. a decade together and you're sure that we simply don't work anymore?" hyunjae asked, unnoticeably trembling under.

juyeon firmly stated, "there's nothing left to be done, hyunjae. i'm sure about it."

hyunjae stared blankly at the.. dull ceilings of the cafe? didn't know, didn't matter—he only wanted to avoid juyeon's deep and rather sharp stare right now, especially in this kind of situation.

relationship is made of two or more, if one of them decided to end it reasonably then there is nothing to be done. it's the end, isn't it? your first long lasting romantic relationship ended here, hyunjae.

after a moment, hyunjae finally responded, "okay, let's break up then. i'm glad for all the time we've spent, sincerely thank you for the last ten years. live well, juyeon."

"back at you, jaehyun." the younger managed to slip a bitter smile on his lips and left the older in the cafe just like that.

and this is how lee jaehyun or the so called 'God's favorite' got dumped on the very christmas eve this year.

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after almost an hour of further processing the whole situation that just happened, hyunjae decided to drive himself home despite having an unstoppable train of thoughts. hell, he did know that tonight is going to happen anyways—but on christmas eve? well, it's way earlier than he expected to be. he ended up enrouting to nearby parking lot in the middle of his way to reach a particular someone through the phone.

"hoon, are you free tonight?"

kim younghoon—the rising musical actor who is also a very close childhood friend of hyunjae.

"did juyeon dump you or-" younghoon in the other line replied, in jokingly manner surely.

"yes, he did."

"..."

"hoon? it's okay if you're busy-"

"your place then it is, i'll bring the finest wine. should i bring your favorite box of chicken? oh, we could call over jacob too."

"thanks, but let's just sink tonight in together—just the both of us."

younghoon let out his melodiously beautiful chuckles.

"you're driving home by yourself right? be careful then, see you soon.."

"chéri."

chéri—younghoon's endearing pet name for hyunjae before the later began dating juyeon ages ago. unknowingly, a small smile crept up to hyunjae's face after hearing that.

"been a while since the last time you called me that."

"now that you're single so.."

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and the night sinks in, it's christmas eve after all.