It's Just A Picture (BL)
Chapter 289: Gulp it all down till you can’t feel no more pain

Chapter 289: Gulp it all down till you can’t feel no more pain

Dongwoo looked at Minwoo who just called out ’father’ to the person on the line. It made him flinch.

It scared him, in a way.

"Excuse me," Minwoo said and got up to leave.

Dongwoo watched him. Geez, he could’ve done that before answering the call. Now, he couldn’t stop thinking about it.

So many years had passed and he had very much forgotten what his parents looked like. Hm, were they warm like other parents?

No, he shook his head, he didn’t remember anything like warmth from his memories.

If he was remembering properly then what he felt... Being around the people who gave birth to him... Was no more than emptiness and even with all the attention, wished they could notice ’him’.

He was just four years old, how was it that he had such complex feelings then?

He refilled his glass of Soju and gulped it down.

"Hah,"

A very talented four-year-old, he was.

He glanced at Seojin and Seojun who were in the company of others, entertaining them as Seojin would never pass on the opportunity to get his system flooded with alcohol content.

Seojun was sitting next to him this time and not looking over Dongwoo like some bodyguard because Dongwoo had asked them to leave Minwoo and him be.

’It’s like he wants to spend time with more people, besides us these days.’ Seojun thought but then the words he had said to him before resurfaced in his mind.

Dongwoo said, ’Remember, I may be your lover, and I would very much like to rely on you for everything, but I am my own person. I have a life to live outside the comfort of our bed and that includes interacting with others.’ he glanced up at them, showing the sincerity in his eyes, ’That includes being with my brother. Don’t worry. No one will snatch me away from you so loosen up and let me interact with the world.’

It was a request he made deep from his heart and they just had to fulfil it.

Not just because it was a request but because they respected him more than anything and also respected his wishes.

His happiness was their happiness, after all.

Seojun glanced at Dongwoo’s table. Minwoo wasn’t there and Dongwoo was drinking hard.

Hah, he was probably taking this golden opportunity with all he had.

They normally didn’t let him drink when they were out celebrating like this. And even if they did, they monitored his intake and didn’t let him drink a lot.

Yet this time... They gave him the go-ahead to get wasted, and that was exactly what he was doing.

Seojun sighed and smiled. He looked like he was having fun.

He wasn’t able to drink because he would be the one driving, and honestly... He didn’t fancy drinking. He felt he would be better off taking a puff or two of his cigarette sticks.

He shook his head.

There was no way to smoke in public now so he could just hold it in till they got home.

Smoking wasn’t really a crime and though some people harbor it, there were quite a considerable amount of people who smoked.

Yet... He couldn’t do it, as a model, and especially as one who had a somewhat innocent public image.

It would end up staining his public persona.

He couldn’t smoke but he could at least enjoy the food. He was quite a fan of meat.

Seojun watched Minwoo return from whatever he went out to do, presumably taking a call and sitting opposite Dongwoo.

’He shouldn’t leave Hyung like that all of a sudden.’ Seojun thought and then watched as Minwoo picked up a bottle of Soju and started gulping down fiercely from the bottle.

He palmed his face and wondered,

’Just who is taking care of who?’

He got up and approached Dongwoo’s table.

Dongwoo, deeply drunk, laughed had cheered on Minwoo.

"Yeah, yeah, that’s the spirit." He said, his eyes swirling. "Gulp it all down till you can’t feel no more pain." He laughed.

"Hyung," Seojun called and he looked up. "I think you’ve drunk quite enough."

But Dongwoo looked at him oddly and then squinted his eyes,

"Ah, I’m in trouble." He said, his head slowly bobbing left and right. "There’s three of Seojun now. I... I don’t think they’ll let me sleep tonight."

Seojun closed his eyes and sighed.

This was why they didn’t let him drink. Now he was spouting out weird things in public, too.

He wasn’t worried about others looking at him suspiciously.

"Alright, let’s get you sobered up." He said and grabbed Dongwoo’s arm.

He glanced at Minwoo who was glancing at his phone sadly and sighed,

"Seriously, just call him." He said and Minwoo looked up at him to find him smiling. "Don’t be a sorry piece of excuse and call him. You’ll need someone to get you home after you drink yourself to stupor so make your choice now that you’re still sober."

Dongwoo didn’t stay still and let the alcohol in his system control him. He wanted to walk off, like a kid who was visiting the amusement park for the first time.

Seojun was having a hard time holding him steady without carrying him like a bride.

He managed to get Dongwoo in the car and shut the door

’Hyung, when we get back, you’re going to really get it from me.’ he thought and turned, only to find Song Haijin standing in front of him.

He was startled at first and then disgusted. Seeing her reminded him right away that she had attacked Dongwoo in more ways than one. Especially that slap.

"Hi," she said and glanced at the car, staring at Dongwoo inside before turning her gaze to Seojun. "Funny meeting you here."

"Hm, I wonder why neither of us are laughing then." He said and honestly couldn’t be bothered by her approach.

Luckily, he already locked Dongwoo inside the car. He just needed to walk away and it would be over.

But just as he was about to walk past Song Haijin, she caught his hand and what she intended to do next immediately alerted Seojun, so he reflexively pushed her away.

Song Haijin was... She wanted to kiss him, didn’t she?

"Disgusting!" He spat out hatefully and walked away.