"Beom~ I don't want to be separated from you!!" Hei cried while hugging Beom's waist almost dropping his trousers but Haneul held him and forced him to stand on his feet, "it's ok Hei, we'll stay in contact and as far as I know teachers don't have it hard like us"
"That's the point!!! We might really not have the chance to have men night! Boohoo so unfair!" The four of them patted his back trying their best to comfort him but Park Hei was way too sad to be comforted like that, he kept asking the four to go for a drink together, at least for tonight since he and Han Beom had finished college and are gonna live and deal with the cold world outside.
They couldn't decline his offer since he'll be the one paying, but they still couldn't dare to let him down since Park Hei has no one but them, he tried to make at least one friend through his years in university but no one seemed interested in him as Park Hei but as Han Beom's closest friend, the poor man got approached by a pretty girl and he thought the time the two of them had spent was because she liked him but in fact she approached him because she wanted a line that'll connect her with Han Beom.
Park Hei gave up on having friends or getting a girlfriend but it wasn't because of Han Beom, it was because he understood that those in university are not the same like those outside it, the thoughts and opinions can change drastically once you get exposed to the real world and its system, this is why he's not mad, this is why he and Han Beom are still friends even after all those stuff that happened.
The next weeks were just Han Beom coming in, Han Beom going out. Aera couldn't do a thing but to wish his little brother all the luck to find a job and gets employed.
For Han Beom things were down hill compared to what he had imagined, he expected things to be hard and he had a general opinion about how difficult it is for those who just got their degrees, but the struggle was unbearable to the point he'd go back home and drown himself in tears and wine.
"Beom?" Han Aera called for him in one night, Han Beom was sitting on the chair and on the counter was a bottle of wine, a filled cup, a bowl of popcorn and a plate filled with dessert Beom seemed to bring with him on his way back home, "hey" he whispered his voice low and hoarse.
Aera said no more and went to take a seat behind his brother, Beom handed him an empty cup and slowly, he started filling it with red wine, "sigh, wanna talk about it?" He asked after he took a sip and surprised his taste buds with the sweet yet very sour flavor.
"Things aren't going according to plan" Aera looked at him and waited for him to keep going, Beom on the other hand stopped because he doesn't find anything else to describe how he's feeling, he knows how shitty life is but this is a bit too much for him, going from a company to another, the next day receiving a decline got him inches close to pull his hair off from frustration.
He wants to say all that but he knows well words won't come out as they should so he decided to stop and let Aera lend him a hand, "Hansel? You know how life is, nothing comes easy, and it's not hard for things to disappear and be gone. I see you're pushing yourself off the limit, you might get crazy before you find a job" Beom stared at his hyung while he says things he himself knows.
"Don't give me this look!! I'm trying to help you here!" He nudged his shoulder making tipsy Han Beom wobble in his seat, Aera jumped from his seat and went to hold him before he falls, he pulled him from his seat and walked him to his room, "oof! You're not allowed to get more muscles than this! All I'm lifting is pieces of meat and I can't feel a bone, darn it Beom!!"
"Hey Beom? If you still have energy in you then hear what I'm gonna say before you fall asleep. It's gonna be ok, everything's gonna be ok. All the hardship you're in right now will come to an end and you'll be able to live comfortably, and when that time comes, I want you to know I'll be there with in your first day watching you take your first steps into your new job" he pushed away his hair from his eyes and pulled it all back so he can kiss his forehead, "goodnight, Beom" he whispered.
Next day, Beom walked out of his room yawning, he walked to the kitchen and hugged Aera from back, "oh my God Beom! Your breath smell yuck! Go to the bathroom ewww~" Han Aera giggled while pushing Han Beom away from him and walk him to the bathroom and even shut the door after him, "finish then come to eat! I'll prepare the laptop for you in case you wanna check your emails"
Beom stood in the middle of the bathroom remembering all what his hyung told him before he fell asleep, he has hopes, he has faith it'll work and he'll get a job soon but how much soon that's what's worrying him.
Yesterday he tried to get himself drunk because he felt life is so unfair, those who don't deserve the jobs got a seat, those who had family members in the company had managed to wiggle their way in and have the job, those were based on the things he had heard from the employees in the companies he had went to and made him more and more mad.
Giving the job to those who don't deserve it will only mean a disaster and extra work for other employees, and that's unfair for all the victims of those rash decisions that came with no basics.
After he finished washing up, he walked out and found his laptop opened and a cup of coffee sitting beside it. He took a seat and Aera put his plate on the empty side beside the laptop, Beom started to open the emails and they all were declines and how they find him incompetent, if any other company saw his resume, they'd know he's a golden card so those who said he's not fit for the job are those who had already filled the empty seats by those unworthy of the job.
Han Beom picked up the cup of coffee and took a sip but he spit it out immediately, luckily he turned to the side so the screen survived but the floor didn't make it, his throat started to burn and he coughed what was on its way to his throat but failed because of the sudden spit.
Aera dropped whatever he had in hand and brought a cup of water for Beom and kept slamming his back almost getting his soul out, "Beom? Beom?!? Stay with me~!!!!"