I know I can't turn back a promise that I've already broken, but I want to live and breathe next to you for all my life... ― Promise, EXO
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If one would ask Chase, he only wanted to do one thing amidst the chaos ― or the lack thereof ― as he stood there and watch things unfold in front of him at the moment. He was smiling ― no matter how small ― as he saw Shinnosuke and Kiriko get out of the church, walking hand in hand and looking blissful to be with each other. They were all surrounded by their friends and loved ones ― old and new ones ― and greeted for the new start of their lives.
He would've been there with the others to do the same. Only except he couldn't. He could only watch, because doing this had made him realize something upon hearing the news of the marriage. The news had made him think of an event that would've changed his life if only he decided to pursue it before.