I Smile - Kim Woojin Requested Scenario
Genre: angst, slight fluff
Summary: inspired by I Smile by Day6
Message?: this is a fucking great song tbh and i didnt know these were the lyrics until this request and now im like adshHJLSLJAH WHO HURT YOU
âItâs been a while, I didnât think youâd call first
âIf youâre free, letâs meet upâ
How can I say no to that?â
âHello?â You answered, not bothering to check the caller ID.
âHey Y/N, itâs me,â Woojin, your ex boyfriend, said, a pain shooting through your heart as the voice came through.
âOh! Woojin! How are you doing?â You asked, faking a smile even though he couldnât see you.
âIâm good, Iâm⊠yeah. So, I thought that, if youâre free, we should meet up,â Woojin suggested.
âOh⊠yeah, yeah that sounds⊠good. I mean, we said weâd stay friends right?â You said, mentally facepalming at the words falling out your mouth.
âYeah,â Woojin said, awkwardness pouring out his voice, âso, the cafĂ© we used to meet at?â
âSure, at like⊠5?â You asked, looking at the clock.
âAwesome, see you then,â Woojin said, sounding as happy as ever.
âYep, see you,â You said, trying to replicate that feeling, âbye.â
He hung up and you sighed, what the fuck did you just sign yourself up for?
But then again, there was that part of you saying âwhat did he want to meet up for?â.
Well it canât hurt to go, right?
âItâs half excitement, half fear
because what if you notice
that I still miss you?â
The clock striked five in the cafĂ© and you began to drum your fingers on the table, wondering if this was a set up. Whether heâd tried to hurt you again. But deep down, you knew Woojin wouldnât do that, he didnât even know he hurt you in the first place.
âY/N!â a voice came from behind you, making you turn round to see Woojin, âhow have you been? Oh my god itâs been ages.â
âYeah I know,â You said, standing up and being pulled into an awkward hug, keeping that same fake smile as your heart fluttered, âIâm good, how are you?â
âYeah Iâm good,â he said, pulling away and sitting opposite you, âIâm a trainee at JYP now.â
âReally? What happened at SM?â You asked, trying to hide your eagerness to know everything that has happened since you left.
âIt was just too hard you know? But I still wanted to be at a good agency and I thought JYP was the least strict out of the top three,â Woojin explained, âthey have the same rule about dating though.â
You chuckled, pretending that didnât dig deeper than anything else he had said, âwell, I think all agencies will.â
He nodded, staring at you for a while. You began to panic, could he tell you missed him? Were you being too obvious?!
âSo what have you been up to?â he asked finally, âyou- you cut your hair.â
You looked down and chuckled awkwardly, âoh yeah, yeah. I had this boyfriend and he said he didnât like long hair.â
âBoyfriend?â Woojin asked, a look of hurt and shock on his face.
You nodded absentmindedly, âhe turned out to be a bit of a dick so I dumped him.â
âAh,â Woojin chuckled, âsorry.â
You shook my head, âhe was abusive.â
Woojin looked hurt, âI- Iâm sorry.â
You shook my head again, âseriously, itâs fine. I dumped him and went to university, moved on with my life.â
Woojin smiled and nodded, while you stared at him. He began saying somethingbut you werenât listening, just staring.
âBut not from youâ you wanted to say. âIâll never move on from youâ you wanted to say.
But instead, âdo you want a drink?â
We can meet again with a smile
âOh yeah, can I have a caramel macchiato please?â Woojin asked, the same friendly smile on his face.
You once again tried to replicate it, nodding and standing up, walking to the front to order two caramel macchiatos.
Just like your first date.
You sighed, ordering the drinks before going to sit back down and seeing Woojin staring out the window.
âYou alright?â You asked, looking at his side profile, his ever-handsome side profile.
Woojin sighed, smiling as he looked at you and nodded, âIâm fine. Thereâs just so many memories in this place.â
You chuckled, looking around and smiling the first real smile of today, âyeah⊠we spent a lot of time here.â
Woojin nodded and stared at me, no big smile, but a look of happiness.
âHowâs trainee life at JYP?â You asked.
Woojin exclaimed, âah itâs so much better! Going between agencies is like getting a job, the moreââ he stopped as a waitress brought over our drinks, thanking her, ââthe more you go to, the higher experience you have so basically, I got accepted pretty quickly.â
âWow, well done,â You smiled, beginning to feel comfortable with him for the first time in years, âare you on your own? Or with a team like at SM?â
âNo, Iâm in a team but this one was put together by this trainee, Chan, not the agency,â Woojin explained.
âWhy did Chan put the team together?â You asked.
âHeâs been there for seven years,â Woojin nodded.
You grimaced, âthat must be awful.â
Woojin nodded, âwhat about you? Howâs university life?â
A wave of realisation washed over you as to why you felt at peace after those words came out his mouth.
It felt like you were already back in his life.
Your life was already far behind you as you spoke to Woojin about his, every part of you yearning to be involved with him once again.
You smiled, nodding and trying to ignore the tears clouding your vision, âyeah, it- itâs good. Itâs tough thereâs some nights where Iâm up at 5am but it- itâs good.â
You looked at him for a while, was he thinking the same things? Or were your hopes too high?
The tears became more powerful and you took your purse out your bag, putting money on the table and standing up.
âI- Iâm so sorry Woojin, talking about uni I just remembered I have an essay due for tomorrow that I havenât even started!â You chuckled, pulling on your coat and bag.
Woojin stood up, âoh, okay, so shall we meet again soon?â
You sniffed, looking at him, trying to figure out your emotions before nodding, realising even this little bit of contact with you would make him happier.
And that made you happier.
âOf course, just call me, Iâll be there,â You nodded, a fake smile plastered on your face for the millionth time today.
âGood, I enjoyed it,â Woojin said.
You smiled once again, mouthing a quick goodbye knowing that any other words to come out your mouth would just turn into sobs, before turning around and walking out the café.
My smile will disappearâ
You sped walked the entire way home, hand over your mouth to stop yourself bursting into tears.
When you reached my house, you opened the door and walked in, closing the door softly behind you and walking to the living room where you took off my coat and shoes and sat on the sofa, looking forward into nothingness.
You sat there for a while, feeling nothing, looking at nothing, hearing nothing, until your phone buzzed.
You took it out your pocket and looked at it, seeing a text from Woojin.
it was good to see you again, missed you xâ
A stray tear fell from your eye as you stared at it until another text came through.
âps. youâre the same, your smile is still so pretty xâ
And this time, you smiled.
For memories, you smiled.
For forgiveness, you smiled.
And that this point in time, only one thought was filling your mind;