weird.

Now she actually has to come up with something? Fuck. "First..." She gives her a moment to think of somewhere where they can start their journey. But she can't think of it further when she hears his guesses, a rather dumbfounded expression on her facial features. Dump his body into a ditch? Sell him? "Okay, slow down a little bit. You haven't annoyed me so far, so you're not in danger." But she will definitely put his ideas behind her ear, wanting to remember them in the future. "Are you hungry?" She inquires all of a sudden, her gaze turning towards the man next to him. She had a couple snacks at the store while waiting for him, but it's been a while since her proper meal, and it's like on cue, her stomach signals its existence after her question.

 ❛  if  i  annoy  you,  you  would  actually  do  that  ?  ❜  dramatic  hand  on  chest,  feline  like  eyes  widening  and  staring  at  the  female  with  shocked  expression.  maybe  he  would  indeed  deserve  all  that  if  anything.  ❛  i'm  kinda  hungry  though,  why  ?  are  you  taking  me  out  to  eat  ?  are  you  taking  me  on  a  date  ?  ❜  mouth  moving  faster  than  his  brain  as  he  throws  all  these  questions  out.  ❛  we  can  eat,  but  only  if  it's  on  you.  ❜  he  would  actually  come  to  pay  for  all  of  it,  but  -  he  had  to  act  a  little  more  annoying,  maybe  wanting  to  get  on  the  female's  nerves.

༊⋆｡˚                       the moment she heard the words spill from his lips , she almost let out a squeak , ❛ .. knight in shining armor ?! in your damn dreams ! ❜ was kinda cute though , wasn't about to even dare let him know of such . ❛ —- actually , i see how it is .. you use your mean words when really you just want me to be a princess ! ❜ almost gagged as she uttered it , a shove to his shoulders for cheeky measure , ❛ oh you ! ❜

 offended  if  it  was  put  to  words,  even  expression  shocked  when  aeri  had  laughed  at  his  face  and  his  words.  ❛  what  the  -  ❜  and  with  the  nudge  he  sees  how  the  ice  cream  falls  of  his  hands  and  right  onto  the  ground  ;  staring  at  it  and  then  slowly,  almost  dramatically  lifting  his  gaze  to  look  at  the  short  female.  ❛  yah  !  look  what  you  did  ?!  ❜  being  bitter  he  stands  up,  swatting  her  ice  cream  on  the  ground  as  well.  ❛  now  we  are  even.  ❜

            bursting out in yet another round of laughter, " i was just joking - about the dog, of course. not about you being adorable, because you are. " he didn't even know the younger much but it was like he could feel all his life stresses melting away at the sight of him - like he was a shot of serotonin that he needed in his life. " what, this ? " he finally plucks his phone out of his pocket, feeling and even hearing incessant buzzing as his manager continues to ring him. chucking the phone behind him casually and even hearing a big thud on the floor, he didn't care if he had parcels to deliver nor if he had just damaged the company phone, " nah, don't pay any mind to that. i think i can stay a bit longer . . unless . . you're getting rid of me now ? " he asks with his head tilted slightly, smiling wide.

 giving  the  older  male  an  eyeroll  when  he  kept  on  calling  him  adorable,  not  really  knowing  how  to  react  even  earlier  he  had  given  those  finger  guns,  it  was  like  his  body  had  suddenly  stopped  how  to  respond  normally  to  someone  giving  compliments  and  all  he  could  do  was  be  awkward.  his  eyes  do  follow  the  device  on  the  male's  hand  and  seeing  it  fly  over  wonjoo's  shoulder,  hearing  the  thud.  ❛  are  you  planning  on  breaking  my  floor  ?  ❜  he  asks,  feline  like  eyes  widening.  ❛  you  ..  y-  why  did  you  do  that  ?  aren't  you  working  ?  ❜  he  suddenly  waves  his  hands  in  front  of  him.  ❛  i'm  not  trying  to  get  rid  of  you  i  actually  li-  no  hah,  maybe  you  should  actually  leave.  ❜  he  feels  his  cheeks  heating  up  as  he  gets  up,  rushing  over  and  coming  to  tug  on  the  male's  arm.  ❛  you  are  working,  shouldn't  you  like  ..  work  and  not  be  distracted  by  me  ?  ❜

" a little bit, but... " taeran paused for a moment, thinking about it. if she were to have someone she just met go that close to their place, taesoo wouldn't let her hear the end of it. however... " but i might just go to my friend's house instead, she said she had tomorrow free. " he couldn't say anything if she was going to sasha's place, right? taeran was certain she had found the loophole. " as for accompanying me, i would hate to give you that much work! so only if you are sure. " taeran smiled at him, still being much more softspoken than she normally is. " oh, what were you going to ask? " she couldn't help her curiosity now, even though the second question caught her a little off guard. " i'm twenty... something. "

 ❛  i  don't  wanna  force  myself  just  there  so  ..  maybe  someday  i  will  ride  the  bus  with  you.  ❜  he  doesn't  really  want  to  seem  like  creep  and  just  force  his  way  into  her  life  even  when  they  had  just  met.  ❛  twenty  something  ?  you  are  ..  a  noona  ?  ❜  he  asks,  suddenly  chuckling  out.  ❛  so,  noona  -  do  you  have  a  boyfriend  ?  ❜  there  it  was,  him  finally  coming  to  ask  the  question  he  had  been  wanting  to  ask  for  the  longest.  but  luck  wasn't  on  his  way  really  as  he  sees  the  bus  coming  their  way  already,  sighing  out.  ❛  i  guess  i'll  find  another  time  ?  ❜  at  least  he  had  her  number,  which  he  was  gonna  text  ..  a  little  later  on.

[ sms : yang insoo 😼 ] hi, my class just ended! [ sms : yang insoo 😼 ] i'm freeeee!! ㅎㅎ [ sms : yang insoo 😼 ] image [ sms : yang insoo 😼 ] i'm going to take a train for the first time today so, wish me luck! and i hope i don't get lost on the way to your house.

 [  sms  :  jang  bomi  ]  did  you  have  fun  in  class  ??  [  sms  :  jang  bomi  ]  i  have  everything  done  here  [  sms  :  jang  bomi  ]  only  missing  you~  [  sms  :  jang  bomi  ]  that  sounded  like  i'm  missing  you  ㅎㅎ  [  sms  :  jang  bomi  ]  image  [  sms  :  jang  bomi  ]  good  luck,  do  you  want  me  to  come  pick  you  up  from  trainstation  ??

            she  could  almost  scream  at  how  happy  she  was  at  that  moment,  and  even  though  it  was  all  an  illusion  as  they  had  some  real-life  issues  they  needed  to  attend  to,  hyejin  was  happy  to  live  in  the  moment  with  him,  "  i'm  so,  so,  incredibly  happy  too.  honestly,  this  is  the  best  day  ever  for  me  !  even  though  every  day  with  you  is  fun,  just  having  a  normal  date  like  this  means  a  lot.  "  humming  at  the  smooch  to  her  head,  she  rests  against  insoo's  side,  hip  bumping  with  his  as  they  walk  toward  the  area  that  housed  the  felines.  once  insoo  shares  his  TMI-slash-fun-fact  of  the  day,  the  female  ensures  she  listens  carefully,  with  sincere  interest  painted  across  her  face,  "  wah  !!!  is  that  really  the  case  ?!  it's  a  defense  mechanism,  then  ?  "  she  pouts  her  lips  out  habitually,  "  maybe  .  .  uh,  a  lion  ?  do  you  think  a  lion  would  attack  a  tiger  to  eat  ?!  "

 it  really  was  fun  to  have  a  little  different  day  from  their  usual  hiding  in  insoo's  house  ;  finally  getting  fresh  air  and  see  some  animals,  needing  to  be  out  and  on  about,  even  when  most  of  the  time  they  had  to  be  hiding,  even  the  fact  drama  had  started  in  university  about  dating  things  but  he  just  wanted  to  have  this  one  day  without  anyone  bothering  them  and  so  far,  it  was  perfect  day  for  both  of  them.  ❛  mhm,  i  mean  who  wants  to  attack  a  tiger  i  mean  ..  lions  are  way  smaller  than  tigers,  i  mean  maybe  elephant  would  step  on  it  but  why  would  a  tiger  be  scared  of  something  ?  ❜  why  was  he  getting  so  heated  about  this  whole  thing,  his  nerdy  side  popping  out.  ❛  if  you  were  a  tiger  and  i  was  a  lion,  i  would  totally  attack  you.  like  this  !  ❜  and  he  goes  for  it,  biting  her  shoulder  playfully.

            " that i am. wonjoo hyung. " he grins, happy to hear the term from the younger and finally sharing his name. leaning back on the chair with an elbow over the backrest, wonjoo crosses his legs over each other, laughing and nodding away - even he thinks he looks like one. in reality though, he is anything but, " you are adorable, maybe that's why i'm stalking you so much. " taking a sip from the water bottle, he looks down at the dog who was now resting on his lap then back up at the younger male, " do you and him not fight a lot ? since, you know, you look like a cat and he's a dog. " wonjoo jokes, feeling his work phone buzzing, probably the work of his manager who was tracking his route and wondering why he isn't the delivering the rest of his packages for the day.

 finally  the  older  male's  name  was  out,  causing  him  to  smile.  ❛  i  was  just  joking  you  know,  i'm  not  actually  adorable  -  what  are  you  even  ..  eh,  uhm  ..  anyway,  did  you  like  the  noodles  ?  do  you  want  anything  else  ?  ❜  thankfully  his  eyes  come  to  look  at  his  deaf  dog  and  then  back  at  wonjoo.  ❛  uh,  that's  weird  ..  that  poor  thing  doesn't  even  hear  a  thing,  he  just  likes  to  eat  and  sleep,  he  is  kinda  old  too.  ❜  suddenly  laughing  and  pointing  at  the  male.  ❛  like  you,  hyung.  ❜  oh  was  he  actually  gonna  use  that  on  the  other  now  ?  maybe  he  should  go  back  to  using  ahjussi  instead.  he  could  hear  something  buzzing  though,  head  moving  and  looking  around,  then  feeling  his  own  pocked  for  his  phone.  ❛  is  that  your  phone  ?  ❜

[ sms : yang insoo 😼 ] you think you would send me a photo of a cute cat again and i wouldn't notice? ㅎㅎ [ sms : yang insoo 😼 ] image [ sms : yang insoo 😼 ] i'll see you on friday, around 2pm ?

 [  sms  :  jang  bomi  ]  ㅋㅋㅋ  [  sms  :  jang  bomi  ]  do  you  think  i'm  cute  ?  [  sms  :  jang  bomi  ]  image  [  sms  :  jang  bomi  ]  i  can't  wait  to  see  you  on  friday.  [  sms  :  jang  bomi  ]  try  to  rest  up  a  lot  !!

            eyes  bright  as  insoo  flexes  his  biceps,  reaching  out  and  couldn't  help  herself  but  squeeze  them,  "  fiiiine  ~  you  are  like,  three  bamboo  sticks  bunched  together.  "  she  continues  laughing  about  the  snake  comments  in  the  context  of  her  teammates,  specifically  one  member  of  her  team,  "  oh  yeah,  can't  wait  to  see  what  she  does  to  other  hyejin.  she  says  she's  got  stuff  planned.  "  rolling  her  eyes,  though  not  wanting  to  dwell  too  much  on  the  issues  happening  outside  of  the  two  of  them.  smiling  wide,  she  hugs  him  by  the  arm  and  walks  toward  the  area  of  the  tiger  enclosures,  "  hehe,  i'm  bullying  you  because  you're  so  cute  ~  now  come  on,  let's  say  hi  to  your  aunts  and  uncles  !  "

 if  flexing  to  his  girlfriend  made  her  touch  him  even  more,  insoo  would  be  flexing  to  the  point  his  muscles  would  come  to  pop  out  and  deflate  to  the  point  nothing  was  left  ;  clearly  not  doing  so  as  they  were  walking  towards  to  see  the  tigers  now.  ❛  ehh,  you  really  think  i  look  like  a  tiger  too  ?  ❜  he  laughs,  knowing  she  was  teasing  him  just  because  he  had  said  she  looks  like  a  panda.  he  snakes  an  arm  around  her  back  to  hold  onto  her  middle,  head  turning  and  pressing  a  kiss  to  her  temple.  ❛  i'm  ..  really  happy  that  we  are  having  this  day  together,  you  know.  ❜  finally  reaching  the  tigers,  he  moves  over  to  look  up  closer  and  seeing  the  orange  big  feline  there  with  the  black  stripes.  ❛  did  you  know  that  tigers  have  like  white  spots  behind  their  ears  ?  as  in  to  represent  eyes,  i  don't  know  what  they  need  it  for  -  who  is  the  predator  who  wants  to  attack  a  tiger  ..  that's  insane,  what's  worse  than  a  tiger  ?  ❜

" see, i told you. i put an alarm clock for it, but i was distracted doing something else and by the time it went off i didn't remember the timer was for the cookies, so they just kinda stayed there a little longer. " more like until the house started smelling like something was burning, but that was besides the point! " i should have bought something already made, but i just had some leftover from when seunghyunnie made some last time and that seemed easier than going to the store... which now i see was definitely not the best move. " shaking his head slightly at himself, joohyuk sighed. " do you know any places around, though? "

 ❛  a  little  longer  ?  you  sure  the  little  longer  isn't  like  hours  longer  ?  ❜  he  can't  help  but  feel  the  urge  to  laugh  at  joohyuk's  attempt  to  bake,  rolling  lips  behind  his  teeth  to  hide  lips  so  he  actually  doesn't  laugh,  nodding  his  head.  ❛  um,  there's  a  cafe  around  if  you  wanna  go  ?  i  kinda  want  to  have  coffee  anyway,  come  on  giant  we  need  to  get  you  something  sweet  before  you  actually  burn  the  whole  place  down.  ❜  already  moving  and  motioning  for  the  older  male  to  follow.  ❛  come  on  hyung,  i  think  they  might  close  soon.  ❜

taeran was used to people having strong opinions about her. after all, she had always existed very intensely and loudly, in a way that either made others hate her or get curious to know more. the latter was something she knew how to use well for her advantage, but that wasn't exactly what she was trying here. in this case, taeran was simply having a conversation without worrying too much about what would come of it, but she did like getting positive attention. it put her in a good mood, really. " ooh, that's lucky~ i still have a bit of way to go before i'm home, but i don't mind the drive. " she hummed, tone casual. as he continues and seemingly doesn't finish the sentence, taeran tilted her head and raised her eyebrows in curiosity. " mm? what are you asking? "

 ❛  do  you  live  far  away  ?  i  can  always  company  you  on  the  ride  i  mean  ..  maybe  not,  would  that  be  too  weird  ?  ❜  as  if  them  meeting  wasn't  weird  at  all,  insoo  being  dumb  and  blind  to  it  all  as  he  was  being  like  a  puppet  on  a  string,  letting  taeran  pull  at  the  right  ones  to  make  him  move.  shaking  head  head  quickly.  ❛  nothing,  nothing  ..  i  was  just  gonna  ask  something.  ❜  mentally  cursing  for  being  a  complete  fool  right  before  the  pretty  female.  ❛  oh,  i  don't  wanna  sound  weird  but  ..  how  old  are  you  ?  ❜  he  hadn't  asked  that  yet,  right  ?