with @haenayhโ
since coming back to yunhwa, there's been only one person that taejun has truly been wanting to spend time with. yoo haena. he had only seen her once after arriving and it was barely for a second before he had been whisked away by his grandparents and local aunts and uncles. within that one second of seeing her though, taejun knew that something was off. something was different. it was a foreign feeling to have regarding haena, considering she was one of his best friends and things were never weird between the two of them.
but there didn't seem to be the same warmth present when taejun saw her that day even if it was even for a split second. there was no lie that taejun was extremely bothered by the extremely brief encounter and that it hadn't left his mind ever since coming back to yunhwa. despite the fact that it hung heavily over him, after diving right to work with his grandparents and getting caught up with how things ran around there every day taejun quickly lost himself to the same routine everyday - having no time to actually meet up with her.
come around white day, he was granted a day off - more so his grandmother forcing him to go out and enjoy the festivities. and with all the romance in the air, couples at every corner he turned and specials for customers, there was only one person taejun had on mind. it had been too long since he had last talked to haena, barely able to catch up with social media to reach out to her after waking up. take into consideration that his phone had been completely destroyed in the accident, taejun hadn't had the chance to really reconnect with anyone really before abruptly moving back down to yunhwa.
as taejun is weaving his way through the crowd though, a familiar uncle pulls him aside before handing him a single rose. taejun stops listening halfway through his speech though when he suddenly spots haena further down the walkway by another booth. in the rush of wanting to finally speak to her, taejun offers a jumbled thanks and polite bow before he takes a few long strides over directly to her.
"haena," taejun calls out as he reaches her. his mind is blank and the second long encounter that had been running through his mind for the past month is completely dissipated as soon as he's in front of her. his limbs react before his mind can process and he's pulling her into a tight embrace. when he realizes what he's doing though - and the look she had given him that day, taejun immediately pulls back as if he had been burned.
a few non-sensible words fall from his lips as he tries to pull himself together, trying to figure out what to say. after all, he wasn't sure if she even wanted to see him. but he pulls on a small smile before chuckling awkwardly.
"how are- have you been?" he stumbles over his words and tries to hide the discomfort he's feeling. why did things feel so weird.... and then he remembers the flower in his hand and quickly brings it forward. "this- uh, is for you."
