valentine's mishaps | sunghoon
â I'm her boyfriend. â â you were single. in a blink of an eye, you're not anymore.
PAIRINGS. sunghoon x fem! reader
GENRE. fluff, romance, high school au, fake dating au, slight angst, cliché tropes that make me wanna throw up but it's too cute so I wrote it, slight strangers to lovers, slow burn-ish
WARNINGS. swearing, too many couples on valentine's day and it made the reader bitter, a little mention of sh, mentions of claustrophobia and traumas, bullying, nauseousness (?), light-headedness, my OCs are bullies lol sorry ><, hyperventilating, the reader gets trapped in a room, tooth-rotting fluff near the end :D, cliffhanger in the end :0
WC. 8094 words (aight-)
AUTHOR'S NOTE. y'all, if you let this flop then I don't know anymore. I worked hard for this and I'm actually proud that I have written something this long ;_; please gimme some feedback on it, be it in the tags or comment! Enjoy reading!
FOR @kpopscape's CAFĂ JULIO EVENT WITH PROMPTS (from dessert) #4, 16, 18
Valentineâs day is near and everyone is busy with their relationships â getting ready for dates, going for a walk late at night, or maybe even setting up dinner dates â things youâll never experience.
What a sad life. But itâs not like youâre in a hurry to be in a relationship either. Maybe itâs about the fact that youâve been in countless relationships already yet none of them lasted for long, and seeing your friend with a strong relationship with her boyfriendâyou were undeniably envious. You just wanted to bark at those sweet fluffy couples walking around the park while holding hands, but thatâs too much.
But donât you think being the third wheel of your friendâs date is more⊠harsh?
You were invited by Rina to go with her saying that youâll go shopping without informing you that her boyfriend will be there. The results? Youâre their official third wheel and porter. You mightâve looked like youâre their nanny.
Rina glanced at you and threw you a sympathetic look as she mouths âIâm sorry, I didnât know heâll comeâ. You just rolled your eyes and nodded, understanding what she meant. I mean, youâre not okay with it but as long as they donât make you pay for their lunch, everything is gonna be okâ
âHey Y/N, are you treating us for lunch?â Heeseung, Rinaâs boyfriend, beamed at you with his familiar smile, showing off his beautiful white teeth.
Did I speak too soon?
You glared at both of them before letting out an exhausted groan, your steps coming to a stop. âDonât you think both of you are too harsh to me? I get it, ok? Iâm single, but you donât have to slap it across my face that I am! Ugh, both of you are so annoying. Buy your own lunch, Iâm not your slave!â You huffed, ranting to the two how you feel 90% more single than how you felt before you went with them. You dropped all the things you were carrying to the marble floor of the mall in front of them before walking away pouting.
âWhatâs with her? I was joking, geez.â Heeseung gawked at your back, taking all the things you were holding earlier to his arms as he awkwardly smiled at Rina, who was glaring at the boy too.
âW-what did I do?â The young lad innocently asked, making Rina growl at him. The girl walked away towards the cafĂ© where they were supposed to eat at with her boyfriend following behind her. âYah! What did I do?â
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You were about to go home but then you remembered that you didnât have any service nor money to ride a bus on the way home. You arrived here because Heeseung drove all of you here, but now that youâre upset for no absolute reason, they canât send you home.
âI shouldnât have acted like thatâŠâ you mumbled to yourself while walking on the sidewalk, eyes glued to the cement floor, hands on your purse as your lips were in a pout. You felt your phone vibrated inside your pockets as you fished it out and saw Rinaâs message.
RIRI: bestie where are you? Come on, weâll pick you up and send you home.
You looked around and noticed that you were in a park with no human being around. It kind of sent shivers all over your body as the cold wind hit your bare skin. You were only wearing a long-sleeved blouse and a skirt that fits with it and you know very well that you might get in trouble because of it.
When you were about to text your Rina back, your eyes caught sight of a café nearby and thought that you wanted to eat before going home.
YOU: I can go home by myself. Iâm at a cafĂ© called⊠enha-cafe? I think. RIRI: u sure? YOU: Iâm a grown-ass woman girl, I can handle myself. RIRI: ok? Donât forget the fact that you almost fed yourself cat food⊠you even almost burned your apartment unit down ??? but sure Iâll believe that. YOU: Do you have a death wish? RIRI: blep :p
You rolled your eyes at Rinaâs attempt to expose you (which worked at some point) while you pushed the glass door of the cafe.
âWelcome to enha-cafe, what can I get for you?â A kind feminine voice asked you to which you turn your head in the direction of the sound as you noticed a short-haired girl standing behind the counter. Kim Sujin. The name on her name tag.
âHello, one iced mocha, please.â You smiled as your eyes fell on the yummy cakes lying there, making your mouth water. âOne slice of this cake too, please!â You added, pointing at the white cake with chocolate bits on it. Sujin nodded as she listed it down.
âComing right up! You can sit there while waiting.â
âThank you.â
You walked towards a seat near the glass window, settling yourself on the high chair. You looked around the interior of the place and noticed that you werenât the only one in here. A boy was sitting not so far from you, and he has a pile of books around him. Not gonna lie, he was really cute. He has this pretty sharp jawline that made him look attractive from a distance. He has pale skin and a cute nose tooâ all your thoughts were thrown away after seeing that the boy was looking at you. You blinked continuously as his face was now fully visible to you and saw that he wasnât just handsomeâit seemed like he was carved by God himself. He looked like an angelâ
âWhat do you want?â His voice was serious and it sounded rude to you, making you flinch at the opposite attitude he was showing you.
âN-nothing.â
âGeez, what a creep.â He looked you up and down before focusing on his works again. You widened your eyes after hearing his response to you. He has the right to be creeped out, I mean; Imagine just sitting comfortably and then suddenly feel someone staring at you, and even when you caught them staring, they donât look awayâwhat would your reaction be like? Weirded out, right?
âYah! I was just looking at you because you look like someone I know!â You retorted. To be honest, you donât even know someone that looks like that and that was just a little white lie to get away with his suspicion towards you.
You were afraid that he might sue you for sexual harassment.
âPfft, yeah right.â He gave you a side-eye and smirked.
âW-what are you smirking at?â You slapped yourself mentally after hearing that you just stuttered. Seriously, this âwhy-ennâ disease. The boy doesnât answer, instead, he closed all his books and started packing all his things, leaving you there hanging.
Angelic face with a rude attitudeâif thatâs not him, then who is. You growled at his back figure but before you could continue sending daggers at him, your order arrived. You decided not to fret too much about the kidâs rude attitude and just ate your meal.
You finished minutes later and left.
While on your way home, you felt your eyes threatening to flutter close. You wanted to sleep already but you still have to walk another 1 kilometer. You didnât wanna be late for school tomorrow again so you decided to walk faster than how you do normally. Ok, maybe youâre running and not walking. But as long as you get to lay down on your comfy bed and sleep like thereâs no tomorrow, you donât mind running a kilometer long.
When you arrived home, you immediately ran to your room, ignoring the series of calls from your brother. âNot even a hi?â Jake shrugged.
You flopped down on your bed and inhaled the scent of home. âFinally~â you were too tired and exhausted to even change your clothes as you finally drifted to sleep.
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Ring. Ring. Rinâ
You cut off the annoying sound of your alarm clock with your hand as you sat up and stretched your arms up in the air, yawning. A sudden knock from your door was enough to make your eyebrows meet each other, forming a frown on your face. âWhat do you want?â You asked irritatingly. But seems like your brotherâs words just passed by your ears and come out on the other once you were reminded of what happened yesterday.
You screamed as your hand went through your hair, pulling every hair you could touch, and attempted to detach it from your scalp. Jake was fast enough to open your door immediately, worried about what mightâve happened only to be disappointed at what he saw.
âStop pulling your hair, you crazy woman.â The young boy rolled his eyes and separated your hand from your scalp. âWhat stupid shit have you done now?â
âIs it really creepy to be staring at someone for long?â
âDepends on what your intention is and how close you are with that person youâre staring at, why?â
âAHH!â
âYes, itâs creepy. Now, what did you doââ
âGET OUT!â
Jake didnât move and stood there like he was some teacher demanding an answer from a student which doesnât even make sense. But he was your twin brother, after all, you canât hide things from each otherâeven if itâs the most embarrassing things, each of you deserves to know it.
After telling Jake what happened, he just stared at you like you were some dirty human being that he just witnessed choking a man to death. âDonât look at me like that! Itâs not my fault heâs handsome.â
âItâs also not my fault if he sees you again, heâll probably embarrass you in front of people.â
âWhose side are you even on?â
âThe boyâs, why?â
âGET OUT!â
You just finished eating breakfast and you left for school early, not because of the fear of being late, but because you donât wanna go with your brother. You were slowly realizing that it was indeed creepyâthe thing you did yesterdayâand you could only wish to not see that boy anywhere.
But too bad, life wasnât on your side.
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While you were walking in the corridors, a group of females went to you with a smile on their faces. You already know why theyâre here and youâre not in the mood for it.
âY/N, still no luck in finding a boyfriend?â
Itâs that damn topic again. They wonât stop bugging you until you give up and let them find you âa boy of your dreamsâ, well thatâs what they said. But you know betterâthose âboysâ theyâre talking about are all about the âabsâ. Youâre not that kind of person though.
Youâd rather be in a relationship with that rude man you met than with those bulky men these girls are talking about. Besides, you would like it more if you were the one who will choose the love of your life rather than let other people meddle with your personal problems.
But it was easier said than done.
You have bad memories with these girls in front of you now. In Junior High, you were once bullied by them for being poor and average. And now, theyâre trying to be nice and look oh-so-friendly with you? It was too good to be true. So when you ignore their âhelpâ, bad things might happen. But also for you, being the independent girl you are, you canât let them interfere with your life.
âI have a boyfriend already.â You said throwing them a fake smile. With that, you thought that they will stop bugging you but instead, it got worse.
âReally? Who?â
âOh my god, why didnât you tell us?â
âIntroduce him to us!â
Bad idea, Shim Y/N. Bad idea. Who knew that they would ask more questions once you tell them a lie? Hmm, youâre the only one who didnât know that, I guess.
âU-uhm, h-heâs not in this s-school...â You fiddled with your fingers behind you as you kept on stuttering, youâre having a hard time looking for the right words to answer with. But they just kept on throwing you questions that even the police might find suspicious. Itâs called an invasion of privacy.
âIs he handsome?â
âWhatâs his name?â
At this point, you were being suffocated and surrounded by these girls as your back was glued to the row of lockers and all you hear were muffled voices. Same for your vision, it started becoming blurry as you gripped the hem of your skirt tightly.
And before you knew it, your vision became dark.
âY/N! Y/N! Y/Nââ
âWhat?â you groaned as you felt your head throb continuously. You sat up from the bedâ wait, a bed? When youâre finally sober enough to process everything, you noticed you were in the clinic. Beside you, was your brother, Jake, and your best friend, Rina with her boyfriend, Heeseung.
âWhat happened?â you asked while your hand went to your head and held it for support.
âYou fainted⊠because of that,â Rina mumbled, her voice almost sounding like a squeak that only the mouse could hear. But it was loud enough to be heard by you. You nodded, understanding what she meant.
You were claustrophobic. Earlier, those girls were surrounding you and it suffocated you enough to make you faint. You hated being the center of attention and being surrounded by people was one of them.
âGood thing a young man picked you up and brought you here immediately.â Heeseung smiled at you as he said those words.
A young man? âWho?â As if on cue, a young man did appear with a tray of medicine in his hands. You raised your head to look at the person fully andâoh god, you werenât believing your eyes.
It was him.
âY-YOU?!â You were genuinely shocked, gulping harshly as you covered your face from the boy.
âWhatâs wrong with me?â He looked confused, but at the same time, you knew he was faking it. âOh, thatâs why you looked familiar. Youâre the girl whoââ Before he could finish his sentence, you stormed out of the clinic bed to ran over the boy and cover his mouth.
Gritting your teeth, you whispered, âLetâs talk, not here,â you didnât even wait for him to respond as you pulled him out of the room. You took off your hand from his mouth before bowing 90 degrees.
âH-hey, whatâre you doingââ
âIâm sorry for what Iâve done yesterday!â
âOh that, donât worry, I know Iâm handsome.â He said with a cocky grin. You stood straight before charging onto him, head locking the boy.
âYou little...â
âAH!â
Both of you were now sitting at a near cafĂ© located inside the campus, with an ice pack in the boyâs hand. âI was about to forgive you but you just had to do that. Tsk tsk, you lost the opportunity.â He said, sipping on his Iced Americano, glancing at you, who had your head lowered as your eyes threw daggers on the floor.
âWhat did the floor ever do to you? Poor floor.â The boy sarcastically clicked his tongue as you raised your head to glare at him.
âDo you want another black eye?â You threatened.
âNo, absolutely not.â
If not for the waiter serving you the iced mocha you ordered, it would be quiet again. For the two of you.
âLook, I forgive you, ok? But what you did was creepy and strange.â The young boy kindly said.
âI already know that. But still, sorry if it creeped you out.â You fiddled with your fingers under the table as you took a sip from your iced mocha. âWhatâs your name, by the way?â You tried to forget the not-so-good first meeting and restart again. âIâm Shim Y/N, Jakeâs twin sister.â You introduced yourself, stretching out your arm towards the guy with a smile.
âIâm Sunghoon. Park Sunghoon.â He took your hand and shook it.
âHello Sunghoon, I never knew you go to this school.â
âI keep it low⊠sometimes.â Sunghoon smiled, beaming you his white teeth to which you caught a glimpse of his little fang on the side. You found it cute and without noticing, you chuckled while staring at him. Sunghoon did the same. His eyes wandered around your pretty face, from your sparkling eyes that held the whole universe in it to the scar on the right side of your neck, near your collarbone. He tilted his head as he stared at that one scar that caught his attention.
You noticed his stare as you followed it. âOh, this?â you asked, grazing your hand above the said wound. âIâd rather not talk about it, itâs⊠terrifying.â You muttered. Sunghoon nodded in response and no longer made a fuss about the scar. But of course, he was curious.
You both finished your drinks and Sunghoon decided to walk you to your classroom. While walking in the hallways, you could feel studentsâ eyes on you and the boy walking beside you. You lowered your head and closed your eyes tightly and pretended that no one was paying attention to you but your hand was trembling âcause of anxiety, indicating that your fear might attack any second now.
And guess what, life was making you suffer.
The girls earlier appeared out of nowhere and asked you tons of questions again. Erin, their âleaderâ stepped in front of you making you stop on your tracks. âPoor you. You didnât have to lie that you have a boyfriend, yâknow?â She laughed in a mocking tone. Leaning to your ear, she took a strand of your hair and twirled it around her finger as she whispered, âYou couldâve just let me help you find one, thatâs not too hard.â She pulled away and held both of your shoulders, dusting off the left one. âIâll find you the oneââ
Sunghoon noticed your uncomfortable state and decided to cut off the talking female and mightâve said something⊠unexpected.
âYou donât have toâIâm her boyfriend.â He said, making you turn your head on the side where he is and looked at him with wide eyes. âNow, if you donât mind, she has class.â Sunghoon smiled at Erin mischievously as he took your hand in his, pulling you towards your classroom.
You were in utter shock, but at the same time, you thanked him mentally for saving you. Arriving in front of your classroom, Sunghoon let go of your hand as you felt a foreign feeling as if you didnât want him to let go of you at all. You pursed your lip into a thin line, glancing at Sunghoon with no words leaving your mouth. âThank you,â you whispered under your breath but the boy didnât seem to hear it.
âWhat was that?â He asked you to repeat what you said and leaned closer to your face to hear itâwhich was unnecessary. You felt your cheeks heat at the close contact.
âI said, t-thank you.â You squeaked, not caring anymore if he heard it or not, and just turned your back at him immediately after saying it again. You entered the classroom and thank god, the homeroom teacher is not here yet. Settling yourself on your seat, you flopped your head on your desk and reminisced on what just happened not too long ago.
BoyfriendâŠ? It took you a while to process what happened and when it did, you raised your head and gasped loudly, catching the attention of some of your classmates as well as Rina. Turning to you, she asked worriedly. âYou just left earlier with that boy and arrive with the same person, did something happened?â But before you could answer, the teacher arrived.
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The class was overâthe first thing you were greeted by was Rinaâs hand wrapping around your arm, pulling you outside the classroom, making your way towards the cafeteria to eat lunch.
Both of you were now seated across each other, Rinaâs curious eyes dug through your bare skin. âGet to the point, will you?â You stated.
âOk, tell me what happenedâlike, come on, spill some tea.â She leaned sassily on her seat, crossing her arms like a businesswoman talking with their acquaintance, waiting for you to speak.
You started by telling her how you met Sunghoon and ended your story with the scenario that happened earlier. Her jaw fell and her eyes sparkled with admiration. âOoh, Sunghoon saved the day for you, huh?â She wiggled her eyebrows as she cooed at you teasingly.
âOh, shut up. Itâs nothing, he probably just did that to save me from those bitches.â
âGirl⊠youâre so dense.â Rina shook her head at you disappointingly. You responded with an eyebrow raised, and a quiet âwhatâ.
âItâs not like weâll keep on pretending weâre datingâ shit.â You stopped the spoon that was about to go into your mouth mid-way after realizing what you just put yourself into.
âExactly.â
Your meal was long forgotten when you stood up and ran towards who knows where. You were on your way to talk to Sunghoon about what he did and whatâll happen. But⊠you donât know what class is he inâwhich was dumb itself. You went to another building that had the same grade you were in and started asking people if they know who Sunghoon is. Thankfully, on your first try, it worked.
âHello, do you know Sunghoon?â You approached a young boy with pale skin and crescent-like eyes. He was cute, you thought. On his name tag, written there was Kim Sunoo. That sounds familiar to you but you didnât think much about it.
âYou mean, Park Sunghoon? From Class A-4?â He confirmed, but you donât know any other Sunghoon nor what his class is so you just nodded at the young kid. He looks like your age so maybe heâs not a young kidâbut heâs cute.
âHeâs still in class, I thinkââ
Speaking of the devil, Sunghoon walked out of class with his bag hanging on his shoulder, behind him was another guy which you guessed was one of his friends. Looks like their class just ended, you said to yourself. You approached the boy and smiled nervously. He turned to you with a surprised look, âY/N, what brings you here?â
âWe need to⊠talk. Now.â You whispered to him, but before letting him answer, you immediately pulled him into a deserted area near the stairs.
âWoah, calm down. What happenedââ
âYou know what you did, right? You told those girls that youâre my boyfriend⊠I hope you know what you brought yourself into.â You spoke, fidgeting with your fingers on the process. You sounded like something bad will happen making Sunghoon laugh at you.
âHey, I know what I did. I just saved you from thoseâŠâ his voice trailed off as he looked at you with widened eyes. âAre you saying thatâŠâ
âYes, you did that without knowing and you didnât even think of the consequences of your actionsâwhich resulted in this mess.â You explained with your eyes staring right through his soul. âHalf of the population of students know that weâre dating⊠so if we donât pretend weâre dating, theyâll grow suspicious.â You continued, with each of the words you spit out, Sunghoon understood them easily.
âThat wonât be too hard, and I donât mind.â
âYou... donât mind?â
âNah, my friends like to set me up with some random girl, and now that I have a girlfriendââ You cut him off.
âFake girlfriend.â You said, emphasizing the âfakeâ part.
âOk.â He nodded and continued; âAnd now that I have a fake girlfriend, they wonât set me up with just anyone anymore. So itâs convenient for me too.â
âSo itâs settled.â You smiled at Sunghoon and reached your hand for him to shake, âWeâll be fake dating.â
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Days have passed (1 week before Valentineâs Day) and maybe it wasnât that hardâhonestly, it was great. The girls who were once bothering you could only watch you from afar and Sunghoon was surprisingly a good boyfriend. Any girl would want him as one but now, all of the girls envied you.
You were the center of attention every time you would walk in the cafeteria or any place with students at all. You donât know if it was a good thing or a bad one, but you could care less. As for Jake, Rina, and Heeseungâthey all know that itâs just an act.
Nothing much changed, to be honest. Your life was still the sameâyou wake up in the morning, go to school with Jake, walk to class with Sunghoon, eat lunch with Rinaânothing unusual happened.
Except for the fact that girls would mob you and ask you lots of questions on how you caught Sunghoonâs attention and allâyou realized that Sunghoon was famous among girls too. And your anxiety would show up more often than before. Those were the only differences that youâre experiencing in your lifeâ oh, and donât forget the number of dates Sunghoon takes you out on and gifts that he gives you every time you two have a date. It all felt real, too real. It looked like Sunghoon was your real boyfriend.
But you also kept telling yourself to not be too attached or else it would be hard to let go, especially when feelings started to build inside you. You would often feel a swarm of butterflies flying around your stomach and it overwhelmed you to the fact that you want to throw up here and there. But it was a good feelingâthatâs what you tell yourself.
Today, wasnât any different from those normal days you had. Or so you thought.
While heading towards the music room with your hands hugging the textbooks against your chest, a hand suddenly grasp your wrist making you turn towards that person, only to be greeted by Rina.
âDonât proceedâdonât go to the music room,â Rina warned you which made you raise an eyebrow at her strange attitude.
âWhyââ
âJust donât! You donât have a Music class on Wednesday.â
She was right, you donât have a Music Class on Wednesday, but why was the teacher looking for you? You were weirded out too.
âIâll be quick.â You ignored her warning and proceeded to walk to the music room, you brushed aside the eerie feeling that was washing over you as well as Rinaâs calls behind you.
âI swear to god, this girl never listens.â
You entered the room, checking if there are any people inside, and your eyebrows knotted together after seeing that there werenât any signs of a teacher waiting for you at allâit was almost deserted, if not for the instruments scattered around the room, the place would look like an abandoned classroom. When you were about to leave, you gasped at the sound that the window made. You looked back and saw that all the windows were closed which made you confused because earlier, they were all open but then you saw Erin leaving the room with keys in her hand.
âP-please, donâtââ
âHmm, how about⊠no.â Her laugh echoed around the walls of the empty room as she leaves, locking the door as she does so.
You were late to stop the door from closing and you started feeling your chest tightening as your heartbeat increased its pace, almost jumping out from your ribs. You looked around to see if there were any windows open to get some air but it was all locked from the outside. Your eyes became blurry while you have a hard time trying to breathe. You let out quiet cries as your hands went to both sides of your head, covering your ears with it. All bad memories⊠please donât come back. You curled yourself into a ball and sobbed as those memories you tried so hard to forget all started washing over you.
In a dark room, a child was crying. The cries that escaped from her lips echoed around the soundproof walls. She was crying for helpâbut no one could hear her. No one could help the poor child. Her cries sounded like a newborn babyâs, begging for release. She was trapped in a nightmare, a dark place she doesnât wanna go back to. A memory that was buried deep inside her brain, a memory that left a scar on her lifeâa memory she would love to forget.
âY/N! Wake upâŠâ You started hearing faint noises in the background calling for you but you didnât have the strength to see who it is. And everything turned black before you knew it.
Your eyes fluttered open, seeing as you were in this one particular room again. âI canât believe I wake up here oftenââ You said in a quiet voice and was cut off by a familiar one.
âThatâs because you didnât listen to Rinaâs warning.â You looked to your side, greeted by a sweaty boy. You also noticed that he was the only one around.
âSunghoon?â You called out to him as you sat up. âWhereâs Rina? Or Jake?â
âTheyâre on their way.â
âWere youâŠâ
âThe one who saved you? As always.â
He flashed you his signature toothy smileâone of the reasons why you always feel butterflies swimming around your stomachâas he took your hand in his. The feeling of his skin coming in contact with yours sent electricity throughout your whole body. Though he does it often, and it became a normal act for him to do so. It was always you who wasnât quite used to it. He studied your face and his gaze dropped on the same scar once again.
âY/N, weâve been friends for quite a long time now. Would you mind telling me how you got that scar?â He said slowly, trying to not creep you out. âI mean if itâs okayââ
âItâs okayâŠâ You smiled, thinking that itâs time for him to know the truth. You took a deep breath as you proceeded on your story. âWhen I was a child, I was abducted...â (I decided not to proceed with her story-telling because it may contain some triggering events, so Iâll leave it to you and how youâll continue the story).
You finished telling Sunghoon the whole thing and his reaction was priceless. He had his mouth hanging wide and his eyes blinked continuously at you. âI-I didnât know it was like that.â He felt sorry for even asking but you reassured him that itâs okay, and you didnât mind at all.
âI just wanna thank you, for always being there when Iâm in a near-death experience.â You chuckled as you stared at his eyes that showed care and worry while he looked at you in the most gentle way, it was as if you were something fragile and he thinks that when he looks at you, youâll break anytime.
Thatâs what you loved about Sunghoon. He was caring, loving, and gentle. But you knew this act wouldnât last foreverâat the end of the day, youâll still let go of him and remind yourself that heâs not yours. Thatâs what hurt you the most. You canât have him even if you want to.
Later on, Rina and Heeseung arrivedâand Iâm telling you, they got some scolding to do. Jake didnât make it because he has some business to do. I donât know what it is, ask him yourself.
And it made you worryânot for Jakeâfor yourself. He has the house key and you couldnât go home if you donât have it. But surprisingly, Jake asked for Sunghoon to take care of you like he knew youâd be looking for him.
âMe? In your house? Why canât it be with Rinaââ
âFamily reasons.â Your best friend smiled at you sympathetically.
âGosh, I have lots of family reasons but I still let you sleep in my house.â You retorted while rolling your eyes.
âWell, in my house it is.â Sunghoon stood up from his seat, reaching for his bag that laid on the clinic bed.
âIf you do something to my best friend, I hope you know that youâll never see the light of the day⊠ever,â Rina warned the tall boy as you nodded in agreement, chuckling at your best friendâs overprotectiveness.
âOf course, why would Iâ hahaâŠâ he nervously chuckled, scratching his nape while he walks out of the room with you following him from behind. You bid goodbye to Rina and Heeseung with a smile.
Students kept on staring at you and Sunghoon while you were on your way out of the school premises. Both of you walked side by side on the pathway when suddenly, it started raining uncontrollably. You gasped and immediately hovered your purse above your head as Sunghoon did the same, taking your wrist to run towards the bus stop to get some shelter.
Both of you were drenched when you entered Sunghoonâs apartment unit. You took the bus on the way here but since both of you didnât have an umbrella, you had to walk with only a bag hovering above your heads.
The taller guy sighed exhaustedly as he stepped inside of his unit. He pointed at the couch in the living room, âyou can sit there, Iâll get some clothes for you to change into.â He said to which you obeyed instantly. You made yourself comfortable on the couch but not too much.
Sunghoon came back with a pair of sweatshirts and sweatpants and handed it to you. âThe bathroom is that way,â he informed you, pointing at the bathroom near the kitchen. You nodded, whispering a quiet âthank youâ before heading towards the bathroom to change.
While you were changing, you noticed how his clothes were too big for you but it felt so comfortable to the fact that you didnât wanna let go of them.
You went out of the bathroom after you changed into his clothes. You found him resting on the couch as he watches a movie. He caught sight of you from his side and faced you with a giggle.
âSorry for borrowing your clothes.â You shifted on your position awkwardly, trying to avoid his stare.
âDonât be. You look great in them.â He said it like it wasnât something that could make your cheeks burnâit slipped off his lips rather smoothly. It appears like he does this often.
You sat beside him as you cleared your throat. He was watching a rom-com drama with a bucket of popcorn in front of him. You spent the rest of the night watching 4 episodes filled with laughter and tearsâas well as good old clichĂ© romance.
And then, the dark of the night came. It was time for slumber. In Sunghoonâs room, there was only one bed, and it made you worry.
âWhere should I sleep?â You asked Sunghoon who was hugging a pillow against his chest.
âIâll sleep on the couch, you can take the bed.â He said, sending his cute little smile at you while he walked to the couch like a penguin. âMake yourself at home, donât worry,â Sunghoon reassured you before you could even protest.
You nodded shyly before going to his room. You were surprised that his room was squeaky cleanâno signs of dirty clothes lying on the floor and whatsoever. Unlike Sunghoon, Jake was the opposite (this isnât based on real-life, ok?), for you. Sunghoon wasnât like any other guys youâve met in the pastâhe was a cute gentleman, a sweet and caring one. No wonder people would fall in love with him. And when I say people, youâre included.
You fell in love with Sunghoon not so long ago. Letâs say, your first day as a fake couple. He held your hand with gentleness and he looked like he was really in a relationship with you. One time, a thought came into you and made you wonder what would it be like if you two were really dating.
What would it be like if Sunghoon was your real boyfriend?
Multiple questions and thoughts came across your mind every time youâre with him. And it seems never-ending.
You lied down on his comfy bed and you immediately smelled his familiar scent on it. Not to be creepy but it was addicting. It was like you were hugging Sunghoonâs body itself.
Being too comfortable on his bed, you fell asleep not so long after.
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A week has passed ever since you slept at Sunghoonâs place.
And today, the day youâve been not waiting for; has finally comeâValentineâs Day: A holiday filled with Love Birds everywhere you go, a holiday celebrated by two lovers who love each other dearly. But for you, it was just a normal day.
A day where you go to school with Jake and donât even expect a single drop of rose petal anywhere near your locker. Yet, someone decided to tell you otherwise.
You walked towards your locker to get your textbooks for class and unexpectedly when you opened it; there, a Red Rose laid in the middle with a letter stuck on it. You looked around, expecting to see a Sunghoon somewhere but were then disappointed when he didnât appear. Shrugging, you opened the folded letter with hearts drawn on it.
From: Sunghoon
To: Y/N <3
You chuckled as you proceeded to read the words writtenâThe handwriting was neat but you were confused as to why itâs so shortâ
This is a prank lol. The real gift is on the rooftop ;)
Sighing, you folded the paper again and took your things to head to the rooftop. Your heart continued beating inside your chest, following a particular rhythmâa beat of a heart that fell in love. You were undeniably nervous as well as excited at the same time.
You arrived at your destination, definitely not expecting everything you saw just now.
Red roses were in the hands of the boy who invited you to go here as pink hearts hung from above the shelter of the rooftopâyou never expected he would prepare too many props when youâre not even dating for real. The real question is; why did he prepare all of this?
âOh, youâre here?â Sunghoon smiled sweetly, walking towards you with rather heavy steps while holding the bouquet of red roses in his hands. You also found yourself smiling like a fool watching him walk towards you with a cheeky smile that you found cute.
âWhatâs all this?â You asked him the question that was wandering around your mind for a while now. He chuckled awkwardly, scratching his nape, not knowing what to answer.
âI have a lot to tell you, to be honest.â He started, handing you the flowers first as you accepted them, the smile not leaving your face for a second. âFirst of allâŠâ he was about to continue when he saw you with the smile that made him feel butterflies and waterfalls inside his stomach every time he caught sight of them. Sunghoon lost focus, for short. You cocked an eyebrow at him, confused as to why he stopped mid-wayâthe smile was still plastered on your beautiful face.
âQuit smiling at me, I canât stop messing up my sentence when you look at me like that.â The boy said shyly, a shade of pink blooming from his face as he does so. You laughed at his flustered and shy state before containing the smile that almost broke out of your lips.
âOk, Iâm not gonna smile anymoreâcontinue.â
âNo, donât stop smiling. I love seeing your smile.â
There he goes again. It was that flirty tone that you got used to yet he looked shy while saying it. He was driving you nuts and mostly, he was making you confusedâlike for example, wasnât he just shy? And now heâs spitting words that he probably doesnât know are driving you crazy?
Nonetheless, it made you broke out into a smiling mess. âJust continue what you were about to say,â you told him, making him nod in response.
âI wanna end this fake relationship.â He blurted out with a serious expression and not gonna lie, you felt your heartbreak into thousands of piecesâyou expected this to happen. Everything was gonna end either way, even how much you beg life to give you a chance to spend your life with Sunghoon, you knew that was way too much to askâ
âLetâs make it real.â
Your mouth fell agape as happy tears started building up in your eyes. It felt like you were in a dream, it felt like you were in cloud 9 and you just wanted to hear it over and over again. He wants to make it real. Though he said it without enough context, you understood it very well.
Sunghoon beamed at you, opening his arms wide, inviting you into a hug. You accepted it with glee, choking back your tears of joy. Laughing, the boy cupped your face with his large hands and looked at you with familiar tender eyes. âYou donât know how much I waited for this moment to happen,â you asserted. The boy mumbled a soft âme tooâ as he plants a soft kiss on your forehead.
âHappy Valentineâs Day, my love.â He said sweetly.
Earlier, you were worried about having a valentineâs date but seems like you werenât gonna worry about it any time now.
Both of you agreed to skip classes and go out on a dateâthis time as a real couple. Whatâs more ironic is that he brought you to the place where you guys met for the first time, at the enha-cafe.
Entering the place, the scent of the strong aroma of coffee was the first one to greet the two of you. The same girl was standing behind the wooden counter, her presence was still the same as when you first went here.
âHello! Happy Valentineâs Day, welcome to Enha-Cafeâwhat would you like to order?â Sujin greeted with a sweet smile. Her gaze fell on your hands that were intertwined with each other with a surprised expression. âOh! Werenât the two of you had a little mishap on the first time you met here?â She gave the two of you a teasing look.
âYou⊠were watching us?â You asked, bewildered by the fact that someone was observing you from afar.
âItâs a habit of hers, hope you donât mind.â A familiar yet unfamiliar voice answered instead of the girl in front of you. All of you turned your heads towards the direction of the sound, only to be greeted by a boy that youâve met before.
âWhy are you here and not in school?â Sujin scolded her brother Sunoo, crossing her arms at the young lad.
âOh come on, itâs a holiday. We shouldnât even be having school on such a lovely yet bitter-y day, yâknow?â Sunoo answered with sass.
Thatâs why you found their names similar â they were siblings. Sunoo also recognized the two of you, Sunghoon as well.
âOoh~ Skipping class and going on dates, are we?â The young boy cooed. Not only their names and faces were similar, their attitudes as well. Sassy and a professional teaser.
âWell, looks like it,â Sunghoon responded.
The conversation between the rest of you didnât go long and you proceeded to order.
You and Sunghoon sat by the window, across each other, with foods that you ordered were laid out in front of you. Both of you were giggling and laughingâtelling stories and getting to know each otherâit was a sight and a moment that you never imagined would happen to you.
For other people, it mightâve been a normal day with their loved ones. Just walking around the park with their lovers, hand in hand, going out on dates, and showing affection towards their partners like no other. But for you, it was a very important day to remember. The month of lovers, the 14th day of the month, a holiday celebrated by two people in love, is a memorable day for you.
It was the day where you confessed your love for Sunghoon as he did the same.
At first, before you even met Sunghoon; you never believed in love. Thatâs why every time you see a couple walking by, you would curse them inside your mind and tell them that love doesnât last and will never lastâbut guess what, after you met Sunghoon, he proved you otherwise. He made you believe in love. You hated it in the beginning but you never knew it would be so overwhelmingly addicting. It made you hold on to promises without a doubt. It made you wanna spend the rest of your life loving the person that made you feel that way. You now believed what people would mostly say, love will be the strongest feeling one would ever feel. You believed that it was indeed strong.
Your eyes wandered around the park, looking for your boyfriend who left to buy some ice cream for the two of you when out of nowhere, you found a couple who was fighting in the middle of the crowd. While watching, you couldnât help but imagine and wonder, what if we fight? Will everything shatter? Those questions made you feel scared. You kept on watching the scenario, not knowing that Sunghoon was watching you from afar.
He looked in the way where you were looking at and he immediately read your mind. Approaching you with a smile, âNo relationship is perfect, Y/N,â He said, handing you the ice cream he bought for you. You were startled for a brief moment from his sudden appearance but then got over it quickly, taking the ice cream from his hand.
âI know thatââ
âYou shouldnât worry about whatâll happen in the future. We just started, we should make the most of it.â He cut you off, placing his warm hand above yours, with the familiar gentleness and warmth he would always make you feel.
You nodded at his words and pushed away all the thoughts that were in your mind before looking at the two couples that fought, only to see them hugging each other. âNo fights would last a day if two mates truly love each other,â Sunghoon muttered, caressing the back of your hand with his thumb soothingly.
Your lips formed a small smile as you looked at him with tenderness. Being with Sunghoon felt like home, hearing his voice was comfortingâyour eyes were filled with love while you look at him. Thankful; you were thankful that you met Sunghoon. Your gaze shifted to his soft lips, saying words you didnât know you could say with such confidence.
âWould you mind if I kissed you?â
Sunghoon was even flustered, himself, but then nodded in reply. Both of you were like magnets, pulling each other closer and closer until you touch. Your lips fell on his and you swore you felt a jolt of electricity wash over your body but it was the good type of feeling. His hand went to cup your cheek as the kiss started gentle, lips moving in sync. Two lovers under a cherry blossom tree just had their first kissâif that isnât romantic, then I donât know what else would be.
The kiss lasted for seconds before parting your lips. He rested his forehead on yours and let out a breathy chuckle, both of your pants mixing with each other. It was magnificent, it was everything you could ask for.
The two of you were like missing puzzle pieces finally put back together. A perfect match and a perfect fit. Though it all started with a misunderstanding and a little mishap, it ended like how a missing puzzle found its place. It all ended happily ever after.
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On one fine day, an unnamed girl walked into the premises of Enha-Cafe and sat on the tall chairs found near the window. When she was about to sit down, a random boy accidentally bumped into her, resulting in his coffee spilling on the femaleâs clothes. He apologized quickly as she caught a glimpse of the boyâs name tag. Shim Jaeyun.
Is this the beginning of another mishap thatâll turn into a love story? Weâll see.
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