#changsub fluff

You were an understanding person, so when your unofficial boyfriend stood you up, you warily accepted his explanation that he had forgotten about your date.

“Even if that’s true,” your best friend spoke after taking a loud sip of coffee, “and believe me, I really doubt it’s true, you should still break up with him. How could anyone be dumb enough to forget about dating you?”

Deep down, you knew Changsub liked you— no, you knew he loved you, and that love motivated all of his actions. And deep down, past the fear of feeling something so real, you knew that if soulmates exist, Changsub was yours. 

Still, you responded, “He gets one more chance. And if he wastes it, I’ll move on.” 

“Whatever,” Changsub frowned and dropped his fork onto his plate. When the clatter compelled you to look at him, Changsub begged, “Will you be so understanding of me when it’s my turn to love you?”

How would you have reacted if Changsub hadn’t rushed out of the cafe, carelessly forgetting his coat?

Most of the time, he was so funny, but the way he glanced back at you before opening the door with a thrilling chime of the bells— there was no hint of laughter, only eyes darkened and lips weighed down with sadness. 

Did you like anyone enough to justify breaking Changsub’s heart? No; and you especially didn’t feel so strongly about that guy who so easily forgot about your dinner plans. 

Just thinking of how you hadn’t been upset enough by his actions to make last minute movie plans with Changsub that night, it was obvious that you had fallen in love with your best friend. But did he have to look so crushed for you to acknowledge your feelings? 

When you typed out your breakup with the guy you hadn’t even dated once, you didn’t expect him to reply just seconds later to confess that he didn’t really like you that much from the beginning. But that mild embarrassment and discomfort didn’t compare to how you felt minutes later when, while walking away from the cafe in Changsub’s coat, you saw Changsub scolding your now ex-almost-boyfriend. 

Through the window, you watched Changsub tower over him and some girl. Even before you walked into the restaurant to collect him, you could hear him yelling, “You didn’t deserve to have her attention for even a minute!”

“Not when you’ve been waiting for her for years?” The guy challenged. Noticing you approaching, and with Changsub effectively silenced, he said, “Don’t sweat it, man. You’ve got a chance with Y/N— we just called it quits a few minutes ago, right Y/N?”

When Changsub whirled around to follow his gaze, he blushed at the sight of you. “A few minutes isn’t long enough to find a new girlfriend,” he mumbled. 

You pretended not to notice Changsub’s blush or his remark, refused to give into the urge to spit in your ex’s face, and focused on saying, “Yeah. It turns out my best friend is right about a lot of stuff.”

“Ooooh, best friend.” Your ex clapped, laughing. “Hear that, Changsub? You’re at least in the friend zone.”

As even Changsub’s ears burned red while more people turned to observe the dispute, the other girl grumbled, “Why are you being such a jerk?” And she apologized to you and Changsub before storming out of the restaurant. 

“See what you did?” Your ex glared at you and Changsub before bumping past you to chase after her. 

“What a loser.” You rolled your eyes as you rubbed at the shoulder he ran into on his way out. “C’mon Changsub— that’s out queue to get out of here.”

The two of you walked in uncomfortable silence for a few minutes before Changsgub finally dared to ask, “You broke up with him? Even though you said you’d give him another chance?”

“Yeah— it turns out I didn’t like him enough to forgive him,” you shrugged. “Oh— you left your jacket—” 

Changsub stopped you from taking it off. “Just wear it, Y/N— it’s kind of cold out here.”

Having fully acknowledged your feelings for him, you blushed at the gesture. “In hindsight, I know I made the right choice.”

“Because he was dating some other girl?”

“Well, kind of.” You stuttered, wrestling with how you should confess your feelings. “You know, I’m a lot more into gentlemen: the kind of guy who is willing to yell at someone in a restaurant to defend me, and let me wear his jacket when it’s only kind of cold, and remind me when I deserve better.”

“You always deserve better.” Changsub studied your expression before brushing his hand against yours. He gasped when you laced your fingers with his, but he managed to say, “You’ll always deserve better.”

You shook your head. “No, there’s nobody better than you.” Then, suddenly embarrassed by your boldness, you quietly added, “To answer your question from the cafe— I’ll always understand you as long as you love me.”

I rolled my eyes, unable to hold it in anymore as my eyes landed on the group at the table next to us. They were a group of 7 guys, probably friends, and they seemed to be having a good time. I heavily sighed as I watched in envy. One of them, the closest one to our table, turned to look at my direction and he met my eyes.

He was the whitest of the group and he had a really distinguishable nose, which was cute. His lips lifted into a consoling smile as he eyed me. I almost laughed when he looked at the stranger in front of me before rolling his eyes. Before his friends even noticed, he broke our short moment and I was brought back by the man in front of me to the conversation at hand.

“Hey. Were you listening?”

No, I obviously wasn’t Joe. Geez, I can’t even remember his name. “Sorry, something was on my mind. What were you saying?”

“So you know how my car is powered by…” Once again, his voice faded and just became white noise along with all the background sounds in the restaurant.

I was about to follow-up our dinner but it seemed like something went right for once. The food finally arrived. My eyes almost popped out of their sockets when I saw how large the serving was. On a normal day, I’d be able to finish the bowl in front of me but today, my appetite took a vacation because of the annoying human in front of me.

I did my best to eat normally but he probably noticed me not eating as much.

“Not hungry?” He asked though he sounded a little annoyed.

“No,” I shortly answered, not wanting to engage in any conversation with him.

I had to stop myself from glaring at him when he scoffed, “Oh, wow. I thought you’d be able to finish that easily. Maybe we should’ve ordered you something for ladies. Hm… Like a salad? Are you on a diet?”

My hold on the chopsticks tightened as he smirked. I was biting on my tongue, trying my damned hardest not to lash out. Every second I spent here was just going to waste. I should be home and resting. Not wanting to let him walk all over me, I ate my meal and finished it.

“You okay?” My best friend finally decided to ask, thank the heavens!

“A little sleepy,” I tightly smiled. I was tired from working for the whole day and then I’m being exposed to this jerk in front of me. I’m surprised my energy hasn’t been fully drained yet but I’m sure that I’m about to reach that point. Just a little more and I’d probably be seeing red.

Once again, he tried to say something value-adding. “You just ate and now you’re sleepy?” He chuckled while shaking his head. “Damn, what are you? Some kind of pig? Isn’t that what pigs do, eat and then sleep?”

My jaw literally dropped at the rudeness. I was about to say something but I realized that I shouldn’t stoop down to his low level. I forced a smile and tried to laugh but all that came out was a string of dead ha’s.

For the rest of the meal, I barely spoke and just stayed on my phone. He even invited me to watch a movie afterwards but I quickly shot him down. Who in their right mind would agree to watch a movie after getting insulted? We were just waiting for the bill and we’ll be ready to go.

“Oh,” he seemed to remember. “Right. Where do you live again?”

Why the hell does he want to know?

“Somewhere around Insadong,” I simply answered.

He nodded once. “Okay. Oh, just so you don’t get the wrong idea, I’m not taking you home. I just want to know where I’ll be dropping you off,”

My blood boiled. I wanted to throw a fit. I was about to snap at him that I wasn’t asking him to take me home but embarrassment managed to take over my whole being as I sat there. My heart was pounding not because I was happy and giddy but because I felt greatly disrespected. I was still trying to collect myself to give a proper response when I heard the sound of a chair screeching.

“Hi,” an unknown person said. My eyes widened when I looked at who it was. The man I had a small moment with was now standing beside me while his eyes were shining with controlled rage and annoyance. “Sorry, I couldn’t help but overhear your conversation given how loudly you were talking,”

I bit my lip, feeling humiliated once again that this stranger was doing something like this.

“Don’t you have any manners? You keep talking about your car and how you take care of it but you don’t even know how to take care of a lady’s feelings,” he shook his head as he turned to me. The man gently grabbed my wrist and carefully pulled me up.

“What are you doing?” I uttered.

“Taking you home unlike the douchebag in front of you,” he simply said before he was tugging me out of the restaurant.

He kept on walking while I was trying to match his pace from behind. Let me tell you, it was difficult given that he had longer legs than I do. What in the world did I do again to be dragged by a man? A good-looking man at that.

Finally, he stopped at a bench in a nearby park. He sat down on it while I just eyed him weirdly.

“Is this how you’re taking me home?”

He chuckled as he shook his head. “No but I thought you might want to breathe for a little while. It was suffocating back there,” he gently smiled at me. The way the lamp post lit his features was beautiful. “Sit,”

Hesitantly, I sat on the space beside him but I didn’t stay too close to him. Who knows what this man might do to me. The sound of leaves rustling and dancing along with the wind filled our ears along with the faint sounds of cars and buses in the city. I smiled at the comfort it brought.

“I’m sorry you had to witness that,” I told him after a while. I was absent-mindedly picking at my fingers as I did so. “You didn’t have to do something like that,”

The man scoffed. “I can’t just sit there while someone was getting disrespected. No woman should have to deal with that kind of situation,”

I gently smiled. “Thanks. I guess… I just didn’t like it that someone had to stand up for me but I really appreciate it,”

“It’s not a problem at all. Don’t mind that guy. He’s just a speck of dust in this world,”

I chuckled. “While you’re a diamond after the heroics you did?”

A wide grin settled on his lips as his eyes shone in the dark. “Maybe,”

“Okay, Mr. Diamond,” I softly laughed. “What’s your name? So I can thank you properly,”

He shook his head. “You’ve thanked me enough. Sitting here and chatting with me is enough for a thank you. Actually, leaving that place was enough thanks. I had to leave my friends but they’d understand,”

“Boo hoo,” I faked. “Okay fine. What’s your name?”

“Changsub,” he warmly smiled.

You were going nuts. For real. You’ve said it many times before but you couldn’t take it anymore.

Lee Changsub was the most eccentric person you’ve ever met. He also happened to be your husband. You didn’t know exactly how or when you actually started to grow feelings for him but time could already prove that he was the one for you.

Despite the fact that he was always making fun of you when you tripped while walking down the stairs or started to speak in satori in the middle of a conversation, he was a gentle person in general. Not to mention the fact that you had several hilarious moments thanks to him. You even had to call the fire brigade once because he almost burned down the kitchen after a failed attempt to cook for you. You even had to buy a new bike because he didn’t have one and when he used yours, he managed to run into a truck and damaged the bike so badly that you didn’t even recognise it at first sight. Needless to say, he ended up breaking his own leg as well.

Taking all your shared misfortunes into consideration, you shouldn’t have been surprised that you got lost during your honeymoon. Not only once. You got lost for the fifth time that day. The fifth. You were already sick of hearing him say:

“I got this, honey. I know where we have to go this time. The last one was a mistake on my part but now I know. Trust me!” He used his puppy eyes against you and you immediately knew that you were under his spell. You could never say no to his puppy eyes.

So when you got lost for the sixth freaking time, you had enough.

“Okay, Changsub. That was it!” You clapped your hands to gain his attention.

He suddenly turned around to look at you, an amused expression being displayed on his face. On the other hand, you weren’t amused at all. In fact, you were more furious than ever. It would have been alright if you hadn’t been on your honeymoon. Three years with him and he could still surprise you. Life wasn’t meant to be boring beside him but you couldn’t decide whether you liked all the trouble he got you into or actually disliked it.

“I’m hungry, I’m tired, my shoes have officially given up on me, and we still haven’t found the light tower we wanted. So please, Changsub, just don’t tell me that you will get it right every single time you get it wrong. Don’t get my hopes up!” You almost begged him as your patience was wearing thin. Really thin.

You were in the middle of a Thai beach and you would swear that there weren’t any light towers around but your husband insisted on visiting the “most romantic sight” in the neighbourhood. The stuffy, hot weather, the lack of people around you and the ever-stretching beaches in front of your eyes didn’t help either. You were fed up with everything. You didn’t imagine that your honeymoon would go like this.

“I think we’ve just found the light tower we were looking for.” He pointed to somewhere behind you, so you turned around and came in sight with a beautiful and giant light tower. A reassured sigh immediately left your chapped lips.

“Right now, I don’t know if I want to kiss you or shove you off a bridge.” You said as you turned back to Changsub who was grinning more widely than ever. He was sure proud of the fact that he didn’t lie this time. He really found where you two had to head off.

“Can I pick?” He raised his eyebrows in question but you merely shook his head.

“No.”

“So are you going to kiss me?” Your husband took a step closer to you like he was trying to prepare himself for your move. However, it was time for your revenge.

“No.” You refused him right away and took a step back. “I’m looking for a bridge right now.” You teased him and enjoyed seeing his bewildered expression.

L ⇴ LAZY DAYS

You didn’t tend to stay at home on your lazy days, instead you usually went out and did something lowkey and relaxing. Quite often, the two of you would go camping for a night or drive down to the beach so that you could still get plenty of fresh air and get out of your house, whilst also making sure that you did something that gave you the time to clear your minds and head back to work feeling refreshed.

M ⇴ MORNINGS

Waking Changsub up in the mornings was quite the task for you, he tended to be stubborn and refuse to get up, often trying his best to hold onto you for as long as possible too to stop you getting out of bed and leaving him alone, eventually getting out of bed only when his final alarm went off for his schedule.

N ⇴ NIGHTS

The two of you talked quite a lot at night, often about random things too. Neither of you were huge fans of silence, even if there was something playing in the background, preferring instead to enjoy each other’s company.

O ⇴ OBSESSION

Changsub was obsessed with your personality and how well suited you were to him. It scared him at times how well you knew him or how similar the two of you would be whenever you had a decision to make together.

P ⇴ PRECIOUS MOMENTS

The moments that Changsub appreciated the most were the ones when the two of you could just escape the world. There was nothing that he liked more then living as if the two of you were the only people to exist, being able to shut everything else out and just enjoy being able to be around you instead.

Q ⇴ QUESTIONS

Your wellbeing is one of the things that Changsub worries about a lot, and so he always makes sure to ask you how you are, even if he can tell after so many years, he likes to be able to hear it come from you too.

R ⇴ RANDOM FACTS

Every month the two of you free up a weekend so that you can do something just the two of you. Whether it’s camping, visiting family, or just going for a drive to a random destination, you make sure that you have some time where you can just forget about work and make sure that you keep the spark between you.

S ⇴ SILENCE

You both hate silence, you aren’t naturally quiet people when you’re around each other, and so when the silence seems to go on for a little while longer than usual, you both have a habit of worrying too much that you’ve done something wrong and nervously approach the other to see if they’re alright.

T ⇴ TIPS & TRICKS

Changsub’s biggest trick when it came to being with you was making sure that he continued to learn about you, and also made sure to make a huge effort in caring for you, always wanting to know exactly how you were.

U ⇴ UPSET

He was the best at cheering you up when you were upset, he would never give up until he could make you laugh and see you smile.

V ⇴ VISITS

You made a lot of time for your families after the two of you got married, whenever you had a decent window in your schedules, there was nowhere else that you thought to go other than to go back home.

W ⇴ WISH LIST

Changsub wished for you a lot, he always supported you and hoped that he would be able to see you achieve all your dreams.

X ⇴ XXXX

Whenever he kissed you, Changsub loved to tease you, affection would usually be when he was his most playful, loving to push as many boundaries as he possibly could before you’d end up biting back at him.

Y ⇴ YOU

You were his rock, whenever he needed you to be there you always made sure to be.

Z ⇴ ZZZ

If there was one thing you wished to figure out after so many years together, it was the way how to wake him up, you never quite managed to work out how one person could sleep so much, and still refuse to wake up too.

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L ⇴ LOVE

He loved how easy everything was with you, nothing ever felt as if it was an effort when it came to being friends with you. Conversation tended to roll, your interests were pretty similar, and the things you liked to do aligned well with each other’s preferences so you both had very little to worry about. It left Changsub feeling relaxed, which was one of the most important things to him with how busy he usually was.

M ⇴ MEETING

The two of you first met through friends as you showed up at the same events together. To begin with you didn’t really speak to one another, but the more that you saw each other the more you started chatting which eventually led to you both starting to hang out just the two of you a little more.

N ⇴ NONSENSE

He was silly at the best of times, but if Changsub ever needed to be reserved because of a situation, that would all be forgotten about as soon as he was with you, reverting back to his no nonsense and manic self.

O ⇴ OBSESSION

Changsub was obsessed with your sense of humour because of how compatible it was with his. You bounced off each other a lot of the time and the constant jokes and messing around gave others something to laugh about too.

P ⇴ PRECIOUS MOMENTS

The moments that meant the most to Changsub were the ones when you were proud of him, or when he was proud of you. He loved nothing more than knowing that he was doing a good job and impressing you, but at the same time he loved seeing you succeed and achieve the things that you wanted to.

Q ⇴ QUESTIONS

If there was ever something on his mind, Changsub knew that he could always turn to you. If there was one person who would be there for him and try to help him out with their response, it was definitely you.

R ⇴ RANDOM FACTS

No matter where he was, Changsub always wore his bracelet that was given to him by you. The two of you had matching ones that you bought when Changsub first started travelling around with the group so that you’d have a reminder of each other, and it was something that he especially treasured ever since.

S ⇴ SUPPORT

Having such a supportive best friend was one of the things that touched Changsub the most about your friendship. Although everyone thought he was pretty confident and self-assured, he wasn’t, and if anyone knew that you did. You were there to always motivate him and remind him to have faith in himself too.

T ⇴ TRIPS

Quite often you would join Changsub when he went off on a trip somewhere and camped in his car. Last minute was usually when you’d get told, suddenly getting a text and being told that he’d be there within the hour.

U ⇴ ULTIMATE

Both of you were pretty inseparable, Changsub loved the fact that you were always by his side and making memories with him.

V ⇴ VISITS

If you had something on, no matter how small it was, Changsub would try his best to be there to support you. If his schedule was free, it didn’t matter how tired he was, he’d be there for you to cheer you on.

W ⇴ WISDOM

He loved to try and help you out when he could, there was usually a funny spin on any advice that Changbin told you too.

X ⇴ XXXX

Both of you didn’t mind affection, you were quite often found cuddled up together or annoying each other by poking and prodding one another, it was normal for you both and never felt awkward for either of you.

Y ⇴ YOU

You were his sidekick; everyone knew you both as each other’s best friend.

Z ⇴ ZZZ

Most of the time Changsub invited you to his place to spend the night, he liked having you there so that he could take care of you, and he enjoyed too being there to drive you to work the following morning too.

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