star gazing
paring: namjoon x reader
genre: soft, fluff
word count: 1760
summary: a hike and star gaze with joon.
warning: not everything might be geographically accurate
"joonie!"
you yelled as your boyfriend picked you up and carried you bridal style up the hiking path. you pouted slightly as a chuckle rumbled deep in his chest. he kissed your forehead softly, "you said you were tired, baby."
"yeah! but we could have taken a break, you didn't have to pick me up!"
you pouted again, glaring playfully down at your crossed arms. both of you were hiking up a trail to what joon called the 'perfect star gazing spot'. it was late afternoon and the sun would be set within the next two hours. he surprised you by coming home early this afternoon and saying you guys were going on a trip. he drove about an hour before parking at the base of a mountain. the sky was clear and blue, it was so beautiful out. the scenery around you both was so visually stunning.
along the way up the trail, you had been snapping pictures in different angles excitedly. you were rambling to him about how you couldn't wait to show jungkook the pictures, knowing that he would love them. joon looked at you a couple times mesmerized by how beautiful you looked with the sun shining down on you, stray hairs in your face and only focusing on the camera.
at one point, you caught him off-guard and snapped a picture of him. when you pulled up the result, a smile was wide on your face and he chuckled quietly at your reaction. he grabbed your camera with a smile and snapped a selfie before handing it back to you. it made you so happy that he was so okay with you constantly having your camera.
he loved you. he hadn't said it yet but he did. he loved when you were passionate and excited about things that you were interested in, he thought you were cute when you rambled on and on about different types of photography styles. he noticed how intently you listened to him when he talked about his own interests, he didn’t know it at the time but you were always genuinely interested in what he had to say.
after a little while of him carrying you up the trail, he slowed and let you down. you saw the trail flattened into a clearing that was mostly grassy surrounded by few trees. it was so beautiful. joon grabbed your hand happily and led you towards one of the trees that provided somewhat shade from the sun that was still shining. he let go and slid off his backpack, you followed in suit and watched him pull out two semi-large blankets that were rolled up similar to sleeping bags. you knew they were blankets though due to the fact that they were the throw blankets that you both kept on the back of the couch in your apartment.
he spread the blanket out then pulled out two small pillows from the same backpack, you let out a laugh and he looked up at you with a questioning look. “what are you laughing at?”
“you fit all of that into that small backpack. i kept wondering why it looked like it was going to rip at the seams, you could have asked me to put the pillows in my bag, joonie.”
“i wanted you to be comfortable, princess. plus in your bag is-”
he reached forward, sliding the bag off of your shoulders and sitting down comfortably before motioning for you to follow. you sat down cross-legged and watched as he opened the bag. joon pulled out a new book, a bottle of wine, a two-pack container with two cupcakes, some disposable cups, and a fruit bowl. looking up at you expectantly, he waited for your response.
he did all of this for you? he was so thoughtful and sweet. it was one of your favorite things about him. you loved him for everything that he was and everything he strived to be. to you, he was so intelligent and well-read. you liked how he was able to string words together and make them sound so beautiful and elegant. being able to have in-depth conversations and not feeling like you had to dumb yourself down for him was your favorite thing. you loved how he made impromptu dates for the both of you. ones like this are the ones you would cherish the most because he had put so much thought into something this simple and it brought genuine happiness and a smile to your face.
you gave him a wide smile, tears brimming in your eyes from how sweet it was. his face lit up happily seeing your smile. “aww, joon. you didn’t have to do all of this.”
“i wanted to, baby. because you’re so important to me and i love being able to take you out and spend time with you. even if it’s just this and not some fancy restaurant.”
“these are my favorite types of dates. i love when you do things like this. it shows me how much you care and how thoughtful you are. and i love it. i really do.” wiping the tears that were in your eyes, you laughed a little as he set up the food and wine in front of the two of you before adjusting the small pillows and leaning back against the tree. he motioned for you to come closer, to which you did. you leaned against his side, with your head on his chest as he picked up the new poetry book and started reading to you quietly. you loved listening to him read, or even just talk. his deep, velvety voice calms you down, making you feel safe and comfortable.
closing your eyes, you felt his chest vibrate against your face as he continued to read softly. you sighed happily, listening to him turning the pages ever so often. eventually, he closed the book and started humming quietly as he ran his fingers through your hair. you felt him lean forward and leave a soft kiss on your forehead which caused a small smile from you. a light blush danced its way across your cheeks as you opened your eyes and saw how close he was. he gave you a playful smirk and kissed your forehead one more time.
the sun was almost set and the stars were coming out slowly, joon adjusted himself once more and positioned the now open fruit bowl next to him as you watched the sky turn completely dark. he would occasionally reach down, eat a piece of fruit and then feed one to you while you were completely mesmerized by how bright the stars shone. there was no city smog out here, no pollution. just an open, clear sky. after comfortably laying there for a few more minutes, namjoon adjusted once more and watched as your finger pointed towards a constellation.
“what’s that one?”
you didn’t know it at the time but he specifically chose tonight knowing how bright the constellations would look. he even went and researched the autumn constellations so he could tell you things about them. the one you pointed at looked like a misshapen capital e.
“it’s aquarius. based around the zodiac, it’s latin for water-carrier or cup-carrier. the brightest star in the constellation is called the beta aquarii. there are twelve stars in it with confirmed planets. but it consists of twenty-two main stars. it’s the tenth largest.”
you made a sound in awe at his explanation, looking back up at the sky. there was a larger one next to it, it basically took up a lot of sky. it had a large square and three lines branching off it. you smiled again then moved your finger down to it. “what about that one?”
looking back from the sky, you looked up expectantly at him and waited for him to continue. he stared up at the sky with a small smile on his face. he was so beautiful in the moonlight and when he would go off with long explanations, you loved it. you loved learning new things and enjoyed it more when he was the one teaching them to you. his intelligence always shined through and inspired you to expand your mind. you loved him, truly.
“that one is pegasus, it’s symbolic of the white-winged horse from greek mythology and it’s the seventh-largest constellation. it contains several galaxies, but there are four notable galaxies within it. it has a bright globular cluster and has twelve stars with confirmed planets. the square at the base dominates the sky. most people use it to see andromeda.”
he continued telling you about pegasus in greek mythology and how he was a son of poseidon and medusa. he sprang about after perseus beheaded medusa, he belonged to bellerophon and there were two famous springs in greece named the hippocrene that most believed to come from pegasus.
he was so enthusiastic and it fascinated you to listen to him. when he noticed you weren’t looking at the constellation anymore and staring at him, he went quiet before tightly wrapping his arms around you and leaving a loving kiss on your forehead once more.
“joon..i love you.”
his eyes were wide and his face was full of surprise which caused a blush to appear across your cheeks that you were sure was visible in the moonlight. he stayed quiet and looked down at you with a smile on his face, you were so beautiful to him. your features were highlighted by the bright light coming off of the moon, your hair seemed to glow and your eyes were bright. he leaned down, catching your lips in his as he gave you a soft kiss.
“i love you, so much.”
he spoke barely above a whisper as he pulled away, looking down away from your face. you kissed his chin then caught his lips and kissed him, he tightened his arms around you when you pulled away and he stuck his head into the crook of your neck, inhaling your perfume. it smells like sweet peaches and mahogany. he loved it. before he would leave for tours or to travel, he would make sure you sprayed some on his hoodies or pillow just so he could have a piece of you with him when he knew he would be gone long. you smiled into his chest and spoke once more, “i am in love with you, kim namjoon.”
“you’re the brightest star in my galaxy, and i am in love with you.”
