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you chuckle so hard you almost choke on your drink,

the movie playing in the background has been ignored for the last 20 minutes because the two of you somehow got into a serious debate over whether fries taste better stolen off someone else’s plate,

“they literally do,” ohyul insists, “science would back me up if scientists weren’t cowards,”

“you’re just annoying,”

“and yet you’re in love with me, so either way it’s your fault,”

he grins before taking another bite of chicken, leaning back against the couch beside your legs,

he’s eating slower than usual,

you notice it immediately because normally this man can clear a table like he’s preparing for winter survival,

but tonight he keeps stopping,

waiting,

making sure you’re still eating too

every time you reach for something, he watches with the most satisfied little smile ever like you just accomplished a life goal,

it’s honestly funny,

“try this one,” he says suddenly, holding up a fry covered in cheese sauce toward you,

you bite the end of it and he gasps dramatically,

“wowww ok, lowkey romantic,” he grins

“it’s literally a french fry,”

“i think our love language is cholesterol,”

you laugh, pushing his shoulder lightly, and he finally breaks into that stupid cute laugh that makes his eyes disappear,

the movie gets intense at some point,

there’s explosions, dramatic music, somebody probably dying,

but ohyul’s more focused on you picking at the crust of your last pizza slice,

“you done?” he asks carefully,

you nod, patting your stomach,

“i can’t eat anymore,” you sigh out,

“you ate well though,” he says immediately, like he’s genuinely proud of you, “i like when you eat a lot,”

there’s something so soft about the way he says it that your chest actually hurts a little,

and then immediately,

“now slide the box over before i start hallucinating,”

you burst out laughing again,

“ohyul???”

“baby i’ve been respectful for like 40 minutes, i deserve this,”

the second you move the pizza box closer, this man comes alive,

like we’re talking absolutely locked in,

he folds a slice in half dramatically and takes the biggest bite imaginable while still somehow keeping one arm around your waist,

“mmm,” he hums happily, already reaching for another fry, “this is healing me,”

“you’re actually insane,”

“i know,”

he keeps eating like he was born for this exact moment, completely relaxed now that you’re full, but every few bites he still automatically holds something toward you,

“want one?”

“no thanks,”

“owkkey,” he says between bites, “you sure?”

“ohyul,”

“alright, alright,”

2 minutes later:

“baby this chicken piece is crazy tho,”

you end up taking the bite anyway because he keeps holding it in front of your face until you do,

“see?” he says proudly, “we listen and we don’t judge in this house,”

“that phrase does not apply here,”

“it applies everywhere if you believe enough,”

you shake your head, smiling so hard your cheeks hurt, and ohyul notices immediately

he looks up from the pizza box for a second, eyes softening, and suddenly leans over to press a quick kiss to your lips,

it’s warm, and he’s smiling, tasting faintly like fries and soda,

“what was that for?” you mumble,

“idk,” he shrugs casually, already reaching for another slice, “you look cute when you’re full and sleepy,”

“you say that like i’m a hamster,”

“you kinda are,”

“no because you’re one to talk?”

“my hamster girlfriend,” he corrects, kissing your cheek this time, “very expensive to feed,”

“you’re more expensive when it comes to food,”

“and that’s why i feed my hamster and not the other way around,”

“i’m not a hamster,”

he looks at you, his eyes suddenly serious despite his mouth full with food,

“do you prefer being called a pig?”

you gasp, “do you think i’m a pig?!”

“no, that’s why i said you’re a hamster,” he nods like he’s stating a fact,

“you’re so annoying,” you chuckle, nudging his shoulder,

“and you are my little hamster,” he grins satisfied, kissing your cheek once more before he focuses on all his food again

kim ryul

your date was supposed to be “just a walk”

that’s what ryul told you an hour ago before somehow turning the entire evening into a full on street food marathon,

“okay but this is the last thing,” he says for what is probably the 7th time tonight, already pulling you toward another food stand,

“you’re a liar,”

“i’m an optimist,” he corrects, grinning widely

“you literally said that before the skewers,”

“and i meant it in that moment,”

you snort as he grins at you, hand warm around yours while the city buzzes around you,

there’s lights everywhere, music from random shops spilling into the street, people laughing as they pass by,

and ryul, somehow, getting more excited every single time he sees food

it started with crepes,

the two of you got different ones, yours covered in strawberries and cream, his chocolate and banana

and despite having his own, ryul still kept leaning over,

“trade offer,” he says seriously, holding his crepe toward you, “one bite for one bite,”

“you already stole some earlier,”

“sharing is caring,”

“that’s not what stealing means,”

“baby we’re dating, what’s yours is mine and what’s mine is also mine,” he jokes as he holds his crepe up for you to try,

and somehow you still end up laughing while taking a bite of his,

he watches you chew with the most hopeful expression ever,

“good?”

you nod, “wait yours is actually amazing,”

“exactlyyyy,” he says proudly, “i have elite taste,”

“you literally put chocolate on everything,”

“because it’s good,”

then later came the beef skewers,

different flavors again, obviously,

ryul insisted it was “for the experience”

“you need variety,” he says while holding his skewer toward you, “expand your palate,”

“it’s beef,”

“artisanal beef,” he grins proudly,

you nearly choke laughing while taking a bite anyway,

the whole night basically turns into the two of you feeding each other pieces of food in the middle of crowded sidewalks like the most annoying couple alive,

and honestly?

neither of you care

by the time you get churros, ryul’s fully in his element,

he buys a bag way too big for two people, immediately handing you the first one while the sugar gets everywhere,

“cute,” he mumbles to himself,

“what?”

“you,”

and before you can answer, he’s already pulling his phone out,

“ryul-“

“stay still,”

“stop,” you whine, turning your head away,

but he follows you with his camera,

click,

and then another,

and another.

“oh my god??”

he’s laughing while showing you the pictures, all candid, all in his eyes way too cute,

there’s one of you mid bite looking offended, another smiling at him without realizing,

“you’re obsessed with me,” you mumble, cleaning off some of the lost sugar from your jacket,

“i am,” he says easily, slipping his phone away, “next question,”

it hits so casually but you can’t help the little heat creeping up on your cheeks

after that, though?

you start hitting your limit, hard

because somehow ryul spots another stand selling some cheesy fried thing that immediately convinces him you “need to try it”

“i physically cannot,” you groan dramatically while he holds the tray between you two,

“one more bite,”

“ryul i’m literally fighting for my life,”

“cmoonnn,”

he nudges your shoulder with his, smiling all soft,

“you ate really well today,”

and there it is again,

that look he gets whenever you actually eat enough, warm and proud and weirdly affectionate over something so simple,

“i like sharing food with you,” he says quietly, “makes everything taste better,”

the smile on his face is so soft and genuine your chest actually hurts a little,

which is a crazy combination because you’re also about to explode from churros,

you grin, leaning up quickly to kiss him before he can say anything else cute,

he blinks once after you pull away,

“..okkkk woww,” he grins stupidly,

“shut up,”

“no because now i’m in love all over again,”

“you say that every day,”

“because you keep being cute every day, you’re staying consistent baby,” he jokes, nudging your shoulder softly,

you roll your eyes fondly while he happily finishes the rest of the food himself, completely unbothered,

actually worse than unbothered, this man is thriving

he’s walking beside you munching away like he just unlocked happiness itself,

“you sure you don’t want more?”

“if i eat another bite i’ll pass away,”

“that sounds dramatic,”

“i’m serious tho,

and then,

because the universe hates you, ryul suddenly stops walking again,

“..wait,”

you already know that tone,

“no,”

“baby look!!”

you follow his gaze and immediately groan,

because yup, another food stand,

“ryul-“

“they have those little grilled pastries,”

“you cannot still be hungry,”

“watch me,”

you stare at him in disbelief while he grins sheepishly,

“okay fine,” you sigh, “go get one if you want,”

“only if you try a bite,”

“absolutely not,”

“absolutely yes,”

“ryul i’m stuffed,”

“one bite!!”

“i’ll literally explode,”

“a tiny bite,”

the two of you end up (lovingly) bickering in the middle of the sidewalk for like 2 full minutes while strangers walk around you,

finally you point at him accusingly,

“you are a food pusher,”

“and you loooove me,” he sings out,

“i’m having second thoughts,”

“that’s still a yes,”

a few minutes later he comes back holding the warm pastry carefully like it’s a precious gift,”

“here,” he says immediately, holding it toward you,

“nooo you eat first,” you groan, “give me time,”

but ryul just shakes his head, “first bite’s always yours,”

“baby-“

“cmon, one bite for me?”

he’s smiling in that unfair way that makes saying no physically impossible (and he knows that ofc)

so eventually you sigh dramatically and lean forward, taking the smallest bite imaginable,

ryul’s face lights up instantly like you just won an olympic medal,

“good job,” he says proudly, gently squeezing your hand, “that’s my girl,”

“you’re weird,”

“and you’re cute,”

“i’m full,”

“as you should be, no woman of mine starves,” he smirks,

you laugh quietly while he finally takes his own bite, looking entirely too satisfied with himself,

and honestly at this point his love language might actually just be feeding you

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