ATEEZ one shots

🕊️: "the return" (jyh)

jeong yunho
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For days now, you were counting down the days left to today. Your boyfriend had to leave almost three months ago for international activities with his group. Of course, you tried to stay updated on his schedules and each city he had to visit all around the world for their world tour. Each new city they were going to was a city closer to their last date and to the day they will come back to Korea.
And today was D-Day. Enough seeing him only through the phone because you only can facetime. Enough seeing pictures and videos from the fans everywhere, making the feeling of missing him worse. Enough sleeping with shirts of him to have his scent and feel secure. Today, you were going to talk to him face to face. You were going to see him with your eyes. You were going to sleep in his embrace.
Those weeks away from him have been the worst. Not only because you've got used to having him by your side, to having someone to talk to everyday and to having someone to wait for when you come home. But also because Yunho was your sunshine. Your happy virus. It was impossible for you to be sad around him, he would always manage to put a smile on your face. He would never let you down, nor even let you be sad.
You've never been the kind to be clingy and crave for skin-ship. But around him, you would become a whole another person because you've learnt to like his clinginess to the point you would sometimes ask for hugs or holding hands. And the past weeks, you felt nothing but an empty space. Something was missing.

It has been hard for you to wait all day long till he comes back. You tried your best to keep you busy, but even like that, you would feel like seconds were minutes, minutes were hours, and hours were days. Saying you've checked your watch or the clock on your phone a thousand times today was an understatement. The waiting was unbearably long.
Until you heard the door open. You jumped off the sofa and rushed to the front door. Your eyes were teary, but you had the biggest smile possible plastered on your face.
You tied your arms around his waist as soon as he got in your shared apartment, making him drop all his luggage on the floor. You snuggled your face in the crook of his neck, taking in his sweet scent you missed so much and started to disappear off his shirts you were sleeping with.
Him, as soon as he felt you hugging him this tightly, he ran a hand through your hair at the back of your head to keep you close to him, and slid the other one around your shoulders.

"I missed you so much, puppy..."
You felt a few tears rolling down your cheeks, and fading away on his shirt.
"I missed you so much too... I can't believe I finally can hold you tight..."
You felt his lips kissing the top of your head, and as you were getting your face out of his neck, you let out a cute gasp he smiled at when you felt his strong arms picking you up from your thighs. You tied both your legs around his waist, and both your arms around his neck.
"No, puppy- what are you doing? You must be tired and I'm so heavy!"
"Tinys say that everyday I carry the whole music industry because of my skills in dance. So once in a while, why can't I carry my beautiful lover? Hm? ~"

You let out an airy laugh, tightening your hold around his neck. With a foot, he closed the front door, and made his way to the sofa. He sat down on it, and placed you on his lap. You tried to escape his embrace to have another look at his face you missed so much, but he made his hold around you so strong to keep you close to him that you didn't mind, and placed both your arms again around his neck to hug him tightly.
You both stayed like that for minutes, until you heard him sniff in the crook of your neck. You tried harder to pull off, which he let you do, just to notice water drops falling off his eyes.

"Noooo, Yun... Why are you crying baby? Don't cry..."
You wiped away each one of his tears with your thumbs, and kissed his forehead twice.
"I just can't believe we're reunited again... The last few nights, I barely slept because all I was dreaming about was seeing you again, and it was hurting me instead of giving me the strength to wait a little longer.."
You bit your lower lip when you heard him; it was in fact the first time he was showing you how weak he could be.
"Puppy... It's okay. I'm here now."
You showered his adorable face with kisses, and eventually pecked his lips twice before offering him a real and passionate kiss. He kissed you back, keeping you close to him and stroking your back at the same time. You felt the tension leaving his body, his body seeming to be less stiff in your hold.
As soon as your kiss ended, he snuggled in the crook of your neck. His cute behavior made you smile.
"Puppy, you seem tired.. You want me to cook something for you while you go and take a shower, or a bath?"
"I don't like taking baths without you, precious. You know that.~"
You ran a hand through his hair to softly play with them, and to massage his scalp.
"Then go and take a shower, I'll cook something for you. Okay, love?"