Drummer Boy

Chapter 7: The Boy At Build-A-Bear

Chan’s pov.
I am now being dragged through the mall by an eager hyunjin. I guess he really did think I
needed this break.
“Okay! And we are now at the foodcourt. I don’t know about you but i honestly feel like
mcdonalds.” I raise an eyebrow at hyunjin. Isn’t he supposed to be on a diet or something? I
mean I couldn’t care less but I think that's what he had said a few days ago.
“Hey don’t look at me like that. It's a comfort food alright? Its my indulgent day.” He sassed back
before leaving to enter the mcdonalds line.
I took a moment to look around and see if any restaurants interested me. I noticed a place that
had Japchae on the menu and instinctively licked my lips at the thought of the food. Of course
that was the line I entered. After a while hyunjin and I were eating together at a table. Both of
our food almost finished.
“So I dunno what you had in mind but I know there is a build-a-bear in this mall and I am in the
mood to watch inside out bear skins get stuffed. What do you say?”
I crinkle my nose at the thought. “First of all, please do not describe it that way. Secondly, isn’t
that for kids? It’d be a bit awkward for two adult men to get bears for themselves would it not?”
Hyunjin shook his head disappointedly. “Who cares? I want a stuffed bear. Are you coming with
me or am I leaving you alone in this food court?”
I sigh and stand up throwing away my trash and putting away my tray. “Alright fine. Let's go.”
Hyunjin smiled at me and took care of his mess as well before we left.
,,,
“Isn’t this great!” Hyunjin said, walking into the brightly colored store. “Yeah..” I dragged out the
word looking at it a bit longer before finally entering. We picked out our bears, hyunjin picking a
bright pink one and I picking a light brown one. As we moved through the line I felt my dignity
slowly leave me. I felt ridiculous and I hated it here.
“Hi sir! So the next step is to stuff your new friend! Did you pick out a heart?”
....I no longer hate it here. This boy is so indescribably adorable. He has freckles on his cheeks
and the bridge of his nose with the prettiest smooth skin I had seen and gosh when he smiles at
me his eyes turn to little crescents. Yes I had picked a heart for this bear. Mine.
“Yeah here.” I calmly hand him the toy heart to go into the bear.
“Oh you have to make a wish first and give it all your love!”
“Oh..." I awkwardly take back the heart. I look around the room nervously to make sure no one's
watching and begrudgingly hold the heart up to my face and close my eyes.
‘I wish that I never have to go through this humiliation ever again.’ And with that I hand the
blonde boy the heart.
,,,
Finally i get to collapse on my bed belly down. It has been such a day. I turn my head to the side
and there I see the golden furred bear I had made earlier, on my bed. I stare at it for a moment
before grabbing it and turning onto my back. I hold the bear above my head and stare at it some
more remembering about the boy at the shop. Felix is what his name tag had read. It was such
a warm name. And he had had a bright personality. Though it might be simply a part of his job,
but nonetheless he was bright. And in the end it is why I had named the bear the way I did.
“Gosh. I didn’t even get his number.” I talked to the stuffed golden bear. I hugged it in my arms
like a little child.
“At least I have you, sunshine.”

A/N: Chapter 7 is done! Did it.make you UwU? Thank Cay for that adorable last moment. Ps. My name is Hanlix now :)