𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞, 𝐲. 𝐣𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐰𝐨𝐧

eighteen.

ʚ♡ɞ

the pair stayed close to one another as they retreated further away from the dorm.

"they're so overprotective," jieun laughed as her eyes looked at the sidewalk they were following.

"i know, right? it's not like anything bad will happen,"

their first stop was jieun's favourite 반찬 stand. jungwon treated her to a serving of tteokbokki, knowing it'd take a while for them to ear their actual meal of the day.

"what a pretty couple.. you're both so young," the lady running the stand commented, smiling as she saw jieun's face light up at the sight of her home-cooked delight.
"thank you for the food, i'll eat it well!" jieun bowed in gratefulness, her cheeks puffing up as she took a big bite.

she'd forgotten she was on a .. date.

but it was okay, jungwon looked at her as if she was his favourite artist of all time performing for him and only him.

more time of the pair's stolen glances & hands ghosting over the others' passed by, and they were finally at their first destination of the day.

"the dog café? how'd you-"
"i have my ways.. now c'mon, there's a frenchie in there i know you'll like," jungwon said to the girl, chuckling as she disappeared inside in the blink of an eye. cute.

nonetheless, jieun ran in after her date— as her favourite dog was in fact a frenchie.

despite being surrounded by five hyper pups, the boy was distracted by the awestruck girl who never took her eyes off the frenchie that'd waddled up to her the moment she stepped inside the gate.

she'd fallen in love & so had he — and this isn't about the dog.

their day continued a half-hour later with the pair walking down the sidewalk, hands still ghosting over the others' as shy, stolen glances continued to be given.

jungwon made sure to keep himself on the side closest to the road, arm just barely hooking around jieun's waist when another person passed by — just as an excuse to get near her. despite feeling so confident at first, he always gave a whispered apology with an equally shy smile.

it's okay jieun always made sure to reply.

it was, if it was his apologies.

all the girl wanted was a reason to finally hold the boy's hand, to feel his warmth because the small breeze flowing through the city was enough to cause goosebumps to appear all over her revealed skin.

"we're here," jungwon said as he signalled towards a restaurant's door, holding it open as his hand just barely touched the small of her back, politely leading her inside.

"table for two under yang," he said to the hostess after greeting the young woman, the latter smiling as she grabbed the two menus, leading them towards their secluded area towards the back of the establishment.

"sorry if you wanted to sit closer to every-"
"won, it's okay," jieun reassured as he laid her palm over the backside of his own, the boy's cheeks just barely flushing as his eyes trailed to their hands.

touching.

their hands were touching.

jungwon was quick to look away, too caught up in his own mind to notice jieun's similar reaction to her own actions. someone had to do it

the pair were focused on their conversations, which would wander between different topics every few moments. they were very alike, they noticed quickly. it was as if they'd done these types of things before— as if they both knew the other's inner thoughts and feelings about specific topics, knowing what to avoid in order to not make the other uncomfortable. they were comfortable.

a long, filling meal eventually passed and the pair had started their walk back to the dorm. jungwon had decided to swallow his anxieties and fully grab the girl's hand as they walked, swinging their arms back and forth as their eyes looked around the prettily lit street.

"it's beautiful here," jieun commented, mind wandering to her inevitable return to australia.

you're beautiful

"when you do go back? .. home, i mean," jungwon asked, eyes now focused on the sidewalk beneath them.

"um.." she thought for a moment, "our flight is about a month and a half from now, i think?"

"so i have a month and a half to make you mine, got it,"

ʚ♡ɞ
am i finishing writing this the day im posting?
yeah <3