Turquoise Summer ✓

Chapter 17

*20 months ago*

Seokjin was a hardworking man. But it didn't necessarily translate to the kind of hard work his parents preferred. He was a Youtuber who make vlogs of his cooking and cuisine expertise. The idea of a man in the kitchen cooking because it was his passion somehow didn't sit well with his parents. It didn't take much time for the ambitious boy to fly out into a new country to start afresh. He came to the land known for its rich roots, Spain. It had been three years since the boy had come with big dreams and a few broken Spanish sentences to live out his dream. His thoughts were interrupted by the cheers of his wife, yet another dream that had come true in his life.

"Jin, congratulations! You made it!" The girl that goes by the name of Dawon, who loved music and Jin a little too much and would answer without hesitation that she married Jin because he was a good chef and not because she had fallen in love with this man with each of his videos and seen him grow from 3 to 100,000 subscribers.

"What is it? I'm confused Dawon." Seokjin asked a little confused. 

"Dummy, you finally made it. Check your subscribers' list and then your email. You have 100,000 subscribers now. Do you know what that means? My husband is getting a silver damn play button!"

"What? Really! Oh my god, oh my god!" 

"Jin, we are celebrating this. I have already invited Mili, Jacob, and Hasna, Liam is unreachable as always. The food is ready, I'm baking the cake and the playlist is set for the evening." Dawon said with excitement bubbling in her veins.

"Woah, you really got this all planned huh?" Jin asked with a chuckle."I still can't believe this is happening. I remember the days when only you liked and commented on my videos like yesterday." Jin said with glossy eyes as he reminisced about the past.

"You are really in shock. I can see that. You completely missed the part where I told you I'm baking the cake and setting the playlist for the night." Dawon said giggling as her husband seemed to realize what she had said. 

"Oh no no no, you will be doing no baking and I'm not letting you play any of that Yoongi guy's music," Jin said before chasing the girl around in the kitchen of their little apartment. 

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That night was just one of the nights that were celebrated in the lives of Seokjin and Dawon. The golden play button was followed by calls for advertisements and collaborations. Jin's channel was thrust into the spotlight while Dawon's career as a historian flourished in the country so they didn't think twice before applying for the golden visa to build a permanent nest in the country for themselves. The beautiful days and nights were spent designing their home. Dawon insisted on going to the best architects and Jin didn't hold back. They went to the best place and chose each and every detail of their new home. They had moved into their new home a week ago and were now watching a random movie.

"Jin, I'm scared." Dawon said as she lay in the lap of her dear beloved. 

"What happened?" Jin asked as he carded through her hair.

"We are happy. A little too much."

"What's so wrong with being happy Dawon-ah?" 

"The last time I felt this happy, things went downhill for me and my brother. It was all taken away from us in a blink of an eye. What if that happens to us too? What if our happiness is also coming to an end? What if I lose you? I'm scared to be happy Jin." Dawon said curling herself against the wide-shouldered man.

"Dawon-ah, you aren't going to lose me okay? I'm gonna stick like glue to you. And it's not gonna change even when all the happiness is going to be sucked out of our lives. We can't be happy all the time right? We are gonna have to eat a few bad apples to know what sweet apples taste like. And if you ask me we have had quite a few bad apples, disgusting ones even, before our life turned this way. So I say we are good for the next 20 years or so. We are happy now and that's all that matters okay? What happens tomorrow is tomorrow's us' problem."

"I guess." Dawon mumbled still lost in thought.

"Now, go and check your jewelry box. I have waited for two whole days for you to find the surprise I have hidden in there." 

"Surprise?" Dawon frowned and dashed toward her room to find the jewelry box that Jin talked about and her eyes were all set to pop out at the tickets that lay in the box.

"You did not." Dawon said in disbelief.

"Oh, I absolutely did. We are going to Min Yoongi's concert this Sunday and I am going to see my wife lose her marbles because I quote 'Yoongi is so unreal and his music is magical' " Jin said as he wrapped his arms around Dawon who was still staring at the tickets like they were a precious artifact. 

"Oh not to forget the time you yelled 'Yoongi marry me' while watching the online concert while sitting on my lap." Jin scoffed only to earn giggles from Dawon.

"Next time, hide the tickets in the chips jar. I would have found them within minutes if you hid them there."

"I will keep that in mind, my love. By the way, I heard that Yoongi is dropping a new song tonight. Come on now, there are only a few minutes left for the release."

"Are you sure I'm the one that is obsessed with Min Yoongi?" Dawon asked with a chuckle only to be shut by her lover's kisses. It wasn't long before Dawon's fear had come true.

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