It was dark outside and a brunette could be seen sitting on a park swing with a small cupcake in hand.
His phone was on his lap and the screen showed 11:59pm, 21st february.
As the clock struck midnight, a cool breeze seemed to caress the brunette's face and the ever-so-familiar sound of his alarm went off.
This was the time he usually got off his shift at the departmental store but he had a day off today.
Sighing, the brunette took a small nibble from the cupcake but immediately spat it out.
He rose up from the swing angrily and threw the cupcake at the ground, stomping over it roughly as he cursed under his breath. It was only after a few seconds that he realised that in his small fit of rage, his phone had been knocked over but was too annoyed to care.
Who in the world would think that the perfect breakup gift would be a cheap cupcake.
Well, thinking back, the brunette kind of expected it.
The girl he was previously dating had no real interest in him.
Sitting back on the swing, he lowered his head, looking at the squashed delicacy.
It wasn't until a few moments later that he felt a slight prickle on his ankle. Thinking it was just the grass, he ignored it until it felt like thorns being pierced into his heel.
He bent down to see the cause of this pain and his eyes widened at the prickly creature. Quickly, picking it up without examining it, he threw it in front of him.
It was a porcupine...
He breathed a sigh of relief at this. Picking it up, he put the porcupine on his palm but the creature retorted by curling up into a prickly ball.
"Are you hurt too?" He spoke softly, slowly stroking the animal.
"Haha... I'm talking to a hedgehog haha...am i finally losing it?"
His dark eyes softened at the creature which now seemed to relax at the brunette's touch.
"Excuse me-" a voice called out from behind the brunette and it's safe to say, he was startled.
The brunette frantically looked back, accidentally letting go of the prickly creature. However, he kicked his leg forward just in time for the hedgehog to land safely on his shoe. He, himself wasn't so lucky, though, as he fell on the ground with a large thud.
The man who had called out to him was also around the brunette's age, only taller. He seemed to be trying to stifle his laughter but ended up failing miserably and after a few moments of giggling asked the brunette.
"H-Have you seen a hedgehog around here?" He said, still unable to hold back his laughter.
"Are you blind?" The brunette retorted back, annoyed.
The hedgehog seemed to recognise the taller man as then creature quickly crawled into his hand.
"I'm sorry Odi! Soobin-hyung is so clumsy!" He exclaimed.
"Well, if you're done ruining my day, can i be left alone, please?" The brunette asked coldly.
"Not very friendly, are yo-" the taller man cut himself off when he saw the broken phone lying next to the brunette.
Quickly kneeling down, he immediately started apologizing,
"I'm so sorry! I didn't realise you broke your phone because of me! I'll fix it for you, i swear!"
"Huh? Oh that-"
The taller man didn't let the brunette finish.
"I have a small shop where i repair broken phones and stuff! I'll give you a discount! Heck, I'll do it for free!"
This caught the brunette's attention.
"For free?" He asked
"Yes! I didn't realise that, I'm so sorry..."
"If you can fix it, then don't apologise, uhh..."
"Kai! Huening Kai." The taller man replied
"That's a good name considering your personality" the brunette said sarcastically
"Woah...we met 5 minutes ago and you're already insulting me..." Kai stated
"Actually i started insulting you from the moment we met." The brunette replied as he stood up.
"Hehehe...well, we'll have to keep in touch if i have to repair your phone so what's your number?" Kai asked
"Really?" The brunette deadpanned
"Huh? Oh right your phone- ah nevermind...how can I-"
"Just give me your number. I'll call you through the public phones"
"Sure!" Kai took out a price of paper and swiftly wrote down his number.
"Call me when you can, Mr. No-heart!"
"Do. not. call. me. that" the brunette threatened
"Then how about Mr. Insulter?"
"That's not even a word!"
"Well, what can I call you, then?"
"Taehyun"
"Taehyun...huh" Kai said. The name seemed to roll off his tongue perfectly with no effort, whatsoever...and that was not good for Taehyun who somehow got embarrassed by the way Kai said his name.
"Well, if you don't mind me asking, why are you out so late?" Kai asked
"Uh well...er...i wanted to?" Taehyun meant it as a statement but it came out as more of a question.
Kai stared at him blankly.
"You're very bad at lying" he said
"It's none of your business" Taehyun said before he stormed off, leaving Kai dumb founded.
Kai's phone started to ring a few seconds later. He picked up the call and spoke
"Yes, I've got him. You should be more careful with Odi! I had to approach such a scary guy!" He scolded.
Unbeknownst to Kai, however, this 'scary guy' was gonna end up being something much more.
