SPELLBOUND | ( l. jeno ) ✓

four

11:30 PM

It was nearly closing time as Nari was cleaning up the bakery.
She hears as the door to the back room opens as she sees both of her grandparents exiting as they wore their coats.

"Nari, we'd be heading out now, you'd be fine closing on your own right?" Her grandfather stated as she nods her head.
"I'd be fine. Besides, if someone weird comes, I have this broom to attack them with." She replies as it earned a chuckle from both grandparents.

Nari had gotten her voice back. When she was signing her albums in the studio, her brother wouldn't stop teasing her as he kept telling her that 'he told her so' whilst also making fun of her for god knows what. She got fed up with him and exploded as she told him to shut up. The both of them being startled that she exclaimed so loudly and that her voice had came back.

"You stay safe Nari." Her grandmother said as the two of them were about to leave.
"You too!" She replies before the two were gone.

"Right, I need to get everything cleaned up before I can go home. I hope I don't have to spend much time here." She talks to herself before continuing to clean up.

11:45 PM
Nari was done cleaning as all she needed to do now was lock the front entrance so she could leave from the back and go home after a long day.

She goes over to the door, the girl getting the keys ready when she sees a foot standing outside the glass door. She looks up to see Jeno standing in front of her with a shy smile as it startles her.

"Is the bakery still open? I'm kind of hungry after a whole day of practice. No other shop is opened." Jeno asks her as he looks around the silent neighbourhood.

She lets out a small sigh before opening the door and letting him in as it made him grin.
Well her previous thought of going back home earlier could wait.

"What would you like?" She asks him as the two of them were walking over to the front register. His eyes widens when he hears her voice.
"Your voice is back." Jeno stated the obvious.
"Yes surprisingly. All it took was for me to scream at my annoying brother." Nari replies.

"What did Doyoung hyung do this time? Oh by the way, could I have the usual." He says as she got his order ready.
"Laughed at me because I couldn't get Jaehyun's album." She answers him.
"You could've gotten it if you didn't give it to me."
"I know... but I felt bad if I was the one who took it." She says as she lets out a shy chuckle.

"Well, that's why I'm here!" Jeno says as she looks back at him with one of her brows raised in confusion. She hands over the plate of chocolate eclairs over to him before sitting down beside him.
"You're here to give the album over to me?" She assumes as he shakes his head a no.
"Even better." Jeno grins before taking something out of his bag.

Nari watches as he hands over a signed copy of Jaehyun's album. The girls jaws opened as she looks at the album then back at Jeno.

"I also felt bad that I was the one who took the last copy, so I asked Jaehyun hyung personally if he could sign an album for me so I could give it to you. See, it's even addressed to you." Jeno explains.

"I heard that you were a fan of my music, so this album is specially made for you.

To Nari,
From Jaehyun.
p.s. hope you liked all the songs on the album 🤍"

Nari stares at the album with a huge frown on her face.
"Thank you so much." She thanks him as she started blinking her eyes rapidly. Nari tends to get emotional really easily.
Even if Jeno was the one who asked Jaehyun for an album, it felt a lot different than when her brother was the one who offered to do it.

"Thank you so much, I don't know what to say." She says quietly before flashing him a sweet smile.

Jeno was left in a daze. That was the first time he'd ever seen her smile so sweetly. It felt like he was being bewitched by her smile. He didn't know why that small action had managed to make his heart beat so fast all of a sudden.

He quickly looks away from her so she couldn't see how red his face was turning.

"Haha.. no worries. I was just in a good mood today." He says bashfully as he enjoys his eclairs.

She stood up from her seat as she went to put the album inside her bag so she wouldn't forget it later.

"What happened today to put you in such a good mood?" She asks him. She might as well continue the conversation, it was nice having someone to talk to whilst she was busy cleaning.
"I was able to win one of April's signed album!!" He replies happily as Nari quickly glances at him.

No way he was able to win one of her signed albums.

"Must really like her a lot." Nari utters as he nods his head.
"Duh, I love her voice so much. If I had a celebrity crush, it would be her. Shame that nobody knows much about April." Jeno stated as Nari lets out a nervous laugh.
"Haha.. must be a shame." She mumbles before going silent.

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Jaehyun's album changed me as a person. So far my favourite solo album 😭