nct imagines

winwin - late night

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the clock reached midnight and you sighed while staring at the ceiling.

you rolled to your side in order to reach for your phone that was on your desk. you unlocked your phone and proceeded to call winwin.

"hey," winwin instantly answered.

"hi," you sat up in your bed. "what are you doing?" you asked him.

"i'm in one of the practice rooms, i can't sleep," he mentioned. "i'm guessing you can't sleep either?" he asked you.

you chuckled, "yea, counting sheep didn't help at all." you said and heard winwin laugh.

"how about you come over since you can't sleep?" he suggested.

"you sure it's okay?" you asked him.

"i doubt anyone else is here. maybe there's people in the recording rooms but there isn't anyone in here right me. just come over," he urged you to come over.

"okay, okay, i'll be there in a few minutes," you said.

"okay, call me when you get here," winwin instructed.

"okie, bye."

"bye bye."

you hung up and got out of bed. you grabbed a sweater and replaced it with the shirt you were already wearing. you grabbed your keys and your phone before putting sneakers on and leaving your apartment.

you walked out of the building and headed out to the street. you carefully crossed the road and cut into an alley that was a shortcut. a few stores were still open selling street foods, but you ignored it and headed towards sm.

thankfully, you knew many shortcuts so you wouldn't have to walk for an extra fifteen minutes. you reached the company building and pulled your phone out. you called winwin and brought your phone up to your ear. the phone rang a few times before winwin answered.

"hello?" winwin spoke.

"i'm here," you mentioned.

"already?" he asked.

"yup, can you let me in?" you asked him.

"yea, i'll be there in a second," he said and you heard a door open. "are you hungry?" winwin asked you. "we can pick up some food if you want."

"nah, i'm okay," you said to him. "did you eat yet?"

"i ate out before i got here with the guys," he answered. "lucas broke a cup," he mentioned and you laughed.

"how did he break a cup?" you asked out of curiosity.

"oh lord, him, hendery, and xiao jun started dancing in the middle of the restaurant. the next thing we hear? a glass cup breaking. we didn't even know what happened, heck, lucas didn't even realize he knocked it over," winwin explained. then, the door in front of you opened and you saw winwin with his phone up to his ear. you hung up the call. "hey there stranger," winwin said and you walked in. he closed the door and both of you started walking to the practice room. he grabbed you hand and held it in his hoodie pocket.

"i tried counting sheep and i still couldn't sleep," you mentioned with a chuckle. "guess i'll stay up with you then," you said to him and looked up at him.

"you barely sleep anyways. i should be used to this by now," winwin said and you guys made it to the practice room. you immediately ran to one of the couches and jumped onto it. winwin laughed and turned music on from the phone that connected to the speakers. you sat up and watched winwin dance. you watched him go through choreography.

"winwin, winwin," you started chanting and he laughed again while dancing.

after a while, he stopped dancing and sat down next to you. he wiped his face with a towel and slung it over his shoulders.

"sleepy yet?" winwin asked you and held your hand, circling the back of your hand with his thumb. 

"no," you groaned and leaned your head back so it touched the mirror. "i want to go do something fun, but i bet everything's closed by now," you sighed.

"what do you want to do?" he asked.

"eat street food and hang out in town," you answered.

winwin chuckled, "alrighty then, that's what we're going to go do." he said and stood up, still holding your hand. "come on, let's go," he tugged you.

you stood up, "everything's probably closed, babe." you said to him.

"i know a few spots that are open late," he said.

winwin grabbed his things and you guys left the building. you walked for a few blocks until you reached an area with neon signs and stalls that were still open.

"can we go there?" you pointed to a stand that sold one of the your favorite snacks, hotteok.

"mhm," winwin nodded and you two walked hand-in-hand to the stall. "how many do you want? one or two?" he asked.

"just one," you answered. "how many do you want?"

"two," he answered.

"can we get three hotteok, please?" you asked the owner.

"yep, that'll be 3,000 won," the owner answered. winwin took his wallet out and dig for a few bills while the owner grabbed three hotteok from the flattop with tongs and put them into small paper bags. "here you go," the owner handed you the food.

"thank you," you said and winwin handed the cash to the owner.

"thank you," winwin said and took his two hotteok.

you two walked away and ate the first snack. the next half hour consisted of buying and eating street foods that you have not had in a long time.

you two sat down on some crates with food in your hands, "this is so good," you commented an finished another snack. "winwin? do you want some of this?" you asked and held up a small cake. "winwin?" you looked over and saw him with his eyes closed. he had snacks in his hands. "oh come on, i'm the one who's supposed to fall asleep and you're supposed to be the one to carry me home," you spoke and patted his head. you reached in and kissed his cheek and winwin opened his eyes, "huh? you were awake?"

he chuckled, "sorry, i'm getting tired." he scooted the crate. "thanks for that kiss," he said and ate some rice cakes.

"well, here's another," you said and reached in. you kissed him on his cheek again. he chuckled and continued eating. both of you finished eating and threw away the trash in a nearby dumpster.

"do you wanna come over to the dorm? i can kick lucas out of the room," winwin asked as you two walked.

"yea, sure," you answered. you looked at him, "can you turn around?" you asked.

"hm?" he looked at you in confusion. you turned him so his back was facing you. then, you wrapped your arms around his neck and he finally got the memo. you jumped up and he grabbed your legs. "so let me guess, you're getting sleepy?" he asked.

"mhm," you rested your head on his shoulder.

"i love you," he said and turned a corner.

"i love you too," you muttered.