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without them realizing due to the distracting bliss their activities brought, the sun was beginning to set, and the air which was once filled with indistinct chatter had been replaced by the sounds of nature as people lessened by each second.

they've done a variety of enjoyable things. they've gushed more over the sky with animal-shaped clouds, played tag although the five-year-old always won because her young age was a benefit to her stamina, rented a bike for 30 minutes to roam around the park, and even stood through someone's whole busking show, giving them a large tip afterwards.

sicheng had too much fun spoiling suji through that period of time. the urge of buying her anything she wanted within his budget started the moment her picked her up

the pure twinkle in her eyes every time he got something for her was the thing he considered a highlight.

and there they were at the parking lot sector where their car was located, letting their weary legs rest. sicheng and suji sat on a yellow painted cement block located on one of the many empty spaces, sucking on milky lollipops. the plastic bag containing the toys and snacks he bought for the kid was hooked on three of his fingers on his left hand.

meanwhile, jace was still running around the area with a camera in his hand, filming for his fans' much awaited vlog he procrastinated on too much for the past month. he planned on making it a video with no talking, except for an included introductory which he could just insert a voice-over for later on.

finding oh-so aesthetic objects to shoot in that place was more hassling than he thought though.

as minutes passed, he finally decided that it was enough. panting, he turned his camera off, sitting on the same block. just like their arrangement on the bench earlier, suji was on the middle, this time with more space.

sicheng waited for the him to calm down and regain his regular pattern of breathing before breaking the silence with a verbal realization.

"it's our last day together, suji."

"awww." she pouted, looking to her left, then to her right to catch small glances of the two men. "you two live with us then!"

"no. y'all eat brown rice instead of white on a daily basis. healthy, but i would never be able to live with that." jace was firm with his disagreement once that specific fact he was terrified of popped in his head. with a different topic, he then asked, "would you run away from your mom and dad with us though? far from seoul."

". . . no?"

"after all we've been through?"

for an unknown reason, the younger male began dramatically fake sobbing into his hands. since she wasn't buying it, suji only burst into a fit of giggles. pushing away the secondhand embarrassment he was giving, her reaction was slightly relieving, especially knowing that they wouldn't have to deal with her panic in this time reeking of exhaustion. as jace was still in character, she put one of her short arms on top of his bended back, breathing out.

"i wanna go home."

joyed by the kid's idea, they consecutively stood up soon after, walking hand in hand to their vehicle while looking like a real-life uneven paper doll chain.

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