Happier - Olivia Rodrigo

"We had so much fun today! There's so many places we went to and - Wow this ice cream is amazing!"

Woosung smiles softly as he eats his matcha ice cream, glancing to Ariana already more than halfway down hers, wearing a bright smile on her lips to her craves being satisfied.

Throughout the remainder of the day, the two have spent it together; from touring the city, eating at Woosung's favorite restaurant, to getting ice cream after going to the arcade, it sincerely has been something that they really needed.

To recover and mend the broken pieces that were once destroyed.

For their little moonlight in her tummy.

With his smile growing wider, Woosung wraps his arm around her waist with a hand to her belly, pressing a peck to her head.

"I'm glad you're happy."

Ariana beams enthusiastically as she traces one of her arms around his torso as they walked, letting her head rest against his shoulder. They're currently on their way home, going through the familiar neighborhood of Woosung's household, going through a nice pathway of pretty houses and trees in this warm evening.

Now they have a plan on asking everyone to have a movie night, or maybe play games or something. Ariana really wants to get to know more the rest of the roommates, so she had been excited about this throughout the entire day.

Even Woosung feels giddily about it too.

"You know what's ironic?"

Woosung hums back to Ariana as he used one hand to hold the cone of his ice cream, licking it.

"Ever since I got here, I felt...... Good," Ariana says calmly, staring around the view before her eyes with a twinkling smile, "I guess it makes me feel better that we sorted our issues and..... Well, having a child."

Something about how that sounded made Woosung feel like a bunch of butterflies are dancing in his chest, or even entire body. That's very true, ever since Ariana got here even Woosun has felt..... Content too.

This issue with Ariana has been tormenting his head for weeks, and now that they have talked and fixed their problems, it feels as though life is getting back into motion.

And they will be a little family, despite co-parenting.

They'll make it work somehow.

So Woosung traces his arm to around Ariana's shoulders, hugging her to his chest in a side hug, "It makes me feel happy that you're feeling good. That's what we all want, for you to feel comfortable and happy."

Ariana smiles genuinely, "And I do, especially now with this ice cream!"

"Good," Ariana meets his eyes, their gaze connecting, "I'm..... Glad."

The two stayed for a good moment like this, unable to break eye contact now. It was as though the world flowed in slow motion between them, filling the deepest part of their hearts with a weird feeling that they have tried to bury down throughout the entire day.

Truth is, it's hard.

Forgetting your first love is hard, or even accepting what once was isn't anymore.

It's..... Tough.

And they fell too deeply for that moment, leaning until Woosung's lips made first contact with her lips first, in a simple and quick peck.

Feeling his heart squeeze in his chest just by that delicate contact.

A contact that even made Ariana twitch a faint smile, blushing when Woosung pulled away, looking away shyly.

Now they can't stop smiling, especially Woosung, as he hugs her tight with a careful embrace as they continue making their way down the side walk.

But along the way, they noticed an empty basketball court with a familiar boy practicing his shootings from all angles of the court.

"Isn't that Theo?"

Woosung narrows his eyes to focus, but once realizing that Ariana was indeed right, he nods and was suddenly dragged by her hand towards the court.

Hollering with her whole chest, "THEO BABY!"

Taehyung was in the midst of shooting when Ariana yelled out to him, fixating his eyes to the side and immediate twitches a tired smile when he looks at them.

Ariana hooks her fingers over the fence, smiling brightly, "Working hard?"

Slowly Taehyung raised an eyebrow to Ariana's rusty French speaking, "You know French?"

"Two years of high school teachings," She says back, just as Taehyung approaches them from the other side, taking the towel from the ground and patting his face and hair, "Wow you look tall."

"And you tinier than usual," And Taehyung fixes his eyes to Woosung, nodding at him, "How was the city?"

Woosung smiles back at him, fingers hooked on the fence too as he leans against it, "She enjoyed it, that's all that matters."

Taehyung quietly smiles to the response and looks at Ariana, "Where did he take you?"

Suddenly Ariana went on a whole ramble, just as Taehyung listens to her while drinking water and splashing some to his face and already sweaty neck glistening with the sun. Woosung watched him casually, but then he began to feel a little..... Strange.

Taehyung's skin seems to be glowing and glistening right now of a tan and evidently the water he poured on himself. With long fingers, he rakes his now silver hair back, away from his face, pushed by the bandana on his forehead while he licks his lips slowly.

Just then he removes the black t-shirt he was wearing, leaving him with a black tank too under his muscular yet slim body. It makes his body appear bigger, even taller than usual.

He turns around for a moment to bend and gather his things, and Woosung quickly had to look away by how his cheeks blazed red, even feeling himself get shortness of breath for a good second.

That felt so odd.

"- And now we're here heading home. Are you coming?"

Taehyung now walks towards the exit, duffle bag over his shoulders as he approaches them, putting a black cap over his hair as he fiddles with the basketball in hand.

"Let's go, I'll make food."

Ariana enthusiastically beams and claps her hands, skipping ahead to the direct of the house - happy now to the mention of food.

Woosung follows her movement with his eyes and twitches a smile-

"You seem happier," Taehyung suddenly pats the back of his neck, "You guys - You okay?"

Taehyung noticed how Woosung flinched away from the hot touch on his neck, now not only feeling the warmness on his cheeks but now start to crawl down his neck.

The fuck?

Woosung looks at Taehyung, who's attentively staring at him cautiously, but Woosung only chuckles a panicked laugh, "Yeah, I'm fine. We should hurry up before she gets lost."

Quickly Woosung quickens his pace, mentally slamming his face against the cement out of embarrassment.

Yet that probably wouldn't take away the burn edging his face either way.

Nor his heart.

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A/N:
Oop.......

What do we have here...... Hmmmmm.....

I PURPLE YOU! <33