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( song of the day :
miracle - super junior )

"are you really staying here to give youngmi and taeil alone time," jace began to ask sicheng as he let him enter his unit, "or did you just wanna see me and chill as boyfriends?"

boyfriend :D

"hmmm, maybe both?"

once sicheng took a good look at the place he hasn't visited in a while, he figured that nothing much changed. there were still numerous piles of clothes, unwashed dishes, those two dim lamps seen on both corners of his bed, and that bright blue speaker that played upbeat songs.

jace sat by the corner of his bed, arms crossed as he looked at the other critically. "how do i make sure that you're not dating me again for a new dare now?"

"that kiss . . let's reenact?"

"woah quick decisions huh," jace chuckled, running a hand through his chestnut brown hair, "take a shot i guess."

and there it was, the connection of their lips that set off bombs of sweetness. passion collaborated with an appropriate amount of sincerity, and the mere thought just made jace smile. their evening was filled with nothing but joy as he now realized . .

everything was real.

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johnny set his wine glass down as he and seoyeon stayed at his front porch, appreciating the view of the raindrops touching the plants, and the cars' tires swooshing through the water.

amidst the silence, seoyeon decided to say, "are you worried?"

"worried about what?"

"well, you know," she began, "this. we're not married yet and i'm just . . i'm afraid of what people would think of us. our families, friends, colleagues even. plus, this is a new━"

johnny shushed her before her overthinking could go any deeper, grinning widely for some reason she couldn't decipher.

his hand rested on her shoulder and despite that action of his being repeated multiple times, it never failed to make her heart race.

"i'm not worried because i'm with you and that's all the comfort i need."

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ahn and doyoung roamed the streets under the rainy night, hot fudge sundae cups from mcdonald's in their hands while their hoods served as shields from the rain.

as doyoung neared finishing the contents of his cup, he felt a strong yet familiar hand grip his arm, forcing him to turn around. soon, he exchanged glances with those puppy eyes, feeling a sense of━

well ahn slipped.

and he took doyoung with him.

both winced in the pain their backs undergone as they touched the cemented floor, spitting out gibberish every now and then.

"i don't know if that should be romantic, but i hate you for it."

the other squeezed his eyes shut out of embarrassment, mentally cursing on how his fantastic visualization didn't go as planned. " . . yeah this turned into an epic fail, sorry."

but even though the heavy pour of rain fully soaked the both of them as they laid on the sidewalk, both laughed. the deafening kind of laughter that made their stomachs momentarily ache with their stretched lips presenting pearly white teeth. it was euphoria they haven't felt in a long time.

ahn shifted from his position a little to face doyoung, plastering a flirty smile. "wanna take a shower together once we get home?"

"fuck off, ahnhyuck."

[ hello : this is that chapter idea I got from walking in the rain 🤩 ]

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♤ gabrielle's note

sURPRISINGLY, this chapter involved no proofreading because we bad bitcz™

also not at how each chapter already have extra 15 reads just because of my addiction to clicking preview 😔