❝it's so much fun,

just watching you laugh and talk

as we walk.❞

walk you home

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hyeji burst into fit of giggles, walking beside renjun who constantly glanced at her face that glowed under the moonlight.

since the sky was gradually starting to get darker, renjun decided to drop her off hence, they were the first ones to leave their group hangout featured mrs. zhong.

he suggested for the two of them to walk rather than getting on a cab because in that way rejun felt that he would get to have some alone time with hyeji.

renjun chuckled along with her.

hearing her blissful giggle was a music to his ears and it was more than enough to spread a warm tingly sensation across his chest.

and he liked it.

hyeji gritted her teeth at the end of the sentence, pertaining it to jisung's parents.

renjun hesistantly brought his hand up and ruffled her hair causing the girl to flinch. hyeji then proceeded to playfully wriggle her eyebrows.

renjun didn't intend on saying his thought aloud but he smirked triumphantly when noticing hyeji's flushed cheeks.

hyeji rubbed her eyes to get a better view of renjun's face, to make sure that if it was really renjun or not.

hyeji inquired, leaning closer to his face with a questioning look.

renjun gulped and looked down at her lips but immediately snapped his gaze away from her face, especially her lips.

he cleared his throat and gently pushed her face away.

he felt his heart throbbing against his chest so loud that he could even hear his own heart palpitating in his reddened ears.

hyeji decided to tease the boy as she hopped beside him.

poking his arm with a teasing grin blossomed over her chapped lips, she spoke in a singsong voice.

renjun stopped on his track and gazed at her face, silencing her. he smirked with satisfaction and continued walking.

hyeji gaped and mumbled to herself. she cupped her cheeks and felt the heat radiating off from it.

hyeji shook her head and ran towards renjun, catching up with him. she groaned, feeling tired.

hyeji complained and glared at renjun but it all came to an end when renjun swiftly lifted her up and carried her in a bridal style, all too suddenly.

hyeji rambled, feeling flustered. renjun smiled at her, with their face just an inch away from eachother's.

renjun smoothly replied.

hyeji scoffed at his sudden flirtatious confidence, wondering about where he even got it from. she asked, finally giving in as she let him carry her since she didn't want to torture her exhausted legs.

renjun hummed playfully. hyeji smacked the back of head, earning a pained hiss coming from him.

hyeji dramtically cried out whilst facing towards the night sky, as if pleading for the divine lord of heaven to hear out her prayer.

the smile on his lips just grew bigger.

he winked at her, leaving her speechless with her jaw dropping.

hyeji was literally off her bonkers. was renjun okay? has he gone mad? when was he a confident flirt? was all that ran through her coiled and unstable mind.

but only if she knew about how renjun was actually panicking from inside. thankfully, the aforementioned male was quite good enough to hide his extreme off-the-charts kind of nervousness behind his innocent smiley face.

renjun silently questioned as he noticed the girl puffing out her cheeks.

that was the only thing to do that struck upon her mind so that she could control her heartbeat. the way how renjun was smooth made her heart to unconsciously pick up its pace.

maybe it was because of seeing this side of his for the first time.

that was how she calmed herself.

hyeji mumbled when she felt a drop of water falling onto her nose. both of them averted their gaze towards the sky and gradually, it started raining hard.

renjun uttered and scurried towards the nearby bus stop while carrying hyeji in his arms.

dropping her on the seat, renjun groaned to himself and facepalmed. hating the sight of rain itself.

hyeji asked worriedly and scooted near to him as she noticed his distressed look.

renjun mumbled.

hyeji sighed, quite relieved that it wasn't because of having to carry her heavy self. hyeji extended her hand and felt the rain water hitting against her skin.

renjun hung his head low and mumbled out the words that he had wished to never say it to anyone but here he was, telling it to hyeji.

hyeji drew back her hand slowly and stared at renjun's downcasted face, feeling sorry.

renjun shuddered as he felt his eyes welling up with tears.

renjun exhaled a shaky breath and facepalmed.

hyeji instantly engulfed him into a warm hug. hyeji mumbled as she blinked back her own tears.

they stayed there in eachother's embrace for about 10 minutes, finding comfort in one another's arms.

renjun pulled back and smiled at her.

hyeji smiled and ruffled his head, silently hoping that he would feel better.

renjun sighed and stood up making the girl stand up as well. he looked over at her.

renjun stepped out of the shelter and stood under the rain whilst closing his eyes as he let himself get drenched.

he tried sorting out his feelings and he did find slight comfort while being under the rain which he used to always despise to the core.

he remembered hating the rain with all his heart. he remembered how his shoulder would always tremble whenever he would try to stay under the rain. he remembered how he would always bawl his eyes out but unfortunately, no one was there to give him a shoulder to lean on.

but this time, it felt different. the feeling of suffocation and despair, the feeling of being trapped inside a cage that was holding him back from escaping from darkness was no longer there. it was no longer inside of him but it was rather replaced with comfort and warmth.

hyeji joined him and stood infront of him as she held his hand to help him cope up. renjun blinked his eyes open and stared at her hand. he then intertwined it and lifted his gaze up, meeting with hyeji's encouraging ones.

and hyeji being next him made everything alot more easier and comfortable. her presence itself was more than enough for him to feel at ease.

oddly, he found solace in her. but he was glad that it was her who he found comfort in.

he said with a soft chuckle and hyeji's tensed up shoulders relaxed upon hearing him say that.

he hugged her, unexpectedly.

hyeji, ofcourse, hugged him back. she knew that at moments like this, everyone needed someone to lean onto. and she was willing to be that 'someone' for renjun and for the other boys as well.

afterall, they were like a family of her own.

and that very night, standing under the rain in eachother's comforting embrace, renjun confirmed something. something that has been on his mind lately, that would always divert his attention from thinking straight.

he knew he liked her.

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