ACCIDENTALLY TEXTING YOUR EX BFF
choi soobin x gender neutral reader
where you and soobin were once close friends until he confessed a year ago and you rejected him because you didn’t want to ruin your friendship. after that he asked for some space and you guys haven’t spoken since. one late night you wallow in your pity and reread your old texts and accidentally send one.
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Truth was you didn’t have a meeting with any advisor, but you’d been up all night going through every scenario on how today would go. And most of them ended with Soobin hating your guts forever, so you made up a lie to delay seeing him.
The air was thick with a mix of anticipation and nostalgia as you made your way towards the cafe, the bell chiming and notifying your arrival. You immediately spotted a head of blonde hair in the corner booth, where Soobin was waiting for you. He was dumping way too many packets of sugar into his coffee and looked just as you remembered. Like home.
It had been a year since the both of you last spoke, a long twelve months filled with the echoes of a friendship. You, fueled by a sense of longing and the accidental press of a send button, had reignited a conversation that had been put on hold for far too long.
As you made your way towards him the atmosphere tightened as you started to feel the weight of unspoken words brewing inside you.
Soobin looked up at the sound of your footsteps and mustered a hesitant smile, a mixture of relief and uncertainty dancing in his eyes as you sat across from him.
“Hey,” he greeted, his voice a careful blend of warmth and reservation. You had almost forgotten what he sounded like.
“Hi,” you said, returning the greeting as a nervous smile played on your lips. A sense of awkwardness hung between you two, an unspoken acknowledgement of your last conversation a year ago.
Soobin pushed a cup towards you, steam rising up from it as he placed some creamer beside it.
“I ordered for you, you still like it the same way right?” he asked.
“Yeah, you remembered,” you comment, looking up at him as you take a sip.
“How could I forget?” he laughed. A laugh you could recognize anywhere.
“It’s been a while,” you start, awkwardness still lingering between you both.
Soobin took a sip of his drink, his hands too big for the cup as he broke the silence.
“Yeah, it has,” he spoke, memories of a year ago still weighing on him. It was like a barrier that the both of you wanted to dismantle.
“You know, I’ve missed you,” you admitted, finally meeting Soobin’s eyes. The vulnerability laced in your voice was palpable, yearning for a connection that once was.
Soobin’s expression softened, a flicker of emotion crossing his face. He hesitated before nodding, “I’ve missed you too.”
There was a weight of unspoken words hanging between them and you could sense Soobin’s guarded heart, a reflection of the hurt you caused him a year ago.
After a few more awkward glances you finally navigated the delicate dance of a conversation with someone who once confessed their love to you.
Soobin told you about Yeonjun’s crush on Beomgyu and how he called it months ago. He showed you new photos of his pet hedgehog and how he shit in Yeonjun’s room. You learned about all the gossip he’s heard from the semester and the professors he’s grown to hate. As you both chatted about the past year you couldn’t shake the desire to address the lingering emotions. You knew Soobin wasn’t going to bring it up, leaving you guys standing at the edge of a confession that neither was brave enough to voice.
Soobin feels it too, the precipice you both are on.
He wants to jump.
“Bin, there’s something I want…no. I need to say,” you confess, earnest.
Soobin looked up from where he was in the middle of showing you photos from his summer trip, curiosity and caution wavering in his eyes.
“What is it?” he asked, shutting off his phone.
You forced yourself to take a deep breath and continued, “Back then, when you confessed your feelings, I was scared. Scared of losing our friendship if things didn’t work out. But over this year, I’ve realized I miss more than just our friendship.”
Soobin’s gaze on you intensified as he searched for the unsaid words.
“I missed you…because I have feelings for you too,” you confess, “Back then and I still do.”
Soobin’s eyes widened, a mix of surprise and relief washing over his face as he set his mug down.
“Yn, I…,” Soobin swallowed, a hint of nervousness stopping him, “I never stopped liking you,” he admitted, his tone sincere. “And I wouldn’t let our feelings ruin what we have, I value our friendship too much to let it be overshadowed by my feelings. If you’re still willing, maybe we could figure this out together.”
As the weight of the confessions hung in the air you found yourself at a loss for words and could only dumbly nod back at him.
“I'd like that,” you managed to say.
Soobin’s gaze softened, a hint of remorse in his eyes. “Yn, I want to add something,” he begins, voice tinged with shame, “I’m sorry for asking for space and leaving you for a year. I regretted it everyday and it wasn’t fair to you, I could’ve dealt with it better.”
You met Soobin’s nervous gaze, the air heavy with unspoken forgiveness.
“I understand,” you reply, “How could I not? We both could’ve done better but let’s just move forward.”
“I'd like that,” Soobin smiled, “Can I sit next to you?”
You scoot over and let Soobin join you on your side of the booth. His body was pressed against yours in the small booth as he kept sending you glances. You were still in a state of disbelief as to how things worked out, fully expecting Soobin to laugh in your face at your confession.
Instead here he was, cheeks turning pink everytime you guys brushed shoulders.
“I know we’re in public but…I really wanna kiss you,” Soobin whispers, turning towards you.
“I’ve been wanting to for a whole year,” you whisper back.
Soobin holds back a smile and fails. He cradles your head, his hands swallowing you whole, and leans in to give you just a peck.
“Not enough?” he asks coyly as you pout.
Soobin surges towards you again, this time licking your mouth open and tasting your coffee flavored breath. You’re both the same amount of desperate and assertive, a year’s worth of lust fueled into one kiss.
Soobin catches your bottom lip between his teeth and swells them prettier.
He feels like home.
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