melonmork

[melonmork]

i have one mood and it is In Love With Mark Lee

[melonmork]

a moodboard for "this is home" made by my ever talented and lovely best friend ira @livingforcolor !!💛🍰🌷💕🌙💖

[melonmork]

waiting on you~🌅🌿💞

in which you wait tables at a pizza restaurant and jeno is a super cute customer who steals your heart!! (i hope you like the pun in the title)

~waiting tables is never an easy job, but luckily it isn’t too difficult at the small hole-in-the-wall pizza restaurant where you work

~you started working there recently, but you got a hang of it quickly and it’s been pretty low-stress

~the only real downside of working there is 1) juggling schoolwork and work work, and 2) not getting minimum wage

~but you’re managing!

~although tonight has been a real drag already, and you’re only half an hour into your shift with three hours left… a customer was particularly rude to you, making snide remarks about slow service and minimal selection

~you kindly tried to explain that every ingredient is sourced locally and made fresh to order, but the customer blew you off and hardly tipped you anything despite how often you were running back and forth between the table and the kitchen

~so naturally you’re in a bit of a grumpy mood, although you don’t show that to any of your customers

~the evening drags on and you’re pretty much counting down the minutes until 10 PM, when you get off work

~it’s around nine o’clock when a group of boys who look to be around your age file into the relatively small restaurant, all talking and laughing, and you sigh internally because you have the least customers out of all of your coworkers so you know the host will seat them at your big table

~you try to maintain your best attitude and put on a big smile, slowly approaching as they all get seated, falling back into their conversations with one another

~there are seven of them in total, all of them dressed in what appear to be exercise clothes, half of them wearing caps

~you come up to the table and introduce yourself, handing them all menus, telling them today’s special, and asking if you can start them off with drinks

~they all quiet down for you and nod amiably and you feel a lot less dread than just a minute ago as you jot down what each of them wants to drink and retreat into the kitchen to fetch them

~in fact, they all seem rather nice… they thanked you and spoke politely, some of them even said please

~and one of them smiled at you… smiles go a long way, especially on a day like this, you find yourself thinking. as you methodically fill up each drink, you can’t help but think about that smile… his eyes formed adorable crescent shapes and his lips curved charmingly into a warm smile

~you nearly spill the cola that you’re filling while thinking about that smile, and you shake your head suddenly in a comical attempt to stop that train of thought

~as you hand out the drinks to each of them, that same boy smiles at you, this time possibly a little brighter than before, and you return the smile and let your eyes linger on his handsome features a second more than before

~he has a well defined jaw, high cheekbones, a strong nose and strong eyebrows and wow he really is pretty cute…

~you quickly snap out of it and take all their orders once they’re ready, trying not to think about the cute boy

~what you don’t notice while you’re helping a coworker carry pizzas to another big table is that jeno is taking not-so-sneaky glances in your direction so often that his friends start to notice

mark: jeno u good? u need a refill or something?

jeno: oh uhmmmm,,

renjun: mark he thinks our server is cute that’s why he keeps stealing glances at them

jeno: yeah.. waIT i mean um jkfdsjaojdpa

~you’re just so smiley and patient and kind and he knows it’s your job to be but he can’t help but feel like it’s just who you are

~you don’t notice because of the cozy low lighting atmosphere in the restaurant, but jeno is blushing when you check up on all of them, asking if they need napkins or refills and asking them how the food is

~jeno is the only one who got mushrooms on his pizza so you decide to talk to him specifically cause it might be the only time u ever see him so might as well

~”how are the mushrooms?” you ask and you smile at him, leaning in a bit so you can hear his response

~he hesitates and his eyes get a little wide cause he’s surprised that you spoke directly to him but then he smiles and gives you an enthusiastic thumbs-up and nods and says “they’re delicious, thank you so much!” and you just smile and nod and tell them to enjoy before going back to the kitchen and trying to let your face cool down LOL

~eventually they finish up and are on their way and they leave behind a super generous tip which cheers you up even more and now it’s 10:11 PM and you can go home

~so thanks to cute smiley boy whose name you don’t know (plus all of his kind friends) your night wasn’t so bad after all

~two days later you work again and… much to your surprise, cute smiley boy comes in again, this time with just two of the other boys from last time, all of them looking a bit sweaty but still energetic and upbeat and when you see him you can’t help but smile to yourself

~by some stroke of good luck, the host sits the three boys in one of your tables again and you secretly thank the heavens because you know this will be the highlight of your evening

~you approach the table and do your usual greeting and they’re just as polite as before… except they act kinda funny once you’ve finished talking and you’re waiting to take their drinks 

~the two boys sitting across from cute smiley boy are saying “jeno, you go” and “jeno say something” and smiling at him, sparing you quick glances before looking expectantly back at the cute smiley boy… whose name you just learned to be jeno :^)

~jeno is obviously a bit flustered, trying to suppress his smile and giving them urgent and playfully mean looks and finally he sighs, hangs his head, and looks up at you

~he smiles apologetically and says “um, sorry, i hope we aren’t bothering you! i’ll have a water, please” and he keeps eye contact with you the entire time, which most customers don’t do

~and since he’s so cute it’s especially flustering and you wonder if the lighting from the nearby window shows your blush… you try not to think about it, taking orders for the other two boys and heading off to get them

~you wonder why they were acting weird… was jeno being shy? was it because of you? you wonder, suddenly very shy at the thought

~”whatcha smiling about?” your coworker asks innocently, coming beside you to also fill cups

~you don’t know what to say so you just say “oh um… nothing” and they give you a side eye and they’re like “uh huhhhh okay… is there someone cute here or something?” and you clam up a bit and you’re just say “no,” but you’re still smiling down at your feet… any attempt at hiding that smile is futile the moment you think of how cute jeno’s eyes are when he smiles

~it occurs to you suddenly that you don’t even know him and it’s a bit silly to develop a crush on someone so quickly,.. right?

~nevertheless, your cheeks heat up immediately when you bring out the drinks, and again when you take their orders and bring out their food

~that night after jeno and his two friends leave, your coworker makes a comment in passing 

~”that cute customer was definitely stealing glances at you the entire time he was here, just sayin ;-)” and you’re like kfdjfjawejoif shush… but also.. really??!

~jeno comes in a lot in the next few weeks and you think he must be getting tired of the pizza but nope, he comes in pretty regularly

~always wearing joggers and a loose tshirt and sometimes a cap, always a little bit sweaty but nevertheless handsome

~the more you see him, the more you find yourself wondering why he always looks like he just exercised

~surely not, there isn’t a gym anywhere nearby and it’d be a long way to come to eat pizza after a workout

~his friends he comes in with, always the same couple people in different groups, are also a bit sweaty, so they must have been doing something together

~one night at 10 PM after he’s come in regularly for weeks (the host curiously has seated jeno and his friends in your area 100% of the time) you go over to him and he’s alone

~”how are you?” you ask, more comfortable around him since you’ve been serving him and sometimes even making light conversation with him for a while now

~”i’m good, just a bit tired,” he says, and he gives you a soft smile and your heart beats double time

~his unkempt hair is so poofy and looks so soft and you can’t help but imagine how wonderful it would feel to touch

~his shoulders, neck, jawline and cheeks are all so handsome and you glance at them not-so-subtly… embarrassed, you quickly meet his gaze again, but if he noticed your eyes wandering, he doesnt show it

~(he did) (his heart is about to explode) (you are so cute he can’t take his eyes off your pink cheeks and pretty eyes and the way your lips curve into the most lovely smile he has ever seen)

~”do you come here after working out..?” you venture, tilting your head a bit, immediately embarrassed for having asked

~he lets out a little good-natured laugh and says “kinda, i have dance practice five times a week with the team and it usually lasts all day”

~”all day?? wow…” so that’s where he comes from all the time.. then you ask “where are your friends tonight?” and you gesture toward the empty seat in front of him

~”ah… they… they’re getting kind of tired of pizza” he laughs sheepishly and runs a hand through his hair and then shakes his head to smooth it out, smiling down at his lap and then up at you, and you laugh with him

~”aren’t you?”

~”i… don’t just come here for the pizza,” his voice is a bit quieter now and his cheeks are visibly flushed and you want to ask more but you just blush and look at your pen and notebook in your hands for a moment, smiling to yourself and then at him

~he’s looking up at you and he seems like he wants to say something else but at that moment one of your tables flags you down and you’re like oh i gotta go, do you want water? and he clears his throat and says yes, thank you, and you flash him a smile before hurriedly going to wait on your other customers, your face still hot

~you knew what he meant by that

~in fact, you’d honestly known for a while why he came here so often

~the food was good, but not THAT good, and the selection was small, so surely he got tired of it a while ago, but still he came

~his friends, some of whose names you had learned (donghyuck, chenle, jaemin, mark, renjun), would always give him knowing looks and winks and wiggly eyebrows after you had visited the table to check up on them

~not to mention your coworker told you almost every time jeno came in “that jeno boy has THE biggest crush on you, you should snatch that cutie up quick ;-)”

~so you had kind of known, but he pretty much just confirmed it himself, so your mind is preoccupied as you provide more napkins and drink refills for the customers who flagged you down

~after that you bring the water to jeno and he looks a lot more composed now, thanking you with that big eye smile of his and taking a cute sip, smiling again afterwards

~you laugh shyly….. he’s just so cute and pure and you wish you could get to know him better because you’re sure you’d like him even more if so… he seems so kind and relaxing

~”are you ready to order?” you ask amiably, and he nods, so you ask “your usual pizza?” but he shakes his head

~instead, he orders a slice of strawberry cake and a cup of coffee, so you jot it down and go get his food

~you’re busy making his coffee when your coworker slides up next to you and leans in and says “cute boy jeno has been smiling at his phone pretty much the whole time, except for when he’s smiling up at you instead. he’s probably texting those other boys about how especially cute you are tonight in your cardigan and loose jeans” and then they meander off to do something else in the kitchen area (but not before sending that trademark wink your way) and you’re standing there at the counter with the sugar spoon in your hand kind of stunned at the thought of jeno texting his friends about you

~(your coworker is spot on)

~jeno is back at the table sending about a thousand texts to the dreamies group chat 

jeno: GUYS their outfit is so cute today!!!

renjun: tell them!

jeno: noooo ican’t

jaemin: don’t be a baby  🙄

donghyuck: you better go through with the plan

jeno: i’m gonna try but they’ll probably say no :-(

mark: u got this bro

~soon enough you come back from the kitchen carrying the slice of strawberry cake and coffee for him and you set it down but you have to leave again quickly because the other table flags you down again, loudly asking you to hurry over, and you try not to show your annoyance as you whisk away, telling jeno you’ll be right back

~a few minutes later you’ve given the other customers their check and they’ve left, leaving a meager tip behind, and you do your best to not sigh as you tuck it away and go back to put the receipt at the register

~it’s about 10:30 when you go back out to the eating area and because it’s a tuesday night, no one other than jeno is still in the restaurant, and you feel a wave of both relief and nervous excitment wash over you as you head to properly check up on him

~he quickly tucks his phone away when he sees you heading over, flashing his warm smile at you

~the restaurant is pretty quiet; the only sounds are the muffled clanging of dishes being washed and put away back in the kitchen, a hushed conversation between a few of your coworkers relaxing at a table in the corner, and the soft piano jazz music from the jazz radio always playing at the restaurant

~”you’ve hardly touched the cake,” you comment gently as you approach the table, “is it not good?” 

~he makes a surprised face and then says “no, no! i was.., waiting” and then he smiles and glances at his folded hands resting on the table. he looks back at you and you two hold eye contact silently for a shy moment before he gestures to the chair across from him and asks if you would like to sit down for a moment

~you glance back towards the kitchen and the register and notice that all of your coworkers are on their phones or in a conversation… no one is looking and this is an opportunity you may never have again…

~”i’m not really supposed to… but i would love to..” you smile at him and sit down across from him, resting your elbows on the table and putting your chin in the palms of your hands

~jeno is so lovely in the warm low lighting, soft shadows emphasizing his handsome features; his gaze is calming and kind and mesmerizing, and you allow yourself to admire him like this for a little longer than usual

~he’s doing the same thing. he can’t stop smiling gently at you, at the way your cheeks raise when you smile softly at him, at the way your lovely hair frames your face, at the way your pretty lips look like heaven to kiss…. he imagines cupping your cheek in one hand and holding the back of your neck in another, he imagines your shiny eyes looking at him so warmly from much closer than now…

~but he makes himself snap out of it before he blushes too much, and he lets out a little laugh and moves around in his seat and asks if you’ve had the strawberry cake before

~”actually, no, i’ve never had it before,” you muse, and he nods at you and then goes quiet again

~you can tell he’s just as nervous as you and it makes you even more nervous….,., you can tell he likes you and it’s making your heart beat like crazy

~”would you like to try it?” he asks, doing his best not to be shy, giving you a hopeful look 

~you hesitate, since you know that you’re not supposed to and it might even get you fired… but no one’s looking and your boss is busy crunching numbers for the budget back in the office.. and when might you ever have this chance again… so with a whole butterfly garden dancing around in your tummy and your heart beating even faster, you quietly say “sure”

~his smile grows so big and you watch him with shy heart eyes

~he carefully gets a piece of the cake on his fork (making sure to get a strawberry for you) and he leans forward, almost out of his chair, and tentatively brings the cake to your mouth and you weren’t expecting him to feed you so you’re really taken aback and your face is so so hot

~you hesitate for a second, looking at his shy but happy expression and taking the cake from the fork

~his hand hovers underneath the fork to make sure it doesn’t make a mess and your hand instinctively does the same, cupping his hand in your own

~you’re surprised by your boldness but …his hand is so warm in your own and it’s the closest you’ve ever been to him, so you decide to let yourself enjoy this moment, even if you feel as though your heart might really beat out of your chest

~jeno’s heart is also beating a mile a minute and he silently commends himself for going through with the plan as he leans back in his chair and watches you fondly

~the cake is so good and his company is so comfortable even if he makes your heart beat fast and you know you should get up and help out in the kitchen but you want to stay and enjoy his presence for a bit longer,, the sound of his voice is like a soft song and you listen as though in a beautiful dream as he tells you about himself

~you like him even more when he tells you that he dances to hip hop and electronic and rap and r&b music but he also loves to garden and read and watch romcoms and sometimes when he has free time he tries to bake but pretty much everything he makes he burns…

~you tell him about yourself too and he listens attentively, smiling a lot and nodding and occasionally asking a question

~the conversation flows so naturally and you don’t even realize it’s 11 until your coworker who’s always teasing you about jeno comes over to the table and smiles at you both and says “i hate to break up this long overdue moment, but you both really should get going, the restaurant is about to close up” and they wink obviously at the two of you and then meander out of the restaurant and leave you and jeno blushing and avoiding each other’s gaze and trying to hide your shy smiles 

~and then jeno gives himself a quick pep talk in his head … you can do this jeno!!! just ask them!! they’ll say yes dont worry!! you can do it! so he speaks up after a moment 

~”is it okay if i get your number…?” and he looks kind of hesitant, as if he’s worried you’ll say no, and relief visibly washes over him when you enthusiastically tell him of course and enter your number into his contacts (complete with a few cute emojis by your name)

~he thanks you for sitting down and talking to him and he says “i’ll text you if that’s okay!!! good night! see you!” and he pays and tips you Way Too Much and you sigh fondly as you wave goodbye to him

~he lingers in the doorway and waves at you for a little too long before finally leaving, a big grin on his face and his heart leaping over the moon

~just like you :~)

~that night when you get home and you’re getting ready for bed, your phone dings and you read the message 

hey!! it’s jeno! thanks for spending time talking to me tonight, that was so nice! are you working tomorrow?

~you finish washing up your face and then respond, giddy that he’s already messaging you 

thank you for letting me sit with you  😊 nope, im not working tomorrow, sorry :-(

~then you create his contact in your phone as you wait for a response 

from: jeno  🌷🍰

don’t be sorry, i was actually hoping you weren’t working! i don’t have dance practice tomorrow either 😊 maybe we could meet up somewhere else tomorrow? i’d like to finally spend time with you somewhere other than the pizza restaurant, if you’re alright with that!

~you have to put your phone down and bury your beaming face into your pillow and let out a muffled happy yell and you wiggle around excitedly and then respond

jeno, i would love that. i’ve waited on you for a long time, haven’t i? it’ll be nice to actually sit down together!

~a few minutes later his response comes through

from: jeno  🌷🍰

yes, it will be!

~and then you send a little smiley face

~you don’t expect another response and you’re super sleepy so you crawl under the covers and get cozy, putting your phone on your nightstand and closing your eyes, ready to sleep, but your phone dings again shortly after and you sleepily check the message

~when you read it, your heart skips a beat, and you just stare at it for a while, astounded and grateful and fond, because now you’re sure that cute smiley boy jeno, with eyes as beautiful as the night sky, a voice like a summer breeze, and a smile brighter than the most brilliant sunrise, likes you too

from: jeno  🌷🍰

i’ve waited on you for a long time, too

a/n: thank you all for waiting! it’s been kind of a wild week back from spring break and im sorry about how long this took! im writing about jisung next, which i should have done a lot quicker than this one since it’s almost the weekend~ thank you all again for waiting! i hope it was worth the wait! lolol pun not intended

[melonmork]

this is home

in which yukhei works at his parent’s bakery in the town where you spend your summer~ 💕💫💛💖

~the best part of spending the summer in your parent’s home town is the accessibility of everything due to walking and biking trails that connect almost every neighborhood, store, and of course the downtown area

~you’d been spending summers here for a long time, longer than you can remember

~you love taking walks in the warm summer air, watching the birds flying in flocks over head, smelling the breeze that carries the perfume of flowers in bloom, and listening to children’s laughter like a song in the afternoon daze

~and now, this summer seems auspicious already; you arrive at your grandparents’ home just as the setting sun paints the sky brilliant shades of golden yellow and deep orange, and you fall asleep soon thereafter thinking about where you will venture to tomorrow

~mornings here are your favorite, because nearly every morning, like this one, you wake up to a simple melody sung by a bird right near your open window, and the sunlight in your eyes welcomes you back

~this year more than ever before, you feel a sense of home, and the thought lingers through breakfast and even as you say farewell to your family and set out to see what’s new in town

~yes, you think, i’ll go into town today and see what all is there, see if there’s anything new

~you walk leisurely through the paths, sometimes through woody areas teeming with wildflowers, squirrels, and butterflies, and sometimes through a quaint neighborhood with bikes strewn haphazardly on driveways, or an old man reading a book on his porch, enjoying the fresh morning air just like you

~after a relaxing half hour walk, you arrive in the downtown area, welcomed by the familiar scents of street food and the sound of soft, upbeat jazz tunes coming from shops surrounding the blocks

~the thought and feeling of home reoccurs to you instantaneously, and your heart feels a bit giddy at the sentiment. even though you don’t really live here for most of the year, you certainly feel a sense of belonging, and you can’t help but smile at the familiarity of everything in front of you

~you make your way comfortably through the area, recognizing each store and almost every street vendor, save for a few

~the smells tempt you every time you get a whiff of them; you ate a rather big breakfast, but that was nearly an hour ago now, and besides… how does that saying go? oh yeah! “when in rome…”

~so you continue down the street, turning here and there and making your way to your favorite cafe in the area, eager to taste that amazing lemon poppy seed muffin again

~but while you’re on your way, you have to do a double take, because something’s different…

~to your surprise, a local bakery had taken place of the small pottery shop you used to look through often

~your heart falls at first, upset to see that the pottery shop is no longer there, but your stomach wins over your heart after you get a whiff of the pastries and breads inside the new bakery

~you hesitate for a moment, not completely willing to give up on your quest for that divine lemon poppy seed muffin, but you figure it will be there later, and it’s always good to try something new, so you enter into the bakery

~and good lord does it smell heavenly in there

~and it’s not only the smell, but the ambiance of the bakery that enchants you

~the walls are a light yellow, the color of honeysuckles, and small vases with pink roses complemented by baby’s breath grace each little cafe table

~small speakers on the ceiling play soft accoustic tunes accompanied by charming lyrics

~the glass door and the multiple windows let in a cozy amount of sunlight, completing the comfortable atmosphere, and you decide that you aren’t upset anymore at the disappearance of the pottery shop

~nor are a lot of people in the area, either, apparent by the considerable line of people waiting to order a fresh pastry, or maybe a latte

~so you make your way to the end of the line and admire the decorations, the cute light bulbs hanging from the ceiling joining with the sunlight to illuminate everything in the cafe warmly and softly

~framed paintings of fruit bowls, loaves of bread, and people picnicking hang on the honeysuckle walls, and you look at each painting as you wait in line, slowly moving forward

~you’re close to the counter when you find yourself standing in front of a large wicker board covered in photographs which, as you inspect them, seem to be all of the same family

~in most of the photographs, the family is in a small kitchen, kneading dough or stirring something in a bowl or peering into a retro-looking oven

~there are a few photos of the same young boy, who in some photos wears a cheesy grin that lights up his whole face, and in others feeds his mother some sort of baked treat of his own childish creation, opening his own mouth as he feeds the treat to his mother, who looks at him fondly

~the odd photo out is the one of that same boy wearing a high school uniform, holding a diploma and standing in between his parents, wearing that same bright smile but looking much more handsome, and naturally so; in the photo, he is tall and seems mature, and you think he must be around your age in the picture

~you gather that this family of three-the mother, the father, and the son-is the family that opened this bakery here

~the line moves forward, and so must you, so you reluctantly remove your gaze from the photos and shuffle forward until you’re standing in front of the display of pastries, cakes, and sandwiches, all of which make your tummy growl on sight

~it’s so hard to decide because everything looks so absolutely delicious, and your heart (and tummy) is torn between the chocolate croissant and cinnamon bagel

~which you unfortunately do not have the time to choose between before it’s your turn to order at the register

~the same woman from the photos you were looking at earlier stands behind the register, wearing the same pretty smile as in the photos, her face a little more lined than back then but no less beautiful, and you can’t help but smile back at her motherly appearance

~“what can i get for you, darling?” she asks kindly, her smile genuine and inviting

~“well…” you start, but then stop, because you still havent decided between the croissant and the bagel and you’re really too torn between the two to make a decision on the spot

~someone behind you clears their throat in an attempt to express their impatience, and you pick up on the hint and try to hurry yourself

~suddenly, the son from the photos appears behind the mother and leans his hip against the counter and says, “if it’s pastries you’re interested in, i recommend the chocolate croissant! it’s not too heavy and it’s got just the right amount of chocolate. plus, i made them this morning, so they’re especially good today!” he gives you a big smile, the same one as in the photos, and then pushes back from the counter and busies himself again near the coffee grinding machines

~that’s pretty much an inarguable omen, you decide, so you tell the nice lady that you’ll have a chocolate croissant and a chai latte and then make your way to one of the two person tables near the windows with your order number

~as you sit there enjoying the sunlight, you think about the son, who you suppose you were right about regarding age.. he looks to be fairly young, maybe just barely an adult

~what shocked you, though, was the depth of his voice… somehow, it differed so starkly from the brightness of his smile, and you couldn’t help but think of it as attractive

~as you wait, your mind wanders to other topics, like the swimming lake not too far from your grandparents’ house, and the mangos you plan to buy tomorrow morning at the local produce market near the residential area of town

~your mango daydreams are interrupted by the smiley boy, who surprises you as he places your mug and croissant gingerly in front of you

~and he surprises you further by sitting down across from you and starting a conversation

~“are you new in town? i havent seen you come in the bakery before” his question is amiable and he raises his eyebrows innocently, and you cant help but notice how absolutely brown his eyes are…. they’re lovely

~“oh! not really, i spend every summer here with my grandparents, and i got here just yesterday!” you respond, giving him a smile and stirring your latte as a means to busy yourself

~“ahhh, cool! well, i hope to see you in here a lot this summer! my name is yukhei, by the way. enjoy your croissant!” he smiles warmly at you and then pushes in his chair and leaves, returning your goodbye wave before going back to the counter

~and throughout the rest of the morning, even while you eat your delicious croissant, you can’t rid yourself of the soft smile and the flush that lingers on your face and in your heart, all just because the smiley boy, yukhei, took a little time to meet you

~he probably introduces himself to all the new customers who dine in, you think, and the thought finally removes the blush and soft smile at his actions

~two mornings later you return to the bakery, this time for bread as well as breakfast

~you come a lot earlier than your first visit, so only a few other people are in the cafe, and there’s no one in line

~so you walk up to the register and order two loaves of bread and a muffin from yukhei’s mother, then sit down with your number at the same table and you doze off as you look at the flowers in the vase, still sleepy from having not rested well the previous night

~you snap out of your doze at the sound of a plate being set down in front of you, and your tired eyes look up to see yukhei, his face sleepy like your own, too

~he’s smiling sheepishly at you and he apologizes for waking you up and you tell him it’s okay, dont worry!! but he still apologizes again

~and this time he asks, “is it okay if i sit here for a minute?”, motioning toward the chair across from you

~“of course!” so he seats himself and leans his elbows on the table and rests his chin in his palms

~“i felt bad that i never asked your name,” he begins, “so im glad you came back in… i thought i might not see you again…” he hesitates saying the last part, smiling shyly and slowly moving one hand to rest behind his neck

~you tell him your name and smile shyly too

~“wow! pretty name!” he gives you a big smile, the one from two days ago and the one from the photos, and it makes your heart skip a little beat, because u are quite sure you’ve never seen a smile so pure and radiant on a boy so tall and alluring

~“thank you, yukhei,” and he smiles and leans his chin back into the palm of his hand, and there’s a moment of comfortable silence where the pale early morning sunlight shines on his fluffy hair, his pretty big nose, his shapely lips and his cute eye bags, and you take all of his beauty in

~“there aren’t a lot of young people here,” yukhei says, “so i was so excited when i saw you… no offense to the older people” he laughs and runs a hand through his hair, making it even fluffier and messier, and you laugh with him

~“yeah, most of the people our age have moved out of town, huh?”

~you and yukhei spend fifteen or so minutes talking about the town and what you like about it, getting excited when the other person mentions a place you’re both familiar with

~his mom eventually calls him back to the register once more customers start filing in, and he lingers a moment, still laughing at something you said, before getting up and pushing his chair in… but he hesitates there for a moment, and then says, “i’ll see you tomorrow morning?” with a cute, hopeful expression, and of course you can’t say no to yukhei’s big brown eyes, so you laugh and tell him that you’ll see him tomorrow morning

~and you do see him the next morning

~and the morning after that

~and for the next month, you go to the bakery to see him at least five mornings a week, spending fifteen (or thirty, if his mom is feeling extra sweet) minutes with him talking about your lives, about your own home towns, about the swimming lake

~yukhei tells you about how much he loves baking, how it’s so fun to knead dough and the outcome is so rewarding, how icing cakes is meticulous and exciting as well as frustrating, how baking muffins and cookies is easy and fun

~one morning about a month after you two became friends, yukhei perks up from where he was taking a little nap on the table and practically yells “I FORGOT TO BAKE THE PUMPKIN MUFFINS!!” and you’re like dude????? what should you do? and hes like come on, come help me bake them quickly so my parents dont get mad

~he quickly gets up from the table and grabs your hand in his own, leading you quickly behind the counter and back into the kitchen

~he grabs two aprons from a coat rack on the wall and hands you one, then puts on and ties his own in a few seconds while you’re still standing there confused

~“are you sure it’s okay for me to be back here?” you ask, a bit apprehensive even if yukhei is the son of the owners

~“eyyy, of course. want me to tie that for you?” he gestures toward your apron, and you stutter out a “sure” and hand him the apron

~he was in such a rush a second ago when he tied his own, but this time he’s meticulous, standing close to you and draping the apron carefully over your head, then gently placing his hands on your shoulders to turn you around

~his long fingers quickly tie a bow with the apron strings behind your back, and he mumbles a soft apology when his fingers graze against your back

~the intimate moment is over as soon as it started as yukhei quickly guides you over to a metal countertop and asks you to grab a bowl and a whisk while he prepares the ingredients

~yukhei works surprisingly silently, adeptly and precisely measuring each ingredient and asking you to pour them into the bowl in a specific order as he mixes

~in not ten minutes, you and yukhei finish the prep and put the muffin pan in the oven, then let out a simultaneous sigh and lean back against the counter

~and then you hear yukhei let out a low chuckle

~you look over to find him smiling at you, shaking his head slightly and still chuckling

~“what??” you ask through your own giggling… you can’t help it, his smile and his laughter are just so contagious

~“you’ve got flour all over your apron, and some even in your hair! how did you manage that~” he teases, with nothing but kindness and laughter in his tone, and you look down at yourself and laugh too, because u really did manage to get flour all over yourself

~“here, hold still.” yukhei leans the arm closest to you on the area of the counter directly behind you, then leans in and narrows his eyes, looking at your hair

~you’ve tried so hard not to develop a crush on him throughout the past month because you’ll have to go away in two months anyway and you don’t want to deal with the heartache

~but he makes it so hard even when he’s just sitting across from you talking about how he stubbed his toe on a desk chair right after he woke up that morning, so how, in moments like this one, are you supposed to not fall … hard… for him?

~honestly

~he focuses on gently brushing the flour out of your hair, and while doing so he absentmindedly chews on his bottom lip

~your attention, naturally, is drawn there, and you wonder what his lips taste like

~pumpkin muffins? sugar? coffee? chocolate croissant? cocoa, or maybe even fruit? maybe they taste like those mangoes from the street vendor right outside…

~your attention is drawn away from the taste of his lips (to your dismay) as he leans back and inspects your hair from a further distance away, no longer chewing on his bottom lip (which is now pinker than before, and it makes ur heart beat faster)

~“okayyyyy much better” he says, making finger guns and shooting them at you (complete with “pew pew” sound effects bc this is yukhei)

~you laugh at his silliness and try to laugh off the racing of your heart too, which doesnt work as well as you had hoped

~especially since yukhei, with your permission, is untying your apron and removing it from around your neck, this time not mumbling an apology when his fingers graze your back and the nape of your neck

~yukhei turns to you after hanging up the aprons and thinks for a second before speaking

~“i have tomorrow off” he says, and you nod, listening

~“would you… er, could we hang out?” his hand goes to rub the back of his neck and you internally thank the heavens for it because his arm always looks so good from your angle

~“sure! i was planning on getting some mangoes tomorrow morning from the vendor just outside. should we meet there at the normal time?” you ask, surprised by your own confidence and simultaneously excited at the opportunity to spend a whole day with yukhei

~“yeah! yes! yeah man let’s do it!” his eyes light up and he holds his hands up for you to high five them, and when you do, he briefly tangles his fingers with your own and holds your hands in the air

~and for a moment you’re just holding hands with him and both of you are laughing 

~he holds eye contact with you as you let your hands drop and he’s still got his cute grin on his face and his hair is messy and floofy and your tummy is doing somersaults 

~that confidence you had just a minute ago??? she is Gone and now you’re standing there kind of nervously, looking a little too often at your fidgeting hands between stealing glaces at yukhei’s pretty features

~you don’t know what else to do or say and yukhei is literally just standing there smiling at you and he’s so close and you feel like something is going to happen and you’re not sure if you’re ready for that so you quickly say that you should get going

~he opens his mouth in an O and after a moment he’s like “oh, yeah, okay” and he becomes a bit awkward too and after a second of standing there quietly, he opens his arms for a hug and smiles shyly at you

~so of course you oblige, wrapping your arms around his surprisingly strong waist and his big hands rest gently on your back

~then you pull away and say goodbye and he walks you out of the kitchen and waves at you as you leave the bakery, still waving even when you’ve turned around and left

~and then he remembers the muffins

~the timer goes off just as you leave the bakery, and he doesn’t hesitate a second, sprinting into the kitchen to take the muffins out of the oven, fumbling to get a muffin out of the pan without burning himself, and snagging a paper bag as he sprints out of the bakery to catch up to you

~you’re just taking your time walking through the street on your way back home when you hear someone yelling your name and all of the people around you turn their heads too, wondering what all this commotion is

~you stop walking and look around, startled until you see yukhei running toward you, his hair going every which way in the breeze and he’s weaving through everyone quickly

~when he comes to a clumsy stop in front of you, he’s panting and he has to lean down and rest his hands on his knees for a second before standing back up and huffing “you forgot… a muffin!” then he smiles and laughs loudly and hands you a paper bag, crumpled from where he was holding it

~you laugh from shock, still startled but so fond as you look at him, panting, his whole face lit up by his unabashed smile

~then, just as quickly as he came, he waves goodbye (after wiggling his eyebrows at you lol) and starts jogging back to the bakery

~”gotta go, my dad’s going to be pissed!” he yells as he weaves through the crowd again

~and you’re left standing there, still taken aback, shaking your head and laughing at the boy who ran after you and ditched his job just to give you a muffin

~it makes you feel special… which yukhei hopes it did!! because you are special to him!!

~and his tummy is fluttering just as much as yours as he runs back to the bakery, sort of proud of himself because he saw the blush in your cheeks and your ears and he saw the way you smiled at him and thinking about it boosts his confidence

~his mood is fantastic for the rest of the day, even after his dad threw a dirty dish rag at him and ruffled his hair for running off

~”yeesh, the things young boys do when they’re in love,” his dad says as he walks out of the kitchen, shaking his head

~in love? yukhei considers those two words all day, finding that they feel and sound write in a sentence with his name and yours, and it makes him grin like a goober at random moments during the day

~you are also grinning randomly all day because u cant stop thinking about his hands holding your back and how nice it would be to run ur fingers through his floofy hair

~and you even think about stealing little kisses, sitting next to him in the grass under the shade of a tree, the wind playing with ur hair and his fingers playing with yours

~that night neither of you sleep very well, and yukhei sets out early to be at the mango vendor because he has too much energy and was getting impatient waiting at home

~on his way into town he picks a bunch of wildflowers, orange and pink and yellow and white, to give to you 

~he ends up helping the nice old man who runs the mango stand set up his display and cart and helps him run the stand while he waits for you to arrive

~the old man thinks yukhei is just the greatest young man in town and he gives him a bunch of free mangoes 

~so when you arrive a little bit earlier than the agreed time, yukhei quickly bids the nice old man goodbye and walks up to you

~ur cute boy is grinning ear to ear, in one hand holding a bunch of wildflowers that, while still lovely, are beginning to droop, and in another hand he’s got five mangoes 

~”hi!” he says, and he tries to wave, but the mangoes just fall out of his hand, and he hangs his head and laughs and you help him pick up the mangoes, taking a few so he doesn’t have to carry them all

~”hey, yukhei,” you respond, smiling back at him and giggling at how excited he seems

~”these are for you!” he hands you the flowers and u laugh again and thank him, telling him that they’re beautiful

~”just like you~” he says, and then he looks down at his feet before looking at you again, embarrassed by his own flirting, but proud of himself because of it too

~you thank him shyly and then you two are on your way, walking down the street, making light conversation about the summer, about the morning songbirds, about all of the street vendors; you laugh at his silly jokes and exclamations and he listens eagerly to your stories about here and about home, laughing at your jokes, too, even when they’re kind of lame :’-)

~eventually you find a bench in a park and you sit next to him, pulling out a bagel sandwich that you cut in half for you two to eat for breakfast, and you eat together, content to just be there in each other’s presence, even when the conversation lulls

~the day is so beautiful: a few fast moving white clouds grace the blue sky, songbirds speak with each other pleasantly from the trees all around, and the soft breeze moves through the park, dancing with the flowers and the grass and the trees, cooling you down and bringing you the subtle scent of the summer morning

~you mention it to yukhei, and he nods in agreement, admiring the lovely morning in the park, pointing out pretty views and cute dogs passing by

~and then he turns to you and looks at you with the same admiration, as if he’s beholding the loveliest sight he’s ever laid his eyes upon

~in fact, that’s exactly the thought going through his head

~and he’s also thinking that he has to tell you today because he doesn’t want to waste any more of the summer without you knowing how he feels

~he stands up, holds a hand out to you, smiles, and tells you to come with him, so you take his hand tentatively and follow his lead

~he walks you across the park, not saying anything, but as he walks he intertwines his fingers in yours and holds your hand tightly, as if he might lose you in a moment

~finally you reach the edge of the park where the grass meets the swimming lake you often visit, but he continues walking, entering a slightly wooded area, making sure you don’t trip on roots or stumps

~when you ask him where you’re going, he just smiles softly and says “you’ll see”

~eventually you reach a small clearing at the edge of the woods; the sun shines onto the little patch of forest, wildflowers like the ones you’re holding surrounding the grassy clearing

~it sits right on the edge of the lake, and your breath hitches in your throat because it’s so beautiful

~yukhei lets go of your hand and walks into the clearing, then turns to face you, smiling, pleased by your reaction

~finally, you manage to say that it’s beautiful, and yukhei nods and takes a deep breath and then rubs the back of his neck

~”i’ve wanted to bring you here for a while now,” he says, and he faces the lake now, watching the dazzling sunlight reflect on the water. “i’m glad you like it.” his voice sounds a little more serious than usual, and you’re a little worried because his smile has faded and he’s watching the water so intently

~you decide not to question him though; you walk over and stand by him and look out at the water too, recognizing points of reference from a different vantage point now

~you’re still admiring the view when he turns to you and abruptly says “i like you. a lot” and then he sighs again and looks back out at the water

~for some reason he thinks you’ll tell him that it won’t work, that you can’t be with him because you live somewhere else, that you aren’t into him like that, so he feels sad and a bit deflated

~until you say “i like you a lot too” 

~he’s like “okay, i understand.” cause he wasnt expecting you to say that to him so upfront

~and then a second later his face lights up and he turns to you, his playful, excited grin returning to his face, and he says “wait, seriously??! oh my god! wow!” hes laughing that cute laugh of his and he opens his arms again for a hug, this time not gentle at all as he holds you tightly against his chest and happily sways back and forth, still laughing, burying his uncontrollable smile in your hair

~you’re laughing with him, also hiding your smile against his neck

~he smells like cinnamon and sugar and clean laundry and… home

~home, you find yourself thinking again, this is what home feels like.

~after the bear hug, yukhei takes a mango from his pocket (yes he was keeping mangoes in his pockets) and he also takes a little pocket knife from his pocket and adeptly cuts up a mango, giving you one half to eat, and when you finish eating your half, he gives you the stone to eat the fruit off of too

~yukhei when he gives you the stone: “im only giving this to you because you’re so special to me~”

~you: “oh hush,,” but you’re blushing and u have to look the other way because you don’t want him to see how big you’re smiling

~your attempt is futile though, because he definitely notices and it makes him smile even bigger 

~after you two finish the mango, yukhei lays back in the grass and puts his arms behind his head and you watch him, openly admiring his arms and chest and his profile, and when he sees you looking at him he smiles and makes a silly face to make you laugh

~a few minutes pass, you sitting beside him, propped up by your arms with your legs out in front of you, both of you just enjoying the peaceful and beautiful day

~then yukhei sits up beside you, his shoulder nudging against yours, and he leans his face teasingly close to yours at the very moment you look over at him

~he smiles cheekily and watches your cute shocked face for a minute, shamelessly letting his gaze linger on your lips

~but then he leans back again and you look back out to the water in another futile attempt to hide your smile

~”can i lay my head in your lap?” he asks suddenly

~he really just wants to be close to you all the time and he’s trying so hard not to come off too strong right after he confessed to you

~you smile at him and nod and you think about your daydreams from just yesterday… the ones about his hair… about his lips

~he situates himself so that the back of his head lays on your thighs and he’s looking up at you and you get so shy when he says “you’re beautiful”

~again you try to hide your face, this time holding your hands in front of yourself and smiling widely from embarrassment, butterflies playing around in your tummy

~yukhei’s hands come up to yours and he gently pulls them away from your face, resting one of your hands on his chest and holding it in his own and leading your other hand to his hair

~he closes his eyes, smiling softly as you run your hands through his hair

~it’s even softer and fluffier than you imagined and your heart soars when you see how happy he looks, laying in your lap while you play with his hair and massage his scalp

~you two sit like that for a while, unhurried, enjoying the intimacy with each other which you’ve both been thinking about before falling asleep for the past couple weeks

~and then yukhei slowly sits up and sits criss cross beside you and asks you to face him, so you do, sitting criss cross too

~his expression is still so peaceful and content, his pretty lips curved in a small smile and his big, sleepy eyes fondly looking into your own

~again, his gaze falls to your lips, and he watches them for a moment 

~and then he brings a hand up to your jaw, gently cupping your face, his thumb rubbing your cheek slowly and softly

~”can i kiss you?” he asks, his deep voice quiet and each word deliberate, and you can’t even get any words out to respond, you just nod and try not to breathe too fast

~he leans in now, and you watch breathlessly as his lips part every so slowly and then in a moment you’ve closed your eyes and his lips are on yours

~and it’s so so much better than you imagined

~his lips are soft and he tastes like mango and the moment his lips touched yours he let out a low hum that made your whole body flush from head to toe

~the kiss is relaxed and sweet, your lips moving slowly in tandem; it doesn’t last very long, but it’s perfect, and he lets out a little sigh when he pulls away and it makes you feel like you must be in heaven... you must have just kissed an angel

~his thought process is exactly the same 

~he leans his forehead against yours and whispers “i’ve been wanting to do that for a while,” and you laugh and say “me too”

~in your head, that same thought repeats over and over again

~this is home, you think as you press another chaste kiss against his lips, this really is home.

i hope you enjoyed this! it's quite long, im sorry, ahhhh! shoutout to my gorl ira for coming up with this concept with me!!! 💐☕️💫🌳🌊🍰 

[melonmork]

once in a blue moon

soulmate!jaemin 🌙💕

a/n: in this au, identical birthmarks indicate soulmates!

~the only time you see your birthmark is through photos that your friends take or, when you’re bored, you’ll manage a blurry photo and inspect it disinterestedly

~it’s in the shape of a crescent moon, with another small disconnected spot perched right above the top of the moon shape, and it sits right behind your right ear before your hairline, in just the right spot to give you a headache when you try to see it in your reflection…

~the whole soulmate thing seems so intangible to you, although one of your closest friends just recently met their soulmate after noticing her identical birthmark while she bent down to pet a puppy

~of course you’re happy for them, and you’re excited to meet your own soulmate, but for now it seems so far away, so unattainable

~first of all, you think, what if their birthmark is somewhere i can’t see and i never know they’re my soulmate?

~and anyways, you muse further, my soulmate might live on a different continent, for all i know

~the unnecessarily loud snapping of fingers right before your face snaps you out of your daze, and you let out a little huff

~you look over to see your boss’ unamused face and your cheeks heat up

~”sorry, i won’t let it happen again, i’m sorry…” you say softly, glancing down to your lap before trying your best at an earnest expression, hoping to convince your boss once again to be lenient on you through your attempt at puppy eyes

~he sighs, shakes his head, and laughs, “that’s what you tell me every time. can you go stack these fiction books? they came in this morning. and put those poem books on the front display, they’re supposed to be a big seller.”

~you nod and quickly accept the task, thanking him and getting to work stocking the shelves with the books from the cart

~you finish up, admiring your creative setup of the poem books on the front display case, thanking your boss again when he compliments your work

~you decide you deserve (and need) a hot drink from the book store cafe, so you wander to that side of the book store and wait in line behind a few customers, one of them holding a poem book that you handed them while you were setting up the display

~while you wait, you check your phone to see that your friend sent you a photo of her with her soulmate; your friend smiles broadly while the pretty girl beside her plants a big kiss on her cheek. she sent it with the message “having so much fun at the beach with her! can’t wait for you to meet her!” 

~you smile at your phone and then put it away, opting to wait a while longer before responding

~and your mind cant help but wander to your soulmate again

~how tall will they be? you wonder

~how well will their hands fit in mine? what color are their eyes? do they prefer winter or summer? will they like the way i dress? do they like to read books too?

~again you’re snapped out of your daze, this time by the barista, jaemin, who calls your name gently

~”you want the usual?” he asks, smiling slightly at you, looking you in the eyes

~he always does that, and it makes you blush, and for a second the thought occurs to you that jaemin could be your soulmate…

~no, you think, he probably already found his

~”please and thanks” you respond, returning his smile and waiting at the counter as he writes your name on the cup

~you admire his black hair that falls softly in small strands out of the style and into his eyes as he looks down and writes

~you admire his profile as he hands the cup to the other barista, taeil

~you cant look away from him, from his shapely jawline, his dark eyebrows, his lips, soft and slightly shiny from the lip balm you sometimes see him rubbing on from across the book store

~aaaand much to your embarrassment, you’ve dazed again

~you snap out of it at the sound of jaemin’s soft laugh

~he’s shaking his head slightly, and you blush and laugh along with him

~since there’s no one in line behind you, you have time to chat with him for a bit, so he strikes up a conversation

~”you always seem like you’re somewhere else, you know. what are you thinking about now?” he inquires, leaning his elbows on the counter and watching you for your reply

~you hesitate… how can i tell him that i was thinking about how beautiful he is? you think… eventually, you decide to just tell him that you were thinking about your soulmate

~”oh,” he says, his eyes widening, “you’ve found them? what are they like?” he asks, his smile fading slightly, but just enough for you to notice

~”oh no no i haven’t met them yet! i was just… wondering what they might be like…”

~he smiles again and looks at you silently for a moment

~”they must be wonderful if they’re your soulmate, and im sure they think about you as well. who knows, maybe they work in a book store too,” he adds, then leans back from the counter, “i should get back to work. see you!” he affords you another smile, a jaemin smile, and waves at you, then disappears into the small pantry behind the counter

~you pick up your drink and thank taeil, then head back to the register area to relieve your coworker johnny and take over for a bit

~he hangs around, leaning against the counter beside you, talking about a book he read last week that he recommends, and you two talk books in between ringing up customers and helping people find a certain book

~when the conversation lulls, johnny looks at you intently for a moment and you’re like what?? do i have cream on my face?? and he laughs and shakes his head

~”you like jaemin, dont you? you go get a drink from the cafe every time you work, but only after you spend a solid ten minutes stealing glances at him from all the way over here”

~as he says that, you involuntarily glance at jaemin, then immediately look back at johnny, your face heating up

~”see! you can’t deny it” he affirmed, crossing his arms across his chest and smiling, a bit smug

~”maybe i do. but what’s the point of liking people, johnny? why do crushes even exist when soulmates exist too? isn’t it pointless?” 

~johnny ponders this for a second, then responds, “attraction isn’t pointless. the universe has its ways of steering us along its path.” he smiles at you, places his hand on your shoulder, and then bids you goodbye and leaves the store

~”the universe has its ways of steering us along its path…” you repeat to yourself, mulling it over 

~it makes perfect sense, doesnt it? you think

~in fact, it gives you courage, and you decide then and there that next time you have a shift at the same time as jaemin, you’ll spend more time talking to him, maybe even wait for his shift to end and sit down with him like you did once a long while ago

~two whole weeks actually pass before you see jaemin again at work, and you swear he looks even more beautiful when you finally see him again

~his skin is a bit tanner and brighter and his hair looks wavy and you find it even harder than normal to look away

~this time he catches you looking too, and he flashes you his lovely, big smile before you’re able to turn away in a sorry attempt to hide your embarrassment at having been caught staring

~you’re trying hard not to look at him, because it makes your heart beat way too fast, and you even begin to question your plans of going over to him

~but it turns out you don’t need to worry about that anyway, because a moment later you see beautiful, glowing jaemin’s dazzling smile right in front of you, and he looks so cute in his barista apron and cap with his wavy hair poking out from underneath the sides

~”jaemin, hi…” you manage, a little bit breathless by how suddenly he came to see you

~”hey, when do you get off?” he asks, and his face lights up when you tell him that you get off in an hour. “me too! would you like to sit down and have a cup of coffee with me then?” and when he asks, you look into his eyes and you swear that they have stars in them; there’s no way the poor book store lighting could make them so dazzling

~”i would love that, jaemin” you respond happily, the weight of being the one to ask him lifted off your shoulders

~”i’ll see you then,” he says before flashing you another smile that makes your heart skip twelve hundred beats

~johnny from the register beside yours: ayyyyyeeeeeeee get it!

~once the hour has passed, you take off your own book store cap and make your way over to a cafe table, sit down, and wait for jaemin 

~a minute later, he emerges from behind the counter, still wearing his cap and apron, balancing two cups, a pastry bag, and a photo album in his hand, his signature beam plastered across his face

~you can’t help but giggle at his cuteness, and even though you’re nervous, you’re also so comfortable in his presence as he sets down everything he’s holding and gives you another big smile, saying hello

~you two make small talk about work and sip on the drinks he brought (of course he brought you your usual order)

~and then he says in a more serious tone “i have something i’d like to show you” and he opens the photo album he brought

~your moth drops open when you see the photos… they’re all of the moon

~each photo is a breathtaking shot of the moon, hanging amiably over the dark ocean in the dusk, adorning the warm pink morning sky like a pearl, or boldly white against a stark black sky speckled with stars

~”i went to the beach with my family last week,” he explains, “and i had some great opportunities to photograph the moon. it’s kind of my passion” and when you look at his profile beside him, your heart is filled with adoration for this boy

~and then you remember your birthmark, shaped like the moon, and here you are next to the boy who loves the moon, and you think it really could be possible that he’s your soulmate…

~when you see jaemin begin to look at you, you quickly return your gaze to the photo album, moving your hair absentmindedly out of your face 

~and you don’t realize it, but in doing so you’ve revealed your birthmark to jaemin, who is fixated on you as if you are the moon

~theyre my soulmate, he thinks to himself, oh my god theyre my soulmate

~after a moment you meet his gaze again and you give him a puzzled expression in response to his own shocked one

~”is everything okay?” you ask, and he clears his throat, smiles, and nods, and tells you that it’s getting dark, he’ll lead you out to your car

~so you two walk out side by side (johnny winks at you when you catch his eye on your way out) and step out into the cooler night air and he walks with you in silence as you make your way to your car, a bit confused by why he ended your conversation so abruptly

~when you get to your car, you begin to thank him, but he gently cuts you off

~”i… there’s something you need to see.” he says

~the street lights illuminate his figure from behind and the moonlight, especially bright tonight, although you cant tear your eyes away from jaemin to afford the moon a look to see why, shines softly on his face

~without moving his gaze from your own, jaemin slides his fingers slowly underneath the collar of his shirt and pulls the material down over his left shoulder

~at first you’re shocked by his actions, but when you see the darker patches of skin right below his shoulder, you begin to understand

~he’s showing you his birthmark

~and it’s yours

~a crescent moon with a small spot just above the tip of the moon, gracing his tanned arm

~and everything makes sense now

~”we’re soulmates,” jaemin says gently, his voice soft and wonderfully raspy as he pulls the collar of his shirt back over his shoulder and smiles so softly at you, and you find yourself jealous of the moon because of how often she must get to kiss his beautiful features

~”may i?” he asks, his fingers hovering over your right ear, and when you nod he ghosts his warm fingertips over your birthmark

~and in a moment his chest is against yours, his right hand tenderly holding the small of your back and his left hand deftly sweeping your hair away from behind your ear

~he leans in to kiss your birthmark and his breath is hot and wonderful on the side of your neck and you tilt your head, inviting him to kiss you, wrapping your arms around his waist and trying to control your racing heart and fast breathing

~his warm lips plant two, three, four kisses gingerly on the tender skin where your birthmark is

~he pulls away and looks at you fondly, smiling and still holding your back and your neck in his warm palms

~”you know,” he begins, “i’ve always felt that you are the only person more beautiful than the moon. i wonder how it is that we just so happened to work at the same book shop, in the same town, at the same time…”

~suddenly, johnny’s words echo in your head, and you voice them aloud, “the universe has its way of steering us along its path.”

~he smiles widely and, after thinking about it for a minute, says “you’re so right..” as he leans back, this time planting his gentle, strawberry-lip-balm-flavored kisses on your lips, savoring his time with you under the moon and stars, inexplicably glad that it’s you, it’s you, it’s really you…

~after he kisses you, he looks up at the moon

~you continue to watch him, even daring to kiss him quickly underneath his chin, making him laugh so cutely

~”look up,” he says, and you do

~”a blue moon…”

~”yep. a few minutes ago i would have called it coincidence, but you’ve got me thinking othwerise.” and he looks back at you and gives you that impossibly lovely smile of his, and you find yourself thinking the same thing as him

~it’s you, it’s you, it really is you...

thank you for reading!!! i hope it's a fun read! feedback is very much appreciated! 🌙💞😌💙 much love to you all! xxxx

[melonmork]

hey there! i see that you're taking requests and i really enjoy your writing so i was wondering if you could maybe do a soulmate jaemin kinda thing? thank you so much in advance! (also your use of emojis is perfect and adorable and honestly the cutest thing ever, just saying :') )

oh my gosh, this is my first ask and u have no idea how excited and thankful i am!!! with all of my heart, thank you! 😻😻i will happily write a soulmate jaemin au!! i’ll have it posted by tonight 😽 again, thank you soooo much, darling!

[melonmork]

body posi!haechan

a/n: this will be gender neutral! 💕🌈♥️ you who is reading this, you are beautiful! you are exquisite and lovely. remember, beauty is in the heart, and that shows outwardly. that being said, your body is beautiful too! be gentle and kind to yourself! 🌱🌸💗

~ur boyfriend donghyuck is always very outgoing and seemingly very confident, so often times he helps you feel more confident and outgoing, too

~but sometimes it has the opposite effect :~( which isnt his fault, nor is it yours! naturally, you, like everyone else, feel insecure sometimes and have trouble finding the beauty in your body, which is something haechan never outwardly struggles with so far as you can tell, so you feel discouraged by your own insecurity

~and maybe even a little jealous of how confident he makes himself out to be

~it's a topic you've never brough up with him, so you're not sure if you should or when you should, so for a week or two you decide to let it be

~but that causes it to fester, and, of course, your mood and behavior is changed because of it

~your responses to donghyuck's texts and calls are a lot slower than usual, your facetime conversations arent as encouraging for you as normal, and donghyuck has definitely noticed, but he hasnt said anything for fear of prying; he figured you might tell him if he gives you time, so he just talked to you like normal and patiently waited for you to bring it up

~but after two weeks of the same sort of abnormal behavior on your part, donghyuck was too worried to keep waiting, so he video calls you one evening after both of your schedules have cleared

~it takes you a while to pick up, since the day has been unusually strenuous and you've felt especially insecure :-(

~when you pick up, he's pouting at u and the camera is super close to his face and you cant help but giggle at his silliness

~"whaaat?" you ask, still laughing a bit

~he smiles at u and then his face turns serious and he's giving you kind of a sad expression and it confuses you a bit

~"is something wrong? you've been kind of... different for the past two weeks and im worried about you. you know you can talk to me about anything bothering you, right?" he says, his eyebrows knitted with that worry he's expressing, his voice dripping with concern and your heart aches

~but it's a good ache

~you weren't planning on mentioning it, but you're suddenly so glad he noticed because it has been taking such a toll on you

~and you cant even respond, your throat closes up, your whole face suddenly flushes and you feel the stress of the past few weeks well up in the form of hot tears behind your eyes, threatening to flood through any moment

~"oh no... baby..?" his voice, even more concerned, triggers those tears, though it's the opposite of what he wants

~and through your sobs and sudden inhales, you manage to ask him if he can come over

~"of course. im on my way. wait for me" he says quickly, throwing on a ball cap and a hoodie and taking his phone with him as he leaves the dorm and heads to you

~and he doesnt hang up the entire time he's walking over

~"it's okay, it's okay, im coming" he says over and over again, letting you cry and not interrogating you, just comforting you with his gentle, worried voice as he walks quickly to you

~eventually you stop crying and youre laying down on your bed, sniffling and doing your best to take deep breaths (donghyuck keeps reminding you "breathe, breathe, it's okay")

~when he gets to your house, he knocks on your door and you go to him, ur feet shuffling and ur heart so heavy as you open the door

~you hate it, but you feel a bit embarrassed by yourself, all of yourself, in your sweatpants and tshirt and messy hair and puffy eyes and runny nose, and you think you must look atrocious

~but when donghyuck sees you, with ur cute messy hair, ur tired eyes and ur little pout, ur pretty legs in the comfy sweatpants he bought for you last month, and that tshirt with the campbell's soup can print on it that u love to wear, his heart swells and aches and soars all at once

~you are so beautiful to him and he loves you so much and he hates to see you upset

~immediately he opens his arms and squeezes u tight against him and rubs your back as you begin to cry again, pressing kisses with his soft, pretty lips against the top of your ear and the side of your head and on your shoulder

~after a few minutes he leads you to your bed and he sits you down on the bed, then sits criss cross right in front of you and looks at you

~and when you look down, donghyuck sighs and gently places his hand under your chin, brings your gaze up to meet his

~"i need you to talk to me." his voice is gentle but also stern, his eyes looking right into yours, almost as if he can see your very thoughts through them

~with a shaky sigh, you close your eyes and begin to tell him everything

~you tell him about how insecure you've felt recently, how you're unhappy with your body, your face, your voice, everything

~donghyuck listens diligently, never interrupting you, his expression constant and attentive as you tell him everything, feeling both overwhelmed and relieved to be letting all of the stress of the past two weeks out

~when you're done, he lets out a breath and looks down into his lap for a minute

~u dont know it but he's trying to control his emotions, he doesnt want to cry right now because he knows you need him to be positive for you right now and he wants to do his best

~but his heart shattered when u told him about how you feel ugly and inadequate

~he doesnt even know where to begin to tell you how divine you are, how incomparably beautiful you are

~but after a minute he looks up and his gaze meets yours and he gives you a soft smile, his beautiful brown eyes so warm

~his hands are warm too; he takes your hands in his own and squeezes them tight for a moment, then tangles his long fingers in yours

~for another minute it's silent and he's holding your hands and looking at you so fondly, his gaze like a caress as he traces your face and your figure lovingly with his eyes

~finally, he closes his eyes, takes a deep breath, lets it out slowly, and then looks at you and speaks

~"im in love with everything about you. im in love with the way you wiggle your toes under blankets when you're cold. im in love with the way your shoulders frame your lovely neck as you're focused on reading your book. im in love with the shape of your pretty cheeks when you smile at me after i make a stupid joke. im in love with the way your arms feel when you hug me and let me fall asleep on your chest after ive been practicing all day. im in love with your legs and how cute and pretty they look when you sit on the countertop and watch me make breakfast. im in love with your nose, the way it curves and how kissable it is. i love your scars, i love your freckles and moles, i love that birthmark you hate. you are mesmerizing. your beauty takes my breath away even when i think about you before i go to sleep. but those arent the only reasons you're beautiful."

~as he speaks, he rubs his thumbs across the backs of your hands, and he looks at you intently, the sincerity of his gaze emphasizing how honestly he means every word

~before he continues, his hands untangle from yours and he scoots closer to you, having you prop your own knees on top of his

~he's so close you can feel the warmth from his torso and face and you flush even more than you already had been, amazed that this lovely boy is so enamored by you

~his hands intertwine with yours again and he grins and then you grin too and look down into your lap, flustered by everything that's happening

~and then donghyuck lifts your chin again and leans in to give you and quick but sweet kiss, and your face flushes again

~the he goes on "you're beautiful because of your heart, too. your inner beauty flows out of you like sunshine and warmth and like the sweet scent of flowers that surrounds you on a warm spring day, so welcoming and so refreshing and so perfect. im in love with you" and in his brain he has so many beautiful metaphors and pretty words for you but he thinks he's said enough for now, he wants to show you that he means what he says, so he leans in to kiss you again

~you let him lead because it feels so good to be wanted like this and you really do feel beautiful for the first time in a while, so the way he gently yet needily kisses you makes your stomach twist into knots of satisfaction and confidence and excitement

~donghyuck's lips move against yours in a steady, slow rhythm, almost desperate with the way he's breathing quickly and the way his hand travels swiftly up from your own hand to the back of your neck

~but the kiss is sweet, it's not too much

~a couple times he lets his bottom teeth graze your top lip, then he presses his lips against it and continues to kiss you

~the kiss boosts your confidence a lot, especially after hearing his sincerity as he told you how beautiful you are to him

~finally he pulls away, his cheeks more red than you've ever seen them, his lips especially pink and plump, slightly parted as he breathes quickly

~then u both break into shy giggles, holding each other's hands and hiding your faces and then laying down side by side on the bed

~you're laying on your sides and facing each other and you're content and starting to get sleepy, finally feeling lighthearted enough to fall asleep without trouble, especially with donghyuck here beside you

~"you're sleepy?? already???" he teases you, smiling goofily and admiring your cute, sleepy face

~"mmm" you hum, letting your heavy eyelids fall closed

~"okay." he says quietly after a minute

~u feel the bed move and you hear him get up, his feet padding quietly on the carpet

~"where are you going.." you mumble, too tired to look but already missing the warmth of his presence

~"im turning off the lamp, silly~ dont worry, im coming back." u hear the light switch off and his feet shuffling back over to the bed, and u cant help but smile when the bed shifts and he lays down facing you again

~neither one of you says anything for a while, enjoying the other's company and warmth and proximity

~suddenly, donghyuck asks if he can hold you

~in your sleepy contentedness, you barely manage a nod and a hum

~with the hand nearest to the bed, he holds your hand against his chest

~and his other hand rests on your back, then up towards your shoulders

~in the dark, his fingertips deftly blaze trails of warmth and fondness all over your body

~his hand softly feels the back of your neck, the top of your shoulder, his fingertips follow your collar bone and then trace a line down the middle of your chest and rest on your tummy, and he fondly caresses your cute tummy

~his fingertips ghost over the bit of exposed skin on your hip where your tshirt has shifted a bit from laying down, then his hand slowly and tentatively rests on the back of your thigh and he leaves it there, then leans in again to kiss you one last time before you fall asleep

~he smiles into the kiss after your sleepy lips barely react to the conact

~and before pulling away, he whispers one more time, almost breathlessly

~"you are so beautiful..." and although you're nearly asleep, you hear him and you feel your heart ease and the stress of the past few weeks falls away finally as you fall asleep, held close by your sweet, sunshine honey boy donghyuck, who is completely and utterly in love with you in all of your unique beauty~

💕♥️💖💗💘💞❣️💓❤️💖💘💕

i hope it came out well!! thank u for reading!! please never give up on trying to love yourself! although it's certainly helpful, please don't depend on other people to compliment you in order to feel beautiful. you must realize that beauty is in your heart; it is in the way you act and the way you treat everyone around you. please, if you need someone to talk to, know that i am always happy to help in any way i can. you are beautiful. you are loved. 🌈🐝🌎☀️

[melonmork]

hello im still alive pls send in requests!!!

im on spring break so i have time to write!!!

[melonmork]

sleepover w hyuck!

~u and donghyuck are in the same grade and have been pretty much inseparable for the past 3 years so it's safe to say u and hyuck are close

~u guys do pretty much everything together, from homework to after school naps to getting takeout and marathoning movies on friday nights

~but for some reason uve never had a sleepover,,, and donghyuck brings it up one day when u two are just chilling in his room and playing mario kart

~"WATCH IT PRINCESS PEACH- hey you know what's weird? we've never had a sleepover. isn't that weird?"

~and uve never really put much thought into it but when u think on it, it is pretty odd that you and your best friend have never had a sleepover

~"yeah, i guess that's pretty weird"

~"wanna have a sleepover here on friday?? i'll make dinner if u bring snacks and dessert"

~and so ur plans to sleep over at the dorm with donghyuck on friday night are made

~once friday rolls around u buy half of a cake and some popcorn, pack ur clothes n stuffs, and go to hyuck's dorm, excited to spend the night at hyuck's place, goofing off and having fun with ur cute best friend

~when u get there, hyuck takes ur stuff to his room while u put the cake in the fridge and put the popcorn in a snack bowl and hyuck meets u in the kitchen a minute later

~"are you hungry? we can start dinner now if u want" he asks, standing beside u as u hoist urself up to sit on the countertop

~so u guys get started on dinner, u chop up vegetables and he prepares noodles and whatnot

~and he asks u to crush the garlic and youre like hmm. okay i will try and he gives u that Sideye and hes like "if u screw up the garlic i will send u home" and youre like dANG OKAY yikes

~so you're standing there in front of the cutting board and knife and garlic cloves and you dont know what the heck to do. you're at a total loss LOL you've seen donghyuck do it a couple of times before but u have no idea how

~and when u try... it's kind of a disaster LOL

~you pressed the flat side of the blade onto the garlic and started to lean ur upper body onto it while pressing ur palm onto the other side of the blade and u dont rlly know what happened but suddenly the knife clattered onto the floor and the garlic went flying off the countertop and under the oven and youre standing there in shock like .... what just happened

~and ure kind of expecting donghyuck to say something snarky and you're completely surprised when u hear what he says

~"oh my god are you okay? let me see your hand, did you get cut? are you okay?" he's standing right next to you and he's holding both of ur hands in his, looking all over for any signs of a cut, even something tiny, and you can hear him let go of a breath he was holding in when he realizes you somehow didn't get hurt

~he picks up the knife and rinses it off and goes back over to you and shakes his head, laughing a little but looking at u softly with his honey brown eyes

~he's so so relieved you're okay and he feels bad for making u do that since u werent really comfortable with it so he wraps his arms around you and gives u a quick, tight hug and ... you're pretty sure you just imagined it but did he just press a quick kiss into ur hair ??? surely not ,,,

~you take a deep breath and shake ur head and start laughing, finally not in shock LOL and u both break out into laughter and donghyuck gently gives u a lil shove and whines "ugHhhh you scared meee!!!!"

~and u feel ur heart skip a beat and ure like ??? @ heart,,, bro chill,,, hes my best friend

~but still u cant help but get butterflies when u think abt how concerned he was

~after u guys have giggled into the next century, donghyuck crushes the garlic for u and has u sit down on the counter and chill with him while he cooks

~"here hold this for me" "play that one song that goes like-" "OH MY GOD did i tell u what chenle did yesterday"

~ure just sitting there listening to him talk and singing along to songs with him and laughing at his silly stories and ure pretty much 100% heart eyes at him even if u wont admit it to urself lol

~after the food is done, u both go into the living room and cozy up next to each other on the couch, munching on dinner and looking for something to watch on netflix

~donghyuck feeds u pretty much half of your plate and whenever u ask why hes like shush and eat ur food, nerd

~youre okay with it so ;~) no more questions asked

~except it kinda messes with your heartbeat🙄

~u guys finish eating and u find planet earth on netflix so u turn it on and tbh youre kinda sleepy cause u had a long day at school so even tho the animals are super duper cool, david attenborough's voice kind of lulls u into sleep and u dont even realize it but u basically slump over onto donghyuck's shoulder and snooze

~hyuck's heart has exploded into fireworks and butterflies and happiness and sunshine and warmth tbh and hes feeling extra brave today so he plants a gentle kiss on top of your head (the second subtle kiss he gave u today👀) and puts an arm around your back

~u dont wake up so u dont know :"~(

~later during the documentary mark comes in the room and hes like "HEY DONGHYUCK whered you put my speaker i seriously cant find it and i know you were the last one to use it"

~and u startle awake cause mark is loud hehe and youre a little bit disoriented at first but after a moment you realize that you've been sleeping on donghyuck's shoulder for like ... an hour.... so u quickly sit upright and ure like im sorry ,,, hyuck

~meanwhile mark realizes that he barged in on something so hes standing there like :-o and donghyuck is giving him a death glare that poor mork feels in his soul

~mark eventually slinks out of the room with his head down low LOL and donghyuck still has his arm around you and for a moment you're just looking at each other kind of sheepishly and finally donghyuck reluctantly moves his arm away, allowing his hand to linger on your waist before returning it to his lap

~"did you sleep well?" he asks n you tell him u did and then it's quiet for a moment or two n then he goes "u snore, u know" and youre like DONGHYUCK STOP YOU LIAR NO I DONT and u guys bicker back n forth and have a mini pillow fight and hyuck's heart is soaring cause you're so cute with ur bedhead and ur sleepy eyes and sleepy voice and sleepy smile and wow he has rlly fallen hard for u over the past three years

~after ur mini pillow fight, u both go change into ur jammies and then brush ur teeth and wash ur faces, flicking water at each other and just being Comfy and Silly together and enjoying each other's presence :"-)

~when u go into donghyuck's room u see that he made a little bed on the floor with blankets and a pillow for himself and he put ur blanket and pillow on his bed

~and it's sweet of him to give u his bed but a lil part of u is kinda disappointed cause u rlly thought u were gonna get to snuggle ur cute boy donghyuck ,,,,,,,,,

~n u guys talk for a lil bit abt anything and everything

~and u guys are laughing a lil too loud for jisung's liking so he knocks on the door and asks u guys to go to sleep in his groggy voice

~so u decide to get some sleep

~u snuggle up underneath his comforter and you're amazed by how much his bed smells like him... and even more amazed by how indescribably homey and comforting that smell is to you

~after you've both gotten comfy in ur respective beds, the room gets quiet again, but u cant fall asleep, not when ur mind is going a hundred miles a minute thinking about how you could be in donghyuck's arms right now

~donghyuck cant sleep either, not when all he can think about is how heavenly it would be to hold you close to him as you both drift off to sleep

~and suddenly u hear donghyuck get up and u feel him sit on the side of the bed

~"can i hold you?" he asks, so genuinely, and u can hear the timidness and gentleness in his voice

~you nod and say "please do"

~so he climbs in, careful not to bump you or move the bed too much or steal the covers

~n now he's lying next to u and ur faces are just inches apart and his hand is on ur arm, rubbing up and down and then searching for your hand

~he gently takes your hand and brings it up to his mouth and presses warm, shy kisses onto each of your fingertips

~his lips move down to your wrist and he presses another kiss there, then moves your hand and presses it against his chest and suddenly he's shifting closer to you and his one arm is around u, his hand gingerly holding your mid back

~you can feel the warmth of his breath on your mouth and neck and before he gets any closer, he asks "is this okay?" and you nod again and say yes, yes

~so he closes the gap between you two, tentative at first but then confident, his warm, full lips pressing needily against your own and suddenly everything is warmth and everything is sunshine and everything is donghyuck

~ur face is so hot from the blush and the proximity and his hand is warm against ur already warm neck

~he kisses you so needily, hardly willing to separate even for a moment, even if it's just to adjust his position for a milisecond

~but after a moment u both pull back from the kiss, breathless and a bit bewildered by how sudden this all happened

~donghyuck's thumb caresses your cheek and you think u see him smile in the dim light from the moon

~"you are so beautiful" he tells you, and he leans back in to press a chaste, loving kiss on ur lips again, humming into the kisses and making ur whole body flush

~after sharing a few more shy, warm kisses, you drift off to sleep holding each other

~his arm around you, his hand now resting against the small of your back, his legs intertwined with yours, your arms around his chest and your head tucked underneath his

~donghyuck can't think of a feeling better than your warm little puffs of air you huff under his collar bone as you fall back to sleep, this time not embarrassed by how comfortable he makes you feel

~suffice it to say that this sleepover was the first but certainly NOT the last 😽💘🌠

[melonmork]

college jungwoo pt 2

hope it's been enjoyable so far!! part 2 will be a lot more fluffy :~) 🐻💞

college jungwoo part one

from: jungwoo🐻

Wear something you'll be comfy walking around downtown in 😊

~so you stay up later than usual on thursday night, tossing and turning in your bed, thinking about spending tomorrow evening walking around downtown with sweetheart angel boy jungwoo

~and it's all u think about throughout friday, too, during classes and while u eat lunch with friends

~and by the time 6 rolls around, you're already dressed and ready to go, laying on ur bed and trying to get ur mind off of the quick pace of ur heart and the butterflies having a full on rave in ur tummy by scrolling through social media on your phone and texting some friends

~meanwhile jungwoo is kinda freaking out because it's 6:30 and thanks to doyoung, yuta, winwin, yukhei, and kun, jungwoo isnt even dressed yet and his hair is a total mess and he cant even hear himself think over the shrek soundtrack that yukhei is belting the lyrics to while winwin records the whole thing and yuta does interpretive dancing

~kun and doyoung are helpful though, doyoung fusses with jungwoo's hair while he brushes his teeth and kun finds the shirt that jungwoo couldnt find and they manage to get him out of the door looking clean and handsome by 6:50

~it takes about five minues to get to where you two are going to meet up, so he has plenty of time, but he's worried he'll be late so he's speedwalking and he checks the time on his phone five times a minute

~jungwoo makes it to the stairwell with seven minutes to spare and at the same time that he arrives there, u start to leave your room and head there too

~when you get to the top of the stairs, you stop there before going down to meet him and your heart does somersaults again at just the sight of his back

~he's leaning against the railing, hands in his jean pockets and humming along to a distant melody probably coming from the window of someone's nearby dorm, frequently pulling his phone out of his pocket and checking the time, only to return to his humming and gazing out at the campus

~he's waiting for me the thought suddenly occurs to you, making your heart beat faster and ur breath hitch in your throat

~after a minute of watching him, you snap out of ur lil trance and try to act composed and not super nervous and u start walking down the steps to meet him; he hears you and turns around, his face changing from a little surprised to.... fond... the corners of his lips turn up into a gentle smile and his gaze softens as he watches you approach

~and u have no idea but his heart beats so fast watching u because you're smiling and your hair is being rustled slightly by the breeze and the sunlight is illuminating your skin and wow you look like an angel and kim jungwoo is in awe of your beauty

~when u stand beside him and look up at him and say hello, he grins and says hello back and then u two head out, making light conversation and enjoying the lovely evening weather

~the walk to downtown is about 15 minutes, so you have plenty of time to talk about your days and yourselves and you two do a pure lil question game

~and whenever you talk he looks over at you more than he looks ahead of himself and one time he even almost walks into a fire hydrants nad your like juNGWOO u clumsy boy be careful fksjdjjsjxjs

~but it's cause you're so cute n your hair is so pretty being blown around your cute face by the breeze :"-(

~also one time u Swear he intentionally brushes the back of his hand against urs and steals a quick glance at u to see your reaction (he's pleased with it)

~n e ways jungwoo leads u to an italian restaurant and u guys order n jungwoo insists on letting u try his food buT he wont let you feed urself he has to feed it to you 🤧 he even tries to wipe some sauce from the corner of ur mouth but ure like nO i can do it jsjdksjdj but then he just smiles and asks if it tastes good and hes smiling at u with those cute bunny teeth and pretty sparkling eyes and youre like yes youre-I MEAN IT's delicious

~he takes you to street food stalls afterwards and buys u two ice cream (he gets chocolate ice cream. he just seems like a chocolate ice cream kinda boy???) and he Definitely takes a lick of your ice cream and he offers his to u too :"-) this boy would have pretty much no shame hes just too happy thats hes with u to care abt being super polite or anything

~soon it's dark and jungwoo offers you his arm and when you take it he leans close to your ear and says "stay close to me, i'll protect you" and it's SO cheesy and like ... you're surrounded by sweet old couples in food stalls and a few other young couples and theres no one u need protecting from but it still makes ur heart burst and ur face heat up because his breath tickled your neck and it was hot on your ear and u felt urself flush down to ur toes

~u two start walking back to campus, having finished ur ice cream already

~but you're both walking so slow because you want to spend as much time together as possible even though neither of you says anything about that

~your arm is still in his and you're walking so close together and when there's a lull in the conversation, u realize that u dont even know if this is a date or not

~and maybe it's something in the clear night air or maybe it's the way you can feel his eyes lingering on you after you've long looked away but you have a surge of confidence so you ask him

~"jungwoo... are we on a date?" you look down at your feet after asking, a little embarrassed by the question after it manifests into words

~but he doesnt miss a beat, he looks at you, smiling, his eyes soft and his cheeks flushed although you can't tell because it's too dark and he says "if you're okay with it, then yes, i think we are"

~you return his gaze, your heart beating fast and the smile on your face uncontrollable and you nod at him and after that you two walk in a happy, shy silence all the way back to the stairs where you met earlier that evening

~finally, you let go of his arm, but his hand finds yours before your arm is back by your side

~and he takes his time, holding your one hand in both of his, running his thumb on the back of your hand as if he's holding something invaluably precious (he is)

~he smiles down at his hands holding your own hand and as one hand intertwines with yours, his gaze raises and now he's smiling softly at you, seeming to take in your beauty, admiring the shadows of the tree in front of the streetlamp cast upon your cheek, admiring the way your eyes look up at him, expectant and shy and earnest and oh my god you make him weak at the knees

~and he wants to kiss you so bad but he doesnt want to rush it so he sighs and thansk you and tells you he'll see you tomorrow and you two say good night and he walks backwards away from you until your fingertips are all that are still touching, and then he finally turns and goes on his way

~and you're standing at the bottom of those steps, looking up at the moon

~was the moon always so breathtaking? you've always loved her, but tonight she just looks so... divine...

~the next day u and jungwoo go get lunch together and he holds your hand again every time you two are walking :~)

~u run into doyoung on campus again when u guys are just walking around killing time after lunch and doyoung looks at jungwoo like ;^) i see you and jungwoo scrunches his face up at doyoung and then continues to tell you about his two hamsters he had in elementary school

~u and jungwoo see each other almost every day after that and jungwoo's friends are honestly shocked that he's investing so much time into something other than studying,,,, even tho a lot of ur dates are study dates in the library

~this goes on for about a month and u and jungwoo still havent kissed ,,, not even that one time when jungwoo leaned in so close to your face that you could feel the heat of his cheeks on your own for No Reason???? other than maybe to torture u wHat the heck jungwoo????

~until one thursday night when jungwoo texts you

from: jungwoo 🐻🙊💕

come to the park outside the campus library. hurryy

~it's like ,,,, 9:30 PM and you're already in ur sweats and ur hair is wet from ur shower,,,, but it's jungwoo,,, and you're a little worried he's in trouble,,, so u put on ur teddy bear slippers and head out

~and when u get there five minutes later you're kind of oblivious and u cant see him and you dont realize what the big deal is

~until you're standing there for a minute, looking into the grassy park

~ur eyes light up when you notice the fireflies, probably a hundred of them, dancing and twirling and glowing and bumbling through the park, moving this way and that and lighting up, then going dark, over and over again

~you're enchanted. they're beautiful and you cant believe you've not noticed them until now but you cant look away from the magic that's before you

~you wonder how anything could ever amount to the beauty of this moment

~and as you're admiring the scene before you, you feel a tap on your shoulder and you turn around with a start

~jungwoo is standing to your right, his right hand in his pocket and his left hand already beginning to intertwine with your left, his fingertips moving from your palm to trace each of your own fingertips before he lets his fingers lock in between yours

~"it's beautiful" you tell him

~he nods and then it's quiet for a minute and then from the quietness you hear him say "you're so much more beautiful, though." and in a moment he's turned to face you, his right hand moves to rest softly underneath your chin and he leans close to your face, closer than the first time he did this and you know this is it, this is what you've fallen asleep thinking about for a month

~his warm breath heats your already flushed face and his lips just barely brush against your own before he leans back just the tiniest bit

~he leans back in to close the distance, a small smile playing on his lips now and he basks in the pleasure of feeling your skin against his lips as he kisses your cheek

~you smile and laugh a little at how he's drawing it out and making you wait and he laughs too and your noses are touching and you're both smiling

~his hand moves from underneath your chin to gently hold the back of your neck, his thumb resting under your jaw and his fingers slightly brushing against ur hair

~his soft, warm lips press a kiss into the corner of your mouth and finally he presses his lips to yours, moving them slowly and deliberately and softly against your own and in your mind you take back your earlier thought, no amount of beautiful scenery could ever amount to the beauty of this moment, this moment when the boy who walks you a quarter of a mile home from the library every day, the boy who tells you to make a wish when he brushes an eyelash off ur cheek, the boy who remembers ur favorite color from that one time you told him in passing last year in bio lab... this moment when the boy you love kisses you like he's been waiting to do so since forever

~after a moment you start smiling and he kisses your teeth and then he starts smiling and laughing too and you wrap your arms around his shoulders and he moves his face into the crook of your neck and holds you so so close to him and he says "i love you" and you say it back to him, "i love you too"

~that night you two sit down in the grass amongst the fireflies and share kisses and stories and laugh when a firefly lands in jungwoo's hair and you lay back and look at the moon through thin layers of fast moving clouds and talk about how beautiful she is and how she's more beautiful when you're in love...

ahhhhhh i hope u liked it !!! i hope it was cute dkjsjsjs it was fun to write, jungwoo is such a cutie pie my heart was mush while writing part 2 especially :"-) aslo can i just say: jungwoo in scrubs!!!! yes that is all thank u for reading!!! 🌿🐻🍒🌙♥️

[melonmork]

college jungwoo pt 1

alright my honeys are u ready??💕🌷🌸

~okay i dont feel like i know jungwoo as well as the other members since i havent known him as long but im gonna do my best!!

~jungwoo is in his sophomore year studying to be a veterinarian so hes always very busy since he's taking science-intensive classes

~he loves biology. it's easily his best class; he makes As on nearly every assignment and he focuses super hard during labs, but this also means he's almost always either in the campus library or cafe studying or writing lab reports

~his junior friend doyoung always has to drag him away from studying or writing because jungwoo will forget to eat, he'll only drink lattes or hot chocolate for an entire day

~jungwoo resists doyoung but he's always thankful once they're eating together and jungwoo has the chance to see his friends and relax. he's a workaholic, but he enjoys his friends' company immensely when they manage to drag him away from his textbooks

~you're also a sophomore! u know jungwoo because you had bio lab with him in freshman year and he was often your lab partner

~you honestly felt bad when he voluntarily partnered with you because you felt like you werent as good at bio as him. whenever he approached you first about partnering up, you felt like he did it out of pity. after all, he's a sweet boy and he even helped you on your calc homework after labs even though he wasnt in calc

~but you loved being partnered up with him :^) jungwoo would subtly take charge of the lab because he got super excited about being hands-on with the scientific material he was learning about

~he would quietly and patiently help you set up equipment, reaching beakers from high shelves for you without teasing you, lighting burners for you bc those things are scary as heck (jungwoo: is it okay if i do that? i dont want you to get hurt :-o)

~one time he even put your apron on for you and tied the strings behind you (after asking your permission, of course) and you could have sworn you saw a cute dusting of pink on his cheeks as he asked

~u have not forgotten anything about that moment,,,

~also, being his lab partner meant you got to see his cute smile up close!!! actually all year during labs you would glance his way constantly, admiring the soft features of his profile and the way his eyebrows would furrow and he'd purse his lips when he was super concentrated on a task

~sometimes, every now and again, he'd catch you watching him and the two of you would blush and look away and pretend like it never happened

~through the year you two became closer and you exchanged numbers and would send each other notes and ask about each other's lab reports

~eventually the texting ventured away from school and once he even invited you to get smoothies with him at the end of second semester

~but over the summer, you two fell out of touch :~( and this year you didnt have any classes together

~honestly, you missed him a lot. you have chem lab this year and your regular chem partner is sweet and helpful but not as,,, well,,, enchanting as jungwoo was, so you admittedly dont enjoy lab as much as last year

~in fact, u dont even really see him until one night when you're in the library printing out a two page essay you wrote (last minute) for literature

~you're waiting by the printer, wearing sweats, a hoodie, and teddy bear slippers, literally nodding off as you wait for this old printer to crank out those pages

~after a few seconds it starts humming loudly and you perk up, ready to snatch those pages and trudge back to your dorm so you can go the heck to sleep

~the printer spits out two pages and you go to grab them but ,...more pages keep coming out... and more and more and more and you're standing there in front of the printer like ????? what is going on????

~you dont see anyone else in the library and most of the computers are visible from where you're standing so you're thoroughly confused

~you wait for a bit longer as the printer finishes up and for a second you hesitate to grab papers that obviously arent yours but... maybe yours are in there? so you grab the stack and look at the name

~your heart skips a beat when you read the name on the paper.... "jungwoo?" you read aloud

~and you jump in surprise when you hear a small "hi" from behind you

~feeling your cheeks heat up, you sheepishly turn to face him, embarrassed to be seeing The Kim Jungwoo, the sweetheart angel boy who you havent seen in so long, while wearing sweats and a hoodie and slippers

~but it's okay cause sweetheart angel boy is also wearing sweats, a hoodie, and slippers..... and wow does jungwoo look exhausted :~( your embarrassment wanes as you get a good look at his softly smiling face

~he has exaggerated dark circles under his eyes and his skin isnt as clear as you remember it being last year, his hair looks like he's been running his hands through it all day, and his smile is a little bit less bright than it used to be

~but he still looks ethereal... his hoodie framing his wide shoulders so cutely, strands of his soft black hair falling haphazardly over his forehead and his pretty mouth forming that warm smile of his, framing his cute teeth and Oh My God your little crush on him has not gone away at all

~"jungwoo... how,, have you been?" you manage, heat rising to your cheeks again

~"ive been alright... sort of overwhelmed this semester!" he laughs softly and glances down at his feet, then looks back up at you, "but im okay. how are you?" he looks you in the eyes and smiles again and your stomach does a lil flip

~"im pretty good! i dont like my lab partner this year near as much as last year, though"

~it's quiet for a moment after u say that and u realize what u just said and u feel ur face burning up now because whY thE Heck did u just blurt that out oh no hes gonna be creeped out oh no

~but his smile widens and his entire face softens and he lets out a genuine little laugh

~"yeah, me neither. i... miss you" he says, hesitating a little and looking down at his feet again

~your heart warms up and ur stomach does that lil flip again and you smile and for a few seconds it's quiet and you finally say "me too." and then it's quiet again

~then u remember that you're still holding jungwoo's enormous stack of papers in your hands so you shuffle over to him and hand them over and he takes them, apologizing for making you hold them for so long and you laugh and tell him he didnt make you carry them

~and u stand in front of each other for another few seconds, awkwardly wondering whether to continue talking or to move along

~finally, jungwoo says he has to get going and that it was nice to see you and he flashes you a tired smile before making his way out of the library, laden with a huge bookbag and a textbook in his arms as well as all of his papers

~you watch him go, feeling a little bit sad that nothing more became of ur lil run in with jungwoo

~u print our ur essay and make ur way back to ur dorm, ur heart and eyelids both feeling a bit heavier than when you went to the library, despite having seen sweetheart angel boy again after so long

~the next morning you get breakfast with ur roommate and the head to literature and turn in your essay, trying not to think about jungwoo cause u dont want to fall back into that crush especially since u wont be seeing him again,,,

~u do a pretty good job of circumventing any lingering thoughts of (sweetheart angel boy) jungwoo from the night before

~that is, until 11:48 AM

~when you get a text

from: jungwoo 🐻

good morning!! I'm sorry I wasn't able to talk longer last night. are you busy sometime after 5 today? I'd love to catch up 😊

~u, in the cafeteria, mouth hanging open: Yes

~n then you realize that u probably should send that as a text ,,, so you quickly respond yes!!! i would love to!!! im free at 6

~and u put ur phone down and start eating but like ,, a minute later ur phone vibrates again

from: jungwoo 🐻

Yay!!! 😆 Let's get smoothies again! 🥤see you there at 6!

~u send him a confirmation text and then finish ur lunch while ur heart soars because wOw he actually does want to see you!!! wow!!! and this time u wont be wearing slippers!!!

~and u cant deny that u also get excited about the idea that jungwoo will also not be wearing pajamas or slippers ,,, u always liked jungwoo's style,,

~all day after that all u can think about is jungwoo's soft voice last night when he told you he misses you... it was so forward of him and it makes ur heart skip a beat even just thinking back on it... is he always so forward? you wonder

~around 5:50 you start walking to the smoothie place, feeling nervous but much less silly without ur teddy bear slippers

~jungwoo's exact thought at 5:50 while hes sitting at a table in the smoothie place waiting for u: their teddy bear slippers were so cute 😣

~once u arrive he gets up to greet u and u guys awkwardly say hi and stand in front of each other and then get in line to order smoothies

~u two are a little bit clumsy with your conversation at first, speaking at the same time and then laughing and telling the other to go first

~but eventually, once u two are sitting across from each other at a little table and sipping on ur smoothies, u have a steady conversation about school and sophomore year and your friends and new roommates

~the conversation dies down again after a while and u two sip on ur smoothies and u wonder what u could say to continue talking to jungwoo because you're having such a nice time and ur heart is so happy to hear his soft voice again... u hadnt realized how much u missed it until this evening

~but before you can think of anything to say, jungwoo rests his chin in his palms, his elbows propped up on the table and he looks at you, making eye contact and doing that soft smile of his

~u have to take a second to remember how to breathe

~after a moment of gazing at u he sighs

~"im so happy to see you again, i really have missed you" and he smiles, his cheeks getting a bit pink but otherwise not rlly seeming to be embarrassed or shy by what he said and youre a flustered mess !!!!

~u manage to not stutter when u say "me too, jungwoo" and he giggles at your shy expression that you're trying so hard to hide (hes dying inside because youre so freaking cute !!!)

~after u finish ur smoothies, he walks with you back to campus and as you guys are on your way back, you're stopped by doyoung who comes up to you guys with his mouth open wide and his eyebrows raised

~"jungwoo... i just went to the library to look for you and you weren't there so i went to the cafe and you weren't there either and it didnt even occur to me that you werent actually studying... are you... are you two-"

~jungwoo cuts him off with a little shake of his head and explains that u guys were lab partners and friends last year and were just catching up and hes on his way to the library now

~you're kinda confused by the whole exchange bc from what doyoung said, it seems like jungwoo is pretty much always studying and it's odd for him to have gone out and done something other than study in the evening

~and while that thought makes u feel bad for him, u also feel pleased that he chose to spend time with you instead of studying :'~)

~doyoung leaves after a few minutes of him n jungwoo laughing abt something that their friend taeil did earlier that day

~doyoung and jungwoo hug and hold each other's hands until their fingertips are touching, then let their hands fall to their sides again as they say goodnight to each other and you're watching and smiling fondly cause jungwoo is so loving to his friend and it makes your heart swell

~jungwoo turns to u and smiles sheepishly, letting out a little laugh and apologizing for making you wait on him

~you shake your head and tell him you're happy to have met his friend!!

~and his eyes light up and his face brightens into a beaming smile and he tells you that he's so happy that you met doyoung, too

~he walks you back to your dorm building and u two say goodbye and u start to go up the steps when jungwoo calls for you again

~you turn around to see him at the bottom of the steps, smiling up at u and looking a little bit shy but So Handsome (ur heart? mush)

~u walk back down the steps to see him and you're standing on the step in front of him so you're pretty much the same height now and his face is kinda close to urs and both of u have an entire butterfly garden break dancing to dubstep in ur tummies tbh

~"yes?" you ask him, smiling and trying to hide ur nervousness because of the proximity

~"i just wanted to say that i had a lovely time tonight and i want to see you again soon"

~omg sweetheart angel boy makes your heart do acrobatics with his soft sunrise voice and his pretty dark brown eyes looking into your own and the cute shape of his cheeks as he smiles at you

~"let's get dinner this friday?" he continues, his eyes widening a little bit in a hopeful way, his smile widening too

~and you cant help but smile so big, u have to look down at your feet for a second just to regain any semblance of composure u might have had before

~after a second you look up and nod and hold your pinkie out to him

~"pinkie promise" you tell him, and he smiles Even Wider and links his pinkie with yours and touches his thumb to your own and you two stand there like that for a little bit longer than necessary

~finally u both let go and say goodbye for real this time and u walk up the steps to your dorm but u feel like you're floating cause woW sweetheart angel boy kim jungwoo is going to take you out for dinner in three days... friday is in three days...

~both u and jungwoo spend the entire three days in anticipation and almost middle-school-like-giddness because !!!! this is kind of a date right???? like neither of u said it but it's kind of a date????

~doyoung certainly says so and he's been telling all of his and jungwoo's mutual friends

~doyoung: yukhei, guess what? jungwoo has a cute date this friday

~yukhei, in the library, at a table with jungwoo and doyoung: ooooHOhOhoHHOHOHO jungwoo has a DATE!!! get it!!!!!!!!!

~jungwoo, probably: im leaving

~when thursday night rolls around, you're sitting on your bed, typing something up on your laptop and probably watching youtube tbh and your phone dings :^)

from: jungwoo 🐻

I'm excited to see you tomorrow. I'll meet you at the bottom of your stairs at 7 tomorrow night, is that okay?

~you probably forget to respond for like 15 minutes cause u take a screenshot of the text and send it to ur best friend and yell about how nervous and excited you are and when u finally respond, you tell him you're looking forward to it! and you ask him what you should wear

~a few minutes later, you get a response...

[melonmork]

hello!!! can i request a jungwoo college au?

yes!!! hi my moonbeam i love u thank u for being my first ask!! 🌙💗♥️ok jdjsjdhd jungwoo is so funny and soft also his teeth are so cute i cant wait to write for him!!! im gonna make a separate post rn!!😽

[melonmork]

hello!♥️🐝🍒🍯

im going to make a little self intro for this blog!

my name is bailey, im 17 years old, i live in the US and i loooove bees!

ive been a fan of nct for a good while now! my bias is mork lee 🤧♥️ and ive had a passion for writing since the fourth grade!!

i wanted to make a blog dedicated to cute stuffs for nct! i love them a lot and i also love having a creative outlet for my writing, so what better way to combine the two than making a soft writing blog for the cutest boys on earth???

i'll make a rules post later, but here are some foundation rules: NO NSFW, no violence, no d*ddy kinks. thank you for respecting that!

im very friendly! in fact, i'm hoping to make friends through this account! so please dont be afraid to message me or send in any requests! im also happy to give advice and just talk about anything under the sun! im super excited to start this blog! thank you in advance 😽💗🌈♥️🍒💛🤧💖💞🍯💘🌆☀️💒🐷🐝🌿