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S.coups - missed opportunities

Synopsis : Salt air, sandy shorelines and the golden hues of the sunset — they've been here before. Two lost souls finding home in each other's arms and yet another summer comes by to recount the bittersweet moments with vodka, regrets and heartaches. As two lovers meet one beloved summer, only to part ways with unspoken feelings and missed opportunities.

Pairing : s.coups x reader

Genre : college au, slow-burn, angst, summer fling!seungcheol, romance.

preview word count : 250 (estimated : 1k - 2k)

preview warnings : profanity.

note : hello! I'm syne and this is my first published au :] hope you guys stick around! ps. this was inspired by the song August by Taylor Swift. hope you enjoy!

As the sun started to disappear below the horizon — casting a warm, amber glow across the tranquil shoreline, two figures approached from opposite ends of the beach. The soft, rhythmic crashing of the waves on some of the rocks being the only thing that was heard. A quiet conversation between them, as they held hands and walked with sand feet touching the foamy waves. She looked up at him and smiled when she saw him already gazing at her. Falling in love during the summer and soul searching wasn't exactly a good mix after all.

2 months prior :

"Y/N! Come on we gotta hit the waves! The sea is so pretty!" Seungkwan, one of y/n's closest friends, was yelling inside her hotel room at 8:00 am. How did he get in? We'll never know.

"5 more minutes kwannie, I need my sleep." She yelled and grumbled, finding comfort under the white duvet covers.

"Please y/n, I know this is a vacation but the sea is so pretty today!" He pleaded as he tried to pull one of my legs.

"Kwannie is right y/n, and it's cloudy so it's not that hot. Literally the perfect weather." Joshua, another one of y/n's best friends, tried to pull at her other leg but she retracted it too quickly and ultimately resulting in seungkwan getting kicked in the arm.

"Hey! That was uncalled for!" Seungkwan whined at you and joshua. "Shua look, she hurt me!"

"Serves you right for ruining a woman's beauty sleep." You sat down with a yawn escaping your lips.

"Honey, no amount of beauty sleep could fix your face." You stood up and started chasing Seungkwan with a pillow around the hotel and eventually hitting him.

"Okay okay! I'm sorry for calling you ugly." He rolled his eyes while you and Joshua just chuckled at his dramatic behavior.

"We've already wasted an 30 minutes with your back and forth banter guys. Kwannie come with me and y/n you better be ready in 10 minutes. The others are waiting." He smiled as he pulled seungkwan by the arm.

"Sure thing shua! I'll be quick!" You only heard a fading okay from him as he closed the door to your hotel room, leaving you to choosing your outfit.

Around an hour later — you, shua and kwannie went to the beach. You took a deep breath. The salty air never gets old. Those were the words inside your head. You've been sunbathing for a few hours after swimming and eventually got tired of lying around.

"Kwannie! Shua! I'm gonna have a walk around!" She yelled and signaled at them. The nodded and waved at her in return. You visited the local seaside market and found An Ode café. Deciding then and there to seek refuge from the scorching mid-day sun. You approached the counter too focused on choosing what to order, you didn't notice the presence of someone at the register.

"Good noon miss! Welcome to An Ode Café! What would you like to order?" You looked up to see a tall man, a chiseled face, plump pink lips, fluffy brown hair and cresent moon eyes as he smiled at you. It was there that she first saw him, a stranger with sun-kissed hair from the window and hazel brown eyes of curiousity, standing awkwardly and waiting for her order. Their eyes met, and in that moment, time seemed to stand still.

"I would like to order one iced coffee and I'm new so I really don't know which dessert I should pick." She chuckled.

"If that's the case, I highly suggest you try our new blueberry cheesecake. It's been a personal favorite as well recently." He suggested with stars in his eyes and all you could think of at the moment was : holy shit he's pretty.

"Then I'll take that then!" She handed in her payment to the cute barista.

"I need your name please." He whispered with a hand at the back of his neck.

"it's y/n." She answered and was about to turn around to find a table until she heard something.

"You have a really pretty name." He mentioned absentmindedly and in a gaze.

"Thank you." She maintained eye contact until he broke it off and coughed in his hand.

a few moments later :

"Here is your order, miss y/n." he said, extending a hand holding the iced coffee and the cheesecake on the other while giving her a warm smile.

"Thank you..." You opted to check his name tag until he beat you to it. "Seungcheol but my friends calls me coups but cheol is also fine."

"I'll bear that in mind." She replied.

"Y/n, would you want to hang out sometime?" she only replied by nodding her head. And so, with that simple introduction, their summer fling began. The days melted into one another as they explored the shore, picnicked under the shades of the sun setting, and shared stories that danced like the ocean breeze in the chilly afternoon.

Their love was fiery and someone was bound to get burned, at least that's what their friends thought. That's a passionate blaze ignited by the painted the sky in shades of pink and orange but the ocean's waves, ever unpredictable, mirrored their emotions. One fateful evening, an argument erupted, fueled by a a topic long been avoided.

"I thought you said you'd be fine with this, cheol." Y/n said, her voice tinged with hurt.

"I did and I am but I want to know what we are." Seungcheol replied, frustration in his eyes and desperation in his voice.

"I'm leaving soon, literally in 3 days. We can't do this. Long distance relationships never work out. Do you want to put yourself in a situation where no matter what, you'll always get hurt? Just forget about me Cheol. I'm just a fling you decided to invest time in. Pretty soon, you'll find someone who'll actually care about you. That person isn't me." She felt overwhelmed with everything that was being spoken out loud. She never meant those words, not a single one but she felt like it was the only way to hide herself from the pain.

"We can try if you feel the same way. Please tell me I'm not just a one time, summer fling. Tell me I'm not the only one who has these bottled up feelings." He whispered on the verge of tears as his hand gripped you wrist lightly. "If I am, you can leave. Walk out of my life and I won't stop you."

She walked out that door leaving regrets and broken hearts. Their words stung like saltwater in an open wound. The breakup was bitter, the end of their summer fling leaving an ache in their hearts but, there really wasn't an us for them, was there?

Weeks went by, but neither of them could escape the memories of that beautiful beach, where their memories carried by the waves. They each spent countless nights staring at the moonlit waves, ghostly feeling the touch of the other's hand.

One afternoon, after nearly a year, she came back to that same beach, tears blending with the saltwater. She only planned to stop by for a quick visit — were the words she tried to convince herself by. She knew her heart had other plans. She kept walking, not knowing where her feet were taking her. That was until she saw a familiar figure in the distance, drinking. It was him.

"I'm sorry," a quiet whisper she could barely here, a message washed away with each incoming wave. He continued to drown himself out with the next vodka shot. Y/n wanted to turn back, her heart pounding.

He looked up from where he sat and they locked eyes. For a moment, everything was clear, quiet and peaceful. It wasn't like how she felt these past months. "Hi, sorry for disturbing you. I'll leave," she whispered, tears welling up in her eyes. "and I don't know if it's for me, but I'm sorry too."

"Wait!" I guess it's the liquid courage. He didn't even know what to say to her.

"You came back. Why?" His eyes searched hers for an answer. A quiet moment between them. He just looked but he already knew.

"I don't know. I don't why I'm here or why I came back. I don't even know why my legs brought me here. I absolutely do not know why it decided to bring me here of all places." She let out, tears falling from her eyes.

All he could do at that moment was be there for her. He slowly pulled the back of her head towards his chest. It was barely a bug, but he knew he no longer right now, he doesn't have a place in her heart.

"I'll always be here for you, even if you don't want me anymore. When you're tired of everything, I'll be here for you." He cupped her face and wiped her tears with his thumb. Both of them continued to whisper I'm sorry's and thank you's until eventually, they were just looking at the sea, no more tears or doubts.

They sat there, their apologies spoken by the sea, the waves washing away their hurt and misunderstandings. Their well kept feelings no longer a part of those missed opportunities. They spent the rest of the summer together, cherishing every moment, knowing that their love was as beautiful and unpredictable as the waves crashing on the shore.

But all good things must come to an end, and as summer faded into autumn, reality cast a long shadow. They knew their paths were diverging, with miles and responsibilities separating them. The last day at the beach was bittersweet, the ocean waves echoing their goodbyes.

He smelled different today. There was a faint scent lingering inside his car that made you think. Quietly you pondered not aware of the glances he was boaring into your head, hoping you'd notice the change.

"Did you change your perfume, cheol?" A smile appeared on his face, happy to know his efforts weren't at all pointless.

"Vanilla," You heard him whisper. "I smell like vanilla, cinnamon and the sandalwood."

"Why the sudden change? I thought you liked the scent of oakwood?" She laughed, curious as to why the sudden change.

"Oakwood seems nice in the hazy summer breeze but it's fall, I wanted to fit in with the season." He chuckled. "Do you like it?" He asked, moving closer to you. He wrapped his arms around your small frame and kissed you all over your face. "There, so you can see me and love me."He teased and all you could do was slap his arm.

They shared one final date that day before she had to leave for the airport. Airports always meant a lot of things, it could mean endings for some but for them, it was a new beginning.

He hugged her tightly, tears in his eyes that he's been trying to hold back. "Promise we'll find our way back to each other," Cheol whispered in her ear as he hugged her.

With a final kiss and promises to keep, they walked away from the beach, leaving behind the memories of a summer fling that had turned into a deep and unforgettable love. The beach remained, a silent witness to their love story, as they embarked on separate journeys. Well, life took them in different directions for now. The salty breeze carried with it a hint of nostalgia and the promise of new beginnings. This is the story of ex-flings meeting on the shorelines for the first time, where the sands of time and tides of fate would bring them together again.

But they knew, no matter what, they will always come back to each other and that they will never be another missed opportunity between them.

#seungkwan #choi seungcheol #scoups #seventeen x reader #seventeen #joshua hong

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