#ErrorVibes

[lucidrims]

꒰ ͜͡➸ starter for @errorvibes ( i hate u )

      " no, you don't understand, i need to finish editing this video today. " she whines out, her best friend on the other line on speaker phone. " i don't know what happened to it ?? it just keeps freezing every time i try to edit videos. this is a paid promotion and we're talking about a designer brand deal, for crying out loud. it'll be so embarrassing if i don't submit the video to them today ! " she looks out the window of the car, feeling sorry for her driver who was possibly done with all the complaining she's been doing the whole car ride. " i know i can just buy a new laptop, but all my files are in this laptop. god, why me, why today ?? i'm actually going to jump out of this moving car now-"

' miss chaeyoung, please don't do that. or your parents will have my head on the dinner table. ' her driver interjects, making her burst out into a fit of laughter, the first time she's done so today. " fine, ahjussi said i can't, so i'm hoping this laptop repair place thingy can just fix it for me and recover my files. "

entering the small shop with her dead laptop in her arms, she looks around as she walks up to the counter, taking small, careful steps. chaeyoung's never done something like this in her life, but ever since moving into her own place, she couldn't fully rely on her family's staff to do everything for her. " hey, um, hi, " she walks up to the male standing behind the counter with his back turned. " um, so my laptop just died and i don't know what happened so i was hoping you can he- " as soon as he turns around, she freezes completely, mouth agape. recognition instantly happens as she is left there standing, feeling like she just got hit by a tonne of bricks, " h- hyunsoo ?. . ."

[glitchpetri]

“This Isn't Just an Error... It's a Whole Mood You’ve Been Ignoring.” ⚠️

"You tried your best, but it wasn’t enough." Ever felt like your mind was buffering, like reality itself glitched around you?

This isn’t just art — it’s an emotional system crash in pixel form. 404s, broken dreams, corrupted feelings… welcome to the inside of a digital breakdown. It’s aesthetic. It’s chaotic. It’s too real.

👁‍🗨 If you’ve ever felt like a walking error message — this is for you.

▶ Escape the static and experience the full breakdown here: https://urlhub.pro/7a558f

[mndstom]

❛  you're not gonna get rid of me that easily.   ❜ / to sooyoung

grumpy x sunshine sentence starters

A little groans and whines can be heard from the other side of the laptop, and once in a while, Sooyoung is seen even hitting her head against the table out of frustration. She's been struggling with the same homework for a while now, trying to figure out how to work on a stupid code, and so far, everything she's tried hasn't worked out. But she doesn't want his help. He offered his help at the beginning, but she refused it with a simple shake of her head, and when he offered it again, she simply said no. It's kind of him to want to help her, but she doesn't want to help. Yet.

The female presses her head again on the edge of the table when the nth code she tried doesn't work. She feels like crying out of frustration, and it would be a perfect moment for her to accept the help he's offering for the third time, but she still refuses with a shake of her head. You see, she really has set on figuring out the code all by herself.

Sooyoung can hear him walking to the side where she's sitting, and she doesn't care to look up. Her brain is going through all the numbers and letters she knows, trying to think of what she has tried and what she hasn't. Though, her thoughts are interrupted when she hears his voice, causing her to straighten up her back, and tilt her head back to see him behind her. "I want to figure this out on my own, though." She answers, almost whining.

[lucidrims]

      the comment about him being a ' scrawny little kid ' brings her back. chaeyoung was well aware of all the kinds of names thrown at him in high school, as there were some people who didn't understand why she chose him out of everyone around them. she remembers feeling horrible for him then, and made sure she went out of her way to make him feel that she did not look at him in that light. she laughs, albeit quietly, " definitely not. not that i saw you as such back then. you've just. . . grown bigger. " again, picking and choosing her words, she finally answers his question, " not too long ago, i think i got back earlier this year ? i decided to stay back in the US for a bit but i eventually got bored and wanted to be home. "

even if she was staring at someone she's known for a long time, there was still something so different about him now. indeed, they have matured in their own ways compared to the last time they saw each other at graduation. but even still, hyunsoo possessed a certain air around him that was worlds different from how he was in high school. he acted more sure of himself and was confident. " i thought i would end up moving there for good too, but, you know what they say. there's no place like home. " as she says ' home ' she looks back up at him, making eye contact. somehow, seoul does feel more like home now that she's seen him.

when he leans closer to her, her eyes widen. he was never this. . . assertive, before ? she thinks to herself. thanks to the closeness between them now, she's able to gaze at him, big eyes just staring back at him, blinking away as she implores herself to actually listen to what he had to say about her laptop and why it isn't working. " o-oh, a dust problem. . . i see. um, " it's quite rare to fluster someone like herself, but she was much too busy studying the facial features that he's grown into and the fact that he had called her ' noona ' so suddenly. " i think the second option would be better ? " sliding the laptop over his way, she looks around, " is there somewhere i can sit, then ? i would rather just use another laptop to edit this in here. i don't have anything better to do, anyways. " a big fat lie. in fact, chaeyoung had originally made plans to meet her friends for coffee while she waits for her laptop. but those plans are now in the process of being thrown out the window. she had better things to do now.

it really had been a long time since they both had seen each other. chaeyoung looking as beautiful as ever, she had always been beautiful but now, seeing what a woman she had become, hyunsoo can’t do more than think back to old days, as much as he tries not to. had it really been three years? when she was speaking, he feels rather embarrassed with the fact he really had said about a laptop instead of asking how she was doing, a sheepish laughter escaped him. ❛ i’m so sorry, i got distracted for a moment. i did grow up well, didn’t i? not a scrawny little kid anymore. ❜ and his shy personality from before replaced with a confidence.

❛ you look amazing, by the way. you also grew up well, have you been back in seoul for a long time? ❜ he asks, casually starting to talk. if he was still the same person he was back then, he would have ended up crying from a heartbreak but life had given him thick skin and try to hide the way he was feeling, but his eyes; the way he was looking at her, just like he had always done, doe eyes like admiring. watching her for a moment. ❛ i really did not think you would actually ever show up or come back or see you here, it really has been three years already? ❜ happy, pure happiness had taken over, knowing chaeyoung had come back, but something does sting at his heart, her parents.

at the mention of the laptop and its problems, he furrows his brows. ❛ that actually does sound like a dust problem to me, i can take a look at it, might need to clean up the bottom of the laptop and i also think your laptop sounds like its about to be broken, also the bearings are worn out if it keeps on doing that. ❜ being professional right there, he also does lean against the counter to be at the same eye level, looking at her. ❛ i can fix that for you. ❜ and there is a playful smile on his features as he scans her features. ❛ are you in a hurry with it? for now i can try to get your things you need and get them on a back up disk and give it to you, but that might take a long time, so i guess it would be easier for me to just screw out the hard disk and hand it over, but you would need something to put it in. ❜ he intertwined his own fingers while chin rest over his hands. ❛ so, what do you think, noona? which one you want me to do? ❜

[lucidrims]

     hearing about his university experience or at least his one-year experience was interesting, as it gave her a glimpse of what he's been up to since they last spoke. " ah ! that's fair, though ? not everyone is compatible with the university experience and that's okay ! " she gives him two thumbs up out of encouragement. if chaeyoung wasn't so into fashion, she probably wouldn't have gone to study as well. " and, i mean, it does look like you have your shit together. no shame in getting your bag and at least you're self-sufficient now. " chaeyoung wanted so badly to ask if he had a partner or anyone in his life, but something about the setting they were in made her chicken out, thinking that his workplace wasn't really a good place to have that kind of conversation.

" h-huh ? what is it ? " she waits with bated breath for what he was about to ask her, but it seemed like everyone else had other plans. she nods when he excuses himself, and slumped back on her chair, groaning out as if she was in pain. " what was he going to ask meee ? " whining out as she hears all the noises from out front and him being preoccupied, she lazily reaches for her phone, immediately calling her best friend, the same best friend she's had since middle school. " hello ? i'm canceling our coffee plans, by the way. you wouldn't believe who i ran into. . . " chaeyoung whispers against the receiver of her phone, careful glances every now and then at the door in case he comes back in, " lee. hyunsoo. lee. freaking. hyunsoo. like my ex hyunsoo !! " trying her hardest to hold back from squealing with her bestie, she grits her teeth to regulate the volume coming out of her and talks into the phone, struggling to keep her voice level down, " and get this: he's hot. he's insanely hot. like . . . oh my god, okay. i'll tell you everything later. meet me at my apartment when i get home. "

suddenly realizing that she had some editing to do thanks to a notification that pops up on her phone with her manager's reminder, she peels her gaze away from her phone and stares at the borrowed laptop, opening her files. she anxiously waits as the files start to load, crossing her fingers on both hands and closing her eyes, " please. . . please, i hope my files from paris are still there. i can't possibly recreate all of my videos again. " seeing as they were shots and videos of her from an international fashion show that she attended, there was no way she could ever get that type of content back. finally opening her eyes to check, she couldn't help but clap and scream out of joy, " yes ! they're still here ! ah - i'm so happy. "

and just in time, too, as he comes back into the room. " hyunsoo ! my files are still there ! thank god. " she jumps out of her seat and immediately wraps her arms around him, hugging him in joy. " thank you, thank you. i'm so happy i can edit my video now. " the realization hit a little too late, as she was now pressed up against his chest, his familiar yet foreign scent attacking her nostrils, " oh, sorry. " she steps back, and pulls away from him. " sorry, i got carried away. " smiling at him albeit shyly, she sits in front of the laptop again, clearing her throat, " no worries about being gone by the way. ah - were you going to ask me something ? "

shaking head as he was working on the laptop there. ❛ i live in seoul now, but my parents do still live there, i came here after university but i only stayed a year, wasn’t really for me. ❜ and the reason why? a heartbreak.. at the mention of her dad causes his mouth feel bitter, sudden flashback to the threats towards his family, something he had never come to talk about with chaeyoung or with his parents; he doesn’t let the sudden feeling show though so he decides not to get involved with the dad talk.

❛ you never fail to impress me, i’m really proud of how far you have become, chasing your dreams and getting things done with fashion and all, even getting your studies from the way. i wish i could say the same about myself. ❜ hyunsoo lets out a laugh at himself, doing it so easily now. ❛ i guess you can say i did a lot of growing, not just physically but mentally. i’m also proud of myself for getting this far, even when i could still get my studies done. ❜ his focus down at the device again as he was putting it into parts, just listening to her talk, he likes it; it is something he had gotten used to in those two years they had dated in high school and in all honesty, he had missed hearing her voice, it sounds soothing to him.

❛ me? ❜ he chuckles as his eyes were still down, but he was always listening. ❛ this is exactly what i do full time, i like fixing computers and other stuff, i guess it keeps me busy and the pay is well. my hands keep busy and i learn new things everyday, reading up emails and orders, so it is not just fixing things. ❜ he suddenly stops moving his hands, lifting his gaze to look over at chaeyoung. ❛ i sound like a nerd, don’t i? ❜ now a big smile forming on his features but looks back down, hands busy again but the smile, never leaving his face even chuckling quietly. ❛ this is kinda funny though, us meeting. don’t you think? ❜ he keeps quiet for a short moment. ❛ three years.. ❜ like he was talking to himself.

putting down the little tools he hesitates for a moment. ❛ listen, i don’t want this to sound weird or anything but.. ❜ when he was about to ask something, his coworker walks in, asking for him to go to the front. ❛ ah, okay- hold on. ❜ now getting up and walking out the backroom and to the front. going to fix his coworkers problem that they had caused; wanting it from the way so he could go back and have a talk with his ex-girlfriend. the whole thing taking him about ten minutes or so, checking emails on the way; the customer yelling at his face but he keeps a calm after all he was all professional and it all was being heard all the way to the backroom. ❛ i’m really sorry this had happened, i do apologize. ❜ he says confidently, bowing his head. causing the angry customer to finally calm down and suddenly saying it was totally fine and soon they were on their way and hyunsoo was free and going back to see chaeyoung. ❛ sorry about that. ❜ he says, closing the door behind him and walks over where he had been sitting before.

[lucidrims]

      thankfully, dinner ended for her not too long after the conversation with her mom. excitedly returning to her apartment, she hurriedly goes up to her penthouse unit at the very top of the building and opens all the lights, throwing all her belongings to the side. chaeyoung did hear her message notifications go off while she was on her way back, so safe to say, she was more than thrilled to check them. it was like she was back in high school again, reminiscent to the heart-fluttering feeling of getting your crush or someone you like's texts. it made her feel so nostalgic but also so alive. she couldn't remember the last time anybody gave her this sensation from within.

checking his messages as soon as she plops onto her couch, she gasps at the photo he sent and the flirty messages as well. and before she could even type out a reply, her best friend ( who also had full access to her place ) comes barging in, right on cue. " oh my god ! you're here just in time. look ! " she flips her phone over to show her the selfie that hyunsoo sent, squealing with her and jumping around the living room like a maniac with the other. " i told you, i told youuuu ! he's so hot now. oh my god. okay, whew, i have to calm down. let me reply to him and i'll fill you in on all the details from today. " with a silly smile on her features, she giggles in between typing up her reply to him.

[ sms: hyunsoo ❤️ ] glad you're here :) [ sms: hyunsoo ❤️ ] i just got home! i wish i was there too. 😅 [ sms: hyunsoo ❤️ ] oh, you look really good 😊 did you eat dinner yet? [ sms: hyunsoo ❤️ ] also.. have you decided on a place where we can meet? i'm actually free tomorrow, my schedule cleared up!

once she's able to send those messages out, she makes a quick call to her manager, canceling all of her schedules the following day just in case he's able to hang out. there was no way she would stall even further from seeing him again. if she could, she would hang out with him that same night. but she had to restrain herself. after all, she didn't want to seem too eager.

work day had come to an end, him going to buy some food, snacks and drinks for himself before going home. finally there, turning on lights in his apartment that was rather empty, spaceous but he likes it that way. cleaning up things before starting to cook, he does take a look at his phone now and then just to see if chaeyoung had replied to him, but now he was just being ghosted but he knows she isn’t ignoring him, indeed he had heard how in of a hurry her father had been on the phone.

❛ i wonder.. ❜ he starts, speaking to himself as he was cooking up some rice and meat for himself, snacking on vegetables on the side that he had chopped up. ❛ does she know how her father is.. ❜ shaking his head as he was now done, getting himself a bowl to add everything in; moving over to the living room, tv on and legs up on the coffee table as he just sits there, eating his food and watching a random show that was playing in the background. his phone suddenly beeping beside him as he moves, now legs down and the bowl on the table, hand quick to grab the phone, unlocking the screen just to see chaeyoung’s name on the screen and a huge smile on his features at this point. ❛ finally. ❜ thumbs busy typing now.

[ sms : chaeyoung noona ♡ ] sorry to hear that but i’m here [ sms : chaeyoung noona ♡ ] .. i also wish you were here ㅋㅋㅋ [ sms : chaeyoung noona ♡ ] picture sent

he was so shameless, just sending a selca of himself to chaeyoung and saying all those things, as he had pressed sent that was when regret settles in. ❛ why did i send that?! ❜ and he screams at his phone, dramatically slumbing on the couch. ❛ i’m so dumb.. now she will think i’m still a weirdo. ❜ and he tries to delete the messages but way too late. ❛ i guess not.. ❜ and he puts the phone face down on the couch, hands covering his face now. ❛ lee hyunsoo, what did you do? ❜

[lucidrims]

      hearing her message ringtone go off just as she exited the door, she quickly checks her phone, a big smile appearing on her face when she sees his message. chaeyoung was about to reply to him, but she's met by a spam of messages from her dad, telling her to go home quickly. puzzled and hassled by the messages, she runs into the car and tells their driver to step on it, as it looked like her dad was calling for an emergency family meeting.

but with how much of a hurry her dad sounded on the phone, chaeyoung was surprised to see that it turned out to be a normal family dinner of sorts. confused as to why she was practically forced to be there when she could just have spent more time with hyunsoo, she sighs silently, already bored out of her mind. " may i be excused ? " she excuses herself from the dining table, running to the nearest powder room so she can finally send him a reply. chaeyoung's family was the typical strict family, as her parents made sure that she and her brothers were the type to never act out and to not ' tarnish ' their family's name. they've come from a long line of politicians, actors, and actresses, and her family owns a conglomerate of businesses around the country and outside. it was a difficult burden to bring around, but she tries her hardest to always please her parents in her own way. if she were to act out though, it would always be in secret.

[ sms: hyunsoo ❤️ ] hello :) [ sms: hyunsoo ❤️ ] sorry it took me forever to respond, wasn't allowed to use my phone during dinner, you know the drill. :( things still haven't changed around here

sighing, she slips her phone back into her pocket and heads out, rejoining the rest of the family for dinner. by then though, she spaces out, still thinking about how her day went, touching her lips unconsciously as she thinks about the kiss that they shared. it was only when her mother calls her attention that she snaps out of it, " did i have a good day ? hmm, yes. . i think it was the best day today. " she responds with a big smile on her face when she answers sincerely, happy to have hyunsoo back in her life one way or another and feeling excited to talk more to him.

❛ then drink it is. ❜ already starting to think for places they could go together and knowing hyunsoo, he will pick something fancy, just to treat chaeyoung the way she needs to be treated, like the queen. when hearing her on the call, his heart stops and drops down. sudden memory back to the way her father had threatened him in the past, that was three years ago.. reason why they had broken up. feeling like his blood was running out hid body, fingers curling, nails pressing against his palms but he tries to keep his cool. what was the odds of her getting a call right at the moment..

digging his phone out of his pocket when chaeyoung comes to end the call, already waving the device in his hand. ❛ i’m gonna text you right away when you step out of that door. ❜ and he makes sure he was gonna do so. ❛ i’ll see you around, chaeyoung noona. ❜ he says, giving a small wave of his hand again, this time not with the hand where his phone was and he watches her, looking right after her and once she was gone, he punches air all happily, making a right hook. ❛ yes! she said.. yes! ❜ and his coworker walks in the room, giving him a weird look, now hyunsoo straightening his shirt with his hands. ❛ whats up, dude? ❜ and his coworked just shaked his head at hyunsoo, suddenly starting to ask questions about who the beautiful lady was.

❛ that.. was my gir— my well.. someone who is really special to me. she stopped by randomly and i haven’t seen her in a while.. and man, she has turned out to be so beautiful, absolutely stunning. ❜ walking over to his coworker who he had grown close to, hands over the others shoulders, giving the poor man a shake. ❛ you don’t understand how happy i am! oh wai– ❜ and he keeps one hand on the dude’s shoulder, one hand busy to send a message to chaeyoung, like he had promised, hitting a send and then giving the brightest grin to his coworker. ❛ i’m still so in love with her, its no joke. ❜ and his coworker just smack at the back of his head. ❛ hey- ow, not my fault you are so jealous. ❜ he teases, just laughing as he walks over to the front desk again, checking at the message he had just sent.

to chaeyoung noona: hey :)

[lucidrims]

      " good thing i have fast reflexes then. or else you would've been fired by now. " chaeyoung jokes around with him, chuckling. his compliment makes her smile wide, shaking her head, " eyy, that doesn't really help me if you say that i always look pretty, hyunsoo ya. . " even then, she accepts it, watching the reel she edited one more time before opening her email through his laptop's browser. " really ? mmm then, i'll bring this home for now and return it to you when you're done fixing my laptop. gives me yet another reason to come see you again, right ? " leaning back on the chair while she waits for her video file to upload into the email.

raising both eyebrows at the same time at his dauntless words, she almost chokes on her breath at the initial question. tapping her fingers on her stomach, she opens her mouth to finally respond, " to answer your question, i did like it. you don't get nervous anymore like before huh ? " wanting to tease him back, she crosses her legs over each other, canting her head slightly to the right, " how about we go get a drink ? since it's something we couldn't do when we dated back then. " chaeyoung explains her train of thought and why she chose to drink instead of getting coffee. " i'll trust you to pick the place since, i'm not too sure where the best spots around the city will be. "

reaching to hit the ' send ' button in the email, she breathes out a big sigh of relief once it sends, finally able to do what she was supposed to do. right on cue, her phone starts ringing, brows furrowing when she sees that it was her dad calling her. " hello ? hi, dad, what's up ? i'm kind of busy right now. " a confused look slowly forms on her face, questioning why she's suddenly getting shouted at, " what - like - right now ? but i'm getting my laptop done and. . . hello ? uh- what the hell. " looking over at hyunsoo, she explains what the phone call was about after her dad hangs up on her, " my. . . dad wants me to stop by our house now for dinner. so um, i guess i have to go or else i'll get scolded. " exhibiting a rather sad smile, she turns off his laptop and slowly stands up from her seat. " promise you'll message me ? you have to. or else. . . i'll be holding your laptop hostage. " chaeyoung threatens him, hugging his laptop against her chest. " i hope i'll see you soon, hyunsoo ya. " she says, looking back at him one more time as if she was stalling as much as she can, before making her way out of the backrooms and hurriedly walks back out to the car waiting for her to take her back to her family home.

unfortunately everything good comes to an end when the door knob jiggles, trying to cather his thoughts and act like he wasn’t just pretty much eating chaeyoung’s face at the backroom. biting on his lips as he was quick to make a slide away from her, now looking at his coworker as they both get into a conversation on about something about an email, nodding along he then sends the other off before his attention was back on her, taking a deep breath and then exhales slow. ❛ that.. was close, i think i would’ve gotten fired. ❜ and that, for sure was a fact.

walking over to chaeyoung again, taking a look at the laptop and on the screen, seeing parts of the video playing, nodding his head as he smiles wider, the smile never really leaving his face in the first place. ❛ you always look pretty. ❜ honest answer coming from him and in fact she was pretty, she was the most beautiful woman he had ever lied on. ever back in high school.. even he doesn’t know how he had ended up with someone like her, if he was the way he was now back then, he would’ve made sure to give her everything and anything. his mind wondering for a moment and thinks how their breakup had been just a mess and he knows there so many things he should say to her, but.. would she believe him?

❛ you can actually borrow my laptop if you want, since i still have.. yours in parts. i will try to get it done within these few days. unless my boss decides to come and think something else for my head. ❜ back down, hands over the laptop he had been trying to fix. ❛ so.. ❜ he starts, his voice bubbling with a sound of happiness, even teasing a little. ❛ did you like kissing me? ❜ of course he was being bold again. ❛ i’m just joking, don’t answer that.. but answer this instead. ❜ head turning, looking over at chaeyoung. ❛ when you are free, would you go for a coffee with me? or a drink, whatever you prefer.. now that you have my number. ❜ raising brows once, chuckling a little and he looks away again, he really was flirting shamelessly.

[lucidrims]

      all of their shared memories come back to her the second their lips meet - from the early days when they were just getting to know each other in class, them officially dating, spending their lunch breaks together, to sharing their first kiss one night while studying. these were fond memories that chaeyoung has held onto to this day. but this kind of kiss they were sharing, there was something different about it. for one, she experienced his aggressive side, a side of him she's never met. back then, his lips would even be trembling even though they'd kissed many times. but now, now, it was as if she was the one who was left shaking in her seat.

her hands fly up to cage his face as she settles on his lap, practically melting against him, lips moving onto his. after hyunsoo, she's had her fair share of kissing and random make-out sessions here and there, but none of them gave her the kind of butterflies that hyunsoo's currently giving her. was it because of their past ? or maybe the fact that she's never really gotten over him ? even during then, when she got his break-up letter and her whole world fell apart, she couldn't believe that he didn't love her anymore. " mmh. " showing just how satisfied she was with the moment they shared, she was left panting as he pulls away, her heartbeat rapid when she hears what he had to say, " i've missed you too. " chaeyoung whispers out. there was no denying that she wanted more, curious to see more of that side of him.

but as she was about to lean in for another, the rustling of the doorknob causes her to practically jump out of his lap. breathless and stunned, chaeyoung looks over the doorway, only to see his coworker there, asking him some random question about computers or whatever it was. pretending nothing just happened, she sits back in front of her laptop, trying to force herself to concentrate on editing while he's pulled into a conversation about work. once the dialogue between the two coworkers was done, she smiles at him, " i'm . . . i think i'm done with editing, almost. i can actually email it to my manager soon. " chaeyoung points to the laptop, watching the reel she edited of all of her fashion looks from the paris fashion show. " does it look good to you ? do i look pretty ? " quite a shallow inquiry, but she was curious to hear about his opinion on it before she sends it over to her management.

of course she could call him whenever, even if he was asleep. he would always be there for chaeyoung and even if he would need to stay up in the early hours of the morning, he wouldn’t come to regret it, she was worth it, to lose his sleep for and now he was waiting, seeing what her reaction was gonna be to his bold words towards her, how would chaeyoung react to this new version of himself. waiting felt like forever, eyes searching and seeing her move, he knows how this was gonna end up; he has been waiting for it, but wasn’t ready for how it was gonna happen.

hand tugging onto his shirt, causes his brows to fly up in surprise and he just smiles, smirk tugging at the corner of his lips and there it is, her lips upon his, pressing firmly onto his and thats when his hands move, big hands, taking a hold of her, jaw moving as he tilts his head a bit to the side, now pulling her over to have her on his lap, hands up on her back but he doesn’t break the contact between their lips and in the moment, he totally forgets they are at his work place, in the backrooms and thankfully he had closed the door behind them.

a small groan leaves him as he was slowly coming back to the fact where they actually were, slowing down with his kissing, now more soft and he remembers back then how he had been so shy to even touch her and now, there he was; having her over his lap and kissing her, making sure he was giving her the kiss of her life, making sure he was gonna let chaeyoung know what she had missed out within the three years. yes, she was his ex-girlfriend but to him, she was not an ex, this girl was histrue love. his eyes slowly opening, half lidded as his kisses were more of soft pecks upon her lips and god had he missed this. nudging his nose against hers, stealing one more kiss and he just looks at her closely, swallowing slow; lips red, swollen and there it is, ever so bright smile. hand moving up to place his palm softly against her cheek. ❛ i’ve missed you. ❜

[lucidrims]

     " at odd hours ? really ? so if like. . . i can't sleep, i can call you ? " the female does have trouble sleeping at times, especially when she has so many things stressing her out. and, as much as she has a ton of other options as to who to call at weird hours, chaeyoung would rather call hyunsoo instead. his comforting presence, soothing voice and mature viewpoint on life are just some of the few things that drew her towards him, even when they were young teenagers.

" in pieces - what !? " she gasps, falling for his words first, " well, honestly, i don't mind switching out the laptop because i got my files. but since you're working so hard on it, i'll keep it around a bit longer i think. " nudging him with her elbow, she bites her lower lip and smiles softly up at him. " eh ? what is it ? " suddenly feeling shy over being called ' noona ' once again, it takes her a couple of seconds to compose herself, as his words lagged in her head. when she hears what came out of his mouth next, she didn't know what to say. first off, there was no way the old hyunsoo would be bold enough to say anything like this. second, he wanted to kiss her ? and like, really badly too, it seems. seeing as he was still thinking about it up until that time.

feeling her heart doing tricks in her chest once again, she stares up at him, possibly giving him a blank stare in the moment. not because she didn't care but because she had been processing it all. finally coming to her senses, she turns her head to face him, staring at him straight in the eyes. without saying anything, she scoots forward in her seat, hand darting forward to grasp his white shirt by the chest without any warning, chaeyoung bunches the fabric up between her fingers and uses it to pull him closer to her. she stops just as his face is inches away from hers, her brown hues staring into his, " i'd like that, too. " were her last words, finally pressing her rosy buds against his, eyes closing shut in combination, tilting her head and savoring the feeling of his lips on hers. and indeed, chaeyoung was right, all it took was one kiss for all their past memories to come rushing back to her.

hyunsoo should’ve kissed her, now regretting not leaning it when being so so close to her. there was clear tension between both of them, it had always been like that and oh how he wants to feel her lips against his, it has been years, too long but they had broken up, three years ago.. yet why was he still feeling the same? the way she looks at him, the way he looks at her. it must not be just one sided, there must be both of them in this; or was he simply losing his mind. taking her phone, when offered, he does add his number there. ❛ yeah, i have changed my number long time ago. ❜ he says, smiling small.

❛ also you are always free to call me as well, text me at odd hours too, i don’t mind. i tend to stay up late anyway. ❜ he says quickly adding right before she had said so. ❛ maybe next time we can go for a walk and look around, there’s so many new places we could go to. ❜ and now he is just excited, already making plans in his head for the next time they come to meet. yet, he couldn’t stop thinking about what had happened earlier. he leans his elbow against the table as he had gone back to the laptop; his attention over at her, smile on his face that could tell that he was admiring her and his eyes, full of love, the way he had always looked at her.

❛ your laptop is doing good, just in pieces. ❜ he chuckles, finally looking down at the device. hands busy again, teeth biting down onto his bottom lip as he was letting his thoughts run wild in his head. now starting to put the laptop back together. his heart awfully loud in his chest. he suddenly stops, gaze still downcast. ❛ chaeyoung noona.. ❜ he starts. ❛ i’m not gonna lie to you, i wanted to kiss you. ❜ a bold statement coming from his mouth. ❛ i really wanted to do it. ❜ he continues, now licking over his lips as he lifts his gaze over at her. ❛ and if you want me to be really honest.. ❜ he leans against his hand yet again. ❛ i still do. ❜ he sighs out and maybe it was stupid of him to admit it, but he wanted to be honest and maybe, just maybe.. chaeyoung was feeling the same.

[lucidrims]

     his question makes her heart do backflips, cartwheels, and axel turns. chaeyoung wasn't expecting much from it at first, convincing herself that he probably wanted to ask her something about her laptop. but when the question turned out to be something else, she could suddenly feel her cheeks warming up. " o-oh, " her voice cracks, embarrassingly enough, clearing her throat quickly to reset, she gives him a simple nod to start with. " yeah, sure. we should definitely meet again. " wanting to add something else, her whole world suddenly stops when he leans in closer to her and brushes her hair away from her face - a simple act, yes, but it was a reminder of yesteryear, as chaeyoung fondly remembers that he used to love to do that to her even back then.

her eyes dart from his own pair down to his lips, and she could feel the prickly feeling on her soft buds, almost as if her body was already imagining how his lips would feel against hers. as much as she wanted to say that she still remembers how they used to feel, it had just been too long for her to remember exactly how they felt. deep down though, she knew that one kiss would be more than enough to remind her. but unfortunately for her, he backs out. " ah - no, no don't apologize. you're good. " in fact, i wanted to you go on, she thinks to herself, giving him a reassuring smile as he turns to face her finally. and leaving it at that, she grabs a hold of her phone before handing it over to him, " i - i don't think i have your number, so. "

waiting for hyunsoo to input his number, she makes sure to give his number a call so that he'd have hers. " there, um, feel free to text me anytime you want to meet up. i haven't been around seoul for that very long so, i don't know any of the new nice spots to hang out in, i'd love it if you could show me around the places you know. i also live in the gangnam area. just, to give you a heads up. " giving him an opening and directing him where he could start if he ever wanted to hang out, she clears her throat. her heart was still beating so fast, and she had no idea if it was ever going to stop. " i . . i guess i have a video to finish. " chuckling shyly, she turns to face the table again, hoping her editing task could calm her nerves at the kiss they almost shared and wills herself to focus on editing the clips from paris into one video. " how's . . my laptop ? "

before hyunsoo even gets to react to chaeyoung being so excited with her videos still being there, he feels that warm feeling of her arms around him, freezing on the spot as it felt like his heart had just jumped up to his throat, eyes wide just like before when he had recognized her at the front desk. he was there for a moment, not really knowing what to do or which way to be, hesitant but tries to brush everything off, it was just a hug.. right?

❛ i’m glad everything was still in there. ❜ he wants to pat at his own chest, his heart racing wildly and he hates the fact his feelings had never changed towards chaeyoung, even in these three years he had remained single, he did go on few dates but it had never gotten any serious to the point he would actually end up being in a relationship. even being asked on date multiple times by their customers but he always turned them down, after all at the end of the day it was always gonna be her, chaeyoung.

❛ don’t be sorry.. about.. that. ❜ and he mentions about the hug, waving his hand a bit in the air. right, he indeed wanted to ask something from her. ❛ like i was gonna ask.. ❜ he starts, trying to fight back at the feeling that was pooling in his stomach, feeling rather anxious but he moves, getting closer to the other as he takes a seat there. if he was gonna ask this he would want to get a closer look at her, look into those beautiful eyes he had fallen for before, those eyes he was still falling for. ❛ i know it might be weird but.. do you think that we could meet again? ❜ he wants to reach out, hesitant until he does, having her full focus on him as he moves a hand up, brushing some of her hair out of her face, like he had always done.

maybe getting caught in the moment, his eyes search for hers and he does lean in slowly, maybe being this close had him feel in some type of way but he stops before he could even kiss her. biting on his lip as he lowers his head. ❛ sorry i should… not.. ❜ he says, pulling away and finally standing up, hand moving up to ruffle hair at the back of his head. what the hell was he even thinking. running hands overs his face as he stands there. feeling like seeing her had messed up with his head, was it the nostalgic feeling of having her there, having her so close, seeing and hearing her laugh, hearing her do well and the hug, the way she had held him earlier. he does turn to look over at her again, hand on his cheek.

[lucidrims]

      what was actually happening ?! were the words repeating again and again in her head. did she just hear him right ? she stands there, half-shocked, while the other half amused at this new hyunsoo. the once shy, timid boy who barely talked, nowhere to be found. " y-yeah, no, i genuinely hope for the same. do you live alone now or do you still live in hannam-dong ? " as expected, she still remembers where his family home was located, as she's been taken to his house a lot of times before. following him to the backrooms, she bows at some of his coworkers with a big smile on her face as the pair passes them all by towards the back of the store. " really though, thank you for doing this, you're a lifesaver. "

feeling embarrassed over the state of her laptop, chaeyoung stands beside him, looking over the poor piece of electronic device. " yeah, unfortunately it's beat up. i took it with me to paris recently, too. and i feel like it was just shaken around too much on the plane. i don't know. " she comments, laughing behind the palm of her hand. " oh, ew, that's a lot of dust ? i didn't expect it to have so much in there. " now pinching the bridge of her nose with a smile that just screamed just how ashamed she was, chaeyoung was definitely feeling the embarrassment of having her hot ex-boyfriend now taking a look at her dingy laptop.

still standing by the table, she presses her lips together and tucks them behind her teeth, stalling, trying to think of the most basic answer to give him at his inquiry. " ah, um, good question. now that i've graduated and i'm back for good, i really just have been focusing on my . . influencer stuff, i guess you could say ? " she grimaces, she hated talking about what she did for work as it was, but for her to point out that she was now an ' influencer ' to her ex was another thing. " i have been attending local and international fashion shows, though. because my content is mostly fashion. it's been fun, can't say i have that many complaints about my job. but, you know, my dad's been asking me if i do eventually want to go into a ' more serious ' " not forgetting the air quotes and the emphasis on certain words, she continues, " type of occupation. which, i really hate 'cause i do think i'm doing really well for myself with this line of work. "

leave it to her to talk a lot, chaeyoung hopes that hyunsoo was still used to that side of her. her whole body freezing when he comes from right behind her to set up the laptop that she can work with for now, she swallows the small lump in her throat, " heh, thank you. that should be fine, really, take your time with it. as long as i can edit my video and email it to my manager, i should be good. " finally taking a chair when he moves away, she sits down, her knees weak at the sudden contact. " um, how about you ? is this something you're doing full-time ? " she asks, turning to look at him, just watching him in awe as he focuses on repairing her device.

his heart makes a backflip at the way chaeyoung was looking at him and the way she had said the word homehad hit him hard, or was he just reading into things wrong or was she perhaps looking at him the way she used to. quick being pulled away from his thoughts when the laptop was offered to him. ❛ i’m glad you are back home, i’m happy to see you around again, hopefully not just like this. ❜ and he doesn’t shy away with his words as he was handling the laptop, turning it around and looking at it. ❛ well, i think i can take you to the backroom where i actually need to go fix this, i doubt this will take too much time, my boss is also on his lunch break right now. ❜ he is sure he would come to hear about it later on, but maybe, if just maybe this was gonna be the only time he gets to see her, he would risk it.

❛ just follow me, there’s plenty of chairs to choose from. ❜ now motioning for her to follow him over to the backroom, it is not too big or too small, there’s a row of desks, a window and chairs around. them being the only people there as others were working at the front now. placing the laptop over to the table there, opening it and putting it on; he almost gets a heartattack from the sudden loud whirring sounds. ❛ okay, you are certainly right.. this laptop has seen better days. ❜ he lets out a small laugh, turning the device off and turns it around to see the bottom of it. already little tools on the table as he becomes to screw the bottom of the laptop open.

❛ what are your plans now that you are staying here in seoul? ❜ he asks while he was working, taking glances over at his ex-girlfriend now and then, even when he wants to ask so many questions he keeps it simple; wanting to ask if she was seeing anyone, after all you don’t come to forget your first love just like that. finally getting the bottom open, he looks at the sight; laughing. ❛ see, this is the main cause of the sounds, there’s so much dust. ❜ standing up as he goes to get a small hoover like thing to get the dust out and now with a clean laptop he takes small tools again and tries to get the hard disk out and once he does, he hands it over as he was up and walking, now getting a laptop that was his work one.

❛ you can use that to edit, if you’d like. it is actually mine, but i think you should be just fine with the hard disk out now, just insert it in this machine. ❜ he brings something to the table, plugging it in to the laptop and as he does so, he was pretty much leaving her between his arms, his chest pressing against her. ❛ and there we go, it should be perfect now. ❜ pulling away, not even really thinking what he had done before but he made sure he had inhaled her scent in his lungs and she smells exactly the same, just like how his heart was beating the same. now getting back into his place and get hands on the laptop, starting to put the whole device into pieces. ❛ i can’t quarantee that this laptop will be good as new, but i will try my best to get it working like it had been before. i also can’t promise it will be done in an hour or two, it might take some time, but you are welcome to stay as long as you want. ❜ he looks over at her, giving her a smile with a little twinkle in his eyes.

[lucidrims]

      " wah, lee hyunsoo, that really is you. " her initial reaction above everything else was shock, who would have thought they would cross paths in such a mundane place ? " for a second there i thought it wasn't you and i hesitated a bit. you're. . . so. tall now. " and even more handsome than i remembered, she wanted to add, but for once chaeyoung learns to hold her tongue. it was crazy how three years could pass by just like that, and even crazier to think that he's grown so much since the last time she's seen him. their last ever interaction was during their high school graduation, where they promised they'd stay together forever.

forever, in their context though, was apparently meaningless. because as soon as they exited the hallowed halls of high school, their relationship ended abruptly with no contact whatsoever. clearing her throat as if to redirect her thoughts back to their current reality, she couldn't help but let out a laugh - not because she found the situation funny. in a way, it was humorous, yes, but because of what he said after, " i can't believe your first words to me after three years is ' a laptop, you said ? ' " chaeyoung chuckles against the palm of her hand, " it's quite funny. did you ever envision us meeting again here ? like, like this ? " easily distracted as per usual, given the events that unfolded she couldn't find it in herself to focus.

luckily, she gets a notification from her phone, which snaps her out of her trance. fumbling in her pocket for her phone quickly to check, she sees that it was her manager - asking for an estimated time wherein she could send her the finished video. " oh, shit, right. laptop. yes. " placing her macbook on top of the counter finally, she looks up at him, making eye contact. " so i'm trying to edit my videos right, and whenever i open the software it makes this brrrr like - whirring sound, you know ?! and then after that, it just turns off and it gets really hot and- " she pouts, having to stop herself from rambling on and on, " and yeah, so. now it won't even turn on. it's dead. like my career probably. " placing her elbows on the countertop, she rests her chin on her palms with a deep sigh, looking up at him through her eyelashes, " do you think you can help me ? "

having a busy day wasn’t surprising to hyunsoo, it was just like everyday, people had brought laptops and other devices over, most of the hours had gone by him fixing on broken things, screwing laptops open at the back of the store. this was what he did daily, it was something he enjoys, something he had taken a liking to. being at the back of the store had it benefits, it was rather quiet and he didn’t need to deal with yelling customers who were all up in his face. thankfully his boss had been at the dront desk the whole morning, until a lunch break; which had made hyunsoo to take over.

now scrolling through the computer there, making sure everything was tiptop, taking in orders and other things, emails popping up now and then, long delicate fingers tapping against the keyboard with a satisfying sound as he was fully focused, now that he had sorted things out, he turns around to have his back facing the door that leads into the store, he does hear the door go but he was busy rolling up cabels and putting those away. there’s a small voice, clearly belonging to a female, but he wasn’t the only worker there at the time so he thinks one of his coworkers had taken the customer to help them.

until he does realise he is the one being spoken to, now turning around in his heels, ready to give the best customer service smile he could manage, only for it to fade away after seeing what had appeared before him; it feels like he had just got hit by a car, his blood running cold at the sight of his ex-girlfriend right there and the way his heart had skipped a beat, after all they had been together for a quite long and feelings don’t fade away in a day, or a week, or a year, even years. hearing his name coming out of chaeyoung’s mouth almost felt like a stab to the heart. ❛ chae.. ❜ was all he manages to get out with a soft voice and the look on his face like a deer caught in headlights. staring at the appearance of the other he pushes past the sentimental feelings. ❛ right.. ❜ hands over the desk as he leans against it. ❛ a laptop, you said? ❜ he raises his brows and rolls his lips to bite over those and he hates the fact his ex-girlfriend had grown to look so stunning.