"I got you!" Jisung exhaled as he held the orange cat in his arms.
"Whatever are you doing here so late at night, little bud? Are you a stray? You look well groomed to be one."
A faint voice grew louder as a figure came towards him.
"Soonie! Oh my God, you found him."
"Oh, so your name is Soonie. Good to know. Here you go."
Jisung handed the cat over to the man in front of him.
"What are you doing in the park in the middle of the night?"
"I could ask you the same thing." The stranger answered while petting Soonie's head.
"I'm always here at this time of the night. I know every stray animal here and other loiterers that come around."
"I wanted to take Soonie out for a walk."
"Hold up," Jisung blinked as he held up his hands in front of him, "you're taking a cat for a walk? And at this hour??"
"Well, not necessarily a walk with how you would do with dogs, but I wanted to take him out so he could gaze at the stars with me. Besides, he's only awake during these hours."
"Oh."
"Do you want to pet him?"
"Sure." Jisung reached his hand out and started rubbing the top of its head. Soonie seemed to have taken a liking to him with how he rubbed his head against his hand and purred softly.
"I'm Minho by the way."
"The name's Jisung."
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"Don't you like mint choco ice cream?"
"It's not that I don't like it, it's just not up there with my favorites. I like super sweet things."
"You're gonna rot your teeth with that."
They're seated at a bench in the west side of the park. They have been hanging out for days now and Minho would always bring Soonie with him.
"He seems a little down tonight. Is he sick?" Jisung asked while petting Soonie, resting peacefully on his lap.
"I guess. He'll be fine, don't worry."
Jisung fixed his gaze on the stars above them. It was a really great night to stay at the park. The sky was clear, and there was an abundance of stars hovering over the cloudless sky.
Jisung was startled when he felt Minho's hand over his own, which was still on Soonie's head.
Minho was looking at the stars. Lips a little parted as he looked at each one of them with awe.
Jisung was also looking at the stars, but only those that were located in Minho's eyes.
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"How did you know I like bungeoppang?" Minho exclaimed as he took a bite of the carp bread.
"Everybody likes bungeoppang."
"Fair point."
"Why didn't you bring Soonie tonight?"
"He was feeling down. Didn't even look at me when I called him."
"He probably just needed some rest."
"Probably," Minho whispered as he held Jisung's hand.
"Is something bothering you?"
He looked at Minho with longing eyes, waiting for him to give any comment as he played with his fingers.
