Fall In Love | Seventeen Oneshots

fast pace | choi seungcheol x kwon soonyoung

summary: he was stuck while he walked faster

Soonyoung bounces his leg as he sits on the couch, glancing at the clock and then back again at his phone.

He knows he shouldn't be complaining because Seungcheol really is a hard-worker, but at the same time, he feels kind of neglected, too. He can't help it. He almost feels jealous of the work - because it's like Seungcheol spends all his time working, and not with him.

But he also knows Seungcheol is doing it for them, so he tries not to think about it, and instead focuses on scrolling through Twitter, or watching some videos online. 

It's what he does for the next hour or so - when a familiar jingle of keys come and Seungcheol bursts through the door, looking disheveled and tired.

"Ah, I'm really sorry Soonyoung," he begins immediately hanging his coat onto the coat hanger by the door, "Work was really tough today, so they asked me to do overtime. I'm sorry i'm late."

"It's fine!" Soonyoung says, "It's not your fault. And besides, you're home now, right? We can binge that show together, like we planned!"

But instead of agreeing and sitting down next to Soonyoung to watch the show like he had hoped, Seungcheol only shakes his head apologetically.

"I'm really sorry, Soonyoung." he explains, "There's some documents I need to get done, and then I need to go to bed to get up early tomorrow morning for work."

"Oh." Soonyoung mumbles, disappointed. "That's... That's fine, Cheol! Just make sure not to overwork yourself, okay?"

"Yeah, of course." smiles Seungcheol, "You can watch it by yourself tomorrow, no need to wait for me."

But that'd ruin the whole point, thinks Soonyoung, I want to watch it with you.

He only nods, and watches as Seungcheol disappears into his room and towards the desk he spends hours at.

Next time, he thinks.

Two hands together,
There is no warmth at all
But why can we not let each other go?

Eventually, their anniversary rolls around. And though they normally just celebrate with a movie night or just some flowers or something small, this year Soonyoung decides to do something grand. He finds a special meal to cook, decorates the house with candles and flowers, puts on a playlist of Seungcheol's favourite music - everything he can think of.

He isn't the best cook ever, usually just sticking to instant foods or takeaway, so there's a mishap here or there while he makes dinner, but he still manages. 

Eventually, he stands back to admire his work. Naengmyeon, Japchae, Jokbal and KFC (mainly for himself) with a cup of soju. He's actually really proud of the meal he's cooked (and bought), and even remembers to buy some cherries beforehand for dessert.

Just like last time, though, Seungcheol comes home much later than he had said. And so, almost pathetically, Soonyoung ends up eating his servings alone, before showering and heading to bed - yet still, Seungcheol wasn't home.

He lays in bed waiting, and waiting, and waiting - he's still waiting when 9pm rolls around, when Seungcheol finally comes home.

"Seungcheol! Welcome home!" Soonyoung excitedly says, "There's dinner on the table, I'll go reheat it for you!"

"Ah, thanks," Seungcheol replies, stumbling into the room, "I'll be out in a second."

Seungcheol doesn't even mention their anniversary, or seem to notice the flowers and candles, but Soonyoung doesn't really mind. He's too excited to get Seungcheol to try his dinner, and he goes to reheat it right away, and he hopes it'd still taste good. He waits impatiently for the ding of the microwave, before hurrying into Seungcheol's room to call him out for dinner, and-