Hybrid - NCT dream ( HRJ; LDH)

breaking

2021 July 7th

Seol was excited to finally graduate and see her cousin again after such a long time. She had received his text that he was on the plane already, and would arrive for dinner. She was looking at herself one last time in the mirror before exiting the room, heading for the kitchen to grab something to eat.

She had been up all night practicing and revising the speech for her project's presentation. Mrs Min was smiling at her daughter as she prepared some light snacks, knowing well that she couldn't eat much due to the nervousness.
Seol dressed in a loose long sleeve blouse paired with white jeans and black high heels, looking smart and classy.

The amphitheatre was packed with family members, as the presenting students got seated in the first row. Mr Min was standing at the side, holding a big bouquet of flowers for his little girl, smiling proudly.

Since there were a lot of people graduating, only family members and professors were allowed to be present, thus Renjun and Donghyuck were coming later to meet up.

The two boys were strolling around the campus, looking for a bench in the shade near the building where Seol was presenting. Renjun was holding a bouquet of white roses and white carnations while Hyuck played with the string of a balloon that was filled with confetti and had 'graduated' written on it with gold letters.

The weather was perfect for hanging out outside, and they planned to eat at a nearby outdoor restaurant after she was done.

Loud chatter caught their attention as groups of people started leaving the building in front of them. Happy faces holding flowers and presents exited and started taking photos.

The two boys stood up and started looking around for familiar faces until Mr Min caught Renjun's eye. Grabbing his friend's arm he pulled Hyuck trough the now thinning crowd to arrive just behind the clueless girl.

"Seol-ah! Congratulations on finally graduating!" Hyuck loudly exclaimed before hugging the startled girl from behind, making the other three around them smile.

Mrs Min had her camera in her hand and was taking photos of the kids until Renjun approached her offering to take a picture of Seol with her parents.

After having her photo sessions with her parents, with each of the boys and on her own, the three of them gathered together to get a group photo.

Mr Min's phone rang, so he moved away as Hyuck's loud voice and the chatter of the crowd around them was distracting.

The three kids huddled together, both boys holding out their arms for Seol to link hers with them. The flowers and the balloon were all placed in front of them as they smiled brightly at the camera.

A light tingling was felt on their wrists, but since they were brushing against each other and busy talking, none of them realized.

Mr Min returned with a smile on his face, and the news that Seol's cousin would arrive to Korea in less than an hour. He and Mrs Min decided to leave the three friends to spend some time together outside, and made their way to the car to head for Incheon so they could pick Jaehyun up.

Taking the bouquets and the balloon, as well as Seol's bag with the papers she carried, the parents took off.

Donghyuck was happily skipping ahead of his two best friends, who had an amused smile on their faces watching the said male. Renjun and Seol had their arms linked as they slowly strolled behind their excited pudu, chatting about what to eat.

The restaurant they chose was nearby, and soon they found themselves sitting in the summer garden under a big tree enjoying some samgyetang. Since the boys would leave the next day, the three planned to spend the rest of their afternoon together at the Han river, before heading back home.

Their plan was interrupted when Hyuck suddenly froze, making both of his friends panic at his behaviour.

They had just left the restaurant and were walking trough the small park to get to the bus stop, Seol once again arm in arm with Renjun. Donghyuck was urging them to walk faster as the bus was about to arrive, so he grabbed both their hands to pull them with him when he felt it.

Now that his hands touched both of their hands, skin brushing against theirs, he clearly felt the tingling in his wrists. He has searched so much for his soulmate and read articles about the bond that it was impossible to miss it.

He immediately froze and a look of pure shock washed over his face as he looked up at the two people in front of him. The two also felt that tingling, but being busy talking to each other they easily disregarded it.

Seeing Hyuck frozen in one spot, looking pale and wide eyed made both his friends worried until he finally croaked out one sentence that made time stop for all three of them.

"We just bonded."