ikea love story | denny x reader

CHAPTER 3 : operation phone charger

you awake once again in the unfamiliar store. you rub your eyes and recollect yourself as you see Denny and LinLin already in action. you slowly get up from underneath the comfortable, fluffy blanket, and sit up on the couch you had just been sleeping on. "Ah, (y/n)! awake already, I see?" Denny says, turning around and greeting you with a warm smile. "Oh, heya (y/n)! We were just getting the trip ready for you and Denny to get a phone charger!!" LinLin says, also greeting you with a friendly wave. "huh...?" you suddenly forget for a moment what you all had discussed last night, but then it hits you once again. "ah... right! we're... going outside to get me a phone charger, right? but... isn't it daytime now? it's safe to go out?" you say groggily, still not completely awake. "ah... remember? it's night for eternity once you've stayed after too long at Ikea..." Denny says, somewhat disappointed. "yeah, (y/n)! you tired or something? let me get you a little pick-me-up while Denny finishes up here!" LinLin quickly skips on over to a coffee maker in the corner, brewing up a cup. you then walk on over to Denny to take a look at what he's doing. "I'm setting up this ladder so we can walk on the ceiling. the workers can't really get you from up there." Denny says, noticing you walking up and looks up upon the ceiling. "wow... so you guys walk along the ceiling to get throughout the store?" you ask, looking up in awe." "well, I like to, at least. I love to play it as safe as possible, but LinLin seems to have no problem navigating the store, even on the ground." he says, looking over at LinLin, who was almost done brewing the coffee. "ah, I see... she must be pretty brave to be able to do that, then." you say, somewhat impressed. "yeah, she sure is brave..." Denny says, looking away with a hand behind his neck. "hey~!! were you both talking about me~?" LinLin says, springing forward between you and Denny, handing you a warm cup of coffee. "yeah! Denny was just telling me about how brave you were walking on the floor instead of the ceiling to get around through the store. I think that's pretty cool and brave of you," you say to LinLin, taking a sip of the warm coffee she had prepared. "awww..~!! is that so?? did Denny perhaps also say something like that~?" LinLin says, eagerly looking over at Denny. "Er, yeah, I guess so." he says, nervously looking away. "(y/n), are you finished with your coffee yet?" Denny says, now looking over at you. he grabs the ladder and brings it forth. "It's time I teach you how to safely navigate around this store.

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"Good luck~!" LinLin says, as she waves at the two of you as you both scale the ladder up to the ceiling's railing. "thank you, we'll be back!" Denny says, waving down at LinLin as you both begin to scale across the ceiling railing. "I-it's kind of scary up here..." you say, your voice trembling. you know you've always been afraid of heights, and this is especially no exception. "careful, just hold onto the railing and you'll be okay," Denny says, staying close to you so you don't fall. "We've just gotta check the isle signs, and we'll get an idea of where we are..." you look down at the store floor, seeing figures trudge along the isles, but also an abnormal amount of pillows down below. "What are all the pillows about?" you ask Denny. "those are landing spots. LinLin set them up so that anyone scaling across the ceiling can drop right down onto the pillows to get to their destination safely and soundly. we've set them up at all places that we've been at in the store so far." Denny explains. "A-ha! we're almost at the electronic isle, just a few more isles over-" you suddenly feel your grip slipping as you loose your sense of balance along the railing. "ah-! I'm gonna-!" you find your fall halted as Denny has an arm wrapped around your waist, preventing you from falling. "phew, that was a close one..." Denny sighs of relief, and pulls you back up onto the railing. "s-sorry... I'm not too great with heights..." you apologize, a little embarrassed.  "It's no problem, really..." Denny finds himself a little embarrassed, too. "y'know, I used to not be so great with heights, either." he says, in an attempt to reassure you. finding yourself smile a little, you start to look ahead at the isle signs.