this is how we fall || kim sunwoo

three

It wouldn’t surprise you if Sunwoo had forgotten about this agreement entirely once he left the shop. Besides, people are always telling their friends to make plans and hang out but never end up doing it, so this could simply be the same case. But what does surprise you is when he texts you a few days later.

So you tell him all about the first scene you saw—the restaurant with the hand holding across the table. A dinner date, essentially. At least this was the easiest scene to re-enact; maybe after this, he’d decide that he’s had enough of this fake fortune telling stunt while still upholding his end of the agreement.

But the thought of doing this makes you all kinds of nervous. This wouldn’t be like interacting with him at work, and your stomach twists uncomfortably at the thought of spending a whole night on the receiving end of his intimidating stare. What do people talk about during these kinds of events anyway? And what if whatever you’re eating gets really messy? What if—

“Wait, where are you going today? Hyunjae didn’t tell me about this.” Jacob glances over at his boyfriend in confusion before turning back to you. “And what did you agree to do?”

“Um,” you say slowly, glancing between the two perched on the couch. “I made a deal to show a client what I saw in his reading.”

“But why?” Jacob puts his hand on your knee, leaning over with concern written on his face. “You haven’t done anything like this before for your other customers, have you?”

“No way. I wouldn’t be doing this if he hadn’t agreed to be my date for Eric’s party.”

Maybe it was weird to have agreed to this—the look on Jacob’s face said as much. You didn’t know anything about Sunwoo other than the flashes of his life you witnessed through the reading. But shouldn’t it simply feel like an awkward first date? All you have to do is take him to a restaurant that resembles the one you saw and hold hands across the table. It shouldn’t be too challenging when there’s no need to do much talking nor get to know each other.

“Oh. Because of…” Jacob trails off, giving you a feeble smile. “Right.”

“Well, don’t mention him,” Hyunjae elbows him in the ribs.

Jacob waves his boyfriend off. “I’m not sure how you’re going to make this client believe you, but your time with him today doesn’t have to be a bad thing.”

“But babe, you didn’t see how upset Y/N was that night after agreeing to this.” The dramatic pout on Hyunjae’s face has you rolling your eyes. Then he turns to you. “He might be hot, but he could still be an asshole. This guy seems like bad news. What if you get kidnapped? What if you go missing? Who’s going to help pay the rent then? And—”

“Don’t act like you’re not waiting for me to move out so that Jacob can move in,” you reach over to flick him on the forehead. “Thanks for your concern but I think I’ll be just fine.”

“At least share your location with us, okay? If you need an emergency phone call to get you out of there, I have my scream perfected.”

“Unfortunately, I am very aware of that.” You definitely don’t want to think about the last time Hyunjae called to pull you out of a group meeting back in college and nearly made your entire group go deaf. “Okay, I’m really going to go now.”

“Oh and,” a hand wraps around your wrist just as you stand, “don’t fall for him.”

“Shut up, it’s literally one meeting.”

One meeting wouldn’t be a big deal. A nice dinner date, some innocent hand holding, and then you wouldn’t have to see Sunwoo again until the party. Nothing could go wrong when you’d be in public the whole time anyway.

Hyunjae shouts something that sounds like, “At least wear something nicer!” but you’re already out the door.