Coming Home

sixteen.

[7TH JAN. 2022]

It's that time of year when the snow starts piling up everywhere across Seoul once again. It's only been snowing for about half an hour, but it's been getting heavier by the minute.

It's about early evening now, and you had planned to go out for some grocery shopping, because you didn't have much in the house to cook something. But, you didn't feel like leaving the house anymore because of the weather, so instead, you ordered delivery.

You figured it'd probably take a while because of the snow so in the meantime, you decided to do a bit of cleaning around the house.

10 minutes later, the sound of the doorbell resonates throughout the house. "Oh, that must be my food!" It perks your ears and you quickly make your way downstairs as you were upstairs doing some cleaning.

When you opened the door, you weren't greeted by a delivery person, instead, you were greeted with a certain someone at your front door, gripping onto a large suitcase on the side.

You stood there, staring at them with shock on your face. "Jaehyun? Wha-what are you doing here? You never told me you were flying back here."

"Surprise?" Jaehyun's prominent dimples appeared as he gave you a slight smile. You wanted to say something, mouth opening and closing. You were lost for words, so instead, you immediately threw yourself in his arms, hugging the living daylights out of him. Jaehyun chuckles at your reaction, hugging you back.

After a few moments, he taps your back, motioning you to let go of him. "Listen, Y/N, there's something I need to tell you. Well, a few things I need to tell you." You scrunch your eyebrows, wondering what he has to say.

"Actually, before I tell you, can we go inside? It's fucking cold out here."

"Oh, right, sorry" you pull Jaehyun in along with his suitcase, and close the door.

Your breath hitched as you felt the close proximity of Jaehyun. You hadn't been this close to him in a while; you forgot how shy he made you feel sometimes.

"Before I flew here, I had to take care of a few things. I booked the earliest flight back as soon as I could, though it feels like I should've done it earlier." You frown at him as you shake your head.

"I-I don't really understand..."

"I quit my job."