ryuryeong oneshots

sensitive days

sorry i've been gone for a bit, school suddenly threw a practical report on me and gave us 6 days to complete it... but i've finished it! this will be more of a quickie, but i hope you enjoy anyways; inspired by *drumroll* how i get sometimes XDD

𝓇𝓎𝓊𝒿𝒾𝓃 𝓅𝑜𝓋

Uni was getting hectic these days. While it was the last term for the year, the lecturers weren't making any exceptions in piling on the assignments, and stress was high.

I was definitely feeling it myself. I'd been staying up later each night with my girlfriend, Chaeryeong, to stay on track, and it had been surprisingly working okay. But as we'd stayed up the latest tonight so far, I was beyond relieved to finally crawl into my right side of our bed at 3am and relax on my phone for a bit.

While she'd usually use our ensuite bathroom, Chaeryeong (being the most considerate person I knew), was using the bathroom downstairs to shower that night, as she enjoyed listening to music but said she was conscious I may have wanted to sleep.

However, as the shower turned off downstairs, I was able to hear the music more clearly, and I was surprised. Normally she'd listen to boppy, high-tempo songs like 'bloodline' by Ariana Grande. But tonight, she was listening to something slower - more moody - and I could tell something was slightly different. The faucet turned on, then off for a period of time, and then on again as she did what I presumed was brush her teeth. Then there was silence...

"Why isn't she coming up?" I thought to myself after waiting a little.

A message popped up at the top of my screen from Chaeryeong.

"ryujinnie can i have a hug...?"

I swiped down to type out a quick reply, "of course baby", before putting my phone down besides me, hopping out of bed, and walking down the dark stairs to find Chaeryeong.

As I reached the landing of the stairs, I saw her to my left switching off the bathroom light.

"Hey, Ryeongie..." I said gently into the darkness as I approached her.

The treads of two soft slippers silently travelled towards me, and then I felt a pair of arms wrap around my waist.

"Are you okay, jagi?" I whispered softly, beginning to lightly caress her back.

I felt the smooth, silky fabric of her light satin gown she wore in the summertime.

"Mhm..." Chaeryeong answered faintly.

I wasn't sure. Pulling her in a little closer to me I asked, "jagi are you sure? Is something up with all the work?"

Her face was shielded by her gorgeous black hair, but I heard it rustle to the sensation of her shaking her head. She buried it into the crook of my neck.

Holding her more tightly, I asked, "jagi are you sure? I'm here for you."

She nuzzled her head deeper, her hair getting tangled in mine, and I felt an exhale of warm air as she whispered, "you know those days where you just feel a little sensitive...?"

Her voice cracked a little.

"Aww, baby..." I sighed.

And, letting the darkness envelop us, we stayed there for a moment.

Chaeryeong would get like this sometimes. And it wasn't necessarily for any reason at all - she'd assure me each time - but, she still sometimes shed tears.

"Ryeongie..." I began after a minute.

"...mmm..?" Chaeryeong responded quietly.

"Is it something in particular?" I asked, "is Uni stressing you out?"

"No, no, it's not that, Ryu," Chaeryeong answered, "honestly I'm not sure what it is, but it's absolutely not your fault."

She loosened her grip around my waist so she could look me in the eyes, and I saw the tears glistening in hers.

I'd likely put it as something to do with her being a fellow introvert. It's happened to me too - and sometimes you can't put a label on why - you just feel super quiet and emotional. When my girlfriend felt this way, she'd try often try hard for me not to know (in her nature of not wanting to trouble others). Like tonight, she said she was worried I needed to sleep, but in reality she didn't want me to hear the music she played. However at these times, I knew all one would really want deep down is a for someone to hold them in silence. To be there for, and comfort them, and help relax their mind.

"You know I love you so much," I said, looking kindly into her eyes in return.

Taking one of her hands and tracing it down my arm until her fingers intertwined with mine, she replied, "I love you too, Ryujinnie..."

"Do you want to come up to bed with me?" I asked her, "we can have some cuddles if you'd like?"

"Yes please, jagi," she answered with a sniffle, "I'd love that."

And so we carefully padded up the stairs, towards the warm glow emanating from our bedroom.

In the light I could properly see the streams left by the tears on her cheeks.

"Aww, baby..." I said, standing at her left side of the bed while I wiped her tears with my thumbs, "you're so beautiful you know."

She let out a small smile.

"Take off your gown and in bed, jagi," I smiled back, crossing to my side as she slipped under the covers.

Now both in bed, I turned to face her. "Are you warm enough?"

"Yes, baby," Chaeryeong replied, the quilt covering her face almost up to her eyes.

"Aww, you're so cute," I said, reaching to tuck a strand of her hair behind her ears.

We pulled each other closer.

"You smell good baby," I laughed.

"It's probably the spare soap," Chaeryeong chuckled back, "I showered downstairs, remember?"

Of course I remembered - it was so considerate of her, whether it be to let me sleep or not trouble me -  but I wished she wouldn't have to do that anymore. I really wished she knew that it wasn't any trouble to me at all, and I wished she knew that she could come to me any time - without fail.

"Of course I remember, babe," I rolled my eyes jokingly, "but I don't want you to have to do that again...

You know, you feeling emotional isn't any trouble to me at all, no matter the reason - hey, I get like this sometimes too, but you want to comfort me each time. Don't you think you deserve the same...?"

Chaeryeong stared at me quietly. She was still.

"Baby, the same is the least you deserve. I want you to know that you can come to me any time, okay? And you don't need to hide any feelings like this from me, especially if you're simply worried it will 'trouble me', because it won't."

Chaeryeong's eyes were beginning to glisten again.

"Awwww, Ryeongie," I sighed while laughing a little, seeing as I made her cry again.

Pulling her into a hug, she smiled too. She buried her head into my chest, and I nuzzled my face into her hair.

"I'm so glad we don't have class until tomorrow afternoon," I laughed, "I'm going to be sleepy tomorrow morning."

"Sameee," her voice was muffled under the sheets between sniffles, "jagiya?"

"Yes, jagi?" I answered softly.

"I love you," she said, "thank you so much."

"Any time, Ryeongie," I replied, "I love you too, and I hope you feel better."

"A million times."

~end~