21: With You

14 0 0
                                    

It had been several days since Sehun had been exchanging messages with Luhan. At first, it was a strictly business conversation, but after Sehun's birthday, the messages had a slightly flirty tone to them.

It was nearing noon when the other inhabitants noticed the rare occasion that Luhan was not in front of his laptop and files. It was a routine, an inevitability that Luhan would bring home things to do over the weekend and find him typing and scribbling even in the early hours of Saturdays. But it seemed today was one of those special days where the routine would be skipped.

"Luhan-hyung, are you going somewhere?" Tao asked while busy with his laptop.

"Yes, unfortunately. I have to meet with His Excellence Oh Sehun over lunch since there were small errors in the paper I submitted yesterday," Luhan answered.

"He's making you work during the weekends?" Xiumin's was organizing the fridge.

"Actually, I was the one who insisted. I just can't seem to relax during my spare time," Luhan reasoned. "It feels like I'm wasting my time or something."

"Maybe it's a subconscious defense mechanism of some sort. Maybe you're used to spending time with something important before and now, for some reason, you are unable to. As a response, your subconscious is trying to preoccupy you with something else to compensate for the loss," Lay offered his expertise. "I learned that during my residency in the psychology department."

"Maybe. I haven't done any introspection and metacognition lately so who knows how messed up is my subconscious," Luhan just took Lay's idea lightly.

"I have to go now. Can't be late when meeting His Excellence," Luhan rushed to grab anything he might need.

"When are you going to be back?" Baekhyun asked while opening a bottle of cola.

"Three in the afternoon, latest," Luhan replied before closing the door.

The two decided to meet at Cream Soda, a recently trending café near Mount Mongmyeok due to the extremely good visuals of its products, especially its signature eponymous menu. Luhan sat in one semi-private booth at the back of the store, waiting for the VIP to arrive. He was quite startled when a man wearing a shearling collar jacket over double layered shirts, black pants, black shoes, classic spectacles, and a face mask sat in front of him.

 He was quite startled when a man wearing a shearling collar jacket over double layered shirts, black pants, black shoes, classic spectacles, and a face mask sat in front of him

Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.

Taking off the mask, it was revealed to be Sehun, "Good morning, Luhan-ssi."

"Good morning, Your Excellence," Luhan couldn't help but stutter at the sudden visual in front of him. "You look... good."

"Thank you. The same could be said for you," Sehun complimented sincerely, eyes never leaving Luhan. Luhan was actually wearing a faded denim hoodie jacket over a light violet turtleneck, jeans, and sneakers.

Lost and FoundWhere stories live. Discover now