𝐦𝐫. 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 ; sae i.

𝟏𝟓 : 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗺

THE NIGHT SKY, a canvas splashed with a million diamond stars, hung above them like a celestial blessing.

their heads, drawn together by an invisible thread, were mere inches apart.

lips, like whispers on the wind, hovered tantalizingly close.

and and and —

"sae, dear! we're ba—"

the door behind them burst open.

y/n's mother, voice brimming with surprise, cut her sentence short as the scene before her registered.

in the lingering echo of the moment, both y/n and sae stood caught, cheeks flushed, the unspoken promise of their near-kiss hanging heavy in the air.

"uh ... hi mom?" y/n stammered, backing away from the prodigy.

her father's concerned question was cut short as his gaze darted to his awakened daughter.

"n/n!" he cried out, rushing to her and engulfing her in a hug, sae momentarily forgotten.

"i missed you so much, my darling!" he exclaimed, dramatically dabbing his eyes.

y/n sweatdropped. "dad, it had only been hours."

he gasped, clutching his chest theatrically.

"those hours felt like an eternity! you scared the living shit out of us!"

his eyes then switched to sae, who offered an awkward smile.

"even sae here nearly shit himself," he confided, plopping down on the couch beside y/n's bed.

"no?" sae interjected, though his smile wavered slightly. "but yeah, i was pretty scared i guess."

"thank you, sae, for taking care of our n/n," y/n's mother said warmly.

"no problem at all," sae replied with a nod.

"y/n ..." her mother began, her playful smile gone.

a single tap landed on her daughter's forehead.

"don't ever scare us like that again." the air crackled with a quiet but firm seriousness.

"yes ma'am! promise!" y/n chirped, loud and quick.

sae, watching the scene unfold, let out a light chuckle.

relief washed over him, the normalcy of the situation a balm after the earlier scare.