𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟 𖥻! seonghwa

( 21 ) floating in the wind

BY THE TIME seonghwa and chaerim arrived to mingi's house, the whole living room had been filled up. the only seats left were on the floor, which they took and rested their backs on the legs of the couch-sitters. that's their punishment for stopping in a second parking lot on their drive...

"the lovebirds are here!" yunho warmly welcomed them, and handed them floor pillows so they could be more comfortable.

"hey, guys! prom is in three weeks. are you still going to be dating by then or are you going to go back to hating each other?" mingi asked jokingly. it would've come across as more rude, but he did already have a few beers.

seonghwa smiled as he turned to chaerim, "hopefully she won't kill me by then."

"aw," yeosang nodded, "i wish i had someone to take to prom."

"huh, sounds like a you problem. i have a whole list of girls i could ask. let me know if you need any help," wooyoung teased, wiggling his eyebrows.

yeosang hit his arm and rolled his eyes, "i'm too focused on soccer to be obsessed with girls, for your information. i don't need help."

"sureee."

san then turned to chaerim and his eyes lit up as he asked, "chaer! got a pretty dress picked out?"

"n-no? was is supposed to already?" she asked. she had never gone to prom before, so she didn't know what she was supposed to do.

san shrugged, "maybe. i mean, prom isn't too far away. and i thought dress shopping was like the peak high school milestone for teenage girls, no? some girls buy them months in advance."

chaerim giggled, "maybe you're right. i'll show you my dress when i get one, okay?"

"okay!"

at that moment, seonghwa tapped her arm and asked, "chaerim. did you get my keys from the car?"

"no? that's your job as the driver, dummy."

he pursed his lips, "i must've left them. will you come with me to find them?"

"what? no way. i'm comfy here. you can walk outside alone—" chaerim shut up as soon as she watched seonghwa's eyes flicker with lust, "oh. sure, i'll help you look."

so the two inconspicuously walked out of the room. once they were out of everyone's sight, seonghwa grabbed chaerim's hand. he led her to his car, parked on the side of the road, and chaerim tilted her head expectantly when they stopped there.

"what'd you summon me out here for?" chaerim asked.

seonghwa sighed, "sorry. i just... i like hanging out with the team, but with our relationship being so new, i want you all to myself. i'm selfish."

her face lit up, feeling flattered, "you have me all to yourself, seonghwa. what do you need?" she went in for a soft hug, her arms around seonghwa's torso and his arms dropping over her shoulders.

"this."

of course, seonghwa kissed her. he couldn't help it. he truly felt like he needed it, the way he craved her all day and all night. sitting next to her and not being able to show that he loved her was physically torturous - he couldn't handle it anymore. he ran his hands through her hair, kissing her like the world was ending, burning all around them.

chaerim began to giggle, squeezing her eyes shut at how shy he made her. she folded her head down to hug seonghwa, tucking her nose into his warm neck where she could smell his delicious perfume.

"what? did i make you nervous, baby?" he held her closer to his chest where she was practically melting into him. chaerim nodded cutely, "i can't believe you like me. park seonghwa likes me."

"i had the same thought actually. my dream girl likes me? kim chaerim likes me, park seonghwa?!?" he laughed and kissed her forehead in a way that felt like clockwork.

"of course i do," you could hear the smile in her voice, "you're you."

"and that's exactly why i like you. you're you. there's no other you's out there. how am i so lucky?" seonghwa swayed her gently back and forth. it felt like they were two autumn leaves floating in the wind together.

"chaerim?"

she looked up with big, curious eyes. seonghwa leaned back from hugging her and asked, smiling way too big, "will you go to prom with me?"

"duh. don't ask stupid questions like that," she joked to hide how red her face got. she hugged him again and seonghwa stroked her back.

"yes, ma'am."

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chaerim had thought about the topic of prom a lot since that night. she had the perfect date, now all that was left was to find the perfect dress.

she texted her girls before practice started that afternoon, sitting on the bench of the locker room.

chaerim
do you guys have prom dresses yet?
it's starting to stress me out that i don't

gaeul
no not yet
yeahhhh it's starting to stress me out too

yeeun
same
... i think this calls for mandatory dress shopping
.......... effective immediately

gaeul
precisely
meet in 30 mins?

chaerim
wait i have soccer practice today

yeeun
you can't skip once??

gaeul
yeah pls chaerim this is more important!
and you're like already really good at soccer idk how much more you need to practice

chaerim
hmm
i guess i can skip one day

gaeul
YAY!!!!!!!!!!

yeeun
so so so so excited
i can't wait!!!!!!

chaerim
me neither YAY 💋💋💋💋

chaerim tucked her phone into her bag and breathed out heavily. she gave wooyoung a look, "if anyone asks, i'm not feeling well today."

"oh, okay. feel better." he waved at her as she quickly made her escape.

seonghwa watched from the corner of the locker room with confused, squinted eyes.