with all love, xoxo. (seungin, stray kids fanfic)

9 ★

a week later

it's been a week since seungmin last saw jeongin, he hated to admit it, but he kind of missed him, even though they don't know each other at all and only met once.

It was one of those encounters where you can't stop thinking about the person. They show up in your mind at random times, you create different scenarios with them in your head, as if you're obsessed. You wish you were with them every second, minute and hour.

Is this how love feels like?

No. This isn't love. Jeongin is just some random boy. Seungmin needs to get him out of his head as soon as possible otherwise this is going to end badly.

But it's easier said than done, how is he supposed to do that when all he can think about is jeongin?

He'll find a solution, he has to.

Seungmin remembered that it's been a week since he  last saw his camera, meaning that it's going to be fixed today and he should probably go get it back. It's also a good way to clear his mind a bit. He'll go for a walk, buy some coffee and of course, stop thinking about the annoyingly cute face of jeongin's.

Without further thought, the brown haired boy started getting ready to go outside and back to the mall for his camera. Just the thought of hearing all the annoying loud voices and seeing all the emotionless faces was making him sick. But that's just how it goes in life, right?  People need to step out of their comfort zone at some point no matter how uncomfortable it is.

After putting on some warm clothing and getting all of the things he needed, the boy finally stepped outside, only to see a big pile of snow in front of the door. "This is annoying". He said and with a quiet sigh he went to get the snow shovel, because he couldn't leave the snow laying there like that. Usually Felix helps him do this, but sadly he's not here now.

One time when they were getting rid of the snow like this, Felix accidentally pushed Seungmin and he fell down face flat in the snow. It was really funny. Of course Felix started laughing and it turned out to a huge snowball fight, leaving both the boys with soaked clothes and a flu. They spent all night drinking hot chocolate and watching scary movies that day. It was the little moments like this that made their friendship even stronger.

With one last move, seungmin finally finished his job and put the shovel back, finally being able to go get his camera back. He was so excited to see if it was possible to retrieve any photos. He knew his camera was in good hands, the bald man looked like he knew what he was doing, so there's a high chance seungmin is actually going to see at least some photos his mother took in the past.

After the usual and annoying bus ride, the brown haired boy was standing in front of the mall now, looking visibly happy. He felt like he's a step closer to revealing all the secrets, like his mother was watching over him, finally showing him the way and how to handle this situation properly. He was getting closer and closer by the day.

Speaking of getting closer, he finally got closer to the shop with the electronics, surviving the loud environment of the rest of the mall. The line was not that long as before, but there were still some people, mostly old people who had problems with their phones and didn't know what to do.

Finally, it was his turn in the line. He saw the bald man standing behind the checkout counter, looking uninterested as always. As seungmin came up to him, he immediately started speaking with an excited tone.

"Hello sir, uhm I was there a week ago with my digital camera and now I'm here to get it back"

The man looked at him, immediately knowing what the boy was talking about.

"Here you go kid". The bald man said while handing him the camera.

Seungmin takes it, almost sprinting away from the shop, holding the camera tightly in his hands, being excited and kind of impatient to look at all the photos.

That's when he hears someone shouting "wait!". It was the bald man. What could he possibly want?

"What's wrong?" Seungmin said with visible worry on his face.

"I'm really sorry but I wasn't able to retrieve any photos, someone already did that a really long time ago, there's no photos left, you can still use the camera tho, it's like new. Also, I'd suggest finding the person who has the photos if you really want to see them." The man was talking like it was the most common thing in the world, but it's just how he is. Always uninterested.

This message broke seungmin, he didn't know what to say. Maybe he got a little too excited and didn't think of all the things that could possibly happen. He stormed out of the shop, not wanting anyone to see him in this state. Especially not the people who judge everyone.

He kept his head down for the whole time, wanting to lock himself somewhere where nobody is going to find him, somewhere where only he can be and get lost in his thoughts without any other human beings interrupting him.

As he continued to run away from the mall, weaving through the people, trying to get out of there as fast as possible, he bumped into someone.

Seungmin felt so bad to the point he didn't even want to apologize or look who the person was, until he heard a familiar voice. "No no no no, what is he doing here?" This question was running through seungmin's mind as he looked up and saw two fox eyes looking at him.

"Are you okay?" Jeongin asked, his tone laced with worry and also a little bit of confusion. He was acting like him and seungmin were some kind of best friends or something.

Jeongin put his hand on seungmin's shoulder, trying to help him, not realizing this action is going to have the opposite effect.

The brown haired boy pushed his arm away, not wanting any help.

"Seungmin, what's wrong?" The black haired boy asked, really wanting to know what's going through seungmin's head at the moment.

On the other hand, seungmin didn't want to tell him anything. He didn't want to even talk to him. This isn't helping with the whole "I'm trying to get jeongin out of my head" situation. Why is he being so caring all of a sudden?

This needs to stop.