𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟 𖥻! seonghwa

( 23 ) rays of sun

ALL CHAERIM NEEDED to see was the text seonghwa sent her. it was seventh period, right before school got out.

seonghwa
wanna hang out after practice?
i wanna see your pretty dress

it was only that morning that chaerim worried they weren't going to work out, but now she was giddy as ever.

chaerim
duh!

and after practice, her excitement was at an all time high. she had been so happy and smiley all of practice, and it felt good to know that seonghwa really wasn't mad at her.

he wrapped her arm around her as they walked out to his car. "you seem excited."

"i am! i can't wait to show you my dress. well, i was going to surprise you on prom, but it's too far away."she said with a grin.

"you know prom is this weekend right?"

"right. but that's still four whole days!"

he laughed and ruffled up her hair, "you're right. i can't wait four whole days either."

he drove over to her house, letting her play whatever music she wanted as he contently rest his hand on her thigh.

as soon as the pair pulled up to her house, mr. kim was already on the doorstep waving at them. her excitement was palpable, since she just loved that her precious daughter was in love with a precious boy.

"mrs. kim!" seonghwa greeted her, as he opened chaerim's door too. she went up to give him a hug, "oh, seonghwa. what a delight! as soon as chaer told me you were coming, i made you kids snacks."

chaerim giggled, "mom! this isn't a play date, you don't have to make us afterschool snacks. but thank you."

she smiled, bringing them the platter of homemade korean snacks, all of chaerim's personal faves like rice balls and kkagangjeong. they settled down on the couch in the living room with their treats, and mrs. kim told him to enjoy and make himself at home as she went to her garden outside.

"just you and me now," chaerim said, giving him a smile that left him feeling shy. he asked, "what does that mean?"

"no meaning, just pointing it out," she hummed, "hey, let's go to my room. i'll try on my dress for you!"

"okay."

she dragged him by the wrist, then instructed him to sit on her bed patiently while she changed in the bathroom.

she put it on, then grinned in the mirror with the most innocent, lovely feeling. she felt beautiful, and couldn't wait to see the look on seonghwa's face, hoping he'd feel the same way about her.

"okay, i'm coming out in three, two—" she opened the door and posed sweetly, "one!"

seonghwa's jaw dropped. he just slowly stood up, a smile forming on his face as he stepped towards her and hugged her tight.

"chaerim," he sighed, then leaned back to scan her again, "you look so gorgeous, baby. this dress is so pretty, too."

"thank you," she laughed, not because it was funny, but because she was just so happy she couldn't contain it. "so maybe it was worth skipping practice for?"

he nodded, hands drifting from her shoulders, to her waist. he smiled, "definitely. if you're going to look this pretty and be all mine, it's fine by me if you skip every practice."

chaerim giggled and dropped her head onto his check, suppressing the goofiest, babiest smile. she was so shy, yet felt so comfortable.

seonghwa used his thumb to lift her chin up, bringing her lips to his. it was gentle, like a ray of sunshine falling on your shoulder in the spring.

he loved the way the dress felt under his hands. he gripped her waist tight. chaerim felt more and more breathless, sinking into him and cupping his face with both hands.

just when it was getting good, they were both started by chaerim's silly ringtone — a sped-up version of hard carry by got7.

seonghwa looked at her phone lying on the table with a raised eyebrow, "i take it your a big ahgase?"

"oh, shut it," she grabbed the phone, "hello? oh, hey yeosang! what's yp? ...oh, yeah. of course! actually that would be so perfect, i'll send you her number right now. mhm. alright. bye, sangie."

she turned to seonghwa with a grin, "back to the prom subject, i'm setting up yeosang with yeeun! i think it'll be a really good match, what do you think?"

"i... uh yes?"

"what...?" seonghwa had this fearful look on his face and was starting to get red, so she worried.

he shook his head and turned away, "it's just, you forgot to zip the side of your dress. i can't really focus, sorry."

chaerim frantically looked down, seeing what he was talking about: the whole side of her dress was unzipped, showing a peek of the side of her body. luckily, nothing was exposed, but it was quite a reveal of skin.

she giggled, "calm down. it's just the side of my body."

"yeah, it's your body! i don't wanna make you feel weird, but... oh, nevermind." he sat down on her bed, so chaerim followed and sat down too.

chaerim played with the ends of his hair at his neck, "i knew it! you've never talked a woman before other than me."

"that's not true," he rolled his eyes.

"why are you so nervous then?" she moved her hand to touch the edge of his ear, "your ears are red."

he suddenly leaned over and kissed her lips again, "maybe i'm nervous because i'm so madly in love with you and i'm afraid to mess things up with you"

she tilted her head, "don't worry. just kiss me?"

he nodded, his lips curved into a smile as he pressed them against hers.

"i love you, chaerim."
"i love you more, seonghwa."

after a while, chaerim leaned back again, "oh shit, i forgot i have to text yeosang back."

seonghwa laid back on her bed with a plop, and with a lighthearted tone, he said, "i'll be waiting here when you're done."