Midnight Love

First Strike

   "Kim Taehyung.."
   Finally a name to match the face. You repeated it several times in your mind to get the feel of it. Kim Taehyung.. It didn't seem like you will be getting tired of this name any time soon. "What's yours?" He asked, breaking you out of your reverie of his name. You tell him your name. "Such a pretty name", he said with a smile. Always bad at taking compliments, you just returned his smile and took a sip of your milkshake.
   "So what are you doing here at this time of the night..?"
   Talking to Taehyung was easy after that. Conversation came naturally between you two. It turns out he studied in the same University as you. But you never saw him before cause his major took him to the other side of the campus, away from your building. You both shared simple tidbits about each other like majors, where you both came from, even something like favourite colours. He told you about his group of friends, how each one of them were so different yet they were like family. You told him about your family of friends. And the conversation went on..
   You were both so busy talking to each other that you forgot the time. By the time you realised, it was already time for sunrise. You would have loved to continue talking with him but unfortunately, you had to submit that essay you worked so hard for. It seemed like he didn't want to leave either. When it was time to part, you looked at him and asked, "will I see you again?" He smiled (your heart..) and said, "of course! Tonight, same time, you will see me here."
   And see him, you did. That night and the next and the next after that. You met him at the same time and both ordered the same thing. You talked about almost everything under the moon and beyond with him, literally. He had some pretty interesting theories that left you both awed and baffled. You loved listening to him. He was funny, his jokes making you cry with tears of laughter. He talked so expressively and with his deep voice, you couldn't help but get transfixed on whatever he was telling you about. (He could be telling you about taxes and you'd still listen to him like it's the most interesting thing ever.)
   While talking to him, you noticed a lot of his little quirks. Like how he used his hands to express his thoughts. How he laughed bashfully when he got embarassed about something. The spark in his eyes when he talked about something he was really passionate about. The way he would give you all his attention when you talked as if you were revealing the secrets of the universe, and many more. All these little quirks made him even more endearing in your eyes.
   Kim Taehyung was slowing becoming a fixed part of your life. And you didn't mind one bit. Your meetings with him were now a part of your night routine. You looked forward to them, wanting to see him. Not just that, but every time you thought about him, a warmth would spread through you. The phrase 'butterflies in your stomach' now made sense to you. That was when realization struck you,
   You wanted to be more than friends with him..