chimchim's| pjm

seven

SEVEN

white powders consumed the air, the sensation of sugar crystals tickling fei's darling nose, pumping sweetness into the atmosphere:

she sets a flour dusted rolling pin aside, turning away to grab a cookie sheet for the cookies she had started to prep for the following evening.

cheeks contoured with flour and warmth of the oven rising against her spine; she was absorbed in her work.
her body turns but was unprepared to find that she is cornered between the counter and a man's body who's hand was up; reaching over her  shoulder to obtain a cookie cutter.

neither of them attempted to move, he cocks his head towards her; adam's apple bobbing nervously when he swallows. the situation looked more complicated than it should've been. for the growing tension between the two had began to sprout from their first meeting.

clearing his throat he drops his gaze and she turns a new shade of red and white's love child.

"I'm sorry jimin I didn't know you were behind me." it was always a funny yet odd feeling to address him by his first name since he were her boss. it was a small sweet privilege for him to be her age.

"no, I should've announced myself."

heat gladly baths in their awkwardness for neither of the two moved, silliness thickens in the air; suddenly aware of the unnatural quiet surrounding them.

right. they had bid their friends and coworkers goodnight and stayed to work late, preparing the next day's cookie sheets ahead of time for ease of work the following day. they were alone.

slowly he reaches over, his torso brushing against her arm as he grabs the cookie cutter.
stepping back he shows off the item in his palm as if he had to prove that he had gotten it.

she bobs her head lightly and offers a smile but they continued to stand, neither moving.

gently  he seems very focused on something and  brushes his hand over the fat of her bottom lip, his eyes the first to linger and the last to tear away.

bringing his finger to his mouth, his lips turn up into a smile.

"have you been eating the cookies?"

"why would you say that?"

"because you had a crumb on your face. if you wanted some cookies I could have made us a batch and sent them home with you."

puffing out her cheeks, and squinting her eyes, a joking tongue slips from her lips as she admits to the criminal act of tasting the treats.

he chuckles at her attempt to appear innocent.
"you're such a cute criminal, criminals who do aegyo are the best type."

a sheepish gleam in her eyes, she brushes her hair back out of her face."oh yeah? I want to see you do aegyo."

hesitantly  he pauses a moment before squinting his eyes and attempting a cheeky neko pose, however his cheeks began burning with the desire to laugh, lips pulled apart into a grin; covering his face with his hand.

"wait, wait let me go again!"

fei's shoulders shook as she tried not to chuckle at his display.

once he recomposes himself he attempts to puff his mochi cheeks  but once again ends up ruining it with his own laughter.

"this is embarrassing, I like watching other people do aegyo, not doing it myself!"