꒰ SENSES ✔️ ꒱ - CHANGKI ˎˊ˗

0. outro

For the two of us, home isn't a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.

— Stephanie Perkins

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EDITED - 17 JUN 2020

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A short trip to the countryside set the start of the morning for Changkyun and Kihyun.

It hadn't been long since Kihyun got his driving license and he wasn't the most trustworthy driver on earth, but he wanted to take Changkyun somewhere. Anywhere. And he wanted it to be special, just the two of them.

He impulsively decided that that place would be the countryside for its fresh air and clear night sky.

Changkyun was also very fond of the idea. He had too much work lately and barely had time to meet with Kihyun, so it was a good change of the routine.

The ride was full of loud off key singing to whatever song was playing on the radio and a lot of laughing. Changkyun found it extremely astonishing how Kihyun was such a great singer yet sometimes he could sound worse than some people auditioning for the X Factor. He liked it, though. That way it was more fun when they were singing together.

At times Changkyun was stealing glances of his boyfriend, hoping that he didn't notice. He couldn't get enough of how beautiful Kihyun was. He looked so ethereal while he was focused on the road, singing a little bit too carelessly as he was looking at the road but seemingly not paying much attention to it, just going with the flow.

At one point Kihyun let go of the gear shift and grabbed Changkyun's hand, his eyes still looking ahead of him. "Did you really think I wouldn't notice when you're staring?" Kihyun let out an airy chuckle as he grinned.

"Sorry," Changkyun blushed, looking away.

"It's cute, you should do it more and I will pretend I don't see it."

Soon they stopped in front of a house that turned out to be the place they were going to stay in for the next three days.

Changkyun got out first. He stretched, feeling how all of his bones and muscles were slowly coming back to life after more than two hours of sitting.

He walked to the trunk to take out their luggage. Just then he realized how much heavier Kihyun's suitcase was, making him wonder why did he take so many (heavy) things for just a few days.

He carried the two suitcases and folders into the house after Kihyun unlocked it. He left them next to the front door and waited for the pink haired boy to lock the car and also walk in.

"You know," Changkyun started, tugging at the hem of Kihyun's gray cardigan that was reaching just a little above his knees, "now that we're in the right atmosphere, I realize you actually dress like a grandma."

"Sure," Kihyun rolled his eyes, trying to look annoyed, but he was actually on the verge of laughing. He pecked the ashy blond male on the lips and took his suitcase, heading to the bedroom on the second floor. The younger followed him, getting taken aback almost as soon as he walked into the room.

The room was leading to a wide balcony with a view to all the other houses in the village with their beautiful gardens, already making Changkyun not want to leave that place. He could've stayed there forever.

Changkyun looked around in the room, admiring the interior, but his gaze somehow fixed outside again.

"This place is amazing," he said, looking at Kihyun, who was already unpacking.

"My grandparents used to live here," the older explained. "But now that they're gone, sometimes we come here with mom and dad on vacations and to clean up a bit since there's a lot of dust." He was now just sitting, looking at everything around himself with a nostalgic smile on his lips.

He looked noticeably sad, so Changkyun sat behind him, wrapping his arms firmly around the older's body.

Kihyun chuckled because of the ticklish feeling of Changkyun's lips pressed against the back of his neck.

"Do you want to go outside?" Changkyun suggested, wanting to distract Kihyun a bit from any negative thoughts. "We can unpack later."

"Okay."

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Changkyun carried Kihyun into the house and all the way to the bedroom bridal style while both of them were giggling quietly. He laid the older on the bed, lying next to him afterwards, pulling him closer by the waist.

"I had no idea festivals could be that intense in the countryside," Changkyun said with a loud sigh. "I'm so tired."

"Let's unpack tomorrow then." Changkyun nodded, burying his face in the crook of the other's neck. He probably had a thing for Kihyun's neck since he liked burying his face against it and kissing it so much.

The sun had already set and the only lighting, entering the room, was of the lights in front of the house.

They were used to cuddling in the dark, too lazy to turn any lamps on. It didn't bother them at all.

They were occasionally pecking each other either on the lips or the cheeks, smiling against each other's lips.

It had become the way how they spent most of their time together. It was just that they didn't need any words to communicate. They didn't need anything but each other's presence.

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The two boys were leaning on the balcony's rail, looking at the calm scenery in front of them. Most houses were dark, but the lightning from the festival at the other end of the village was still very strong and they could almost hear the music clearly enough.

"I bet that we look like some old couple," Kihyun remarked with a giggle.

"Well, it feels like we are one," Changkyun smiled, grabbing Kihyun's hand. "There's a whole party going on there yet we got back here early."

"Just imagine us two living here, not being bothered by the city life. And growing old together." Kihyun rested his head on Changkyun's shoulder with a dreamy sigh, his thoughts traveling to a completely different direction from what Changkyun had said.

"Do you actually want that?" The younger asked, a bit amused. "Growing old together, I mean."

"I really do. Is it a problem?"

"No, no... It's not a problem at all..."

Kihyun wasn't sure why Changkyun sounded so nervous, but he just waited for the other to say something else because it sounded like he wasn't done yet.

"If I asked you to... marry me... Would you do it?" Changkyun felt some sort of a lump in his throat as Kihyun looked up at him with an eyebrow raised.

"Of course I would."

"Then..." He let go of Kihyun's hand to take a ring out of his pocket. He turned to face him while putting it on the pink haired male's ring finger. "I think I don't need to ask a second time."

"For how long did you keep that in your pocket?" Kihyun asked, putting his free hand over his mouth as he felt heat spreading all over his cheeks and the tips of his ears. His eyes were already tearing up a bit.

"The whole day. I was just waiting for the right moment. I didn't even know it was going to happen today," Changkyun admitted. "It's just that... You changed me and manage to make me so happy and--"

"Changkyun, I love you so much," Kihyun cried out, wrapping his arms around Changkyun's neck.

As they kissed, Changkyun could taste the salty tears of joy that were streaming down from Kihyun's eyes.

It just proved to him how happy he made the older.

They belonged to each other and they were finally ready to make it more official than it already was.

"I love you, too," the ashy blond male whispered as their lips parted.