the midnight diner // svt

one // bukeoguk

ship: meanie
word count: 1880 words

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it had been two months since jeon wonwoo discovered the midnight diner.

it had been completely by accident; that night wonwoo had somehow ended up attending one of the big college parties happening that weekend and got a terrible hangover. as he stumbled down the road, he groaned, regretting ever stepping into that chaos.

"water. i need water."

upon surveying the area and realizing that he was completely lost and had no idea where he was, wonwoo pretty much gave up hope. until he somehow found himself in front of a sign saying,

[the midnight diner. open everyday, 11 pm - 7 am.]

wonwoo didn't have a watch, but he was well aware that it was currently one in the morning. practically sobbing in relief, he reasoned that if they were a diner, they were bound to have water - if not, tough luck. at least he'd have a place to sit without being labelled homeless.

stumbling in, wonwoo was duly aware of how quiet and serene the place was. wonwoo liked those kinds of places. unfortunately, they were becoming more scarce as the days passed; it was almost like an endangered species that wonwoo had a strange desire to protect.

"hello! what can i get for you tonight?"

wonwoo had never expected someone to sound so cheerful at freaking one in the morning, although he supposed it was for business. he also hadn't expected to come face-to-face with someone so handsome.

"uh, is water an option?"

"bottled water, sparkling water, boiled water, we've got you covered."

"bottled water is fine." shuddering as his headache became more intense, wonwoo frowned as the boy seemed to realize something and quickly left, immediately returning with a bottle of water.

"thanks," wonwoo mumbled. "do you mind if i - uh - stay here for a while?"

the boy snickered. "as long as you don't stay past seven and don't bother other customers, we honestly can't do much about it."

"o-okay."

after the boy left, wonwoo glanced around, only just now taking in the fact that there were a couple other people dining on various foods. saying he was surprised was an understatement - wonwoo had doubted that so many people would come to eat food at one in the morning - but he supposed that everyone had their reasons.

after all, wonwoo grimaced as he reminisced the loud music and the colourful lights from the party, i just returned from a college party.

he didn't really care though. he had no reason to judge people with presumably better excuses for their current common situation.

until one of them decided to approach him.

"hi! the name's seungkwan. you are?"

blinking a few times before registering what the chubby-cheeked boy had just told him, wonwoo stuttered out a quick, "y-yeah, nice to meet you, seungkwan. i'm - i'm wonwoo."