Beautiful Accident

The chance we took

It was only Jongdae's second week at university and he was already running late for one of his lectures. Running was in this sense to be taken literally because Jongdae was really running through the halls of the building. But that was okay. At university things loosened up a little yet got tougher at the same time. But at least running in the halls was permitted, even if frowned upon by some instructors. But sometimes Jongdae felt that no matter what he did was frowned upon by the instructors. He just couldn't help causing trouble one way or another.

"Hey, no running in the halls", a voice suddenly called out to him. In surprise, Jongdae turned his head to look for the source of the voice because this whole scenario felt so familiar and to make the deja-vu moment perfect he stumbled in exactly this moment. Landing on his hands and knees on the floor. He could hear someone rush to him, probably the person that had just called out to him and caused his fall and Jongdae couldn't stop the smile the spread on his face because he knew what would happen next.

"Are you okay?", Junmyeon asked him, looking down at him with worried eyes reaching out a hand to help Jongdae up.

"I think I just fell for you all over again", Jongdae replied as he grabbed Junmyeon's hand and got up from the floor, he didn't let go of it right away. Junmyeon snorted but he didn't roll his eyes, he smiled.

"Kim Jongdae, you haven't changed a bit", he commented while he looked Jongdae up and down. Jongdae also took the chance to just stare at Junmyeon for a bit. Junmyeon hadn't changed either. He was still as gorgeous as Jongdae remembered him. If anything he had only become more beautiful in the time that they hadn't seen each other. Which should have been impossible but that word had apparently never existed in Junmyeon's dictionary.

"Do you have time to go somewhere and talk, I feel like we have some catching up to do", Junmyeon suggested after they had just looked at each other for some time without speaking a word. Their hands were still connected and it seemed that neither of them felt compelled to change that anytime soon.

"Sure, I have a free period anyway", Jongdae lied. But it wouldn't do any harm to skip that borning lecture once. Sometimes one just had to skip lectures for the greater good.

They walked around campus without a clear destination in mind while they talked. By then they had separated their hands again and now both of them had them stuffed away in their pockets somewhat awkwardly.

"Who's taking care of the flowers now?", Junmyeon asked after some time. Jongdae looked at him in disbelief.

"We haven't seen each other for almost a year and the first thing you ask me about are the stupid flowers?", he asked. He tried to sound offended but he couldn't hold back the laughter. Junmyeon laughed too and for a moment they just looked at each other and smiled like no time had passed since they last saw each other. The moment passed and Junmyeon was probably still waiting for a real answer.

"I watered them throughout my third year, getting up early just for that was a pain in the ass by the way. At the end of the year, I asked the younger students to find someone who will keep doing it. I found some kid who said he would, really hope he does, would be a shame if after all that the flowers would just be forgotten."

Junmyeon looked at Jongdae with a sort of surprised smile.

"I didn't think you would actually do it."

Jongdae shrugged like it was nothing.

"Someone had to, right?", he said and I did it for you he thought. Junmyeon smiled at him even more.

"I just never thought that someone would really be you", he whispered and for a second it sounded like he was referring to more than just watering flowers. Jongdae hadn't thought about all that destiny nonsense for a while but at that moment the thought just naturally came up again. It wouldn't be a coincidence that they met again like that right? Maybe they had been granted a second chance. Well maybe not a second, considering how many chances Jongdae must have missed already. Maybe destiny didn't hate him after all.

"Can I say something stupid?", Jongdae asked and Junmyeon raised an eyebrow.

"Don't you always do that?", he asked back with a grin. Jongdae could have whined, could have stopped to complain and let this moment pass. He didn't. He was going to take his chance.

"I really missed you", he confessed. Junmyeon stopped to look at Jongdae. First confused then with a soft smile.

"I missed you as well", he said. Jongdae felt like he was going to burst into tears for some reason that he didn't quite understand and at the same time felt like laughing. Junmyeon had always had that effect on him.

"Can I hug you?", Jongdae asked carefully. Instead of a reply Junmyeon just spread his arms.

"Come at me, bro."

Jongdae did as he was told. They hugged like they had hugged when they said goodbye a year ago. That long tight hugged that only lovers or soon to be lovers could share. That kind of hug that people only pulled out of a little so they could kiss each other. And this time Jongdae was really going to make it that hug.

He pulled back a little, his arms still wrapped around Junmyeon's back and looked him in the eyes. They were about the same height, the perfect height to look into each other's eyes and maybe also the perfect height for kissing. Jongdae took a moment to just look at Junmyeon, trying to ask the question with his eyes, waiting for Junmyeon to agree. And in Junmyeon's dark eyes Jongdae saw his own adoration mirrored. Carefully he leaned forward and pressed his lips against Junmyeon.

At first, their lips only brushed against each other, as if to test the waters but after Junmyeon didn't push Jongdae away again he kept kissing him. He kissed him as if he wanted to make up for all the chances he had missed. Jongdae really should have done this so much sooner. And Junmyeon's lips really felt just as soft and perfect as he had imagined. He had been such an idiot to let all those chances pass.

When they both pulled back again they smiled. They still had their arms wrapped around each other and it felt so natural, so perfect, just right.

"So, after all this time?", Junmyeon asked, being the first to break the silence. Jongdae looked to the side a little to avoid Junmyeon's eyes. He wasn't quite sure how he was going to explain himself. Junmyeon carefully placed a hand on Jongdae's cheek and used it to force Jongdae to look at him again. Junmyeon still smiled at him and he looked as beautiful as never before with his cheeks slightly flushed, lips slightly more red and plump from kissing and the softest smile imaginable on his lips.

"I've been waiting for you to do this for two years. I gave you so many chances, you never took them. I was convinced you didn't want to kiss me after all", he muttered while slowly caressing Jongdae's cheek with his thumb.

"I'm sorry", Jongdae replied after a small eternity. "I've spent two years wanting to kiss you and one regretting that I didn't. I'm probably way too late now, but do you still want me?"

Junmyeon chuckled.

"Of course I do you idiot."

They kissed for a second time, a little slower than their first kiss. This time fully taking the time to really get a taste of the kiss. Now that they both knew that there would be enough time to make up for all the kisses they missed out on neither of them felt a need to hurry.

When they separated finally from both the kiss and the hug they laughed. Junmyeon reached his hand out and Jongdae grabbed it without hesitation. They continued walking, hands intertwined, no particular goal in mind.

They had so much catching up to do.

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Mate pls don't cry <.< Happy Birthday, ily, wish I could be with you today :')