★Please... cherish me★ | Yoosung x Reader

Watching a meteor shower

"Are you sure we'll be able to see it from here?" You asked eagerly, inching closer to him on the picnic blanket he'd thrown across the hilltop grass; the breeze caused you to shiver.

The news had been warning of a meteor shower for the past few days and as luck would have it, the day it would be visible was also your birthday.

Yoosung may have pretended to have forgotten the occasion, but you'd seen him hastily stow away a small box in his jacket pocket when he'd knocked on your door earlier that evening, insisting that as your best friend it was his duty to escort you somewhere you could view the beautiful stream of stars.

He laughed nervously, "I'm positive! ...I think. I'm sure the girl who runs the astronomy club said it was here..." He procured a piece of paper from his pocket and squinted to see it under the waning light.

"You'll hurt your eyes if you do that," you commented lightly.

"Don't worry! Even if I did hurt my eyes, I'd still be able to play LOLOL!"

"... That wasn't what I was worried about..." You muttered. Honestly, you were relieved he'd opted to watch the meteor shower with you rather than stay in and play LOLOL again. It had been a stressful past few days and his presence was soothing.

"Oh, look over there!" He burst out, pointing behind you.

You turned, letting out a delighted squeal. Sailing above your heads, streamers of stars; light seeming to glow and fizzle into smaller streams, leaving a trail of stardust to mark their journey.

"It's so pretty," you sighed happily, eyes enraptured by the celestial phenomenon.

You didn't notice the crinkling of paper until he called your name.

"Um, MC?"

"Yeah?" You were still looking at the stars, eyes shining just as bright.

"Can you... uh... look at me for a second?"

A smile played on your face, "Just a second, huh?"

You brought your eyes to meet his, for what felt like one year rather than one second, before returning your focus to the sky.

"MC~" he whined, "This is important!"

You giggled, and turned your body to face him with a bright smile, "Just teasing~ So, what's up?"

His amethyst eyes flickered with mischief at the question, and you saw him repress the urge to say 'the sky' as he usually did.

Instead, he placed something in your hands, "Happy Birthday!"

Inside the small box was a necklace, the silver chain fluid and intricate, with a silver star locket.

Within the locket were two photos: those silly selfies he had insisted you take together just a few weeks ago 'in celebration of his LOLOL achievements'. Your cheeks were pressed together in order to fit into the frame and at the last minute he had said something along the lines of "I'm so glad I met you," which had caused your face to inflame just as he took the picture.

You hadn't realised there had been an ulterior motive for said photos.

Realising that you'd just been staring at the locket in silence, you looked back at him, lip quivering from emotions, "Thank you so much. This is beautiful."

His smile was sincere and warm; this was the smile that you loved about him so much.

"I can put it on you!" He said, gesturing for you to turn around, which you did.

The cold chain tickled your skin and you shivered.

"Ah, sorry," he murmured, and you realized just how close he was to you, his warm breath tickling the back of your neck.

Your heart was pounding from the closeness - sure you guys had been close before, but it had never felt like this before, so intimate. What was this mood?

"I'm in love with you, MC," he whispered, and then immediately his breath hitched as if he'd just realized what he had said.

Your heart fluttered at the sudden confession, but you couldn't bring yourself to move away from him.

This feeling... it felt warm and safe... It felt nice.

He began to stand up but before he could, you'd grabbed his hand.

"Wait a sec!" Why did he look so embarrassed? His cheeks were pink, his eyes wide, and he was biting his lip anxiously.

"I'm sorry!" He exclaimed, "You just looked really pretty when you were watching the stars, and then afterwards... It just slipped out... I'm really sorry - let's just pretend it never happene– OOPH!"

Not knowing how else to stop his train of thought, you'd thrown yourself at him, hugging him tightly.

"You're an idiot sometimes, Yoosung," you whispered, "But I love that about you too."

You felt his body stiffen, "Love...?" He echoed.

You nodded, "I really do love you too Yoosung. I'd be so lonely if you ever left me."

"I'd never–"

"I know," you said softly, "And thank you."

A moment of silence passed, and then, "Will you be my girlfriend, MC?"

"Of course."

You could feel Yoosung's heart pounding against you, but then his body relaxed, and his hands slipped around your waist, drawing you closer.

Then he sniffled.

"Yoosung?" He was crying! "What's wrong?"

"It's n-nothing," he sniffled, "I'm j-just really happy you said yes."

This dork. This lovable, puppy-like dork, who was the most sincere person you'd ever met... You really loved him.

"If you cry, then I'm gonna end up crying too," your voice was already wavering.

You had to do something.

Oh... A few days ago he'd mentioned he was really ticklish on the back of his neck.

Hehe...

You took a deep breath and...

"Gahhh~!" You blew a raspberry on the side of his neck and he jumped backwards, tears still in his now widened eyes.

He stared at you in disbelief, "MC?"

His torn expression caused you to laugh... And laugh..

"S-so... cute!" You wheezed, doubling over as the laughter shook your whole body.

He pouted, his blush spreading across his cheeks and making the tips of his ears pink as well.

"You can't do things like that~" he whined, "We... We were having a moment!"

You managed to settle down with great difficulty and lightly kissed the tip of his nose, unable to help yourself. His reactions were too cute.

"MC~" the blush deepened, "This is really unfair!" But once his initial embarrassment had gone away, he couldn't keep the grin off his face.

The pair of you settled back down on the picnic blanket, your new locket now smooth against your skin, while your head rested against his shoulder. The meteor shower was now only visible in the distance, but you continued to watch as it completely disappeared from sight.

You'd never forget this day.