fall. // yang jeongin

十一

"tie my shoelaces and just do it; i'll run to you."
—favOriTe; loona

‣ ryewon

i skipped along the sidewalk in my light brown boots, stepping on fallen leaves while doing so. i turned around, my front facing the boy with black locks, "where are we going?"

he laughed, "for the last time, i'm not telling."

i puffed my cheeks and turned back, the cool air flew past me, and i shivered.

should've worn a beanie.

"are you cold? maybe you should've borrowed my beanie. just a hoodie alone isn't going to keep you warm you know."

...how?

i stared at him with awe, "how did you read my mind? are you actually a genius?"

he gave me a funny look, "you were shivering for god's sake. actually, with the amount of iq that you possess, you probably couldn't decipher that. i'm sorry--"

"shut up. i can be smart too."

"yeah sure. by the way, we're here."

i looked up, and instantly recognized the all-too-familiar place.

"hey! this is where we first met each other!" i let out a tiny laugh.

he returned it, "yeah! wow! you remember!"

"you fucking--"

"just kidding. i'm glad you remember," he sent me a genuine smile.

i looked away, flustered, once again.

i swear, it's that smile of his. it's a sin to have such a beautiful smile.

"oh wow. thank you. never thought that i would be complimented by you," he chuckled.

"..did i say all that out loud?"

"yep."

"everything?"

"yep."

"fuck."

"yep."

i glared at him, "you're not supposed to agree with the last one."

he shrugged, "yep."

"you piece of shit."

"thank you. i'm honoured."

as we walked along the aisles of colourful items, i sighed, "i can't believe that we only met each other a few weeks ago."

he giggled, "me neither. you looked stupid that day, did i ever tell you?"

"i wish you didn't. i thought you looked cute. like, really cute," i genuinely said as i casually backed up.

smooth. real smooth.

he pulled my arm, unexpectedly, and my head lands on his chest. i could feel his heart jumping out of his chest, uncontrolled.

"i'm just kidding. you looked cute too."

"s-shut up," i managed to breathe out.

he smirked, "are you embarrassed?"

i hit him with my fist, "hell fucking yes. what did you think?"

"don't know, maybe i thought that you just can't talk."

"actually, that's not half wrong," i corrected him.

he snorted, "don't insult yourself so often just because i make fun of you."

"but it's true!"

"you can be cool too y'know!" he put his hand on my head, "like when you played mario kart earlier!"

"even though i lost?"

"even though you lost."

yup this story is gonna end very soon. suddenly i'm sad.