10:00 | haruto

3.6

❝ even a boring island can
become a scenery when
i'm with you ❞

- sf9, together

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haruto and sooji held onto their ticket stubs. "we'll be closing in an hour" the attendant noted as he stamped their wrists.

sooji expected lesser number of people since it's near the closing time, but hundreds of people are still there. well, lotte world is lotte world.

she stopped from walking when she saw the bright place with a large ferris wheel on the background and rollercoaster tracks.

"where do you want to ride?" haruto asked while staring at her amused face.

sooji felt the adrenaline rush while looking at the rollercoasters zooming by. feeling giddy, she grabbed haruto by the hand and ran off to the famous ride, french revolution.

"wah, i've been wanting to ride this one" her eyes glimmered as she stared at the track that has series of 360° loops.

the queue isn't that long unlike when it's daytime or weekends, so they got in the ride after fifteen minutes of lining up.

sooji couldn't contain her excitement as she buckled her safety belts. haruto did the same, sighing. "sooji, why are we in the front seat?"

before sooji could answer, the ride has already started. sooji erupted into laughter through the whole ride while haruto just stayed silent while holding onto the metal bars as if his life depends in it.

haruto started feeling dizzy and nauseous in the middle of the ride. rollercoaster rides isn't really his style, especially the ones with loops and turns, so he stayed still, silently praying.

hang in there, haruto. one last loop and it's over, he repeatedly said to himself like a chant.

...and haruto made it alive.

the second the ride finished, haruto bolted to the nearest trash can. you already know what happened next.

he vomited his intestines out and all his lunch. sooji continuously patted his back, "i'm sorry, i shouldn't have chosen the front seat" she apologized.

haruto paused in the middle of gagging, "no, sooji. rollercoasters isn't really my style"

sooji looked at him in disbelief, "then why didn't you tell me earlier?" her voice slightly raising due to frustration.

haruto lifted his head and looked at her in the eye.

"because you said you've been wanting to try that ride"

sooji ran out of words. they both went silent. they stared at each other for moments before sooji looked away.

"you'll choose the next ride" sooji said.

haruto paused from wiping his mouth, "no, soo. it's your birthday-"

sooji crossed her arms, "you wouldn't want to get tossed to the sky while spinning around when i choose to ride the gyro swing, would you?"

haruto shook his head like a child, "i would do anything for my coolest sooji"

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the two ended up riding the camelot carousel instead. haruto picked a unicorn while sooji was on a pegasus.

she tugged haruto's sleeves, "haruto, take a picture of me"

haruto shook his head no and hugged the metal pole like a koala, "you have your hands, sooji"

sooji pouted, "i think i'm gonna fall down"