Waking up, I open my eyes with a smile, remembering yesterday's events. I pull out the earbuds which were still in my ears, having noticed that the music isn't playing anymore. The playlist must have ended while I was sleeping.
I send a quick 'good morning' text to Yoongi before getting ready for work.
I decide to check my phone as I'm walking to work, quickly noticing a text notification from Yoongi.
me:
good morning
yoongi:
good morning,
and good luck at work today :)
me:
thanks, good luck to you as well
I slip my phone back into my pocket upon arriving at work. As I walked inside, I notice that Seongsu is here, contrary to my previous request for the manager. Luckily, the manager soon approaches me.
"Sorry that I couldn't separate your shifts completely. However, I did what I could to keep your shifts as far apart as possible," he says respectfully. Truthfully, I love my manager. At the end of the day, he really cares about the concerns of his workers.
"Mr. Son, thank you so much," I reply.
"It's no problem."
I get to work, doing my best, in an attempt to repay Manager Son. After a while, 'rush hour' ends for us, and there are very few people left inside the cafe. Bored due to the lack of customers, I sit down and watch the small television. The news channel informs that there has recently been a string of robberies in our area, targeting shops rather than houses. I'm not too worried, considering that this is a cafe, not necessarily a shop. The only thing here that is worth stealing is money, which we transfer to a safe at the end of each day.
Soon, more customers start filtering in, so I return to working. As I'm taking someone's order, I spot Seongsu leaving. I guess his shift is over, huh. I smile to myself and work happily.
Later, as I'm cleaning, preparing to close up the cafe for the night, I spot Yoongi through the windows. We make eye contact and he waves, smiling softly. I make my way over to the door, letting him inside.
"Hey."
"Hi! I'm just cleaning, so you can sit wherever."
"I'll help you."
"Okay then. Could you wipe the tables with that cloth over there?" I ask, pointing to a bucket and cloth on the counter.
"Yeah," he replies, getting to work.
After a while, we finish cleaning. Both of us stand back, staring at the spotlessly clean cafe.
"Thank you so much, Yoongi."
"You're welcome, I was bored anyway."
I laugh at his statement before donning a more serious tone.
"I asked my manager to move Seongsu's shift."
"Really? What did he say?" Yoongi's eyes widen.
"He moved it as much as he could. Our shifts still overlap a little bit, though."
"That's better than nothing," he said with a smile, shrugging.
"Yeah, much better," I agree, walking outside and locking the doors behind me.
"Are you ready to go?" He suddenly asks, catching me off guard.
"Go where?"
"Your place, silly. I'm walking you home," he remarks, lightly flicking my forehead.
The two of us walk for a while, occasionally engaging in small conversations, before we both stop in front of a certain structure.
A playground.
I look to my right and make eye contact with Yoongi, who has a certain cheerful glint in his eyes.
"Wanna go play?" Yoongi asks with a delicate smile, revealing his pinky gums.
"Absolutely," I reply, and with that said, Yoongi quickly, subconsciously grabs my hand, pulling me excitedly towards the playground.
We soon stop in front of the swing-sets, and he releases my hand from his soft grip.
"Sit down, I'll push your swing," he beams, still smiling brightly like a child. I laugh, doing as he says. He begins to pull and push the swing back and forth, causing me to go higher and higher each time. As soon as he deems that I'm swinging high enough, he settles into the swing beside me, quickly gaining altitude as well.
We begin talking about anything and everything. Occasionally, I look over towards Yoongi, watching the way his lips curl to reveal his teeth and gums in the cutest way possible.
On those swings, we share many laughs, conversations, and smiles. It's been a long time since I've been this happy, and it's all thanks to Yoongi.
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your local lesbian here to say that the manager finally got a name, which of course came from the name of a member of bighit staff
honestly i think Son is a really suitable name for the manager, it seems like the name of someone who is kind like that
+ i'm still not over the fact that yoongi types in all lower case and uses ":)" irl i just- (thank god for weverse app)
last minute note but i decided to add music because i really love this guy's voice and i felt like i should repay you guys for having to wait so long for this chapter (fr i'm so sorry it's been like months)
LASTLY OMG I SAW BRING THE SOUL ON THE 7TH AND DAMN IT WAS INCREDIBLE LIKE IM STILL SPEECHLESS
