Love at First Crunch | SooKai

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"Forty-two, forty-three, forty...eleven?- wait- FUCK!" Soobin groaned in frustration. The worker cleared the shelf of candy bars once again. He was restocking shelves and had to have a certain number of inventory on the shelves, but it was proving more difficult than usual, especially since today he would finally be talking to Jin.

The store worker decided to give up on the candy bars for now and went on to a new box. He tore off the tape a bit aggressive and opened the box. Soobin froze when he saw the inventory inside.

Yellow packaged potato chips.

Soobin's thoughts moved on to happy memories. Specifically, his and Kai's first meeting. He smiled softly and got down on one knee on the floor in front of the box and grabbed a back of chips. The packaging crinkled in his hands, and the sound was somewhat nostalgic. It bewilders Soobin to think that this time last year, Kai wasn't in his life. They've only known each other for less than a year, but already he can't imagine life without the pretty boy.

"BINNIE!" Arms suddenly wrapped around Soobins neck, and a body was pressed into his back; Huening Kai more specifically.

"Hi love" Soobin smiled.

"What are you doing?" Kai asked; pulling away from Soobin and crawling around to the other side of the box. Kai sat with his legs crossed and hands in his lap while he looked at the box skeptically.

"Just restocking shelves" Soobin answered.

"That's it?" Kai asked.

"Yes, why?"

"You were looking at the box like it held the entire world or something" Kai hummed nonchalantly.

"Do you remember when we first met?" Soobin asked. The question broke Huening Kai out into a smile.

"Yes, I do! you were picking up chips right?"

"Yeah, and then I stumbled across you"

"And the rest is history" Kai smiled fondly.

"Kai, what was life like for you before you met me?" Soobin asked his boyfriend. Kai tapped his chin; briefly thinking before he answered.

"My hyungs would always shelter me from the world, and I let it happen because I was too shy to talk to anyone else, but they were REALLY overprotective, and once I no longer wanted to be sheltered it was too late. I didn't know how to get out.. but after I met you, I gained the confidence to be more independent. You gave me confidence."

"You should always be confident; with or without me"

"I know, but it's easier to take on the world when you're holding my hand, ya know?"

"Yeah, I understand" Soobin smiled

"What were you like before you met me?" It was Kai's turn to ask.

"I felt alone"

"Are you still alone sometimes"

"There's a difference between feeling and being alone. I'm alone a lot, but I never feel alone anymore"

"One day, I hope to be alone with you" Kai admitted.

"Then, let's be alone together forever"

"Don't tempt me Choi Soobin"

"ABSOLUTELY NOT!" Jungkook ran from out of Jimin's office (Jimin following behind in a calm walk) straight to his little brother. He dropped down and wrapped his arms around Kai protectively. "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? YOU CAN'T HAVE MY BROTHER!"

"HYUNNNG LET GOOO" Kai's face turned red.

"YES, REMEMBER, I AM YOUR HYUNG! YOU CAN'T LEAVE YOUR HYUNG!"