Perfume • Woosan | Ateez

n i n e {pt. 2}

All San could think while he was following Wooyoung to wherever they were going was: This can't be true. He must be on some kind of hidden camera show or something, because how was he going on a date? And it just so happened to be in the middle of the week, on one of the first snow days as well. Everyone who just took a little interest in him knew, that he loved winter. San could barely think of something better to do than to get cozy and warm somewhere, while it was freezing and possibly storming outside. The vibe and atmosphere of this time of the year made him always feel tingly and happy on the inside, like everything was just perfectly fine. He definitely liked to push problems to the side and deal with them on the last possible moment so having this feeling back made everything even easier.

Considering they couldn't be sure if the bus would drive or not they walked all the way to the next subway station, which San only realized when he saw the entrance suddenly pop up in front of them though. His date was walking slightly in front of him, since they weren't the only ones in need of taking the subway today and the walk way was packed with people rushing. So even if San wanted to know where Wooyoung was taking him he didn't have a chance to ask. Good thing he really didn't want to know. It was exiting not to know what he was going to do for once and to have an unexpected adventure in the middle of a typical, boring school week.

While they were silently walking away from their home San kept starring at Wooyoung's hand, which was just hanging down his body casually, only a few millimeters apart from his own. He felt a little trapped between all of these people, so he dared dreaming about holding the boys hand tightly until their was more space to breathe again. Of course he couldn't. The wrong people could see them here, perhaps some neighbors or friends of his Halmoni and San wasn't sure how Wooyoung would react to any contact in public anyways. They've really only touched before when absolutely no one was around and the gray haired boy knowingly had a bad temper. So all he could do was to keep imagining how it would feel like walking a long these streets, while feeling the warmth of his fingers on his own.

Taking the subway wasn't exactly the most romantic thing they could've done today, but once they were finally seated and the gray haired boy had suggested to share his headphones to block out at least a little bit of the noice San felt this feeling of excitement stronger again. There were a lot of people around them who were absolutely annoyed of the big crowd in the subway today, but it didn't ruin anything for the boy who actually never went on a date before. Wooyoung looked kind of stressed on the other side. He was impatiently rubbing his hands more and more after every station they left behind and was also bopping his knee up and down by now. San didn't know how to calm him down without touching him, since they were still listening to music and the conversations around them were getting louder and louder, so he just slightly moved his leg closer to the boy so it would touch his. It was only a little gesture, but it actually made Wooyoung stop with the frantic movements, which made San smile a little. For a second it felt like they could understand each other even without words.

To signal San that it was finally their turn to exit the subway at the next station Wooyoung turned off the song they were listening to and put away both his headphones and his phone, before he stood up from the seat they sat on for almost an hour. San followed him to the door without a thought, so when the subway started to slow down he wasn't ready to be pushed back. If it wasn't for Wooyoung, who grabbed him at the waist in the last second, he would've probably bumped head first into a stranger. When the subway finally stopped he couldn't hold his balance once more, but this time he got pushed forward so only closer to the boy who still had his hands on his waist. They awkwardly had to hug so their heads wouldn't bump into each other, which made San blush a litte. Since this was their first hug San felt himself being more nervous again, which was kind of unnecessary considering they had been more intimate than just a hug before. Once again the order of what should come first in building their relationship was kind of messed up. Before Wooyoung led go of him entirely to quickly exit the subway he whispered something into Choi San's ear.