Dreamy eyes 《 CHANBAEK 》

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"Tulips!" the flower boy said circling the red flower with his hands absorbing its scent.

Those Saturday mornings gave him weird vibes, lovely ones.

This morning he had wore his brown  sweater alongside with his new orange sneakers, he had bought with his mother the same day. He had also bought his black jeans.

"I don't need shoes, mom" he had said eyeing the high-waisted black pants next to him.

"I need these pants", in his eyes they seemed so soft.

He always liked soft clothes. Feeling them wrapping around his cold skin, warming it. The calm feeling he got from that was irreplaceable for him, so he bought both the sneakers and the pants.

And that morning he decided to wear them , in need for this calm emotion. He turned the keys of the old green door of the flower store and went inside. He left his things on the table and wore his green robe. It was 9 am not many people were out. He sat on the chair behind the paying machine and opened the heater as that morning was precisely cold.

Now it was 11 am, everyone was out and Baekhyun's eyes were entertained by the different people passing by. One of the reasons he cherished Saturdays was because most people chose this day to make a special event for their loved ones and to buy them flowers was one of them.

Another reason he cherished this day was because he was delivered new flowers.

"Hey, Baek!" the boy from the track yelled as he was watering the outside plants.

"Oh", he said turning his head to the track "Hello, Chen!"

"Busy day, Baekhyun?" Chen got off the track handing Baekhyun his coffee who was stretching his back.

"Oh thank you"

The coffee was also another reason.

The way that he and Chen became friends is a bittersweet story this coffee reminds him of.

It was Saturday just like today and Chen was delivering some flowers to Baekhyun.

Baekhyun have had zero sleep the previous night. He could barely keep his eyes open and Chen whose name was unknown to him back then had guessed so because of that he placed the flowers where they should be, allowing Baekhyun to rest on the chair behind the paying machine.

"Oh, come on now, Baek! It's Saturday!" he had said to himself as he caught him almost falling asleep.

With eyes closed he scanned the table before him trying to find his water bottle. Suddenly his hands touched something hot. It was a hot cup of sweet needed coffee. His eyes immediately opened and without second thoughts he swallowed the whole thing up, sensing the hotness all over his throat and his senses were finally slowly waking up.

"I'm done" Chen said entering the shop wiping his hands off the dirt.

"I'll be going" he said looking everywhere and Baekhyun noticed.

"Looking for something?" he asked licking his lips.

"For that" Chen pointed with his hand at the empty can of coffee Baekhyun was just finished with.

"It.. it was yours? Oh, I'm so sorry. I thought a customer had forgot it"

"Dude, you haven't opened yet! And how could you drink something a stranger had been drinking? Like all the microbes" Chen was talking on his own as Baekhyun once more had fallen asleep on the table.

"Hey.. Hey! What happened to you last night anyway?" Chen patted the other's shoulder.

"Wha-what?" Baekhyun got up scared having his savilla hanging up from his hand when he opened his mouth.

"Nothing.. Just clean yourself and order another coffee or two. I'm sorry, I have some orders to deliver"

And from that day and after Chen always brought Baekhyun a cup of hot needed coffee and Baekhyun adored the scent of it that got mixed with new flowers and the wet atmosphere, watching all those people pass, others gifting flowers, others holding hands and him sitting inside the shop under the heater talking with his friend, either about the weather or the problems they may have been facing. It was the simplicity of it all that made Baekhyun cherish Saturdays, waiting for them to arrive with anticipation.