strings » yeonbin

십육 16

Quietly, we walked through the orange streets under the Ansan sunset that hovered all over town. Soobin's cheeks were flushed red and i couldn't help but think that it was kinda adorable.

I tucked my hands on my pockets, breathing deeply as we made our way downtown.

"So... What we'll be doing today?" he bit onto his bottom lip, sounding curious.

"You will know as we get there, just chill, Binnie" i gave him a smirk, which made the red color on his cheeks got even worse.

"B-Binnie?" he stuttered.

"Yeah, just thought it would suit you" i explained, glancing at the now visible lights of the Ansan night.

"H-hum... I'll think about one as well" he smiled sheepishly.

My heart skipped a beat at his soft voice and shyly manner, that must be the reason why everyone at that goddamn school would call him "the flower prince". How could i even blame him though? His delicate actions whenever he was embarrassed, the trustable attitude and politely spoke... He had all of that prince vibe, and not to mention, the coincidence of him being the president of the gardening club... Man,what the hell is this boy doing hanging out with someone like me?

"Hum...Yeonjun hyung?" he called me, tugging on my cardigan softly "Do you usually zone out like that?"

"O-oh, sorry 'bout that" i apologized on a low tone, scratching the back of my head... Yeonjun, get your shit together, dude!

"That's not a problem, hyung. If you do that, doesn't it only means you're comfortable around me?" he chuckled, as i ran my hands through my navy blue locks.

"I guess so?" i replied, staring over the yellow tea house we were having our date "Oh, and here we are!"

I took a look at his face, only to find his eyes glittering with amazement.

"As you can see, this is not the fanciest place or some shit like that, but i-"

"I loved it" i tensed at his reply.

"What? Did you loved it, for real?" i asked, as he nodded excitedly.

"It really seems to have come straight out of a fairytale" he assured, smiling widely at me "And actually, it resemblesa RPG i played a while ago"

"Woah, you're telling me you play games too?" i raised an eyebrow while we walked towards the entrance.

"Guess you can say i'm a game nerd or something, so yeah" Soobin pouted, making me giggle as i hold the door for him "Thank you, hyung"

"I got you... And don't worry, i'm a little bit of a game nerd myself" i winked at him. 

He blushed and let out a small chuckle, as we sat on the wooden table next to the window. Soon as we did, a waitress greeted us and we politely reply, while she asked for our orders. Soobin ran his eyes over the menu, and i concluded he was in deep thought about what to eat, as he keep on clutching his lips with his teeth. 

Soobin seemed undecided, and i thought let him be and take his own time would help, he didn't looked like the type who deal well with pressure anyways. 

"I guess we'll need some more time, ma'am" i smiled, glancing at her.

"That's fine, call me whenever you decide" she replied, smiling back.

Soobin's hands gripped the paper in front of his face, not allowing me to take a proper look at his countenance. Suddenly, he started to seem really shy and i just couldn't point the finger at it, but there was definitely something going on.

"Soobin-ah, what are you doing?" i leaned forward, propping myself on my elbows, a slight chuckle escaping my mouth when he flinched "Is everything o-"

"It was so sweet, hyung" he mutters, getting me off guard by the sudden words.

"S-sweet? What was sweet?" i stuttered, blinking a few times.

"You noticed how uneasy i was, and i didn't even had to say anything" he explained, his finally allowing me to see his heated up cheeks "Usually, people around me don't seem to notice those things"

It was the most ordinary thing i could've ever done, and to be honest, it bewildered me. How come a simple action make someone react as grateful as that? It made me wonder what kind of life Choi Soobin was used to, what kind of treatment he was getting on his daily basis? 

"Is that so?" i gave him a soft and short laugh, shaking my head "I'm a good observer, so you'll be experiencing it often"

He gave me a sheepishly smile and my heart almost jump off my chest. I couldn't recognize myself at that point, as i already said, being nice and sweet towards people i barely know isn't my thing... But whatever it was, gladly, i accepted the new feelings Soobin brought me.