Over The Seas [Kim Sunwoo The Boyz]

Ch. Sixteen

Sunwoo and I stood in the kitchen, awkwardly drinking our sodas. Suddenly, I started feeling a bit itchy. It could be from the awkwardness or a side affect of being alone with Sunwoo but it's never this bad.
Sunwoo notices me itching my arms and neck.
"Hey, are you alright?" Sunwoo askes concerned.
"Yeah, I'm okay. Maybe I'm feeling claustrophobic." I lied.
"Oh, do you want to go outside for some fresh air?" Sunwoo asked, almost pleaded.
"Yeah, sure, that sounds good."

I follow Sunwoo upstairs to a balcony.
"I like to hang out here whenever K invites us over and things start to get crazy."
He opens the sliding door to the balcony and invites me to sit down.
I look at the view and for once, I only see nature- an empty green forest and purple skies.
I look at the time and see that it's close to 5:30pm- time for the sun to set.
"It's pretty, right?"
I turn to look at Sunwoo and smile. I haven't taken the time to admire the beautiful scenery here in Seoul since I got here back in June. I'm glad to be able to experience this with Sunwoo.
"It's amazing." I replied.
After looking at the sunset for a while, the sky turns dark and reality seems to be coming back to us.
"I almost forgot we were at a party." I said as I chuckled.
Sunwoo smiled and nodded.
Things became silent once again, besides the faint music and talking in the background.
Maybe I should say something. Should I ? What if he just wants things to be silent ? But I'm becoming more itchy and it's hard to ignore it.
I decided to say something.
"So...,"
Sunwoo suddenly looks at me with hopefully eyes.
"Uh, so how are things with work?"
Work? You're asking about work?
He almost looks at me with a disappointing look.
"Things are good. We're actually about to release our third mini album, The Only at the end of this month. I'm not sure if you keep up with that, though." His voice gets quieter as he finishes his sentence.
I actually don't keep up with The Boyz at all. I don't know why but it does seem a bit weird to stan the boy group my friend is in.
"The Only...It sounds interesting. I'll listen to it when it comes out." I say in a cheerful tone to hopefully lighten the mood.
Sunwoo seems more at ease now.
"Wait, aren't you guys about to have you're one year anniversary since you debuted?" I asked Sunwoo.
"Yeah, on December 6th, actually. I'm pretty excited for it!" Sunwoo smiles at the thought of celebrating with his fellow members.
"It looks like you're going to be busy for the rest of the year." I said jokingly.
Sunwoo laughed. "Well, I certainly love doing what I do since it brings so much joy to us and others."

Its nice to see him talking about his passion. Being able to see him happy like this brings me joy. Is that dumb?
I wish that I had a passion like the other guys...

As it gets darker, it becomes colder. Sunwoo and I can see each other's light breaths.
"Are you cold?" Sunwoo askes suddenly.
"Oh, no, I'm fine." I lied once again.
He looked at me as if he didn't believe me.
"If you're cold, we can go back inside."
I take a moment to think: I can stay out here in the mild cold, alone with Sunwoo or go back inside where it's warm, but be surrounded by strangers.
I open my mouth to give my answer but Sunwo speaks instead.
"Unless you're going to get itchy again." I gave him a weird look.
"I just don't want you to feel uncomfortable." He said in a sweet and caring voice.
I laughed a bit. I honestly didn't think he cared that much about me. It's nice to be treated this way.
"It's okay, we can go inside for now."
I get up first and head inside the house.

Sunwoo and I walk downstairs and we find the others.
"Sunwoo!!! Riyae!!! I was wondering where you guys where!" K screams even though we're right in front of him. I lean towards Sunwoo's ear and ask if he's drunk by any chance. He laughs and shrugs.
"K was thinking of ending the party early so we can hang out, just the five of us." Danny spoke while his brother, Chansuk was trying his best to hold Kangji before he collapsed on the floor.
Sunwoo and I looked at each other and I nodded.
"I think it's a good idea." Sunwoo responds.

Jihoon and the twins start letting everyone know that the party's over and Kangji is practically pushing them out the door.
Now, everyone has left and it's just us five.
We all silently decided to sit infront of the TV and watch some random show. Once Kangji started winding down on the couch, we all realized that we were pretty tired.

It's barely 6:30 and I feel like I'll pass out if I lay on a bed. Being around people drains me a lot, and maybe everyone else is that way too. I wonder how they'll survive being ido-

My thoughts were interrupted. I looked to my left and saw Sunwoo laying his head on my shoulder, sound asleep.
Frozen, I looked around with caution and saw that everyone else was asleep too. I looked back at Sunwoo and I can't help but stare.

He looks to peaceful. And pretty adorable. I know I should wake him up but I don't want to bother him. I can't bother anyone else either. How did I get myself in this situation ??

I continue to stare at Sunwoo and I can feel my eyes getting heavy.

I don't want to fall asleep in case we all accidentally sleep all night here. Wait, maybe I can set an alarm on my phone to wake us up in an hour or two. It wouldn't hurt, right ?

I make my final decision and set an alarm. Still, no one has woken up.

It would be nice to lay my head on Sunwoo's but it could disturb him. I wouldn't want that. It's nice enough for him to sleep on my shoulder.

I lay my head back on the edge of the couch and close my eyes and slowly fall into a deep slumber.