Young Wings • h.hj & h.js

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"I thought I'd find you here"

You paused for a second at the sound of his voice before quickly tucking away the paper that you were staring at in your pocket in hopes that he didn't see it, and shifting your position to face the entrance of the small cottage where his silhouette stood.

"Hyunjin"

The said man approaches you before taking a seat beside you. And when he turns to face you, you immediately hug your knees to your chest and look down in hopes that he wouldn't see your face.

Hyunjin's brows furrow at the sight. Despite the fact that he was only able to glance at it, he still saw it. Your eyes were puffy.

He was immediately going to reach out and pull your hair back and ask you to lift your head, but his hand stopped midway and he dropped it back to the side. The fact that you tried to hide it meant that you wanted him to ignore it. Hyunjin at least understood that much.

Which is why, despite how much he wanted to pester you and ask what's wrong, he simply took a deep breath and asked

"Can't sleep?"

You sighed with relief over the fact that the prince ignored your obviously distressed state.

It was just past midnight, approximately a week since the Hans had left. You were currently seated on the cottage floor with a small lamp, and the moonlight illuminating both you and Hyunjin as your thoughts trailed back to what had happened earlier that day.

*

Since the last checkup with Jihyo, she had stated that it would be okay for you to resume your usual duties after a week. It was early in the afternoon, you were suiting up for training when Felix suddenly entered the room, a piece of paper in his hand.

"What's that?" You asked, brows furrowed as you stared at it.

"Take it" Felix said, waving the paper in front of your face.

"Why?"

"The maids gave it to me. They found it in prince Jisung's room. It's addressed to you"

*

"y/n?" Hyunjin's voice snapped you back to reality. "You know, you've been zoning out a lot recently. And as cute as it is, I'm a bit worried" He said with a chuckle, ruffling your hair.

Your eyes went wide and you froze for a moment. If this was like before, you'd playfully hit him and say some snarky remark, but at the moment, all that you could think about was Hyunjin's chuckle and the warmth of his hand on your head.

You missed it.

"Again, can't sleep?"

Head tilted to one side, eyes staring directly at you, arm propped on one knee while the other was used to support his weight, other leg stretched out, moonlight emphasizing on his features, Hwang Hyunjin looked stunning right now.

You blinked your thoughts away.

"I needed some time alone to think... although I guess hanging out with you is fine as well" you muttered with a small smile before deciding to lie down and stare at the ceiling instead.

It was Hyunjin's turn to pause. The moment you flashed him that faint smile, he swore that his heart stopped. And he realized, that because of everything that had happened over the past weeks, he hasn't really taken the time to memorize your features anymore. He hasn't seen you this close, with such a genuine smile on your face, in such a long period of time.