> 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄. • 𝗁𝖾 𝗑𝗂𝗇𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀

𝐒𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍

— 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐏.𝐎.𝐕.

as it slowly begins to rain, the small sprinkles then quickly turn into a downpour. xinlong grabs your hand, then slightly laughing as the both of you run in the rain, just trying to find somewhere to avoid it... which is when he takes a short cut to the the park, and too a small gazebo near the center.

then looking at each other, soaking wet, you both laugh at the sights.
"we should try and stay here for a bit... and i guess if it doesn't get better we make a run for it again." he says, moving his dripping hair with his hand.
"yeah." you say, my breathing a bit heavy from the running.

there is then a strike of thunder, which makes you slightly jump.
"and there's thunder?" xinlong questions, slightly laughing.
"i guess so..."
"fantastic." he states.

as the both of you just stand their, catching your breath and looking at the heavy rain all around you, you then find yourself look to him.

you found this sight rather attractive. just the smile on his lips as the rain is falling around you both, and him shaking his wet hair as it gets into his eyes... but you soon snap out of this as you notice him looking back at you. nothing is really said, but you notice yourself glance down at his lips that had looked damp like the rest of the skin on his face... but what you wondered is... why his lips?

and what makes your stomach churn is when he notices this. his gaze goes to your lips, then back to your eyes in the matter of a few seconds and his chest continues to visibly rise and fall...

and then it just happens. after now twenty or so seconds of the both of you just looking at each other, xinlong quickly places his hand on the side of your soaked hair, pressing his lips against yours. of course you don't hesitate to kiss him back, but your heart pounds almost more than it ever has. his other hand lands gently on your arm, and not too long later does he slowly pull away, your eyes looking back into each other's, just at a closer point of view.

more seconds go by and he slowly brings his hands down and off of you, taking a step back, immediately looking around outside.

"uh..." he starts, trying to find some way to break the awkwardness in the air. "i say we just make a run for it."
"yeah... the house is just a block away, so we'll make it in less than a minute if we run." you state. you see him nod, which you then do the same... but neither of you move. "so... should we go?"
"oh uh, yeah, sorry."

—✖️—

— 𝐗𝐈𝐍𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆'𝐒 𝐏.𝐎.𝐕.

i slowly step back into the dorm, pressing my still damp back against the door after closing it, my chest slowly rising and falling. as i do this, i see hanyu and zeyu still seated in the living room.

"got stuck in the rain?" zeyu asks me.
"yeah... yeah, i got stuck in the rain." i swallow, then sighing as i take off my shoes.
"here, i'll get you a towel." hanyu tells me as he stands up. i nod, and when he comes back with one i thank you.

"are you okay..?" hanyu asks.
"yeah, i'm fine... why?" i ask as i wrap the towel around me.
"i don't know, you just look really flustered."
"no, i'm fine." i tell him, taking a deep breath.

"alright, spill it." hanyu says after a few second of silence. to this, i shake my head, then setting my things down on the counter.
"i will in the morning... i'm just gonna get changed and head to bed."
"alright..? good night i guess."
"good night."