sugar and cigarettes (preview)
a/n: this is turning out longer than i expected so i’m just posting a preview today! i’m going to post an uploading schedule for my fics later tonight
Beomgyu remembered the first time he met you. You’d moved into the house next to his when you were sixteen years old and not a week after he’d watched you hobble into your house with moving boxes in hand, your family was throwing a party to get to know the neighborhood.
He thought it was weird when his parents first told him about the party. What kind of a family throws their own welcoming party? The answer to that question was soon answered when he walked through the front doors of your home. The first thing his eyes landed on when your parents invited him in was the giant family portrait hanging on the wall. Everyone was all dressed up in the picture and in all honesty it would hav been cute if it was smaller but instead, the size made it seem narcissistic. The second thing he noticed as he followed your parents towards the living room was the showcase full of strawberry ornaments and figures.
Wow. He couldn’t help but think. Tacky
The third thing he noticed was you. Among the grandeur of your home and the stiff politeness of your parents, you stood out like a sore thumb. You’d looked as if you’d just woken up from a nap and walked straight downstairs to the couch, where you were scrolling through your phone screen.
“Y/N,” He didn’t miss the uncomfortable threatening tone that left your father’s lips as she stared you down, “Honey you haven’t changed into your party clothes,”
“Dad, I was taking care of the twins all day. There’s no way I’m going to change into jeans now,” You didn’t even look up from your phone as you spoke, “Besides, they aren’t in their party clothes either,”
“They’re five years old,” Your mother rolled her eyes before turning back to Beomgyu and his parents, “I apologize for my daughter Y/N. She’s in her rebellious phase,”
“It’s no problem,” His mother spoke back with a nervous laugh, “Beomgyu is the same age so understand how things can be,”
“I’m sure your son is the same as her then,”
“We just had to be the first ones here,” His father sarcastically murmured, making sure that only Beomgyu heard him.
As guests started to arrive to the house, Beomgyu found himself sitting next to you on the couch, hands in his lap as he awkwardly glanced around the living room. All the other adults in the neighborhood seemed to have left their kids at home and Beomgyu couldn’t help but wish his parents had let him stay home too. He’d finally updated his League of Legends and was looking forward to playing ARAM with Yeonjun. That honestly sounded a lot more appealing than having to watch Mr. Lee from down the street unsuccessfully flirt with Ms. Jung.
“Regretting coming along?” Beomgyu head whipped towards you at the sound of the question.
“No, of course not,” He shook his head, trying to be polite since he was in your home.
“You don’t have to lie,” You sighed before stretching out your legs, “This is a shitty party but,” He noticed the glint in your eyes as you carefully scanned the room, “I know what could make it more fun,”
“What?” His brows furrowed as the excitement in your tone, finding it to be a small cause for worry.
“You’re not a killjoy or anything right?” You raised a brow.
“What?” This time he was more taken aback by your words.
Why did you need to ask that?
“Just come on,” You snickered before taking hold of his hand and pulling him to the back door, “Mom, I’m going to show Beomgyu the waterfall,” Your announcement warranted no response from your mother and soon Beomgyu found himself exposed to the cold, crisp air outside.
“Be careful not to step on a frog,” You mumbled nonchalantly, “Since no one’s used the pool in so long a bunch of them come out at night,”
“You’re kidding right?” Beomgyu grimaced as his eyes fell onto the ground. The last thing he needed right now was the death of an amphibian on his hands - or rather his shoes.
“No,” You shrugged, chuckling as you gestured him to follow you behind the waterfall rocks, “But I mean, if you have eyes you should be fine,”
“What are we doing anyways?” He sighed, making sure to walk slowly to avoid any accidents.
“Well, Mr. Neighbor,” You smiled triumphantly as you glanced around the backyard, scouting for any adults that may have wandered out. Once you were sure there were none, Beomgyu had to watch as you shoved your hands into your hoodie pocket before pulling out a lighter and a cigarette.
“I found a pack of these in my dad’s office upstairs and I swiped one,” You watched Beomgyu’s expression carefully, trying to gauge his opinion on the suggestion.
“You smoke?” Beomgyu blinked.
“Well, No” You shrugged, “I was going to try it tonight…I mean all the kids in the movies do it so I wanted to see what the big fuss was about,”
“Well that’s….that’s fair I guess?” Beomgyu wasn’t sure what to say. He knew he didn’t want to smoke that. Just the smell of a cigarette was enough to make him turned off to the idea.
“You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to,” You seemed o notice the reluctance on his expression and Beomgyu swore there was relief washing over him at his words.
“Can you light this for me?” You handed him the lighter before holding out the cigarette. Beomgyu could only sigh as he did as you asked, allowing the fire of the lighter cast a warm glow onto your faces for just a second before he lit the cigarette. It only took a few seconds for the smell to travel to your noses and it was almost enough for Beomgyu to decide he was going to avoid you after tonight. When you were hesitating to put the cigarette to your lips and grimacing at the burning stick, however, he was putting off that thought.
“Okay, No,” You shook your head before dropping the cigarette and stomping it out, “No, no no. That smelled like death,”
“I thought you wanted to be like the kids in the movies,” Beomgyu snickered at how quick you were to put out the cigarette, finding it both surprising and interesting. That was like a total switch up from thirty seconds ago.
“Shut up,” You frowned before leaning against the back of the rocks, “I thought it would be cool….or piss off my parents. Either way it seemed like a good idea,”
“Yeah, no offense but your parents have some…strong personalities,” Beomgyu chuckled before following your example.
“That’s putting it nicely,” You shook your head, “They’re insane”
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