I suddenly had this concept upon looking at this photo of Jinyoung on Pinterest. Might be too long because I happen to re-write some parts, trying to make them shorter and ended up writing longer than what I had intended lol. But, hey. It's a fluff! And Jackson made a cameo at the near end 😅 So, here it is.
Word count: 2,237 (updated from 12,106 CHARACTERS lol i thought that was the word count from the app i was writing from)
Warning/s: None. It just mentioned a dish so better eat first especially if you're craving for soup like dishes lol
You toss the key on the bowl beside the main door of your apartment upon entering. Today was somehow extra tiring on your job. With plenty more customers assisted by you as a couple of your co-workers took their sick leaves for the day. Though you are not complaining about them being absent. It's just that, it tripled the stress for you when some customers still complained about the simplest things that you explain to them countless of times, yet they still wanted to talk to the manager— which is you.
You exhaled a deep breath to relieve yourself from the stress before taking another step to your room when a voice caught your attention. It was your roommate, Jinyoung. You're roommates for almost a year and a half now. You two always fight from the littlest things in the world, yet, still considered really close to each other. It's just the way you both are.
"Coming home late, huh?" His deep yet smooth like honey voice questioned you as you pass by his room. You have not noticed his door is open when you walked by. He's sitting halfway on his bed, reading something on his book. One of his ways to refresh after a week of work. His classy styled glasses lazily sits on the bridge of his nose. His eyes are still on his book when you turned your head to look at him when he spoke.
You hummed as an answer. Because you felt so tired, you think rolling your eyes to him might consume your energy way faster. You continue your way to your room. Locked the door and started to take off your working clothes before you falling into your bed. Feeling all your exhaustion from your breathes. You closed your eyes for maybe like twenty minutes to ease your mind and then suddenly, almost jumping from your bed when you heard Jinyoung knocking at your door.
"Y/N, You haven't eaten yet."
It is a universal fact that you two might have always bicker. But you both really cared about each other. Some of your friends tease you that you look like old couples from the way you two always fight. It's not like you fight really bad. You just both have and act the same "cold" treatment. But deep inside, you look after of each other in unexpected ways. Just like now. You kimd of wondered how he knows you still haven't eaten your dinner yet. It's like you just know each other very well by your actions without saying a word.
Exhaling another deep breath, you answered in words this time, "I'll just rest for a couple more minutes."
You closed your eyes again just to gain some strength to get up again and eat. But you have not expected to sleep longer. Those of kind of naps where you thought you're only sleeping for a couple of minutes but in reality you're dead as a fish for an hour or more. You just jolted in your bed and checked your phone for the time. It's now almost thirty minutes pass eleven. You quickly dressed up in your satin pajamas and oversized shirt before tying your hair to a messy bun. Quietly, you opened your door, expecting Jinyoung to be asleep at this moment as you know his routine. You make your way to the kitchen to grab some instant ramen to fill your hunger. But as you turned around the counter, you smelled something really nice in the kitchen. You're brows furrowed with your squinting eyes when you saw Jinyoung standing with his back at you, wearing his plain white shirt and loose pants, obviously cooking something.
He initially turned to look at you then back at his cooking, "Ah. I thought you're not going to wake up to eat". Almost sounding like your mom slightly scolding you.
You went beside him to look at what he's cooking. He's cooking up some galbitang. You bit your lip from the savory of the dish. Hoping that you can ask him for some as he's already making it too. Not really caring about questioning him about why is he still awake at this time and cooking. You looked at him, about to ask him when he also looked at you.
"What? Go get your bowl now. This is almost finished."
You just hummed in confusion. Eyes locking onto him. Thinking: What? Did he really cooked for me?
He turned again to look at you. Did not say another word and just gestured his chin to the plate racks. You sheepishly followed and got the bowl and utensils and placed them on the counter. You sat across the counter, watching him as he finishes the dish and making his way across you with the still smoking caserole in his hands. Then placing the dish he cooked by himself in front of you.
"Be careful. It's still hot."
You're staring at him. In both confusion and admiration. He takes one of the stool and sat in front of you. He noticed you're still looking at him when sat down. He leans his arms on the counter then tries to inch his face to yours.
"Do you also want me to spoon feed you?"
"Did you cooked this for me?"
He dramatically turned his head around, left and right then answered sarcastically. "I don't know, Y/N. Do you see anyone here aside from the two of us?"
You pouted and rolled your eyes at him before scooping and sipping some soup from the bowl. Savoring the taste on your mouth. He can really cook well, you said on your mind. Better than you obviously. "Woah.. You really made this on your own Jinyoung?". Trying to be as sarcastic as his response.
"You're welcome, Y/N." He replied with his still sarcastic smile. Making his little dimple popped out on his cheek.
You gave him a genuine, bright smile. "Thank you, Nyeongie."
Trying to hide his warm cheeks upon seeing your smile, he just nodded on you to continue your eating. Still sitting across you on the counter, he just watched as you're gobbling on the dish he made. Making those little smiles and giggles when some of the soup drip on your lips.
"You know that you can text me when you'll come home late next time."
Focusing on fishing some meat off the ribs, you responded. "Why?"
"So that you can still eat well."
Briefly turning your head upward to respond to him, "It's alright. I can manage through that."
Jinyoung shook his head, saying no. "M-mm. From now on, text me. Better yet, call me."
Now your head turned up to face him. He's now looking at you intently with his arms crossed. Your expression asking why.
"Uh wait no. Even better, call me EVERY after your shift so that I can fetch you."
You exhaled a deep breathe. You're now thinking, damn. Why is he being pushy right now? Does he really have to put a fight with you while you're eating? But you decided to be patient.
"May I just ask WHY should I do that, Jinyoung?"
He sighed then clicked his tongue on your question. "Really? Y/N?"
With a mixture of confusion and frustration, you put your spoon on the table and straightened your body to ask him. "Look, Jinyoung. I am really grateful for you making this for me. I really am. But I am not getting anything from what you're saying right now."
You heard him muttered under his breathe. Almost really whispering to himself. "Wow.. This might not be a great idea to tell this after you just wake up."
Jinyoung then looked at you for a couple of second then stood up. You thought he's going to his room now that you two started to fight again. That's how mostly of your fights end. Either one of you will go to their room just to somehow ease the tension. But in actuality, mostly him. You then saw him walk to the fridge to get something. His coffee jelly maybe to cool himself down before he goes to his room. He then walked back to the counter and sat again in front of you with a tub of vanilla ice cream. Placing the tub on the side of your bowl.
"I am not going to fight with you even in asking you out, okay. Now go ahead and finish that."
Your eyes are now wide open, almost choking on the soup you're slurping. You stared at him after you heard his first sentence. "Wha-.. You're really asking me out?"
Jinyoung then tipped his glasses just a little over his nose bridge to stare back at you. His elbow leaning again on the counter and inching his face to you. "What? Am I not allowed to? You're not dating anyone though."
Your nose scrunches at his response which earned a smirk and chuckle from him. You did not noticed how your cheeks flushed upon his sarcastic yet flirty words. You sipped on the bowl to finish the dish he made you. He gestures his chin again on the ice cream tub he placed beside the bowl.
Before opening the tub, you dramatically sighed and looked at him. "Now I have to pay Jackson."
His pretty, thick brows curved in confusion. "Why?"
You timidly grinned at him. "Because we kind of.. made a bet that.. I can ask you out this week." Lowering your head to try to hide your embarassed expression. A month ago, you confessed to your Jackson, who is also a mutual close friend of Jinyoung that you have feelings for him. And your friend's very extraordinary way of supporting and pushing you to confess to Jinyoung is to make a bet on it.
Jinyoung then chuckles one of his hearty laugh you really love to hear. Your favorite maybe. Your head quickly turned to face him. You are really expecting him to be somehow mad or disappointed at you. But here he is. Laughing at your confession. You pouted and slowly lowered your head again.
"That dumbass really tried to make money out of the both of us then." You laugh at the realization of this silly matter. Your very good friend just made money from matchmaking you two. You now also laughed in that realization.
He then stood up, turned around the corner and walk towards you, stopping at your right side. He reaches out the tub of ice cream on your left side. With his face merely inches away from you, you just blinked at his bold move. You have always thought Jinyoung as a very good looking guy since you saw him during your college days. But at this proximity, you can now see how beautiful this man really is. After looking at your face while he smiles that prince-like smile, he then poked at your nose tip before grabbing the tub.
"Breathe, Y/N. Don't forget to breathe." Winking at you before he walking to the sofa and fiddled on the tv remote. You then subtly gasped for air as you irrationally forgot how to breathe. A breathe-taking view indeed.
"Ya- yah! You told me that's my ice cream.." You protested as you followed him on the living room.
Jinyoung opened his arms, inviting you to sit beside him. Without any hesitation, you cheerfully jumped beside him to snuggle as he finds something on netflix. Your head nestled on his shoulders and his arm wrapped around your waist. The butterflies cannot contain in your stomach as you subtly sniffed his fresh, musky scent. Causing you to smile and blush more.
He reaches for his phone and proceeded to call someone. When the receiver picked up, Jinyoung then put the phone on speaker.
It is Jackson. You can hear his voice too loud as he is in an equally loud place.
"Why? You finally gonna catch up on us?" Jackson added.
"You're extorting money from my girlfriend too?" You can clearly see how he is trying to sound serious and not to laugh.
"Huh? Girlfrie.. You don't have any tho?.. Oh no wait, you mean?"
You are both now giggling when suddenly you heard a screeching sound from the other line. They are yelling, like they are celebrating from their shrilling. The other boys may have been with him then from that noise they made. Jinyoung and you both look at each other with both your brows furrowed, followed by a laugh from what you've heard.
"Our Jinyoung finally asked her out! He finally have a girlfriend!" You both heard from the other line, making you both laugh again. "We are just messing with the both of you! Don't bother about those bets."
"Yah Jackson Wang. You better stop matchmake people just to extort money." You humorly said to your friend.
Your friend chuckled at your response. "It's alright, it's alright. You two enjoy your first night. We'll just see you tomorrow."
And with that Jinyoung pressed the end call. You two snuggled under the comfy comforter on your sofa, with your arms wrapped around each other. This day might have been really tiring, but it came with a very good plot twist– Having this beautiful man finally be in your arms now. With your stomach full on hot galbitang and your heart warm with his love.
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