LONG DISTANCE // MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME : SOONYOUNG
2/4 performance unit long distance meeting for the first time
* you were seungcheol’s friend before you were soonyoungs
* a childhood friend that was whisked away during year seven to another country but still managed to stay in contact with seungcheol, even throughout his predebut and onward you held a strong bond, always swearing to eachother not to go longer than a couple days without talking no matter how busy each of you were
* it was through seungcheol that you met the other boys, and though you managed to withhold a friendly conversation with each boy within the groupchat, you found yourself drawn towards one boy in particular, soonyoung
* his sense of humour and your own matched up so well, some of the boys teased you for being a clone
* over the next couple of weeks you and soonyoung talked more and more, whether it be in the groupchat or in the side conversation that soonyoung started (claiming he had a question, but thinking back he stalled so much that you forgot about the excuse completely and the conversation just flowed from there)
* everytime you’re on facetime with seungcheol, soonyoung will find someway to be apart of it. whether it be shouted comments from outside of the frame, or popping in from time to time to smile that smile that scrunches up his entire face while saying hello.
* seungcheol would usually push him away and claim it was his time and soonyoung should mind his business and book his own appointment with you
* and somehow that became a thing
* soonyoung had called you on facetime once, claiming he needed help with someone and when that something was wrapped up - he kept you on facetime for another two hours, completely off topic and everywhere
* on one of your weekly (okay more like nightly) facetime sessions, soonyoung offhandedly made a comment about you coming to visit (“for seungcheols sake, i think he misses you or something.”)
* it didn’t take a genuis (or someone who’s known soonyoung for nearly a year) to realize this was one of his notorious excuses
* you said you’d consider it (for seungcheols sake of course), the smile on his face was telling enough.
* that offhanded comment became a very real thing one night when you had seungcheol to yourself on facetime, soonyoung in the practice room with the others
* you talked about flying over there, and somewhere throughout the conversation you were no longer just talking about it, you were putting in your information for a ticket.
* before hanging up that evening, you told seungcheol not to tell soonyoung
* he was skeptical, but virtually pinky promised (held his pinky up to the camera as you did) that your arrival would be confidential to just him, and some of the other boys he considered trustworthy enough not to spill to soonyoung accidentally (so seungkwan and mingyu were definitely in for a surprise as well)
* you flew in a month later, seungcheol there alone to pick you up from the airport. if a few tears were shed by reuniting after so long, no one needed to know about it.
* seungcheol informed you that soonyoung was in the studio practicing and thats where you would be conducting the surprise. minghao and jun promised to keep him focused and busy in order to allow the surprise to happen.
* you fingers tingled with nerves as you followed behind seungcheol in the hallway, the bass of the music rattling off the walls and shaking you.
* you couldn’t be sure why you were so nervous to be faced with someone that you had become so close with over the past year, but every step forward felt heavier the closer you two got to the door that was open a jar.
* the door was soon being pushed open, the music loud enough to completely cover up the creak and seungcheol broad enough to nearly keep you covered from soonyoungs line of vision in the mirror.
* minghao and jun looking knowingly at the door, giving a finger wave as you peeked around seungcheol which you giddly returned. dino and soonyoung obliviously continuing to dance with their backs towards the door.
* seungcheol was stepping aside before you could prepare yourself, your entire body now visible in the reflection of the mirror that soonyoung and dino were facing
* it took a few minutes (honestly too long for your liking) but eventually they clued in.
* soonyoung stumbled over his feet as he realized in the middle of a footheavy dance move, only nearly catching himself before falling on his ass
* he whipped around at a surprisingly fast speed, his jaw dropped in a wide mouth smile.
* you were only able to walk a few steps into the room before soonyoung was rushing towards you, the sheer coating of sweat on his skin becoming more prominent the closer he got.
* quickly you side stepped around him, making him barrel past you, nearly smacking straight into an unaware seungcheol.
* “take a shower and maybe i’ll consider hugging you, yeah?”
* soonyoung let out a laugh, his smile turning mischievous as he began to run towards you once more
* with a start, you turn away from him and run as fast you possibly could away from him, the constant laughing making it difficult to run at the same time (it doesnt help that multitasking wasnt exactly your strong suit either)
* you make a circle around the room, managing to dodge around him as you take shelter behind a table, bolting past him as he went around to get you and running straight past seugcheol (and all the curious eyes) and out the door, making your way down the hallway
* the pound of soonyoungs sneakers were getting closer as your stamina started to wear, and soon you felt his chest smash against your back, arms winding around your stomach and hauling you off the ground so you were left dangling in the embrace of soonyoungs arms
* you both laughed until your couldn’t laugh anymore, both your stomachs hurting as soonyoung placed you back down on the floor, slouching his body to fit his chest against the curve of your back
* “i’ll take my hug now, if you will.”
* you couldn’t really be mad, as you willingly agreed turning in his hold to return the hug