Ateez: August Dates ~ Week One
Every month I'll be posting 5 dates with the guys for a whole year (1 update a week)
Hongjoong:
Tubing the River
You guys take an hour long drive up to the river, listening to the radio quietly as you discuss your nerves & excitement
After arriving to the destination you rent 2 floats/tubes and tie them together so you guys can stay together and so he can make sure you dont get lost
As you stand in line waiting to get in the water, Joong stares at you from the side as if you're the only thing in the world worth looking at & loving meanwhile your excitement/nerves get the better of you as you stare at the rapids up ahead
If you were nervous, he would take your hand and squeeze it, giving you a reassuring look/smirk to help you relax
If he gets scared, you would sing the part in 'My Way' to him jokingly in a deeper/teasing voice "dont be afraid" and he would blush and laugh, covering his face but agreeing with you. Seeing your smile he couldn't be scared
Once you made it to the water and dipped your foot/toes in, realising how cold it is you gasped and quickly pulled it back out of the water
Hongjoong would squat/kneel down and cup the water in his hand gently splashing your legs to help you adjust to the coldness, once you gave the signal you were alright he would take your hand and help you sit in your tube before pushing them into the water and getting inside his own
At first you guys gently floated down the stream, enjoying nature. He would make Pirate jokes and references about 'owning these seas' as you roll your eyes and laugh, playing along. You would point at the clouds, trees, rocks as you passed them so you guys could admire these things together
His eyes would mostly be on you, he felt relaxed and happy. At one point he would whisper 'I love you' unable to hold back, and as you ask 'huh?' After not hearing him properly a dip/small waterfall would come up pulling y'all down before he could answer
The rest of the stream would be full of curves, small bumps and fast rapids. Don't worry though, he's there to hold your hand and make you smile if you get scared.
If you get hurt or fall off he'll be so fast to pull you to the side, clean you up and treat your wound as best he can with what he has and help you back in the raft (if you wanna continue) He'll also apologize and kiss your injury
As you continue to float down the river he occasionally splashes you, teases you and just makes a lot of subtle jokes
He also falls out a lot which you tease him for. When you guys get stuck on a rock or hill, he'll be the one to get out and unstuck y'all as he laughs and shakes his head
Once you make it to the end he'll jump out first and help you out of the tube, taking the floats from the water he'll insist on carrying them
As you walk back to the rental shop, hand in hand, he would thank you for a great date and ask to do this again some time
Back at the car he'll take your towel and dry your hair fluffing it up before wrapping it around your shoulders finally drying himself afterwards before taking you to get some food
Seonghwa:
Farmers Market Brunch
Waking up early you and Seonghwa head to the Farmers Market (fresh foods store) to buy ingredients for your brunch
At the store he would pick up the basket/push the cart
Stopping at the fruits/vegetebales first he looks over sales prices and limited time foods first while you mostly joke around while also picking and bagging your iteams
Holding up two tomatoes you ask your boyfriend, "hey hwa, say I have two tomatoes but then I lose one. What do I have? A-Spare-I-GUESS" before pulling a bundle of asparagus out from behind your back and laughing at your own pun as he shakes his head while laughing very subtlety (his pained laugh)
When things are out of your reach or even a little heavy, Seonghwa will grab them for you and place them neatly in the cart
At the checkout he would pay for everything without hesitation and even carry all of the bags so you don't have to worry about it
Back at home ready to cook, Seonghwa prepared all the ingrediants while you washed up
You guys have matching aprons that you always wear when cooking together, he would tie yours for you while smiling, happy knowing you guys have a matching set of something it really helps him know you guys are a couple and little things like this make him really blushy and happy
Ready to cook he would chop everything that needed cut while you did the stirring and mixing. He would do whatever you asked him to as well
Once the food was on the stove he would offer to do the flipping/stirring just to make sure you wouldn't get burnt
Meanwhile you made the drinks preparing the juice/coffee and pouring them into your matching mugs/glasses
As you made the drinks Seonghwa couldn't help but to keep looking over at you and how gorgeous you look, he almost burned the food as he got distracted
Once it was all ready, you made the plates while he set up the balcony, laying blankets on the ground and setting up the side dishes picnic style, helping you carry the food out after you got them onto their plates/In their serving dishes
Seonhwa leaned against the wall and you leaned against him, your back and head on his chest as you looked at the sky/ocean/garden/whatever you like and as he watched you
Between your talking and random discussions, hwa would feed you berries/fruits and smile at how you look so peaceful while just eating
Even after finishing you food the two of you just lay outside together enjoying the nice weather and each others company
Eventually you get up and clean up the mess together, he offers to wash the dishes and do whatever chores you don't want
Yunho:
Museum of Ice Cream
Looking for date ideas online you came across the 'Museum of Ice Cream' and immediately jumped up running to the kitchen to show Yunho and begging him to take you. He said 'sure' before you even finished asking as he was curious as well
Before you guys went he made sure to preorder tickets, get new film for his camera and coordinate outfits with you
On the day of the date he took you to the museum and was in awe and shock from the building and how cool everything was. He opened all the doors for you but also admired everything around you guys
You start off in the 'Ice Cream Vault' where y'all met the leader and answered the questions based on facts from the walls which he found fun being able to work with you to solve these answers
You guys then found out you can only go forward not backwards which made him decide you guys would take your time in each room even if that meant seeing some things twice
The first room you were lead to was the Army men and Whip cream room. He made sure to take pictures of you with everything, having you pose like the army men and pretend to hold the balloons. He also asked you to take some pictures of him, wanting to be able to remember this always. Before moving on you guys had some fun in the photobooth and he made sure to get two copies so you guys can keep the pictures in your wallets as a memory
The next room was the diner where you got to try ice cream. He 'mnm'd at the deliciousness his eyes widening as he turned to look at you curious if you'd have the same reaction
In the diner, he messed around with the phones, pretending to call his parents and had a fake phone call with them that left you cracking up. He also drug you over to the juke box to have a look see before you sadly moved on
'what do you scream for?' The room of magnetic letters was up nexted. Yunho had so much in this room like a little child. He ran around leaving you little messages around the walls signing them all with your special nickname. Some messages include ' You look dorky in those pictures' 'But still cute' 'I love ice cream' 'but not as much as I love you' he also left a bunch of random ones and lyrics from their songs for you and also couldn't wait to see what you wrote
Being forced by you to move on to the next room, Yunho pouted a bit but only shortly. After entering the room of cherries and cotton candy he pulled out his camera jaw dropped and handed it to you having you take photos of him pretending to bite a cherry and other silly poses but also some modest photos as well. Of course he took pictures of you as well, between holding your hand for the first time today and heading down the walkway together
Gummy land was next, obviously he had to take pictures of you with the gummy bears and he even made friends with one of the play creatures, playing hand games such as patty cake with the sculpture and giving him fake bunny ears in the photo
After successfully exasperating you and making you laugh, your boyfriend pulled you into the Animal cracker room where he had you pose in front of an animal cracker elephant riding a merry go round and other designs. You guys also got to ride on the rides/animal crackers which he loved so much giggling every 2 seconds and smiling at you like a child
The room of mirrors was your next stop. Yunho decided to dance in front of the mirrors and rainbows as you filmed him and acted as his hype (wo)man he cheered you on and attempted to get you to act dumb as well while some passerbyers laughed and cheered along and even joined in
Laughing together as you guys leave the magical room, Yunho holds you close by your shoulders and walks you into the mint room pointing out the obvious mint smell as you walk in. At this point he was a bit more relaxed and settled, being able to calmly tour this room taking pictures of you in front of the mint leaves and commenting on the structural design
The 'pool of sprinkles' was next, he took you to swim with the ice cream toppings even though you only had a limited time he made sure you had fun and he definetely dumped sprinkles over your head and into your clothes. Lets just say you left with sprinkled everywhere!
The last room on the tour was the swings. Banana swings, ice cream sandwhiches, ect. You guys had a bit of fun playing on the little swings and taking pictures here as well before heading hand in hand into the gift shop
Yunho bought you guys matching sprinkle crowns thinking it was funny and cute, he acted like the ice cream queen as he wore one of them and followed you around the gift shop judging your choices to make you laugh but really he bought you whatever you wanted before saying how much of a fun time he had, not wanting to leave
Yeosang:
Mini-Golf
Wanting to take you out on a fun little date Yeosang thought taking you to play mini-golf at a little dinosaur themed course would be the best choice
You guys would get to get closer, do something different and be outside
Before you guys go inside he makes a little bet with you. If he wins you buy him lunch, if you win he buys you lunch
Inside the rental shop, he helped you pick out the best golf club and ball for your height and weight to help you hit it best and make it easier for you to play
He did make jokes, walking out with a gold club designed for a toddler saying it was perfect for you (making fun of your height jokingly) before apologising with a little laugh and grabbing the right club for you. He even chose a golf ball in your favorite color remembering what it was from when you told him last time. He remembers everything about you.
On the golf course, he would be really focused which you would admire and stare at his face due to his serious and intense eyes as they lock onto the ball
He seemed very poised and composed as he hit the ball with the the perfect amount of strength and at the right angle, you couldn't help but notice how professional he looked
On your turn he helped you as well, showing you how to angle your club for the perfect hit and whispering everything just loud enough for you to hear it (even if you already know how to play he would still reteach you)
Every time you pout after missing he would tease you for your face and comment on how bratty yet adorable you look as he stands a few feet away from you arms crossed, chin in his hand and smiling
As you continue along the course he asks you to write down your guys scores and he continues to get the ball in the hole in 1-2 hits - 3 at most. He also laughs quietly every time you miss loving how you look when you get frustrated. He keeps telling you that you'll 'get it next time'
On your turns he would try to distract you, talking about chicken and asking where you should take him to eat once he wins. He also would pretend to blow towards the ball and just as you began to swing he would call you beautiful, breathtaking, lovely, ECT. catching you off guard and making you miss (or sometimes get it a hole in one, it was a blessing and a curse)
Even though he walked ahead of you, walking on the edges of the golf courses like a balancing beam, he continued to look back making sure you were close behind so he didn't lose you
If he saw you looking down he would let you know its okay to quit if you aren't having fun, but he would still do his best to make sure you were having an enjoyable time
As you wait for the people in front of you to finish their turns, he takes pictures of you with the dino props on the sides of the course
At the end of the game he did beat you but only by a few points. He made sure to compliment your skill as you guys took the tools back to the shop, before heading across the street to the chicken restraunt
Even though he won, he still paid for lunch saying seeing you pout was payment/reward enough before asking you to do it again and trying to copy how you looked
San:
Sunset Beach Walk
You and San had rented out a beach house for the summer but up until now your nights were full of fun outings or falling asleep early so you haven't been able to go on a sunset walk yet
However San knows how much you love walking on the beach so he cleared up tonight's schedule to make sure you guys would be able to get a nice view
It was still fairly early and as you and San waited for the sun to set, you sat on a beach blanket and played some music singing together and soaking up the sun
With your legs in his lap, San began massaging and rubbing along your calves and ankles up to the backs of your knees
Every now and then he would tickle you softly and make you laugh a bit as you pull your leg away from him out of reflexes, just for him to pull it back
Eventually he tackled you down onto the blanket with a weak yet loud lion roar as he tickled you making you squirm and laugh beneath him
You ended up tickling him back to get him off you and some how, you guys ended up laying on your sides, San behind you holding your waist and spooning you as you traced his finger tips gently and whispered to him
You spoke softly about how you never want summer to end and how this has been the best summer of your life all thanks to him, about how you're slightly worried about how things will be once you go back to life as normal
San reassured you saying he would never treat you differently, promising that even after you guys go back home and to work he'll still spend time with you daily and show you love the same as always and the same as he has done all summer long
Soon the sun began to set just as you finished your talk with your lover, giving you the perfect chance to ask San on a walk under the sun
He stood up slowly before helping you up and pulling you by your hand into the water. Before stepping in he helped you take off your shoes and even carried them for you as you walked hand in hand under the colorful sky.
Mostly staying quiet and just enjoying this peaceful moment together, you let your hands slide up his arm and hug it as you walk closer to him
Walking through the warm water, San kicks some of it up making splashing motions gently
He ended up splashing you with water, which you scolded him for jokingly before kicking some water up onto him
The whole thing ended in a little water fight. San leaning down to splash you with water making you gasp
Seeing your reaction he ran away from you and you chased after him laughing and warning him about what will happen once you get to him
Finally catching up to San he grabbed you from behind before you could do anything to him and he spun you around in a little circle a few times before putting you down and kissing you under the sunset
The sun shined and reflected on the water beautifully. After your kiss, you turned to see the sunset as you hugged your boyfriend and smiled peacefully
Standing together for a while watching the sunset, you got tired just as it began to get pretty dark
"Should we go?" San asked softly as you laid your head against his chest and blinked your heavy eyelids several times
Nodding, San picked you up bridal style and carried you back to the house kissing you softly every couple of feet as you fell asleep in his arms
He would lay you down and freshen you up a bit before covering you up and kissing your forehead goodnight, whispering how much he loves you before kissing each of your eyelids and turning off the light
Mingi:
Water Balloon Fight
It wasn't really early in the morning, nor was it late. The time however? Didn't matter. All that mattered was that your boyfriend was hungry and lonely and he wanted you up, NOW.
He took one of the packs of water balloons you guys had bought a couple days ago, and he opened it up filling all 30 balloons up with water and dropping them into a small bucket
Going to your bedroom he ran in screaming, jumped up and down on the bed and began throwing water balloons at you while yelling 'its time to get up, wakey wakey eggs and Mingi wants bakey' between his laughs
You weren't a happy camper at the way you were woken but seeing Mingi smiling made you want to kill him a little bit less
You crawled out of bed silently not wanting to yell at him too harshly and instead you went to change and freshen up. From inside the bathroom you yelled to your boyfriend that if he wants breakfast he'll have the bedsheets in the washer and the mattress sitting outside to dry by time you came out
He rushed to get the chores done, tossing the blanket and sheets in the washer quickly (forgetting to add soap and press start however) and then he took the mattress and did his best to drag it outside onto the pavement to dry
Keeping your half of the deal, you cooked breakfast and ate with Mingi listening to begs of having a waterballoon fight today. He wouldn't shut up about it all throughout breakfast so in the end you agreed
Later that day, after all the balloons were full of water and seperated evenly between the two of you, you guys came up with different games to play using the balloons
First you both played 4 corners. Each corner that y'all made up had a different color (blue, orange, pink, purple) One of you would get spun around for ten seconds while the other ran between the corners before deciding where to hide. You both hid and guessed 5 times
Every time the guesser guesses the right corner, they get to throw a balloon at the hider. Everytime the one hiding chooses the corner that wasn't guessed they get to throw a balloon at the one guessing
Mingi was bad at both, he guessed and chose blue every other round making it easier for you to find him and win meaning he got hit with a lot of balloons
Next up was baseball using the waterballoons and a thick stick. This one, Mingi was better at. He managed to hit just about every balloon while you missed quite a few finding this harder than you thought it would be
After playing 2-3 more games, you and Mingi used the rest of the balloons to have an actual all out water balloon fight
He did NOT hold back
Mingi would hide in a tree and drop water balloon bombs on you, hit you from around the corner, he didn't throw them super lightly either
However, you didn't hold back either. Using a mini slingshot to launch the balloons at your man, throwing 4-5 at a time and hitting him every time
It was a pretty fair war
After all the balloons were gone, you guys took an old tarp and laid it across the yard. You took some soap next and squirted a bunch of it all down the tarp mixing it with water from the hose as Mingi blew up little floats, up next a slip and slide!
On Mingis turn he would do random tricks, act like a fish out of water, and dance before hoping onto the float and sliding down the tarp
Once he hugged you tight and flopped you both on the float, him on his back you on his chest sliding you both down the slippery slide together
By the end of the day you were both soaked and a mess, heading in to shower Mingi kept saying he was fine and insisting that the slip and slide counted as a bath since it was soap and water after all
Eventually y'all cleaned up and got in your pajamas, cooked dinner and ate
After dinner you scolded Mingi for not washing the sheets but in then end had a good idea anyways
You took an old old old sheet from your closet and took it outside, laying it on a dry patch of grass. You and Mingi then took the mattress and laid it down on the sheet, before making the bed with sheets, blankets, pillows like normal and sleeping outside together
Wooyoung:
Chalk Art
Heading outside with a new pack of chalk you and Wooyoung create a bunch of 3D pictures
From drawing balloons amd pretending to hold onto them for a 3D photoshoot to drawing a hopscotch board to play on
While Woo drew on the sidewalk, he kept calling you over to look at his stick figures holding hands and climbing rainbows and stuff
He also drew symbols and movie references as well as random foods and iteams he likes
He would kind of rock back and forth like a child focusing on his art work as you lay on the ground and draw your own designs to surprise him with
Sharing art with each other and being a little unsure as to what one another drew, you both used your imagination to go into each others magic worlds
During hopscotch you and Wooyoung sang kid songs and competed for the fastest time
He cheered you on from the side but also kept saying you won't do as good as him no matter how hard you try
In the end his back handed cheers only proved to work in your favorite as you won against him
Woo obviously got defensive saying he let you win and that you should be thankful to him
A few hours before it got dark, you and Wooyoung cleaned up all the chalk before chasing fireflies and running around aimlessly
You spent your night joking with one another playing games
Jongho:
Dinner Cruise
Wanting to take you somewhere nice and to do something that would impress you, Jongho made dinner reservations on a cruise ship for you guys
He told you to dress up nice, he himself cleaned up nicely and bought a new scent (perfume/cologne/spray) just for tonight's special occasion
Picking you up exactly when he said he would, Jongho knocked on your door and waited for you to answer it. He was speechless at first seeing you, but was able to in the end get out how stunning you truly are
He walked you to the car and opened your door for you, helping you slide inside before helping you buckle and shutting your door for you
He struggled to keep tonight's location a secret as he drove y'all to the dock
Arriving and seeing the cruise ship you were now the jaw dropped one making him smile and his heart skip a beat
Again he opened your door for you and helped you out this time, locking his arm with yours your boyfriend walked you through the ship and to the dining room
He pulled your chair out for you, waited for you to sit down and then pushed it back in for you
Sitting across from you, Jongho had no idea what to say or do
He asked about your day while looking over the menu and tapping his foot ever so nervously
When the waiter arrived he let you order first before copying what you got or going with your second choice if you were indecisive
Throughout the meal he continued to talk mostly about what you wanted to and occassionally about little random things and philosophical questions as well as debates
After supper he ordered you guys your favorite dessert to split, feeding you small bites when nobody was looking and letting you have most of it
After you both ate and rested your tummies, Jongho would again lock his arm around yours and walk you guys around the ship to get a better view of everything
That night he kissed you under the stars before taking you home and making sure to call/text when he got home so that you wouldn't worry
