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—𝐡𝐞’𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 a total of two days already and, yet, barely any of the boxes that invaded the already limited space of his apartment were undone. it was a strange feeling going from being completely dependent on your parents to having no one else to rely on but yourself overnight and perhaps he’d been a little irresponsible with his newly found freedom. having left most of the prepared meals his mother had insisted he take with him untouched and feeding himself exclusively of ramen and chips thus far. not to mention how he’d left a large portion of the trash from those ‘meals’ strewn around. all that on top of spending most of his free time walking around and exploring his neighbourhood instead of unpacking his things.
the place his company had provided wasn’t particularly nice. in just two days, he’d quickly come to find that the walls were paper thin and the place had quite a few quirks; such as the bathroom sink refusing to provide hot water or the stove that only had one functional burner. still, seemingly nothing could stifle his excitement about finally being in the big city. the very one he’d been dreaming about for as long as he could remember.
now, as he kneels in his tiny kitchen, bent over a box and somewhat frantically sifting through to find his spare phone charger a knock at the door alerts him to the arrival of hyewon. although she’d been expected, he finds himself caught off guard seeing as he’d lost track of time and had not expected it to be this late. nonetheless, abandoning his search, he practically bounds towards the door in his excitement.
“noona you’re here.” he greets with a wide smile as soon as he opens and confirms she truly is the one at his door. it had already been two whole years since they’d last seen each other in person and part of him still felt it somewhat surreal that he was finally seeing her again. “come in. i was just looking for something and i lost track of time.” he explains ushering her inside without a single drop of self awareness to just how messy his place was. “i’ll get my coat.” and with that he was excitedly rushing to where his coat rested on the back of a chair in his kitchen. the place so small that he’d surely never really left her view. “woah seeing you. makes all of this seem just a little more real.” he admits as he’s walking back towards her whilst slipping into his coat. then a thought crosses his mind and he was suddenly laughing at his own joke before he’d even said it. “or am i just dreaming of you?”
