💌 • 5:06pm
even though you were pre-occupied tending to the small plants and succulents on your balcony, you heard the jingling of keys against your front door, and recognised the soft footsteps that made their way to your living room, as boyfriend!xiaojun locked the door with the spare key you had provided him with, and made himself comfortable on your couch.
abandoning your greenery, you squinted as you joined him in the living room, your eyes too used to the blaring rays of the sun outside, “oh, it’s you.”
“is that all you have to say? ‘oh’?” xiaojun raised his eyebrow, watching as you tidied away your gardening gloves, not paying an ounce of attention to him, “i thought you’d be a bit more relieved that it wasn’t an intruder breaking in to your apartment, but your loving boyfriend instead.”
“i’d rather have the intruder,” you scoffed, snatching the tv remote from the coffee table once you saw his hand reaching for it, casually channel-surfing as an excuse to ignore him.
he sighed, rolling his eyes at your petty actions, “you’re... still mad at me, y/n?”
shrugging your shoulders, you lingered on some sort of lifestyle channel, turning to face xiaojun, “i don’t know, did you do something to make me mad?”
“look, okay? i-i’m sorry about—”
you quickly cut off another of his empty apologies, “what? what exactly are you sorry about?”
silence.
“that’s what i thought, if you’re gonna apologise, at least address what you did wrong,” you picked up the remote again, continuing the mindless flipping of channels.
tentatively placing his hand over yours that was clutching the remote, xiaojun muted the overlapping voices on the screen, forcing you to focus on him, “xuxi told me that you texted him about it after our argument yesterday, i swear i didn’t mean to forget our meet-aversary, babe.”
the sincerity in his wavering voice and the pet name was enough to wear down your facade, as you swallowed the rising lump in your throat, “it’s— dejun, it’s been two years since i saw you busking on that street underneath the cherry blossom tree. i-i thought you would remember the day we met at the least, because i definitely remember the day i met the love of my life.”
xiaojun’s mind wandered back to the day he and his friends decided to go out and do some busking out of boredom. they had coaxed him into doing a soulful solo with his guitar after a few upbeat songs, in which he coincidentally played the song that reminded you of your ex.
once he concluded his performance, he was met with whistles and applause, but there was one person who was completely silent, head buried in their knees on a bench not too far from him, sniffling and hiccuping every few seconds.
he was shocked by how moved you were by his singing, before realising that you were truly upset. after explaining to him why you were having a breakdown in the middle of the park, xiaojun treated you to a meal in return for triggering the heartbreak you were just getting over.
“that day was, just, life-changing for me, y/n, and i honestly have no excuse for forgetting it,” he took your hands in a much gentler manner than before, his eyes softening at the crystal tears falling down your face, “but, you, my love, are a constant reminder of that miraculous day.”
you glanced towards the ceiling, trying to stop the silent sobs escaping, before locking eyes with your boyfriend, “how can i stay mad at you when you always have poetic lines like that ready to make me cry, baby? i, well, i just thought that since we celebrated it last year, we would this year as well.”
his grip loosened from your fingers, his hands now cupping your face, and wiping your tears away, “you had every right to be angry with me and to assume that, and i’m so sorry for flipping out at you yesterday after you gave me the cold shoulder, now i know why you were so upset with me. i love you, y/n, and promise me that we’ll make every day from now on just as special as the day we met?”
both xiaojun’s smile and his determination were infectious, as you gave him a beaming grin, “of course, junnie. the best thing is we don’t even have to change anything because every moment i spend with you is special.”
just as you and your ex shared that song together, you and xiaojun now bonded over the cute lifestyle show you had accidentally stumbled upon - you wouldn’t have had it any other way with your favourite boy.
