Long Distance
Genre: Fluff > Angst
Pairing: Jongdae x You
By Admin T
A/N: Yes, I’m still on hiatus (maybe semi-hiatus is better?) but I had to write this because I was missing the IRL bf so much a few days ago. More notes on that at the end of this scenario! Enjoy!
You both sat next to each other in companionable silence. Well, companionable wasn’t the right adjective. You were both more than companions. It was your first date and you’d both somehow found each other on your bed, your backs against the pillows as you both stared at the ceiling. The whole scene was very Rated G despite the fact that you were both enamored with each other.
It was only supposed to be a lunch. He’d come on a rainy day and he’d convinced you to put your umbrella way so you can both huddle under his. But, then, he’d suggested to go watch a movie afterwards and you agreed. Your place wasn’t too far away and you figured you could drive. He’d chosen a thriller and you couldn’t help but hide behind his shoulder when the movie made you jump. It was then that you both held hands for the first time. By the time that the movie was done, you both wanted to talk more. And, now, you both somehow ended up here.
“I don’t want to leave,” Jongdae laughed softly, his eyes turning to crescents as he looked at you.
You felt your cheeks flush and you turned to look at him in return. “You’re sleeping on the floor, then,” you said almost teasingly.
He chuckled in amusement before turning serious. “This,” he said softly. “If you want to do this...”
You nodded without hesitation. “I do.”
He sighed softly, all joy gone from his face. “You know that I’m...”
“An idol. I know.”
You’d both met accidentally. Your friend worked backstage and needed someone to help cover last minute, so you were there. Jongdae saw you right away and introduced himself as soon as he saw you. The rest was history.
“This could be hard,” he continued, his face grim.
Your lips turned into a smile. “Or, it could be amazing.”
“You could go with my manager,” he said, his hands holding yours. “And, then, meet me before I leave.”
Eight months. He’d be gone for eight months because of his international tours. They’d packed his schedule with little or no time for him to go back home and, even worse, with no time to see you.
You shook your head, feeling your tears fall. You hadn’t meant to get emotional, it’d just happened. Now that the hours were dwindling for the two of you, you refused to let go. Your head found his chest and you said shakily, the sob already in your voice, “No, I want to stay with you.”
He had a photo shoot that night and he was meant to leave the next morning. You’d only be able to see him for, at most, two hours before he had to make his way to the airport. How and why and when did the both of you get so attached to each other? Neither of you realized it until now.
He kissed your forehead, gently rubbing your back. You kept your eyes closed and you felt him shift as he reached for his phone. “Hyung, Y/N will come with me. No, it’s fine. You can say she’s covering for you or something. Yeah, they already know her. It’s fine. We’ll meet you at the airport, alright?”
You sniffled, your heart still heavy despite what Jongdae already did. He hung up and gently lifted your chin so that you would look at him. “It’s alright, I bought us some more time together.” He kissed your lips softly in between quiet murmurs and whispers of comfort that he was still here.
“And then what happened?” you chuckled as you looked at the phone screen. You were bundled in bed, sheets over you while you video chatted with Jongdae. Your room was dark save for the bright screen from your phone but even more so from Jongdae’s happy smile just from seeing your face.
“I was so tired that I left! I paid for the food and -- .”
“You know they’re going to call you disloyal again,” you teased.
“Yah! I thought you were on my side!”
You laughed heartily and so did he. You both paused momentarily and he sighed softly. “I miss you so much.”
You felt your heart sink but you forced yourself to be brave. You were scared about a long distance relationship, much less dating an idol. It was as if the universe put you both to the ultimate test just to see if you could both succeed. You had to trust each other more. Be more considerate of each other. Be more loving and understanding. It was easy though, especially with Jongdae.
“I miss you too,” he replied as you gave him a flying kiss.
He giggled, his aegyo showing that he only revealed to you. You laughed, throwing him more kisses as he responded in kind but not until he started acting like he was getting shot to the heart with kisses as if you were actually there.
“You should sleep,” he finally said after minutes of cheesy romance that only the two of you could handle. He caught your frown and laughed softly. “I promise I’ll do what you asked.”
You grinned brightly and nodded. “Okay.”
You asked him to promise you to text you each morning when you woke up and to text you goodnight before he slept and that you’d do the same. You wanted to start and end your Jongdae. When you’d asked, he blushed and nodded. “Can we also say I love you?”
jongbae: taeyeon is on her way to your place. can you get something from her?
You frowned. You’d just done your skincare and you were already in your pajamas and about to go to sleep. You were already under the covers! You were normally a patient person but not tonight. Tonight, you wanted to go to sleep already.
jongbae: pls babe. it’s for me.
Just then, your phone rang. Your eyes squinted when you saw that it was Taeyeon giving you a call. She’s probably at the door. You let out a groan. You’d had a long week and you just wanted to relax. Why would Jongdae ask her to send something to you so late at night?!
Then, your phone rang again.
Jongdae.
“Babe,” you answered, picking it up.
“Please, Y/N, just -- .”
“Okay, okay,” you responded and hung up without a word. You grabbed the closest sweater you could find as you padded down lazily towards the front door.
“What did he have you do -- .”
But your words were cut off when you saw Jongdae standing there. “What took you so long?!” he laughed and your eyes widened. You were so mad and so upset and now that he was finally in front of you, the tears started falling again.
You were in so much shock that he chuckled and stepped inside, wrapping his arms around you. “Still mad at me?”
“Wh-what are you doing here?!” you still murmured in between tears.
“Taeyeon picked me up from the airport. Something got rescheduled. The boys stayed in Japan since we have another show in two days but I’m here.”
It didn’t matter that he had to fly back in two days. He was here. You laughed in between your tears and wrapped your arms around him in return.
You let Minseok in on the secret just so that he could get everything on video. Your phone dinged and you basically lunged at it.
minseok: He got it!!!!
You let out a laugh and pumped a fist in the air. You hadn’t heard anything from Jongdae just yet because you were sure that he was freaking out at the moment. Just then, Minseok sent you another text. A video this time.
“Yah, why are you filming me? Are you up to something?” asked Jongdae as he smiled at Minseok.
“There’s something there for you, Jongdae,” answered Minseok, completely ignoring his best friend’s question as he pointed at the package sitting on the desk in his hotel room.
“Huh?!” muttered Jongdae as he walked to it. But he gasped loudly as soon as he saw the return address.
“Y/N!!!!!!” he shouted. “But how?!!? AHHHHHHHHH!!!”
“Geez, why are you always so loud,” muttered Xiumin but you heard him laugh anyway. He moved closer to hover over Jongdae who was frantically opening the package. He was already giggling and Minseok made sure to focus on his face as he was opening it.
You were in the midst of watching the video when your phone rang. You quickly answered it to reveal a very excited Jongdae. His smile took up all of his face and you couldn’t help but smile back.
“Y/N! You surprised me!”
You’d sent a care package complete with everything he needed along with fun things that only the two of you would understand. There was vitamin c for his health, earplugs so he could sleep but also those Pringles that he loved, some dark chocolate that you both ate when you first started dating and a towel with your perfume.
“I know it could be stressful, so...” you chuckled softly, so happy that you’d accomplished your secret mission.
“Thank you, Y/N,” he said with so much gratitude and sincerity that you’d wanted to hug him. You missed hugging him. “Thank you.”
The sun peeked through the blinds and you murmured in your sleep. You were dreaming being with Jongdae again. Just the two of you laughing, holding each other and spending time with each other. It’d been eight months of a long distance relationship and you’d both endured with the time zones, the video chats and faulty Internet connections and emoji conversations. You thought you’d both crumble from the pressure but it only brought you two together so much more than you’d expected.
You frowned, stirring from your dream. You teetered in between deep sleep and waking up. You somehow knew it was a dream and you frowned, your face shifting to one of sorrow. You felt your eyes water and tried to grab onto the dream and tried to grab onto Jongdae.
“Shhh,” came his voice. You felt a brush on your cheek and lips on your forehead. Your bed shifted and his warmth was suddenly next to you. You blinked your eyes open and he was there. You’d almost forgotten. After being with each other for so long, your brain couldn’t fathom that he was actually here, back home and with you.
“Jongdae,” you murmured.
“I’m here now,” he said as he continued to kiss every part of you as he could. “I got home last night, remember? Now, go back to sleep so I can hold you and make up for all the time we lost.”
You smiled, burrowing even more in his embrace as he held you tighter. It wasn’t a dream. He was here. And he was with you.
“I love you so much,” he whispered as he rubbed your back.
“I love you too.”
Fun fact: This is 100% based on me and the IRL bf. All of this actually happened! No, the IRL bf is an idol 😂 But he did have to go to medical school far away and then on medical rotations, which inspired this! I’ve been wanting to do a long distance relationship drabble, so here it is. Hope this made you feel all the feels!
