Pairing: kim hyojong x reader
Summary: “Not only was the flower in the midst of blooming, it seemed the love between you and Hyojong was blooming as well.”
When you walked into the dorm, you were told Hyojong was off in his room. You thanked the members and made your way towards him. You knocked and pushed it open after being told to come in. He looked over his shoulder and saw you. His smile widened and he waved you over. You smiled, happily skipping over to him.
“What are you up to?” You asked, peeking over his shoulder. He moved a bit and you saw his plants. Your mouth formed an ‘o’ as you crouched down beside him. You admired around, staring in awe at how beautiful they looked. “Wah, Hyojong. They’re all so big and beautiful!”
“You want to see my newest ones?” He beamed, already leaning towards them. You giggled and wrapped your arms around your legs. “Ta-dah!”
Your eyes widened as he placed them in your hands.
“They’re all so cute and small!” You gasped, then looked up at him with a big smile. His eyes widened at your smile and he grew flustered. “You must take really good care of them, huh?”
His cheeks flushed and he covered his cheeks with his hands, smiling shyly.
You stared at each other before errupting into giggles. That was until the both of you realized where his hands were. He slowly put them down on his lap, revealing dirt all over his cheeks.
“What is it? What is it?”
You shook your head and laughed. You licked your thumb and rubbed it against his cheeks, making him scrunch his nose.
“Well, how else am I supposed to get it off?”
“Y/N,” He whined and you chuckled. You pulled away and cleaned off your hands. You turned back to him, only to be met with a red-faced Hyojong. You stifled your laughter behind your hand as he pouted. “It’s your fault my cheeks are this red! You pressed too hard!”
You laughed and shrugged, smiling innocently. “Sorry.”
He let out a huff and turned back to his plants. You scooched over to him, watching as he watered them. Your mouth hung open in awe, finding everything he did to be fascinating. While taking care of one of his plants, he glanced over at you and snickered.
“Would you like to grow one with me? I have a few seeds I want to plant, so if you’re up to it, we can grow it together.”
You turned to him and gasped, smiling widely. “Can we? It’d be so fun!”
He chuckled and nodded. “Sure, come here.”
“You-You want me to sit there?” You questioned, pointing to his lap when he spread his legs apart.
“Yeah, it’ll be easier if you do since I can help out that way.”
“Oh, uh, sure,” You mumbled. You crawled over to him and placed yourself on the floor between his legs. He stretched out his legs and leaned forward, so that he could see past you. Your hand flew to your mouth to cover up your embarrassment and you closed your eyes, groaning internally. Hyojong looked at you, which in turn had your faces inches away from each other. At the realization of that, you both jumped away from each other with red cheeks painting your cheeks.
“I’ll go get everything,” He mumbled, standing up. You nodded and fiddled with the shovel to keep your mind off of what just happened. Moments later, he came back with a bucket of soil, a small pot and seeds. He sat down behind you and set everything up for you. “You ready?”
“Okay, let’s get started on Y/N’s first flower.”
You giggled at the way he put that. He listed off directions as you did as you said. You scooped up the dirt and placed it in the small pot. Next, you dug a hole and placed the seeds in. Right as you were closing up the hole with the shovel, Hyojong was quietly talking beside you.
“Pat, pat.” He mumbled, which made you giggle. He was so cute.
“I did it!” You cheered, throwing the shovel aside and raising your arms up. He smiled and followed suit.
“I hope something comes up soon.”
“I’m sure it will, you just have to have patience. Come over everyday to water it, okay?”
“I know. It’s just that when I’ve tried to plant flowers, they never grow into anything,” You pouted.
“Don’t worry! I’ll be there to help you. Today is the day we’re going to make you have a green thumb!”
You laughed and nodded. “I sure hope so. I want to be able to grow pretty things like Hyojong.”
He blushed and gave you a shy smile. “I’m sure you can.”
Over the next few days, you would come by the dorms to see both Hyojong and the flowers. You kept a close eye on yours, seeing if anything progressed. By the third day, nothing was changing in the appearance of the pot.
“What have I done wrong?” You pouted, resting your chin on your knees.
“Nothing. You’ve done everything perfectly, just give it some time.”
“Are you sure?” You huffed, averting your attention to him.
“I’m sure,” He nodded and tucked a dandelion behind your ear. He pulled away to look at you and smiled.
You stared at him as he giggled. You hummed, then nodded and turned back to your pot.
“Well, if you say so, then it must be true. Right?”
A few days past and Hyojong was in the midst of planting new seeds when you came bursting in. His eyes widening at the loud noise before softening when they landed on you.
“Yes?” He questioned, standing up and patting himself off. You grinned and raised the pot up for him to see.
“It grew a little, Hyojong! I did it!” You beamed, getting giddy at the sight of it growing. He patted your head and smiled.
“See, I knew you could do it.”
“It’s all because of you that I was able to.”
“All I did was sit behind you while you did all the hard work, silly,” He giggled.
“You know, it’s like we’re raising a child together or something. I don’t know, I just feel like a proud parent, don’t you feel the same?” You asked, giggling. He stared at you in surprise while it was yet to sink into your mind. Once it did, you both stared at each other in embarrassment. You weren’t even dating yet, but you said something like that already. “A-Ah, um, I mean uh.”
You both were lost for words, not having anything to say. You nervously laughed while he averted his eyes.
“A-Anyway, let’s do this,” You mumbled, placing your flower down and reaching for his water can. He cleared his throat and nodded, following suit. The two of you watered the plants in silence, but small, giddy smiles cracked on your faces.
Not only was the flower in the midst of blooming, it seemed the love between you and Hyojong was blooming as well.