Hello, Gorgeous.
Summary: Minho and Solji are coupled up on We Got Married. Minho thinks We Got Married is ridiculous, but maybe Solji can change his mindset. AKA, the first time Solji and Minho meet.
A/N: Disclaimer that the only parts of WGM that I’ve ever watched are of Joy & Sungjae. I’m going to be heavily basing Minho & Solji’s time on WGM off those clips I’ve seen.
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2014
Minho was always told by his mother that when he meets the one, he’ll know it’s her.
As beautiful as that sounded, Minho was starting to think it was a load of crap, and now that he was a full-fledged idol, he had a feeling that his one and only was never going to find him. Whoever he was destined to be with would have to find someone else. He was occupied being the fake boyfriend of thousands of fans and busting his ass every day just to stay relevant in his line of work.
Like a few weeks ago when his company suggested that he go on We Got Married as a promotion to show his ‘soft and romantic’ side. Originally, Minho wasn’t down to pretend to be married to someone. The whole concept of the show seemed a little silly to him, but nonetheless, he agreed knowing it would bring a good image to Vice and HBH.
The Vice boys exploded with screams and claps when Minho was handed the first mission card of the season. “Open it! Open it now!” Kane demanded, shaking his elder friend’s shoulders. Minho couldn’t help but let out a chuckle as he opened the box. Inside was a phone and a mission statement. The first mission was to text his new ‘wife’.
“OOOOH!” The Vice members teased once they finished reading the card. “Should we give you two some uh, privacy?” Sungho joked. Woodam slapped Sungho’s arm, but he couldn’t hide his own grin. “What should I say?” Minho asked his friends, wanting their input before he sent anything.
“Just start flirting!” Ji said like it was obvious. “Say something sweet!”
Minho shrugged and typed in “Hello, gorgeous” before pressing send. The simple action caused a big reaction from his groupmates, all who were latching onto each other, impatiently waiting for Minho’s wife to answer.
A text message came back, and Minho chuckled at the response.
“How do you know I’m gorgeous? You don’t know me, do you?” He read out loud. The boy group laughed at the text. “She’s not letting you get off easy, I like it.” Geonwu clapped his hands in amusement.
“You’re my wife. You’ll be gorgeous to me no matter what.” Minho typed out, reading each word as his thumbs flew across the screen.
“Have you done this before?” Seokyu asked. “You seem very experienced.”
Minho shook his head. The introduction flirting bounced back and forth before the production team gave Minho his second task: bringing a gift to his new wife for tomorrow’s meeting.
Minho settled for flowers. He didn’t really want to go out of his way, but he also didn’t want to show up empty-handed, looking like a douche bag. They agreed to meet at a local park in front of the central fountain.
Minho got there first and was left to pace in circles around the fountain. He didn’t think he’d be nervous for something like this, yet here he was. He had avoided all tabloids, wanting whoever it was to be a surprise.
He was just about to text his ‘wife’ to see her whereabouts, but he didn’t have to. When he circled back around to the front of the fountain, he bumped into none other than Heo Solji.
He grunted after colliding with her, the white roses in his hand crumpled a little on impact.
“Oh my god, I’m so sorry.” Minho apologized, his cheeks flushing red. “No, no, I’m okay! Are you okay?” Solji asked, straightening herself out. Minho nodded before his eyes landed on what she had in her hands. She brought him white roses too.
“I’m Minho.” Minho introduced himself. “I know. I’m Solji.” “I know.” Minho couldn’t help but grin. “Were you pacing too?” Solji looked a little embarrassed. “I was nervous and couldn’t stay still.” She explained. “Well, don’t be nervous. Here, these are for you.” Minho handed her the white roses. In exchange, Solji handed over her own collection of flowers. “I heard that white roses symbolize marriage and new beginnings,” Minho explained. “I heard something very similar.” Solji chuckled.
Before the two could talk any further, they were interrupted by another mission card. “Now it’s time for the couple to have their first date! Select a location and spend some time together.” Solji read from the card with Minho looking over her shoulder. “Where’d you like to go?” Solji asked. Minho shrugged. “It’s up to you. A happy wife makes a happy life.” He teased. Solji giggled and thought for a moment, tapping the mission card against her chin. “You know where I’ve never been?” Solji posed. “A dog cafe.”