𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒑𝒊𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒑𝒊𝒅 ( Jaehyun x reader)
Pairing: cupid jaehyun x med student reader(idiots in love, emotional constipation on both ends)
Synopsis : jaehyun finds a girl that can see right past his magical walls, determined he tries setting her love life straight, after all everyone needs love, neglecting his own newfound feelings while doing so.
Warnings: none, like seriously.
Word count : 7,444 words.
He stood by on the grass, away from the assuming human eyes. watching his latest match bring their budding romance to an official start. It was almost perfect, the two of them leaning in under the dim light of the lamppost as he gripped the nearest one in anticipation.
"Yes, YES kiss so I can see your relationship flourish" he muttered to himself. The two said individuals leaning in with their eyes closed were close enough for their lips to touch, it was an almost, he was so close to finishing another pair he could taste the praise he was going to receive for finishing his 10000th match.
But his resolve broke as a barreling force crashed straight into his back, the wind being knocked out of his built body that stumbled forward but being a powerful being, he regained his balance.
"Oh that was a close one" he spoke to himself dusting his cloths focusing back on the couple, only to find them in midst of a ferocious make out session against the very lamppost they were just standing under looking like shy highschoolers which they were far too old to be acting like.
"Oh yeah I dont want to see that" he pursed his lips averting his eyes, pulling out his phone he checked off the match as successful, his ears perked up hearing some movement behind him, he swiftly turned and glanced around.
Confused with quirked brows his eyes darted everywhere and there was no one behind him, but then he looked down and there palming around on the ground looking like a desperate victorian peasant was a girl, her hair frizzled up and sticking to her forehead, but she still looked cute, kind of like an old 2000's cartoon character, he chuckled at his own comparison.
"Oh god why do things like this happen to me, WHY ME "she muttured trying to find her glasses.
He found them right beside her shoes he tsk'ed picking them up, he cleaned them up with his handkerchief and put them right where her hand was .
She grabbed them and stood up whilst putting them on, finding no more business in the place jaehyun decided to walk away, only to halt in place feeling a tap on his shoulder.
If it was an animated show he would have bristled up like a cat, slowly he turned around and was met face to face with the girl who had just ran into his back- RAN INTO HIS BACK?!, how could he have not noticed that oddity.
He was cupid for fucks sake,no one could see or touch him."excuse me sir, I believe i ran into you just now" she stated more to herself than him, trying to make amends with the embarrassment of the situation.
"You can see me?!" He yelled pointing to her and then at himself the girl looked at him confused. "obviously I can see you? My glasses are back on my face if you haven't noticed already" she found herself saying, tone laced with confusion and worry at the strange acting man.
"Thats not what i.. you know what! thats not important" he exhaled through clenched teeth trying to calm himself down "jaehyun you are a God send, you can not freak out at a human" he breathed in and out deeply while she looked at him like he had grown two heads.
Pulling his phone out to check his next pair, he found only one single person on the screen, not another to pair her with.and as if the universe was playing tricks on him, the girl on the screen looked exactly like the girl standing infront of him. he held the phone beside her head to compare.
"Hmm" he squinted "wh-what are you doing?" "Is your name y/n kim?" He questioned causing the girl to splutter feeling shocked, her mouth opening and closing like a fish out of water. "Yes, how do you know my name?" She inquired narrowing her eyes but he waved her question off.
"Thats not important, I am jaehyun, and It is my duty to find you a match, even though what I've been given isn't alot to work with" he grimaced looking at his phone once more , the girl made an offended noise looking at him incredulously
"What is that supposed to mean?" She folded her arms not looking impressed "are you saying you're some sort of cupid?" She snickered looking at his face that didn't change expressions "yes, that is exactly who I am".
"Oh shit!,you're not joking.." she whispered pursing her lips at the serious look on his sharp yet soft features" love is no joking matter, see those two over there?, The ones underneath the lamp, yeah It took me 3 months to get them together" he announced looking proud of himself.
She made a disgusted face at the sight of the couple sucking face, "oh that man is almost swallowing her face whole " she commented ,tone filled with repulsion.
He raised a brow looking at the two making out and he too found himself mirroring her expression
"Yeah youre right, let's walk away from here" he muttered walking ahead "its kind of nice" she sighed out, almost in a daze staring at the two, only to be bought back to reality by being yanked by jaehyun who tugged her along side himself to exit the park.
Situated in a cozy diner by the park the two sat facing each other "so cupid huh" she mentioned settling down after putting his and her food on the table as the man didn't spare a second grabbing the burger and stuffing his face with it.
Gulping down his drink he spoke"yeah I'm not going to change my mind and say its a joke, so you can quit being a skeptic" he sassed eating his fries which only made her roll her eyes "so the whole being able to see you thing,What was that about?,you kinda had a crash out in the park there" she chuckled remembering his face.
"Oh right,so thing is no human is supposed to be able to see me, unless ofcourse i make myself visible, which i didn't thats why my last couple didn't see me" he answered her while his eyes trailed over to her fries which she slowly pushed towards him, he continued grabbing them from her plate without a care.
"Wait so how can I see you?" She questioned looking puzzled "hell if i know , but lucky for you,my next quest is matching you up" he grinned wiggling his eyebrows causing her face to contort into an expression he wasnt expecting.
"Why that face?" He almost looked personally offended as if she had disrespected his grandma,his dog and his job."its just, i dont even think i have time for love and all that jazz" she gabbed laughing lightly.
"Nonsense, love finds you when youre not looking for it" "you mean you push it in our way" she added crossing her arms sitting back with a smug look on her face . "You might have won the battle but you haven't won the war " he stated looking determined "you are so old" she remarked facepalming.
"I am literally only 454" he spouted in protest " FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR?!!"She shouted in disbelief only to be hushed by the man who panicked "why are you shocked, if i was any younger than 400 I wouldn't be able to go solo" he mentioned with exaggerated jazz hands.
"Anyway, so you are my latest person, show me your hands" he demanded earning him a puzzled look from the young girl "uh.. okay?" She muttered putting her hands on the table only for him to yoink and pull them up to his face,almost knocking the entire table over.
"This complicates things, but none the less, i am jaehyun, cupid of the month since the last decade for a reason,I will find you another stringless possible match" he puffed up his chest with his hand on his heart while she cradled hers, eyes narrowed at him bewildered.
"What do you mean stringless?" She inquired looking at her hands and then at him. "Thing is, most people are born with their fated lover assigned from above, some cases that doesn't happen, such as yours, so we find others like them to match and see if one appears on their hands intertwining their lives or not" he explained "makes sense" she hummed.
The next day he picked her up from her apartment building, the said girl walks out and spots him leaning against a car she probably couldn't remember the name of, all she knew was that it was a Mercedes and looked sexy as hell.
"Thought you were going to make me drag you out of the house" he sassed pulling his sunglasses down enough to eye her with attitude whilst she made a face opening the car door and sitting down.
"So where are we going?" She questioned, he looked at her like she was an idiot."honey, you are dressed like someone about to give an inauguration speech, we want you to give cute approachable girlfriend" he deadpanned making her groan in protest.
Next thing she knew they were at the mall and the cupid man was making her go through different stores , they settled in a cute boutique that had pretty dresses and outfits fitting her taste as jaehyun grabbed random items and thew them into her arms basically covering her in cloths that were swallowing her arms.
"I think this is more than enough to try on" she yelled behind him which made him spin around and the sight of her almost toppling over with the cloths almost made him cackle but he held it in.
"Chop chop we don't have all day" he pushed her into a dressing room and sat on a chair outside waiting for her, she came out wearing different outfits which he dismissed with remarks along the line of "too bright" "too lime colored" "are you going to a funeral?" "Do you want to kill your date?".
"This is the thing im trying on and if you dont like it well too bad, I like it" she shouted pulling the curtains back to stand infront of him.
The sight of her in a pretty peach sundress made the sarcastic comments die at the back of his throat, he gulped. for a second it felt like he himself had his socks knocked off, the feeling everyone he had paired describing as heart skipping a beat.
Quickly he composed himself "we will take that and a few more similar to that one" he stated to the shop assistant walking to the counter as she looked at his back imagining him on fire, quietly she closed the curtain to let out a soundless scream.
"Okay next on the agenda is finding you a possible guy" he stated qoing through his phone which had a section for people that didn't have soulmates."What about him?" He questioned showing her the profile"Lee heeseung?" "It says he changes girlfriend's like cloths" she read outloud making jaehyun wince "yeah next option" he chuckled nervously.
"Ooh what about him" she shouted scrolling to a guy named sung hanbin who was her age "he's way too flirty" he reported rolling his eyes, the guy she had pointed to didn't have many red flags, as a matter of fact he had made up a bad quality on the spot to deter her, she frowned at his phone"aw man" why was he being a jealous freak? This wasnt like him, he had to get this girl paired ASAP.
They both settled to walk around the park to find a match in a naturalistic way instead, settled on a park bench he conjured up a small arrow made of light twirling it around as his eyes settled on a group of guys playing football.
"Okay so out of those guys which one do you pick" he inquired feigning nonchalance as she looked at him bemused "youre making it sound like im picking apples at the market" she blinked, he let out a chuckle but quickly composed himself.
"Technically, you are, the only difference is these apples come bearing the surprise of life and emotional baggage, oh and also dry texting habits" he joked which she chuckled along "okay fine" her eyes scanned the guys as they settled on one in particular who piqued her interest.
"That one in the Lionel messi shirt" she found herself saying transfixed on the way he laughed while scoring a goal."dang, now thats some fine specimen" she whistled under her breath, somehow that made his mood sour, his face looked like he had eaten a lime whole.
And as if on cue, the ball came straight towards her feet, and she looked at the ball, at jaehyun, and then at the guys who suddenly all looked like they were scolding the guy she had picked, picking it up she looked up and there he came running.
His smile almost blinding as he stared at him like a hawk "i believe thats ours" he sounded just as heavenly as he looked, and she was a sucker for that "oh this, is it?" She quirked a brow holding the ball at her hip looking at his face.
"I'm pretty sure you know who it belongs to,seeing as you were watching, more like observing our game like you were watching reality tv on a friday" he responded, tone light as his eyes looked like they had a glint of playfulness in them.
"Busted, guilty as charged, I mean you are really good" she found herself flirting, surprising herself but seeing his reaction only made her feel better "I mean, it would be odd if i wasnt, I'm jung sungchan by the way, I'm a football coach at the academy " he grinned extending his hand, she blushed, flustered from his forward demeanour.
"Y/n kim, I'm a third year med student" she grinned shaking his hand as his eyes jumped up in surprise "ooh a future doctor eh,well now I know who to go to if I have any medical questions, that is..if you don't mind giving me your number?" he commented looking at her face to gauge her reaction.
"I dont mind at all" she smiled giving him her phone quickly he put his number in, he handed it back after a minute. Looking at his contact name he had saved himself as she couldn't help the snort that escaped her mouth. "Coach sexy?,really?" She questioned laughing while he grinned.
"Yup, thats me" he heard his friends calling him over "quit flirting with the pretty lady and come back here jung" yelled one of the guys as sungchan winked at her "text you later miss kim" he ran back to play, his friends seemed to be visibly teasing him.
She stood there like a high school girl standing by the field to catch a glimpse of her athletic crush, her trance was broken by jaehyun who had cleared his throat rather abnoxiously "im glad thats out of the way" he remarked, she turned to him with a goofy grin on her lips.
It somehow made him feel like he was just told he was stupid and a ratty guy, he smiled fakely when she gushed about sungchan, feeling like something wasnt right as the girl went on.
It started with sungchan texting her first, the two hit it off with their personalities fitting well with eachother's, occasionally flirting which she would panic due it mostly being him, despite feeling oddly grim about the guy he would help her text her crush.
It went on until sungchan asked her to accompany him to a gala hosted by his friend. She squealed running around her apartment as jaehyun looked at her smiling, her excitement contagious.
She pulled out a beautiful bottle green dress that went down till just above her ankles, she did her makeup just right as she came out of the room looking radiant.
"Tadaa!" She exclaimed opening the door in a dramatic fashion, he felt words die at the back of his throat, his eyes being full of her, along with his heart that somehow seemed to be impersonating a set of drums. "Wow" is all he could utter, too awestruck to form coherent sentences.
He composed himself seeing her shy under his intense gaze "the look is missing something" he stated getting closer to her.now standing so close she could smell his cologne, he smelled like pine trees and the sea.
He pulled out a long velvet box from his pocket and opened it, revealing a beautiful necklace, standing behind her he asked her to move her hair aside.
The proximity making her feel goosebumps as he put it around her neck, lingering a tad bit too long as he took in her intoxicating scent."There, now the outfit is complete" he smiled pulling back to look at her.
"Knock em dead" he grinned winking , the girl looked at him smiling, her hand moving to touch the necklace he had just put on her.
"Looks like he's here" she whispered suddenly feeling nervous which jaehyun picked up on "you've got this, do not overthink okay?" He reassured her, his hand at the small of her back while she looked at him.
Exiting her building she walked up to the car sungchan was leaning up against. At the sight of her he couldn't the whistle that escaped his lips "well dont you look pretty" he winked causing her to blush, she laughed swatting his shoulder "you wound me" he voiced putting his hand against his chest as if she had striken him down.
"Oh you'll live" she rolled her eyes at his antics, running to the other side of the car he swiftly held the door open for her which she appreciated "and they say chivalry is dead " she patted his shoulder as he sat in the drivers seat.
The drive to the gala wasnt boring or awkward, the two found it quite easy to talk and joke about things "I have about 6 friends, together we are a group of 7" he spoke driving , some r&b songs playing during the drive.
"Thats actually great, I myself have 5 friends and we are 6 in total, all pursuing different degrees and what not" she mentioned, finding similarities between each other the two talked endlessly.
And when they finally reached the gala, the valet took the car, sungchan extended his arm for her to take, which she gladly took. Arms linked, the two walked in together as sungchan basically dragged her along.
Introducing her to everyone he knew, which due to her bashfulness and introverted ideation she could only chime in when she found something to talk about.
The night wore on, what made her feel like she had been trampled on was the look on her dates face when he was faced with the supposed host of the gala, her extravagant gown flowing behind her as she approached them, even her walk was glamorous.
"Chanie" she exclaimed hand held against her mouth in what to y/n looked like mock surprise. "Elizabeth" he whispered, eyes glued to her frame that got closer to the two, unknowingly, as if on instinct his hand that had been around her waist fell to his side.
Which the girl felt as off, but still she kept on her polite smile "oh my it really is you" the girl called Elizabeth blurted as she stood infront of them "in the flesh" he added, there was a twinkle in his eyes that didn't go unnoticed by her, hell everyone around them could see it from miles away , he was practically buzzing with excitement and she was glowing in radiance under the chandalier.
"Oh right,y/n this is Elizabeth choi, my childhood bestfriend, eli this is y/n kim, my date and good friend" he introduced them to eachother, though he sounded unsure about the date part, it was the unsteady look in his eyes which were set on the girl who looked like she had not a single bad bone in her body.
"Y/n, thats a beautiful name" stated Elizabeth, looking at the girl with a gentle smile that didn't waver "this is quite the gala"she voiced out feeling small all of a sudden, it was like she could feel the pitying glances the people around them were throwing her way, she felt out of place.
"I think this is the longest I could stay, im afraid I have to go to my apartment because I remembered I have an assignment i have to turn in tomorrow " she made up a lie on the spot, sungchan whose gaze hadn't wavered from the girl infront of him suddenly turned to his date who looked convincingly apologetic, he didn't need to know that it was for coming with assumptions and not for leaving.
"Oh wait really ?" He questioned looking at her, his big brown bambi eyes staring at her with a pout on his lips that made her insides feel queasy "aw dont give me that look, I told you I would have to leave early" she patted his shoulder in goodbye she walked away.
It was almost time for the last bus and she felt horrible, her feet hurt because of the heels and she almost tripped and fell against a lamppost.getting on a bus she couldnt help but tear up as she sniffled,the almost empty bus added to her growing loneliness.
Coming back to her apartment she didn't bother changing and just flopped on her sofa, her cat lucy slowly emerged from the room, looking refreshed after her "nap" which really could be mistaken for hibernation.
Slowly the small cat nudged the girls leg meowing as she rubbed her head against the exposed skin of her shins which tickled her and made her sit up, pulling the cat up to her face she spoke "am I a fool?" She inquired looking at the cats blue eyes which peered right into hers, the question earned her a meow in return "you didn't have to be that mean about it " she whispered frowning deeply as the cat purred.
"Do you think I'm really meant to be alone?" She questioned again standing up with the cat in her arms, stalking into her room she went to change and do her night routine, a series of meows made her stick her head out of the bathroom with a toothbrush in her mouth.
"Okay now youre just rubbing it in" she stated with narrowed eyes, going back in she spat out the paste and rinsed her mouth. Now freshend up she flopped on her bed once more"do you want a sibling?" She asked the cat who oddly looked energetic at the odd hour of 12 am
"Or maybe 10, i could become a crazy cat lady" she related, only to cut that thought short with a sneeze, followed by another and then another, a tattletale indicator that she needed to take her allery medication.
The next day she awoke to the ringing of her doorbell causing her to groan, still, she sluggishly got up as she dragged herself to the door. looking through the peephole she found jaehyun doing odd men in black poses for some reason.
Swinging the door open she looked at him bemused "its 8 in the morning" she commented rubbing her forehead "what crawled up your-" the look in her eyes made him shut up, the snarky remark dying at the tip of his tongue he grimaced seeing her face.
"What happened ?, i thought you were over the moon going out with beefcake from the park?" He questioned looking at her, she practically threw herself on a love seat and curled up into a ball.
Clicking his tongue jaehyun found himself growing annoyed at the lack of response from the girl, stalking over to her he flicked her forehead causing her to wince and glare at him half-heartedly.
"The fuck was that for?" She hissed rubbing her forehead. "What the hell happened to you last night?" He fixed her with a look that screamed "dont spare any detail" and thats what she did.
She broke down the entire night to him, telling him about how sungchan had refused to leave her side, introducing her to everyone as his date, until his supposed bestfriend who had hosted the gala came forward and his world started revolving again.
"He looked at her like she hung the stars and he was an astronomer, it was like everyone was in on some inside joke and I was the butt of it" she whispered, her voice quieting down she gulped down her emotions that were resurfacing.
Chuckling to hide her impending pain she looked at him trying to seem cheerful "I mean its whatever right?, not like I was in love with him or anything, like I get it, a broke college student like me going for someone like him, it wasnt going to last anyway" she smiled, the curve of her lips not quite reaching her eyes which he looked at her face in concern.
"Dont do that" he stated , her eyes shook at the sight of his serious face "dont water down your feelings just because you dont want to seem weak, its okay to be sad and heartbroken, don't pretend infront of me" he voiced out, his words had broken a dam.
Slowly tears started streaming down her face, he pulled her against his chest. Her hands gripped his shirt as she sniffled and cried her heart out "why is it that when I finally try to open my heart to someone they don't even wish to do the same" she hiccuped as he subconsciously found himself patting her back.
He sat there with her in his arms while she cried out to her hearts content, pulling back her eyes widened,realisation settling from the sight of his shirt that now had a wet splotch from her tears "im so sorry for ruining your shirt " she sniffled wiping her eyes he chuckled at her red nose.
"What?" She whispered looking at him confused "are you high ?" She exclaimed frowning , jaehyun couldn't help but smile softly at her face, she couldn't have looked any cuter to him, all red nosed and pouting.
"Its fine, I have many like this shirt anyway, besides, just because it didn't work out with beefcake doesn't mean you dont have a chance with others" he stated trying to lift up her spirits which only caused her to furrow her eyebrows, his words settling like venom in her heart, he was so oblivious it was making her feel close to popping a vein.
"Don't wallow in self pity young lady,dress up, im taking you out for brunch, wear one of those cute dresses I got you" he sassed shooing her along to her room , she blew a raspberry at him"okay grandpa" "I HEARD THAT" he shouted which only made her roll her eyes.
Walking away to her room she could faintly hear him yell "AND I AM ONLY 454!!" She snickered changing into her cloths after a quick shower, in the living room he sat on her couch looking around, until a soft meow made him snap his eyes down to his feet.
There stood lucy looking at him as if she could see what he was, she probably could since animals are able to sense energy and all that crazy stuff.quirking a brow he picked her up.
Looking into her eyes he found no hostility what so ever, "your owner is quite cute isnt she" he started putting her on the couch beside him, he swore she looked like she nodded along.
But alas he still continued monologuing to the cat "she's just a bit of a dunce when it comes to seeing her own potential, despite no string, I feel this pull towards her, I don't know why" he pouted as lucy stared at his face and gave him a meow in return "you're right, I should take her out on a date" he grinned patting her.
"Oh, you've finally met lucy" she grinned emerging from her room in a soft sky blue dress that made her look like a porcelain doll, he almost passed out from the sheer overwhelm he was feeling, his knees felt weak, palms were sweaty, for fucks sake he was over 400 yeara old, why was he feeling like a 13 year old with a crush on his teacher.
"Hello?!, earth to cupid?" She whistled flailing her arms around snapping him out of his daze, feeling the judging stare of her cat he pulled himself together "yeah come on let's go" he blabbered scurrying ahead as the confused girl followed locking her door.
He drove them to the cafe they usually went to, the same cafe that had started it all, unbeknownst to jaehyun, she had seen him way before he had seen her.
The first time she had seen jaehyun was during her first year, it had been snowing heavily and she had a mid term in the morning, settled in a corner with her sheets and laptop infront of her, she was glad about the quiet of the cafe, there barely being 3 people made studying easier.
The sudden jingle of the bells made her look up from her coffee as she had been mid sip, when he emerged, he took her breath away. And the coffee had went down the wrong pipe.
So there she sat choking and coughing as his eyes fell on the girl who was facing the window while coughing up a storm. Quirking a brow he shrugged it off and went to order his usual black coffee with a fancy pastry.
After that night, she started noticing a pattern, he would be there same time every evening. And it made her feel somehow giddy, he would order the same thing she noticed, so she tried it and somehow, it wasnt bad, the taste of the sweet pastry balancing out the bitterness of the coffee.
This happened for six months, until one night he just disappeared.she waited for him to show up , a week turned into two, then three and before she knew it, a month had passed.
And she hadn't seen him after that, but fate had a funny way of messing with her, because in her third year, when she hadn't been expecting him, he showed up, suddenly and it was the same damn timing as before, ordered the same combination and it made her feel giddy all over again.
And that very night when she had been taking a stroll at the park , her neighbor had called talking about lucy sneaking into her house again , sending her into a frenzy because this was miss.song. the nightmare neigbor, God knows what the woman was capable of, so she ran, her glasses fogging due to humidity, and that caused her to bump into a hard unmoving back, and that basically brings us back to the present.
They sat at the cafe and both ordered the same thing, which he found surprising but he didn't question it, now sitting face to face she looked at him "i have wanted to ask you something, since youre so old, how come you use modern technology and all this stuff instead of just using the cupid intuition and all that jazz" she spoke flicking her wrist around.
This caused him scoff "i do have the intuition, i just use the technology to note down things I find useful to improve or work on" he huffed "look at that barista serving that customer over there, see how she's scowling while noting down his order?, he's smiling, he comes here more for her than for the food and drinks, she doesn't really hate him but his questionable order of 5 shots of espresso in a Spanish latte makes her want to strangle him" he finished off looking proud leaving her gaping at him.
"Wait now that you mention it, she really is into him, i saw her smile when he cracked a joke" she chuckled which made jaehyun's chest puff up with pride looking ever so smug.
"I wanna try" she grinned looking excited "overthere, those two are holding hands, so they cant be friends, and the ones sitting by the window have matching shoes so they are surely meant to be" she joked, his face fell as he looked at her like a shocked meerkat.
"You're awfully good at this" he drawled, tone accusatory making her snort "oh you caught me, I have been your boss all along" she joked looking serious, but the expression on his face made her break out into a fit of giggles, his eyes softening seeing her ease up.
The two spent alot of time together, even after brunch, which they spent 2 hours at the cafe chatting away, he couldnt have been this deeply in love, he thought gazing at her talk animatedly, her hands going everywhere as she made signs to make her point clear.
And after that they somehow ended up going to an aquarium, she dragged him around pointing to different fishes he somehow knew all of them "that ones the discus" he grinned watching her marvel at the fish she had just pointed to.
The two even god cute souvenirs, cute whale shaped keyrings that oddly looked like couple ones and it made her very giddy while jaehyun tried acting indifferent.
Finally when the sun was almost completely set did the two reach her apartment building, he had walked her all the way back to her unit.
"Thank you, jaehyun,I really needed that pick me up" she suddenly became shy seeing his eyes baring into her face, almost seeing right through her, the intensity of his gaze made her feel all warm.
"I want to be selfish and confess that it was a date on my part" he tried to look all suave and nonchalant but his legs were close to giving out, he subtly leaned down, and took her hands in his.
Her breath hitched, and her own hands trembled, as if in a trance the two leaned in, her eyes closed, and just as their lips could have touched "y/n?!" a distant voice broke them apart, the girl's eyes flew open in recognition.
Behind jaehyun stood sungchan, and as if not comprehending her own actions she quickly withdrew herself away from him "sungchan?" She questioned seeing him standing there with flowers in his hands made her feel confused along with many other emotions.
But most of all she felt anger, and also relief, but not because she still felt infatuated, but rather because she wanted to clear the air.
With that thought she walked towards sungchan, and straight past him into the elevator, "well the elevator needs to be used by others" she spoke quirking a brow at the boy who smiled apologetically jogging right beside her.
Jaehyun stood there as if glued to his spot by an adhesive force, his limbs felt like they were sinking into quick sand and the harder he fought to leave
The further he sank, he didn't know why he was so sad, he had met many people doing what he did, why was she the one making him feel all the emotions he hasn't felt in so long? at that very moment he looked up to the heavens and wondered,
Was this was some cruel joke on him?.
Meanwhile at the rooftop garden, leaning against the railing she closed her eyes, the gentle breeze blowing her hair, the clearing of sungchan's throat made her open her eyes "i texted you , and even called but you weren't replying so I came here to apologise, though it was hard to get your apartment number from the front desk" he joked which earned him a rather half hearted chuckle.
"Sungchan, why are you really here?" She inquired turning to look at him, the same eyes that were sparkling at the sight of him last night now looked void, instead they carried an acceptance, with a tinge of sadness.
"I know i shouldn't have let you come back alone, I should have dropped you off like a proper date-" "its okay sungchan" with those words she smiled at him, and It reached her eyes, he felt the warmth in them, that she wasnt mad at him for having feelings, but he wanted to try still.
"No it isnt, I know i should have paid more attention to you instead of her, its completely douchey, and for that i really am sorry, please i really like you-" "no, you don't sunchan" she cut him off.
"And I forgive you, besides it would make me a horrible person to not understand the pull ones true love can have that makes everyone else around you disappear, until its only you and them in the room" she smiled thinking about jaehyun.
"You're not so good at hiding your feelings you know" she playfully nudged his shoulder teasing him "youre really not mad?, it was terrible of me to ask you on a date despite being in love with a constant in my life" he frowned deeply, she shook her head chuckling.
"It would be a terrible thing if you didn't tell her how you feel" she uttured looking at the moon, sungchan also leaned against the railing, "she's so oblivious to my feelings" he groaned at the thought of his clueless friend.
"You are also quite dumb" she stated plainly, sungchan whipped his head in her direction "the fuck is that supposed to mean?" He scoffed folding his arms as she made a face at him.
"She looked at you like you were the only person in the room, if you ask me she had a lovestruck look on her face at the sight of you, you both are disgustingly cute but also so indifferent to acknowledging your feelings, these flowers shouldn't be for me sungchan" she spoke patting his shoulder.
"It would be unfair of me to judge you, seeing as i too am in love with someone, have been for a very long time" she declared, and the tension in his shoulders eased.bumping his shoulder with hers he grinned.
"so is this lucky guy the one i saw you with 10 minutes ago?" He inquired wiggling his eyebrows at her which she pushed his face away in mock annoyance.
"Oh shoot, I forgot he was by my door" she yelled panic settling in "yikes,better get a head start, I'll leave " he grinned encouragingly the girl saluted sprinting down the stairs.
Somehow jaehyun had found enough strength to go back to his car, and just as he was getting into the drivers seat, he heard her voice shouting his name , and it made him halt.
Her voice, that damn voice had such a power over him, panting she stood infront of him trying to catch her breath. He opened his mouth to speak, but her finger flew up telling him to hold it, he only gaped at her like a fish.
"Uh you okay there ?" He commented looking concerned , she finally stood straight after evening out her breathing" why are you leaving?" She questioned looking at his face which looked defeated "you went with him" is all he uttured, and it tugged at her heartstrings .
"Yes but it wasnt for what you are thinking" she started, he only quirked a brow, gesturing for her to go on "I wanted to clear the air with him, he's a good friend, and clearly in love with someone else, so I told him I have been in love with someone for years" she added looking into his eyes.
"You're in love with someone else ?, should have told me, really could have saved me the heartache and time" he stated, tone flat which only made her grimace."you, I meant i- i'm in love with you, and have been for almost three years" she added looking out of breath due to anticipation.
" three..THREE YEARS?" he screeched, looking gobsmacked "last i checked, you bumped into me 4 weeks ago" he continued clutching his pearls, and it was her turn to be sassy "you have been going to the same cafe we go to since God knows how long, you always order your coffee black and pair it with the most popular pastry sold that very day, you sit there for an hour, watch cute dog videos, look at other people through the window and then leave, I noticed all this the first week I found out you were a regular at the cafe I also frequented" she rambled, almost rapping.
Jaehyun could only stand there looking stunned , seeing his reaction she continyed "i first saw you during my 1st year almost three years ago, it was during my second semester and I was so stressed, I had barely slept and was all over the place and it was almost time for the cafe to close, then you walked in and it was like a switch was switched on, and I felt this sudden need to pull through with my work, and the next day you showed up again, and then the day after, a week after I realised you came every evening, and I started looking forward to getting a glimpse of you while i studied in the corner, I even got curious enough to try out what you were having and it just made my crush on you deepen" she blushed seeing the way he was looking at her now.
" six months... for six months I sat and admired you from a far, i didn't want to scare you away, so I didn't approach you, but suddenly you disappeared one day and didn't come back until last month, I- I waited so long and just as I thought I moved on, you showed up once again"
She looked out of breath from talking so much.
"Say something" she frowned suddenly feeling nervous at his lack of reply, her small voice snapped him out of his stupor he found himself lookiny away, he bit his fist to suppress a scream at her cuteness, her entire story made him feel like twirling around like a 10th grader who had just confessed to her senior
Finally after a few seconds he turned to look at her, her fingers were playing with the hem of her dress , she shifted from one leg to another,"god youre so cute" he gushed squishing her cheeks, face smushed she tried to look annoyed "I could really kiss you right now" he muttered, gaze locked on her mouth as he pulled a hand away, one was still tenderly holding her face.
"Why don't you?" She questioned, voice challenging, oh boy, if he had some sanity left, it was all gone now, evaporating into thin air.
Cupid exhaled out a shaky "fuck" he pulled her close, one hand on her waist to ground her, while the other pulled her closer as he leaned in, and finally, their lips touched and the heavens sighed.
The kiss was everything, it was tender, it wasnt rushed, it felt just right. They pulled back due to a tingly binding feeling on their pinkies, looking down, what beheld their hands wasn't something she was expecting.
"Is that..." she trailed off, disbelief clouding her voice while he took her hand in his."it really is!, oh great heavens, its the red string!" He yelled suddenly picking her up and spinning which caused her to laugh in joy.
Putting her down he looked at her like a love dazed fool, "wait but how is it possible?, i thought i didn't have a soulmate?" She questioned looking up at him."its possible, we as cupid cant see our own red string, which is why I wasnt able to see yours" he explained as she hummed.
"It happens once every 100 years,I could have never been more yours, my pretty girl" he grinned looking at her lovingly "and I yours" she spoke softly pecking his lips.
It was finally the cupid's turn to be a lover, after all , even the busiest of love finders need to be found.
A/n : here it is, something no one asked for but I wanted to post nonetheless.
