SYN . accidentally confessing to your crush on the stupid ig story box thingy was definitely not in your senior year agenda. while you're embarrassed as hell and is currently contemplating your life choices, seonghyeon is nothing but smug and thrilled that the girl of his dreams secretly likes him back
part one , part two , part three (finale)
✏️ . juhoon mentioned to hav a gf but dw gang click here for juhoon's story if u haven't read it (not necessarily in the same universe but cld be tbh)
✏️ . . . that was a LONG chapter lolll like literally we at the img limit rn ye this is cuz ily alr. anyways hope u guys liked it! bye coer lovu coer n don't forget to browse my masterlist for more funsy works ^^ also keep an eye out im posting a martin fic soon :p
in which it's the summertime, the beach is bustling and love is in the air when lifeguard, eom seonghyeon, finds himself crushing on the pretty employee at high tide acai. only problem? he can't really talk to girls so it's up to his best friend keonho and a five star google review to help him shoot his shot
📍HIGH TIDE ACAI est. 2022
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WELCOME TO HIGH TIDE ACAI BOWLS, ACAI YOU LATER?
“I expect you two to be on your best behavior,” Jaemin says, pointing between the two of you. “Yujin no quote unquote bathroom breaks and Yn keep your talking stage out of the shop until you clock out,”
You smile, biting back a laugh, but nod quickly when he shoots you another look.
Yujin, on the other hand, rolls his eyes, completely unbothered. He leans against the counter, arms crossed.
“Why’d it have to be you on this shift?…” Jaemin mutters.
“Say it to my face,”
“I did,”
“Louder,”
“I am going to fire you so-“
The door chime above the shop's entrance cuts him off.
Jaemin freezes, yet he stays there looking at Yujin for half a second, probably vaporizing him in his head, before he straightens, smoothing down his shirt and flashing his best customer-service smile.
A girl steps into the shop, tote bag slung over her shoulder as she glances around.
"You must be Hena," Jaemin starts, face brightening now that he wasn't looking at Yujin.
"Oh yes! You must be Jaemin? Nice to meet you!"
"Perfect timing," he gestures for her to come closer, "That's right. I'm Jaemin and the owner of High Tide. I'll be helping you train a little bit,"
He turns the two of you.
“Hena, these are two of your coworkers. That’s Yujin and that’s Yn. Don't be afraid to reach out to either one of them for any help that you need. They'll be helping you train as well today”
You shoot her a wide smile.
"Hi! Nice to meet you,"
“Hi!” she grins, “Nice to meet you as well”
"Nice meeting you," Yujin says, Jaemin shoots him a look. Yujin raises an eyebrow.
"What?"
"Nothing. At. All." Jaemin says through a strained smile. "Absolutely nothing is wrong,"
You hide your snort in a sneeze.
"Well let's get you started now Hena,"
The door chime rings and you know right away who it is.
“Seonghyeon!” you call, already grinning.
Yujin rolls his eyes.
“Hi,” he smiles, approaching the counter. “Are you done? Hi Yujin,”
Yujin gives him only a brief nod of acknowledgement, too busy chopping a banana up into uneven pieces.
"Yeah. Let me just clock out."
You ohurry over to the register, punching in your number before grabbing your things.
"See you guys!"
You give Yujin a friendly slap on the back as you pass him, earning a curse in response.
"And bye Hena! It was nice meeting you!”
“Same here!” She smiles.
You give her one last smile before heading out, Seonghyeon waiting patiently by the door.
The chime rings and the door closes, leaving only Yujin and Hena.
And leaving you blissfully unaware of what happens back at the shop.
YUJIN'S POV
“Hey is that her boyfriend?”
“What?” Yujin asks, finally looking up.
“Is that yn’s boyfriend?”
“No? They’re talking, why?”
“Oh I was just curious,” Hena laughs.
"Okay? They've been talking for a while."
"Oh, really?"
"Yeah. Really."
Hena hums in response.
"Okay!"
Yujin watches as she gets back to the task in front of her: chopping up fruits for a takeout order. He eyes her.
Weirdo.
HIGH TIDE REVIEW HALL OF FAME, ENTRY 09:
EMPLOYEE: NA JAEMIN
CHAPTER 11 — NEW HIRE, YUJIN SENSES FUNK
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A/N taglist is open! hello helloooo
word count ★ 1.3k words ( ~260 words / member )
extras ★ fluff, crack, swearing, out of pocket activities
notes ★ experimenting with small font. my eyes hurt. aesthetics or functionality? lmk. shout out eva @sunesthetic for idea soundboard (she came up with the 2 funniest lines in this) and for finding the photos, and to summer au anon. if she reads this anyway. hi
james
screws all the lids on really tight when he's mad at you. if he's reallyyy mad at you, he takes out all the lightbulbs. candlelight is more dramatic anyway
voice message warrior
does not believe in a “five second rule”. if food touches the floor it may as well contain the next big pandemic. “your immune system,” he says. "nastyyyyy. i can, like, see it rotting away."
insists on singing snsd’s biggest hits (in his very biased opinion) at every single karaoke session. he has a 20+ long list of songs that fall into this category
likes weird smells. like tiger balm. and burning things. and sharpies. and paint. and your morning breath for some reason????????
the sink is clogged? he can fix it. your oven is broken? he can fix it. it’s him, his audacity, and yt tutorials against the world
guilty pleasure is benching however much you weigh. would do that thing where he kisses you for every push up im sorry
lovesssss reality tv. love island. the great british bake off. married at first sight. omg don't even get him started on rupaul’s drag race. deeply invested in every plot line
thinks arguing is deeply romantic
takes relationship milestones VERY seriously. def would be a bridezilla
it's everything or nothing. he hates it or he loves it. and he will make his voice known
if you have a pet he’ll run an in character instagram acc for it………..
once pretended to nibble your ear as a joke but like . it’s not a joke anymore
really likes petting your head ???? no matter your height. he just likes it
juhoon
uses your dms as a grocery list as an excuse to message you
also sporadically texts “Hi” throughout the day with no context
deadass has no opinion when you ask him for it but will die on the most random hills
can and will survive on instant noodles so he has nothing in his fridge
runs the bank in monopoly and steals from it for you. everyone thinks you're just good but no he's funnelling extra income in
says “happy birthday” on your bday and presents your gift expressionlessly. it's this one weirdly specific thing you've been wanting for ages and actually you don't think you've ever mentioned it before at all. but he Knows. don't ask how
walks on the outside but randomly he'll swap positions with you bc he says the inside has bad energy. again, don't ask
leaves bed in the middle of the night and stands in front of the fridge and just gnaws on a block of cheese in the dark to feel something
omg this guy will not leave the house unless you've kissed him goodbye. he will stare at you until it happens. 🙂 he's patient
remembers everything youve said….. everything
sleep talks except it’s all nonsense. he occasionally says your name and then goes back to the nonsense……….. denies it when awake even if you have video evidence
gets randomly jealous. unprovoked. you can't force it out of him it just Happens. no one can tell though he just gets extra silent
hypocrite
every time you try pranking him it falls flat. “i saw keonho on tinder” “Ok”
martin
chronically late to every single date by at least 10 minutes
eats all the food in your fridge. eats all the snacks in your pantry
purposely puts things out of reach bc it's “funny” (he wants you to ask him for help) (no he doesn't know where the stepstool went woah crazy how it just disappeared) (NOOOO DONT STAND ON A CHAIR)
snores really really really loudly. and is basically impossible to wake up
sings in the shower and gets really into it so he spends soooooo much time in there. literal bathroom hog
would get matching fih calling t shirts with you.
cannot take care of plants to save his life for some reason except for this cactus named gary
if he finds smth he finds funny he will keep on laughing until you ask what he's laughing at
has a secret tomodachi life island with you on it. youre asleep and hes gaming away next to you. if you wake up in the middle of the night and ask him what he’s doing he gets really defensive. “NOTHING.” “uh huh.”
only when you’re in love in-game does he reveal his elaborate island to you. “it’s fate,” he says
(he almost ragequit when your character had a crush on juhoon. game juhoon is still wearing an ugly outfit as punishment.)
worst influence when it comes to buying things
before you move in together he shows up at your doorstep unannounced
WILL do aegyo shamelessly for attention
handwrites letters for you bc he thinks it's romantic but his handwriting is awful so you can never read anything
seonghyeon
if your food looks better than his he eyes you down until you give him some. he wont even LOOK at his food. just stares at you.
says the most out of pocket nonsense and you have to do damage control
thinks natural disaster zone is an acceptable living condition. he makes no effort to clean up
uses one item of cutlery for one action every time he cooks so he ends up having a pile of washing up to do
secretly terrified of needles but too embarrassed to say anything about it so he scrunches his face up and squeezes your hand to death
buys albums but he doesn't own a cd/record player so it's just performative purchasing
indirect final boss until he gets really emotional and then he just blurts it all out
makes you drive. passenger princess
randomly giggles to himself and won't say why. secret (he's thinking about old conversations with you)
keeps notes about things you like but will die if you ever find out about them
leaves his shit around your place in this elaborate ploy to get you to wear an article of his clothing…. but he never says anything…….. and you just never take the bait………. so you just think hes too lazy to do his laundry
omg also steals YOUR stuff. why does his hat look.... really familiar......... wait why have you seen that bag before............. pretends he’s looking for your stuff if you catch him in the act when he’s over
delays when either of you have to leave. magically comes up with ten different conversation starters
keonho
brings flowers to every date. no, like every single date. you're running out of space for the flowers
unironically thinks flannels are the shit. theyre infecting your closet
can cook one singular meal that's actually pretty good and everything else is mildly inedible. tried cooking breakfast for you once. the effort was cute at least
keeps asking you to go on dates where you ride a bicycle for two people. really insistent about it for some reason. ok?????
has a date success rate of 20% btw. smth always happens
if you sleep next to him he grips you with his cold ass bare toes
believes wholeheartedly that everything that's his is yours. but also everything that's yours is his
laughs during the most serious moments ever
finds great joy in i spy and will force you to play it if you're waiting for more than 2 minutes
texts you randomly throughout the day with equally random questions. “would you rather kiss the hottest guy in the world for 10000 dollars or kiss me for 10”
comes up with really weird food combos and forces you to eat them with him as a bonding exercise
updates you on every single thing he’s doing. “just left the house” “i might get tteokbokki today” “nah i want ramyeon instead” “do you think i look cool in these” “going to the toilet rn”
eats your leftovers with no remorse
always looks at your reaction for anything first. makes really bad jokes but if you even smile he beams like he's won an olympic gold
SYN . accidentally confessing to your crush on the stupid ig story box thingy was definitely not in your senior year agenda. while you're embarrassed as hell and is currently contemplating your life choices, seonghyeon is nothing but smug and thrilled that the girl of his dreams secretly likes him back
part one , part two , part three
✏️ . . . wait ya'll ate up the 1st part sbbb here's a sweet treat for u guys!
✏️ . . . soo what we think abt it gangg. btw the petname shi r supposed to be lowk cringew cuz yn hates it n hyeon loves to get a reaction out of her LOLLLL. pt 3 out bbys !
Pairing: goldenRetriever!Seonghyeon x blackCat!reader
Genre: Fluff, hurt/comfort, established relationship
Synopsis: You and Seonghyeon couldn't be more different. He's color, noise, and warmth while you're quiet, monochrome, and content in your own little world. Neither of you has ever considered that a problem until Seonghyeon starts wondering if maybe you would be happier with someone who matches you better.
A/N: Haiiii!! I wrote this based off of your guys’ poll I took on golden retriever and black cat characters! I might make another fic some other time that’s more catered towards their actual personalities being opposite, but I hope this will do for now! I wrote this all today because I wanted to get something out about it! ENJOY!!
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Your apartment was quiet as usual. Both sound wise and the look of it. The walls were white, furniture mostly black, and the occasional gray accent was around the house. Even your bed was made with gray sheets and a charcoal blanket, while your clothes were always folded and hung neatly. This was just the way you like everything. Calm, organized, and comfortable to live in. Everything…had its place.
And then…there was Seonghyeon. He was lying sideways across your couch in a bright blue hoodie, one leg hanging over the armrest and a pair of red-and-white sneakers abandoned by the front door. His green phone charger was plugged into the outlet beside your couch…but honestly you don't remember buying a green phone charger. Then again, you don't remember buying the little green keychain currently hanging from the handle of your kitchen cabinet, either.
You glance toward the chair. His red hoodie was draped over the back of it.
"You checkin’ out my hoodie?"
You look back at him. "No."
"You were, I saw."
"I was looking at the chair."
"Which happens to have my hoodie on it."
"Unfortunately."
He gasps. "Unfortunately?"
A tiny smile pulls at the corner of your mouth. "You're very loud."
"And yet you keep letting me come over and be loud."
You look at him for a moment. "Maybe I like the noise."
His expression immediately softened as he sat up quickly. "Really?"
You nod. "Really."
He smiled a smile so wide it really showed he was pleased with himself. Then he abruptly got up, walked over, and wrapped his arms around you. You let him, as always.
That's how the two of you have always been. You were the more reserved one, while Seonghyeon was the affectionate one without a second thought. Reaching for your hand when you walk, leaning against you when you sitting together, and hugging you when he sees you and again before he leaves. You don't usually initiate it, but you always make room for him. And Seonghyeon had never questioned that…since that was just how you guys were.
Until recently, he started to overthink.
♡
His apartment is the complete opposite of yours. The first time you stayed over, you stood in the doorway for a hot minute just looking around in awe. There was lots of color. Everywhere. Photos on every wall, little characters and action figures on shelves, random things he'd collected over the years, a colorful blanket tossed over the couch, and a ridiculously neon yellow lamp that still sometimes blinds you when it’s tuned on.
"What’s wrong?"
"I'm processing."
"Processing what?"
"You."
He laughs. "What's wrong with me?"
"Nothing." You walked farther inside. "I’m just not totally use to...a lot happening."
He grins. "You mean it's beautiful."
"Yeah. I mean there's a lot happening."
He laughed again, but somewhere in your relationship, his apartment started changing too. Little specs of you started seeping into his life. Your black hoodie hung over the back of his bedroom chair, your plain white mug sat beside his more colorful ones in the kitchen, and a black blanket you brought over once has somehow become a permanent part of his couch. There's even a small monochrome Skull Panda on one of his shelves that you’d gotten together on a date.
Your apartments don't become the same, obviously, but they don't need to. They just started carrying pieces of each other.
♡
His other friends met you properly after a group outing one night. You've met some of them separately before, but never like this. Never all together, sitting around with Seonghyeon while everyone talks over each other. You mostly listened since you always do that - and because they slightly overwhelmed you - and Seonghyeon knows that. He's halfway through an animated story when Keonho looked at you.
"You're so chill."
You blink. "Am I?"
"Very."
Juhoon huffed a laugh. “My twin for real.”
Martin laughed along with them, gesturing toward Seonghyeon. "This is so funny because Seonghyeon is literally-"
He looked over, offended. "What is that supposed to mean?"
Then everyone started laughing. "You two are such a surprising match."
You glanced at Seonghyeon to see his reaction, and you saw him softly laughing too. So, you gave a small shrug.
"I guess we are."
The conversation moved on after that. James started going on about this dance that’s taking him forever to figure out, Martin and Juhoon were talking together about a new game they just got, and Keonho kept stealing food from Seonghyeon's plate while he complained loudly. Everything seemed “normal” in your eyes. Or at least their definition of what normal was.
Except little did you know, it wasn’t. One thing had bothered Seonghyeon for the rest of the night.
“Surprising match.”
What was that even supposed to mean??
♡
Later, when you and Seonghyeon were leaving, you looked over at him. "Do you want to come back to my apartment?"
Usually, Seonghyeon answered before you've even finished asking since he loved coming to your place. Tonight though, he hesitated.
"Y…yeah."
But it was a quieter answer, and you noticed it…but just didn’t know why. When you got home, he didn’t immediately fling off his shoes and steal your couch space like usual. He simply just sat down at one of your chairs in the living room, clasping his hands in front of him. He didn’t even go to grab your blanket, or pull you into a lung-crushing hug.
You put your bag away in your closet before coming out and looking at him.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"You're being weird though."
"I'm not."
You stared at him for a while, but he didn’t dare meet your eyes.
"You haven't hugged me once."
His head snaps toward you. "What?"
"I’m not expecting one from you, but I’ve just noticed that you normally hug me when we get back home."
He blinks before laughing awkwardly.
"S…sorry."
He got up and started waking toward you.
You expected him to hug you, but instead, he stops in front of you.
"Do…you ever think we're too different?"
You frown.
"Different how?"
"Just..." He looked around at your apartment, gesturing toward the white walls, black furniture, and gray blanket before looking down at his own bright blue sleeves. "Like this."
You don't answer for a bit, and took a long breath.
"Everyone, including the boys tonight, always says we're ‘surprising’." His lifted his fingers to make air quotes before putting them down and fiddling with the cuff of his hoodie. "You're so calm. And I'm..."
"Loud?"
He gave you a look.
"Yeah." A tiny, embarrassed b smile appeared on his face. "I'm aware."
He laughed a little, but it disappeared quickly.
"You're quiet, and I'm always talking. Your apartment is black and white, and mine looks like a children's toy store exploded."
You glance toward your living room where his matching red and pink Skull Panda sat on a shelf. Slowly, you turned back to him and saw him looking down.
"Sometimes I wonder if I annoy you."
Your expression softened. "Seonghyeon."
"I know you don't say anything. You never have." He pauses. "But sometimes I wonder if I'm just...too much, you know?"
You take a small step closer, but he continues before you can interrupt.
"What if eventually you realize you'd rather be with someone who's more like you?" His voice was quieter now. "Someone who matches you better."
He looked embarrassed.
"And someone who's..." He laughed awkwardly. "I don't know. Hotter. More handsome. Someone who fits your vibe better."
You stare at him in the eyes, but he refuses to meet yours.
"Someone who isn't a walking rainbow throw up."
That made you smile. He finally looked at you after a while, so you quietly said his name again.
"Seonghyeon."
He waited, and you slowly reached for his hand. His head snapped down instantly when your fingers slide between his.
"Other people could be the prettiest shade of blue, but it wouldn't matter if my favorite color is white."
He went completely still, so you squeezed his hand as reassurance.
"Just because other people might like me doesn't mean I like them. I know I suck at saying it…but I love you."
He swallowed hard.
"That won't change." You lifted your free hand and gently brush his hair away from his forehead. "You don't have to change yourself to match me better."
His expression crumpled just slightly. Not sadness, exactly. But rather a flood of relief.
"I liked you in the first place because you were you honestly."
He lets out a tiny laugh. "Even though I'm annoying?"
"I don’t perceive it as annoyance."
"Wow."
You smiled longingly.
"You don't need to become quieter for me.” You gently smoothed down his hair. "I like you like this."
He looks at you for another second before pulling you into a hug.
“Then for the record, you don’t have to change for me either. I like everything about you.”
You tightened your arms around him, and even though he was startled, he deepened the hug too.
♡
Things don't change overnight. You're still the way you’ve always been, and you don't suddenly become a person who clings to him every second. Seonghyeon is also…still Seonghyeon. Louder, colorful at times, and incapable of telling a short story. But there is a shift that happened and both of you notice it.
One evening, he's sitting beside you on the couch when you quietly rest your head against his shoulder. He looked down immediately, assuming something was wrong.
"You okay baby?"
"Mhmm."
There was a pause. He looked around the room before glancing back at you.
"You sure? You never do this."
You lift your head slightly. "Do what?"
"Be affectionate."
You stare at him, not offended but confused. "Do you want me to stop?"
His eyes widen. "Absolutely not- no please don’t..."
You settle back against him, smirking at his eagerness. "Then stop talking."
He smiled wide with his eyes closed. "Okay."
Five seconds later-
"Can I tell you something?"
"No."
"You didn't even let me-"
"No."
He laughed before snuggling back into your hair. “Okay, I’ll just tell you later.”
♡
A few weeks later, Seonghyeon walked into your apartment one Saturday, intending to make some cookies with you. He had sent you a video a while back and you’d finally agreed to make them today.
After dropping the grocery bag on your counter, he walked into the living room and looked at you. You were sitting on the couch, feet tucked under you, and wearing your black hoodie.
Woah wait.
Seonghyeon squinted his eyes a bit and leaned his head forward to get a better look.
That was a black hoodie right? He blinked a few times before looking again. NO! It was his navy hoodie!! His!!
You look up from your phone.
"Why are you staring at me hyeon?"
He pointed at you with his eyes wide. "Is that mine?"
You glance down. You're wearing his navy blue hoodie.
"No."
He stared at you while stepping a little closer now. "That's literally my hoodie."
"It lives here now I guess."
His face broke into a really wide grin. "Even though it’s kinda colorful?"
You shrug. "Maybe."
He walked toward you fully now and you barely have time to put your phone down before he wrapped his arms around you and lifted you up. Your eyes went wide for a second, clearly startled, before eventually you wrapped your arms around his neck. His smile grew against your shoulder as he rocked back and forth. None of you said anything for a bit before slowly he let you down. The blue hoodie hung loosely around you, fitting your frame perfectly.
“I love it on you.” He said, twisting the hem of it in his fingers.
You smiled softly as you lifted your hand and caressed the side of his head.
You never became something different than what you were comfortable with, and he didn’t either. You were still black and white and he was still his mostly colorful self. But in between his colors finding their way into your apartment and your monochrome finding its way into his, you stopped looking like opposites. Instead you just looked like colors that complemented each other.
You just looked like you and he looked like him. Like home.
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A/N: I decided to write this up really quickly today and release this because it’s my first day back to class tomorrow! Ughhh I’m dreading it so much and I feel like this break wasn’t long enough but whatever I guess. Wish me luck 💔
in which it's the summertime, the beach is bustling and love is in the air when lifeguard, eom seonghyeon, finds himself crushing on the pretty employee at high tide acai. only problem? he can't really talk to girls so it's up to his best friend keonho and a five star google review to help him shoot his shot
📍HIGH TIDE ACAI est. 2022
FIRST TIME CUSTOMERS RECEIVE 10% OFF FOR WRITING REVIEW!
WELCOME TO HIGH TIDE ACAI BOWLS, ACAI YOU LATER?
HIGH TIDE REVIEW HALL OF FAME, ENTRY 08:
EMPLOYEE: KIM WOONHAK
CHAPTER 10 — EMPLOYEES WANTED
PREV. ✸ M.LIST ✸ NEXT
A/N taglist is open! hello i am back again. . .sorry for the wait yall i am grinding common app
SYN . accidentally confessing to your crush on the stupid ig story box thingy was definitely not in your senior year agenda. while you're embarrassed as hell and is currently contemplating your life choices, seonghyeon is nothing but smug and thrilled that the girl of his dreams secretly likes him back
part one , part two , part three
✏️ . . . my 1st hyeon fic! lemme know how it goess
