[11:01 pm] at the sound of the door handle wiggling and the door popping open, you looked up, eyes wide as the front door was closing gently. you held your phone closer to yourself once you saw your boyfriend, hyunjae's, face.
"what was that, today?" his voice was quiet. he didn't move from his place by the door, but he slipped his shoes off. he wasn't meeting your eyes.
you had gone with him for the photoshoots for the boyz's upcoming comeback, and amidst the commotion, pretty much had ignored your boyfriend the whole day.
you hadn't even realized, but when sunwoo, changmin, jacob and chanhee had asked you to go eat with them and you got a text halfway through the meal, you realized you messed up, royally.
normally it would have been fine if you'd hung out with some of his other members, but - it was hyunjae's birthday.
"i'm sorry." your voice was tiny, and your eyes were now focused on the tv in front of you, the black screen reflecting your curled up form on the couch.
a sigh came from the front door, and you frowned, dipping your head in shame. you'd never felt worse about something, especially since the two of you had planned so much for after the shoot, and you'd just.. forgot.
it wasn't as if the other boys had meant to make hyunjae jealous, but there was so much going on in one day that they'd forgotten as well.
it was only a second later when the couch dipped from hyunjae's weight, you still couldn't meet his gaze.
unexpectedly, you felt a warm hand slide around the curve of your arm, you whipped your head to look at him, and he gestured a wave toward himself.
you could have sobbed at that moment, but you leaned forward quickly, pressing your face into hyunjae's always warm, always welcoming chest.
"i know you didn't mean it." his voice had a tinge of sadness as he stroked your back, you knew his schedule was always full so the two of you barely had time to do anything, no date nights, barely any anniversaries.
"i'm so sorry. i wanna do something, hyunjae." you thought for a moment, before digging your fingertips into his shirt, pulling back to look at his quizzical expression.
"aren't you free tuesday?" you racked your brain, trying to think of things the two of you could do.
"i am.." hyunjae pursed his lips in thought, looking at the door. "do you think 7/11 is still open? i could really go for some birthday nachos."
you could have cried right then, you hadn't even thought of the last hour of his birthday. "yes. yes. i'm gonna feed you SO many birthday nachos, you're gonna be laying around like a nacho snorlax or something afterwards."
he let out a loud laugh at your promise, squeezing your sides with fondness and leaning toward you for a gentle kiss.
"let's hurry up so you can catch me tonight."