Ugh I can't believe we're probably not gonna see the buddie reunion... been waiting for it since 8x10, but nope, the episode will probably start the day of the funeral and Eddie will already be in the house...
Content warnings: Mentions of a past toxic relationship, mentions of previous sexual activity, making out, smoking, drinking, a bit angsty but it gets fluffy at the end I swear. If I missed a content warning let me know!
This one was heavily inspired by Body Temperature by Jann and Lie With You by Ten.
This one is NOT beta read.
Fic is under the cut.
You took another drag of a cigarette as you leaned against your local park’s swing set and looked over at him. He caught you looking and smiled, and it made you want to cry. It’s only been a few months, but you could feel yourself falling in love with him more every time you saw him.
You met Wonbin at a nearby café while you were still reeling from a nasty breakup. Your ex had completely broken you down and then when you couldn’t take anymore, he dropped you like a match that had burned down too much. You went to the café to meet a friend, but you didn’t see their text saying that they had cancelled until you got there. Since you were only there to see your friend, you decided to go somewhere more interesting. As you were leaving, you bumped into Wonbin.
You already knew who he was since he had a bit of a reputation in your town of breaking hearts, but you had never met him properly. When he saw you, however, he immediately wanted to connect with you on more than just a physical level. After you both apologized for the minor mishap, he asked you for your name and number. In what you could only describe as a lapse of judgement you gave it to him.
It took about a week for him to text you. When he did, he simply asked if you wanted to go to a club with him. You accepted his invitation and had the time of your life. The two of you danced until you could barely hold yourselves up, and you drank just enough to have fun while still remembering the night.
After that first “date,” you went to the club with Wonbin a few times a month. And each time you went back to his apartment and talked until you fell asleep together. He never made you leave in the morning, but you knew that if you stayed after you woke up you would catch feelings. The problem with that is, you caught feelings anyway.
Wonbin was smart, funny, and he knew how to have fun. There was never a dull moment with him. Plus, he was gorgeous. He had long, luscious hair, big brown eyes that you constantly found yourself getting lost in, and a voice that could both sing you to sleep and make you beg for more whenever he was inside you.
That same voice is what pulled you out of your thoughts.
“Hello? Earth to (Y/N)?”
“Sorry, I was just thinking about something. What did you say?”
“I asked if you wanted to go back to my place. It is 3 AM, you know, and sleep is important.”
“Oh. Yeah, sure.”
You both put your cigarettes out and got in his car. On the familiar drive back to his apartment, you wondered why the universe had decided that he was the person you needed to fall in love with.
When you got back to his apartment, you both changed into your pajamas, put on some soft music, and just cuddled until you fell asleep. If you were being honest, it gave you hope that he wanted more from you than just some fun. You didn’t let it get to your head, though. Just like the morning after every other date you woke up and immediately started getting ready to leave.
On the walk back to your apartment, you thought about how you felt about Wonbin. You knew you loved him, but you couldn’t get a read on whether he felt the same way. On one hand, he held your hand like he was proud to be by your side whenever the two of you walked somewhere together. On the other hand, he never told you he loved you or introduced you to his friends. He held you while you slept, but in the morning, he never showed any interest in your relationship moving past drunk sex after the club. The mixed signals were driving you crazy. You desperately needed to know if he only wanted to fuck you or if he wanted to love you too.
3 days after you saw him at the park, Wonbin decided to text you because he just couldn’t get you off his mind. He texted you asking to hang out just like he always did, but this time instead of inviting you to the club or the park, he asked you to come directly to his apartment. That’s because he wanted tonight to be different than your usual encounters. It was important to him that you finally knew that he wanted more out of your relationship than just hooking up sometimes.
The walk to his apartment was as exciting for you as it was nerve-wracking. You loved spending time with him, but you were now hesitant to have the conversation that you knew you needed to have. As you approached his door, you decided to wait and see where the night took you.
The second you knocked on his door, Wonbin was pulling you inside and kissing you like he hadn’t seen you in months. You kissed him back with a passion that you didn’t know you had. The butterflies in your stomach that had previously been influenced by fear were now beings of pure excitement as he led you to his bed. You stayed there for what felt like hours, until you pulled away for air and he said the three words you never expected to hear.
“I love you.”
“Don’t say that.”
“But I do.”
“You do? You don’t just wanna fuck me?”
“No, I wanna love you the way you deserve.”
“Then why don’t you act like it?”
“I thought you just wanted a bit of fun.”
“Seriously? Every minute I’ve spent with you I’ve fallen more and more in love with you.”
“Then I guess we should probably talk about some things.”
“I guess we should.”
The two of you spent the rest of the night talking about what you wanted out of the relationship until you were too tired to keep your eyes open. He promised to introduce you to his friends and family. You stayed in bed with him the next morning instead of rushing out the door. Knowing that he needed you the same way you needed him filled you with joy and hope. He finally felt comfortable showing you off now that he knew that you loved him. Neither of you knew if the relationship would last, but both of you were willing to enjoy the ride together for as long as it lasted.
