tonight will be the night that i will fall for you (over again).
kris/suho - g - fluff, angst(??) - 1481 words
canon!verse. the past will always be hard for them, but they're moving on.
a/n: sequel to
i can't seem to stop crawling to your arms.
Chanyeol, Baekhyun, Jongdae, Sehun and Jongin cause a mess as they enter Yifan and Joonmyun's house (Yifan still gets the chills when he says that it's their house and not just Joonmyun's or Yifan's). They settle down at the dining table right away, not even bothering to greet the two. Joonmyun rolls his eyes at them, but he smiles when they act like overeager children in a new environment.
"Alright, dinner's served, kids," Yifan jokes as he puts down the bowl of spaghetti sauce beside the noodles that Joonmyun places at the very center. Their "kids" rush to get the first scoop and the two eldest laugh at them.
In the middle of the meal, Joonmyun notices a little sauce on the corner of Yifan's lips while he makes fun of Baekhyun's on-screen mess ups. Joonmyun holds the taller male's face, leaning up and making small licks at the corner until the mess is all gone.
Chanyeol spits his noodles into Baekhyun's face as he watches Yifan peck Joonmyun's lips. "Thanks for the PDA, guys! We really appreciate it!"
"Yeah," Baekhyun mumbles as he wipes away the sauce on his face. "Thanks a lot."
The couple grin sheepishly and go back to eating their meals.
Sehun coughs and grins as he opens his phone. "Kyungsoo wants us to go to his restaurant next week. He has this 'big announcement' or something and he wants all of us to be there."
"Tell him we'll all be there," Yifan announces. (Joonmyun discreetly links their fingers together under the table because they were making decisions together, as a team, as a couple.)
Yifan takes another long sip from his can of beer, tracing patterns on the sand in front of the porch steps. Kyungsoo's restaurant has a great location; right in front of the cleanest part of the beach but still close to the main town center of the small city.
He rubs his eyes. The flashes from the cameras were things he used to be used to, but it's been a while since he was directly under the spotlight. He had smiled for the cameras, but his eyes were nearly shut with the imprint of the flash under his eyelids.
(He got through it when Joonmyun grabbed his hand while they were still in their first group shot since disbandment. The smaller male would usually be more careful, but there was really no point anymore.)
Tonight was the opening night of the newest branch of Kyungsoo's restaurant. He had invited all of them to come after they had a private late night dinner when all of the customers were gone in the flagship branch. He smiled widely at them, asking his oldest and greatest friends to support him in his ventures. They had all agreed because despite the even deeper bags under Kyungsoo's eyes and the way his eyes would often close slowly only to bounce back up again and the constant shaking of his hands, he seemed happy.
Yifan feels the cold air from inside the lodge-themed restaurant drift out through the door. Chanyeol sits beside him, can of beer also in his hands. He smiles that goofy grin and Yifan laughs. Chanyeol hasn't changed that much.
After the big airport incident, Chanyeol confessed to Yifan that he knew about their relationship all along. "I've always known there was something special between you two. I'm glad you figured it out."
Now, he's taking long sips of his beer, staring at the night sea and the unseen depths of it. "So," Chanyeol starts, "when did you two 'rekindle the flame'?"
Yifan rolls his eyes and shoves the younger's shoulder as he waggles his eyebrows at him. "What's wrong with my question? You know it's the best way to describe it."
The older male shakes his head. "Yeah, fine. Whatever. It was after the last press conference."
'The last press conference' always hits something inside the members. It's a fragile topic; an event they try not to talk about as much as possible. They don't like remembering how they drove somberly to the event area, how their hearts were beating as they took seats together as a group for the very last time. They don't like thinking about the disappointed and heartbroken tears on their fans faces, on the fact that their company just gave up on them after nine years of working as hard as they can. It was game over at that conference.
"I just got in the car with him and we went home. We went to his home, and I saw just how much time we've wasted." He chuckles humorlessly. "All this time had passed, and he changed so much without me even seeing it.
"We both just gave up on the ignoring our feelings thing. And that was all that we really needed to do. Give up; give in."
Chanyeol stares straight into his eyes. The emotions in them scare him and he looks away. He coughs, looking back at the restaurant door, and then back to Yifan.
"Do you have any plans on... proposing?"
Yifan smiles widely, shifting his gaze to the sand below. He reaches a hand into his coat, closing his eyes at one point.
He pulls out a small velvet-covered box and opens it, revealing a beautiful diamond ring. "I would've gotten him a watch that he wanted, but this'll do."
Joonmyun laughs at Baekhyun and Jongdae, still goofy after all these years. He sweeps over the nearly empty dining hall now, feeling somebody's presence missing.
He smiles when he sees the two towers sitting on the porch at the back, drinking beer and shoving each other around. Joonmyun quietly opens the door and takes a seat beside Yifan. His partner places an arm around his shoulders, pulling him closer.
Kyungsoo also goes out, taking a seat beside Chanyeol and giving him another can of beer. Chanyeol nods in appreciation and they chat about the things that they always do; nothing.
Yifan stands up and pulls Joonmyun up. The younger man seems a little surprised, but he giggles and takes his shoes off. "Alright, let's go."
Yifan looks at Chanyeol for a moment and he sends the older one a motivating thumbs up. Kyungsoo nudges Chanyeol with his shoulder and mouths something to him. Chanyeol nods and Kyungsoo also raises his thumbs up. Yifan rolls his eyes and holds onto Joonmyun's hands, lacing their fingers together perfectly, just like the first time.
They walk along the shore, quietly taking in their surroundings. The beach at night is beautiful, but the way Joonmyun stares at it with wonder, how he smiles at the little things he sees buried in the sand, how his face just shines under the moonlight; it's more beautiful than anything else Yifan's seen.
He motions towards a log facing the sea. Yifan sits down and leans against it, patting the spot beside him. Joonmyun chooses to sit between his legs, leaning against Yifan's chest.
Even with Yifan's arms around him, he shivers. Yifan moves to take off his coat and places it around his smaller frame. Joonmyun nods and thanks him, wrapping it tighter around himself.
The next time he shivers, something falls from the inner pocket. He picks up the dark thing, narrowing his eyes at the velvet-covered box.
Joonmyun gasps when he realizes what it is.
Yifan takes the box in his hands, slowly opening it to reveal a ring; the most beautiful ring Joonmyun's ever seen. "I-I didn't mean to propose here actually. It just fell accidentally. But I think... it's meant to happen."
He takes the ring out and holds Joonmyun's shaking hand (not that his own hand wasn't shaking itself). Slowly, he places the ring at the very tip of Joonmyun's ring finger. "Kim Joonmyun," he slides it down a little more, "will you--"
"God yes just please kiss me already!"
Joonmyun slides it down himself and turns around to press a kiss against Yifan's lips. They kiss sloppily, like the teenagers at heart that they really are. When their noses bump too many times, they both start giggling and Joonmyun pulls away.
Yifan notices the tear tracks on his pale face and wipes it with his thumb. Joonmyun does the same to him, and that's the only time he realizes that he started crying. He chuckles and wipes it off himself.
Joonmyun links his arms around Yifan's neck, hugging him tightly. "I n-never expected this to happen. I always thought that I wouldn't get my h-happy ending with you, but here we are."
"Yes, Joonmyun. Here we are."
They walk back to the restaurant together, hand in hand, and the first thing that Joonmyun does is raise his hand, showing off the ring.
On the next day, Kyungsoo receives a complaint from the police reporting that the neighboring residences were disturbed by the loud cheering.
a/n: i would like to blame
stars_in_love for the opening scene, and several other people for the misery of torturing me with krisho marriage ideas. I HATE YOU ALL WITH ALL OF MY LOVE.