day eight: "and they call it puppy love" for kisoap
Title: and they call it puppy love
Recipient: kisoap
Fandom/Pairing: red velvet; seulgi/wendy
Rating: pg
Warnings: n/a
Summary who needs a matchmaker when you have a dog?
Author's notes: Ah, this was really fun to write! This was my first time writing red velvet, so I really just wanted to make it lighthearted and an easy read. Hopefully I accomplished that and you enjoy it!!
Seulgi should know by now that taking her eye off Joy, even for a moment, is a recipe for disaster. She’s still young and has the energy of a dozen puppies combined into one, overgrown chocolate lab, but Seulgi really wouldn’t trade her for anything in the world.
“Joy! Jo-oy!”
Seulgi walked around the dog park, a deep frown on her face as she tried to locate her errant pup. She had gotten momentarily distracted buying ice cream from a passing vendor and Joy had obviously taken that as an opportunity to wander off without her knowing.
“This punk, really,” she grumbled, making her way towards the other end of the park that was less occupied. Joy had the habit of getting her attention taken by the smallest things so Seulgi figured a butterfly had flown by. Or something.
She finally spotted her near the pond; half crawled under a park bench with her tail wagging enthusiastically behind her. “What are you doing, silly girl?” she questioned, looking down at her with confusion.
Surprisingly, Joy didn’t pop up at the sound of her owner’s voice. Instead she just renewed her energy into squeezing herself even further under the bench. “Yah, come out before you get stuck,” she called, already crouching down to pull Joy out carefully.
The pup squirmed, barking and trying to get back over to the bench. Seulgi was now very interested and ducked her head to see what was underneath. “What is it? A lost toy? Half-eaten donut?” she muttered, but rather than either of those things, a pair of big, brown eyes stared back at her, causing Seulgi to fall over in shock. ”Oh, what are you doing there?” she questioned aloud. She set Joy down, nudging her over so she could gently coax the other dog from underneath the bench.
Seulgi clicked her tongue and finally resorted to offering her one of Joy’s treats, grinning when a little black nose appeared from underneath. “Ah, you little doggies are all the same!”
Now that the other dog was out from underneath the bench, Seulgi could get a clear look at them. Unlike Joy who was large even at her age, the other dog was positively tiny, able to fit comfortably in Seulgi’s lap. Their fur was almost pristine white, but there were bits of grass and a few small twigs tangled in the fur.
“You’re quite the pretty thing, aren’t you? Your mommy must be so worried,” she remarked, gently petting her as she looked at the identification tag around her neck. The dog was obviously pampered; her fur looked professionally groomed and the collar around her neck was a pretty pink that matched the bow holding her fur up like a little spout.
“Ah-ee-rin? Ayreen? Oh, Irene! Can you speak English, girl?” she asked, only receiving a blank look in return. “Okay then, well hopefully your owner speaks Korean,” she said before digging out her phone. Seulgi quickly dialed the number from the tag and set Irene loose with Joy, watching for a moment as the two played around. Or rather, Joy nuzzled and laid herself out over the smaller dog.
It only took a few rings before the line was picked up and a soft voice answered. “Hello?”
“Yes, hello. My name's Seulgi and I think I find your dog, Irene,” she grinned as the other voice let out a surprised breath.
“You find her? Oh thank you so much! I’ve been worried sick. Irene’s not really an outside dog.” Seulgi grinned at the words. That much was obvious.
“I’m Wendy, by the way. Do you think we could meet up? I can give you the address to the café I work at,” she suggested and Seulgi nodded.
“Yeah, I can meet you there. Just message me the address.”
They hung up quickly after that, Seulgi’s phone beeping with a message soon after. The café was actually quite close by and Seulgi leaned down to wrangle Joy and Irene onto the leash, laughing at the put upon look Irene managed to convey.
“Sorry, can’t have you getting lost again.”
The walk to the café was quick and uneventful, though Seulgi did have to take extra care that Joy didn’t drag both her and Irene away chasing after anything that caught her attention. When they finally arrived, Seulgi paused at the entrance, looking for a no dogs sign, and entering after not seeing any.
The café was gloriously cool compared to the stifling summer heat outside and Seulgi grimaced slightly as sweat started cooling on her neck.
Before she could wonder who exactly she was supposed to be looking for, she heard an already familiar voice cry out, “Irene!” and the little, white terrier let out a happy bark. Seulgi quickly undid the leash and watched as Irene all but flew into the arms of a girl who appeared seemingly out of nowhere.
Seulgi stood back to let them reunite and it was only a few short moments more before Wendy approached her, a large grin on her face. As she came closer, Seulgi had to stifle a grin of her own - it was easy to see why Wendy had chosen Irene, the two were equally tiny together and Wendy even had a bow similar to Irene’s in her hair, though it was blue.
“Thank you so much for bringing her here. I hope it wasn’t too hard to find,” she said and Seulgi shook her head.
“No no, I was actually at the dog park a little ways away,” she said, gesturing vaguely somewhere behind her. Wendy nodded and haltingly opened her mouth to say something before stopping and shaking her head.
“Are you thirsty? I work here so I definitely know all the good drinks,” she offered and Seulgi didn’t hesitate before accepting.
“Do you think I could get some water for Joy? It’s nearly boiling outside,” she asked, motioning to her own dog. Wendy nodded easily and Seulgi watched as her ponytail bobbed around the back of her head.
“Of course. I don’t know if you noticed, but this place is pretty dog friendly,” she gestured around and Seulgi took a moment to look. While the café was moderately busy, almost everyone had a dog with them. Most were small lap dogs, but she saw a fairly big Australian Shepherd near the back lazing around its owner’s feet.
“Irene, get a table.” Seulgi blinked as Wendy put Irene down and the small dog easily navigated around chairs and table legs to an empty table towards the back.
Seulgi looked back over her shoulder to see Wendy’s slightly smug smile. It looked good on her.
She followed after Irene, gently tugging Joy with her, and sat down at the table. She unclipped Joy from her leash and watched as the two dogs interacted under the table for a while before Wendy appeared, carrying a tray with her.
Seulgi stood to help, but was waved off. Wendy easily set the tray down, setting a bowl of water on the floor for the dogs and passing out iced drinks for her and Seulgi.
“I hope you like caramel,” she said as she sat across from Seulgi, already taking a long sip of her drink.
Even if Seulgi hated caramel, she would probably praise it as the best thing she’s ever drank.
The meet up didn’t last too long however, Wendy had to get Irene back home and Seulgi had an evening shift to get to, but they exchanged KKT ids and promised to keep in touch before parting ways in front of the café.
Seulgi only just managed to keep from snapping a photo of Wendy’s retreating frame in the late afternoon sun.
Later that night when she was lazing about her room with Joy, she noticed something between her pup’s big, brown paws.
“What you got there, girl?” she asked, rolling over on her stomach to look down at Joy from her bed. The only response she got was a low whine and a pitiful look.
Seulgi chuckled softly and reached over, moving one of Joy’s paws only to find a familiar looking pink bow. “Did you take this from your friend? That’s not nice,” she scolded gently, but let Joy continue playing with it.
She dug around her blankets for her phone and upon locating it, snapped a quick photo. She sent it to Wendy with a caption look who misses her friend and made sure to add plenty of emojis with it.
Wendy’s response came quickly after; a picture of Irene staring at her front door, pink leash at her feet along with the caption she hasn’t brought that thing out in months!
Seulgi laughed and really, before she knew it, her and Wendy had spent the next few hours chatting over KKT, sharing pics of their dogs and the occasional selfie. It wasn’t until Seulgi’s phone buzzed against her cheek and she checked the time that she realized heading to bed was probably the next step.
She snapped one more bleary eyed selfie, making sure to capture Joy in it as well, and uploaded it with the caption i think it’s bed time for me and jjoy~. Wendy’s response was much the same except Irene was in a much more dignified position than Joy’s ungainly sprawl across Seulgi’s bed.
“Looks like we made some good friends, isn’t that right girl?” Seulgi petted the sleeping pup affectionately, running her fingers through the dark coat until she joined her in sleep.
Despite hitting it off quite nicely, Seulgi and Wendy couldn’t meet up because of their conflicting schedules. When they finally did come across each other, it was completely by accident. Wendy had bene taking Irene to her groomers when they crossed paths.
Seulgi had taken Irene’s affectionate nips with ease as she chatted with Wendy before they parted ways again, with a promise to get together soon.
They promise would come sooner rather than later because as soon as she’d gotten home, Joy had pounced on her, powerful puppy nose easily detecting Irene’s scent. Seulgi let her crawl all over her, laughing heartedly until she finally pulled her phone out to shoot Wendy a quick text to meet up when they were free.
“You happy? We’re gonna go to the dog park tomorrow and you can play with Irene,” she said and somehow Joy understood because she let out a series of noisy barks that Seulgi was sure she’d be getting an earful from her neighbor tomorrow.
Tomorrow came soon enough and found Seulgi being led to the dog park by an enthusiastic Joy, who for once didn’t let any passing by bug grab her attention.
Wendy and Irene were already there; Wendy trying to coax Irene into a game of fetch with a ball that looked as if it just came from the store. Seulgi undid Joy’s leash and watched as she took off in that direction, bombarding Irene with her doggie greetings.
“She’s really not an outside dog, is she?” she asked jokingly as she came within earshot. Wendy turned to look at her, using her free hand to shield her face from the sun. She had that same blue bow in her hair, this time clipping back the long portion of her bangs.
“No, so it must mean she really likes Joy then. I’ve been trying to get her to come to the park for ages, but she just growls and plops down in the house.” There was a small pout on her face and Seulgi laughed again. It seemed all she wanted to do was smile and laugh around Wendy. It was a good feeling.
They watched as the two dogs played with each other, chatting about unimportant things as they did so. Well, Wendy chatted and Seulgi watched her with a dreamy look on her face.
“What?”
Seulgi blinked as Wendy suddenly stopped talking, and raised an eyebrow in question. “What?”
“You’ve just been staring at me for the past five minutes. Do I have something on my face o something?” she asked, making a show of wiping her cheek.
Seulgi acted without thinking and reached to grab her hand, clasping it in her own. They were soft, as if she spent a lot of time moisturizing, and it made Seulgi want to hold her hand forever.
“No, no you’re fine.” She assured. Wendy hadn’t pulled her hand away, but there as now a pink flush to her cheeks that hadn’t been there a moment ago.
“How about we get drinks again? Without the dogs?” she asked suddenly. Seulgi held her breath as she waited for an answer. Wendy wasn’t looking at her anymore, her gaze landing back on the two dogs who were nudging the ball at each other.
She was about to take it back when Wendy looked her way again. “Sure,” she agreed, a bright smile blossoming on her face. “But this time you’re paying,” she added and Seulgi laughed, her head tossed back and face turned upward towards the sun.
She loved having a dog.
Recipient: kisoap
Fandom/Pairing: red velvet; seulgi/wendy
Rating: pg
Warnings: n/a
Summary who needs a matchmaker when you have a dog?
Author's notes: Ah, this was really fun to write! This was my first time writing red velvet, so I really just wanted to make it lighthearted and an easy read. Hopefully I accomplished that and you enjoy it!!
Seulgi should know by now that taking her eye off Joy, even for a moment, is a recipe for disaster. She’s still young and has the energy of a dozen puppies combined into one, overgrown chocolate lab, but Seulgi really wouldn’t trade her for anything in the world.
“Joy! Jo-oy!”
Seulgi walked around the dog park, a deep frown on her face as she tried to locate her errant pup. She had gotten momentarily distracted buying ice cream from a passing vendor and Joy had obviously taken that as an opportunity to wander off without her knowing.
“This punk, really,” she grumbled, making her way towards the other end of the park that was less occupied. Joy had the habit of getting her attention taken by the smallest things so Seulgi figured a butterfly had flown by. Or something.
She finally spotted her near the pond; half crawled under a park bench with her tail wagging enthusiastically behind her. “What are you doing, silly girl?” she questioned, looking down at her with confusion.
Surprisingly, Joy didn’t pop up at the sound of her owner’s voice. Instead she just renewed her energy into squeezing herself even further under the bench. “Yah, come out before you get stuck,” she called, already crouching down to pull Joy out carefully.
The pup squirmed, barking and trying to get back over to the bench. Seulgi was now very interested and ducked her head to see what was underneath. “What is it? A lost toy? Half-eaten donut?” she muttered, but rather than either of those things, a pair of big, brown eyes stared back at her, causing Seulgi to fall over in shock. ”Oh, what are you doing there?” she questioned aloud. She set Joy down, nudging her over so she could gently coax the other dog from underneath the bench.
Seulgi clicked her tongue and finally resorted to offering her one of Joy’s treats, grinning when a little black nose appeared from underneath. “Ah, you little doggies are all the same!”
Now that the other dog was out from underneath the bench, Seulgi could get a clear look at them. Unlike Joy who was large even at her age, the other dog was positively tiny, able to fit comfortably in Seulgi’s lap. Their fur was almost pristine white, but there were bits of grass and a few small twigs tangled in the fur.
“You’re quite the pretty thing, aren’t you? Your mommy must be so worried,” she remarked, gently petting her as she looked at the identification tag around her neck. The dog was obviously pampered; her fur looked professionally groomed and the collar around her neck was a pretty pink that matched the bow holding her fur up like a little spout.
“Ah-ee-rin? Ayreen? Oh, Irene! Can you speak English, girl?” she asked, only receiving a blank look in return. “Okay then, well hopefully your owner speaks Korean,” she said before digging out her phone. Seulgi quickly dialed the number from the tag and set Irene loose with Joy, watching for a moment as the two played around. Or rather, Joy nuzzled and laid herself out over the smaller dog.
It only took a few rings before the line was picked up and a soft voice answered. “Hello?”
“Yes, hello. My name's Seulgi and I think I find your dog, Irene,” she grinned as the other voice let out a surprised breath.
“You find her? Oh thank you so much! I’ve been worried sick. Irene’s not really an outside dog.” Seulgi grinned at the words. That much was obvious.
“I’m Wendy, by the way. Do you think we could meet up? I can give you the address to the café I work at,” she suggested and Seulgi nodded.
“Yeah, I can meet you there. Just message me the address.”
They hung up quickly after that, Seulgi’s phone beeping with a message soon after. The café was actually quite close by and Seulgi leaned down to wrangle Joy and Irene onto the leash, laughing at the put upon look Irene managed to convey.
“Sorry, can’t have you getting lost again.”
The walk to the café was quick and uneventful, though Seulgi did have to take extra care that Joy didn’t drag both her and Irene away chasing after anything that caught her attention. When they finally arrived, Seulgi paused at the entrance, looking for a no dogs sign, and entering after not seeing any.
The café was gloriously cool compared to the stifling summer heat outside and Seulgi grimaced slightly as sweat started cooling on her neck.
Before she could wonder who exactly she was supposed to be looking for, she heard an already familiar voice cry out, “Irene!” and the little, white terrier let out a happy bark. Seulgi quickly undid the leash and watched as Irene all but flew into the arms of a girl who appeared seemingly out of nowhere.
Seulgi stood back to let them reunite and it was only a few short moments more before Wendy approached her, a large grin on her face. As she came closer, Seulgi had to stifle a grin of her own - it was easy to see why Wendy had chosen Irene, the two were equally tiny together and Wendy even had a bow similar to Irene’s in her hair, though it was blue.
“Thank you so much for bringing her here. I hope it wasn’t too hard to find,” she said and Seulgi shook her head.
“No no, I was actually at the dog park a little ways away,” she said, gesturing vaguely somewhere behind her. Wendy nodded and haltingly opened her mouth to say something before stopping and shaking her head.
“Are you thirsty? I work here so I definitely know all the good drinks,” she offered and Seulgi didn’t hesitate before accepting.
“Do you think I could get some water for Joy? It’s nearly boiling outside,” she asked, motioning to her own dog. Wendy nodded easily and Seulgi watched as her ponytail bobbed around the back of her head.
“Of course. I don’t know if you noticed, but this place is pretty dog friendly,” she gestured around and Seulgi took a moment to look. While the café was moderately busy, almost everyone had a dog with them. Most were small lap dogs, but she saw a fairly big Australian Shepherd near the back lazing around its owner’s feet.
“Irene, get a table.” Seulgi blinked as Wendy put Irene down and the small dog easily navigated around chairs and table legs to an empty table towards the back.
Seulgi looked back over her shoulder to see Wendy’s slightly smug smile. It looked good on her.
She followed after Irene, gently tugging Joy with her, and sat down at the table. She unclipped Joy from her leash and watched as the two dogs interacted under the table for a while before Wendy appeared, carrying a tray with her.
Seulgi stood to help, but was waved off. Wendy easily set the tray down, setting a bowl of water on the floor for the dogs and passing out iced drinks for her and Seulgi.
“I hope you like caramel,” she said as she sat across from Seulgi, already taking a long sip of her drink.
Even if Seulgi hated caramel, she would probably praise it as the best thing she’s ever drank.
The meet up didn’t last too long however, Wendy had to get Irene back home and Seulgi had an evening shift to get to, but they exchanged KKT ids and promised to keep in touch before parting ways in front of the café.
Seulgi only just managed to keep from snapping a photo of Wendy’s retreating frame in the late afternoon sun.
Later that night when she was lazing about her room with Joy, she noticed something between her pup’s big, brown paws.
“What you got there, girl?” she asked, rolling over on her stomach to look down at Joy from her bed. The only response she got was a low whine and a pitiful look.
Seulgi chuckled softly and reached over, moving one of Joy’s paws only to find a familiar looking pink bow. “Did you take this from your friend? That’s not nice,” she scolded gently, but let Joy continue playing with it.
She dug around her blankets for her phone and upon locating it, snapped a quick photo. She sent it to Wendy with a caption look who misses her friend and made sure to add plenty of emojis with it.
Wendy’s response came quickly after; a picture of Irene staring at her front door, pink leash at her feet along with the caption she hasn’t brought that thing out in months!
Seulgi laughed and really, before she knew it, her and Wendy had spent the next few hours chatting over KKT, sharing pics of their dogs and the occasional selfie. It wasn’t until Seulgi’s phone buzzed against her cheek and she checked the time that she realized heading to bed was probably the next step.
She snapped one more bleary eyed selfie, making sure to capture Joy in it as well, and uploaded it with the caption i think it’s bed time for me and jjoy~. Wendy’s response was much the same except Irene was in a much more dignified position than Joy’s ungainly sprawl across Seulgi’s bed.
“Looks like we made some good friends, isn’t that right girl?” Seulgi petted the sleeping pup affectionately, running her fingers through the dark coat until she joined her in sleep.
Despite hitting it off quite nicely, Seulgi and Wendy couldn’t meet up because of their conflicting schedules. When they finally did come across each other, it was completely by accident. Wendy had bene taking Irene to her groomers when they crossed paths.
Seulgi had taken Irene’s affectionate nips with ease as she chatted with Wendy before they parted ways again, with a promise to get together soon.
They promise would come sooner rather than later because as soon as she’d gotten home, Joy had pounced on her, powerful puppy nose easily detecting Irene’s scent. Seulgi let her crawl all over her, laughing heartedly until she finally pulled her phone out to shoot Wendy a quick text to meet up when they were free.
“You happy? We’re gonna go to the dog park tomorrow and you can play with Irene,” she said and somehow Joy understood because she let out a series of noisy barks that Seulgi was sure she’d be getting an earful from her neighbor tomorrow.
Tomorrow came soon enough and found Seulgi being led to the dog park by an enthusiastic Joy, who for once didn’t let any passing by bug grab her attention.
Wendy and Irene were already there; Wendy trying to coax Irene into a game of fetch with a ball that looked as if it just came from the store. Seulgi undid Joy’s leash and watched as she took off in that direction, bombarding Irene with her doggie greetings.
“She’s really not an outside dog, is she?” she asked jokingly as she came within earshot. Wendy turned to look at her, using her free hand to shield her face from the sun. She had that same blue bow in her hair, this time clipping back the long portion of her bangs.
“No, so it must mean she really likes Joy then. I’ve been trying to get her to come to the park for ages, but she just growls and plops down in the house.” There was a small pout on her face and Seulgi laughed again. It seemed all she wanted to do was smile and laugh around Wendy. It was a good feeling.
They watched as the two dogs played with each other, chatting about unimportant things as they did so. Well, Wendy chatted and Seulgi watched her with a dreamy look on her face.
“What?”
Seulgi blinked as Wendy suddenly stopped talking, and raised an eyebrow in question. “What?”
“You’ve just been staring at me for the past five minutes. Do I have something on my face o something?” she asked, making a show of wiping her cheek.
Seulgi acted without thinking and reached to grab her hand, clasping it in her own. They were soft, as if she spent a lot of time moisturizing, and it made Seulgi want to hold her hand forever.
“No, no you’re fine.” She assured. Wendy hadn’t pulled her hand away, but there as now a pink flush to her cheeks that hadn’t been there a moment ago.
“How about we get drinks again? Without the dogs?” she asked suddenly. Seulgi held her breath as she waited for an answer. Wendy wasn’t looking at her anymore, her gaze landing back on the two dogs who were nudging the ball at each other.
She was about to take it back when Wendy looked her way again. “Sure,” she agreed, a bright smile blossoming on her face. “But this time you’re paying,” she added and Seulgi laughed, her head tossed back and face turned upward towards the sun.
She loved having a dog.