San spent his afternoon break chatting with the girl from the clockwork stand while Seonghwa got left behind to take care of both of their booths. Unsurprisingly, the little joke in San's poster attracted a few amused people who inquired about it from Seonghwa. The man balanced both workplaces to the best of his ability, and when San returned to him with a bowl of food, he had gotten him somewhere, Seonghwa exhaled relieved.

Contrary to certain casanovas, Seonghwa stayed at his place to eat and set the bowl aside whenever he got approached by interested customers. In the time windows in between, he enjoyed the hot rice with chicken that San had delivered to him.

He was in the middle of scarfing down another few bites to appease his grumbling stomach when San made some lewd noise from his spot. A piece of vegetable nearly dropped from Seonghwa's lips, and he caught it with a side-eye to the man.

"Would you look at that? A hottie approaching at eight o'clock."

Seonghwa struggled with his food for another second before he could safely raise his head. When he spotted a certain tall man with bright hair and a little boy on his shoulders, his heart jumped happily.

Wooyoung' eyes were big and curious as he looked around and pointed some things out for Yunho. His animated speech had Yunho's lips curl in a constant smile as he explained for the kid. Yet, his eyes had already found Seonghwa and crinkled at the sight of him. Mutual smiles brushed their faces.

Then, Wooyoung spotted him, too.

"Daddy! Uncle San! Hi, hi, hi!" His little hands waved around excitedly, and San waved right back. Before they arrived, Seonghwa set his bowl down to greet them.

"Hey, you two," he grinned as he stepped up to the pair. A few curious onlookers had turned their heads at the commotion, but now they continued on without a hitch. Wooyoung made grabby hands at Seonghwa.

With a bit of a struggle, they got Wooyoung down from Yunho's tall frame so Seonghwa could hug him as a greeting. The little boy clung on.

"Dad, I saw a purple flower earlier! So purple! And next to the church is a petting zoo; Yunho let me pet a goat! And then the other goat tried to eat me, but Yunho saved me, and- frog!"

Instantly, Wooyoung wormed out of Seonghwa's arms to run over to San's poster. Full of awe, he started at the green fellow until San surprised him with a tickle attack. The boy's happy squeals had smiles appear on the faces of a few adults nearby. Thankfully, Seonghwa and his group of favourite people bothered nobody.

While Wooyoung was distracted by his beloved uncle, Seonghwa took the time to face Yunho. The man greeted him with a big and warm hug that melted all tension of the day off Seonghwa. As he breathed in the other man's perfume deeply, Seonghwa sunk into his chest without resistance.

"Ah, sorry, I might be full of goat fur." Yunho tried to remove himself with an embarrassed chuckle, but Seonghwa held onto him anyway.

"Doesn't matter, I had worse. Did Wooyoung miss me?"

Yunho allowed Seonghwa to lean against him and use him as his physical and mental support for a moment. His hand even came up to pet the back of Seonghwa's head gently and to adjust his scarf - Yunho's scarf.

"I offered to swing by since he got bored anyways. He likes seeing his dad at work. You look like a hero to him whenever you get out here."

The feeling of nimble finger tips against his scalp had Seonghwa shudder blissfully. Yunho pulled him the barest bit closer, their heat seeping into each other.

"That's good. I hope he never grows out of the age of thinking that."

Finally, Seonghwa moved back from him. His fingers began to pick off some white fur off Yunho and his clothes in a reflex to clean. An endeared chuckle came from Yunho.

"So, fun day out with San? How's the business going?"

In unison, both of them glanced at the other man who had Wooyoung on his arm by now and explained some painting to him. Seonghwa imagined the swoons of the clockwork girl over the way his strong arm wrapped around the boy. Yet, his voice and demeanour were the sweetest.

San was a mess, but at least he loved children.

"Yeah, we're doing good. I think tomorrow will be better since more people are around on Sundays, but it's the same story as always." Seonghwa returned to his place to eat some more food. While he munched away, Yunho explored his display. Just like many other customers today, he was most interested in the felted animals.

"Pick one you like. It's a gift for sweetening my day."

Yunho's smile was radiant. Shy, Seonghwa grinned into his bowl.

"May I also pick two, one for you and Woo each?"

Seonghwa's fond eye-roll was enough of an answer already.

"Yunho, you can pick ten, and I wouldn't charge you. Go on."

Happy, Yunho went on his way. He made sure to mostly look and not to touch as not to ruin the precious work of hours of felting. Only once he chose, he gathered the two items in his hands. They looked ridiculously tiny and adorable in his big palms as he showed them to Seonghwa.

"The fox represents Wooyoung, and you are the deer."

"Woo gets to be the cool animal and I am the dainty one?" Endeared by the choice of devastating cuteness Yunho had made, Seonghwa reached for one of his bags.

"Yeah, it's mostly leg, just like you are. And nearly as adorable," Yunho smoothly flirted as if they weren't in the middle of a lively market. Seonghwa hoped that not too many people would see his blush.

"So you've been checking out my legs?" Their fingers brushed warmly when Seonghwa took the deer from him to put it into the bag carefully. It was a little figure in a basket surrounded by felted greens and mushrooms. Seonghwa was quite proud of the design, and hearing that it reminded Yunho of him had Seonghwa view it with even more tenderness.

"I can't lie; they are gorgeous legs. I'll put Bambi over there on my nightstand and then I can think about you first thing in the morning."

Yunho's genuine cuteness and sweet smile melted Seonghwa's heart. Was he aware of just how good he was at flirting? His lines didn't seem to be previously laid out.

"Thanks. I'll consider myself deer to you."

Despite the lame joke, Yunho hid his giggles behind his hand. The urge to kiss him grew stronger. Seonghwa was minutes away from leaning over the table to grab the man by his collar.

To distract himself of his plans of weirding out all passerbys, Seonghwa focused on the fox in Yunho's hand.

"What about that one? You don't consider Wooyoung a dragon?"

Chuckling, Yunho shrugged his coat off of one shoulder. The grey suit jacket he wore came into sight.

"Nope, he's a baby fox. A playful one at that. Here, look. I can do this." Yunho pushed the fox into the breast pocket of his jacket until only the head peeked out. Cooing, he petted the little felted ears. Seonghwa was a puddle.

"And then I can always carry him around! Isn't he adorable?"

The words 'yes, you are' threatened to spill from Seonghwa's lips, but the fox in question distracted him first. Giggling, Wooyoung ran over from San's booth to his while the man behind him groaned and complained.

"Nunu San, nunu! Ehehehehehe he hit his toe." Wooyoung clambered on Seonghwa's lap, happy about the pain on San's face that was mostly for show. Once Wooyoung was lost to his performance, he pouted to himself.

"Dad! Can I eat that?" Hungry like a constantly undernourished vulture, Wooyoung pointed at the bowl with food. Without complaints, Seonghwa handed it to him and adjusted the kid on his lap so he could eat comfortably. Wooyoung wolved the food down as if he had been starving for weeks.

Seonghwa carded his fingers through Wooyoung's hair and watched him while Yunho went to chat with San. The two of them had always gotten along well, and sometimes during their movie nights, San even suggested calling him over to join them. They usually never asked him since Seonghwa was shy, and they knew that Yunho was a busy man. Yet, conversation flowed freely between the two of them, and San had always spoken of Yunho in high regards whenever he had to pick up Wooyoung from kindergarten on seldom occasions.

With Wooyoung on his lap, Seonghwa took care of a few more customers that cooed about his son, who had rice sticking to his lips. The mascot worked, and some people stayed around for longer or bought several more items that Wooyoung suggested. He was a little treasure.

After a while, Yunho came back to pick him up again. Once Seonghwa had cleaned Wooyoung's hands, he was free to climb back on Yunho as if he was a mountain to hike on.

"Then we shall return to our movies, hm? I think we annoyed your dad for long enough now."

Cheerful, Wooyoung said bye. San also got a sweet 'have a nice day!' from Yunho before they exited.

Seonghwa's mood was considerably better now. The cold of autumn had lost some of its harshnesses, and he enjoyed rearranging his display more whenever an article got sold out. San also hummed under his breath as if Yunho and Wooyoung had brought a surge of happiness upon the two of them that had yet to wear off.

However, not even twenty minutes later, Yunho was back.

He strode over the market place with long steps, making people ogle and look after his impressive appearance once more. Confused, Seonghwa rose from his chair when the man approached him determined like a soldier.

Under his arm, he carried a bowl similar to the one that San had brought Seonghwa earlier. Once he arrived slightly out of breath, he set the bowl full of food next to Seonghwa.

"Here, you still looked hungry."

Before Seonghwa could thank him - or ponder how the man could have known that he had indeed planned to get more food for himself in ten minutes - Yunho reached out for him. His fingers found Seonghwa's nape to pull him in. Then, his soft lips left a lingering kiss on Seonghwa's forehead.

"See you later, honey." With that, he pulled back and went off. Seonghwa presumed he had left Wooyoung in the car to hurry back.

Seonghwa stared after him in awe, his heart doing a happy dance in his chest.

Then, his eyes fell on San.

The man had come over at the speed of lightning the moment Yunho was out of sight. He cradled his face in his hands as he leaned on Seonghwa's table. The broad grin on his face conveyed his every thought without mentioning a single word. Intently, he gazed from Seonghwa to the bowl and back.

Seonghwa sighed as he sat down and got the wooden fork that came with it.

"Fine, ask me."

San shot his question out as if the pressure accumulated to hold it back had taken all breath from him.

"So he calls you honey, huh?"

"I heard that for the first time today." Which was the truth. Still, a discreet smile tugged at Seonghwa's lips at the fresh memory.

"And you liked it, didn't ya? Don't lie to me. I see you grinning like an idiot to yourself." Dramatic, San buried his face in his hands.

"Oh, to have a lover as devoted as him. Seonghwa, come on! I can't believe you haven't snatched him yet! The man is worth more than gold!"

Seonghwa chuckled at the bold statement. Both of them knew perfectly well that Seonghwa had his reasons to take it slow in relationships. Losing Aeri and his marriage despite having a kid with her had been a hard blow.

"Which country did you save in your last life to deserve such luck? Or rather, what do I have to do to meet a partner like that?" San wailed into his hands as if trying to take Shakespeare's spot. His performance entertained Seonghwa while eating.

"I don't know; maybe it's because I can spell? Sometimes, it's the most unexpected little things, Sannie."

With a gasp, San threw a napkin at Seonghwa. The critical hit had him slump into his chair, defeated.

"Just you wait and see! If I can't find such a nice partner, then I will be the best partner ever! You will be surprised! You might even regret me not being into men so you couldn't date me!"

Seonghwa chuckled at him as he sat back up.

"Yeah, yeah. Start first and then boast."

San stomped back to work while Seonghwa continued to eat. He knew that this bowl of food was no different from the last one. Still, he couldn't shake the impression that the portion that Yunho had brought him tasted even better than the one before.