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🔱🌙🐝 ~ scenario

— ,, WORD COUNT. 1170
— ,, TYPE. fluff
— ,, POV. first person [yunho]
— ,, DATE. march 16, 2021

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on my way to the mailbox, i licked the envelope before sealing it. i glance at the name one more time before sending the letter away. ''annyeong, hyung.'' the sudden voice startled me, causing me to shriek and shrink. i turn around to see jongho with a smile on his face. ''jonghossi,'' i sigh in relief, placing a hand on my heart, ''you startled me.'' ''i'm sorry,'' he smiles, ''i came to retrieve the mail.'' i glance over my shoulder and back at jongho. ''fair point,'' i answer. i step aside to allow jongho to get to the mailbox. ''what were you doing here anyways?'' he asks curiously. ''i went to retrieve the mail,'' i slowly form my words, ''but i forgot the key, which you are holding in your hand.'' jongho looks at me with a suspicious expression, not buying my weak excuse. "okay," he slowly says.

''fan mail,'' jongho sings, walking into the living room. he filters all the letters per member before handing them over. the rest of the members gathered in the living room. i nervously eye yejun as i feel a tight knot in my stomach. she looks at me and smiles. i return my smile and feel my heart flutter. ''noona,'' jongho calls, handing her the letters. ''thank you, jongho,'' yejun smiles. i see her leave through her letters and she furrows her eyebrow. she must have seen mine, i thought. "yunho hyung.'' i tear my eyes off her and accept my letters from jongho. while opening one of my letters, i glance at her. i see her eyes move from left to right, reading the words i have written.

dearest princess,

our story hasn't had a fairytale beginning, in fact, we disliked one another. atiny say we were rivals. i couldn't help but feel envious and threatened because you were such a talented dancer. i wanted to hide the fact that you were an amazing dancer by showing my overconfidence. as you might have noticed as well. everything you did was/is (back then disgustingly) good that i was simply jealous. it was egotistical of me and i disgust myself to have treated you that way. i am truly sorry for my behaviour.

i do not know what changed my opinion, but there was this look in your eyes. it may have deceived my eyes, however, it seemed like a look of affection. my opinion about your dancing didn't change, because you are an incredible dancer. it is my look upon you that has changed. i started to look at you in a different light. you and i both know we shared some kind of chemistry, so perhaps the universe wanted this all along i do not know. i kept my distance from you, even though it was torture to do so. i did not want to destroy this little friendship we created over the years of time. perhaps i was afraid, afraid my eyes did deceive me and you might not feel the same and ... you'd still dislike me. that thought made me anxious, the thought of you disliking me when i'd fallen for you.

yes, i fell for you, choi yejun. i've fallen pretty hard for you.

that night i stirred awake when you left the dorm. i waited for your return but you didn't. i went looking for you and the rest is history, however, a night to never forget. we shared our very first kiss and i was over the moon. i still am.
it has been four months ever since and my feelings for you only increased. all those years, all those feelings bottled up ... i cannot hide it anymore, princess.

saranghae, choi yejun.
saranghae.
SARANGHAE, princess

and yes i am well aware of the chance for denial, but i am willing to take that risk. because i cannot think of a life without you, yejun. it makes me think of our first debut with the songs pirate king and treasure. it made me realise, you are the treasure to my pirate.

love,
yunho (your pirate)

i feel my heart beating in my throat. my heart skips a beat when she looks at me. she rises to her feet, drawing attention to herself. concerned glances are exchanged among the men as i rose to my feet as well. i could see her getting emotional and opened my arms. she sniffs as she wraps her arms around my waist. ''yeji, are you alright?'' hongjoong questions, his tone dripping with concern. however, yejun doesn't reply and she glances in my direction. we share a moment of eye contact before she whispers the words that made me the happiest man in the world.

''i love you too, yunho,'' she whispers. the corners of my mouth instantly curl into a wide smile and i lean in to press a kiss on her lips. once the others caught up to the situation, they started cheering. i pull away and tuck a strand of hair behind her ears. my hand cups her cheek, making sure she is looking me in the eyes. the others are watching in suspense. wooyoung and san are clinging to each other, hoping their forced proximity worked. my thumb caresses the lips i just kissed. ''princess?'' i ask softly. ''hmm?'' yejun hums softly.

''i cannot hide my feelings for you anymore,'' i speak softly, feeling my heart race, ''and i do not wish for any man to lay his eyes on you to seduce you.'' i feel her head tilting in my hand as if she is questioning where i am going with my story. i take a deep breath before i finally pop the question. ''i wish to be your boyfriend,'' i pause once more, ''do you wish to be my girlfriend?'' the silence is deafening and time froze, however, i could clearly see the twinkle in her eyes. ''yes,'' she then finally whispers. ''yes!'' she claims and wraps her arms around my neck to press her lips on mine. a wave of relief mixed with excitement burst inside of me. the men shriek in excitement and cheer loudly. ''we did it!'' wooyoung cheers.

she pulls away and looks me in the eyes. i see her eyes twinkle, which makes my heart tumble. ''so, that is why you stood near that mailbox!'' jongho claims in epiphany and points his finger at me. yejun turns around in my arms to look at the boys. i humbly smile at jongho, "yeah." the situation stirs a laughter before hongjoong asks serious attention. "we do need to inform kim gyu-uk," hongjoong informs, causing us to nod. "i have been thinking about that too," i reply, "because, at some point, we will become public." i feel yejun stiffen in my arms and tighten the embrace. "whenever we are ready," i add, feeling her relax.

i press a kiss on her hair. "whenever we are ready, princess."

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