lover boy; [yoonseok]

7;

"Hey, Mom?" Hoseok started, padding quietly out onto the porch where his mother sat, a cup of warm coffee in hand.

"Hey there sugarplum, what's new?" Her smile felt like a warm embrace, her hair tied into a loose bun at the back of her head. She sat with her legs crossed, a pillow sat gently on her thighs. As if sensing her son's dilemma, she set the cup aside and opened her arms to embrace him.

Hoseok let out a breath he didn't know he was holding as he moved to lean into his mother's embrace. His hands shook slightly as he grasped her soft sweater.

"Uhm... about that cute boy that I kind of like? The one that bikes up here sometimes?" He started, glancing up at his mom to watch her reaction. "I don't know how to... tell him... y'know?"

Her embrace tightened ever so slightly, the thought evident in her eyes as she slowly chose her words.

"I don't know what to tell you to do, Hobi. I've never been in your situation before. You should tell him soon though. I know you can do it, you're a brave boy." Her hand gently played with his mop of brown hair, soothing him as best as possible. She hummed and gently kissed his forehead.

"Yeah, I know... I love you."

"I love you too, sweetpea."