smile for me || scb.

10.

when i get home, i go straight up to my room and crawl into bed.

i scroll through my phone for a while, and then i consider taking a nap. but then, i ended up thinking about seo changbin.

does he really like me? maybe.

do i like him? i'm not sure.

he makes me nervous whenever he's near, and my heart races whenever he looks at me. 

i can't help but think about the fact that i hardly know changbin. i can't just develop a crush on this guy when we've only known each other a few days. i'm smarter than that.

nothing against changbin, of course. from what i'd seen, he's a good guy.

but it's only been a few days. i don't know him well enough to know how he does in relationships, or-

my phone starts to buzz in my lap, and i answer without checking caller id. "hello?" i answer quietly. 

"hey." it's changbin. and i can almost hear the smirk in his voice.

"hey." i sigh. "what's up?"

"wow, don't get too excited to talk to me." changbin says dryly. "i just thought i'd tell you that you did really well today. i'm glad i came."

i'm glad that we're on a phone call, so changbin can't see the way my cheeks turn bright red at his compliments. "th-thank you." i stammer.

changbin laughs on the other end. "why do you sound so nervous?" he asked. "it's only me!"

exactly. it's only changbin, quit being a baby.

"i'm not nervous, just surprised." a white lie. "no one has ever really seen me dance before, outside of the guys and my mom." i tell him.

"and all of youtube." changbin adds.

"i meant in person, hush." i can't help but smile, playing with the hem of my t-shirt.

"i know what you meant, i was just teasing." changbin laughs again. "anyways, i'm honored to have been one of the few to see you dance up close and personal."

i giggle, and stay silent for a while. "a little birdy told me you stared at me the whole time." i say.

"and if i did?" changbin asks. "can you blame me for wanting to watch a pretty girl dance?"

my face flushed bright red. changbin thinks i'm pretty?

"shut up." i mumble.

changbin, of course, laughs.

somehow, we end up talking until nearly 3 am before my eyelids start to get droopy. "i think-" i yawn loudly. "binnie, i think it's time for me to go to bed."

changbin hums in response, and i know he's tired too. "i like when you call me binnie." he says softly. "no one calls me that. but i like it a lot."

i barely managed an 'okay' before my eyes fell shut, sleep lulling me in.

"goodnight, naeun." changbin whispers, then hangs up the phone.

i have nothing short of the sweetest dreams that night.