genie [ woosan ]

58

The couple's 1am quest for snacks had certainly taken an unexpected turn.

Wooyoung tapped his foot anxiously as San fiddled with the lock on the front door, trying to be silent yet not able to see the latch well.

"Are you done?" Wooyoung half-whispered. San only gestured for him to be quiet, followed by the satisfying sound of the lock clicking.

He swung the door open, giving Wooyoung an absolutely mischievous smile. "You first, sir," he gestured grandly for Wooyoung to walk through the door. Wooyoung shook his head, despite doing so with a grin on his face.

San hurried out the door behind Wooyoung after shutting it as quietly as possible. The two took off at a fast pace, dashing towards the sidewalk as to distance themselves from the house.

"Fuck, it's kinda cold," San said, breathing in the cold night air. Wooyoung lightly nodded, agreeing.

Without a word, Wooyoung grabbed San's hand tightly, before shoving it into the pocket of his hoodie alongside his own hand.

San couldn't help but squeeze his hand in affection. He found the gesture to be quite endearing.

A few minutes of walking led to the pair finding themselves at a nearby convenience store, one that signaled it was open 24 hours a day.

The warmth of the store was a nice change, and the two clearly became more comfortable upon stepping inside. "Do you want a drink or something?" San questioned, seeing Wooyoung begin to stare over at the drink machines.

"Can I just have like... a hot cocoa?" he asked, glancing up to gauge San's approval.

"Cutie," San ruffled his hair, indirectly showing he was okay with it. He wandered over to the machine, absentmindedly digging out the money to pay for two of the item.

He couldn't help but turn and look at his boyfriend while waiting for the machine to pour the drinks. Watching Wooyoung mull over the different snacks and pacing down the aisles unconsciously brought an smile to San's face.

Eventually he gathered and paid for the two identical cups of cocoa, waiting as Wooyoung finished buying a couple snack bags from the rather worn out night shift cashier.

"Not trying to pry, but..." the middle aged woman, the cashier, began speaking as she glanced between San and Wooyoung.
"Are you two a couple?" she inquired earnestly. The pair shared a startled look between them.

"Aha, yes we are...?" San replied warily as he paused from shoving the lids into the two cups of cocoa.

She shook her head in a joyful amusement as she handed Wooyoung the receipt. "Such a handsome pair," she mused, causing both to feel a bit flushed in embarrassment and pride.

The two waved her a warm goodnight as they exited the store, both still feeling a bit energetic from the random compliment.

Eventually, after an short whole of wandering around on the darkened streets, the two arrived at a small park bench. They deemed this to be an acceptable resting spot, and both set their snacks down as they sat.

San couldn't help but smile as he saw Wooyoung recoil after taking a sip of his still too hot beverage.

"Just blow on it, dummy," San suggested kiddingly, seeing Wooyoung attempting to take yet another minuscule sip of the near-boiling drink.