Title: Blind Date
Genre: Fluff
Warnings: Mentions of alcohol
Word Count: 1292k
Author's Note: This was something I came up with last week, and I've been wanting to write an imagine for our adorable Jeno. I hope you guys liked this one ^ - ^
° 𐐪𐑂 ♡ 𐐪𐑂 ₒ 𐐪𐑂 ♡ 𐐪𐑂 ₒ 𐐪𐑂 ♡ 𐐪𐑂 °° 𐐪𐑂 ♡ 𐐪𐑂 ₒ 𐐪𐑂 ♡ 𐐪𐑂 ₒ 𐐪𐑂 ♡ 𐐪𐑂 ° 𐐪𐑂 ♡ 𐐪𐑂 ₒ
"Please (Y/n)-ah! We just need one more person," Your friend, Eunchae begged.
You let out a sigh of annoyance. Eunchae and a few other girls were going on a group blind date with some guys from the computer science department. One of the girls had a schedule conflict, meaning that they had to find someone else to sub in.
"There's no point in me going," You huffed. "Guys aren't usually attracted to quiet, boring, plain-looking girls like me."
Eunchae's jaw dropped, "What are you talking about? You're not 'plain-looking' or boring. And some guys do like quiet girls."
You decided to ignore her and went on your way to the dorm building. But your friend refused to give up and continued to try and convince you to come.
"Eonnie, I'm just not interested in dating anyone," You tried to deny her again. "You should really find someone else."
Eunchae clasped her hands together, "I've already asked some other girls and they said they couldn't. You don't have to be interested in dating, all you have to do is be there."
Feeling exhausted from this conversation, you looked at your friend and knew she wasn't going to let this go. Honestly, you had no desire to socialize. But Eunchae was desperate and it was just one night. Also, you couldn't resist an opportunity for free food.
"Alright, I'll do it." You gave in, and Eunchae squeezed you into a hug as a response.
She pumped her fist in the air, "Yes! Thank you, my friend."
~ ~ ~
Truthfully, this was the first time you were going on any sort of a date. Eunchae said it was going to be a casual get-together, so there was no need to dress too fancily right?
In the end, you chose a simple black top with a white cardigan and a pleated black skirt. You weren't sure what to do with your hair, so you just left it down. Any makeup you put on was light, as you didn't see much point since you were wearing glasses.
The designated place was a Korean barbeque restaurant. The guys hadn't arrived yet, but all four girls were there.
"You look so pretty today!" Eunchae, who was sitting across from you, cheered. "Whoever your date is will be lucky."
You laughed and shook your head, "Eonnie, you're just saying that."
A few anxious minutes later, the guys finally came. Everyone exchanged formal greetings and got situated. You were kind of taken back by how good-looking the boy you were paired up with was. He had nice-looking skin and dark hair was swept to one side, revealing his forehead. He was wearing a plain white shirt and ripped blue jeans.
"Hi, it's nice to meet you," He bowed his head shyly after he got settled next to you. "I'm Lee Jeno, third-year computer science major."
You found yourself smiling at him. "Oh, I'm (L/n) (Y/n), first-year creative writing major."
"Creative writing? That sounds fun," Jeno remarked.
"Well, it has its ups and downs," You shrugged. Were you seriously blushing right now?
To your surprise, your date was able to keep a conversation going. Everyone around the table was chattering. But you still felt like you were alone, with this one person. Things got even better when the food arrived.
"Not bad," You acknowledged, as you watched him skillfully cook the meat.
His proud smile went up to his eyes which formed into crescents. Cute, you couldn't help thinking to yourself.
A few minutes later you asked, "Are you sure you don't want me to help?"
"No, it's fine. I can handle this," He insisted while cutting a few pieces of pork belly with the scissors.
You frowned momentarily, before using your chopsticks to place a piece of meat on top of his rice bowl.
"You should eat some too," You said quietly. In response, Jeno gave you an appreciative smile.
"Thank you."
Honestly, you were a bit surprised with yourself. You've never taken such interest in a guy so fast. Somehow this adorable boy was able to charm you with just a few friendly exchanges.
Of course, there was a lot of drinking among the group. You didn't like alcohol too much, so you only had a little bit. But it was a little unflattering to watch the other people at your table getting drunk as they poured more shots for each other.
Jeno, who seemed to be thinking the same, leaned closer to you. "Do you want to get out of here? There's another place I know that's nearby."
Without much hesitation, you nodded and followed him out of the restaurant. No one seemed too bothered by you guys ditching them. You would probably have to message Eunchae later though.
Jeno ended up bringing you to the basement floor of a building where there was an arcade. The room was lit up with neon lights, and different types of games were everywhere.
"Do you like it?" He asked you, slightly wary of what your reaction would be. To his relief, you nodded excitedly.
"This looks so fun," You gushed, your eyes scattering around. "Where should we start?"
He smiled and reached for your hand, "May I?"
You've never had a boy ask to hold your hand before, but you found this gesture so sweet. Too flustered to say anything, you simply nodded and let him hold your hand. He led you around.
"Wah, you're so strong!" You exclaimed, eyes widened when he got the highest score on the hammer strength game.
His eye smile appeared again, happy to impress you. You guys played some other games, but your favorite was the claw machine.
"This one looks cute, don't you think?" Jeno pointed to a Rilakkuma bear wearing a chef hat.
You took a closer look, pressing your fingers against the glass. "Should I try to get it?"
He didn't expect you to say that because usually, it was the other way around. But Jeno wasn't going to stop you. He was pretty surprised when you managed to get the bear.
"Wow," was all Jeno could say when you handed the prize to him. You beamed and exchanged a shy laugh with him.
The night ended much too soon for the both of you. You've never been alone with a boy before, much less spent time with one. Jeno was a real man, but he had a cute side to him.
"Honestly, I wasn't too sure about this blind date thing in the beginning," Jeno confessed later, as he waited at the bus stop with you. "But now that I've met you, I think it was worth going."
You glanced down, too shy to meet his eyes. "I also feel the same."
"So...you wouldn't mind seeing each other again?" Jeno asked, nervously pressing his palm against his first. "I know we just met and all, so I understand if you say—"
"No!" You lifted your head and shrank back when you realized you had spoken too quickly. "I—I mean, yes. I'd like to meet you again."
Jeno was relieved to hear this and you guys exchanged numbers before you had to get on the bus. He couldn't help smiling when you waved to him from the window. His heart was still thumping against his chest the rest of his way back home. He couldn't wait to get to know you more.
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