✗ MADISON & SEHUN ✗
→ he met some of her members
After a double date at an old fashioned pizza parlor in Seoul, the producers of the show informed the two couples that they'd have a surprise ride home. Not expecting much, the four thought maybe it'd be a limo or a fancy car.
They were not expecting a van to pull up and Joshua to roll the window down with a devilish smirk on his face.
"Shua!" Madison and Bella both exclaimed at the same time, clearly surprised to see him. "What are you doing here?"
"We're here to give you a ride home!" he said happily, bouncing up and down in his seat.
"We?" Madison questioned.
"Hop in!"
One of the producers quickly stopped Bella and Suho, though. "You guys have a separate ride coming."
"Oh..." Bella pouted slightly but smiled at Madison as she walked by. "Goodnight, you guys! Have fun! By Joshua! Noona misses you back at the dorms!"
"We miss you too!" he called as the window rolled up to hide his face.
"What the hell?" Madison said in shock as she climbed in the van. Joshua, Woozi, Jeonghan, and Seungkwan were all squished together in the back row of the vehicle while her and Sehun sat in the middle row. She couldn't help but laugh as she reached over the seats to hug her members. "What is going on?"
"We're here to give you a ride home," Jeonghan explained. "Aren't you excited to see us?"
"Of course I am, I'm just surprised, that's all."
"How is it being away from us?" Woozi asked.
"Pretty great," Madison joked, making everyone laugh. "Honestly, it's weird. I've lived with you guys for so long that the house feels so empty...but Sehun oppa is a great housemate."
"Yah! What do you mean housemate? He's your husband. Jeez, you're an awful wife," Seungkwan said, shaking his head in mock-disappointment at his best friend.
"No! I'm a great wife! Aren't I?"
Sehun nodded, laughing at Seungkwan's joke. "She's the best."
"To be honest, I always thought you'd be the first member to get married," Woozi said. "You're the textbook definition of a wife."
Jeonghan nodded. "I agree, but we're not here to talk to her. We always talk to her. Sehun, as her oppa I have to ask you a few questions."
Everyone laughed. Sehun nodded. "Go ahead, then."
"You're not going to make her cry, are you? Believe me, you don't want that."
"No, I would never. Why wouldn't I want that?"
"For one, seeing her sad is the absolute worst and two, she has thirteen brothers ready to kill you."
Everyone laughed again.
"Stop with the first degree, hyung," Woozi interruped. "I'm sure he's fine."
"Yeah! They were friends before this, right?"
"I know, I know. I just want to make sure they stay friends and not do...anything crazy."
"No need to worry," Sehun said, smiling over at his wife who was blushing furiously in her seat. He reached over to grab her hand. "I'll take good care of her."
→ he confessed and kissed her for the first time
This was totally random and unexpected, which seemed to be the norm for these two.
They were out walking through a shopping district late at night when they found a costume store. They agreed to find silly outfits for each other and wear them for the rest of the night.
Madison found a pair of tracksuit pants, a fancy button-up shirt, suspenders and funny glasses for Sehun.
He found high-waisted boyfriend shorts with a furry belt, knee-high socks (one in pastel pink and the other in light blue for Seventeen), a US basketball team jersey in bright yellow, and a plaid bow-tie for her.
After trying on the outfits, buying them, and walking out in them, they just couldn't stop laughing.
Maybe it was the late night atmosphere, the bright neon sign lights illuminating in her brown eyes, or the way their skin was touching as they walked with their arms wrapped around each other. Whatever it was, it set something off in Sehun.
"This was so much fun. I didn't think I'd laugh and be myself with you as much as I have. I love you."
For a split second, she froze. But then the words came easily out of her. "I love you, too."
He grabbed her chin, forcing her to look up at him and planted a gentle kiss right on her lips.
They both couldn't stop giggling the entire way home.
→ had a "slumber party" date at a hotel
There wasn't a whole lot to this, other than it being one of the most iconic dates on the show to date.
It was all their idea, too. They had a date scheduled but neither of them felt like leaving the bed. As a compromise, the producers booked them a room at a hotel in downtown Seoul, made them go buy matching pajamas, gave them an unlimited budget for snacks, and let them loose.
They made s'mores over the fire pit by the pool, they made the most delicious ice cream sundaes you've ever seen, they played hide and seek in their massive suite. Now that they were comfortable with light kisses, they even played a short and goofy game of spin the bottle.
It was amazing. These two became one of the most popular couples on the show because of their natural chemistry.
→ she supported his group's comeback
Madison and Bella both were beyond excited for EXO's comeback show. Seeing as they were two members wives, they kind of had to go.
After watching the first two performances from a special VIP section in the audience, they were finally allowed to go backstage and say hello.
They both had bouquets of flowers in their hands as they walked past and greeted D.O and Lay.
"Where's my husband?" Madison asked, making everyone laugh.
"Back there," D.O said, pointing to the dressing room down the hall. "Bella, yours is there." He pointed in the opposite direction.
Madison said a quick thank you and skipped excitedly down to the dressing room. "Yah! Sehun-ah!" she called as she entered the room.
He was sitting there with Chen, about to get his hair re-done.
Upon seeing her, he smiled so big and jumped out of his chair to give her a huge hug, lifting her feet off of the ground.
"These are for you," she said after he put her down, handing him the flowers with a big smile.
He took them out of her hands, set them on a nearby table, and wrapped her back up in a hug. "I am so happy you're here."
"I'm happy to be here. You were so amazing out there, really. The songs are incredible! Oh, hi Chen, I didn't even see you there. Anyways, you look really handsome out there."
The staff members in the room, Sehun and Chen all laughed at her.
"Try to notice someone else next time, jeez," Chen joked with an eye roll.
"Why would she need to? I'm her husband, she only needs to see me," Sehun teased, kissing the top of her head.
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✗ BELLA & SUHO ✗
→ she met some of his members
While Madison and Sehun got a ride home from some of the Seventeen members, Bella and Suho were surprised by a ride from...you guessed it, Exo members!
"Yahhhh!" Suho said as soon as Chanyeol rolled the window down.
"Hello, lovebirds! Hop in!" he shouted happily.
Suho walked on the side of the van and let Bella in first. They sat next to each other in the middle row with Chanyeol, Baekhyun, Xuimin and Chen squished together in the back row.
"Hello, everyone," Bella greeted politely, bowing in her seat.
"Hello!" they all greeted back excitedly.
"Nice to...meet you?" Baekhyun said, but it came out sounding like a question rather than a statement.
Everyone in the car burst out laughing as the driver started to head to the apartment.
"We've met before, haven't we?"
"Briefly. You and your members sat behind us at MAMA and we talked a little bit," Chanyeol reminded everyone.
"It wasn't much of a proper meeting, though," Chen pointed out.
Xuimin was much more blunt about it. "I remember you and Suho couldn't stop staring at each other, that's why we talked. We tried to set you up."
"I remember that!" Baekhyun said, clapping his hands excitedly while laughing at his leader's horrified face. "That was so funny! I gave one of your members his phone number but you never called."
"Why didn't you call?" Xuimin pressed on, heavily amused by the clear embarrassment all over Bella's face.
She shook her head, hiding her face adorably in her hands. "I don't know, I was too nervous."
"Nervous?!" Xuimin, Chen, Baekhyun and Chanyeol all exclaimed at the same time.
"You were nervous to talk to me?" Suho asked, milking this new information. Hell, it was good for his ego. "That's so cute!" He reached out and pat the top of her head as she sulked into her seat.
"Don't act like you would've done anything about it," Chanyeol said, playfully slapping Suho's hands away. "You would have been too nervous to answer her if she did."
"That's true!" Baekhyun yelled.
Bella turned to look at Suho, her cheeks becoming less red. "Now whose cute?"
"Still you," he said with a wink.
"Whoa, you're bold when your members are around. Maybe they should be around more often," she teased, nudging his elbow with hers.
He only smiled, happy that she was seeming to get along with them. "Maybe they should."
→ they held hands for the first time during a drive-in movie date
This was cute as shit.
The show sent them on a date to a drive-in movie in a park. The movie was some stupid American rom-com and neither of them were paying attention at first. Bella told him how much she hated rom-coms and cheesy things and even joked that this should've been Madison and Sehun's date.
After about an hour into it, they stopped talking and joking and started actually paying attention to the film. They had bundles of blankets stretched over them and their seats were reclined slightly.
Suho absentmindedly bumped her hand with his but instead of getting shy and pulling away (like he normally would), he started playing with her fingers, touching each one gently and running his fingers delicately over the back of her hand.
She did the same until finally she dropped it on his wrist. He grabbed her hand, intwined their fingers and rested both of their hands on the center console of the car.
#NationsMomAndDad and #SuEllaCouple were trending on Naver for weeks.
→ they both confessed on a hot air balloon date
There was quite a bumpy ride back down to the ground after their hot air balloon ride over the South Korean countryside. Bella hated it. To be quite honest, it was terrifying.
Suho noticed her gripping the edge of the basket so tight that her knuckles were turning white. He glanced up to see the anxious look on her face and immediately wrapped his arms around her. It was a bit tough as both of them were in big, puffy winter coats, but he did it nonetheless. Without thinking, she held onto his arms and held them.
"We'll be on the ground within a minute," the pilot told them, also noting the slight horror on Bella's face. "No need to worry, young lady. You'll be fine."
"Thank you," she mumbled, not really listening.
As they descended, it seemed like the wind picked up dramatically during the hour they were in the air. It was so much worse that Bella expected it.
Suho never let go of her, though. As she squealed, he kept saying, "It's alright, you're okay." and "I've got you, I promise." to keep her as calm and leveled as he could.
The balloon hit the ground with a hard thump, throwing nearly everyone out of the basket in the process. Suho only tightened his grip on her to keep her steady.
"And we're steadied. You're good to go," the pilot said after a moment, sending them both a smile.
Bella turned to look at Suho with a smirk, already ready to tease. "Why do you like me so much?"
"Huh?"
"You were just protecting me the whole time. You didn't even care about yourself, oppa. If I didn't know any better, I'd say you liked me," she teased.
He didn't even hesitate with his next words.
"I do."
Now it was her turn to be confused. "Huh?"
"I like you a lot."
She started laughing as she normally does when she's nervous but managed to grab his hand and say, "I like you, too... A lot."
→ she supported his group's comeback
"You actually came," Suho said, his eyes lighting up as soon as he saw Bella backstage.
She playfully rolled her eyes. "Of course I did. I'm your wife, remember?"
He chuckled a bit, rubbing the back of his neck nervously. "Right, right. How are you enjoying the show so far?"
"You guys are amazing!" Bella bounced excitedly as she spoke. "The title track is my favorite so far. EXO sunbaenims never fail me," she said with a grin, pinching his cheek.
Suho shook his head with a smile as he watched her. "I'm glad you like it. You and your members are working hard, too, right?"
"Yes we are, but tonight is all about you!"
There was a brief pause as they just looked at each other. In this moment, Suho was so glad he got partnered with Bella. She was quite literally everything we wanted in a partner: a beautiful soul, a kind heart, warm eyes, intelligent. She was perfect.
"I'm really proud of you, Suho."
Shit. He was about to fall in love, right then and there.
He didn't say anything. Rather, he pulled her into the tightest, warmest embrace they had ever shared.
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