A day.
That was the time Wooyoung had left. He was still trying to get distracted from all that and he decided that he was going to spend the last few days with Yunho, almost not going back home and only going to work when he had to.
He decided to camp on the beach, pulling up a tent and taking a suitcase with clothes he needed. He only went home every day to shower and make food for himself and that was all. The rest of the time he was with Yunho.
Maybe he was taking things a little too far, he realized that. He was overreacting enough to camp outside. But it wasn’t his fault. He felt like his heart wouldn’t handle being far from Yunho for so long. He wanted to be with him as much as possible the last few days before he and his family and friends would move away until next summer.
“It’s already getting colder,” Wooyoung said with a chuckle as he went out of his tent, putting on a hoodie to keep him warm. He went over to Yunho and sat beside him, stretching his legs out and letting out a relieved sigh, already feeling warmer than he did just a few minutes ago.
He gently took the mermaid's hand in his own and hummed in surprise. “You’re so cold.”
“Have you ever gone fishing and caught a warm fish?” Wooyoung shook his head lightly. “Exactly. Now use that knowledge and remember that I’m technically a fish.” Yunho placed his free hand over his mouth and giggled, finding what he said way funnier than it actually was. Somehow the fact that Wooyoung also snorted calmed him that he probably hadn't said the most stupid thing possible.
“Technically, you pass as human, too.” Wooyoung moved their hands in his lap and snuggled against him. He was slowly brushing his thumb over the back of Yunho's hand and rested his head against his shoulder. “Otherwise it would be weird that I'm in love with a fish,” he added. He looked up at Yunho and quickly kissed him on the cheek.
“Wait, does this mean you’ve looked at regular fishes the same way that you look at me but the fact that I'm half human calms you?” Yunho tilted his head to look at the other and frowned.
“No, you’re the only fish I will ever look at in that way.” Wooyoung brought his free hand up and cupped Yunho's cheek. He pecked his lips a few times and smiled. “And this most definitely won’t change.”
Yunho pecked back each time and lightly rubbed his nose against Wooyoung's. “That’s good.” He kissed him for a little longer afterwards.
Over the past two weeks he had a lot of time to think. He evaluated his relationship with Wooyoung, he even went all the way and asked his parents and Mingi for advice. So now he had a plan and knew what to do, feeling even more confident thanks to the fact he had his family’s support with his decisions.
Actually, Mingi didn’t really support him. He even tried discouraging Yunho and telling him that whatever he was planning was not worth it. But he finally gave in when Yunho didn’t show any signs of changing his mind at any point.
“Tomorrow is my last day here,” Yunho mentioned as if Wooyoung wasn't already painfully aware of that. It felt like he was rubbing salt into the wound. "I will be here when you come back after work. And I have a surprise for you.” He started slowly combing his fingers through Wooyoung's hair, pushing it back a little.
“What surprise?” Wooyoung asked, tilting his head to the side and looked at Yunho again with eyes full of curiosity.
“You’re going to see tomorrow.” He stopped Wooyoung before he could whine about it. “If I tell you now, how is it going to be a surprise?”
Wooyoung pouted. “You know I'm too curious to not know.”
He received a nod from Yunho. “No matter how much you whine about it this time, I won’t tell you. You know I have a soft spot for you, so don’t use it against me.”
“Okay.” Wooyoung sighed quietly and kissed Yunho again.
All kinds of thoughts were passing his mind. What could it be that Yunho was going to surprise him with? For a moment he thought that maybe Yunho was going to finally ask him to be his boyfriend. But what was the point of that? He was going to be gone right after that.
Maybe he was never going to be able to call himself Yunho's boyfriend and it upset him a little.
He snuggled against Yunho and hummed quietly, not letting his bad thoughts affect his mood. He had plenty of time to be upset after Yunho wasn’t around.
“Can’t you tell me what is the surprise connected with?” Wooyoung asked, making Yunho snort.
“I won’t tell you anything. I'm not giving any hints either.”
Wooyoung rolled his eyes.
Because it was a little colder, it took Yunho more time to dry out but after a while of just sitting there, he needed to go back into the water, leaving Wooyoung to sit alone.
Wooyoung moved a little closer yet still far enough for the waves to not reach him. He was playing with the sand and looking at Yunho who dived in, swimming around for a bit until going back. He stayed in the water, sitting opposite of the other.
Comfortable silence settled between them. The dark haired boy tilted his head back slightly and closed his eyes, enjoying the breeze. He sighed quietly, a smile tugging at the edges of his lips.
Yunho was watching him without taking his eyes off of him, admiring how effortlessly beautiful he looked. He would’ve said something but he just wanted to continue looking at him without breaking the silence.
It took him a while to realize that Wooyoung had fallen asleep like that. He giggled quietly to himself and dragged himself out of the water, moving next to Wooyoung and grabbing his shoulder. He shook him gently to wake him up.
Wooyoung hadn’t fallen deeply asleep, so he quickly woke up, getting startled and almost falling back if Yunho hadn’t put his arm behind his back to support him.
“Sorry,” Wooyoung mumbled out sleepily. He clung onto Yunho, not minding that he was wet from the water. “I didn't realize that I'm falling asleep.” He got a little embarrassed and hid his face against Yunho's shoulder.
“I only woke you up because you have to go to work soon. Otherwise I would’ve let you rest more.” Yunho smiled and kissed the top of Wooyoung's head.
“You’re so nice.” Wooyoung giggled muffledly.
“For you.” Yunho pulled Wooyoung on his lap, cradling him in his arms and letting him take his time to get comfortable.
Wooyoung rested his head on Yunho's shoulder and hummed contently as the latter started rubbing his tummy gently with his hand.
“Why are you doing this?” Wooyoung questioned, eventually relaxing in the mermaid's arms.
“Dunno,” Yunho responded. “Just feels nice.”
The younger could only nod in agreement, already melting by Yunho's touch. He tiled his head to the side and buried his face in the crook of his neck, placing small kisses against his cold skin. “If you continue doing this I might fall asleep again,” he whispered and closed his eyes.
“That’s okay. I know when to wake you up.” Yunho kissed Wooyoung's cheek and smiled.
“You’re so cold but I still somehow feel warm when you hold me.”
“Don’t forget you’re wearing clothes that keep you warm.”
“Yeah but you warm me up even more.” Another giggle escaped Wooyoung's lips. “When it gets colder I won't have you to warm me up.”
Yunho hummed and smiled lightly. “Don’t think about that now.”