#oops Hira made me fall in love with Hongjoong

[lee--felix]

“Close your eyes and hold out your hands.” and Hongjoong

One Hundred Ways To Say "I Love You"

33. “Close your eyes and hold out your hands.”

wc: 650 warnings: none

The warm summer sun shone through the windows of the dorm, illuminating the kitchen in an orange glow. You had been awake for a while, your eyes fluttering open and reaching for the empty space beside you. No matter how early you woke up, Hongjoong was always up earlier. You recalled falling asleep together, your nagging about his lack of sleep finally getting to him. He could barely pull his arms around you before falling asleep, mumbling something about his work that needed to be finished.

You slowly stirred the coffee you had just crafted, filling it with sugars and spices until it smelled like a bakery throughout the dorm. This coffee wasn't for you though, at least not entirely. Whenever you had the privilege of staying the night at the dorm (a rare treat from KQ), the first interaction between you and your boyfriend was to share a cup of coffee. Not quite remembering how the tradition started, you only had fond memories of Hongjoong always complimenting the way you made the drink, nearly drinking all of it himself before you could take the mug from him.

You knocked quietly on the door of his studio, though he had given you permission to come in unannounced, you never wanted to interrupt his work. Jumping up to open the door for you, a smile spread across his face as you sat the mug down on his desk.

"Good morning, y/n. Sorry I didn't wake you when I got up." Wrapping you up in his arms, he placed a gentle kiss on the top of your head.

"Interrupting my sleep is a death wish, you made a wise choice." You joked, returning his kiss with a gentle peck on his cheek. You sat down on a brightly colored bean bag chair in the corner by his desk, grabbing your book that you had left there last night. You often sat here and read while he worked, spending time being in the warm presence of each other without disturbing the other. As Hongjoong sipped the hot coffee and nearly burned his mouth with his impatience, you giggled into the stiff pages of the new novel you had just bought. Your giggling incited an adorable laugh from him as he pulled his chair a bit closer to you. Fumbling in the drawer of the desk, he seemed to be searching for something specific.

"I have something for you, hold on." After a few more moments of checking different drawers, he shook his head. Of course the box was sitting right on the other side of the desk, right in front of his face. But you didn't know what that box was for, so it wasn't like the gift was going to be obvious. "Close your eyes and hold out your hands." He instructed with excitement in his voice.

Nodding, you did as you were told, putting your book down on the floor as you held out both hands. You could hear him fighting with a cardboard box for a minute or two, cursing the plastic packaging inside until it sounded like whatever he was unboxing had finally come free. He placed a rather large object in your hands, grinning as you opened your eyes once more.

"Oh, these must have cost a fortune. These are the same ones you have, right?" You marveled at the expensive pair of studio headphones, looking them over with awe.

"A newer model than mine, actually. But I know I can get noisy and annoying when you're trying to read so... I figured this would help you tune me out." He chuckled, helping you adjust the headband until it was a perfect fit.

"But I love hearing your voice." You insisted, smiling up at him as he tugged on either side of the headphones to adjust them. "That's why I drown you out by listening to your own music."