part 6: cookies

when y/n woke up, seonghwa was gone. he must've left while she was asleep. she rubbed her eyes and checked her phone. a text from him read"i had a great time last night. we should do it again some time"y/n replied:"i agree. what about next week?""sure," he said. "i promise i won't ghost you""again"

the next week, y/n and seonghwa met back at her apartment to have dinner. she had cooked before he got there, but after, he insisted on helping make dessert-chocolate chip cookies . the two were squished into y/n's small kitchen, clamoring to get ingredients. "hey where do you keep your bowls?" asked seonghwa"in that cabinet over there," pointed y/n. "this one?""no the other one.""this one?""no. ugh lemme just show you." y/n squeezed in front of him and reached into a cabinet to get a bowl. seonghwa was right behind her, the cramped space forced him right up against her, pressing on her back. the bowl was too high up, and seonghwa reached to grab it for y/n. he handed it to her, and she turned around. they were centimeters away, which caught her off guard. "oh! um...t-thanks for getting that for me," stuttered y/n. "sure," he replied. y/n could feel his breath on her forehead, and she immediately became flushed. she put her head down and walked past, so he couldn't see her blush. seonghwa smiled to himself and carried on making the cookies. by the time the dough was finished, they had regained their comfort with each other,and y/n had almost forgotten about the earlier encounter. they were laughing while taking bits and rolling them into delicious spheres. when the sheets were all in the oven, they started a game of trying to catch chocolate chips in their mouths. they were throwing them at each other, somewhat badly, as chocolate chips were all over the floors. the game came to an end, and y/n cleaned up the mess. when she stood up from sweeping them into a dustpan, seonghwa was standing right over her, she was startled, but wasn't exactly complaining. without saying a word, he leaned in and kissed her. y/n could taste the chocolate from his mouth. seonghwa slowly drew back, and looked her directly in the eyes. "i think the cookies are ready," he stated. he then turned around and removed them from the oven, placing them on a rack to cool. "oh. thanks," replied y/n, dumbfounded. the night soon came to an end, and seonghwa had to leave. they lingered at the door, neither wanting the moment to stop. finally, y/n used his scarf to pull him in, and gave him a peck on the cheek. she smiled and wished him a good night. he walked away, and shouted back, "i'll call!""will you really?""yes. i promise"y/n smiled, satisfied, and closed her door, longing for another moment with him.