part 17: bad news

y/n awoke to the smell of fresh eggs being cooked. she wandered into her kitchen where she found seonghwa, making an omelette with vegetables inside. "good morning y/n!" he said cheerfully. "i made you breakfast." he slid the omelette onto a plate and set it on the table for her to eat. he then sat down and she joined him. "this is a pleasant surprise! i thought you'd be at practice by now," y/n mumbled through a mouth full of food. his face fell a bit. "yeah. i have something to tell you."sensing his seriousness, she became concerned. "what is it?""i'm going to go on tour soon, so i won't be able to see you for a while."a brief but heavy silence fell. "oh.""i'm sorry y/n. i would bring you with be but i don't think it's viable.""yeah i don't think it is either."she knew it was his job, but she wished that he could just stay with her and they'd see each other all the times. "did you open the gift i gave you yet?""oh no actually i haven't. i forgot about that, being honest""well you were a bit...occupied last night"y/n hit him on the shoulder jokingly as she got up to retrieve the box. once she had it in her hands, she wasn't sure what to do. "should i open it now?""yes"she opened it, and inside found a shiny, silver, heart-shaped locket. the way it gleamed in the light took her breath away. "seonghwa it's gorgeous"

"look inside"

inside, on each of the halves, was a picture of the two of them together. this reminded her of the current situation, and brought tears to her eyes. with a breaking voice, y/n said, "i don't want you to leave""i don't want to leave either. i stayed this morning so i could spend as much time with you as possible before i left""when?""what?""when do you have to leave?""in a couple days, but i have to use the next days to pack and prepare everything."y/n sniffled. "but today is for us. i cleared everything on my schedule and it's all for us, babe"she started crying even more. partially out of sadness, but also out of love. "you're the best seonghwa. i love you"for a moment, she paused. they hadn't said that yet. how would he react? did she make a mistake? why did she even say that in the first place-"i love you too, y/n"he pulled her into a hug and kissed her forehead. "we should get the day started. do you want to wash your face?""yes," she relied tearfully, and so the day began.