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Sunggyu x Woohyun

FanFic INFINITE

by G I F L Y

Do you think love has seasons?

For me, I think there is..just the time for the season of love is uncertain.

It's not like the seasons we experience on this planet...be it spring, summer, autumn or winter.

Even these seasons that we think have their own fixed moments...but sometimes they come around sooner or later than they should.

Snowflakes fell from the sky...floating and light...

I stretched out my hand and waited to feel the first snow of the year even though it couldn't penetrate my gloves and hit my skin...

The snowflakes on my hand make me think of that day...

Last year's first snow

“Ah, the first snow of the year has fallen...I really don't like it.” Sungyeol's grumbling voice and displeased pout made me smile.

This friend of mine, Lee Sung Yeol, hates snow the most... because when it snows like this it often makes him sick.

“So, should we close the shop late today? Wait for the snow to stop. Then we'll go back.”

I offer my opinion It wouldn't be a problem to close the shop a little too late...

Sungyeol nodded before taking the customer's coffee cup to the washing station.

This shop is a coffee shop that Sung Yeol and I share... We chose to run the shop ourselves. Because I don't have any other regular work...

Moreover, the daily income is enough for us to live without any difficulty...and have a small profit....

“Uh, Woohyun...have you heard the news? Dongwoo hyung is getting married.”

Sungyeol said...and his hands were busy cleaning the glass.

“Who are you married to? Do we know each other?” Sungyeol was quiet after I asked...

What's going on with this friend? I walked up to Sungyeol and gently nudged his shoulder with my shoulder.

“So...Who is Dongwoo hyung married to?” I asked again...I want to know who was the lover of my high school senior...Jang Dongwoo sunbaenim.

“Uh…” Sungyeol looked confused… “Hyung...Howon hyung.”

He answered quickly, as if he didn't want me to hear that name clearly.

Before slapping his lips softly as if he was blaming himself for...I shouldn't have talked about this....

Now that I've arrived I myself regret it as I asked repeatedly and took the answer...

Lee Howon...my ex-boyfriend...

We dated when we were at university...for a year..for a long time too...

But in the end, because of our extreme differences, our love could not survive...

But actually, the difference isn't an issue...it's because we refuse to adapt to each other...

How can I say that one year of dating him... seems like a long time to me.

I love him...but sometimes it's tiring...because everyone doesn't agree with each other. So it has to end with the word breakup.

My love season ended then. ...I walked into the season of loneliness alone...

"Uh...I'm sorry."

Sungyeol touched my shoulder. Because my hands are still busy with the glass.

I shook my head and smiled saying it was okay.

I'm really okay...now that I don't have anyone.

It's not because I'm closed off or anything...but I think I haven't found the right person yet...

I try to talk to people who pass by. But there is no one who makes me feel like...he is my love season.

“Oh...so Myungsoo didn't come to pick you up today...usually close to closing time, I saw him already waiting...”

I changed the conversation to get Sungyeol out of his guilt.

“I'm going to work in another province... I've been going since this morning. I'll probably be back in a couple of days."

Sungyeol smiled back at him before overturning the glass he had washed.

I nodded in acknowledgment before walking back to wipe the table where Sungyeol had just picked up the glass at the time...

The bell hanging on the front door of the store rang...that meant a customer opened the door.

I turned to look and saw a tall, slender man entering the shop, using a large hand to brush away the snowflakes that were clinging to my hair.

A strand of brown hair was slightly messy as a strong hand brushed it through. I don't know how long I stood looking at him...until the eyes of the person I was staring at answered...

He looked a little puzzled before giving me a smile... his small eyes narrowed until they were visible as thin lines...

But that was a smile that looked incredibly charming.

“What do you want?” Sungyeol’s voice snapped me out of my thoughts.

What am I doing? How can I stand there looking at him like that? Why didn't I ask like I asked other customers...

“Please give me a cup of hot coffee...”

He turned to answer Sungyeol before walking over and sitting on the table I was wiping.

“Would you like some more cake as well?” It wasn't my voice...it was Sungyeol's.

I myself don't understand. Even though it's just this close to the customer Why wasn't I the one to ask?

"I'd like a fresh milk cake, please." The man replied again...

“Hey Woohyun, come and help me when you're done cleaning the table.”

If Sungyeol hadn't called me himself, I would probably have been standing there for a long time.

Why did my consciousness drift like this...was it because of that person's smile...

Probably not.. I shook my head to get rid of the thoughts before walking back to Sungyeol behind the counter.

“I don't blink at all..do you like him?” Sungyeol touched my shoulder softly. Squinting and looking at something wrong

“Are you crazy!!” I think of Sungyeol...and myself...

Is it crazy to look at him like that?

Is it crazy to feel good about that person just because of his smile?

It feels good...even though it's just the first time we've met...

“Ah...take it and serve it.” Sungyeol handed me a tray containing coffee cups and a plate of cakes...

Is this teasing me? I held out my hand to receive it before giving him an accusing look.

"You don't have to look at me like that...I know you...like it."

The last word seemed like the speaker was deliberately emphasizing his voice and sending mocking glances at me...

Damn it, I really want to take a tray and hit it on the head.

I walked back to that customer again... before placing the cake and coffee on the table.

“Thank you,” he smiled widely before sliding the coffee cup towards him.

“Luckily, your shop isn't closed yet. Otherwise, I definitely won't have anywhere to hide from the snow.”

He said before looking through the clear glass window of the shop. The snow continues to fall... Actually, now it's time for us to close up shop...

If it wasn't snowing...I would probably be packing my things and preparing to go home right now...

Sometimes I'm thankful that it's snowing.

“The shop is decorated in a cute way,” he still invites for conversation, smiles...and turns his eyes back to look around the shop...which is decorated with small, brightly colored flower pots.

and photos of natural scenery that Sungyeol and I took while traveling

"thank you"

I smiled back... I wanted to say more. But it seems like I'm speechless.

Just because I saw that smile...what do I have to do to be able to stand here for a long time?

“Are you the owner of the store?”

“Oh...yes, I partnered with a friend to open a shop.” I answered, turning to look at Sungyeol.

Which is now looking at me and the customer with his chin resting...and he is also giving a mischievous smile to mock me...

“Uh...then I'll excuse myself.” I regret saying this sentence...

Want to stay there...want to stand longer... But when I realized it again, I walked back to the counter.

“I'm really confused...”

"What's wrong? Run away." I pretended to lift the tray and hit him. Sungyeol quickly jumped away...

The only customer in the shop raised his coffee cup and took a sip... Before dealing with the cake....

For an hour he sat like that...and ordered a second cup of coffee...sip...sip. And keep sipping

It was like he was afraid it would run out....but in the end that cup of coffee ran out again...

"I'd like another hot coffee, please."

His voice makes me and Sungyeol have fun from wiping glasses and cake plates...

Sungyeol hurriedly made coffee...and I was still responsible for serving as usual.

“Do you close the shop late?” he asked as I placed a hot mug of coffee on the table.

“Well...it's probably closed when the snow stops..” I looked outside.

Now it's like the ice crystals falling from the sky are starting to fall...it's probably close to stopping.

“Are you waiting for someone?” I decided to ask.

Because it seems like he doesn't want to go back yet...and he looks nervous...like he's waiting for someone.

“No,” he answered with a smile again as usual...why was he smiling so well like this?

Would it be strange if I asked his name....

“Uh...is there something wrong?” He stopped from holding the glass and turned to ask me.

“Uh, nothing,” I replied before walking back to the counter.

It would be strange if I asked his name... especially since this was his first time here. It's even more strange if I ask.

If he's a regular customer, then say... That would be reason enough for me to dare to ask his name.

Sungyeol and I started packing up our things... I didn't think he would order coffee again...

Because the snow outside seemed to have stopped right now...that meant he didn't need to hide in the store anymore.

And Sungyeol and I should go home as well...

The man lingered for a moment before walking towards the counter.

Meanwhile, I chose to walk to the sink...let Sungyeol handle the billing...

I saw the incomprehensible look that Sungyeol gave me... but I also didn't know why I had to hide like this...

After the last customer returns Sungyeol and I helped clean up the shop before going out to wait for the bus at the bus stop.

“Ah...it's yours.” Sungyeol handed me a piece of note paper...

“Take it, it shouldn't be a debt collection note,” Sungyeol emphasized when he saw me hesitatingly looking at that piece of paper…

I took the piece of paper and stared at it... Phone number?

"I wonder if he'll like you."

“Kim Sungkyu…” I read the name on the piece of paper softly…

What's wrong with my heart is that it's beating so hard right now...

If it's like Sungyeol said...I'll be very happy.

“Do you mind if I call you?”

“Maybe it's better to ask your heart...” Sungyeol replied as he reached out and lightly patted my left breast.

“But if you want to call...call tonight...I think no matter how late it is, he probably isn't asleep yet. Played Dove Coffee for three cups.”

Sungyeol laughed after finishing speaking... Until I couldn't help but laugh along...that's right...his eyes would definitely be bright until morning.

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“Woohyun, did you wait long?”

A call pulled me back into the first snowfall of this year... And now that person stepped forward and stood next to me.

“Not long…”

“By the way, what do you want to eat? Have you thought about it yet?”

“Is the coffee good, Sunggyu hyung?”

"No more...Come here and eat Korean meat."

His thick hand grabbed my hand and held it in his own before leading me off to my destination...

My love season...it started almost a year ago...until today it still hasn't ended.

I told you that the season doesn't have a fixed time...for me...I want him to be the season of my love forever...