"i'm gonna get going", wonwoo says as he zips his backpack.
"yeah, okay", but you don't even look at him.
"i'll text you once i get there", he tries out, testing the waters. you still don't look up from your phone.
he bites back a laugh by pressing his lips together.
"i'm leaving that book you wanted to read, it's on my desk."
wonwoo knows. he knows you're just trying to play it cool and pretend you're not sad - and maybe ignoring him is the best way -, but he can't buy that today. not today. so he walks up to you, standing in front of you on the couch, his tall and broad frame blocking the light that's coming from the window.
"are you mad at me?", but he knows the answer. not at him, maybe just at korea's government.
you finally look at wonwoo, bright eyes staring at him through your eyelashes. his hair is way too short - vernon's buzzcut kind of short -, his glasses are a bit crooked and he has no business looking that good in a plain black t-shirt.
"i'm not mad", you sigh. "i'm just..."
you shrug, but he gets the feeling.
"come here, let me say bye to you."
"i don't want to. you're not going anywhere, i don't know what you're talking about. for as long as i'm concerned, you're just traveling with your members for a while."
"that fantasy could easily work if mingyu wouldn't be pesting you while i'm gone", wonwoo chuckles. "but i'll tell him to go easy on you, to indulge you."
you roll your eyes, getting up from the couch and hugging wonwoo as tight as you can. i mean, it's not like he's gonna spend years away; you know that as soon as he's finished with training, he'll come back to you (and to mingyu, for that matter). but still, it feels a bit bittersweet, doesn't it?
"call me everyday", you tell him, your cheek pressed against his chest.
"you know i can't, babe. but i'll do my best to contact you."
your tiny and defeated 'okay' makes wonwoo chuckle again. he plants a kiss on the top of your head, letting himself smell your shampoo too. as always, it smells like home to him.
and, fuck, he isn't even out that door yet, but he can't wait to come back home already.
a/n: go and serve well, wonwoo. hope you get to rest a bit, we'll be waiting for you. i love you. ❤️🍒