A Sticky Situation
"No."
"Felix, please?"
"No!"
Y/N scowled at her best friend. She tucked her hands around his arm and tugged at him playfully, her face splitting into a grin as Felix rolled his eyes up to the night sky in mild annoyance.
"Pretty please?"
Felix groaned. "Do you want me to throw up?"
Y/N wrinkled her nose. "No."
"How about faint?"
" β¦ No."
"Then the answer is no," Felix enunciated the last word clearly, leaning down and writing letters in the air with his finger. "'N'. 'O'. Spells. No."
"You're no fun," Y/N sighed as Minho started to laugh. She looked up at the giant roller coaster near them; the carriage rushed past them and took with it a trail of adrenaline filled streams. Y/N pouted with longing, her gaze following the ride into the distance.
"I'm not going on it either," Minho was quick to interject just as Y/N opened her mouth. "I just ate."
"Well, why did you eat?" Y/N whined.
Minho shook his head. "What do you want me to do? Turn back time? Sorry, I can't."
It was late in the evening, the sky a watery shade of navy; a thick blanket of clouds hung above them. It didn't seem to put a damper on people's moods, however - the crunch of orange leaves echoed everywhere as excited couples and groups of friends ran around together, laughter filling the air and mingling with the flash of colourful lights and the muddled scents of fried food.
Felix smirked suddenly. "I know who you can go with."
"Who?" Y/N was confused. She looked towards him, trying to follow his gaze with her own. "Felix?"
Felix nudged Minho with his elbow; letting out a burst of amused laughter, Minho grinned devilishly at the sight of two figures emerging from a throng of people in front of someone.
"I may have invited someone," Felix said to Y/N. He slung his arm around her shoulders as he smiled into the distance.
"Who?" Y/N asked, furrowing her eyebrows.
Felix smiled; it was a slightly guilty smile, and when he turned to face her properly, Y/N felt her heart drop.
"Some day, you'll thank me for this," Felix said, clasping his hands onto her shoulders.
Y/N stared at him. She suddenly felt very, very uneasy.
"Lix? Lix β¦ tell me you didn't β¦ " Y/N's voice trailed off as her eyes landed on the people in question. She swallowed, her eyes almost popping out of their sockets. "Oh."
Usually, Y/N wouldn't have minded if Felix had invited more of their friends to join them. She had a special fondness for them all, even if they weren't all incredibly close; they still had a way of making things lighthearted and fun, and Y/N wouldn't have opposed that sort of atmosphere.
However, when Y/N clocked Chan standing beside Changbin barely a few feet away from her, she felt her oxygen being knocked out of her. He looked infuriatingly handsome despite his outfit being the most basic combination of clothes, and the chilly breeze had an annoying way of infiltrating Y/N's nose with nothing but the sweetness of his cologne.
She suddenly wished she had never let Felix weedle her innermost feelings for Chan out of her.
"Good timing!" Minho said, waving to the two friends. "Felix and I have somewhere to go."
Staring at her booted feet, Y/N napped her head up and glared at the man in horror. "What? Where?"
"You know β¦ we just β¦ have somewhere to be," Minho abruptly jabbed his elbow into Changbin, his eyes menacing as he tilted his head to the side.
"Oh, yeah! Me too. I need to β¦ go β¦ with them," Changbin stammered, though realisation began to flood through his eyes as he understood his friends' plan. He cocked his head towards Chan who's confusion mirrored Y/N's. "Looks like it's just you two!"
Chan's eyebrows shot up into his hairline. "Wait, Bin - "
He was cut off when Felix swiftly shrieked with laughter; he had grabbed Changbin and Minho and the three friends banged into each other as they began to run away.
"Felix!" Y/N yelled after him, appalled. "What the fuck?"
"I love you!" Felix laughed, waving at her. "Have fun! Text me!"
Her mouth dropping open in betrayal, it was all Y/N could do to stare after her friends. She was mildly aware that Chan had come to stand beside her, his own face utterly flabbergasted as he watched the three boys disappear amongst a large crowd of people.
"Wow β¦ " Chan breathed slowly. There was a short pause before Chan let out a nervous chuckle. "That was so rude."
Y/N let her eyes fall shut. She inhaled slowly and when she opened them again, Chan was watching her curiously.
"Hey β¦ " Chan said.
Y/N swallowed. "Hey."
Chan shoved his hands into his pockets. He was trying to appear nonchalant; he hoped Y/N wouldn't notice the way his fingers had a slight tremble to them against the fabric.
"It's pretty cold tonight, huh?" Chan asked lightly.
Y/N had no intention in telling him she currently felt so hot that she wondered if she could hear her skin sizzling under her coat.
She didn't reply. The silence became very, very awkward.
"I can't believe they left us all alone β¦ " Chan tried again when she didn't answer. "What do you wanna do?"
Chewing the inside of her lip, Y/N suddenly nodded towards the roller coaster she had been dying to go on earlier. She tried for an easy smile; she had a feeling it might have given her the appearance of a deceased Jack-o'-lantern instead and she inwardly cringed.
"Fancy going on that with me?" Y/N half joked. "Felix and Minho both didn't want to. Bet you don't want to either β¦ right?"
Chan tilted his head up to the ride. It was so high up he could barely see the top of the track; it seemed to disappear into a hazy layer of fog.
She was right. He really didn't want to.
He shrugged, however. "Sure. I'll go on it with you."
"I knew you wouldn't want to," Y/N laughed. She froze suddenly, realising what he had said a minute later.
She blinked at him. "Wait. Really?"
"Yeah," Chan smiled. "How bad can it be, really?"
Ten minutes later, Chan was immediately regretting his words. His face as white as a sheet, Chan held so tightly onto the small bar in front of him that he could soon see the colour of his bones through his skin. He didn't usually have a fear of roller coasters. But something about riding in the middle of the night with fog so heavy that he could barely see his hands in front of him was making the experience particularly eerie.
Y/N glanced at him through the corner of her eye. Their carriage had only just begun to trail up the huge track, and the man beside her already looked like a corpse.
She hid a smile.
"You okay?" Y/N asked him.
Chan grinned. It was a spectacular grin: it completely transformed the silent terror on his face with such a fake level of warmth that Y/N resisted the urge to burst into laughter.
"I'm great," Chan gritted out through his forced smile. "How about you?"
"You look like a ghost," Y/N said simply. "Why did you agree to come with me?"
They had neared the very top of the roller coaster. The carriage slowed to a very slight haunt as it uprighted itself, readying itself to shoot down the hill in front.
Chan swallowed thickly. "Because I li - "
Whatever Chan had intended on saying was suddenly ripped out his mouth; his words melted into a high pitched scream as the carriage dropped, and soon the sound became silent with the sudden momentum that had pulled them down.
As the ride continued, Chan's screams and yells entwined peculiarly with Y/N's laughter. The man was gasping dramatically as he was slammed to the left and to the right, and at one point he banged his head against the back of the seat so hard that he momentarily forgot about his initial terror. He groaned in pain instead, his whimpers causing Y/N to almost pass out from the intensity of which she was laughing.
After what felt like simultaneously a couple of seconds and a couple of lifetimes later, Y/N and Chan stumbled out of the carriage. Chan was limp and he crashed into Y/N who flew into the nearest wall, her laughter spiralling into the air as she collapsed onto the ground.
"Oh my β¦ " Y/N wheezed, letting herself fall back onto the damp grass. She clutched at her stomach in pain, a lifeless giggle escaping her as she coughed. "Oh my gosh."
Chan was breathing heavily. He scrambled up and off of Y/N before circling his fingers around her wrist and pulling her up after him. He pulled slightly too hard and Y/N tripped; she lost her footing and crashed down on top of him, this time Chan's back hitting the ground.
"Ow β¦ " Chan groaned, immediately clutching his head. "Not again."
Suddenly concerned for the well-being and safety of Chan's head, Y/N slid off of him. She tugged at him until he was sat upright, and she gently placed her hand to the back of his head.
"Are you okay?" Y/N asked, softly rubbing his dishevelled hair. She smiled at him, her eyes sparkling; their shared ordeal had completely diminished the earlier bubble of awkwardness, and Y/N strangely felt less giddy as she looked into his eyes.
Chan grinned back at her. There was a slight graze over the top or his cheekbone, but the colour had started to flood back into his cheeks as he nodded at her.
"I'm okay," Chan laughed. He stretched his neck to the side, a comical groan leaving his mouth. "I never want to do that again though."
Giggling, Y/N slipped her hand into his. It was warm and comforting, and she heaved until he was standing up again.
"Why did you come with me?" Y/N asked again as she gently dusted the leaves off of the man's back. "You didn't have to."
Chan shrugged. He ignored the sudden heat at his ears as he remembered how he nearly slipped up the first time she asked him the question.
"You looked like you really wanted to go on it," Chan chuckled. He followed Y/N as she began to weave herself through small crowds. "I didn't want you to go on it alone."
His stomach suddenly rumbled; embarrassed, Chan covered his body with his hands as though it would stop the sound.
Y/N started to giggle. "What do you wanna eat?"
"Whatever you wanna eat," Chan replied as his lips turned up into another smile.
Much to Chan's surprise, Y/N slipped her hand into his. He looked down with wide eyes before he was tugged towards a friendly looking stall, and he couldn't help but laugh quietly to himself at the joy on Y/N's face.
"Caramel apples!" Y/N squealed. She smiled at the woman serving, pointing to the display case. "Can I have two of these, please?"
She slipped her fingers into her coat pocket; but before she had the chance to reach for her purse, Chan had already handed over a stack of coins to the woman.
"Hey!" Y/N exclaimed as Chan started to chuckle in satisfaction. "I was gonna pay."
"Don't worry about it," Chan shook his head. He took the two apples from the woman and held one out to Y/N with a soft smile on his face.
Y/N sighed. She took the apple anyway, her eyes lighting up at the high shine of the caramel.
Chan lifted the apple to his mouth. He opened his mouth before closing it again; he frowned at his apple, turning it around before attempting to bite it again.
He let his mouth fall shut.
Chan sighed. "Is there a reason you chose the hardest food to eat?"
Y/N giggled. "It's fun."
"Me embarrassing myself is fun to you?" Chan asked; he had managed to nibble the bottom of his apple, and Y/N grinned as she took a massive bite out of her own.
Chan's mouth fell open. "How did you do that? It's so β¦ sticky."
Y/N shrugged. "You just have to go for the first bite. Then it gets easier to eat."
Staring at his apple with determination, Chan blinked slowly. He then bit the very middle of it; a massive chunk of the apple came out, and the man groaned, clutching at his jaw.
"Ow," He said, his groan of pain morphing into laughter, and then sounds of delight at the flavour of the apple. "Wait, this is really good."
"I love caramel apples," Y/N replied. She had taken another bite, completely unaware of the caramel that was glistening near the corner of her mouth.
Chan smiled. He pointed to his own mouth. "You have caramel here β¦ "
Swallowing her last bite, Y/N blinked. She touched her lip. "Here?"
Shaking his head, Chan started to laugh. "No. It's β¦ "
He watched as Y/N rubbed her mouth. To his amusement, the caramel still glistened over her lips, and the man inwardly took a deep breath.
"Here, I'll get it β¦ "
Reaching out, Chan placed his thumb on the girl's chin; Y/N's eyes widened, and she barely had time to realise what was happening before she felt the man's lips on her own.
Soft, warm, and sweet from the apple, Chan's kiss made Y/N's knees buckle. Removing his hand from her face, Chan scooped his arm around Y/N's waist before the tip of his tongue gently licked the smear of caramel off of her lips. His mouth curved into a smile against her mouth as he felt Y/N's breath hitch.
"All gone," Chan hummed as he stepped back. His eyes crinkled, and his nose flushed pink as he laughed at the shock on Y/N's face. He watched in increasing mirth as her apple suddenly fell off of its stick and landed promptly onto the ground.
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