Chapter 16
Seoul, Saranghae"Bathroom's down there, last doorway on the right, and here's the guest bedroom," Natalie opened the door to let Seunghyun in after leading him upstairs, "Make yourself at home."
Seunghyun walked in and placed his bags on the floor, looking around at his new abode. The walls were plain white, but a soft blue circular rug covered most of the empty floor, right next to a dark mahogany dresser. A painting of a scenic mountain view was framed on the wall adjacent to the door, and a small lamp was centered next to a digital clock on the nightstand.
"It's not much, but I hope you like it," said Natalie, and Seunghyun nodded.
"It's nice," he smiled as he walked further into the room.
His eyes landed on the big, comfy looking bed, and he pressed his palm against the soft mattress, leaving a slight imprint on the duvet. He glanced back at Natalie, who stood with her shoulder leaning slightly against the doorframe as she watched him. Neither of them spoke, and he wasn't sure if it was because they were alone at last, but the tension in the room was suddenly much more noticeable. The glint in Natalie's eye made Seunghyun curious, but she pursed her lips, trying to keep a straight face as she finally looked away.
"I'll leave you to get settled then," she said as she turned to leave, "I'll be in my room if you need me; it's just across the hall."
Seunghyun stood there for a few moments after she left. Glancing around his room once again, he walked over to the window, peering out at the New York suburb that lay on the other side of the glass. He plopped down onto his bed, breathing in deeply as he stretched out, letting himself sink into the softness of the blanket. He could have easily gone to sleep right then and there, but it was only afternoon and there were other things he would much rather attend to – namely Natalie. He decided to quickly unpack a couple of things, but didn't bother with most of his luggage and just left his bags by the foot of his bed.
When he walked out into the hallway, Natalie's door was already open and he stuck his head inside.
"Done already?" she asked him with a raise of her eyebrow. She was sitting cross legged on her bed with her laptop open in front of her, and Niko lay curled up at the other end.
Seunghyun nodded in confirmation. "Unpacking's not important anyways," he said as he walked over, "What are you up to?"
"Just checking the updated exam marks," she said as she closed her laptop, getting up to put it away on her desk, "Not too bad; pretty much how I expected."
Seunghyun looked around, noticing how neat Natalie kept her room. She stepped closer to him, and he happily wrapped his arms around her waist. It
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