Vacation had been brutal. Daehyun had been hoping he would get to spend the holiday season nicely for once, without excessive tears and ice cream this time, but no. Of course things couldn't just go over without a hitch. For the first time ever Daehyun somehow found himself with a boyfriend around Christmas time, an unfortunate holiday that his parents begun celebrating a few years back after a visit to the states. It took the Busan boy a bit of deliberation but he eventually invited his boyfriend along, to which the other excitedly accepted. Maybe a bit too excitedly, now that Daehyun though back on it..

In the end it turned out that his boyfriend had an ex in Busan, and had been wanting to go back for quite some time and well... hook up, to put it bluntly. Honestly that man was an idiot for thinking he could get away with it. Then again Daehyun hadn't really been dating him for his intelligence...... really why had he dated him..? At this point he had no clue anymore.

Thirty minutes later his plane landed and he quickly departed, eager to get home and probably mope around his apartment for a week until Youngjae forced him to socialize. Though he may curse his best friends at times, Daehyun really had to thank the boy for taking such good care of him over the years. He knew he could always count on Youngjae for anything and everything. He wondered for a moment if he should call him for a ride instead of getting a cab, eventually deciding against the idea knowing his friend was probably busy with Jongup, Himchan, or even studying for another college exam coming up, he seemed to have those nearly every week.

It took twenty minutes for his cab to arrive and Daehyun was nearly to the point of ripping his strawberry hair out in frustration when it pulled up in front of him. He gathered his things and got settled into the backseat, hastily giving his address and letting his head fall back on the leather seat with a sigh. The cab was filled with rap music for background noise and Daehyun managed to enure it for a solid ten minutes before peeling his eyes open and giving the driver a glare. He couldn't tell much from the back, but the cabbie looked quite young, tall though, with his head nearly hitting that roof of the car, and black hair styled in a slightly messy fashion.. or maybe that was just from leaning his head back on the seat.

“Mind turning the music off?” The red head asked, eyes still locked onto the back of the drivers head. There was a moment of silence and the cab slowed to a stop at a red light, the cabbie turning back to give a quick glance to his passenger and offering a cheeky smile that showed off his dimples. Daehyun was a bit taken back by how handsome he was. His black hair was pushed to one side in the front and he had thin wire glasses perched atop his cute nose, his lips looked soft and Daehyun could feel his heart start to beat a little faster.

“Not a fan of it?” The driver asked rhetorically, his thin fingers already reaching out to turn off the music. In the following silence after the radio was turned off, Daehyun came to the realization that he had made a bad decision. There was now a tension in the air that he hadn't quite realized the music was preventing. He shifted a bit in his seat and glanced out the window, wondering why they were still stopped. Oh of course they had to be stuck in traffic. While pressing his face against the glass the strawberry haired boy tried to get a good look at all the cars stuck in front of them, and from what he could see it looked like they'd be here awhile. Great.

Ten minutes passed. Ten. Whole. Silent. Minutes. Except for all the honking of cars of course. The tension in the cab had only grown and Daehyun really didn't want to deal with this right now. All he wanted was to go home and have a nice cry over his cheating boyfriend, ahem... ex-boyfriend, and watch some ty romance movies. His mind started to wander back over the events of his holiday season for probably the millionth time in twenty-four hours and he felt the prickle of hot tears sting his eyes.

“..” He mumbled, rubbing viciously at his eyes. Did he really almost just cry in a cab? Honestly how pathetic could he get? Daehyun sighed and let his head fall into his hands in shame, shoulders slumping along with him.

“..Bad day?” Came a voice from the front seat, it was surprisingly soft, almost shy really. Odd, considering how teasing the driver had been earlier about the music. Maybe he had sensed the tension in the atmosphere as well. “I'm Junhong.” He introduced, not turning to face the back seat as he spoke. “You seem like you've had a bad day..” Junhong's words trailed off and for a moment and Daehyun wasn't really sure how to respond to that. The cabbie, or... Junhong was pretty much just inviting him to spill his entire life story while they were stuck in traffic, and while the offer did seem a bit tempting for a moment, he quickly thought better of it. He didn't even know the guy. After not getting a response the raven haired man in the front seat let out a sigh, shifting a bit and glancing out the window to his left. Silence was really starting to bother Daehyun.

“Just tired from the holidays.” The delayed response came out quickly, his voice a bit softer than usual. He received a nod in response, and after a moment of silence he decided he might as well continue.. It wasn't like he'd ever see this man again anyways. “I went to visit my parents with my erm...” He paused a moment, unsure if he should outright admit his uality or not. “My boyfriend, and he tried to sleep with someone else on the trip.” Well there it was, out in the open to a stranger named Junhong that he was stuck in traffic with for who knows how long. Daehyun really didn't undersand it completely, but he figured he told him for one of two reasons, either; Junhong had a talent for getting people to spill their guts to him, or Daehyun had really just given up. It currently felt like the ladder. A chuckle came from the front seat and the Busan boy lifted his head from his hands slowly, brows furrowed in confusion.

“Sorry, it's just.. I was just cheated on by my boyfriend as well. It's just sort of ironic, don't you think?” At Junhong's confession Daehyun couldn't help but break into smile, a soft and breathy laugh escaping past his plush lips.

“Definitely ironic.” He replied, looking up and catching eyes with the younger male. Both eyes lindered perhaps a few moments too long and Daehyun could feel a hot blush creeping up the back of his neck that rivaled the color of his hair. A loud honk startled them both and Junhong's head snapped back to the road and found that traffic had finally begun to move. The final miles to Daehyun's apartment seemed to breeze by all to quickly for him and as they got closer he nearly prayed for more traffic. Though even if they did run into more delays, the red head still came up with what he thought was a pretty clever plan.

They arrived twenty minutes later, not having seen any more traffic the rest of the way. Daehyun pulled some cash from his wallet and quickly paid what he owed. With a hot blush on his cheeks yet a grin nonetheless he swiftly gathered all of his things and exited the cab, mumbling a quick “Keep the change.” Before shutting the door. He made sure to give Junhong a wave before disappearing into his quiet and empty apartment.

After Daehyun's abrupt departure Junhong sat confused for a moment. He gave a mindless shrug and looked down to the wad of cash in his hand. 'Definitely too much..' he thought to himself, wondering if he should just go knock on Daehyuns door and give him the change, but as he unfolded the money a small piece of paper fluttered down into his lap. He gently picked it up off his leg and gave it a quick glance.

Jung Daehyun

(xxx)xxx-xxxx

Call me, cutie~

A grin broke out and Junhong's dimples proudly showed on his smooth cheeks. What a nice tip indeed. Maybe instead of going up and giving him the change now he could just use it to pay for their first date. That sounded like a much better plan.