lost and/or stranded

The car is parked on the side of the white paved road. The heat is cranked up the highest it can go and Sehun is clutching his arm. Truthfully, Jongin had originally thought it would be a great bonding experience to drive all the way to his parents country house in the middle of the biggest snow storm the Midwest had ever seen - it was not his brightest moment and resulted in their car getting stuck in the middle of nowhere.

He had barely been able to call his childhood friend Chanyeol to come help them out of the ditch they had served in. The service was not too good but thankfully he had been able to give their gps location.

But, he knows ultimately this is going to ruin his boyfriend’s Christmas and he cannot swallow down that guilt.

Chanyeol would be able to get them but it would take him a day to do so. In a day it would be Christmas. They would have to spend the night in the car on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere on the morning of Christmas.

“At least we have enough gas to keep us warm for now.” Sehun huffs trying to be optimistic for Jongin’s sake.

Jongin cannot manage a smile. Sehun, who has always been understanding and there for him, just wanted a Christmas with a family. Sehun’s own family was back in Korea while he went to study abroad in the US. His relationship with them were estranged since he openly came out as gay. Jongin had always been very open to his parents about his preference for men but it was slightly different because his parents had been raised