Sungjin is sitting comfortably in the pew, glancing at his watch every so often just to make sure he was on time. He doesn't really pay mind to the fact that he doesn't recognize a single person around him, because he's more excited for his friends that are tying the knot today. He recites the information on the invitation in his head,

Ceremony starts at 1PM, he recalls, checking his watch, proud that he's early as it's only 12, but finds it a bit odd that everyone else is early too.

Sungjin appreciates the beautiful decorations that adorn the high ceiling of the church, it's bright and welcoming - just like Brian and Jae said they wanted. He's fixing the buttons of his maroon blazer when he receives a text from Brian,

Kang Bri: Dude, where are you??

He furrows his brows in slight confusion, 

Park Sungjin: I'm right here, second row

He scans the room,

Park Sungjin: Wait, where are you?

Kang Bri: No you are not, I don't see you

Kang Bri: ANYWHERE

He's about to respond when the music starts and the guests rise, and he sees a rather handsome young man walk down the aisle to wait at the altar. Their eyes meet for a moment, but Sungjin continues to watch him as he situates himself.

Kang Bri: SUNGJIN WHERE ARE YOU

Park Sungjin: Okay.

Park Sungjin: I think there's been an error in my GPS

Kang Bri: Sungjin.

Park Sungjin: I'll be there ASAP, ceremony starts at 1, I know that

Kang Bri: WELL YOU DIDN'T KNOW THE LOCATION APPARENTLY

Park Sungjin: BRI I'LL BE THERE.

Park Sungjin: I wouldn't miss your special day.

And with that Sungjin puts his phone away and thinks of how to leave while minimizing the awkwardness. He's about to excuse himself and exit the pew but no one listens to him because the bride is making her way down the aisle.

She looks absolutely stunning, her brown hair styled in an elegant bun, the train of her dress long as it flows behind her graceful steps. She looks beautiful - not extremely happy however - Sungjin acknowledges, and turns to look at the groom whose expression surprises him. Sungjin expected maybe he'd look thrilled, maybe teary eyed in anticipation of marrying someone so beautiful, but he didn't expect the grim expression on the young man's face. He doesn't even spare the girl a smile when she arrives at his side at the altar and Sungjin decides to watch, reasoning with himself that he has time. Sungjin manages to escape the pew, but finds himself watching the ceremony from the back of the church, off to the side so that no one pays attention to him. 

Sungjin's surprised at how fast the ceremony is going as there was no reading of vows and before he knows it, they're doing the classic "I do"s. It's the man's turn to say I do, which he does, barely. It comes out as strained and sad. 

"If anyone can show just cause why this couple cannot lawfully be joined together in matrimony, let them speak now or forever hold their peace." 

The groom's eyes scan the room, almost as if in a cry of help that he knows no one will answer, and he meets Sungjin's eyes.

"I-I object!" escapes Sungjin's mouth in a rather pathetic yell before even he himself processes what he has just done. 

The man's eyes go wide and the bride faces him with expectant eyes,

"I object their marriage," Sungjin says, scolding himself for that lame excuse of an objection,

"I'm sorry, who are you? And why do you object?" the minister asks, the groom's expression asking the same question as Sungjin approaches the altar.

He grabs the groom's hand that's freezing cold, as if lifeless, and says,

"Because he's my boyfriend and we have somewhere to be," and with a pull, they're sprinting down the aisle, the groom's wide eyes fixated on their hand as he runs with him, not a fibre in his being wanting to slow down. 

With gasps of shock, sighs of anger and whispers of gossip, they leave the church, the poor girl at the altar and everyone there who was supposed to celebrate a holy matrimony. 

They get to Sungjin's car, the man halting to a stop,

"Who are you?" he asks, and Sungjin introduces,

"Sungjin. Park Sungjin, I'm-"

"Save it. If someone hired you, just stop. I have already told my parents I was going through with this, so," and he turns to head back to the church,

"Whoa whoa," Sungjin says and gets in front of him,

"I don't know who your parents are, Hell, I don't even know who you are," and the latter looks at him, confused,

"But I just saved you from someething you looked like you didn't want to go through with."

Sungjin looks into his eyes,

"But if I was wrong, and you really want to marry the girl at the altar," he steps aside, giving the groom a clear path,

"I sincerely apologize and you can just tell everyone I was a crazy fan or something."

They stare at each other for a few moments before Sungjin goes to the drivers side of his car and opens the door,

"Sorry for ruining that." he says with a genuine apologetic smile, and sits down, getting ready to start the engine and head for Jae and Brian's wedding, but then the man opens the passenger seat door and sits down.

"Thank you." is all he says, and Sungjin rolls down the window with a smile as they drive off after Sungjin triple checks the destination address of his GPS. 

"Who just gets in a car with a stranger?" Sungjin breaks the silence,

"I mean for all you know, I could be kidnapping you."

The man who's leaning his head against the window with his eyes closed, replies,

"At this point, I would be thankful." and Sungjin just nods,

"What about you, who just assumed someone doesn't want to get married and crashes the ceremony?" he shoots back and Sungjin laughs.

"Honestly, I don't know why I did that... but I mean, hey, I wasn't wrong, right?" and that causes the man beside him to crack a smile.

"Did it!" Sungjin proclaims, smiling to himself and the man looks at him,

"Did what?" 

"Made you smile. You've been deathly serious, even back at the church," Sungjin replies, looking to his side for a brief second and giving him a smile. The man shakes his head,

"Where are we going?"

"How about you tell me your name first?" and he exhales before responding,

"Kim Wonpil,"

"Wonpil," Sungjin tests the name and continues,

"Well Wonpil, we are going to my friends' wedding," and Wonpil scoffs,

"We're both dressed appropriately anyyway!" 

"Wait,"

"Hm?"

"Did you get the address wrong, and is that why you were at my wedding?"

"Firstly, your whatever that was, because that doesn't deserve to be called a wedding, was disastrous and secondly... Yes. I must've mistyped it or something," 

Wonpil's laugh is accompanied by clapping and Sungjin just what was so funny,

"It happens to the best of us, okay?" he defends and Wonpil nods,

"Of course," 

"Just shut up until we get there." Sungjin says, shaking his head in annoyance and his slightly irritated eyes focused on the road so he doesn't see Wonpil's small smile as he watches him.

They get to the right church and Sungjin finds comfort in recognizing some of the guests,

"Okay, we have to hurry or else Brian is going to kill me,"

"Maybe we wouldn't have to hurry if someone went to the right venue in the first place,"

Sungjin shoots Wonpil a glare,

"If I went to the right one, there would be no we and you would've been married by now, so shut up,"

"Sungjin!" interrupts their bickering,

"Bri!" Sungjin says, instantly changing his expression to happy yet apologetic, they greet each other with a warm hug,

"You look great," he comments and Brian sends him a look that makes Sungjin comments,

"Told you I'd make it in time," with a sorry laugh,

"Yeah, barely," Brian says and sees Wonpil who's standing behind Sungjin,

"And who is this?" and before Sungjin can explain the situation, Wonpil naturally extends his hand,

"Hi, I'm Kim Wonpil, Sungjin's date," and both Brian and Sungjin look at him, wide eyed and confused,

"Oh," Brian says in surprise, and looks at Sungjin,

"A date." he repeats with an amused smile and Sungjin is about to correct him but the event coordinator tells Brian he has to wait at the altar now.

Sungjin and Wonpil find a seat in the 3rd row pew and they're just waiting for Jae to walk down the aisle. 

"Kang Younghyun and Park Jaehyung," Wonpil reads, in a whisper, the pamphlet provided in the pews,

"Wait, who's Bri?"

"Younghyun, he studied abroad for a bit and his English name is Brian. It's a lot easier calling him that," and Wonpil nods before Sungjin asks,

"Why did you introduce yourself as my date?"

"Oh sorry, do you not swing that way?"

"No, I do-"

"Thought so, I saw you watching me walk down the aisle," 

"What? This isn't about me," Sungjin says, whispers getting increasingly louder, flustered and slightly frustrated, 

"What were you gonna do, tell him the truth?"

"Yeah! Now he's gonna ask about the date,"

"So just tell him the truth later, we didn't have time to explain my kidnapping," Wonpil says,

"It's not a kidnapping if you voluntarily got into my car after I gave you a chance and clear path to go back." Sungjin corrects, settling in his seat, and decides to add one last thing,

"Also, if you noticed me looking, you must've been looking too so glad to know we play for the same team." and Wonpil is about to refute but the music starts and the guests rise.

It's a beautiful ceremony - nothing like Wonpil's. The moment Brian sees Jae in his tuxedo and walking down the aisle, he smiles and doesn't stop, slightly tearing up and Sungjin smiles at the sentiment. Wonpil watches Sungjin more than the ceremony - showing subtle smiles, especially when Sungjin tears up during their vows because Brian and Jae start crying themselves. Wonpil's heart swells at the beauty of the ceremony, the sincere love demonstrated, and Wonpil genuinely smiles and claps when they newly wedded couple, Mr. & Mr. Kang, walk down the aisle.

"Do you want me to drive you home?" Sungjin asks as they wait for the reception. The reception hall was a couple of minutes away from the church, beside the hotel Sungjin checked into for the night, knowing he'd probably get drunk. 

"Is it rude if I stay?" Wonpil asks after a few seconds of thinking,

"Nah," Sungjin says with a smile,

"You're my date, afterall," he teases and whispers,

"Plus it's open bar, so enjoy because the first half of your day wasn't too great," and Wonpil laughs as the emcee introduces,

"Ladies and gentlemen please welcome the newly weds, Younghyun and Jaehyung Kang!" and the guests all stand up in celebration as the couple bursts through the doors in a happy dance, Sungjin cheers and Wonpil finds himself joining. Sungjin looks at Wonpil in pleasant surprise, and smiles fondly as he watches Wonpil cheer on the couple as they get ready for their first dance. The sound of an acoustic guitar starts, slowly, as Brian takes Jae's hand in his, plces his arm around Jae's waist and pulls him close with an endearing smile.

The crowd watches with various "aw"s and quiet sniffles are heard as they complete their first dance as a married couple. Sungjin watches with fond eyes and Wonpil stares at Sungjin, glancing at the couple sometimes.

After their first dance, serving of dinner and the various speeches is when the partying truly begins. Brian and Jae go around, greeting their guests and once they're done at Sungjin and Wonpil's table, they frequent the bar, deciding to just sit on the stools instead of constantly walking back and forth from their table.

"So, what's the deal with you?"

"Me?" Sungjin sets down his glass that's been reduced to just ice,

"Just a university professor who's enjoying his friends' wedding, nothing interesting... Today was the most eventful day of my life," he says with a laugh,

"A university professor who can't input the correct address?"

"I was off by a letter, cut me some slack," 

"Yeah, but if you checked into the hotel-"

"The reception venue and the ceremony church are 2 differently locations, okay?" and they laugh it off.

"How about you? Didn't think stealing a groom would be so easy,"

"Yeah well, when the bride doesn't want to say 'I do' either, it's a little easier than your average groom stealing," Wonpil swirls his liquor in the glass,

"And why were you at the altar in the first place?"

"My backstory is too long and gruelling to share with a stranger,"

"Even if that stranger is your knight in shining armour?" Sungjin says with raised eyebrows and a suggestive smile, and Wonpil laughs. 

"Just know that neither of us wanted to be there," he looks into Sungjin's eyes,

"And I'm really thankful that you swept me away when you did." 

Sungjin smiles and says,

"Ignore the silent pleas from a handsome man like yourself?" he shakes his head in disapproval with a click of his tongue,

"What a crime," and he asks the bartender for another round. 

"Okay, but you didn't know who I was and you just took to me to your friends' wedding," 

"Isn't a part of life the risks?"

"Not my life, no sir," Wonpil says with a scoff, 

"I'm starting to think you're crazy for doing what you did today," and Sungjin laughs,

"Yeah, me too. But what's done is done, so let's just enjoy the rest of the night, shall we?" he says, handing Wonpil another drink and he accepts it, saying

"I'll toast to that," and with a clink, they change topics.

A few minutes later, Jae and Brian join them at the bar,

"Hello Mr. & Mr. Kang," Sungjin says and they smile, and Wonpil straightens up as this is the first time he's meeting Jae,

"Hi, I'm Kim Wonpil," he introduces and Sungjin almost laughs at how formal he sounds,

"Ah, so you're Sungjin's date?" Jae says with a smile,

"Thanks for coming with him," and Sungjin rolls his eyes, Wonpil wanting to ask but he's clearly not his place,

"I should really thank him for bringing me," he replies,

"It was a beautiful ceremony, congratulations to the both of you," 

"Thank you!" Brian says before grabbing Jae's face for a big kiss on the cheek and Jae just laughs,

"Brian!" a voice calls, nearly drowned out by the music,

"Dowoon-ah," 

"Your family wants to take more photos," and Brian groans before taking Jae's hand in his and turning to the boys,

"Enjoy the night, okay guys?" he says and Sungjin raises his glass,

"Already ahead of you, Kang,"

"That name refers to both of us now," Brian says with a proud smile

"If we don't see you guys before you leave, thank you for coming," Jae says as they begin to walk away,

"Wait, why wouldn't you see us?" Sungjin asks,

"'Cause we're both hor-"

"Okay, go take photos!" he cuts Brian off, a disgusted expression as the couple walks away, hand in hand and laughing.

Wonpil and Sungjin revert to their close, quiet conversation. They talk about trivial things, the pivotal topic being the wedding as it's their only common factor. They keep on drinking to feel the buzz but their speech isn't horrbily slurred and they're not spewing nonsense.

At their closeness, Wonpil appreciates the details about Sungjin's face, admiring the way his chestnut hair is styled up to expose his piercings. He's rather young for a professor, or at least he looks like. Wonpil wonders what he would be doing with his life if he wasn't born into his family. He's never had fun like this, never felt so welcomed surrounded by people he didn't even know. It was odd and concerning, the way Sungjin made him feel warm when even his parents send him the coldest of glares, the way Younghyun and Jaehyung greeted him with sincere smiles despite his family members refusing to show even a hint of happiness.

This is a one time thing, Wonpil concludes, so he should enjoy it.

And he does enjoy it - enjoys every moment of them inching closer, Sungjin's offer to go to his hotel room, and their hasty goodbye to the newly wedded couple. 

This definitely is a one time thing, Wonpil thinks as Sungjin pushes the room door open and clicks the light on, his other hand not leaving Wonpil's waist as they kiss. It's a new breath of hot air that Wonpil's never experienced. The door closes as Sungjin picks Wonpil up by his slim thighs and Wonpil naturally wraps his legs around his body, their lips not separating as Sungjin walks to the bed, placing Wonpil down carefully before hurriedly removing his jacket. 

He's supporting himself with strong arms on either side of Wonpil's body as his lips move from his mouth, along his jawline and settle at his neck as Wonpil finds himself ing Sungjin's dress shirt just enough so he can see his collar bones. Wonpil makes a noise that makes Sungjin smile against his skin that's gone red from the suction. Their lips connect again as Sungjin s Wonpil's shirt, each graze against his chest feels like it burns and once Sungjin is satisfied with the exposure, he kisses down Wonpil's chest. Wonpil's finger hooks on one of Sungjin's belt loops and he smirks at the sound of the buckle coming undone, much like he is.

"Jesus, you're beautiful," and with Sungjin's voice that low, Wonpil almost shudders at the rasp. 

Wonpil's never felt someone's touch like this, in places where Sungjin seems to know so well, and it feels too good. He thanks the open bar for the liquid courage he gets to kiss Sungjin's neck as he takes off the dress shirt. Wonpil's kissed before, just not like this. Not with a stranger in an unknown hotel room, just never so freely. Each of Sungjin's touches was the undoing of various chains and locks that made Wonpil who he was and yet, he's never felt so excited to be liberated.

It's only when Sungjin's lips are placing soft kisses on the contours of Wonpil's pelvis that Wonpil realizes that he's never done this before,

"Wait," he says, and Sungjin stops immediately, sitting up straight and the sudden lack of contact makes Wonpil feel cold. 

"Are you okay?" Sungjin asks, and Wonpil nods,

"Yeah, everything was great- sorry I just never do this... Sorry."

"No, don't apologize," he assures, and shows Wonpil a smile, and the awkwardness settles in. Wonpil says,

"I don't think I can do this,"

"Yeah no, we probably shouldn't..." Sungjin says with a strained laugh,

"I never hook up, I don't know what happened, sorry," 

"Now you're apologizing," Wonpil replies with an awkward smile, suddenly feeling exposed as he reaches for his shirt, Sungjin reaching on the floor to pick his up and do the same. They're sitting on opposite sides of the bed, backs facing each other. 

"Do- uh, Do you want me to call you a cab home?" Sungjin offers because he can't drive and Wonpil's truly grateful he's so understanding and thoughtful. He doesn't want to think about what could've happened if he went to someone's room and they didn't listen or respect Wonpil's decision like Sungjin did.

"It's okay, I can just get my driver to pick me up," 

"Driver? Wow," Sungjin comments and Wonpil just nods even though Sungjin can't see him. 

Wonpil sends a text, and upon confirmation, says he can just wait in the lobby to which Sungjin's hesitant to let him wait alone, but figures there's security anyway. They're parting at the doorway and Wonpil admires Sungjin one last time - his hair that's become disheveled and his shirt wrinkly with the top 3 buttons undone to reveal his collar bones that have some spots of maroon and Wonpil can't believe he's done that. Sungjin's leaning on the door way, one arm above his head and Wonpil finds his eyes tracing his body before he snaps out of it and says something,

"Hey Sungjin," Wonpil starts, 

"Thank you for today... And I mean the entire day," he says with a nod to compensate for his awkwardness, and Sungjin laughs - Wonpil quite likes that sound.

"Yeah, don't mention it, it was fun." and he unconsciously his lips, 

"I wish you luck as you return and have to explain yourself," 

"I'll probably go into hiding for a few days,"

"Smart," Sungjin says, and they laugh before saying their goodbyes. They don't exchange numbers or any kind of contact information, just the word of parting. Wonpil takes the elevator down to the lobby, his mind replaying the scenes with Sungjin and he already misses that touch - he shakes his head vigorously each time he pictures Sungjin's face with half lidded eyes. It was a beautiful sight, he admits. 

Sungjin closes the door and leans his head on it, exhaling. He's never been one to hook up with people, especially strangers because that's essentially what Wonpil was. He didn't know more than his name and a vague guess on his age, and that he has a personal driver. That being said, he doesn't know if he would've stopped if Wonpil didn't say to.

It's a few days after the wedding, at a small cafe where Sungjin's waiting to pick up his usual order before going to his lecture that he meets a familiar pair of eyes. They go wide upon recognition and Sungjin realizes that beside Wonpil is the girl the left at the altar that day. Sungjin immediately turns around, trying to make small conversation with the barista. He receives his order, and thinks about how he's going to exit - Wonpil and company are seated near the door. From what Sungjin gathered from that night, the bride seemed to be on Wonpil's side, so he concludes he just needs to get by without being noticed by the woman and man that are seated across from them. Should be rather easy, they're not even facing his way, he comforts himself. Sungjin takes a deep breath before walking briskly to the door, not drawing any attention from anyone but Wonpil who steals glances, and he's almost out when someone bumps into him and knocks the drink out of his hand. 

"Oh, come on!" he says, mainly about the situation, not caring about the drink. Wonpil shuts his eyes and just thinks 'of course'. 

"Oh my goodness, I am so sorry! I'll buy you a new one-"

"Oh look, Wonpil. It's your boyfriend." the woman's voice says, rather amused although her expression couldn't be more serious.

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

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