You were bored.

Bored out of your skull.

This wouldn't ever be the case and it was only a blue moon chance which you hated since it actually happened every year. You were the only one in the normally bubbling and joyous household and it would stay that way for the weekend.

As your father and brothers had been invited by some friends for their daughter's wedding, you found yourself alone at home while everyone else was spending the weekend away. You didn't want to go in the first place, so when your mother mentioned about them having a young and unmarried son, you were glad your father and brothers forbade you from going at all.

It was a Friday night and your family had left not even six hours ago, but you had no idea on what to do. It was late and you figured you should sleep, but then you reconsidered after realising you could have a sleep in tomorrow morning.

You even thought about texting Jaejin since he was awake, but your conscience for some reason told you otherwise. Donghae was out of the picture for the past week for some bizarre reason and you missed him with each passing day. It was practically eating at you that you may have offended him in a previous conversation.

It was only at midnight, when you had gone through the whole DVD cabinet and managed to finish bags of junk food, did you receive a message. From an unknown number.

Unknown
Hey, I'm sorry I've not been online lately. Unfortunately, I've been really busy and I scored myself a trip overseas for work. I'm in Japan right now, which explains the new number. Once again, I'm sorry for the ignorance of the messages. I'll check them when I get home :)
And yes, this is your love 💙

You
Donghae...?

You bit your lips hesitantly, unsure of what you should expect as the answer. Sure you knew no one else who suddenly went off the radar without another word, but it was always better to be safe than sorry.

Unknown
You're awake? And yes, it's me Donghae-SSI. Though I would prefer it if you called me opp instead!

You
Opp? XD

You
I really missed you...

Unknown
You know what I meant :')

Unknown
I missed you too 💕

You
What are you doing in Japan?

Unknown
Catching up with some work, it might be a few more weeks until I get back though

You
Now I'm REALLY curious. What do you work as exactly??

Unknown
I work in the photography industry. It's quite fun.

You
Well aren't you lucky, I work at a coffee shop ew

Unknown
Thought you lied it? Didn't SHINee come?

You
That was a one in a blue moon chance :'(

You
But it's not like I'm picky rn. I just need the money

Unknown
And what is your plan with all this money? Going to buy a house?

You
Nah, my dad refuses to let me buy my own apartment. Goes that he will pay for everything, I just need to ask him

Unknown
So... what's with all the money? You gonna fund someone?

You
I unfortunately have to get married at one point in my life and if my dad's financial support gets cut off for any reason, I need money in some way. As you know how conservative Korea is, I probably won't be allowed to work after I get married. That's not something I can dodge, honestly

Unknown
So... you're making money for your future?

You
Well I'm going to be totally honest here since I can trust you but trust me when I say I'm not pretty or smart or academic in the least. I only have money and even that is my dad's. Eomma wants me to get married to someone rich (genuinely think she doesn't want me in the house) but honestly if I'm getting married for money, the in-laws would want appa's financial support

You
So to avoid that, I'll make my own money and leave appa's money

Unknown
You know... you're quite cunning, don't you think? xD

You
Smart is the term I'd use myself... hmph

Unknown
Unfortunately, I beg to differ haha

You
>_<

Unknown
By the way, isn't it late? Why are you not asleep yet?

You
Been bored outta my mind. Everyone is at appa's daughter's wedding. I got left behind T-T

Unknown
They left you behind???

You
Nah haha I didn't want to go since I have assignments due in this week AND eomma wanted to set me up with their son -_-

Unknown
What XD

You
My mother is on a quest to get me out of the house I'm telling you! xD

Unknown
Aww that's cute n all but I don't appreciate

You
As if I do xD

You
Though my mother doesn't need to know this, apparently it's the friend's son who I grew up with until I was like 6

Unknown
How would she not know??

You
Oh because my mother and I didn't really interact since before then

Unknown
You grew up away from your mum?

You
Let's just say I wasn't supposed to be born

Unknown
OMG???

You
I don't need any sympathy if you're offering any. I'm cool with it xD

Unknown
Oh I wasn't going to offer you sympathy, you'd have my head

You
True xD

Unknown
Though I do wonder, how does that even work???

You
Weeeeeellllll basically

You
As you are aware, I have nieces and nephews

Unknown
Cute kiddies!!

You
Well actually the first twins are 16

Unknown
Uh, huhhhhh??? Doesn't that make them your brothers? Aren't you like 20?

You
Nah and ya

You
My siblings are 38, 35, 34 and 33 

Unknown
Omg that's a big , they're even older than me!

You
Yup and so when I was born, eomma didn't want to raise me and so I got sent to that boy's house

You
But like my oppa got married and convinced eomma to let me back? Yeah something like that

You
But yeah she's meeting the guy I was "getting married to"