At the supermarket, Youngjae makes quick work of grabbing what he needs off the shelves because he hates shopping and just wants to get it out of the way. Even so he is nice enough to ask if Jaebeom needs anything in particular, an offer Jaebeom declines politely.

“Aren’t you on a diet? Certainly you need to buy food in compliance with that.” Youngjae points out while steering his cart into the fruit and Vegetable isle.

Jaebeom feels a sombre mood befall him at the very thought of his awful diet. Stuffing his hand sin his jacket pocket, he looks around as they walk along the isle and finally replies, “I’ll eat whatever you have.”

“Are you sure?”

“I doubt that your diet is that unhealthy.”

Youngjae shrugs. “Point taken. We should grab some spring onion, vegetables, steak and sausage to stew.”

The way Youngjae just naturally includes the ingredients for Jaebeom’s favourite dishes into the budget, Jaebeom can’t resist getting swallowed up in the domesticity of it. He is getting way ahead of himself and he knows that but it doesn’t stop the flattering in his belly or the swelling in his chest.

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After they’ve filled the cart with all the food they need, Youngjae leads them to the toiletry isle to look for shampoo. Jaebeom is the one pushing the cart this time. They come to a halt in the cosmetics section and Youngjae immediately reaches for his favourite brand of shampoo.

Jaebeom recognises the brand and notices that it’s a different scent than what he has known Youngjae to use. “Is that mint?” the question comes out before Jaebeom can’t think better of it

Youngjae looks up to meet Jaebeom’s gaze. “Yeah. Why?”

“You used to use apricot.”

“I changed it. Mint is more refreshing.”

Jaebeom’s gaze momentarily slides to Youngjae’s hair. “I liked the scent of apricot on your hair.” He nostalgically mutters more to himself than to Youngjae and then he appears to snap out of it and adds, “I’m going to look for body spray. I think I might run out soon.”

Youngjae doesn’t know why he is doing anything for Jaebeom’s benefit, but after Jaebeom walks away to the next section, Youngjae puts the mint scented shampoo back on the shelf and takes the apricot one instead.

It really that he can’t stop himself from feeling the tinge of warmth at how comfortabl, domestic and just fitting it is shopping with Jaebeom, planning future meals together and Jaebeom telling him what cosmetics suit him best.  It’s just shampoo, but still. Try telling that to Youngjae’s flattering heart which has skittered too far away for him to control now. They haven’t even really talked yet, so Youngjae doesn’t want to hope or assume anything just yet but there is no denying the fact that despite the lingering anger he is feeling towards Jaebeom, it feels good to simply spend time like