Hawaiian Shirt

Stolen Moments
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Seohyun smiled when she found a familiar, outrageously kitsch Hawaiian shirt laying on top of a beach chaise, sliders tucked neatly underneath along with a phone and wallet. Sitting, she pulled out the latter items, dusting them of sand, and then looked up, squinting even through her sunglasses at the expanse of glittering sunset-strewn ocean to search for him among the few late afternoon surfers.

There.

Yonghwa pulled up like a shot, catching a wave that rose and curled behind him. Seohyun unlocked his phone, snapping a few shots of him silhouetted in the fading day. For a few glorious seconds he rode the wave, tracing sines in the curl, before its strength overtook him. He tumbled in with a laugh nevertheless, before resurfacing and sliding back onto his board to sit for a rest. But, glancing over, he then waved, and began paddling over.

He rose out, picked up his board, and walked over. Seohyun snapped more pictures, catching her lip between her teeth in an attempt to hide her grin.

“Enjoying the show?” he teased with a raised eyebrow as soon as he arrived, propping his board against a nearby palm tree before facing her again. Accepting the water bottle she presented him, he took several pulls, eyeing her as her own eyes gingerly followed salty waterdrops trail down his defined chest.

Snap. She grinned at his bemused scowl, handing his phone back to him. “Don’t complain. I got great shots for your Insta.”

He thumbed through his gallery, then nodded. “Right. But you did, right?” Dancing eyes pinned her.

“Maybe,” she replied with a demure shrug, handing him his towel. “Possibly still do. Not sure.”

Yonghwa threw it around his shoulders, idly drying himself. “Found the place okay?”

“The taxi did,” she replied. “Found this quickly, too,” she added, pointing to the ridiculous Hawaiian shirt.

He grinned. “See? It’s a great shirt.”

Seohyun hummed her doubt, but held her tongue. One did not insult Hawaiian shirts in Jung Yonghwa’s presence unless they wanted to hear a diatribe on why they were awesome for the next several minutes.

He bent, plucking his wallet from where she’d left it on the chaise, and then fished a card from it. “Here. Go in first. I have to return the towel and surfboard. I’ll be there in a bit.”

Seohyun accepted the hotel card as she stood. “Which room?”

He snorted a little as he tossed his shirt on, then raised laughing eyes at her. In that moment, that frighteningly gaudy shir

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HotPotatoSweetPotato #1
Chapter 9: Aww this really hits hard. As a fan, i also experienced losing a favorite actor a few years back and it was not the same again. I have become cautious and always distancing myself from emotionally getting involved because I know how hard my heart could break. I don't even know how I got to shipping these two despite that...



Back to this, having someone beside or on your side who understand always helps. I was so glad then to have a friend in that fandom but I didn't like that I had to be the one to break the news to her. Healing is easier when someone knows exactly what it feels and can hold your hand even though virtually.



I hope writing this made you feel better, or maybe even just released some sadness. Grief can be a traitor sometimes and just randomly creeps up on you.
HeRShEly #2
Chapter 8: its so real..and also highlights how sad it can get for them :( all the best with work!! we'll wait for your updates heheh
seolady2806 #3
Chapter 8: Poor yongseo, even i love to see them together, i respect their private lives..
HotPotatoSweetPotato #4
Chapter 8: Awww, I understand her fear. Especially if she was still the very careful and proper seohyun, it makes sense. Maybe she got a little braver after? She did say that in one interview following her birthday and he sort of said it too after his discharge. Anyway, it's interesting, and the ending was hanging but perfect. It works.

I'm procrastinating on my last two chapters. Thank you, this kind of got me back into the feel of things.

Oh, and I've always wondered what is up with his hawaii obsession hahahaha. I hate how he's dressed like a dad lately but it's funny too.
Nananaka #5
Chapter 7: I really appreciate it!!! You've made this story become more and more real. I love it and I'm looking foward to read the next chapter!
HotPotatoSweetPotato #6
Chapter 7: I lol at come to FNC. How convenient would that be but very suggestive. Maybe one day.

And they deserve at least a proper duet together. One won't hurt (at least to us gogumas). Can i ask for a drama too? Tho i'd prefer a romcom because my heart is very cautious about melodramas. I actually tried to avoid dramas even american series now. I have deep scars for that. Actually I shouldn't be shipping couples anymore but these two just can't be helped.
HotPotatoSweetPotato #7
Chapter 6: All of us are slightly delusional and it's been 10 years for most of you (since i started only last year).

Anyway, how frustrating it must be for an artist not to be able to express herself, and for what? An image to maintain? But unfortunately that's how the business works.

Being a ghost writer for him actually sounds plausible. Or should i say secret collaborator? But them writing songs together would have been perfect. Only time will tell. I hope that the day will come that we will see them credited on each other's work
aquaeia #8
Chapter 5: I really applaud both of them during that time for religiously wearing their couple rings even outside of the show. It just shows that Yonghwa was as dedicated to fulfill his promise of wearing the ring at all times as Juhyun was. I mean can't really blame him coz she can be crazily vindictive and scary when she's pissed. He can't risk another extended mildang situation happening when he's really invested in their marriage for the show. And yeah, since their time in WGM had to end somehow, it would feel strange for them both to go on without their rings at hand. I'm just glad that here Juhyun was still in character to ask him first before removing her ring. She seems to always want them to do things together.
HotPotatoSweetPotato #9
Chapter 5: My heart...i was waiting for an explosion but thankfully there wasn't (must be thanks to the part you cut). This gave me a bit of an inspiration on what to write next tho so thank you.

I also wondered where that ring could be. And all the other stuff they've accummulated over months. While a lot of them could be easily disposed, the ring is quite a different scenario since she changed it to something of actual valie. I guess while he was just being playful about just having a 2000 won ring, he probably thought it would be practical since it would be "easy" to dispose later.
HotPotatoSweetPotato #10
Chapter 4: I don't know why this is making me cry but well, waterworks. I love how serene the whole scene is but also the tension! I thought of something similar but set during the Japan trip. I'm not gonna write that one... "Are you happy with me?" is a such a loaded and bold question. I imagine how it might have knocked her off internally. And i agree with her being clueless and not dumb. Good job on that because i've struggled with writing her in such a way.
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