I Am So In Love With Zhuocheng

I am so in love with Zhuocheng

**FAIRY**

let's do this and more this fall

STRAY KIDS ✗ AUTUMN

Next door personal alarm - a yoo kihyun drabble

Today, as every other day, my very own personal, man powered alarm sounded around my bedroom. Scratch that, more like around my whole apartment. Kihyun and his obnoxiously loud, old vacuum were up, so I had no choice but to wake up as well. Don't get me wrong, there is a wall between us. We are neighbors, not roomates.

I've come to love most things about my new neighbor, even though I haven't seen him face to face since he moved. I love the arrangement of plants in his balcony and how he talks to them every sunset. I love the way he sings when he is cleaning or showering. I like the roadmap of footsteps in the hallway when he comes home at night. I even grew to like the way he starts cleaning first thing in the day, even though that meant I was constantly waking up too early for my liking. Around 7 am, I, perfectly awake, would knock on our shared wall 3 times to let him know I was awake- and he would knock back.

Today something was off and started right when the neon digits of my digital clock showed 8 am. I was nowhere being late for my college lessons, but it was an hour later than I usually wake up. "Than Kihyun usually wakes me up", I corrected myself trying to remember if I heard the buzzing of the appliance this morning and subconciously decided to ignore it for the first time. I did not hear his footsteps passing through till the time I left and classes and walks with friends kept my mind occupied until late afternoon.

I hoped in the shower, leaving the small window overlooking the skylight slightly open. It was another habit I acquired since Kihyun moved, 'cause since one of us was showering, that automatically meant an impromptu two person concert, but his voice never came. "You are getting weirdly obsessed Mel". I started making a simple dinner, mostly to stop worrying about a person I've barely seen or talked to and ate over Netflix and some long overdue homework. When the sun set, I realised that another ritual was skipped. Kihyun showering his plants with water and words of affirmation... it never happened.

And I kinda had enough. I grapped my keys and some leftover tofu stew and knocked on his door 3 times, so he would know who it is. The door opened revealing a very handsome young man, full of melted honey colours and soft edges. He seemed happily surprised and he smiled the most beauiful smile. "You are Melita right? You knock on my wall every morning". I smiled back offering the plate in my hands. "I haven't heard of you all day and I got kinda worried. I hope I don't overstep any boundaries here but I wanted to check on you". Kihyun opened the door more and revealed a dimly- lit kitchen with luggage tacked nicely in a corner. Answering my question about him being gone all day I added quickly:"Please if you ever plan on leaving again, give me a heads-up because I almost missed my classes without you waking me up".

Kihyun doubled over laughing, almost spilling soup all over his floor and I crunched in front of him trying tosteady him. It was midnight and we were kneeling facing each other on his doorstep with a bowl of steaming tofu soup between us. "I will gladly be your personal alarm clock for as long as you want me"

"Bats can hear shapes. Plants can eat light. Bees can dance maps. We can hold all this ideas at once and feel both heavy and weightless with the absurd beauty of it all. "

Can't you see me?