— kitchen

@✦ b. joohyun To say Mingyu had a hard time stepping out of his routine was an understatement. Every millisecond of his day was now accounted for, as he started to get into the routine of company life. He liked it that way: no surprises, no disappointments, no being on edge. And every day started the same, with him catching the 5501 bus from Chungang University conveniently to right in front of their office building, greeting their receptionist, taking the elevator up to floor 16 while he checked his e-mail, then went to the kitchen to grab coffee only to be greeted by Joohyun. Joohyun wasn't initially in his routine at all; in fact, he wouldn't hesitate to say that she was an unwanted surprise the first few times he saw her. "Good Morning, Mingyu," Her soft voice chimed, "Could you help me? My computer won't turn on." She handed him a cup of coffee she'd just made as she spoke, as if to sweeten the deal. Running a bit early he'd agreed, fixing up her simple computer issue and taking a sip of coffee as his reward, a cup that was perfectly made to his likings despite never interacting with this girl before. It happened a few more times before it simply became naturalized in his routine. 11:05, take bus 5501 6 stops to Gangnam, 11:45, help Joohyun. And he liked it that way, he realized, as he walked into the kitchen to be greeted by nothing but silence. Something was off, and it was quite displeasing. "Where's Joohyun?" He checks his e-mail again, panicking as his perfect schedule was thrown off.