— garden.

@✽ seungyeon h. hearing that she's rejecting the proposal makes joongki's heart clenched in pain and hurt. he's about to say something but halted his words as he know at this time , the girl is currently mad and angry at him. he keeps his mouth shut until she finished and hand him over a small paper contains her number. joongki watched her silhouette walked away and takes a deep breath after she left. he will make it this right this time. he promised.

he never thought she's actually carrying his baby all this while. damned his old tasks before. but still , it's one of his responsibilities towards their country and he just couldn't help himself but to left from their wedding day because the urgency. the way he struggled everyday to fight their enemies with their own lives on the line of course seungyeon wouldn't know that. and he didn't have heart to tell her about it — and it's fine. he'll just swallowed this bitter pills of his fate and try to win her over again.

@✽ joongki s. It didn't surprised Seungyeon that Joongki was reacting that way to the news. "Yes you're a father." He couldn't have known she wasn't showing any signs before he disappeared. She was going to tell him as a wedding gift that she already seven weeks pregnant at the time.

A sighed could be heard as her eyes turned ice cold while pulling her hands away. "I must refuse this proposal. I can not marry you. I understand it was for work, but who can say you will not just disappeared out of no one again even with your promise. It's also been years I can't say I am in love with you anymore. The future we once envision for ourselves long gone. For all you know I might already be involved or already liking someone else."

She took out a small notebook writing her number down before ripping the page out. "However Aera deserves to know who her biological father so yes you can see her. Here's my number just message or call me when you want to see her." She hand over the page before putting the notebook away. She took a look at her watch, and it was almost time to release the babysitter. "If you excuse me I have to be going." She without another word leave the garden to go home.

@✽ seungyeon h. joongki heaves another sighs at her response. not that he wants it's to be this way. it's very crucial time at that moment he knew he ed up. "don't say that... can't you give me a chance to fix this between us?" asked him before he was cut by her shocking words. "y you w what .."

oh god. ain't no way that's seungyeon is pregnant on that time and he didn't know about it ?? . joongki's eyes widened as he stares into her beautiful orbs rather disbelief. "yeon ... you are t telling me .. I'm .. I'm a dad .. now?" stutter him as he can't process this into his mind just yet. all of this too sudden tbh oh well not really since its already been 4 years that he left her. but still — it's quite shocking to know that.

he quick to hold her both hands and looks at her. "I'll marry you .. let me marry you again and this time I promise I won't leave. I'll take care of you both... and c can I see her ?" oh god. somehow his heart clenches at the thought of seungyeon to have to endure the hardships alone without him at her side. how bad he can be ? "I'll prove it to you with my actions.. hm?"

@✽ joongki s. Seungyeon felt her eyes twitching at his touch; however something in her told her to just shut up. She took a few deep breaths to calm herself down the best she can. It was difficult not to think he's telling her the truth. "Oh my." She felt all her anger leave in an instant upon seeing the scars. "It's still hurts even after knowing the truth Ki. You have to understand it's a long time a very long time. I no we can't just go back to how things use to be." She sighed not expecting this will be how their first meeting after so long goes. She closed her eyes,but doesn't back away.

"I can forgive you because I now know the whole story, but .." She bit her inner cheek wondering how to bring up Aera. "I have someone who need me now who will need me for many years to come." She realized maybe the best way to tell him was just to say it,and so she did. "We have a four year old daughter name Aera you didn't just leave me that day. You also left her while she was still in my belly."

@✽ seungyeon h. joongki was flabbergasted at the sudden yelled and the way her eyes getting teary cause his heart aches at the sight. he never wants this kind of things happen but at that time ,it's very crucial on that time that he was forced to leave and he really can't do anything bc its really his duty that he need to take care of with his teammates. he looks at her as he heaves another sighs as he's trying to ca her down by holding onto her both shoulders.

"yeon, I'm not lying. you have to trust me in this. I will prove it to you that I'm not lying okay. " jooogki thinks he doesn't have any other choices but to exposed his scars on his stomach and chest, so he decided to lifted up his shirt slightly so she can see the scars before he roll down his shirt. "i know it's my faults for leaving you at our wedding day, but i just ...got to do this kind of duties ... yeon I'm sorry. I'm really sorry that this kind of things happened on our happy day.. forgive me please." he bring his hands to cupped her cheeks and leans their foreheads together.

"forgive me, love. "

@✽ joongki s. Seungyeon narrowed her eyes while taking a few steps away from him. The years of build up raging emotions could break out at any moment. She was glad she decided to leave her daughter at home. Aera should never see this side of things. A hollow laugh escape her lips at his answer it didn't help her thoughts at all upon hearing it. "What reason do you have for leaving me on our WEDDING day Ki?" She asked eyes tearing up remember the very day.

"On duty?" She repeated dumbfounded at what she's hearing. "Of all the answers I thought you say that never even cross my mind. Do you really expect me to believe that?" Seungyeon shook her head not being about to trust him. "That's the worse lie you can come up with." She nearly yelled while debating if she should tell him about their daughter. Seungyeon wasn't sure if it was worth it. He's been missing in her life all this time. They are doing fine, but he deserves to kbow. It was risky telling him. He could just easily leave Aera.

@✽ seungyeon h. oh no. the sudden pain inflicted on his cheek cause him to flustered and stares at the woman in front of him in confusion. he rubs his own cheek and bites his lips before he heaves a soft inaudible sighs. if he just simply answered he's on duty, will it's makes sense to her ? and if he keeps on pretending not to tell her , will it be okay for them to move on ? "yeon... i have my reason.. but I don't know if it's makes sense to you ..."

joongki know it's hard for them and for him not to tell her what's his real job is. he could only tell her what his rank's equivalent of in the army forces, as he was in an elite combat squad with a different ranking. telling about his rank while in this elite squad meant he was spilling precious personal information and he didn't want that.

"I'm on my duty. "

@✽ joongki s. It's been four long years since Seungyeon last seen nor heard about her ex fiance Joongki. She could never forget about what was supposed to be the happiest day of her life. He never shown up, and no one could get in contact with him. The heart breaking pain laced with bitterness still stay with her till this very day. She knew is they ever meet up she wanted answers on why. Did he got cold feet? Was he cheating? Did he just all of a sudden fell out of love? Did he play with her feelings this whole time?

Seungyeon softly sighed a weird feeling hitting her as soon as she woke up. It won't leave even after so many hours had past. The single mother sighed what seem to the hundred time today calling up a last minute babysitter to take care of her daughter Aera. Seungyeon just needed some time to clear her head hoping it will make this feeling go away. She decided to go to the garden not knowing fate was about to play a very cruel trick.

It been about an half a hour since she arrived when she felt someone held her tightly. She was about to give whoever it was a piece of her mind before hearing his voice. "This can't be happening." She whispered in complete shock before it quickly turn to anger. She quickly pulled away. "How could you embrace me after what you did Ki?" She asked while using all her strength to slap him across the face. "Four years four years of hearing nothing from you, and you act like we're still together?!"

@✽ seungyeon h. it's been four years already since the last occurrence happened at his supposed to be wedding day. his duty as one of Republic Korean Special Army forced him to left the special day without telling anyone about it. yeah — nobody knows his whereabouts as he just left without any traces and words even to his fiance , seungyeon. joongki has been assigned to a remoted place where's there's not even signal there and he can't do anything about it. he badly wants to ended up the mission and immediately meet his seungyeon but things get harder when another enemies ambushed them when they are having a dinner and they have to fight them using their riffles and even guns. fortunately for him, he just got a few injuries and bruises on his left cheek. they can't even sleep in peace at that night — the sounds of shooting and grenades are ringing into his ears that he have to get out of his camp and walks around to find some peace.

the mission ended somehow — despite taking about 2 years in that remoted place and another 2 years at somewhere else, joongki found a peace that he's really wanted. — the garden — always give him peace and he loves seeing flowers blooming in. his legs bring him towards this garden not knowing that he will meet the love of his life again. when his eyes catches a figure of her, a wide smiles creeping up on his brims as he rushes over to her and pulled her into tight embraces. "yeon."

@✽ eunbi k. yeonjun's lips tug downward into a big frown, his last chip munched and empty bag in his hand, causing him to face reality again. how he wished things were different and he didn't need to run away from the paparazzi all the time. gazing at the gray sky, he sighed, perhaps looking for a sign behind the clouds or some sort of calling from heaven. the young male's orbs fell precipitately on the girl that was walking the path in his direction. for a couple of minutes, yeonjun stood still, the sight was beyond words. she looked like an ice princess walking down her private garden. jaw dropped as she came closer, he has seen the most beautiful women in the whole world, and hooked up with most of them, but in no universe, there was a woman that looked as angelical and alluring as her.

moved by an unknown desire, his brain was racing to try to cope with what he wanted and how, but conflicted with his secret and also her personal space. "...hm... excuse me?" the words evade his tiers, feeling like it was his only chance to interact with this mysterious female. with no comprehension of what to follow from that, yeonjun tried to come up with some lame motive to call her. but his brain was completely empty, astonished by the woman's presence. perhaps it was the lack of human interaction or the fact that he was lost for words, yeonjun bluntly confessed.

"you must be the most peaceful gorgeous-looking woman I have ever seen..." he wasn't sure what sort of outcome he truly wanted from that, it was somewhat impulsive and most probably studio from his side to do so. what was done was done, and the damage from that 'cat-call' was about to fall on him hard. not that it would be difficult for the man to just disappear from dandelion and hide in another small town. but there was something magical about that place, and he didn't want to miss the reason why. quickly realizing his outburst, the male stood up and bowed to the woman. "I'm sorry... I shouldn't have said such a thing. it was wrong of me." orbs fixated on his feet, not daring to even look at any part of her figure.

@✽ yeonjun c. if there is one thing that eunbi is most thankful of, it's the fact that she used to spend her times in dandelion during the summer.

still settling for the most part even if she remembers most of her summers in such a quaint town, there is an uncomfortable lump that sits and simmer in her guts at the thought of experiencing changing of season whilst being in town and no plans to camp back to seoul amidst greens painted in orange. it is a cycle broken in a course of a span of a decade. however still felt like it was yesterday of that annoying ceremony — and to be an observer of the difference of colours and ambience whilst stuck inside her newly bought apartment is a newer experience. she's as excited as she's fearful.

everything is smooth sailing so far. she couldn't say the same thing once oranges fade into powdered blue.

the first few days were a pain on the bum. even if she forced herself to move and go to work, the cold still creeps frostbites in her insides and she loathes the feeling; no heat packs and brewed coffee could help alleviate the warmth in the slightest. granted that she has stayed in seoul and france during the winter, the chill in this town is completely different — a community enveloped mostly with nature than with infrastructures, she expected not the less and prepared for what is about to come, but also underestimated the unforeseeable future. her embarrassingly high fee for electricity speaks volumes about her means for survival.

as much as she loves eunchae, she can't take more sermons from her twin sister any longer and is forced to come out mid-hibernation just to take photos of dandelion in its winter wonderland. she understands the excitement behind the request yet the first-hand experience wanted her to turn a blind eye to this. just once. but as she is stubborn, so is her twin sister. eunbi gives eunchae the victory this time, even if it feels too bitter on her tongue.

that's the reason as to why she can hear how loud the crunch of the pile of snow underneath her boots, warm packs serving subpar heat inside her coat's pockets (still appreciated and needed, nonetheless). the cold is heavy with her every exhale and in high hopes for her soft curses along the wind to keep herself warm. she is more than thankful for the fact that there are less than a handful of people in the garden — it would be a question as to why everyone is out, and in the middle of winter too — mitten hands still cold from the temperature and fumbling over her phone to take pictures. she might've looked funny snapping photos but anything for a lesser sermon and more peaceful days ahead of her. she knows how much her twin blows her phone up when eunbi forgets something (both in an accidental and a purposeful way). honestly speaking, she needs shelter after this as soon as possible.

@✽ eunbi k. The frosty breeze of a winter afternoon saluted Yeonjun's visage reminding him of how inclement the weather had become. Probably not one of the smartest ideas to move to dandelion during wintertime, but in comparison to London, it felt like heaven there. Yeonjun always took pleasure in strolls throughout the garden after work, a job he didn't have to attain with how much money he and his family had. Yet, the young male took the most unforeseen profession for such an iconic influencer in the UK. Of course, he kept it a secret from his parents. Imagine one of the closest families of royalty in the UK having a milk boy as a son. The scandal of the year.

Fortuitously, being a milk boy wasn't vigorous work and only occupied his mornings. Yeonjun always taking some snacks from the nearest convenience store, sits on the same exact bench, and scrolls through his Instagram page to keep up with the world. "Tsk, they are doing it again..." He cursed under his breath, learning the news about his 'competitor' in the UK and rolling his eyes when he read about his father doing a charity event for the holidays. Knowing how hypocritical his family was, most probably all the money would slide into their pockets. He would often look up at the sky to shove his millennial thoughts away to embrace the nature around him, one of the things he liked the most about dandelion. Not many people would drop by that hour, which added to why he loved it there.

after having finished the day’s classes, she decided to head out to the town’s gardens for some fresh air and not only that she had not been out to enjoy the scenery around for quite some time. she had some free time after and thought why not to just relax without having to think of her regressing illness and also to have to think of her classes for the rest of the day. as much as she loved this town, she has recalled what she had forgotten; how lonely it could be for her in this place despite having family and friends.


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@✽ sora p. the male flashed a knowing smile once she seemed to take up the invitation by taking the glass of champagne. upon hearing the question, dongwook found himself glancing at the groom, who happened to be the reason why he was there, yet dongwook turned his gaze to the flower lady. "what if i were to say that it was the second option?" his teasing tone was clear in his reply, allowing himself to establish eye contact with the lady while waiting for the doe-eyed girl's response.

@✽ dongwook l. They allowed the wedding to be simple, for just as a minimalist frame accentuates the beauty of a photograph, the minimalist wedding accentuates the beauty of their love. The love of a marriage is simple and pure, it is like the air and water needed daily rather than the firework. the romance and love were something the slim, brunette woman envied. The idea that there were two people they could fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle was the one thing she desired most of all. For someone to love and for them to truly love her back. Love is like the sun, night and day, the sixteen candles ever protected, ever safe and sound. And that was something she saw as the wedding began.
It was after the ceremony that she found herself mingling with the other weddinggoers as one did. The compliments on her flower arrangements and how her colour coordination were flawless, to say the least. But here she stood, eyes wandering toward the bride (her friend) and the groom who both looked happier than ever. ‘When will this be me?’ She thought to herself as her surroundings became an afterthought.
‘so, flower lady, it’s a pleasure meeting you here.’ those were the words that brought her back to reality. The familiar voice and once she lifted her head toward the direction of the owner of the voice, the face. Lee Dongwook. A man who wandered into her shop a few times a month, a man a bit older than her but still so handsome. “Mister Lee? I didn’t expect you to be here.” Sora said with a smile as she gladly took the glass of champagne. “Fancy meeting you here, are you, friends, with the bride and groom? Or did you just come to see my flower arrangements?“ the slim woman teased before sipping her drink with a smile as her doe eyes looked up at the man.

@✽ sora p. was the garden always this lovely? he remembered it vividly. the wilted flowers, the dried grass, and the dirty land. this place wasn’t comfortable at all, but that day, it was different. he found himself attending a friend’s wedding on the same spot he had said to be uncomfortable. it was all different.

the ground he was on.
the flowers’ arrangements.
the bouquets.
the decoration.
and whatnots.

dongwook found himself smiling at the sight of his friend, who looked like he just won a jackpot, when the groom walked through the aisle of flowers towards the altar. it didn’t take it long for the bride to come and soon, the ceremony began. the mature male sat still while reminiscing memories of him walking down the aisle, waiting for his now-ex-wife. sighing, he shook his head to the side and decided to be present in the moment.

“congratulations, newly wed!” he approached the couple and passed on a congratulatory gift for them. “thanks for coming, dongwook-ssi! enjoy the feast!” he heard his friend’s words before blending in with the rest of the guests. and at that moment, dongwook’s eyes landed on a certain figure, someone that he might know. taking two glasses of champagne from the waiter’s tray, dongwook’s steps were directed towards the person in suspect.

“so, flower lady, it’s a pleasure meeting you here.” he greeted. in the next second, he offered another glass in his hold towards the latter.