#oh no elle is projecting again. elle has been single for almost 10 months now she's not mcloving it (kidding. she is)

[byullielle]

Still Dream For You // Hwang Hyunjin x Fem!Reader

—Want You Back, 5SOS Exes Y/N and Hyunjin meet at a party. After 6 months of not talking to and seeing each other they decide to reminisce about their relationship, what went wrong and right, and how they landed here. a/n: new header format! its made with a little bit more love this time lol.

Tags: Light Angst, Friendly Exes, Short and Bittersweet, light swearing, Hopeful Ending (but no part 2s beg sorry!)

Disclaimer: the author was just in her feels, nothing too vulgar. discussions of career and family making is present.

"Hey," your friend lightly nudges you as you nurse the mimosa in your hand, raising your brow up at them before following their glance. "Isn't that your ex?"

And true enough, your eyes meet his'. Hwang Hyunjin. It wasn't at all surprising that you'd see him in a class reunion but it does feel weird, seeing his face after 6 months of breaking up. You see his social media posts every once in a while but seeing him in the flesh feels strange in essence. "Oh, yeah," you nod and glance over to your friend who simply raises their brows.

"You seem calm,"

"Well we're still cool," you shrug, "Like, no bad blood or anything it just didn't work out the way we planned,"

"Ah shame," they frown, "You both look good together. I only saw it through Insta but looking at you two now separately, kind of a shame,"

You couldn't help but let a chuckle slip out you, "Nothing much we could do about it," you shrug before the both of you decide to move away from the bar.

Socializing with the people you spent an entire 4 years of college with was a bit draining for you, more than willing to not go through it in the first place but social obligations be damned. You even see a few of your professors, catching up on things and careers before you inevitably come across Seungmin, one of Hyunjin's closest friends.

"Y/N-ah, hey!" he greets with a kind smile, reciprocating the gesture as you shake his hands a little bit stiffly, "Hello Seungmin-ah,"

"I haven't seen you in a while," he comments, not meaning anything behind it. "Mhm, looks like you're doing well though,"

"So are you," he replies politely before you start to see Hyunjin approach the both of you, a hesitant gait to his steps which make you internally laugh. He never changes. You shoot him a polite smile and nod before he reache's for Seungmin's shoulder, "I think Jeongin might be looking for you,"

"You think?" he scoffs and sighs, nodding at you before immediately removing himself from the scene, leaving you with Hyunjin. "Hey," you greet, a little hesitant and unsure how to act in front of him.

"Hey to you too," he shoots back with a small smile, "How are you?"

You couldn't help but chuckle, shaking your head before swirling the champagne in your hand, "Shall we? People might talk," you jut your head towards the balcony door. He nods almost too eagerly before walking beside you at a respectable distance, not even feeling his body heat radiate off your side. You couldn't deny it was quite disappointing.

The humid summer breeze hit you both like a truck compared to the crisp and harsh chill of the air conditioner in the function hall, warmth sickly and heavy as you two lean against the banister, "I'm fine," you answer his previous question, "What about you? Did you get the job?"

'The one you left me for,' stagnates on your tongue as he sighs, "I did, it was a tedious process but I'm getting acclimated to it anyway,"

"Was it everything you'd imagined?" you press your lips together, taking a sip of the champagne. You knew it was slightly petty of you but hey, the alcohol and slight spite could open its mouth far and wide. "Yeah," he responds, seemingly breathless, "It's a real dream, sometimes I get nervous that it'll go away," he admits, which makes you hum. "What about you? How's the master's degree coming in?" and you could almost hear the follow-up of 'One you used to desert me,'

"Started working on my thesis," you press your lips in a thin line, "In one and a half years hopefully I could graduate already,"

He nods, a pleased noise escaping his throat, "That's good, congrats,"

"Thanks," you dryly respond. He laughs, a bit forced and stiff before running a hand through his hair. It's grown since you've last seen him, "This feels just like when I met you for the first time,"

A small smile couldn't help but reach your lips as you recall the memory. Of course you'd never forget that, "Jaehyun's party. God I remember how much Minho sunbae drank that day," you shudder and almost seeing the afterimage of Chan dragging Minho's body away right before you. He laughs with you, now a little bit more natural as he takes a sip of his champagne.

"I remember I spilled beer on your dress," he hums, twirling his glass around. "Yeah. And you gave me your jacket and number to compensate," you help supply with a fond smile, staring off into the busy midnight streets of Seoul. "Yeah and it worked," he hums, "For a time," he adds.

It stings. Just a little bit, having to look back this way instead of how you envisioned it in your mind, arm on your hips while both of you looked inside the function hall instead of away. But well, there you both were, hands on champagne glasses and elbows on the aluminum railing.

"Y'know," you look down at your nearly empty glass, "You were the best. Seriously," you look towards him only to be met with hurt yet grateful eyes staring back at you. "Is that so?" he lets out a small breath—in disbelief? In amusement? You couldn't tell, not anymore.

A small silence passes by, as if anticipating another response before he speaks, "You were too, honestly," he presses his lips together, "Maybe in another time it would've been perfect for us,"

"Definitely," you give him. It was a short response, and you didn't want to keep on talking about it but somehow you wanted to keep him around, still talk even if it picked at the scabbing wound it took you 6 months to heal. And you knew it was the same for him. "But I'm proud of you," you immediately counter in what seemed to be an eternity of silence, "Always am and always will be,"

"Thank you, Y/N, seriously," he lets out a sigh of what seems to be relief, "You know...after all these months, somehow I'm still looking for that validation,"

"Don't your friends know?"

"I mean your validation,"

"Why my validation?" you furrow your brows at him.

He shrugs, "I guess it kinda just stuck y'know. So thanks,"

And before you could even say 'you're welcome', Seungmin slides open the door and peers his head in, "Sorry to interrupt but Hyunjin, Eunwoo sunbae is looking for you,"

Hyunjin nods, "I'll head out in a minute!"

Seungmin leaves before you clear your throat and straighten up, "Well, that was our cue," you press your lips together with a twinge of regret written all over your face, "It was nice talking to you again, Jinnie,"

"You too Ynnie," he pats your shoulder a bit reluctantly, "We never know, maybe I'll spill a cup of beer on you again,"

You throw your head back and shake your head in laughter, "At least this time make it champagne,"

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