two hours.

thats how long they've been stuck inside the elevator.

the two boys sit down across each other. awkward silence filling the air once again.

mingyu feels the chocolate bar inside the paper bag slowly melting into liquid. he just wants to go back into his apartment and just watch tv. he didn't ask to be stuck inside an elevator with some guy, but yet, here he was, face to face with a boy with the most beautiful smile he has ever seen.

mingyu no longer knows what else to say or do at this point. he didn't know it would take this long to repair one damn elevator.

the shuffling of uneasy movements fill the enclosed area when suddenly the quiet boy speaks up. "i-im sorry im so quiet. i know it sucks to be stuck inside an elevator with a stranger. i know you're really bored but i just really don't know what to say. im sorry im boring." wonwoo mumbles and looks down as if he was ashamed of his actions. he slowly traces small circles on the back of his palm.

mingyu's heart warms up at his honesty and meekness. he just gives a reassuring smile.

"it's fine." mingyu nods. "and i don't think you're boring, i actually think you're really interesting." he adds reassuringly, adding in a wink to lighten the mood.

"no no, you don't have to say that." wonwoo shakes his head but mingyu could notice the little tint of red forming on his cheeks.

"you just have to speak up a little. stop being so afraid." mingyu gives a light tap on wonwoo's leg.

"yeah... i guess." wonwoo nods in agreement.

two hours. mingyu thinks. two hours, i barely even know him yet here i am telling him how to live his life.

"you know what you should do?" mingyu suddenly says. wonwoo looks at him curiously.

"w-what?" wonwoo asks.

"smile!" mingyu loudly exclaims, his booming voice filling the small elevator. "you look better when you smile. stop frowning all the time" he says as he imitates an exaggerated version of a frown.

"i've heard." wonwoo rolls his eyes and laughs a little.

"that's better."

**

2 hours 30 minutes.

silence no longer fills the tiny elevator, rather, it was filled with laughter, wide smiles, and unexpectedly, fond. they talked and laughed as if they knew each other for years.

everytime wonwoo laughs a little louder and smiled a little wider, mingyu starts to feel his heart pounding. he feels the uncontrollable butterflies in his stomach and for some reason, he felt his words getting stuck in his throat.

mingyu feels as if he could watch wonwoo for hours. he could watch him laugh and smile all the time and he would never get sick of it because it was just so beautiful and radiant. mingyu thought about how much wonwoo glowed magnificently whenever he smiled and chuckled, it made mingyu feel happy.

"do you wanna go out with me?" mingyu suddenly asks. he was no longer laughing or making jokes. he stares wonwoo in the eye, hoping for an answer.

the atmosphere changes. the tiny metal box was again filled with the silence mingyu dreaded. the smile on wonwoo's face suddenly disappears and was replaced with an unexplainable emotion.

too soon too soon too soon. mingyu panics all of a sudden.

"we've been stuck here in this box for hours, of course i'd want to get out." wonwoo laughs jokingly. he looks flustrered.

"no...uhm. that's-...that's not what i meant." mingyu points out with a serious look on his face, scrunching up his eyebrows. he didn't find it funny anymore. he feels ashamed and embarassed.

"well, what did you mean?" wonwoo pulls the sleeves on his sweater making it almost reach the tips of his fingers. mingyu could see him tugging it nervously.

"do you want to go on a date with me? do you want to watch a movie with me? eat dinner with me? hang out with me? i don't know okay?! just-" mingyu mumbles quickly. his voice raises a little. "do you want to go out with me?" mingyu says in a whisper as he looks down to his sweaty palms.

"okay." wonwoo shrugs.

"wait what?" mingyu looks up again. he looks at him seriously making sure wonwoo wasn't joking around again.

"i'll go on a date with you. i'll watch a movie with you. i'll eat dinner with you. yes, i'll go out with you." wonwoo states and he offers a reassuring smile.

and with that, mingyu sighs in relief and he smiles. he'll go out with me. mingyu mutters as he to himself.

for once, he kind of hopes that the elevator would shrink in size, he hopes that the four walls of the tiny metal box would move closer together, decreasing the space between the both of them. so that wonwoo could sit right next to him, so that they would be slightly touching each other, so that mingyu could know what it was like to feel lucky.