"In Your Eyes" | Nayeon x Male Reader

Nayeon heads through her bedroom after taking dinner after going home from work. She replaced her uniform with a comfortable pair of sky-blue pajamas with patches of rabbit emoji faces after taking a night bath.

After drying her hair with a towel, she quickly slumped her body onto the bed, laying with her front buried in the soft cushion.
It didn't take long for her to switch her position, now turning her back to be the one instead of getting in contact with the bed.

She reached for her phone on the pillow beside her and opened it. Scrolling through Instagram, a post made her halt her thumb from swiping down the screen.

A picture of you and Lily inside a stadium where both attended a concert  of The Weeknd in Florida.

Nayeon just stared at the screen, her gaze only directed at your face.

She saw how happy her face looked with Lily beside her, making her think that they were sure going strong until now.

It's been 2 years. Nayeon is still waiting.

But ever since you kept on uploading pictures of him and Lily together since last week, those smiles on each other's faces that Nayeon thinks all of it has just the same meaning; strong and healthy, that results in something inside her keeping on decreasing slowly.

Hope.

Nayeon's head was just a bunch of what-ifs about the possibilities of what she was doing. All of it was no sign of positivity.

That makes her start to realize that maybe she was right. She was already out of time, and she was just making herself tired of waiting for nothing.

She is no longer able to be with you. You clearly don't need her any more and it's obvious to her. Nayeon won't be surprised if you and Lily announce your engagement soon because you two appear to be on the verge of doing so.

Nayeon keeps on scolding herself. Why is she making this hard for herself? Why can't she just accept the fact that it is already over and her chance is no more? It was karma for her and now she's feeling what you felt when you were chasing her before, even though she was with Jeongyeon already at that time.

A plan then appeared in her mind. If she wants this to finally stop, then she has to do it. She understands how difficult it is, but she is willing to exercise patience once more, just as she did for you.

She wants to try to make herself move on. If you are happy with someone else, then Nayeon must be content with it because at least you do it even if it's not because of her.

She wants to be happy too, for herself.

Her hopes for you haven't completely vanished, but she knows that sooner or later, they'll be transferred to someone else and allowed to grow again.

She started to let herself fall asleep after wiping away that lost tear that ran through her cheek.

1 WEEK LATER

Nayeon was sitting on one of the seats inside the department store, waiting for her other friends she was with today: Yeri and The School Meal Club trio of Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu to arrive because they decided to go to the mall and do some shopping since it's her birthday today. Something interesting came up on her feed while using her phone.

It was a post again coming from you, and it was only cryptic text with a dark background.

"It was fun while it lasted. Thank you so much and best wishes go to you on your journey, LJM." 🙂❤

She opened your profile, and what she saw made her eyes widen and raised her curiosity higher.

Your gallery all completely features your selfies, football, and some other random pictures, but Lily can't be seen in any of these. She assumed you had gotten rid of all the photos of you and Lily.

That can only mean one thing for Nayeon...

There's something happened between you and her.

And her suspicions were verified when she noticed that your status had changed from "In a relationship" to "Single."

She realized you were in a difficult circumstance as a result of your breakup with Lily. She also remembered her strategy... This remains an unsuccessful attempt because she still has no one in her life who she finds attractive and who can give her this sensation of love.

You are the one who is still on her mind right now.

As someone who is free to take anyone, she sees this as a much stronger opportunity to take your heart once again.

Not wanting to waste this by bringing out her desperate need for your affection, she devised a fresh wild scheme that startled her friends and family at first when she discussed it with them.

Thankfully, they also both understood it in the end for their respective reasons, and all they had to do was to let Nayeon go and send their support for her another attempt.

Days later, she carried her luggage full of her personal items while listening to her parents' extra instructions before departing, which let her fly to America from South Korea and easily reach Florida.

She saw her aunt from her mother's side waiting for her arrival. They hugged each other out when they instantly met and left the airport with her as they took her aunt's car and drove away while they started a conversation together to catch some things up after more than a decade and a half of not seeing each other.

They arrived at her auntie's house in Tampa Bay, where she now lives with her younger cousin, who is 12 years old. Her aunt led her through her room, where she fixed her stuff before joining the two downstairs and talking with them.

Her aunt now also knows about her main reason for going here to Florida, which is to find you. Since her aunt doesn't know that much about you, she had to narrate everything about your history with Nayeon from before up to the present.

She simply became convinced, just like The School Meal Club, Yeri, and her family, as to why Nayeon can't get out her feelings for you despite the fact that you and her had been separated for years. That made Nayeon feel more encouraged and appreciative for her auntie and cousin, who had also joined the rest to support her.

The next day, Nayeon made her first move by chatting with you. It made you think she was just trying to strike up a conversation with you because it had been a long time since you two had spoken, but you were mistaken.

When Nayeon inquired about your current residence in a specific location, she saw it as a signal to come find you there.

Nayeon arrived at your location, which was in front of Popeye's Restaurant. She peeked out the window and immediately recognized you, sitting near the rear.

She entered the restaurant and approached you carefully as you were still looking at your phone.

"On your left, Mr. Nightmare," that familiar voice said, causing you to raise your head away from the screen and twist your gaze to the left side, where she told you.

There she is, your ex-girlfriend and friend, Im Nayeon, standing in front of you wearing a blazer, mini-skirt, and a crop-top outfit.

Fortunately, your seat is pillowy rather than the plastic one with steel legs that can make a screeching sound from the floor due to your movement.

"Surprise!", she said, spreading her arms as if she were presenting herself, giggling at your shocked state.

"How... what the... wait," you exclaimed, running your hands through your hair in disbelief. Why are you here? I didn't expect you to come here, not gonna lie.", you chuckled awkwardly, utter perplexity plastered in your face.

"The same thing I can tell myself," Nayeon shrugged. She slapped your shoulder lightly before taking the available space beside you. Now she's sitting together with you at one table.

You can't help but snatch a stare at Nayeon's look. She looks so captivating and cute in her fashion. Not to mention, she even looked more beautiful than ever, now sporting long blonde-colored hair.

"And I'm sitting right in front of him right now." she said, placing her chin on top of her palm with her elbow and arm serving as a supporter as she landed it on top of the table.

"For me? Why bother coming here? Did I do something wrong?", you asked puzzledly, furrowing your eyebrows as you pointed your fingers towards you.