#artem wing imagines

“funny seeing you here, stranger.”

artem’s eyes widen, finding himself frozen at the sound of your voice. your teasing tone reminds him of long nights in his dorm room, your laughter echoing across the blank walls as you joked about how much he threw himself into his studies. he meets your gaze, your eyes reminding him of afternoons in the library. he remembers looking across the wooden table to find you already looking back at him, a small smile playing on your lips, making his chest ache. you reach a hand out to gently shove his shoulder, reminding him of the times it accidentally brushed his own on early morning walks to class. 

“you’re back in town?” he asks, thought it seemed more like a statement than a question. an observation. you were actually right here. in front of him. in the very place you met all those years ago, the campus park. 

you look down, your fingers fiddling with the hem of your shirt. “are you…seeing anyone?”

artem’s mouth parts in shock, not expecting that you’d ask him that question. you’ve lost touch, and that’s the first thing you ask? still, he furiously shakes his head in response, “i’ve never been…”

“neither have i.” you grin, raising an eyebrow at him, “so you won’t mind me asking you out…on a date?”

“really?” he tilts his head to the side, unable to believe your words. you were asking him out? you had never been in a relationship? but you were…well, you. the most wonderful person he’s ever met. 

“i was waiting for you to ask me for years,” you roll your eyes, but the way you chuckled through your sentence suggested anything but anger, “figured i should help you out a little now.”

“i’d…” he trails off, his cheeks turning pink and heart threatening to beat out of his chest. artem sighs – somewhat wistful – you never lost your effect on him. “…really like that.”

from elle !  nothing can convince me that artem didn’t have some sort of pseudo-s/o while he was in uni?? like yeah, okay i can see him never being in a relationship bc of acads buttt i mean he looked like that,, no way in hell that someone didn’t fall for him. and no way did he never experience love at the time >_<