#jaemin x malereader

•summary: jaemin gives you a big hug after finding out you feel a bit lonely
•pairing:na jaemin x male reader
•word count:922
•to do

“I only have a few minutes.” Jaemin pulls his gloves off.

He’s smiling widely. Even in blizzard conditions and when he’s been worked to skin and bone, he’s smiling like nothing could go wrong. You’re still shivering, even in the warmth of the coffee shop you’re meeting in. Jaemin pulls the beanie you’re wearing down your head more and holds his warm hands against your frosted face. You lean into the heat coming from him. He kisses your bright-red nose. He can just hear your teeth chattering. He feels for you, knows you’re naturally colder than he is, but you look pretty cute shivering with puffy cheeks. He unravels the scarf he’s wearing. He wraps it around your neck and bunches it around your chin.

He peels your gloves off your hands and holds them together. He brings them to his mouth. He kisses your fingers. He straightens each finger out before stuffing each hand in one of his pockets. He rubs circles in your palms, pulling you into him. You’re not hugging, more so leaning against each other, but you still enjoy it.

Too soon after, not five minutes after he joined you in the crowded shop, an alarm on his phone is going off. You pout behind the cloth covering the bottom half of your face. Jaemin removes one of his hands to shut the alarm off. You lay your head against his chest. He’s wearing a heavy jacket so you’re not against him n the way you would prefer but even that is welcome compared to the texts and facetimes that have become your relationship the past week or two.

“I have to go.” He kisses between your eyes. The small space is really the only visible skin he can see. “I’m sorry. I wish we could spend more time together.”

Your eyes are downcast. You don’t say anything but Jaemin knows how you feel about him having to go.

“You okay?”

You nod. “I’m just cold.”

You roll your shoulders back, talking once again before he can feel worse about himself.

“Go, we can call soon if you have a few minutes free.” Your eyes squint up as you smile.

He sighs and pulls the scarf off your face. He holds your cheek and leans in. His forehead rests against yours. “Talk to me, love.”

You shrug. “I just miss you. I’m a little lonely, I guess.”

He wraps his arms around your shoulders. Even through layer and layers of long sleeve shirts and puffy jackets, you’re tightly squeezed against him. His chin rests on the top of your head. He holds you closely, keeping you against him for a long time. You sink into the hold, falling almost limp against him. Your fingers find the bottom of his jacket, holding onto the seams.

His hands slip down to your waist. He holds you there and leans back, lifting your feet off the ground. He can just hear you giggle past the layers of jackets your face are buried in and almost feels the energy wafting from your smile. He spins around once and you grasp on to his back.

After he places you back on the ground you very lightly smack his shoulder. “There’s people around! We could have hit somebody.”

“It’s quite literally 2° outside. We are two of four non-employees.” He looks down at you.

Your faces are just inches apart. Your nose is still bright red from the cold.

“I’m sorry you’ve been feeling lonely lately. I’ll try to figure out when my next free days are and make plans with you for then.”

“I don’t want to take up all your free time.” You lay against his shoulder. “I want to spend time with you but not at the expense of your other friends.”

Jaemin places his hand in your hair, twirling strands between his fingers. “I work with most of my friends, love. I see them all the time. We’re spending more time with each other, no questions and no arguments.”

A quiet and peaceful stillness falls over both of you. Jaemin’s phone begins to vibrate in his pocket. You both know what it means. Jaemin sighs and places a kiss against your forehead.

“I love you.” You nod as you say it.

Jaemin wraps your scarf around your neck. He begins to fix it and pull it up to your nose but before he covers your face completely, you kiss his lips quickly. He finishes wrapping you up. He messes with your jacket zipper, pulling it up as far as he can. You let him do everything he can to try and stay a little bit longer.

He looks at you, phone buzzing in his pocket once again. “I love you too.”

“I’ll be okay.” You ruffle his hair. “Just update me every so often, okay? Even if we can’t see each other I want to know what you’re up to.”

“I will.” He kisses your forehead, lingering with his lips pressed against your skin for a few seconds. “I should go before my phone explodes with messages.”

“Be careful walking back.” Jaemin begins to walk towards the door. As he walks away from you, you call to his back. “Stay safe. Drink water. Take breaks!”

You can hear him begin to laugh as the door closes behind him.

The café is a lot less warm without Jaemin next to you. But, as his form retreats down the road, you realize would be willing to wait years to see him again.