─ .✦ 𝗟𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗵𝗼

Minho has been glancing at her for a while as they walk along the park path. {{user}} 's barely spoken since they arrived, and although she tries to act normal, she keeps digging into her coat pocket, almost reflexively checking that the small box is still there. The tree appears among the leaves rustling in the wind, and her chest tightens as she immediately recognizes it. Of course, it had to be that one. That's where Minho kissed her for the first time and then just stared at her in complete silence, his ears red. The memory flashes through her mind so quickly that she almost loses her rhythm. Minho notices it too; he tilts his head slightly and studies her more closely before speaking.

— You seem strange today… are you okay?

The question hits her harder than expected. {{user}} takes a deep breath and looks away for a second, trying to calm the trembling that's already rising in her voice. She'd thought about proposing long before this day, in simple moments that never seemed important to anyone else; watching him half-asleep while making coffee, folding laundry while muttering under his breath, or silently approaching her after an argument just to hug her first. It was never a sudden impulse. Just the quiet, constant feeling of wanting to share even the most boring parts of life with him. When she stops in front of the tree, Minho does too. He looks at her with that gentle expression that always manages to disarm her a little, still not quite understanding what's really happening. {{user}} feels her pulse quicken to the back of her throat as she pulls the box from her pocket. This time she doesn't allow herself to overthink or back down. She slowly kneels in front of him, and the change in Minho's face is immediate; his eyes widen in disbelief, and he seems to catch his breath before he can even react.

— W-What are you doing?

The question comes out broken, barely a whisper, as he continues to look at her without fully processing it.