Upon Zen's return home, Suhee shares a cup of tea with him, and he decides to share a cheesy (but sweet) pickup line...
"I've returned to our castle safely my princess!" Zen announced dramatically as he entered his humble apartment, immediately locating his girlfriend in the kitchen. He approached after hanging his coat and bag by the door and continued. "Just in time for tea too. What's the brew today then?"
"Earl Grey." Suhee answered with a smile.
She had a rather interesting taste in tea, as she had acquired the habit of drinking various black teas with milk and sugar. She still liked having the green tea that he brewed, and he had to say that he was starting to like the way she made hers – minus the milk.
"Would you like some? I brewed enough for the both of us, seeing as I knew you were coming home soon."
She offered the cup she had – black, as she hadn't added anything to it yet – and he took in the floral scent of it. Among all of the teas she had brewed and shared with him, Earl Grey was possibly his favorite. Sure he might've been partial to it because it was her favorite of them all, but he really had come to prefer it to the rest.
"Of course my love. Thank you." Zen replied with a charming smile as he accepted the mug of warm tea, along with a welcome home peck on the lips.
He then proceeded to add a little sugar to his cup, while Suhee poured hers and added a bit of milk. Once she had finished that she reached for the sugar, intending to add some to her tea as well, but Zen swiftly grabbed the bowl and hid it away from her.
While he was doing this he casually announced, "You won't be needing this."
"And why not, Hyun?" Suhee immediately asked, clearly upset.
For a moment Zen's heart skipped a beat at how cute he found her pouting to be, but he quickly regained his composure.
"Because you're already sweet enough, babe." He answered easily with a wink, resulting in his girlfriend looking away and hiding her cherry red cheeks.
"Give me a break Hyun! You can be so cheesy sometimes!"
"I know you're loving it right now though…" He leaned down and muttered into her ear with a smirk, sending chills up and down her spine.
Other teas found in the cupboard are Assam, English Breakfast, Oolong, and Darjeeling. Not much can be said about how she came to drink her tea the british way. Perhaps she had a british friend once...
Also, coming soon(er than I thought) is another Mystic Messenger fic placed in a college AU. It seems like there are quite a few at the moment, but I'm still going to post the first chapter next week!