Author's Note

➸ synopsis: Despite being relatively new to your building, you still haven't met anyone from your floor. But that's expected; it's New York for crying out loud. This city isn't known for it's friendly inhabitants.

Suddenly, your doorbell rings, and unbeknownst to you, the stranger on the other side knows just how to turn your somewhat normal life just a little bit sweeter.

➸ starring: joshua hong x female reader(ft. all members from svt and idols from smtown)

➸ word count: 17k (fitting, I know)

➸ general content: baker!joshua, late 2000s au, slow burn, way too much romantic tension, non-specific Grey's Anatomy references, obnoxious use of flip phones, mutual pining, Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrated

➸ warnings: alcohol consumption, very light swearing, kissing

➸ rating: teen+

➸ author's note: so basically I saw a clip of hit era joshua wearing a beaded necklace, blacked out, and woke up five days later with this fic sitting in my docs. don't ask me how it got there, I'm just as confused as you :D

♫ this story has a soundtrack! you don't need to listen to it while reading(especially if the lyrics will bother you), but I found it made the experience more like watching a movie. let's just say I cried.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sLlpeatrdYdx6BpWisAlp?si=1gul5-02R96FyjOfGmy-Yw&pi=u-_6VwzIRyRYCg

yes, it's meant to be listened to in that order. shuffling it will result in me pouring a yogurt shake down your shirt.

#3 in #hongjoshua 11/26/23