[ in that span of time, vie takes the briefest moment to clean his hands and properly wipe his face. he doubts it would have mattered once they got to the airport, but he doesn't want too much attention drawn to them, checking over the everything once more before joining jaejin at the door. all of the memories here – good and bad – will be left behind for a while, and it's something that vie feels all the way down to his core, pausing to look at jaejin as he stands on the cusp of leaving it all for the sake of keeping both of them safe. ]

I'd thought about it, [ he admits quietly, stepping into the hallway and waiting for jaejin to lock the door before he continues. ] But I didn't want to make too many decisions for you without discussing it first. We can decide in the car.

[ he'd considered somewhere south, even japan. at one point, he'd almost bought them tickets to france or another place in europe. but in the end, he'd decided that some spontaneity would be good; at least it wouldn't have looked completely premeditated if anyone got curious, though he doubts they will considering. with another slight smile, they make it out of the building complex and back in the car, his driver patient and probably much more eager than he should be to still see them together.

this time, once they pull away, vie reaches out to take jaejin's hand. ] Where do you want to go?