Fae-struck// closed Wonho self para
The first time he had seen her, he thought she was beautiful. She was the beauty of their department, the kind of person that just seemed to have effortless grace. And yet now.... Now he looked at her and he didn’t see beauty. He saw a twisted hunger and an emptiness that he could never hope to fill. What made it worse was that he knew he had done this. He had destroyed her, driven her mad.
They had first met at the department dinner, one year ago. All of the freshman had gathered together to eat, drink, and make new friends. Objectively, Wonho knew he was attractive, but he never thought that the beautiful student council member would seriously take an interest in him. During the drinking game that night, he became her white knight. For ever shot of soju he took in her place, she owed him a favor. He jokingly asked her for a date and was shocked when she agreed.
One date turned to many and they were soon a famous “campus couple” For 6 months, they were happy. 6 months of paradise for Wonho, who had been so lonely, so starved of love, since he had left home. And just one night ruined it all.
They had been drinking with friends, and Ji Hye had missed the subway home.... So... Wonho invited her to stay over. He had meant it innocently enough at the time but things got hot and heavy. He wasn’t used to it and his glamour fell... and that was all it took.
Ji Hye had gasped, her hand touching his face softly.
“Beautiful.” she had uttered. The word still gave him shivers when he heard it. She had leaned up, hand in his hair and kissed him. “I love you Wonho. I promise I will always love you.”
The promise had hit him so hard that he had tried to pull away, but she wouldn’t let go of him. She was pressed against him and he felt trapped. This was never what he had wanted.
Even when his glamour was back in place, her clinginess seemed to just get worse and worse. She stopped attending class, or going home. She followed him everywhere, waiting outside of his house, his job, his classes, even the toilet. He was suffocated, he couldn’t take it anymore. And as he drew back from her, she only got worse, until it got to the point where she wouldn’t even eat.
And that’s how he had ended up in the cafe, seated across from her. Her parents were waiting nearby, he had called them out as well, although she didn’t know it.
“Ji Hye.. I...” He couldn’t look at her, so he stared into his coffee instead. “I can’t see you anymore. It’s over... We’re over.”
The sound she made was an unearthly shriek, and Wonho’s head jerked up, startled. She didn’t look human anymore. She looked like a rabid dog that had been kicked.
“NO! YOU ARE MINE! YOU BELONG TO ME! YOU’RE MINE!” She was rounding the table and Wonho was frozen in shock when her father finally grabbed her. Wonho watched, eyes wide, as her father struggled to drag her outside, to the car that was waiting. She was small but she put up a hell of a struggle. His eyes met her mothers.
“We’re sending her to Ireland to finish her university. We ask that you not contact her again.” She said softly, before walking out the door. She didn’t wait for a reply, because she didn’t need one. She knew Wonho would stay away.
And he would. He would never allow anyone to get close again. Not when he could cause them such pain. It was better if he was alone. This could never happen again.
