˚˖𓍢ִ໋❀ 𝒊 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒔 𝒎𝒆 - 𝒔𝒂𝒆 𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒔𝒉𝒊 𝒙 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓
▶︎ 𝗌𝖺𝖾 𝖽𝗈𝖾𝗌𝗇'𝗍 𝖽𝗈 𝗋𝖾𝗅𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗉𝗌. 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗂𝗌 𝗉𝗁𝗒𝗌𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗅 𝗉𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗎𝗋𝖾. 𝗌𝗈 𝗐𝗁𝗒 𝖽𝗈𝖾𝗌 𝗁𝖾 𝗀𝖾𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖾 𝖺𝖼𝗁𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖼𝗁𝖾𝗌𝗍, 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝖾𝗌 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖽𝖺𝗇𝖼𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈𝗇𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍, 𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖿𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝖼𝗅𝗎𝖻 𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍𝗌?
▶︎ 𝗀𝗇!𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋 𝗑 𝗂𝗍𝗈𝗌𝗁𝗂 𝗌𝖺𝖾. 𝖺𝗅𝖼𝗈𝗁𝗈𝗅, 𝖿𝗈𝗎𝗅 𝗅𝖺𝗇𝗀𝗎𝖺𝗀𝖾, 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗎𝗍, 𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝗇𝗈 𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗎𝖺𝗅 𝗌𝖾𝗑.
▶︎ 𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗒𝗂𝗇𝗀: 𝗂 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗒 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗄𝗂𝗌𝗌 𝗆𝖾 - 𝖺𝗋𝗍𝖾𝗆𝖺𝗌
the club is exactly how you imagined it to be: flashing red lights, booming edm music and a crowd of elbows in the stomach and half sweaty, half perfume-drenched screaming people.
as you shimmy your way through the crowd, searching for the table your friends are at, you catch the eyes of a few men checking you out. you regret choosing the low cut black dress you are now wearing, before remembering that hey, sae is missing out on that. hah. serves him right.
you try to convince yourself that you don't miss sae. that it doesn't affect you. he's been ghosting you for two weeks, so what? it's not like you have feelings for him. you were simply friends with benefits. nothing more. it changes nothing to your life that he moved on and forgot about you. ...right?
as the night goes on and the alcohol slowly makes its way through your system, the club kind of does get enjoyable. the music is still pounding in your ears, but now there is a slight buzz humming through your body, making you feel quite... floaty.
you let yourself drift away from reality, your body moving itself in this human swarm, swaying to the loud beat playing from the huge speakers. you barely register the hands of someone grabbing your waist, before this someone says somethings in your ear.
"what's a pretty thing like you doing all by yourself?" he yells over the music. it's a man in his late twenties, dark hair slicked back and wearing a neon orange suit. he offers you a smirk as his fingers trail down your waist to your hips, and you can't help but compare his touch to sae's.
"i'm not interested", you find yourself saying automatically, your lips moving before your brain even got a chance to think. like they know who you heart already belongs to.
"come on", the man insists, making you hesitate. "i'll show you a good time".
"...will you pay for my beer?"
you don't know why, nor since when, but here you are, sat at a beer-covered table, laughing out loud like never before.
the man who paid the five or so beers that you chugged throughout the night is still by your side, arm firmly wrapped around your shoulders. you can feel his warm breath in the shell of your ear. it's not enjoyable, it's not comfortable, it's not nice and seductive like sae—
wait, why are you thinking about him again? it's almost as if you could still hear his voice, scolding you, saying...
you blink hard, once, then twice. oh, funny. you miss him so much that your mind made up some hallucination of him, right here, standing before you and staring you down in the club.
you can't help but laugh again. god, your head is heavy. but it feels so good...
"you're coming with me", the fake sae states firmly and grabs your wrist. you didn't know an illusion could feel so realistic.
"hey man, what do you think you're doing?" the beer-buyer protests, grabbing your shoulder to prevent you from standing up. wait, can he also see him? then, that means...
"sae...?" you mumble, your tongue heavy on the name. beside you, the man, whose name you don't even remember, tense up. he and sae exchange a few words, but you can't even focus enough to actually listen. so you just let out a light-headed chuckle.
sae pulls you to your feet, or at least you think so: the world is kind of swimming around you right now. but there is a thing you are sure of feeling, and it's sae's warm palm on the small of your back.
"are you out of your mind?" his deep, smooth voice asks near your ear, and this time it's enjoyable, it's nice, it's seductive, and it's sae's. "how much did he make you drink?"
you lift your eyes to meet his, and despite your blurry sight, his teal gaze is still so beautiful you feel like you could die on the spot. your chest feels weird and heavy and all you can do is laugh.
sae stares at you in disbelief as loud giggles escape your lips, your hands gripping his arms to keep you upright. you feel so happy. sae is here, and he's so handsome, and he smells so good, and oh, how you missed him... how you missed him every day, thinking about him, wishing he was here with you...
the bathroom tiles are cold against your back, but you're too focused on the warmth of sae's hands on your skin to care.
the booming music can still be heard, along with bits of the raging crowd whenever the bathroom door opens and closes again. it's a loud, numbing hum which makes your bones buzz and your heart beat along the song.
sae's lips melt against yours, his breath already becoming ragged even though you've only been kissing for a few minutes. you kiss him back like your life depends on it, his hair pulled by your ruthless fingers and your mouth chasing his desperately.
"name", sae whispers against your lips as he opens his eyes to look at you, breaking the kiss. you wrap your arms around his neck to prevent him from pulling away. you can't let him go. you just got him back.
"not unless you tell me why you started crying", he replies. his teal eyes scan your face, thumbs gently rubbing under your eyes. "did he hurt you?"
"no. and i'm not crying anymore".
sae's sigh as you kiss him again makes you weak in the knees. his thumb angles your jaw just the right way for him to tangle his tongue with yours, the taste of him mingling with yours in a delicious dance.
"was it?" he asks as he catches his breath, eyes still closed. you let your forehead rest against his, basking in his presence that you missed so much.
his fingers linger on your jaw, before trailing to your neck, and finally pulling away. you immediately miss his touch, your hand shooting up to catch his wrist and hold him back. "don't leave".
you swallow with difficulty, your throat tight and hurting. to him, you are merely a friend, and you know it. all he ever wanted from you was physical pleasure. so why did you get your hopes up? after all, why would a soccer star like him want you, the average young adult still figuring life out? it was doomed from the start.
"see?" sae breathes out, the back of his hand tenderly brushing your cheek. "you're crying again".
"i'm not", you sob, attempting to cover your face out of shame. you can feel fat tears and snot ruining both your makeup and your reputation. but he prevents you from doing so, carefully prying your hands away from your face.
"stop it, i'm an ugly crier".
"that's not true". his cold, light eyes travel to yours, before he leans down, pressing his mouth against the corner of your mouth. from there, his lips trail all the way to your eyes, kissing away the salty tears running down your cheeks. your breath catches.
"sae..." you whisper, breathless, voice and fingers equally shaking now. you're still hot and tipsy, but the sheer emotion of the moment strikes you head on, making it impossible to hold back your crying. you suddenly feel very sober, and weird, and absolutely freaking miserable. "stop it, sae".
sae pulls back to meet your gaze, some strands of his gelled hair falling back down on his forehead. you can't read his face. but honestly, when could you ever?
"i'm worried about you", his low voice answers, making you huff dryly.
"since when?" you snap back. "isn't the only thing you worry about getting laid?"
sae flinches, eyebrows furrowing. he's still close to you, your back still pressed against the bathroom wall, but you don't want to think about how much you just want to make out with him right here and now. you're done. you won't be this toy he thinks he can throw away anymore.
"where is this coming from?" he asks, jaw tight.
"for fuck's sake, sae! you've been ghosting me for two entire weeks, and then you kiss me in some shitty club thinking i owe it to you?" you cry out, new tears spilling from your eyes. "well, i'm not this... goddamn slut you can fuck whenever you want".
his eyes widen, and he takes a step back. "look, name..."
"i love you", you blurt out. you can't see his reaction, your sight way too blurry from your tears. "just... love me back, or don't". your head hangs low, hands wiping your tears as you keep on sobbing, waiting for a reply. but he stays silent.
then, you can feel a tentative hand brush your arm. "name, look at me". sae waits for a moment, but you don't. "please?"
you blink away some fresh tears and look up at him, chest constricting at the sight. his emotionless gaze has been replaced by a soft one, two tender eyes now staring at you with... concern? you really don't know how to read his expression, and the alcohol in your system isn't making things easier.
"...what?" you ask, voice husky as you almost choke on a sob.
sae stays silent for a few seconds, before extending his hand to you, palm up. "trust me?"
you are tempted to just walk away, but decide to give him one more chance and take his hand. he offers you a small smile that doesn't reach his eyes, before leaving a peck to your knuckles and leading you out of the bathroom, his grip firm on your hand.
you dive back into the crazy human swarm, doing your best to follow sae. you can see his back weaving through the crowd elegantly, his arm trailing behind him not to let you go. your ears are ringing from the deafening music, and your legs are weak, the uncomfortable buzz still running underneath your eyelids and behind your ears.
sae drops by a table occupied with a few of his soccer teammates that you recognize. he doesn't let them a chance to call you or him out, simply swinging his bag over his shoulder before leaving. without ever letting go of your hand.
you feel so much in a haze that you barely remember picking up your own things, but a few minutes after, you and sae are out of the club.
the fresh air is welcomed into your lungs and across your face. the streets are quiet, the yellow street lighting replacing the blinding red spotlights of the club. you close your eyes a moment. when they open again, sae's hand is hovering close to your body, not touching you, but making sure he can catch you if you lose balance. then he hands you a bottle of water he just took from his gym bag.
"drink first", sae mutters. "then we'll talk, yeah?"
sae's lips are so much more delicious when they belong to you.
"i love you, name" sae whispers against your skin, nose brushing against your jaw as he leaves a trail of wet kisses down the column of your throat. "i love you so much".
you hum, fingers gripping his shoulders tight as you pull him closer to you. "was that so hard?"
sae glances back up at you, his hands stilling on your sides. "i said i was sorry", he huffs. "i'm sorry for being such an asshole and ghosting you, name. really".
your fingers gently play with his hair, messing it up completely and putting his bangs back down. he hasn't moved, still scanning your face intently as he hovers over you, the mattress of his bed digging under his knees. "i missed you so much", he goes on. "it's just that... it's been a lot lately, with practice and everything".
"why didn't you talk to me?"
"i don't want to burden you, name. but i promise i'll do better, alright? i'll talk to you".
sae's lips resume their exploration of your neck, whispering sweet nothings here and there. you relax against the comfortable pillows. you like that he brought you to his place. that means you don't have to worry about him leaving without a word when you're sleeping.
when he travels back up to your greedy mouth, his teeth sink into your lower lip, drawing a drop of blood. "ouch, that hurt!" his eyes are half-lidded as he looks at you, his tongue cleaning the blood dripping from his own lip.
"the taste", he hums before diving back down.
"i missed you", you whisper in the kiss. "i missed you so much, sae, you have no idea. i'm just so scared that you'll let me down again".
sae swallows your words with ease, his teeth grazing your upper lip as his fingers tangle in your hair, not painfully so, but rather soothingly. "just stick around and you'll find out".
˚˖𓍢ִ໋❀ 𝗂 𝗐𝖾𝗅𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝗌𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝗆𝗒 𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝗌𝗈𝗇𝗀-𝗂𝗇𝗌𝗉𝗂𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝗅𝗅𝗄 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌. 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖼𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝖺 𝗅𝗈𝗍 𝖽𝗂𝖿𝖿𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂 𝗁𝖺𝖽 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗇𝗇𝖾𝖽, 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝗁𝖾𝗒, 𝗂𝗍'𝗌 𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍? (𝗆𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝖽𝗈 𝗂𝗍 𝗅𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗋. 𝗆𝖾𝗁)
˚˖𓍢ִ໋❀ 𝗁𝗈𝗉𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖾𝗇𝗃𝗈𝗒𝖾𝖽, 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝗈 𝗂𝗍 𝖽𝗂𝖽 𝗍𝗎𝗋𝗇 𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝖺 𝖻𝗂𝗍 𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀!