iâll be watching you, two.
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he didnât know how he got there, but he was currently sitting next to seongmok, watching an episode of the current romance drama he was watching.
"why are they staring at each other like that? itâs been ten minutes, just fucking kiss already." seongje sighed, lighting a cigarette, lifting it to his mouth. seongmok sighed loudly, pinching the bridge of his nose before glaring at seongje.
"for godâs sake shut up!" seongmokâs frustrated tone made seongje chuckle.
the next scene happened after the mc got beaten up by some thugs, and the female love interest ended up tending to his wounds, which created another romantic scene with those stupid love ost in the background. seongje frowned, suddenly interested, he sat up correctly and watched. which actually surprised seongmok.
the scene ended up with a soft kiss between the two characters, and a light went up in seongjeâs mind. he suddenly stood up, which made seongmok jump slightly.
"seongmok, i want you to beat me up."
the taller one looked up at seongje, a frown on his face as he paused the tv.
"what are you on? are you on drugs?" he asked, but seongje looked at him with a determined expression, hands in his pocket and his cigarette on the ground, seongmok sighed before standing up. well, he always wanted to knock some sense into seongje.
you were currently getting ready to go to bed, you had to go to the library, early in the morning, so you could study for your exams. school took the majority of your time, so you never had time to hang out or meet new people. your studies were everything to you. and your part-time job also didnât help in having a social life.
you were so immersed in your thoughts, that you didnât even hear the knock on your door. you turned around to look at the door and frowned, you didnât order anything and sure didnât expect anyone. you walked towards the door and cursed yourself for still forgetting to add a peephole. you opened it slightly and gasped as you saw a man, on the ground, and clearly beaten up.
"oh god!" your hand went to your mouth, as you immediately plopped down. your heart skipped a beat when your eyes met the manâs eyes, and you quickly recognised him. the guy from yesterday, who saved you from hanbin, your coworker. "itâs youâŠ" you mumbled, he chuckled but winced from the pain of having a busted lip. "wait, letâs go inside." you helped him get up, propping his arm on your shoulders, you walked slowly and gently made him sit on your couch.
seongje was ecstatic, his plan was going so well already. seongmok did a great job at beatting his ass and apparently had a blast doing it.
"iâll get the first aid kit." you told seongje, under the lights of your apartment, you could have a proper look at his injuries, he had a busted lip, that was still bleeding profusely, his cheek seemed to be bleeding as well and he was clutching his ribs, which worried you more.
seongje had to fight the urge to smile, he kept bitting his lip which didnât help his case. it just made the cut deeper, and caused more blood to ooze from the wound.
you quickly came back with the first aid kit, concern laced in your traits, which made seongjeâs heart speed up, you barely knew him and there you were, worried sick for him. oh, how he loved to see you like this.
his eyes never left your face, you truly were the most gorgeous human being he ever seen. your warm eyes, filled with concern for a man who didnât deserve it, the little crease on your forehead, translating how concentrated you were in helping seongje, which warmed his cold heart. your face was getting dangerously closer to his, and seongje hated how he couldnât control the speeding of his heartbeat.
"what happened to you?" you finally asked, the question had been burning your tongue since you opened the door.
seongje did help you with hanbin, and he seemed nice, but the way he got your address without asking you, was still bothering you.
you werenât a fool, seongje had to be involved in some shady business, to get beaten up like that, and also to be so skilled in fighting.
"donât worry, iâm sorry for bothering you." liar. he actually orchestrated the whole thing just to see you again.
"itâs okay." your voice was like a soft melody to his ears, he knew he could listen to your voice all day, maybe he should put some recording device in your apartment? that way, heâd be able to listen to you, and know every single thing about you.
"whatâs your name by the way?" you asked again, and you were curious about him? seongje was truly in heaven right now, getting taken care of by you, and you were asking things about him.
"geum seongje, how about you?" what an actor, seongje was surprised in his acting skills, maybe he should consider a career change.
"l/n y/n." he knew that already, of course he did.
he knew everything about you, from your favourite snack to your least favourite coffee shop. he knew about your first boyfriend, that actually broke your heart back in your first year of high school. seongje knew about that too, found the guy and smashed his legs.
no one should be able to walk freely after hurting you.
no one should be able to breath, at all, after hurting you.
the mere thought of you being hurt or sad, made seongje tense for a second, which you caught and made you stop in your movements.
"does it hurt?" seongje couldnât stop himself from smiling, you were so cute and sweet to him.
"nah, iâm used to it." he mumbled, eyes still fixated on your face, he didnât miss the look of uncertainty in your eyes.
"you should stop getting into fights, or whatever your doing." you added, which surprised seongje, out of everything you couldâve done or said, you chose to keep worrying for him.
something no one ever did.
this was only his second real interaction with you, but he was already getting addicted. the way you made him feel was a high he knew heâd chase forever. a normal person wouldâve never opened their door to a wounded stranger, but you did anyway. you were different.
"how is work? that bastard keeps bothering you?" you finished cleaning the wounds on his face, you put a medium-sized bandage on his cheek and started to tidy up. "he resigned, i think he got the memo after yesterday." you started to stand up so you could put the first aid kit, back in your bathroom, but seongje grabbed your wrist, which startled you.
"ah⊠my head hurts, iâm feeling dizzy." he closed his eyes and put his head on your lap. he got comfortable, arms crossed on his chest as he kept his eyes closed.
you froze, you didnât know how to react to that. that guy was weird, that was a given, but something deep inside of you didnât want to push him away. why? a random guy is laying on your lap, in your apartment, late at night and youâre not calling the police? thatâs crazy.
you always lived a simple, sometime boring life, you came from a middle-class family, who sent you to the city for your studies, when you were off school, you were off to work, and then at home to do your homework and sleep. you lived a rather boring life, yes.
so maybe you enjoyed that little change in your routine? and maybe you enjoyed seongjeâs chaotic presence? the guy has to be involved in some shady business with the way he showed up with new and old bruises. but weirdly enough, you didnât ask about it.
something must be wrong with you, but is that so bad?
"whatâs gotten you so lost in thoughts?" seongjeâs eyes were still closed, and his voice sounded like he was almost falling asleep.
"nothing." you lied, and seongje immediately caught it, he opened his eyes, the way he looked at you kinda made you feel uncomfortable, he looked at you like you were an open book to him. like he could read straight through you.
"donât lie to me, darling." you hated how your cheek started to burn from the nickname.
you must be ovulating, you never acted this way before. well, you hardly received any attention from the male audience, not that you complained, you loved your peaceful life. but sometimes, you wished someone would barge into your quiet bubble and add some spice.
well, there comes seongje.
"tell me more about you."
woah. for the first time in his life, geum seongje had nothing to say to that. seongje isnât someone you can shut up easily, he always has something to say, no matter what the question is, he always as an answer.
ask him about himself and itâs crickets.
"what school do you go to, what are your favourite subjects, do you have any dreams? stuff like that." you saw how taken aback he was by your question, and if you were an open book to him, seongje was definitely one to you as well.
without warning, seongje started laughing, almost hysterically. which surprised you, did you say something funny? he was laughing so hard, he started coughing and tearing up. seongje calmed down after a few seconds, he got comfortable again on your lap and looked up at you.
"youâre funny, iâm not that interesting." he answered, and you were a little disappointed by this. you needed to know more about this man, why was he being so mysterious for?
"i want to know more about you, too." even though he already knew a lot, he needed to listen to all the little stories you had about your life.
"iâm an only child, i was born and raised in jeju island, i miss my parents sometimes." at the memory of your parents, a small smile appeared on your lips. "they sent me here to have a better life, and iâm a high school student." he knew all of that already.
"thatâs just the surface of who you are, tell me something no one knows about you." not even him.
you had to think about this one for a few seconds, not because you didnât know what to answer, you werenât quite sure if you felt comfortable opening up to a literal stranger.
but thatâs the thing with seongje, he doesnât feel like a stranger, heâs so comfortable around you. like heâs known you forever, maybe the two of you knew each other in a past life?
"iâm lonely." you blurted out.
and that surprised seongje.
you? the most beautiful and shining soul heâs ever seen? how could you feel lonely when the room lit up everywhere you went? seongje did notice how you didnât seem to have any friends except from your coworkers at work and some classmates who seemed to like you. but seongje also noticed how the eyes of everyone in the room were always on you, it did piss him off, but you were always the center of attention, no matter how quiet you were.
"i canât explain it very well, but i do feel lonely. like my life has no purpose at all, like i donât belong anywhere, i-⊠i donât know." you didnât notice how you started playing with seongjeâs hair. he sure did noticed and almost went into cardiac arrest. "iâm also very scared of the future, iâm not that good of a student, no matter how hard i study, i canât get those insane grades like my other classmates." you continue, your eyes were focused ahead, but your mind was far away. "what if i end up disappointing my family? they sacrificed so much for me, what if they end up realising that iâm a failure?"
"hey." you jumped at seongjeâs harsh tone. you blushed as you yanked your hand out of his hair, but the coldness of his eyes, who were still focused on you, sent shivers down your spine.
seongje finally sat up, his face was only a few inches from yours and you nearly merged with your couch with how hard you were backing away. your cheeks were burning hot and you hated how naked you felt in front of seongjeâs piercing gaze.
"donât you dare say that about yourself." he said, and you weakly nodded.
seongjeâs eyes landed on your lips for a second, and it took him all his self restraint to not slam his lips against yours. not yet. but whatâs wrong with a little ki-
seongjeâs phone started buzzing in his pocket and he swore heâd kill whoever dared to burst his bubble. seongje closed his eyes before sighing, he took out his phone and answered.
"hm? are you kidding me? send dongha or whatever. fuck you baekjin, you owe me one."
you didnât know who those people were but seongje looked pissed, he hung up and stuffed his phone in his pocket. he looked at you and forced a smile.
"i gotta go, darling, but weâll see each other again, sleep well tonight." seongje sent you a flying kiss before taking off.
and just like that, seongje was gone.
you let out a breath you didnât know you were holding and finally relaxed on your couch. that was one eventful night if you ever had one. but weirdly enough, you liked whatever happened tonight. you got to see seongje again, talked with him, and he even scolded you for doubting yourself. that made you chuckle, he looked so upset at you for a second.
your phone buzzing against your thigh took you out of your reverie. you pulled it out and noticed a new text from an unknown number.
"lock your door and go to sleep, darling, see you very soon." the text read, and once again it got you wondering how did seongje got your number, when you never gave it to him yourself?
on the other side of the city, seongje played with a baseball bat, twirling it around while whistling. the bat was covered in blood, and three men were scattered around, covered in blood and barely conscious. seongje was feral, he was so pissed at how his night turned out, it started so well and ended like shit.
"youâre the reason why iâm not with my girl, tonight." he spat, kicking one of those guy in the face. "because of you, iâm away from her, fucking bitch!" he kicked, again, and again and didnât stop until he finally was out of breath.
one thing was for sure, you may not know how to figure your life or where you belong, but you sure belonged to geum seongje, always and forever.