Thereâs something about vending machines at nearly four in the morning thatâs just off putting. As he sits there, half a candy bar shoved in his mouth and idly pressing buttons as the machine blinks at him because he has yet to add another batch of change, he considers all things that have led him up to this point. Itâs mostly his post-high need for a snack, but heâs still feeling a bit soul-searchy about everything. And the appeal of the neon of the vending machine on the floor and the quietness of it all it sending him almost into a tizzyâ heâs still a little too gone for it.Â
Or maybe itâs the stillness of it all, not a soul in sight, but himself and his candy bar and that bag of chips heâs been eyeing. Who knows.Â
A little commotion catches his attentionâ and itâs odd because itâs still nearly four in the morning (3: 56 the machine to his right glares at him) and he shouldnât even be out here let alone another sorry soul.Â
Cutting a glance to whoever is deciding to disturb his private time (in the middle of a very public lobby mind you) his annoyance washes away in an instant and itâs almost like the sight of her has him putting up some kind of front and a brow raises in interest and he mumbles around his candy as soon as sheâs in ear shot, voice loud in the quiet lobby.Â
âWell, if it isnât Miss Sera herself. Just canât stay away from me, can you, baby girl?âÂ
when you have to deal with learning to organize events, finishing homework, and filling up student council paperwork, it ends up with some nights where youâll be awake until the early hours of the morning.Â
the hall of the lobby is filled with a deathly silence at an hour no student should be stirring. sera walks through the short hallway, lights dimmed to allow only a slight glow reflecting off the walls. the washed out tone of her surroundings only dull her senses. the only sound that penetrates is the light shuffling of her feet, echoing loud enough to ache the ears.
at first, she thinks her eyes are fooling her to see a figure next to the vending machines. (when youâve been up for almost twenty four hours, who knows what youâll see.) but itâs a rather plainly dressed male with the pale gray hair that strikes annoyance at first sight. she has half the mind to turn back when he spots her and with a booming voice, calls out to her with his vulgar words.
the volume immediately riles her up, irritation bubbling beneath her skin -- if not adding onto the trashy nickname he calls her by. it sends a shiver of disgust down her spine to relive those moments. still, sera should not fall for the bait.
â youâll wake the dead, â she states in a disinterested tone to his teasing. itâs only slightly above a whisper, for even a whisper would seem loud in the emptied lobby. sera keeps her pace arriving at the vending machine, striking one of the buttons more force than necessary. it comes with the aggravation of hoseokâs presence. â canât even get some mediocre coffee without meeting you here. â it was really tragic that she had to endure his existence at an hour like this.










