@villainsquirk said: "I'm on your side." from sanghoon
Despite his otherwise neutral expression, you could still see the surprise in his eyes at the words. ‘I’m on your side.’ He’s heard those words before, mainly from his parents, desperate to save their unraveling son. Or doctors, thinking maybe an ounce of trust was all it might take. But this was different. This was Sanghoon, friend turned enemy, now turned whatever this was.
It was different because he was the only other person who’d ever said that to him.
It felt like grasping at straws, trying to fully understand the other and his intentions. The salvaging of the crumbled remains of whatever good was once there, that lightness that used to exist between them. They were kids and things were good and fine until they weren’t, until they turned sour. And he feels stupid, like a kid again, hearing those words. ❝I’ve heard that before,❞ he says.
His gaze falls on Sanghoon’s face, almost as if he’s searching for some kind of fault, a hint of insincerity. He comes up short, he wishes he hadn’t. He sighs, offers a half smile, ( he still feels childish. ) ❝I guess we’ll see if you stick with it this time.❞
