❛ you don't need to be perfect, you just need to be yourself. that's more than enough for me. ❜ to Sungmin from Magi ♡
🐝 * ― 𝑳𝑶𝑽𝑬 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑫𝑬𝑬𝑷𝑺𝑷𝑨𝑪𝑬 𝑺𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑵𝑪𝑬 𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑺.
Sungmin couldn't remember when their conversations had transitioned from a few messages to daily interactions. He always made time for her and believed he managed everything well most of the time. However, sometimes life would throw multiple challenges his way all at once, leaving him overwhelmed and scrambling to keep up. He felt guilty considering the idea of canceling their plans again, especially since she had purchased the tickets for the movie. After taking a deep breath, he resolved not to cancel; he would make it on time.
The next day, his daughter had a performance, and he needed to pick up her dress from the store. Work had reached a peak with a heavy workload, and time felt like his biggest enemy.
Somehow, Sungmin finished work an hour later than usual. Traffic complicated matters further as he tried to get to the store. Just a few minutes later, and he wouldn’t have made it, but he finally had the dress in his possession. Back in traffic, he struggled to maintain his composure while glancing at the clock. He still had enough time to return home, drop off the dress, and take Nari to her grandparents.
By the time he arrived at the movie theater, he was out of breath and a bit disheveled. Though he suspected the movie had already started, he was relieved he managed to do it all—from the parking lot to the theater. He ran as fast as his office shoes would allow. Standing in front of her, he apologized, "I'm sorry…" pausing to catch his breath. "I know I'm late, but I think we haven't missed much of the movie. Let's go inside."
He reached for her hand to lead her in, but she stopped him, pulling out a tissue from her purse to wipe the sweat from his forehead. Her gentle gesture grounded him, helping to calm the adrenaline that was rushing through his body. Sungmin wrapped his arms around her tightly and nodded, then gently cupped her cheeks. "I just don’t want you to feel ignored or think you don’t matter to me because you do, Magi…"