Your Eyes
Bae Joohyun X Johnny Suh
warnings: tragic accident mentioned, blindness (pls excuse any errors as well)
tags: @beliver-of-destiny (requested)
"Joohyun are you serious?" Joohyun nodded at her father as both her parents could only gasp. She was confident in her decision, and knew she was ready for this step as well as her lover.
"I'm old enough to get married dad." she spoke, but her parents still looked worried.
"I get that, but..." her father hesitated before he continued, "with Johnny?"
This annoyed her. Yes it's a huge step for them compared to other couples, but it was no reason for them to question it in such a way.
"Dad I've been with him for five years now, ever since first year of college. You know him well, you both loved him too, so why are you being pessimistic now?" she asked back, her tone a little angry.
It was true she knew Johnny for a while now. They dated for a long time, and her parents loved him. If it was possible they would have married during university but waited to finish their education and find jobs before they did, though it didn't stop them partially living together half the time. As many said, they were a match made in heaven, especially seeing how they were there for each other through tough times.
But there was one thing her parents were worried about, something that sadly wasn't an issue until recent events.
"He's... blind..." her father, knowing he was wrong for his concerns, managed to let out softly.
Joohyun scoffed. "So? He still functions as a normal person. Being blind doesn't mean he's any less of a man, or that I love him any less. And he's learned everything already, you know that too."
Johnny wasn't always blind. But a sudden accident three years ago caused him to lose his sight. He was so depressed by that he didn't even try to get better until Joohyun stayed with him. She wanted him to live on, and pushed him to learn braille, sense things, and so on. Throughout it she learned too, how to help him and how to interact with blind people.
"Honey, your dad is just worried." Joohyun's mother spoke instead. "Listen, we don't hate Johnny, if anything we’ve always approved of him, and we supported him through this difficult time. We love him like our own, you know that." she sighed before continuing. "We're just worried about you. You have work, and you have to take care of him. What if in the future you have your own kids? How will you manage?"
Joohyun slumped back into her seat on the couch. She knew her parents had valid concerns, as much as it hurt her to hear them. But she was prepared, she begun doing so since the day it happened, and nothing could make her back down.
"Lots of blind people have families mum, and they deal with it. I don't see how this makes our relationship any different."
The elderly couple could only look at each other and sigh. It was obvious since the time they first met Johnny that these two would eventually be together for the rest of their lives. But since the accident, they were worried for their daughter.
"I guess we don't really have a say now do we?" her mother continued, holding her husband's hand. "I mean, it was obvious that you'd end up together, but after what happened I was always worried for you. I know you wouldn't break up with him, yet I don't know why I never thought you'd marry him..."
Joohyun sighed, trying to smile. "Everything will be fine you guys. Trust me. I wouldn't have spent all that time in the supporting class for him if I didn't plan on being with him forever would I?"
The couple nodded, and finally decided to just side with her. Joohyun was happy, and after having dinner with her parents, she left to go to Johnny's house. She'd often stay over more to just him around, but recently stopped overnight stays due to her work, and had hired a professional to come over just in case on days she couldn't make it.
Now, she could live with him full time.
Once she arrived, she entered the small apartment to find it completely quiet, as if no one was inside. Worried, she stepped in and walked around, when suddenly hearing thumping sounds from the bedroom. She went in right away, and found Johnny on the ground laid down on his side as he cried and kept banging his head on the floor.
"Johnny!" Joohyun rushed to him and pulled his head up to her lap. "What are you doing!?"
Johnny's eyes roamed, his hand slowly going up and touching Joohyun's hair. Ever since going blind, the one thing he was able to recognise from first touch was Joohyun, whether her face, skin, or hair, he had her memorised.
"Joohyun..." he whimpered. Joohyun pulled him up more so that she sat on the floor with him laying on her lap, and combed his hair. One thing she learned was if he seemed distressed, the best thing to do was to initiate touch, calmly speak to him, and talk things out.
"What were you doing?"
"I'm... I'm just so tired of not seeing... I thought if I bang my head again I'll see..."
A tear went down the side of his eye and she quickly wiped it off. "Baby that's not how it works, you know that. Please stop hating yourself. I love you no matter how you are, remember that." she raised his head and kissed his forehead before helping him up. "Come on, let's get you to bed."
She tucked him in, then changed into one of his shirts and her underwear and laid next to him. She propped up her head on one arm and pulled him to her chest. Johnny turned to her and hugged her, nuzzling into her chest as he inhaled her scent.
The only scent he familiarised. Johnny only learned to familiarise Joohyun, not even his family, because only she believed him. Only she knew what really happened the day he lost his sight.
Johnny was in the car with his cousin. He was simply driving them to his family's house for dinner, when the man did something unexpected. He pushed over to Johnny's side and messed around with the steering wheel causing him to crash. Reason? Their grandfather had just passed away and left most of his fortune to his "eldest healthy grandchild", which was Johnny. Despite being unable to kill him, he managed to ruin his eyesight, which he used as an unfit trait since their grandfather did say eldest "healthy".
And no matter how much Johnny protested it was his doing, even wanting for an investigation, his cousin's family fought over the fortune coming down to him because to them Johnny was now disabled. Worst part? Johnny's family didn't even help support him. They just gave up.
Johnny was so devastated he didn't leave his apartment for two weeks. It was Joohyun who came right away and took care of him every single day. She was the one who finally got him to go for rehabilitation, to learn how to continue with his four senses. Her mother would even send food daily while she lived with him throughout his first month of recovery, while her father offered to drive him to his appointments before Joohyun did it herself.
It had been almost two years since he last spoke to his family. Joohyun's family were always ready to have him over for events, but otherwise Johnny preferred to stay away from society. Truth was he didn't care about his grandfather's wealth. His only problem was the injustice.
Joohyun played with his hair, combing through it try to get him to sleep. She laid her head down and kissed his forehead, then rested her chin on his head.
"Joohyun, if I died back then..."
"Not again Johnny." Joohyun scolded lightly. He'd always ask her negative what ifs, and she hated them.
"If I did... Would you still have believed me?"
"How would you tell me dead?" she moved away and cupped his face with one hand. "Stop saying such things. Forget about it Johnny, I've told you before. There's better things to think about."
Johnny sighed, his voice sounding broken. "Like what? I have nothing..."
Joohyun shook her head then kissed him, pulling away slightly so their noses still touched. "Maybe think about what colour you want our wedding theme to be." she said with a smile, and by his expression could tell he knew it.
"Oh Joohyun."
There was one thing Johnny didn't need his sight for, and didn't bother him. With his love for Joohyun he was fast to memorise her body easily. And now as they made love, he didn't at all think about not being able to see her, because he could just imagine how beautiful she looked as their bodies worked as one.
"Stop..." Joohyun panted. "You need to stop... thinking bad... Oh..."
Johnny leaned into her neck kissing it. "I'm sorry... I can't see... I want to see... Especially you..."
She held his face and brought it down to kiss him again, longer this time, soft moans in between. She pulled away feeling a sudden jolt and moaned louder. "Johnny... You don't need to... Yo- Oh... You're still the same person... I still love you..."
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As usual the father would walk the bride, and Joohyun now waited outside with her father. The doors had a small crack opened, and she could see her family on her left, and Johnny's friends on the right. He didn't invite his family, and Joohyun wondered if he even told them. But she wasn't one to ask and make him feel uncomfortable. His friends even volunteered to host the wedding and make it fun with performances.
As Doyoung called her in, Joohyun and her father walked down the aisle smiling brightly. She looked at Johnny, who stood with his eyes down at the floor, as always. But blinded, his other senses were heightened, and he immediately put his hand out hearing the footsteps stop in front of him. Joohyun giggled and took his hand, and they finally stood across each other at the priest.
"Do you take Seo Youngho as your husband through sickness and through health?"
Joohyun cupped his face with one hand smiling brightly, and her touch made him smile too. It always did.
"I do."
"Do you take Bae Joohyun as your wife through sickness and through health?"
Johnny held her hand on his cheek and pulled it down, grasping it tight.
"I do."
As the priest continued, Joohyun felt his hand shake suddenly. She knew that since the accident, whenever he shook in such a manner it meant he was close to crying. Not even caring about the ceremony, she quickly moved closer and held his face, causing the priest to stutter for a second.
"What's wrong?" Johnny suddenly let out tears so she hugged him, his face buried into her neck. "What is it honey?"
"I don't... know... I don't..."
"Hush... It's OK."
Joohyun motioned the priest to finish the ceremony quickly, which he did as he simply moved onto the final event.
"I now announce you man and wife. You may kiss..."
Joohyun slowly pulled him out and wiped away his tears. She smiled at him and pulled him in for a kiss. "I love you so much Joohyun..." he whispered as they pulled away, making her smile before they turned around to the cheers of their guests.
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Life wasn't easy, but the couple were prepared for everything. Joohyun never let a single obstacle throw her off her course of balancing between her work and taking care of Johnny. He didn't need as much help as he did at first once he slowly got more accustomed to surviving on his own this way, if anything it was Joohyun who was still afraid of letting him go out alone even to the convenience store downstairs.
Johnny only laughed, saying he counted his steps everytime they went together, and finally one day she let him go while trailing behind to make sure nothing goes wrong. Much to their relief Johnny was able to make it to the store, get some help to find what he needed, then back home without her having to intervene (except when he almost stepped on a fallen chips pack some child dropped earlier).
"See love, I can do it." she smiled as he waved the bag in his hand around now back in their apartment. They had moved into a bigger one, though in the same complex as Johnny's previous one so that he didn't have to familiarise with a whole new place.
"I'm so happy." she responded before enveloping him in a tight hug. "I'm proud of you, honey." she pecked a kiss on his cheek before taking the bag from him and taking it to put away in the kitchen. Johnny's triumphant smile remained as he folded his cane away and sat down, when a notification came on his phone.
He knew what it was, and waited until Joohyun came to hand it to her. She did help him set her and her parents on speed dial and voice command, but other than that he had no reason to use it anymore.
There was only one other reason his phone would ding in this tone, and that was a message from his family, which he always let his wife check for him. Once she returned he held it to her, and she opened it as she sat next to him to check.
"Oh, it's just your shares this month." Joohyun said, leaning against his side as she told him the amount. They may have not spoken in years, but Johnny's grandmother had made sure he had and received his fair share from the investments his grandfather had split amongst them.
He may not have gotten what was promised to him, but after everything he was glad to live the way he did, especially after seeing where his family's loyalty lied. The only reason he even accepted this money was for Joohyun, and their future together.
Joohyun could see his dazed expression, so put his phone away before she cupped his face and turned him towards her, her thumb rubbing against the corner of his lips as if to make him smile.
"I love you." she said softly, before snuggling into his chest while his arm around her tightened. Her hand went down to grab his other one, intertwining their fingers. "I'll always be by your side. You make me so happy, and for that I'll be your eyes."
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a/n: so basically, I've had this prompt in my drafts for like 3-4yrs?🤡 idk why I never got around to writing it out, but after the recent request and doomscrolling through my drafts & saved prompts I decided to give it a go hahah hope you like it🫶🏼
