He knew neither person in this situation; he knew only the emotions they were feeling. Anger. Desperation. Frustration. Fear. Any normal person would have silently watched on without seeming to pry into the private lives made public of others in the quiet bistro, would have waited for some employee or the manager to intervene.
Hakyeon was not normal nor was he human.
Without thinking, anticipating what the elder of the two planned to do, he jumped up from his seat quickly putting himself between the attacker and the attacked, a full glass of champagne dampening his hair and clothing instead of the young person he was protectively keeping behind him.
The anger that was slowly rising in him caused the demonic half of his make-up to activate ever so slightly, the roots of his dark hair fading into a bright red he hoped neither participant in this situation would notice. He turned his head slowly to the elder, eyes trained on them as he spoke clearly and slowly, a chilling calm in his voice.
“Now, that, wasn’t a very nice thing to do…..”