𝑪𝑳𝑶𝑺𝑬𝑫 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑 ───── ⊹ ( for @pyreblooms )
BACKDATED / two months ago.
since the injury, everything passes eunchae by in a blur. she’s been living on autopilot, one foot in front of the other, going through the motions and yet never truly feeling the weight of the breaths she takes anymore. the dreams have only made things worse, torment seizing even the darkest moments of the night, the few hours that once would have offered her a fleeting period of respite from reality.
every blink and every breath aches━eunchae wonders if this is what it means to be achingly human and if maybe, in a warped sense, she’s never really lived up until now.
she barely wakes up in time for the interview they’ve set her up for today, barely even registers that it’s something she has to do. between her new job at turtle & bird and trying to trudge her way through the daily routines of settling in, eunchae’s days have been, for the most part, colorless. today’s not going to be any different, she thinks, until she arrives at the interview ( ten minutes late, but at least she showed up at least ) and a familiar face enters her line of sight.
the genuine smile that instantly spreads across her face as the male’s identity dawns on her is hard to miss, equal parts amused from the recollection of their first meeting just days ago and pleasantly surprised that they’re meeting again. “say, are you stalking me? i don’t know if i should be flattered or freaked out,” she teases, deadpan expression settling upon her features for just a moment, only to make way for an even wider smile. eunchae never quite learned to be subtle. “or maybe we’re just really fated.”