continued from here -- @sunsseo
It wasn’t like Hanbin wanted to eavesdrop, ears catching nearly every word and attention unable to stray from the scene. It wasn’t like he’d ever had that kind of intention, always being the one to strongly believe in concepts like privacy and minding your own business. But it was rather difficult, with how loud the two women were, (painfully loud, Hanbin decided, his ears ringing uncomfortably), with so many people already turning heads in their direction and commenting on the situation they were witnessing. The whispers made the tall male pull a bit of a face, a discreet flicker of annoyance expressed in a scowl, because it was just an argument of two people none of those observers really knew, so what right do they have to gossip and make downright nasty assumptions about either of the involved ladies?
He rubbed his hands together, skin unpleasantly dry after a few hours of work in vinyl gloves, screaming for at least a little bit of lotion and proper hydration, and made a small movement to continue going his way, wanting nothing more than a few solid hours of rest in a quiet, dim, comfortable environment. But then he chanced another glance in the scene’s direction -- the elderly woman disappearing from sight, surprisingly brisk for her age in that moment, and the other one, much younger, standing there, all still and, to Hanbin at least, seeming slightly lost and confused. Her shoulders sagged a bit and, looking at her from behind, she looked really small even in her high heels.
It was only after the words were out of his mouth that he stopped to think why exactly had he decided to come up to her. It was none of his business; and yet his caring, patronal nature ignored the brain’s beliefs anyway -- not for the first and definitely not for the last time.
“Oh,” He just said, lips forming a nearly perfect o-shape, because he’d really expected just a courteous yes and thank you, nothing else. But that--that sounded weird and wrong, and admittedly made cold chills run down Hanbin’s spine. “That sounds a tad bit worrying, if I may say so. It’s not something that could be potentially reported to the police, is it?”










