"Do Not Enter." Is Written On The Doorway.
Inspired by: Treehouse by Alex G
Warning: selfharm? mentions of hitting themselves
A/N: This is based off of the line from Treehouse by Alex G where it goes "Do not enter is written on the doorway. Why can't everyone just go away? Except you. You can stay." And I wanted to show Izzy's friendship with Seokmin and how she feels safe and comfortable around him even when she's upset. This is kinda my first time writing so be nice:) also English is not my first language so if there's any grammar mistakes or just mistakes in general, do correct me if you will.
Izzy shuts her eyes and purses her lips, trying not to hit herself. She has always been quite the perfectionist since she was young. But as a human, she's bound to make mistakes here and there. And whenever she does, she would occasionally hit herself out of anger and frustration. She knows it's a bad thing to do to herself, but she thinks it's better to release the anger to herself rather than to anyone else.
Just when Seungcheol enters the main room, Izzy storms to her chamber, leaving him and the members confused. "What happened?" He asks, pointing at Izzy's doorway.
"Should we go and ask her?" Dino questions with a concerned tone that didn't go unnoticed by the members.
Joshua shakes his head, "I don't think she'll like that. She slammed the door."
The members went silent for a moment, looking at each other very much unsure of what to do. They know how Izzy don't really talk about her problems much, nor does she like talking about it. Even though she does sometimes exchange her troubles with Jeonghan, she tends to keep it to herself, bottling the emotions up or releasing them to herself.
"Let's just.. leave her be for a while. Give her some space for her to cool down." Mingyu suggests, breaking the silence. The others nodding their heads agreeing as they continue on doing whatever they were doing.
Seokmin, who was standing when the incident occured, went to sit next besides Mingyu who continued watching his show.
"I hope she's okay", he starts, followed by Mingyu's hum in agreement.
"Do you think she would mind if I offer her some fruits or snacks? How about some Ramyeon? Or maybe chicken nuggets? That'll cheer her up, right?" Mingyu is flooded with questions from Seokmin who's clearly concerned for the girl.
Seokmin has known Izzy long enough to know that her mood will instantly lighten up whenever she's fed. The problem is, would she be bothered by his presence? Does she need more time alone to herself until he can present himself with piles of meals? Living together for a long time doesn't hide the fact that he wants to respect her boundaries and personal space.
"How about this, you cut up some pineapples, get some snacks, I'll order some chicken nuggets for her, yeah?" Mingyu respond to which he receives a thumbs up from Seokmin.
As soon as Izzy walks in her room, she immediately grabs her earphones and plugged it in her phone, playing whatever music is in it, not forgetting to put the volume on max. She picks up Nalu and puts her on her lap, petting her. Izzy tries her best not to let her anger take over her.
She hears a slight knock on the door, knocking her out of her senses. Before she could respond, the door started creaking as someone is opening it. She turns her head to see who it is.
"Oh?" Surprised, she sees Seokmin's head peaking through the door, "Dokyeom-ah".
He flashes a wide grin on his face, "Are you feeling better?".
"I'm not as angry as before, but still quite upset.."
"Yes, of course. Come in." Izzy now has her body sitting facing the door.
He softly smiles while opening the door. The warm energy he brings the second he enters the room manages to melt the cold atmosphere that was holding onto Izzy. What a ray of sunshine.
"I bring some pineapples, some chips," his eyes points towards 3 packs of 9 piece mcnuggets, "and nuggets! Mingyu ordered them."
Staring at the foods, she can't help but laugh. Not out of mockery, but out of happiness. She's moved by the fact that someone still cares enough to cut up some fruits and ordered her comfort food to cheer her. Not to mention the person who's carrying the whole thing is blinding her with beams of joy.
"Are you okay?" Seokmin's smile drops.
"I'm okay!" Still laughing, she covers her mouth, "I'm sorry, I'm okay."
"Are you not in the mood to eat? Do you want something else?" Seokmin begins to ask, but before he could put the plate aside, Izzy immediately stops him from doing so.
"No! No no no no! Give me that." Izzy takes the plate and eats the chicken nugget from one of the top boxes stacked together.
"This," she munch on the nugget while pointing at the box, "Is exactly what I wanted, thank you very much."
Seokmin smiles at the statement, "I'm glad."
