After getting diagnosed with a rare, terminal illness and being forced right out of his perfectly normal life, Jeon Jeongguk lost all his faith in living. Just six more months and he'll be dead. Gone. Forgotten. However, when a new hospital friendsh...
"I'm managing," Jeongguk said stiffly, trying to grasp at the remaining bits of his leftover dignity to meet the stranger's obviously concerned gaze.
He expected some middle aged worker to have witnessed his little meltdown, and honestly, he could have dealt with that. However, when he met the person's gaze, his shoulders stiffened, frame growing smaller when he realized it was someone his age.
Well, fuck him.
Jeongguk pressed his lips into a thin line, watching the stranger pull out an earbud from his ear. From what he could see, the guy looked like a typical douchebag, judging off the flannel he wore over his hoodie, black ripped jeans, and matching converse he sported. Oh and to complete the look, his hair was an annoying mop of silver that fell haphazardly over his eyes.
He mentally begged for the douchebag to not come any closer. It was embarrassing but not boob puke embarrassing. Though Jeongguk also didn't want to deal with some potential asshole to make fun of—
"Uh, Dude," He glanced up from the ground to see that the douchebag was right next to him. "I think you're too rich for the machine."
"Is that an insult?" He didn't mean to sound snappy, but somehow, the guy didn't look too fazed.
Instead, he pulled out his own wallet, fished won from it and put it into the machine. In seconds, his chocolate bar was around clattering to the bottom, and while the stranger bent down to pick it up, Jeongguk was at a loss for proper words.
"Won works. I'm sure you got a lot of it, so yeah. Remember that next time," The stranger grinned, handing him the bar. Eyeing him and the candy, Jeongguk snatched it from him hesitantly.
"Oh, and Twix are a good choice. Keep it up, bro."
"Now you're judging my chocolate bar taste too?" Jeongguk blurted out the first thing that came to mind. At that, the stranger's thick eyebrows bunched together. It was a fascinating thing. It looked like a little fuzzy worm.
Jeongguk tried not to laugh because that was the most ridiculous fucking thought to ever cross his mind. The stranger's lips broke out into a lopsided smile, "Well, if you wanna hear my in depth analysis, then sure. I'm judging you."
"You can tell what kind of person I am based off my favorite chocolate bar?" Jeongguk frowned, trying to acted offended because for some reason, he wasn't really as upset as he thought he'd be.
"Sure," He said. "People who buy Twix are lonely souls looking for validation and a sliver of happiness in the form of a caramel, crunchy combo. You have it rough my guy, mucho respect to you."
"The fuck?" Okay, now he was offended. "Then what's your favorite chocolate bar?" Grandpa dude (that's what he looked like... sort of) ran a hand through his silvery hair.
"I'm a Kitkat person," He said after some thought.
"Hm, so you're a guy who has mega mommy issues and can't make up their mind, so they go for the shit they can break in half which symbolizes their shitty impulsivity and inability to make really personal, meaningful connections?" Jeongguk mimicked him.
Grandpa dude cocked a caterpillar at him, "Now that's just rude." Jeongguk scoffed, rolling his eyes.
"Well you're welcome," He half bowed, tucking his candy back into his pocket. Right before he could escape back to his own self-imposed isolation, the stranger tapped his shoulder.
"What now?" Jeongguk didn't bother hiding the annoyance that flashed over his features when he whipped around to face Grandpa dude again.
"You're Jeon Jeongguk, right?"
"Uh, and if I am?" He stopped in his tracks, the skin between his brows furrowed.
The stranger merely smiled at him, and now he realized how fucking creepy this guy was. "I was told to look for you. You should be at the meeting, y'know."
"Meeting?" Jeongguk scowled. He scanned the stranger up and down, trying to find any sign that he was a patient, only to come up with nothing. There wasn't anything obviously wrong with him. He was tan, too tan for a sick kid, and his features were fuller than Jeongguk's that was for sure.
"My brother, Dr. Kim, wanted to make sure you weren't lost on your way here," The stranger explained, his hands moving along with his words.
"Who are you then?" Jeongguk honestly didn't really believe him. Sae would have mentioned it. "Are you even in the program?"
"I am," He said, "and my name's Kim Taehyung." Ah, what a douchebag name, Jeongguk thought.
"Well, fuck your program," Jeongguk forced a smile, adding an extra bite to his words. "I'll get going. I don't believe you, so—,"
"— Why don't you believe me?" God, he was an insistent motherfucker. Jeongguk rolled his eyes yet again, letting out a sigh.
"Because you're obviously not a patient here."
"And do I have to be?" Fuck that goddamn smirk.
"Bye Kim Taehyung," Jeongguk mused, waving at him as he turned to walk away, not wanting to deal with his bullshit because that fucking smile of his was hurting his head.
"This won't be the last you see of me!" Taehyung called after him, "I'll make sure of it!" What a joke.
"Goodbye you creepy motherfucker!" Jeongguk called over his shoulder, not daring to look back.
At that, Jeongguk stopped in his tracks, fingers curling in his pockets as his mind repeated those words over in his mind. He bit down on his lip, trying not to let those words get to him because honestly, anybody could say that. It didn't mean he was actually interesting.
Sighing, Jeongguk shook his head and kept walking forward, forcing Taehyung's words out of his head when got into the elevator. There was no way he meant it. Surely.
God, he was so fucking weird. Hopefully that would be the last of their interactions, or else Jeongguk wasn't quite sure what he'd do with himself.
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hey! thank you for reading! i'm so sorry this chap was long! it'll probably one of the few long chapters in this book. but even so, i hope you enjoyed and i'll see you in the next update(: 💛
