paranoia

1 - the beginning

Han Jisung.

A normal guy, I think. 

I know everything about him after all.

His addiction to watching Studio Ghibli movies religiously, his dog Bbama, and his clunky jewelry.

This is his story. Mine too, if you wanna include that. 

Haha, 

let's get back to where this freak show all started!

Enjoy.

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The moonlight reflected off the silver cross that adorned his collarbones. 

Music was the only barrier from reality and the small world Jisung had created for himself, shielding the angry comments and backhanded comments from getting to his head.

The street lamps dulled the stars bright extravaganza, painting the dark blue sky with little specks of light. 

Headphones covered his ears, closing out the world from his mind. 

Adrienne Lenker played constantly in his house. It was like he was addicted to her music- 

There was no break from it.

"Not the hunger revealing, nor the ricochet, in the cave..." He hummed quietly.

A soft summer wind danced through the trees, making them bend and twirl in every which way. Leaves scuttled across the wet pavement, remains of the last tropical hurricane.

The hot air brushed over his skin, leaving him with a need to bask under an air conditioner.

A crunch was heard on the street. Faint, but still noticeable. 

He paused his music, put his earbuds away, and glanced back.

"Anyone there?" He called out, looking around cautiously. He gulped. If it was just a bunny, that would be seriously embarrassing. 

That's when Lee Minho appeared. He was wearing a thin shirt, the Sublime logo on it.

His hair was black and fluffy- stuck in Jisung's mind vividly.

"Oh, my apologies. Sorry if I disturbed you." The man spoke softly, his accent thick. It was cute.

That was where it all began, a small interaction on a random windy July evening. Little did either of them know, their life would both take a dark turn from here.

"No, no. Don't worry about it. Where're you going?" Jisung asked curiously. It was clear he had no malicious intentions, his dark boba eyes focused on him innocently.

"Convenience store. I'm hungry and quite frankly, way too lazy to actually prepare dinner for myself." A soft chuckle escaped his lips, a small grin adorning his soft pink lips. 

Jisung nodded, holding back a laugh. He understood where the guy was coming from. He was coming back from work. His bike got stolen, and he wasn't getting in another Uber that smelled like sweat and weed. They all did, there was no getting away from it.

"Mind if I come with you? I need to get my mind off things." He asked as he walked to stand by the man's side. 

He nodded eagerly, smiling in a friendly manner. 

"So, what's your name?" Jisung asked. He was curious. It would be kinda disrespectful to just go up to a person and not address them by their name the whole time that you're with them. Jisung took into consideration how he would feel if someone did that to him. He came to the conclusion that he wouldn't be very happy.

"Minho, but uh- you can call me Leeknow. Everyone does." He said with a smile that resembled a kitten. ( :] ) They started to walk in the direction of the convenience store, a comfortable silence overcoming them. 

They eventually reached the store, walking in and both buying their respective items. They walked out with the bags in their hands, a breeze messing their hair up.

"It was nice meeting you. I'm Jisung, by the way." 

"You too. Pretty name, it suits you." 

They both smirked, chuckled, and that was the end of the first time they met. 

Their paths split, a fork in the road that Leeknow desperately wanted to fix. 

a/s

well we all know I suck by now so this isn't new

and no cover lol