Cowardly Warrior | Taehyung ✔

Balcony

I agreed to go. Little did I know how much trouble we'd be in after these few hours.

   We exited the room and finally went to the balcony of the ballroom, watching all the foreigners enter the banquet room.

I was bored until I saw two striking strangers walked in. I was under a trance, immediately drawn to their presence. There was something so intriguing, yet familiar about them. I had no idea who they were, but I wanted to know all their secrets. But yet, I wanted to stay as far away from them as possible.

The first one I saw was the muscular guy in the front. His silver mask was donned with glitter and jewels- I wouldn't be surprised if it was encrusted with real diamonds. He clearly thought he was better than everyone else. There was something about that smirk that was so charming yet so annoying I wish I could wipe it off.

Right behind him, was a taller guy with a more care-free vibe. His mask was a light blue color, that was calm and peaceful like beach ocean waves. The subtle beauty of his mask enchanted me- he wasn't seeking any attention yet my eyes were focused on him.

     They were so mesmerizing- I felt like I knew them from a different lifetime. I couldn't stop observing them. Until the blue masked boy made eye contact with me and I abruptly looked away.

    I covered my face with my hands. "Ugh, he caught me staring at him!"

Chinua was checking out some other guys beside us. "Who?"

   "The blue masked guy down there." I couldn't even dare to point.

Chinua looked below the balcony.

    Chinua continues peering down. "Not just him. It seems like that muscular silver-masked boy is staring at you too."

   "No way, he's probably looking at you," I ensured her. I wished they were gazing at her. I was so frightened by the thought they had interest in me.

  Chinua chuckles. "Really? Look at them yourself."

   With bravery. I glanced down the balcony and I found those two boys whispering and staring at me in awe.

   Chinua's right. They weren't looking at her. They were both looking at me. And it appeared they were talking about me.

    I turned away, embarrassed. I placed my hands on my burning cheeks.

    I've been around hundreds of men... I've wrestled with muscular models before... I've seen gorgeous guys shirtless bathing in rivers.. And I didn't feel anything. But why are these two boys stares making me so nervous and vulnerable?

Chinua lowly whistles. "I know I did this masquerade ball so I wouldn't judge anyone's appearances.. but wow, those guys are dressed so differently from everyone else at the party."

"Right? Nobody in our kingdom dresses like that." I agreed.

Chinua nods. "They're definitely foreigners. And probably rich, too. Wow, Amira you've got a great taste in guys."

My cheeks flushed at her comment and I needed to explain I didn't like those guys that way.

"Although they caught my eye, I don't have any romantic interest in them. There's just something so familiar about them, but yet I want to stay far away from them as possible. I feel I've met them before in a nightmare-"

"Excuse me, Miss?" I heard a husky voice behind me.

"Just a minute. Anyways, what I'm saying is, those men seem like trouble-"

Someone grabbed my arm and forcefully spun me around.

Right in front of me, were the striking men that I spotted from the balcony below me. I was planning to avoid them the whole night, but yet here they were. Like a nightmare come alive.

"Sorry. I'm not a very patient person," the silver masked guy sneers, still holding my arm.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: this is a random rant but I have to stop watching kdramas and cdrama and tv shows in general.. the male leads r portrayed soo unrealistically & the stupidity of some characters get to me.. thts one of the reasons why I started writing fanfics is bc I wanted to make my own ending and plot twists to stories tht would satisfy me .. I make the decisions about what happens

BUT ALSO I hate (like I really hate) perfect characters with no flaws especially in tv shows. They're so unrelatable they feel like aliens to me!you might as well give them superpowers because they don't even feel human. For instance I was watching this cdrama called "when we were young" and the male lead is so perfect, it actually annoys me lol. He's kind, positive, most girls like him, super genius, attractive, athletic, barely studies yet tops the class, can beat up a mob of kids alone, a leader.. like ??? how is the audience supposed to relate to tht? Like it's interesting to see I guess but characters with flaws and emotion r so much more important to see because most ppl aren't perfect.

Another example would be in hwarang. Dog bird was clearly the most "perfect" character but he felt so inhuman to me with all of his natural talents with no hard work, i just could not relate to him. at all even tho he was a good person.
meanwhile ji dwi may been born wealthy, but he had many flaws and lacked courage to become king & I think tht finding courage to take what's urs is what audiences can sympathize with and learn from.

In conclusion: characters without flaws aren't good characters

End: long rant 😁