Salty love (Sangwoo x reader)

Thirteen

You stood up and walked over to Sangwoo.

"Stay back!" He exclaimed before he threw a wrench in your direction, which completely missed you.

You kneeled in front of him and stroked his hair again. "I'm right here, Sangwoo. I'm not imaginary, I'm real," you said soothingly. Yoonbum was still sobbing on the floor, but his eyes were on you now.

"____," Sangwoo said. Before anything else could happen, the doorbell rang.

You stood up and walked upstairs. You could hear Sangwoo's footsteps not far behind you. He peeked through the hole, then ran upstairs. You glanced at him, then opened the door.

"Good morning, sir," you said with a kind smile.

"Hello. I'm looking for Sangwoo."

"He's upstairs. C'mon in, I'll go get him," You said before opening the door wider for him.

"Thank you.." He trailed off.

"____."

"Thank you _____."

You nodded and stepped to the side, allowing him to walk into the house just as Sangwoo walked down the stairs.

"Cheif Kwak, what brings you by?"

"Sangwoo," he trailed off. "I've just been thinking about you, especially since the last incident. I'm sorry about stopping by so suddenly."

"Incident?" You said.

"You have your hat on. Were you on your way out this early in the morning?"

"He was going to get me, sir, but I walked here instead. I didn't want him getting wet."

"How kind of you," He said before looking at Sangwoo once more. "I know you don't feel comfortable around me, but I wanted to ask you some questions about Min Jieun. I talked to her friends and they said she was interested in you. I thought you might know about her."

"Not really. She was pretty sociable with everyone. I didn't even know she liked me," Sangwoo said. You glanced at him. His tone was off.

"The night she went missing, I heard you left the party early. How come?"

"Bum didn't really fit in, and I had to take her," He gestured to you. "Back to the sea."

"You're from the sea?" He asked.

You nodded. "Yes sir."

"Can you tell me what happened the night of the party?"

"It's just like he said, sir. I had to get back to the sea before my ena dried up."

"So, you can't say what happened with Sangwoo after he took you home."

"Actually, we sat at the shore and just talked for most of the night after. Sangwoo and I are," you paused. "Close."

He nodded. "Well, we were at the beach all night, but that's all I can tell you. I'm sorry I couldn't help any more than that."

"No, it's quite alright. Thank you."

"Why don't we sit down," Sangwoo said.

"I'll go make us some tea," You said with a smile before walking into the kitchen.

You sighed and leaned against the counter. The tension between the two was intense. Part of you wanted to tell the guy you and Sangwoo were about to go out, just so he could leave, but Sangwoo seemed off. 'Did he lose it while I was gone? What happened?' you thought as you watched the water slowly start to boil.

You flicked your wrist, instantly making the water heat up.

Sangwoo walked over to you and put his hand on your back. "I got it," he said. "Why don't you have a seat?"

"Alright," you said and you sat at the table across from the chief.

"Is there anything else you wanted to ask, since you came all this way," Sangwoo said as he set the tea down in front of the officer.

"No, I just came by to see how you were doing. Like I said, I've just been thinking a lot about you lately."

'He's afraid,' you noticed as you stared at the chief.

"I'm curious, why have you been thinking about me? Will you tell me?" Sangwoo said.

"I should get going," he said. "I didn't mean to stay long."

Sangwoo walked after the chief, and you took the two dishes to the sink. 'What has gotten into him?' you thought as you stared down at the sink.

Suddenly, there was a loud thud. You turned your head and paused.

"Sang," you said gently. "What did you do?"

"I drugged him," Sangwoo said. "He's dead."

"Why would you do that?!"

"H-he knew something., I know he did! He suspected me of her murder-"

You sighed. "Sangwoo, nothing will happen to you," You said calmly. Sangwoo looked into your eyes, then he sighed.

"What do you usually do with the body?"

"I got this," he said before putting on gloves and a hoodie.

Once he left, you sat at the table and sighed. In that moment, it truly dawned on you.

Click

It was like a switch in your brain flipped, and all you felt was rage.

Yoonbum stole Sangwoo. He even said it himself, if it wasn't for yoonbum, you'd still be around. For some reason, ever fiber in your being was angry, and that rage was pointed at Yoonbum.

You slowly stood from the table, che chair scratched against the ground. Then, you walked down the basement steps.

"____," Yoonbum sobbed.

You stared down at him emotionlessly, then, you landed a hard kick to his stomach.

"You knew Sangwoo and I were in love, and yet, you still fuck him?" You snapped before you kicked him again. "You were just begging for his cock, huh? You dirty-" you kicked him again. "Piece of shit. I can't believe I considered you a friend."

"____," Yoonbum choked out. "He did things to me!" He exclaimed. "It's not my fault."

"Things were great until you got here. Now, it seems like you destroy anyone you come close to."

"You don't mean that!" He exclaimed. "We're friends, remember? I love you!"

"You love screwing the man I love," you snapped. "I should kill you."

"Please," Yoonbum cried. "____."

You stared down at Yoonbum.

Click

"I'm so sorry, Bum," you said with wide eyes. "I don't know where that came from, I don't mean it. I swear," you said as you grabbed his hands. "Please, stop crying. I didn't mean it. I swear."

Yoonbum just sobbed again.