iii. chapter 3
'it's your world princess,
i'm just living in it.'
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"welcome to the family sungchan,"
they clinked their glasses together,
letting out a few cheers.
after a couple of days of hanging out at
lunch time, sungchan was starting to
become part of the friend group.
he got on surprisingly well with
everyone and was even starting to
become the latest victim to all of
giselle's teasing.
it was the weekend and they all
decided to eat outside of campus
with him.
he sat to the right of yumi, his eyes
constantly on her in case she needed
anything.
"so you really don't have a girlfriend?"
minjeong pointed her chopstick at
sungchan, prompting him to answer.
"it might sound lame but i think
i've been waiting for the one."
"how would you know when you've
met the one," johnny asked, taking
another sip of his soju.
"it's hard to explain, but some coincidence
would bring us together and i'll instantly
know," it was hard to miss the stolen
glances he took at yumi, who was too
busy discussing a tv show with jaehyun.
minjeong and mark shared knowing
glances, excited for their friend.
maybe if their friend had a worthy
love interest, she would finally leave
song eunseok alone.
sungchan was extremely handsome,
polite, and attentive to yumi, stopping
behind if she ever had to tie her shoe laces,
offering to carry her things at school.
two days ago they witnessed him giving
her an umbrella due to the torrential rain,
claiming he had a spare when he actually
had to use his jacket as cover.
but he did all of these things with a
wide smile on his face, like it was a
pleasure to help.
even know, they watched him rolling
up the sleeves of her white top to avoid
it getting stained, all whilst she was talking.
"thanks channie," she said when he was
done, and he had to look away to not
make it obvious how much he loved the
nickname she gave him.
"you should try the beef," he said
after a while, immediately putting
some of the meat on the pan to grill.
"you haven't eaten much yet, let me
do it," she tried to take the tongs from
his hands, but he shook his head, placing
them high enough for her to not be able
to reach.
"after i make this for you."
when it's grilled, he takes it upon
himself to make her a wrap, adding
a combination of garlic, green onions
and some rice.
leaning forward, he gestured for he to
open her mouth so he could feed it to her,
feeling accomplished when she gave him a
thumbs up and a little happy dance, praising
the taste.
"who needs eunseok when you have sungchan," yuta's words made her choke, patting her chest as sungchan leaps into action, giving her a cup of
water and then patting her back.
"yuta stop being a messy bitch
challenge."
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EUNSEOK
hi
EUNSEOK
yumi
EUNSEOK
han yumi!
EUNSEOK
answer please i'm bored
YUMI
wtf do you want from me
YUMI
judging by the comments on your
tweet you have plenty of girls to
keep you occupied so i don't know
how you can be bored
EUNSEOK
so you did see it☺️
EUNSEOK
why didn't you comment then😔
YUMI
because i'm not one of your
groupies
YUMI
i figured you had enough comments
anyways
EUNSEOK
but yours was the only one
i was waiting for
EUNSEOK
you're my favourite girl you
know it's true :)
EUNSEOK
all of those other girls mean nothing
when it comes to you
YUMI
whatever you say eunseok
YUMI
is there a specific reason why
you're bothering me this
evening
EUNSEOK
but i wasn't bothering you when
you unblocked me and answered
my call a couple of days ago :(
YUMI
it was very clearly a one time thing
i don't know why i haven't blocked
you again
YUMI
but what does that night have
to do with anything?
EUNSEOK
well you went completely ghost and
i hadn't seen or heard from you since
then
EUNSEOK
i knew you wouldn't answer my texts
unless i did something so that's why
i posted actually
EUNSEOK
and clearly my assumptions were right
because as soon as you saw other girls
commenting you know deep down it made
you feel a type of way
YUMI
you're sick do you know that
YUMI
what do you gain from chasing
after me when you know you dont
even want to be in a relationship
EUNSEOK
i want your eyes to always be on me
and me only
EUNSEOK
i don't know what i would do if another
guy dared to touch you
YUMI
i'm not an object you freak
YUMI
i can chose to speak to, or flirt with
or heck even fuck whoever i want to
EUNSEOK
yumi baby of course you're
not an object
EUNSEOK
but you know you're mine
EUNSEOK
and we both know you're not
strong enough to move on from
me, not completely
EUNSEOK
no matter who you try to distract
yourself with i'll always be in the
back of your mind
EUNSEOK
posting that guy today was not a
smart move btw
EUNSEOK
all it made me want to do is pull up
to the restaurant and show everyone
who you really want
EUNSEOK
but since you've told me to stop being
irrational, i took your advice and waited
till i knew you would be free
YUMI
i hate you i hope you know
that
YUMI
you're a cocky bastard and i don't
know why i'm even speaking to you
right now
EUNSEOK
whatever you say yumi
EUNSEOK
now be a good girl for me and
open the door
EUNSEOK
i'm starting to get really cold
out here
YUMI
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING
ME
YUMI
there's no way you're outside of my
apartment right now
EUNSEOK
open your curtains and see for
yourself <3
EUNSEOK
also make sure to wear a coat
because it's freezing outside
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yumi was quick to scramble out of
bed, almost stubbing her toe on
the edge of her bed post.
as she pulled her curtains back, sure
enough eunseok stood with his
hands in his pocket before he waved up
to her.
she cursed out loud, closing them
as she looked for her socks that she
had discarded earlier in the evening.
even though she was mad at him, she
found herself in front of her vanity
mirror, smoothing her hair down
and applying some lipgloss and a
few spritz's of perfume.
spreading some blush on her cheeks
and making sure her skin looked
moisturised, she practically sprinted
towards the elevator.
the feeling that was bubbling in her
chest held not only irritation, but also
excitement.
she hated to admit how much she missed
this side of eunseok, the one who would do
whatever he wanted if it meant he could come
and see her.
he would drive late at night, telling
her he couldn't live without seeing
her face in that instance.
knowing that right now it was their
own little secret meet up, with not even
her best friend being aware that she had
unblocked him made her stomach twist in
excitement.
sneaking around with someone she
claimed to hate, letting him have so
much power over her that a single
message has her springing out of
her bed.
as wrong as it was, it felt good. it was
intoxicating.
"are you crazy? why would you show up at
my place?" is the first thing yumi said to him
as she got into his car, but nevertheless she
slid effortlessly into the passenger seat,
even buckling up her seat belt.
"i just wanted to see your pretty face, i
must have been suffering from yumi
withdrawals," he answered her, hands
now off the steering wheel, propping his
head up on his fist.
"stop being cringey and start the car," she
felt shy under his gaze, so she pretended to
be annoyed.
"as you wish love," he listened to her
well, already beginning to back out of the
compound, and she focused on steadying her
heart rate.
one of yumi's biggest weaknesses was
eunseok driving.
he always looked so relaxed, so in
control, as he only used one hand to
steer the wheel.
tonight was no different as his free hand
came to hover over her thigh, lingering as
if he was waiting for her next move.
although she didn't say anything with
her mouth, she grabbed his hand, placing
it flat on her leg as if to let him know she
didn't mind.
grinning, he squeezed gently before
attempting to focus his attention on the
road.
but this proved to be quite difficult as yumi
didn't bother to hide the way she was
staring at him.
"quit looking at me like that angel, it's
distracting," he told her, even though deep
down he knew he enjoyed it.
today marked a week since yumi had
called it off for the fifth time, tears
streaming down her face as she told
him it would be the last time she talk
to him.
and now here she was, putty in his hands
as much as he was in hers.
he swore that the universe had made it
so they could be together.
no matter how many disagreements and
screaming matches they had, no matter
how many times yumi told him that she
hated him and never wanted to see him
again, they always gravitated back towards
each other.
"this doesn't mean anything by the
way," yumi spoke, crossing her arms
to appear firm.
"sure babe," he could barely bring himself
to act like he believe her.
a situation like this often arose. where
they would be on 'a break', but eunseok
would show up, scoop her away and before
they knew it things went back to normal.
"i wanted to take you out today but it
looks like you've had enough fun for
one day," he told her, looking behind her
seat to watch the way he was parking.
"plus i know how much you love
sitting on my couch and watching
shows," switching off the engine, he
got out first before jogging over to her
side to open the door.
he didn't let go of her hand even when
she had climbed out, walking without a
care in the world, as if it was his right.
as if they were in a relationship.
when they had both finally made it
inside he shrugged off his coat, taking
hers off her too to go and hang them up.
"i'm just going to change into something
more comfortable," he called out to her as
he disappeared into his room.
his place looked the exact same as it
did when she had visited before their
'break up.'
she smiled at the added group photo
he had on the mantle place, his own
smile big and genuine as he was surrounded
by the rest of the basketball team.
"cute photo right?" he spoke in her ear
behind her, scaring her as she whipped
around, clutching her chest.
just as she was about to scold him for
trying to scare her, she took note of the
grey joggers and black compression shirt
he sported, a grin on his face once he knew
she was checking him out.
"i was thinking of putting a big photo
of you up there actually," he gestured to
the big space between the tv screen as she
rolled her eyes, shooing him away from her.
"are you hungry," he asked as he strolled to
the kitchen, hearing pots and pans being
brought out before she answered.
"no i-"
"when was your last meal? the restaurant?"
he stopped her, momentarily stopping what
he was doing.
thinking back on it she assumed that
the amount she ate then was enough for
the day and was planning on sleeping
without making anything else.
"i'll make you some food, come eat."
"i'm not hungry," she tried to protest but he
was already filling up a pot with water,
searching through his cupboards for some
ingredients for the ramen he wanted to
make.
"it won't take long," he said, so she waited
in the kitchen with him, fingers drumming
on the countertop as she watched him give
his undivided attention to the food he was
making her.
when he was done, he got a bowl out from
his top shelf, filling it to the brim before
carrying it to the table for her, before
rummaging through his fridge for some
side dishes.
"thanks for the meal," she clapped her
hands together and then proceeded to
pick up her chopsticks.
"i've told you already, nothing can be
more important than getting all your
meals in," he nagged at her, the only
thing she could do was nod as she had
a mouth full of noodles.
"not one, not even two but three good
meals," this scenario felt nostalgic.
after a long day of classes, eunseok would
usually wait for her in the library before
coming over to his.
they would sit at this same table, talking
about their day, laughing and enjoying
the food he made.
the day would always end in them cuddled
up on his couch, a show of yumi's choice
on the screen.
"i knew you wouldn't be able to say
no to me," eunseok said after a while,
very smug that he didn't even have to
plead with her to get her to come down.
"don't get all excited, i just wanted to get
out of the house to clear my head. not
because of you," she put emphasis on
the last part, but she wasn't fooling
anyone.
his words snapped her back to reality,
like she had just gotten out of the trance
that he had put her in.
why was she so gullible? so quick to
follow after all of eunseok's tricks?
she regretted leaving her room now, but
this was how it always was.
he didn't have to do much to get her to
follow him like a sick puppy, and by the
time she realised what she was doing it
was too late.
if she wasn't careful she would end up
back in his arms in no time.
when she had finished eating, she
awkwardly remained at the dining
table, wondering how she would get
out of the situation she was in.
eunseok had driven her, but she knew
there was no way he would let her go.
her only other options were getting
a taxi, or calling her friends to pick
her up.
she shivered at the thought of giselle
or minjeong showing up, shaking their
heads at her as she did the walk of shame.
taxi it was.
"you know we still have a whole season
of criminal minds to watch," his back was
facing her as he washed up the dishes.
"i thought you would have finished watching
it by now. you told me you couldn't wait
to find out what happened."
"how could i without my favourite watching
partner?" it has now been a week since she had
last been here, screaming in his face as she
promised to never give in.
yet here she was, so easily persuaded to be
back on the same couch, snuggled under some
covers as one of her favourite shows of all
time played.
and of course her favourite person was
right beside her, not really paying
attention to what was happening.
he couldn't hide his ulterior motives,
and it was obvious he had only said
that to make her stay longer.
"i swear we're only watching a couple of
episodes then i leave," she wanted to regain
as much control of the situation as she could,
pointing her finger at him.
"it's your world princess, i'm just living
in it."
if only she had kept true to her words.
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a/n: another update, we cheered!
who knew that writing toxic eunseok
would be so much fun :)
thank you guys for reading
~Tee