Junmyeon had hoped for a flicker of recognition on Kyungsoo’s face, a light of understanding in his eyes, as he’d pointed out the remanents of their lives together.
The door swung open to reveal a musty smelling apartment– sunlight filtering into the room at just the right angle to highlight the aimlessly floating particles of dust.
[ ❖ ]
The crimson haired boy barely managed to crane his neck toward the unfamiliar voice; peripheral vision granting him nothing less than a blurred silhouette.
A barely audible yelp of protest urged itself from the back of Kyungsoo’s throat as he peered down at the novel, nothing less than absolute befuddlement permeating his countenance.
What were you supposed to do with a gift from a stranger? Could this even classify as a gift?
“H-Hey!” Kyungsoo called, an arm raising to waver the abandoned piece of literature as if it were some sort of– well, flag. “Mister, You forgot your book!”
He reels backward a little; somewhat startled by the suddenly encroaching unfamiliar. A feeling of pure trepidation now swelled within the pit of Kyungsoo’s stomach.
He parts his lips to speak but no words prevail; throat bobbing as he only manages to swallow hard.
Actions speak louder than words anyway– or so they say.
Kyungsoo reaches out (albeit tentatively) to glide the pads of his fingers over the book’s cover, a brow simultaneously raising as he heightens his gaze furthermore to meet the taller boy’s. “You–” he starts, the edges of his voice hoarse despite the only momentary silence. “Why are you–”
( ♦ )
Ebony hues settled on the slim female; and Kyungsoo instantaneously noted the way in which her countenance skewed into an expression similar to that of befuddlement, only to be replaced with a small bout of laughter only seconds later.
Kyungsoo spins on his heels to bow clumsily and stammer an apologetic sentence of his own; several stray crimson tresses flopping down to brush against a pale forehead.
He slowly unfolds himself to full height but moments later, slender fingers idly toying with a loose thread on the edge of his pocket and ebony hues training to the novel within the latter’s clutches.




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