Stay By My Side || SeongJoong

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Life hasn't been the kindest to both Seonghwa and Hongjoong. The love that they have for each other was once forbidden, and they were pressured to act their parts.

Yeosang would always rush out to describe them as a sickly old married couple whenever he sees them being all lovey-dovey with each other, however, Seonghwa knew that Yeosang is happy to see them act more freely than they were before. Because back then, the love between the both of them was frowned upon by everyone. They went through too many hardships until they were on the brink of giving up but they kept holding on with the hope for a better future.

It all started before Seonghwa had turned into a guardian angel. It wasn't exactly a myth that Seonghwa would like to believe in and he thought of it as a ridiculous fiction that everyone had made up together with all the other supernatural creatures that he had heard from his schoolmates. That is until he got into an unexpected situation.

This was something that Seonghwa did not expect to happen at all. He met Hongjoong back when he was still human, a rather coincidental situation or maybe, it was fate to make them meet. They were bound to be pulled together, considering that they are soulmates. Hongjoong is aware of it however, Seonghwa is unaware that any of this even exists.

He sighed for the fifteenth time that night, his gaze glaring harshly at the textbook opened before him. At that time, he was a college student pursuing a degree in psychology. Which he regrets taking after all the lessons and research studies he must take in the class.

"I have enough." He slammed the book close, heaving a deep sigh. He stood up from his seat, his chair scraping the wooden floor of his apartment. "I will need some air before I go insane." He muttered to himself, leaving his bedroom to get a cup of water before heading outside.

It didn't take far for him to notice the darkening sky when he left the apartment building, his skin getting goosebumps at the sudden cold as he had forgotten to take his coat with him. When he opened his pocket watch while walking around the night streets, the time was already at about 11:53 pm which he didn't realize how long he had been studying his ass off. Then again, it is partly his fault for procrastinating all the weekends away, and now he's in the rush in all this.

He stopped when an invitingly sweet scent reached his nose, his eyes landing towards a cafe he had noticed passing by back then. The pleasant, warm atmosphere with the scent of coffee immediately welcomed him after entering. Although he doesn't like coffee, he wouldn't deny that the aroma of the sweet smell of coffee is delightful.

"Welcome!" A young-looking man greeted upon his entering. The red hair appeared from his point of view, catching his attention. He gulped, stumbling on his steps as he made his way towards the counter.

"Oh..." He blinked dumbly, inhaling a breath. "Hi." He squinted his eyes at the nametag pinned on the work clothes, Hongjoong. He'll keep that in mind.

"What will be your order?" He smiled and Seonghwa could see two pointy teeth on the upper teeth and if he was to open his mouth, he could peek into another two pointy teeth at the lower teeth. He shouldn't really be scrutinizing his teeth of all things, besides whatever that he may come up with, it couldn't be true.

"Uh... I don't really know what to take..." He trailed off, his eyes skimming the menu above Hongjoong. He completely skipped over the coffee area and let his opinion roam over the drinks, smoothies, and tea menu.

"Do you perhaps have a dislike for something?"

"I don't really like coffee." Seonghwa listed, "And I can't handle bitter things." Hongjoong nodded, listening intently with an unknown emotion behind his look. There was something that is pulling Seonghwa towards Hongjoong but he can't exactly pinpoint what it is.