Daybreak [Weak Hero] Alex Go X Reader X Wolf Keum

6. Together Again

The sun was making it's way down the city horizon when Alex and you stepped out of the restaurant, thick spills of orange and yellow and pinks washing over the peaks of buildings and drenching your world in a sickly honey hues.

"The sunset's amazing today!"

Alex, like a fool, proceeds to shield his eyes and look directly into the sun. He doesn't flinch away like you thought he would, instead he closes his eyes to bask in the sun, eyelashes skimming his cheeks and fluttering, catching the fading rays of light and scattering shadows across his face.

The colors splash over his nose bridge and cheekbones and high arches of his browbone, dripping from his visage in a manner that make him look less like a high school boy and more of an angel.

You turn your gaze from Alex to the pastel laden sky, squinting up at the pale brewing clouds overhead, wondering if you should've brought an umbrella.
The setting sun brings a chill that reminds you that autumn lingers around the corner. You wrap your arms around yourself, a silly attempt to keep the heat in your body.

The uneasiness from earlier still swims in your gut, pushing out of your fingertips and branching through your body like streaks of lightning, searching for something to strike, something to ignite to warm your somber heart.

"Should we go?"

Alex turns to you, a relaxed smile splayed across his lips, green eyes practically glowing.

Your fingers clench into the fabric of your uniform sleeve, heart yearning to skim fingers along his jaw, card your hands through his hair, feel his warm skin against yours, bitter with the cold.

But you fear the darkness that drips from your body like a staining ink, fear that his light will vanquish the grasp it has on you that strangulates yet holds you together. You fear that the moment you lay a touch upon Alex Go, he becomes dyed with a black tarnish, and you fall apart.

"Where are we going?"

He laughs, "Taking you home, where else? I can't show you all the good places at once, or I won't have anything else to wow you with next time."

He pinches a piece of his black hair between his fingers, rolling, voice taking on a quieter tone.

"Well, if there's a next time."

Your breath comes out closer to a shudder than a sigh .

The fragments of yourself tear at each other. They demand happiness, demand misery, demand punishment—but you want happiness. You do.

"Yes, I'd like that."

Alex smiles and you drink it all in while he's still here in front of you. The darkness is building in the sky and in your soul and you know that you have to pull away soon, before you become too greedy.

"I forgot that I had some errands to run before I go home, so can we save the walking home for next time?"

You flash a grin and tuck a piece of hair behind your ear, distracting Alex from seeing that the smile doesn't reach your eyes.

His gaze follows the movement of your hand and his lips quirk upwards into a smile.

"Sure thing. This is a goodbye then?"

"I guess so."

You take a step back, carefully.

Quietly.

Hungry thoughts in your head are swimming and sloshing, threatening to spill over the cusp and consume both of you.

Alex stands still, not moving. His eyes are shining in a way you can't understand, but it makes your heart pound and contort. It takes him a second to step forward, another second to grasp your hands in his own.