~ Room no. 97, Special Ward, Red Cross Hospital, Saemunan-ro, Gyonam-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul
"After everything I've done...?" Wookyung echoed Minho's words as Minho's loosened his hand from his grip. Pulling away from him on the bed as he looked him in the eyes "Do you even know what I've done for you?" he asked and Minho gave a small laugh, a sad tone in his voice as he gave up "I do... but... were those things really for me?" he asked softly.
Wookyung closed his eyes, looking to the side at the window with the curtain pulled aside "I'm not going to fight with you tonight... we don't deserve this" he declared and heard Minho bristle close to him "Then let's not..." he said, looking down at the bed as if memorising the texture "But just for once, hear me out..." he stared at the side of Wookyung's face.
He waited for him to say something but when he refused to look to him, Minho sighed "I know what you're thinking... buying me medicine, toys, flowers, lingerie, an expensive car... promising me fame, paying my bills and fighting whatever ill comes my way... this should make me happy... but it doesn't" he admitted and saw Wookyung's jaw clench as he folded his arms pointedly.
"Because you do everything as if it's some sort of plan, some sort of bet that you placed with yourself. Do you think I can't tell?" he asked Wookyung but saw him take a deep breath, the veins in his neck rising, still not looking at him "You keep beating yourself over not being able to obtain me... getting impatient... angry when things don't go your way... taking it on everyone and everything around..."
"You think I'm a worthy pursuit but look where wanting me got you" he gestured around the hospital room.
"You do unthinkable things. Like coming to my workplace, bribing the Dean to take a class with me, then getting him fired because you've lost use of his underhanded ways for your own benefit... fighting a whole gang of goons who could easily kill you...""Causing a scene outside my house every chance you get, falling asleep in front of my door, worrying everyone... grilling other people for information about me, things I chose to not reveal to you... even contacting my brother behind my back to milk for private information... deciding to financially support my whole family without telling me..." he grabbed between his brows, covering his face.
Wookyung was starting to look affected too, Minho could tell by the way he had lost some of the sternness from his stern bearing, becoming less angry and more guilty. His hands were clenching and unclenching from the sheets. Minho knew it was unpleasant but it had to be said "for you to take on actions without any conscience and acting on my behalf without my consent... it is concerning to me" he said in exasperation
"I did all that because I care about you" Wookyung said after a while, through gritted teeth and Minho shook his head.
"You stalked me!" he cried "You bullied me... touched me in front of my class... harassed me until I caved... chased me until I had no choice... did things to me against my will. You were constantly coming to my house even though I told you not to because the locality is... so ugly and dangerous! Even in college, there were so many things I told you not to do BUT YOU NEVER LISTENED!" he cried.
"How would that make me feel?" he asked "Do you think that makes me feel like I'm cared for...?" he asked a stilled Wookyung "Because I never did... and you never changed. We have been this way since a decade now..." he smiled sadly at the ground "You chase me and I keep... running away. I was running in college and I'm still running away from you..."
He slowly pulled his glasses from the hospital nightstand, wiping them on his shirt before pushing them back up on his nose "You want me to think that you care about me, but try to look at it from my point of view... How am I supposed to overlook your general attitude... how you treat people... friendships, acquaintances, casual flings... even something like sex"
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ALL BARK NO BITE | SADISTIC BEAUTY SPINOFF
FanfictionA full-length, standalone story! Plot kicks off when the rich, charming and perpetually unbothered Cha Wookyung returns to Seoul from his commitments abroad with plans to set up a company. He immediately starts meddling in the life of his arrogant...