One Shots // Bae Rona x Joo Seokhoon ✨💫🌃

S3 Failing Love (7.2)

Seokhoon silently sits on the floor as he layed the weak and bloody body on his arms.

Gently shaking Rona, he begs and processes the events that had just unfolded a mere seconds ago.

Rona had been behind the others as Logan gathered the Hera Kids to the exit, but as she turned to check on Suryeon. She had seen Dantae flashing out his gun and aiming at the others. Upon reflex, she had blocked the bullet from the group.

Turns out, Seokhoon would have been the target had she not intervened. But as she dashed forward to act as shield, the bullet pierced through her back and had her fall face forward on a startled Seokhoon.

Gunshots and screams soon erupt in the Penthouse.

It was utter chaos.

Suryeon had shot Dantae and had now started to battle it out with him on the couch area.

Logan had also jumped in to help along with Seokkyung and Minhyuk who both tried to lookfor the chance to grab the remote.

But to no avail, they had to distance themself from the cat fight as Dantae was now simply unpredictable.

Seokhoon did not even conceal his sobs now as he caressed Rona's face and called her.

'Rona yah... please don't fall asleep, I'm here.... Hold on to my hands, everything will be fine....'

At this point, Seokhoon had his hands on her bleeding gunshot wound as he tried to put pressure on it.

Rona had started to lose a lot of blood, so does she start to lose her consciousness.

Frustrated and panicked, Seokhoon forcibly ripped the edge of his black polo shirt and pressed it on the wound.

'I'm tired....'

Rona had managed to utter out as she started to lose her vision of the room.

Alarmed, Jenny wiped her tears and quickly helped Seokhoon hold onto the wound.

Seokhoon had now propped Rona in his lap as he gently shaked her. Hoping she would be conscious, he engulfed her in a hug and whispered comforting words in her ear.

Just then a single gunshot echoed the penthouse...... then the sound of shattered glass followed.

The focus of attention went to the scuffle behind.

Joo Dantae had freezed, a shot right through the head seemed to have stopped time.

Seokhoon's eyes widen as he witnessed the grotesque scene of his father....

Bloody and emotionless.... A hole on his forehead.

The penthouse stood still as the others witnessed the tensed and horrifying scene.

And so it happened......

Joo Dantae, even in death held his resentment and pressed the remote to activate the bombs.

Screaming in frustration, Suryeon and Seokkyung tried to reach for the remote.

But it was futile, Dantae's body fell from the shattered windows never to be seen again.

But as the group came back to their senses, Logan quickly takes his phone frantically shouting orders to someone.

Seokhoon's ears had started to feel iffy, he couldn't process the situation anymore.

All he could think about was Rona.

Rona who was in his arms, had already fallen unconscious as she had severe blood loss due to the bullet that pierced her petite body.

As Seokhoon tried to process everything, the sound of bombs exploding slowly filled the group's ears.

Just then, a helicopter had arrived flying just outside the broken window.

Secretary Hong shouted from the helicopter as Suryeon and Logan frantically gathered the others and helped them climb up the helicopter safely through the broken window.

Seokhoon had quickly carried Rona up as Secretary Hong helped them board safely.

Suryeon was last to jump into the helicopter as Hera Palace started to crumble.

The chopper quickly flew away from the crumbling palace.

The passengers could only sigh a breathe of relief as they watch the place they had called home crumble down in tatters.

Seokhoon meanwhile held Rona tightly as the chopper rushed to a nearby hospital.

Soon enough, they managed to land at the hospital's rooftop. A medical team was already waiting with a stretcher.

Seokhoon and Minhyuk were the first one to exit the helicopter. The 2 males helped gently carry Rona's unconscious body down the chopper.

Seokhoon was the one who placed her on the stretcher.

Rona's face had now became so pale, cold sweat trickling down her forehead indicating immense pain.

The medical team had analyzed this as a situation where emergency surgery was needed.

They rush her in the hospital as Seokhoon, Minhyuk and Logan helped the staff push the stretcher.

After so many long hallways, the staff stopped them outside the emergency doors and asked them to wait as Rona was pushed in the surgery rooms.

Sweating and panicked, Seokhoon plops down the floor and covers his face as he cries and grips his hands.

Suryeon kneeled down to calm her son but it was of no use. He had raised his voice as he spoke.

'It's my fault, if I had only walked faster.... Abbeoji' s bullet was supposed to hit me, not her... I can't lose her again.'

Suryeon' s heart broke at the sight of her son. It was the first time Seokhoon had weeped and showed his emotions in public.

Seokhoon's heart was about to explode. The sight of Rona's eyes crossing his as she blocked the bullet for him.

Did he finally really fail to protect the love of his life.... Maybe?

Or maybe he had already failed since the start....