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Distance Between Us | Shin Ryujin x Phil Foden [ITZY]

Phil Foden POV

Pre Season tour is always something I enjoy a lot. Not just because it signals football season is about to start, but we get to travel to different places. It's almost like a vacation only with training and playing games against different opponents. This season, the squad is heading towards Seoul for an invitational game against K.LEAGUE winners Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. I was looking forward to this game because from what I heard Jeonbuk Hyundai are one of the best teams in Asia meaning that this isn't going to be an easy game for us. Also, the prospect of visiting Seoul is something that I look forward to as well.

Arriving at Seoul, there were a lot of fans already at the airport waiting for our arrival. The Asian fans are always more passionate and it was making me feel welcomed. I looked around the airport, there are literally a sea of fans just there. Thankfully, the whole squad managed to get out of the airport and onto the team bus without any trouble. 

Time Skip

That night, we were given the freedom to explore the city of Seoul on our. Without thinking twice, me and my mate Kyle Walker decided to hit the clubs and see if the night life here in Seoul is any different to the night life in Manchester.

"Yo Phil, ready to hit the clubs?" Kyle asked.

"Of course but which one are we going?" I replied.

"There's this place called Octagon which is quite big" Kyle responded.

Me and Kyle Walker are like the party lads of the squad, no matter where we go we always have a good night out. However, I haven't really had a chance to go on a mad night out in foreign land ever since the incident in Iceland. As we were preparing to go out, new signing Jack Grealish butted in.

"Lads, what plans have you got tonight?" Jack asked with minimal enthusiasm.

"Me and Kyle are going to hit the clubs, you want to join?" I invited him to tag along.

"Sure, that sounds fun" Jack replied without any enthusiasm.

"Come on Jack, if we're going to have a good night out you need to at least make an attempt to be excited" I joked.

As we arrived at the club, the music was already banging. It was only 11pm but the club was already crowded and people are having the time of their lives. The vibe was similar to the vibes in Cirque Manchester. However, the music being played were very different, it was all K-POP songs which I don't understand. Since I'm here anyways I might just go along with the vibe and start dancing to the beat. Nothing can go wrong with that. The three of us set off with the thought of having a good night so we might as well enjoy our time in this club.

The night went on and more people arrived in the club. The venue was starting to get more and more crowded with the music only going louder. Not to mention, it was around the time where the pretty ladies starts rocking up. We ourselves have bought a few drinks in the club so we could get on a certain level and let loose. Whilst getting our drinks, I spotted someone that attracted my attention on the other side of the bar sitting alone. I quickly waved the bartender and decided to send a drink her way.

"Hiya mate, could you send a double shot vodka lemonade to that lady over there as well" I pointed at the hot girl who was alone as the bartender nodded.

Ryujin POV

Ugh, I hate this feeling. My boyfriend has broke up with me about a month ago and whilst he has moved on and found himself a new girl, I'm still here alone which is why I'm here in the club late at night. My friend Yeji said that this will be a very good opportunity to find someone. However, I never have any luck finding someone who is my type. I sat by the bar alone waiting for the bartender to serve me so I could get a drink whilst my friend Yeji can get touched by some drunk guys on the dance floor. Suddenly, the bartender came over to me and handed me a drink which left me very surprised because I hadn't even been served.

"I didn't order a drink yet" I told the bartender.

"Yeah, but that guy over did for you" the bartender replied.

I looked over to see who ordered the drink for me. As I looked over, I saw the guy coming over to me. He was quite handsome despite the childish hair and definitely looked foreign. I was staring at his feature for a bit as he approached me.

"Do you play football, because you look like a keeper" he spoke up with a British accent. It was cringe, but at least he was confident which was a quality that I look for from a guy.

"That was bad, but I like you confidence so you can stay" I replied trying to keep a straight face.

"Sorry, I'm a footballer myself so I had to use a football related pick up line haha" he said.

Ahhh so he's a footballer. I have no knowledge about football at all so I don't really know who he is but I assume he is a professional given the shape he is in as I continued to check him out whilst trying to keep the conversation going.

That night, we ended up chatting and getting to know each other a little bit more. He seems like a very nice guy and I've learnt that he played for some team in England called Manchester City. He said it like it means something but honestly I have no idea what Manchester City means. We continued to talk and drink as the club started to die down. It was getting late and the music started to get slower.

"Well, it's getting late. I think I should go" as much as I wanted to say, it was really getting late.

"Actually, can I stay at your place tonight? I'm not from around so I don't really have a permanent place to stay." he asked smoothly as I nodded.

This guy's confidence is getting the better of me. I've always liked guys who have self confidence and this guy is probably the most confident guy I've ever met and he was smooth as well. Without knowing what I've agreed to I not only let this guy crash at my place but also found myself sleeping with him. 

The Next Morning

Waking up the next morning, I rolled over to the other side of my bed and found out that nobody was on the other side of my bed. I looked over, that guy was gone. I don't know why but I felt my heart sink. He's left without saying goodbye and I have no ways to contact him at all. This was a disaster as all he left was a piece of paper on the nightstand. I read the note and it said.

Thank you very much for the special night you've given me last night. I had a really warm welcome to Seoul. You are a very nice girl and I as much as I hate to leave things this way, I have no options. You live in Seoul and I live in Manchester. If you ever visit Manchester, be sure to come to the Etihad Stadium and watch a Manchester City game. But until then, I'm afraid I have to go back to my regular life. The distance between us is never going to work......

Phil Foden x

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A little bit of a different type of story today. This story was inspired by two of my fellow writers midnightclub34 and ryuuposie. Guys don't hate me for this lol.

Hope you guys enjoyed this story and if you have any requests please don't hesitate to tell me on the requests page or send me a message. Requests are pretty much opened for this book most the time.