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-ᴢʜᴏɴɢ ᴄʜᴇɴʟᴇ-
-ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴍᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏ ᴛᴏᴏ-

His fingers trace over the fading letters, you had written through years. A ghost of a smile etches on his lips, but his eyes say other wise, tear drops glistening like crystals as he starts reading the words from the neatly written page of her diary and the memories itself play as a movie in his head.

14th Feb, 2018

❝For fuck's sake, I was drunk❞ Chenle's voice echoes in your apartment. It's almost midnight in a winter night. It's freezing outside, Chenle has driven to your apartment so hastily without a damn sweater to keep him warm.

❝I was drunk, when I said those things❞ he repeats the same line, he had said over phone. You chuckle warmly, ❝Yeah sure, Le❞ you pull him into a hug, his freezing fingers curl around your bare waist. The contrast of the temperature makes you shiver, ❝If I had said to kill someone, please don't❞ he mutters, his head resting on the crook on your neck and dark brown hair tickling your skin softly.

You laugh out loud, ❝You didn't. Don't worry❞ you run your fingers through his soft locks, ❝Wanna go out?❞ your soft voice makes him agree immediately, and he lazily plants a kiss on your neck, before pulling away with a cheeky smile. He's become a little too bold with you, in a very few months of dating and you were happy for that, because getting comfortable with you isn't easy.

This is the first and the best valentine's day you celebrated in your life. You were so focused on finishing up deals with blood in your hand, and he came in, waltzing into your peaceful routine of slaughter, all bright and giggly. Your first instinct was to push him away from you, when you met him outside your work setting. You aren't the one to be affected by handsome men, at least that's what you thought so because you've been acquainted with those for quite a long time, until you met Chenle. Your first meeting was in an alleyway, not really the best place to meet but it wasn't cliché as coffee shops. One damned look at his round glasses, his coffee brown sweater and his innocent doe eyes, you were a goner. Jaemin literally had to shake you to get you out of his hex. You had really thought it was accidental that he happened to be there, hence you didn't ponder over it that much because you had zero chance of meeting him again.

But in the very next week, Chenle had walked into the headquarters of Jades, looking so alluring in his Armani suit with a few armed bodyguards on his tail. Jaemin again had to shake your shoulder to remind you, to bow for your new boss but you didn't, to shaken up to respond. He passed by with a smile, and a ❝I like her❞ you could only blink, at the blunt statement.

For others, he's distant, cold and cruel but with you, he's bright, talkative and oh so lovable. You never expected to fall for him, but you did. He captured your heart little by little, with all his ministrations. He wasn't someone who is bold about showing his love for you in front of everyone, but you knew him enough to know that he'd die and kill for you. And that has you here, in the middle of the night, him showing up at your door, so that you don't go around killing people just because his drunk ass had blabbered something.

You curl fingers around his wrist, dragging him towards his car. You shove your hand into his back pocket, to take the keys from him, ❝Love❞ you continue without minding his voice, searching into his front pockets, ❝Love, careful about where you are touching❞ his breath is shaky, only a little bit but you flush red, stuttering in your words, ❝Umㅡuh. I'm sorry❞ you retract your hand, as fast as you could.