Insanity

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"What the hell did you do to her Changmin??"

"Can you relax?? Let go of my shirt I just had it ironed."

"Was she so bothersome that you had to go and knock her out??"

"I mean..."

"I'm dead serious, I'll beat your ass if you don't explain to me what the hell happened."

"Calm down, jeez. It was just for shits and giggles."

"For sh- Oh my god.... Changmin when will you stop acting like a fucking 10 year old??"

"Why are you being so protective anyway? Don't tell me you actually like her. She's alright looking but she's so small and like fragile. I'm surprised she's still alive, like how has she survived her whole life in this world like that??"

"That has nothing to do with-"

"Ohhh, unless you're into that sort of thing."

"You know what Changmin, fuck off. Okay I've had it with you. Hyunjae get over here. Reverse the trance."

A bright black light flashes and I sit up in a coughing fit. The voices slowly sync into the three people sitting around me.

Sunwoo is kneeling next to me and says "How are you feeling?"

I cough for an answer, my lungs filled with some sort of spell.

"Changmin make yourself useful and go get water." Sunwoo orders.

"Yeah Changmin," Hyunjae sticks his tongue out at the long necked boy.

"you too." Sunwoo looks at Hyunjae.

The two of them exit the room, leaving just Sunwoo and I on the floor of the basement.

"What happened?" Sunwoo asks me.

"I- I don't know. I didn't do anything Changmin just bit me," I say, choking back a sob. I'm not even sad about anything, just too overwhelmed.

Sunwoo swallows, not knowing what to do with a person on the brink of tears.

"It's okay," Sunwoo hesitantly reaches his hand up and rests it on my cheek. "God even your tears are beautiful..." he mutters under his breath.

"Hm?" I ask, sniffling.

"Nothing." sunwoo says and lets go.

"Sunwoo, I think I need to leave this place." I say quietly and his face darkens.

"What?" He asks.

"I can't... I'm not like you guys. I can't keep on pretending like I'm okay being here. I don't know how much longer I can stay in this world." I say.

"... Okay but I'm going to help you find a way out remember?" Sunwoo says.

"I know but so far we've made zero progress and I can't deal with that." I say quietly.

"Iseul,"

"Sunwoo I cannot live like this." I say firmly, standing up and Sunwoo stands with me. He's nearly a foot taller, looming over like a dark shadow.

I begin to walk around him but he grabs my wrist. He grabs it with the intention of not letting me go.

"Sunwoo," I try to pull my hand away but it's no use.

"I'm sorry Iseul." He says. "But I need you."

"..."

"And in about five hours the excruciating pain from your shoulder blades will come back. So you need my bites to take that away. Iseul don't you see? We need each other for this to work." Sunwoo says.