• MBTI Imagines •

(26) ISFJ X ESFP

I'm currently suffering from k-drama withdrawal so I wrote this as a way to let out the clichéness and sappiness of k-dramas from my system. I came from (finally) watching Angel's Last Mission: Love and I don't think I'll ever watch it again because it just hurts my heart </3 Also, Shin Hye Sun will forever be my kween. Check her out in Mr. Queen, Angel's Last, Hymn of Death -- actually, all the dramas and movies she's in ♡

Expect some cliché in this, but I hope you'll still enjoy it ♡

ISFJ (male) x ESFP (female)

“Hey,” her voice sounded weak, but the way her eyes shined in excitement made Theo almost burst into tears. “You’re back.”

Tears of how sorry he is for not visiting for the past few days. Tears for what is to become of them.

“Hey,” he greeted her back. He takes a deep breath and steps inside her room, sliding the door behind him.

The room has always been this plain-looking. Dull walls of white, two cream-colored drawers, and a cabinet standing by one wall. The constant beeping sound from the heart monitor beside the bed bothered him at first when he spent the first few months visiting her, but now the sound is completely drowned out by the thumping of his heart.

He could hear his own heartbeat and his hands have turned clammy.

Reese, the woman lying on the bed, pushes a button on the small remote control beside her, and slowly the upper part of her bed rises. “I’m glad to see you again, Theo.”

He stands by the foot of her bed and, in shame, bows his head a bit. “I’m sorry,” he whispers.

Reese purses her lips and pats the side of her bed. “Take a seat with me.”

“I’m sorry,” he repeats, his voice now above a whisper and looking straight into her eyes. He does not move an inch from where he is standing. 

“Please, don’t be. I scared you.”

“No, no. You asked the right question. And yes, maybe that question did scare me, but it needed to be said.”

She shakes her head. “I never wanted to say it with the intention of scaring you.”

“Wait.” He cocks his head, surprised by the sudden revelation. “So you did say it in hopes of scaring me?”

Reese sets her lips into a tight line and exhales a deep breath through her nose before nodding slowly. Now she is the one who has a look of shame dominating her countenance.

"Why?" He breathes out.

She shrugs her shoulders. "I wanted to know. You've been visiting me at the hospital for the past eight months. You even said so yourself that I’ve become part of your daily routine.” There is an edge of reluctance in her voice when she finally says, “So I’m going to ask you again…how will you continue to have the strength to see me knowing that I’m slowly losing my mind?”

And it was that exact question that made Theo stop visiting the hospital for five days. It is a frightening question, but one that cannot be left unanswered.

Young onset dementia is a bitch, he declared out loud in his head. He was angry at the world and himself. Of all people that had to suffer from this rare form of the disease due to their age, why did it have to be her?

Why her?

He asked himself that question for the past five days. As he was trying to come up with an answer to her question, he also was thinking about how to answer his own.

Yet sometimes, the answer is right there. Just right in front of a person. It only takes the strength of one to simply acknowledge it.

He and Reese clearly have feelings for each other, but they never talked about them out in the open. It always came out vague or as a mere statement and that was it. She has been showing signs that she does want to talk about it, especially since she still can perceive her surroundings with a sound mind.

“Theo, I want to make things clear before my world becomes blurry.”

Commitment is scary, it truly is. But it took days for him to realize that it would be worthwhile if he shared it with her. She is scared, too, and Theo just wants to reassure her that he’ll be there all throughout every new challenge she’ll have to face on a daily basis.

Theo slowly reaches his hand inside his pocket and brings out a folded piece of paper. “I have my answer now.”

Reese raises her eyebrows at him, surprised that he is prepared now. She did not expect it.

“I…uh, I hope you won’t mind that I wrote it down on a piece of paper,” he says, “I want to make sure that I won’t miss any word when I’ll read it out to you. Would that be okay?”

A small grin graces her features and she asks, “Don’t you wish to take a seat first?”

“Later. I…I have to do this while standing or else I’ll…” his voice trailed off toward the end. His breath catches in his throat as the current emotions in him almost overcame his countenance. He clears his throat. A smile plays on his lips. “This is short, okay? So don’t expect a lot.”

Reese chooses to stay quiet for him to start reading the letter he prepared for her.

Theo finally unfolds the piece of paper and inhales deeply before he starts reading the words he wrote only for her, “I didn’t want to fall in love." He hears her chuckle softly from the side, yet he continues, "I’ve witnessed a lot of people lose pieces of themselves because of love, especially heartbreak. Thus, I wanted to take care of myself.” He throws her a nervous grin before bringing his gaze back to the letter.

“I could not handle the thought of giving my heart to someone knowing that I won’t get anything but heartbreak. Imagine all the days of endless crying, an outpour of bargaining, persistent utterances of my grievances – I don’t think I am up for that. You would know that I won’t be strong enough for that.

But if there is someone who I would willingly allow my heart to feel all the pain because of who they are…it would be you. Without a doubt, you. You have wedged your way into my heart that I can never seem to comprehend how you did it or why I allowed you to do it.” He looks into her eyes as he whispers, “It just happened and yet, I’m not complaining at all.”

Theo swallows down a growing lump in his throat. His eyes are now glassy and he is doing his best to keep his tears at bay. “So, to answer your question, I will continue to see you because I want to. Because I have fallen head over heels for you that my heart would hurt more if I’m not beside you. When the world becomes all blurry for you, I will be there to hold your hand and guide you wherever it may take us.

I may have locked my heart, but I would gladly give the key to you, Reese.”

A soft sob catches his attention, causing him to immediately look at Reese who has her hands over her face. Her shoulders heave as she is wracked with sobs. Only then does he move from his spot, instantly taking the space she patted for him to take a seat on moments ago. Theo was a bit unsure of what to do. He rarely sees Reese cry and he has never seen her cry all out like now.

“Reese?” He murmured, worry growing in him since she wouldn’t stop crying. Was it something I said? Did she find the words too sensitive? What did I–

His thoughts get interrupted when Reese suddenly throws her arms around him, pulling him in for a tight and warm embrace. “I love you, too, Theo,” she lovingly whispered.

Theo freezes into their embrace, overwhelmed by the emotions surging through his body after hearing her say that she loved him. That was his whole letter – a proclamation of love that might be scared but is courageous enough to hold on to another.

He is so happy to hear that she feels the same way. He brings his arms around her and holds her close. “We’ll get through this together, Reese. I promise you. Our hearts will be ready for anything.”

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This was made in a rush (because I can't understand my emotions rn i swear), so it technically isn't the best. I'll give my very best in the next ones (╥_╥)

Some positive traits of ISFJ: industrious, loyal, attentive

Some positive traits of ESFP: cooperative, open-minded, vibrant