When I'm with you

2

The tall and very handsome man follows behind me in silence, and in the darkness that seems to increase exponentially with every steps we make, having him so near makes me feel safer than if I were on my own despite him being a stranger.

It's not like I worry that I might risk something by walking alone in this town, as sometimes the danger is where the people are, though this town isn't known for being dangerous in that way but... as a woman, you never truly feel safe on your own when you've known the big city, no matter where you are.

And in my situation... any stranger in this town can potentially lead to my end, I need to be very careful of who approaches me and while everything has been peaceful here for years now, I can never truly bring down my guard.

I look over my shoulder to find Seokjin curiously staring around us, as if he can see everything clearly even in the shadows, and when his eyes fall on me, he smiles, his orbs showing a sincerity that I haven't seen often on people, a sincerity that made me want to trust him.

Unsure of how to react to his smile, I turn my gaze back to the front before clearing my throat awkwardly, hyper-aware that he keeps staring at me from the back. He must find me so unpleasant, I know I'm not the warmest person there is but... I have my reasons.

I can't believe that I really decided to invite him to stay with me when I don't know him at all, but the sadness that I could see on his face when he said that his home was very far, as if there was a chance that he might never find his way there again... it did something to my heart.

I could see the longing on his face, the loss of hope, and I knew I couldn't possibly leave him out there on his own. Not when I know this feeling so well.

We make it through a few more dark streets without sharing a single word - it doesn't seem to bother him at all - until we reach the one where I live and I point at the house that's still a small walk away to get his attention on it.

"See the blue house? It's where I live. And where you'll be living too, I guess. I don't have a second key for the front door so I'll have to go make one after work tomorrow but once that's done, it'll make it easier for you to go around town without having to worry about our schedules overlapping" I inform him while grabbing my set of keys and he hums, attentive to my explanation but otherwise silent as there is no need to talk uselessly.

And that's something I appreciate. Sometimes I find that people talk way too much for what is actually needed to be said.

Once at the porch, I unlock the door before stepping inside the house, the weary wood left wide open for him as I clumsily remove my shoes while staring at the rooms I can see from the entrance to make sure I haven't left anything that would embarrass me out in the open.

Are my bras still drying in the kitchen? Damn it, I think they are.

I turn my head Seokjin's way when he closes the door behind him and our eyes meet once more, my nerves visible all over my face, is it considered impolite if I ask him to stay here while I clean up a little?

But I can't have him see my underwear spread out in front of the window, there's no way that's happening.

"Erm... if you could just... stay here for five minutes, okay? I don't normally expect visitors here so there are some things I want to put away first. I won't be long, I promise so don't go anywhere yet" I quickly mumble before rushing off without waiting for an answer to grab everything I can think of, everything I can see that I don't want him to see, which mostly includes my clothes and embarrassing attempts of drawn animals that I wouldn't dare show anyone because of how ugly they are.

It was a moment of weakness, my slightly drunken mind figured it would be fun to draw pretty animals, it just didn't take into consideration that I suck at drawing, which means I have created monsters with pointy ears and tails.