When I'm with you

3

I stand awkwardly in front of Seo-joon and In-yeop while Seokjin stands besides me with a smile on his face, the tension around me high and heavy, yet it doesn't seem to affect him in the slightest.

How did this happen already?

I woke up and made breakfast early this morning, something simple this time as I was pretty confident that he would like the food, seeing how he absolutely devoured dinner last night, and when he joined me so we could eat together, I mentioned his clothes over our shared meal, because obviously, he had to sleep and continue wearing the same outfit for another day, which couldn't be comfortable in the long run.

I told him that I could maybe try and get off work early today at the clinic so we could do some necessary shopping for him as well as getting him a double for the key, which led to him asking if he could come to my workplace with me since it would save us time, and I honestly couldn't think of a good enough reason to disagree, because having him there would indeed save me trouble, though he would end up being very bored in the long run.

And so here we are, in the middle of the shop, the two men who I've known for years now staring him down like he's a possible source of danger, or maybe that's only In-yeop, because Seo-joon looks more curious than he looks cautious.

The two men observe Seokjin with a serious expression on their face and I start scratching my skin from nerves, how do I explain this? I can't possibly say that he's living with me, right? They would lose their mind if they heard of that, especially the protective doctor.

"Who is this, Y/N?" Seo-joon asks me, his eyes staring at the man besides me like he's a fascinating new case of unknown disease, it makes me feel uncomfortable for Seokjin, but the latter is completely undisturbed as he offers a handshake with what I now consider to be his trademark smile.

"Seokjin, a problem led me to this town and she's helping me while I figure out how to get back home. It's apparently not easy being an outsider here, especially a stranded one, but she was sweet enough to offer me to stay with her in the meantime".

In-yeop's eyes widen and fall on me in shock and I hold my breath as I wait for the impact of their anger to hit me strongly, but while Seo-joon's widen too, it's interest that I see flashing in his orbs as he shakes Seokjin's hand tightly, like he just heard something that made him trust him immediately.

"I see, it's quite fortunate that you stumbled upon her then, she's a good kid so you're in good hands." - In-yeop's eyes nearly pop out of his skull at that - "The name's Seo-joon, I'm a doctor and Y/N's employer, it's nice to meet you. I have to say, it's strange but I get the feeling that we already had a talk together recently, but that couldn't possibly have happened if you... crashed here only yesterday".

Seokjin's eyes crease with relief and a soft chuckle leaves him. "Very strange indeed, I get the same feeling, such a peculiar thing. It must be because we're somewhat similar".

I join In-yeop's side to stare at the duo who share an intriguing smile, why does it feel like they're talking in a coded language?

The tall man leans closer to whisper something into my ear. "Do you think they just fell in love for one another? Seo-joon has never looked at someone like this before, I would've expected him to blow up on you for taking this stranger in but look at him. That dude looks pretty taken already too".

I shrug as I continue observing their strange interaction, does it really matter?

He does make a good point though because it's true that I was expecting at least Seo-joon to say something about the matter of me living alone with this stranger, yet here he is, smiling at Seokjin like they've known each other all their life.