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﹕⌗ CHOSO ╱ CHAPTER 9 脹相 ꒱࿔ love isn't enough ✸ obsession is enough
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(Y/N) AWOKE DUE TO THE THROBBING PAIN IN HER HEAD... the sound of chains clinking against the bed frame could be heard as she slowly rose from the mattress.
(y/n) looked around the room, realizing that it wasn't hers. although she tries to recall what happened, her recollections were too hazy.
as she raised her arms, she noticed that her wrists were attached to the bed with chains. panic set in before she attempted to remove them.
the chains were fastened to her wrists, and her heart continued to beat rapidly. (y/n) scans the area, in search of something to assist her in removing the chains, but she then focuses her gaze on the vase of flowers on the nightstand.
(y/n) blinks a couple of times before realizing that those were her favorite flowers.
lily of the valley
they were artfully arranged inside the water-filled vase, the mere sight of them caused her heart to beat faster. prior to noticing the note sitting next to it, she gave it a closer look.
it was just enough to allow her to reach out and grab the note without being held back by the chains. opening it with caution, she carefully read the brief note written in cursive.
'sorry about how this turned out; i hope the flowers brought you some solace.'
a small smile crosses her lips before realizing who wrote this note, "are you feeling better?"
(y/n) noticed him when she turned her head. the same person who brought her this suffering. he was standing at the room's entrance with his hair flat instead of his customary space buns.
she began to observe traits about him that she had previously overlooked. (y/n) was met with a direct gaze from his deep purple eyes, a bandaid that extends from both sides of his face across the bridge of his nose, and a violet hue beneath his worn-out eyes.
choso sat next to her and has been gazing into her eyes ever since. why did it take her this long to realize how handsome he is up close?
he tilts his head slightly and asks, "does your head still hurt?" before adding another question, "are you hungry by any chance?"
(y/n) shifts away from him and remains wary: "why am i here? why are you here? weren't you in the hospital?" she replies while narrowing her eyes.
"the hospital couldn't keep me away from you, (y/n)," choso says while placing a warm hand on her cheek. "i'll always come back to you, always."
(y/n) raises her voice in an exasperated tone, asking, "what happened to me? why am i chained to the damn bed?" as she waits for him to respond, she starts to clench her fists in rage.
"i brought you home, our new home" choso replies bluntly, his deadpan eyes still fixed on her. "we'll be living together, forever, you and me!"
she widens her eyes as choso goes on to further explain himself. "i was deeply repelled by the sight of you mingling with our other neighbors." his lips twitch into a smile "may i confess something?"
before she had a chance to respond, choso continues, "when i was in the hospital, all i could think of was you. your voice, your scent, everything about you, was in my head."
he leans even closer till their noses were slightly touching "i had to get out of the hospital and take you with me, to our new home, for a fresh start"
his entire speech was the absolute truth. from the bottom of his heart, he said it. the point of madness was, however, slowly approaching in his eyes.
"i don't need any other girl when i have you." choso cradles her face in his broad hands and says, "i must have you." he whispers, ever so quietly.
(y/n) blinks a few times before replying back, "but you seem the type to sleep with different girls," she makes a slight head tilt.
a deep chuckle escapes his lips as he declares, "i don't need any other woman; i have you. i need you. i crave you. nobody else comes close to this level of perfection." his lips were a few centimeters away from hers. "only you, (y/n), only you."
she was obviously taken aback by his statement. this was unusual for her; she never encountered anyone who would go to such lengths for her.
"why? i don't understand why me?"
"because, i'm totally smitten with you." he says this with a smile, as if that perfectly captures the essence of the feeling. obsession rather than just love is what it is. "i cannot bear to see you with another man. it makes me want to scream in pain to see another guy holding you or kissing you."
choso was now giving you a serious look. he appears completely insane and out of it at this point. the expression on (y/n)'s face changes to one of curiosity as he looks to explore his obsession in more depth.
"if anyone flirts with you, i'd kick their ass." his grip on her face tightens as he says,"if anyone asks you on a date, i'd destroy them." choso lowers his voice and smiles maniacally, "if anyone dares to kiss you, i'd kill them."
it took some time for (y/n) to process his words before she developed a panicked expression.
"i'd kill them, i'll kill them all," choso says, exhaling heavily. "no matter who it is or how long it takes, i'll kill anyone who dares to look at you," he declares as his left eye twitches."
his words clearly make her tremble under his touch, and everything about him shouts danger.
"we don't need anyone else coming between us." he says, softening a little as he says, "i'll never hurt you though, you're too important to me." choso starts to tenderly caress her cheek.
"i don't know what to say," (y/n) said, clearly unable to respond to his assertion.
choso asks as he moves a little closer until his lips are just touching hers. "do you still love your ex?" she paused for a moment before responding, "no, i don't," to his question.
"well, i killed him just in case you still love him," choso replies bluntly, returning to his expression of emotionlessness and stoicism, "like i'm killing everyone, our neighbor: salvatore, your date: oliver and now your ex-boyfriend"
the sudden nature of the news and the way that choso delivered it, along with his sinister smile, made (y/n) feel as though she was suffocating on her own air. nobody could persuade her otherwise;
he is the devil himself.
"we'll be together, (y/n)" choso pecks her lips softly and whispers, "forever, just the two of us."
