Things aren't always what they seem || Skz Ot8 x reader ff ||

Prologue

You had one goal, get home, and get in bed.

You'd woken up today with a plan in mind, relax and lounge around. Of course though, life has other plans. Your boss has called you at the crack of dawn, asking you to come in since they'd be short staffed. Obviously you agreed, you always had a hard time saying no.

So now you were walking back home after a long shift, wanting no more than to get into bed and stay there.

Without even realizing it, you were already walking inside your building. Inside you grabbed your mail, not even bothering to check it before making your way towards the elevators.

Once you neared them, you spotted a familiar figure. "Oh hi Alex!" You exclaimed, greeting the man who stood by the elevators. "Oh hey what's up?" He asked.

The elevator doors opened just then, letting you both inside. "Not much, just haven't seen you around lately so I wanted to say hi," You replied. "Ah, I've been busy with work you know? Thankfully I'm going on a vacation soon!" he replied enthusiastically.

"Ah sounds nice!" you reply. "Yeah, what about you? Isn't summer break for you soon? Got any plans for that?'

You pondered for a bit. You didn't have much planned, you didn't have any friends to hang out with. "I dunno, maybe just chill at home?"

"Ah well hope you can enjoy your summer break, see you around!" He said, stepping off the elevator. You thanked him and wished him the same, stepping off yourself and walking towards your unit.

'Man, what AM I gonna do all summer?' You thought, walking into your apartment. Well, that'd be something you'd figure out later. Right now, you are going to chill in bed and order some food. You hadn't realized how hungry you were, tiredness taking over you.

You set your things down on your coffee table and slumped on your couch, stretching a bit. You reach for your purse to grab your phone when something else catches your attention. A letter in between all your other mail.

'Huh, what's this..?' You grabbed the envelope and checked to see who it was from.

"From: Channie ;)"

"What the fuck no way..." You whispered to yourself as you tore the envelope open. Taking out the paper inside you began reading it.

"Dear Y/N,

It's been a while hasn't it? How have you been? I hope you've alright.

I know this letter probably comes to you as a big surprise. You probably have a lot of questions for me and I know I have a lot of explaining to do. For that reason I am writing to you. I would like to explain everything to you properly, in person.

I know this might be a lot to process but please think about it. Please think about it. And stay safe out there Y/N, I miss you.

Love, Channie ᡣ𐭩"

Behind the note there was a plane ticket and another little note simply saying "Don't worry about a hotel either. Just come from the airport to this Address." with an address written down.

Speechless couldn't even begin to explain how you felt right now, you didn't know how to even begin to process what you had just read.

Before you'd even realized tears started spilling out of your eyes, you couldn't hold it in anymore. You began to sob, your living room filled with ugly crying and hiccups here and there.

You really couldn't believe it, you couldn't believe he was still alive out there. You felt a mix of emotions, you were happy to know he was alive and fine but part of you was angry. You were angry at him for leaving you by yourself, leaving you suddenly with no explanation.

You'd known Chan all your life, you grew up with him.

Meeting him was one of the best things that had ever happened to you, he was your closest and only friend growing up, he was always there for you and cared for you. You loved him to death.

But your friendship had only lasted till your second year of high school.

You remember it so clearly, almost as if it had happened yesterday.

You'd woken up that morning and done your usual routine, brushed your teeth, washed your face, did your hair, picked out an outfit, and did your makeup. Just like every other day.

Usually, on your way to school, you'd meet up with Chan for a quick stop at the convenience store, just for some snacks.

You were almost at the front of the store, yet you didn't see a sign of him in sight. Still you waited and waited till for him, the seconds turning into minutes and the minutes into an hour. You couldn't wait any longer than that, you'd be late.

That day during school he didn't turn up, nor did he the next, nor the weeks that followed. It'd been ages now, not having heard a peep from him. You were super worried about him, it wasn't like him to miss school this many days in a row, much less not tell you about it. None of your texts seemed to go through, you were growing more and more worried by the day.

You have tried everything. You called, texted, and asked everyone you knew if they had seen him or his family. You even turned up to his house a few times to try to find out what had happened but every time you went there was no answer, no signs of anyone inside, not even a car in the driveway.

Soon you had come to find out that one day he and his whole family had just disappeared with no explanation. No one knew how or when. They probably left sometime during the night so no one would notice.

Ever since that day you never stopped thinking about him, wondering what happened to him, if he was ok or not, why he left.

That was, until today.

You sat there and thought long and hard about it. You were starting to have doubts as to if this letter was even real or if any of this was legit. It's not like you were just going to blindly follow what this letter says without much questioning. But in the back of your head, something told you that this was real. You felt it, and you trusted your intuition.

Jumping up from your couch you started heading towards your room. You had made up your mind. And so, you started packing.
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An: I don't like using Y/N but I kinda had to in the letter. I'll try to limit its usage as much as I can throughout the story.