In which he has been in love with her for so long and she just fails to notice it.
"You have no idea... My heart has been yearning for you, waiting for you."
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Ateez Fanfiction : non idol!Hongjoong x fem!OC
✏ 01.05.202...
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It's one-ish in the morning.
On the other end of the sofa sits Hyemi with her eyes glue to the TV. In fact, whatever on the big screen, she apparently pays no mind, let alone listening. It feels like getting hit by a truck as Giseok's words echo in her head over and over again like a broken cassette.
"No. They never hate you, Hyemi. They truly loved you until they found out you were... adopted."
When does insomnia become a blessing Hyemi doesn't know she ever needs?
Until now.
She has no intention to fall asleep. The last thing she wants is to let wandering thoughts execute further once her eyes close shut. The girl hugs her knees closer to her chest, letting out a sob that is unable to retain any longer when her forehead meets the folding arms on her knees.
"Hyemi?"
Hongjoong's voice puts her quivering form to an abrupt stop. Not now. It's obvious that despair has already taken over her which she hates to acknowkedge its painful presence.
"You alright?"
No answer.
"Hey! Don't scare me!"
Frantic. That's how he sounds when his hands reach out to shake her shoulders.
Shock. That's what pools in his eyes when she eventually looks up with a tear-stained face.
Hongjoong backs away in instant. Instead of standing at the same spot, he'd rather sit himself by her side on the sofa. Obviously, no one likes being stared while crying at all.
As the warmth of his hands leaves in the process, a sudden loneliness hits her, both emotionally and physically.
"You wanna talk about it?"
He asks after turning the TV off. The mug of lotus tea in his hand now sits on the coffee table.
That's when a few minutes after her sobs die down, not completely but mostly. The quiet room somehow enhances his voice clearer, full of tentativeness and concern.
"Don't hesitate to reach out."
"I always got your back."
Hongjoong's words that day resurface on her mind again, nudging her to nod - a wordless confirmation that she is ready to let it out.
"Remember when I was out for the washroom? I bumped into Giseok." Hyemi grabs a tissue to blow her nose then continues, "more exactly, he was waiting for me...to tell the reason behind our break up."
Hongjoong's expression turns stone cold. "At his own wedding? What's that for?"
That punk! If he dared mess with Hyemi and Emi, I swear-
