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𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 : 𝟏

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everything was a blur,

it was always like that for sunghoon. always in such a daze just trying to get by, more like trying to rest in eternal peace instead of living in this horrid world. no matter what he did it never stopped him from reincarnating, it didn't stop him from seeing him, the beautiful lie he fell in love with. somehow always meeting him in each life. because sunghoon didn't want to connect with anyone, with the fear of meeting his biggest temptation.

he was going to outlive them either way or die just to be transported to another universe. a never-ending cycle, battle that he wished he could end.

the alarm rings off, not like sunghoon needed it, as he was already awake before the alarm. he shuts it off staring up at his boring white ceiling. looking at his phone and seeing the time, then getting up for work. a corporate slave, living his life boringly.

he had no meaning in life nor did he understand the meaning in life. but he had enough experiences in life to understand that it was worthless, well at least his life was. sunghoon didn't understand why he was cursed, why he had to die just to be alive again. couldn't they have "blessed" another person, he can't even remember his first life.

he sighs, finishing up putting on work shoes. walking out the door to his car to drive off to his workplace. upon entering he was greeted by his subordinates "hey sunghoon, I was wondering if you could finish my report on yesterday's sales, and last month's budgets and promotions papers!"

has barely gotten into the office and is already being used, "Yeah sure I can do it, when do you need it" The subordinate looks away in fake embarrassment "Thank you so much sunghoon, such a lifesaver once again! You need it done before the end of the day, ill send over the documents, ill treat you to beer anytime" the subordinate is lying and being fake but sunghoon continues to say yes to him.

sunghoon finally walks to his boring white cubicle, ready for another day of stillness and dullness.

a ping! came from his computer of documents and sales, half did and half-assed from his shitty subordinate, he sighed again. sunghoon knew that the subordinate never did his work cause he knew sunghoon would do it, but sunghoon still hoped that he for once do it. looking at the clock he had a full day ahead of him. did he like his life like this? nope! but did he continue to let people walk of him? yep! you bet!

sunghoon looked over the material and started working. minutes pass but it felt like hours to sunghoon, unable to focus for some reason. it was odd that he couldn't focus. sunghoon always was able to finish and focus until the end. he sighed again, rubbing his temples feeling off. he couldnt shake off the feeling that something was going to happen good or bad.

how about some good ol' coffee...

looking at the time again 10:24am making sure that he had enough time to finish at least one paper before lunch.

that should be enough time

sunghoon pushes through to finish the small segment on the report before getting up and heading to the small cafe they installed a few months ago.

"hi, may i get an iced vanilla coffee..." sunghoon scanned through the menu quickly, "and a slice of tiramisu" it was early in the morning but he cant miss out on his favorite (peyborite 😍) tiramisu. the barista gets in the order quickly "alright! that will be $24.64! please also scan your work ID"

that's expensive as shit wtf

sunghoon first scans his ID, then reaches for his back pocket for his wallet to find nothing. reaching into the other pocket to no avail nothing.