"𝐢 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮...𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐣𝐞𝐣𝐮."
yejun and han were inseparable roommates until hwang hyunjin decided to transfer and "ruin everything." yejun's friend somi invites her to an escapade to jeju island for spring brea...
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Stuck with Me - The Neighbourhood
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"Hey, if you wanna talk about it now, we can." Hyunjin sat on the bed and patted the spot next to him, gesturing for me to take a seat with him.
My body was tired, because evidently, it had been a really long day. And God, Somi was not giving us a single day to rest. I will literally pay her money to let me stay inside and take a nap.
I sat down next to him, heaving a deep breath. I knew this conversation was going to be long. Full of confessions. Maybe even a few tears might spill, who knows. The only thing I do know is that I'm not prepared.
"Yeah. Let's talk." I spoke mildly, not really sure where to start.
"I think that...you've made it pretty clear that you're not sure about the deal anymore? If I'm correct?" he spoke cautiously, afraid that his choice of words may be incorrect or may offend me. But right now, I don't really care.
I only nodded. I found it hard to actually form words and express them. Because if I did, I would probably fuck it all up and say something or make a promise that I know I wouldn't stick to.
Fine, I'll admit it. I fear commitment. But how was I supposed to tell him that? I mean, that's fucking humiliating.
"Yeah. Okay." he answered lowly to my response. It scared me. Everything is fucking scaring me.
"We agreed to take it slow. But if you really wanted to, this doesn't just have to be a short-term...whatever this is. Relationship, situationship, fuck buddy—thing?" he pursed his lips, waiting for me to say something. But I couldn't even open my mouth. My lips and my throat went dry.
Then, he sighed. That also scared me. Everything he's doing is scaring me. Even these thoughts that I'm having scare me. This situation scares me. This conversation really, really scares me. And I got myself into this. I'm a fucking idiot.
"I want to be with you, Yejun." his eyes flitted up to meet mine, and I wish I hadn't made direct eye contact with him because now I'm trapped.
"The truth is, I've felt this way since we came here. And you knew that. But I guess, I forgot that the whole reason we took on this deal was so that I could be with you, Yejun. And I'm sorry that I ever even thought about the opposite." he gave me a sad smile, and I almost exploded into tears.
His eyes were so...honest. They told me so many things that words couldn't convey. I started thinking about all the shit we had been through together. How could I have possibly thought of just throwing it all away? What was I gonna do, just forget about it? How could I ever do that to him? To us?
