His Sanctuary [Jikook]

Chapter 7

3RD PERSON POV

The library was a sanctuary of tranquility. Soft rays of sunlight filtered through the windows, casting a warm glow on the quiet readers immersed in their books. The only sounds were the gentle rustling of pages and the occasional hushed whisper. It was a haven of serenity, where one could escape the chaos of the outside world and find solace in the embrace of knowledge. Amidst the bookshelves, Jimin small body stood there, holding a book in his hand and paging through it with confusion on his face.

"No, not this one. I need the 8th edition." He whispered to himself and shoved the book somewhere back on the shelf.

His eyes scanned through the books, grazing them with his little fingers as he kept looking for that particular book. As he looked up, he saw the book he was looking for, just above his reach. He got on his tippy toes and tried to pull it out, but he wasn't reaching it properly.

"I need a stool to climb on." He whispered amongst himself again. Just when he was about to turn and find the little stool, he bumped into a tall guy who had stoo right beside him.

Jimin gasped in shock. He wasn't expecting anyone to be right behind him. He watched as this stranger reached his hands on top and grabbed the book Jimin was trying to take. Oh, good helping. The guy was tall, so he was just helping the smaller out.

"You wanted this one, right?"

Jimin gulped as he heard the certainly amazing voice of this tall stranger. It wasn't deep, nor small... but it was nice and soothing. Jimin then nodded shyly as his small hands reached for the book in the strangers hand.

"T-thank you." He shyly muttered while still shrieked up and leaning on the shelf. The guy then took a few steps back, avoiding being this close to Jimin, who still seemed shocked.

"You're welcome, uhm... the tables are kind of crowded, if you don't mind then you can come join me."

"Uh... no, I'm fine. Thanks for grabbing this for me." The smaller said and quickly turned to walk away before that man said anything else. He rushed away with his lips pressed together in a thin line to avoid smiling.

"Waaah... that was definitely a scene out of a kdrama." Jimin whispered to himself with a smile on his face. He was impressed by that guy's action. Not only was he handsome and tall, but he was helpful to the smaller.

Jimin walked around, looking for a table to sit in besides the one offered by a stranger. He saw a space next to someone else who was buried in his books as if he were taking notes. That's better, a person who's busy won't bother him. Jimin walked to that table and knocked on it in the hope of getting the guy's attention.

"Hi, sorry to disturb you. Is this seat taken?" The smaller asked in a low voice to avoid making noise for the other students who were immersed in their books.

"Hi... again." The guy said with a smile. Jimin closed his eyes and looked down in embarrassment as he realized that it's the same guy whom he had just walked away to avoid. Now he's here again with him.

"Oh... Hi." Jimin said shyly, or was it embarrassment? A bit of both.

"You can go ahead and sit, I told you I was sitting alone. But you ran away." The guy said, clearly amused by Jimin. The smaller sighed, placing his book on the table and joining the handsome dude.

"I didn't run away, I just wanted a desk to sit alone at." The smaller explained as he opened his book, trying to look for whatever topic he was looking for.

"I won't bother you, don't worry."

Jimin just nodded and looked down, focusing on his books and avoiding the piercing stare of the guy opposite him. Why won't he stop looking? Jimin wondered, now this is why he wanted to sit alone.