Mr. Pink Bunny [ Kangin x Sungmin ]

In the park, there was a pink bunny mascot passing off some flyers to people. Sungmin was only seven years old but he thought that this must be love at first sight. His love for the bunny mascot only grew when the bunny mascot protected him from the bullies, when those bunny paws would wipe away Sungmin’s tears, when those bunny paws would give him lollipops and candies, when the bunny mascot played with Sungmin.

“Mr. Pink Bunny, I love you!!!” Sungmin expressed his love by giving his beloved mascot a hug. The mascot hugged back and ruffled Sungmin’s hair. However, two months later, the pink bunny mascot stopped showing up.

The bullies were back. Sungmin kept on wishing and hoping that Mr. Pink Bunny will show up and save him but he never did. No more bunny to protect Sungmin, to wipe his tears, give him candies or play with him. Sungmin felt heart broken for the first time.

Ten years later, Sungmin was still the target of bullies. He found himself coming to the park after he was being bullied from school or from other places. The bullying had been more frequent lately so Sungmin had been visiting the park more frequently. Memories of Mr. Pink Bunny kept on floating in his head.

Now that Sungmin is a teenager, he felt silly at the thought of falling in love and feeling heart broken for some bunny mascot. No, he wasn’t just some bunny mascot. He was someone special to Sungmin. He was Sungmin’s first love. Sungmin wished he had seen the person inside the mascot.

“Mr. Pink Bunny. I want to see you again.”

Suddenly, there was a hand wiping away Sungmin’s tears. Sungmin looked at the owner of the hand and felt his heart drop. The guy looked like a gangster. No, he was surely a gangster with those sleeveless leather jacket that showed off a skull tattoo on his upper arm and with that semi-bald hair that some parts were shaved forming some random lines and shapes. Sungmin thought he was going to get bullied again… but why would a bully wipe away his tears?

“Here’s a candy. Don’t cry anymore.” The gangster placed a candy on Sungmin’s palm before leaving.

Sungmin looked at the candy on his palm. White Rabbit. It was the same candy that Mr. Pink Bunny used to give him in the past. Sungmin felt himself smiling as he unwrapped the candy and placed it in his mouth. For a moment, he thought that the gangster was Mr. Pink Bunny but he instantly dismissed that thought. There’s no way a gangster would be wearing some a bunny mascot and distributing some flyers. But then again, the gangster wasn’t probably a gangster ten years ago.

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Sungmin was on the run again. He ran through the busy crowds with the twists and turns on the street. However, the bullies finally caught up with him in an alley. Sungmin’s school shirt was grabbed and his body was slammed against the bricked wall. Sungmin groaned in pain at the impact. He knew that a bruise would probably form on his chest or stomach. He felt blood trickle down at the side of his forehead.

That was just the beginning. His legs were tired from running. It didn’t even have the energy to stand anymore so Sungmin slid to the ground. He shut his eyes as he waited for the kicks and punches to come. He heard sounds of pain and the impact of fists against a body. He opened his eyes and thought there must be something wrong with his eyes because he saw Mr. Pink Bunny. Sungmin rubbed his eyes and blinked a few times. This time he saw that the guy who saved him was the gangster from yesterday.

Sungmin sat up and winced in pain as his stomach contracted. He was now sure that a bruise would be forming there. Then he continued to watch as the gangster and his other gang members continued to beat up the school bullies.

“If you ever touch even just a single strand of Sungmin’s hair, you’re dead. Got it?!?!?” The gangster had threatened the leader of the school bullies, who nodded fast in reply.