𝙄𝙣 𝘼𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 [lovely runner saeguk AU | ryu sunjae × oc]

𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞

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It was all because of him.

"W-What... What happened?"

Blood was everywhere.

"Are you okay... In--"

Fragments of glass, shattered in the dashboard. Some got into his skin, making him flinch. But mostly, it got her. His eyes widened as he assessed the situation.

"Inhye-ya... Inhye-ya!!!"

Her lifeless body, limp. Blood trickling down her arms... Her head suffers from blunt trauma.

He tried reaching her.

He couldn't.

But help wasn't fast enough.

It all took so long until they reached the hospital. He didn't care if anything happens to him, as long as she was alright, he could live even if he became a cripple.

He barely could stand as he saw her on the bed as they rushed her to the emergency room. He wanted to stay by her side, but was pulled to his own room where he was attended to.

The doors slam open.

"You--" His own best friend clutched his jacket in so much anger, "It's because of you--!"

His best friend was crying. Because after all, it was his sister that's currently in a critical condition. His best friend fell down on the floor in shock, afraid of losing his sister.

They knew it was purely an accident. A car had driven right to the passenger seat where Inhye was when they were moving forward with their own car in the junction. They just didn't expect this to happen at all.

Both Inhyuk and Sunjae waited for Inhye in the emergency room. The doctors were trying their best to save her. And when the head doctor went out of the operating room with a solemn look on his face, Sunjae knew.

Baek Inhye was dead.

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Weeks had passed by without her. It was the day of the Eclipse, and their band had cancelled their concert in honor of Inhye.

News got into the media and it shook the whole nation because of the accident. Sunjae and Inhyuk was pictured with dark eyebags and frowns on their faces, obviously stressed from the events.

Sunjae, a bad drinker, even had been drinking regularly to soothe the pain. He went to a hotel because he couldn't bear the sight of her pictures at his place, or how looking at every spot reminds him of her.

He had enough.

He jumped.

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The water felt so deep. He was a good swimmer, but why does it feel like he's drowning? Was it the alcohol that he had been drinking?

He was losing air. Wasn't this what he wanted? But Inhye wouldn't want this for him...

Inhye...

Who was she?

Why was he here?

Why was he drowning?

He tried swimming up. But it was hard, and he was slowly losing consciousness. Then, a splash was heard. The last time he saw before he drowned was a figure of a girl, reaching her hand out to him.

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Sunjae-ya! Ryu Sunjae!" He heard someone calling his name. He slowly woke up to see the figure of Inhyuk, and he seemed to be wearing a hanbok.

"B-Baek Inhyuk?"

"Ya!" Inhyuk slapped him on the arm, "If people heard you call me that, you'll get your head cut off. I know we're friends but... Call me by my proper title!"

"Title??" Sunjae asked back as he slowly sat down.

"Crown Prince, you idiot!!!"

"C-Crown Prince???" His eyes widened and looked around. No more tall story buildings, but royal looking compounds that looks like the olden days.

"Eo! How can you drown like that? I thought you were a good swimmer!"

Sunjae was completely out of it.

Where was he?

And...

"Who am I...?"

"Oh my god..." Inhyuk gasped, "Did you lose your memories? Are you okay?" He examined his best friend for concussions.

"Taesung, come here--"

"Yes, your Highness--" Came the immediate reply, and he came and examined Sunjae.

"Kim... Taesung...?" Sunjae seemed to notice him. Taesung looked at his eyes and examined him back and forth.

"It seems like there are no concussions, but he remembers who we are."

"Where am I...?" Sunjae asked.

"You're at the palace pond now. You were trying to get his Majesty's blown off kite, but you fell into the pond, which was very deep. Do you remember who you are?" Taesung asked.

Sunjae shook his head.

"Okay, so, your name is Ryu Sunjae," At least his name wasn't different.

"You're the son of the palace cook, and also my best friend!" Inhyuk added.

"Ah..." Sunjae finally got it together.

He got flung to the past.

To the monarchy era, no less.

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