"Happily ever after? That thing doesn't exist, not in the real world."
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Ever a Never After (adaptation from Enchanted movie)
"Growing up in the fairy tale land, it feels like your whole life has been written perfectly in the books, with the pictu...
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The pitter-patter sound of raindrops falling on the moving car has never felt so soothing.
But perhaps this is something that Seokjin needs at the moment, even if it is only to help calm his mind.
Normally, he wouldn't have any problem finding calmness once the day has ended. But the day hasn't been going well for Seokjin.
The mediation meet-up which had kept him in a bind all afternoon is still stuck in his mind, still weighing him down even as hours have passed. He feels like he can still hear his clients' voices echoing in his head whenever there is silence or when he closes his eyes, always arguing about the same old thing—over and over again.
Always going in circles without fail, with no solution made, and with no party involved ever willing to back down. And every time the memory comes, he can hear his boss' voice—one of the partners leading the law firm where he works at—advising him to quickly solve the issue and move on to the next case.
He feels drained and spent just thinking about it again, and he is already dreading the thought of having to deal with them again tomorrow, their last meeting was left with some unfinished business that still needs to be resolved. But it wasn't like he had any other choice about how he left things behind. He did have to cut the meeting short, lest he wanted to stay all night at the office, being confined in the same room with those same clients.
And he did have something more urgent to get to.
His daughter's dance recital.
Looking up from his phone, Seokjin turns to his baby girl. A smile voluntarily makes its way to his face as he watches her humming to herself, replacing the scowl that he has been wearing almost all evening.
"You look scary, Daddy," Ah-ri had said to him the first time he came to pick her up this late afternoon to help her get ready for her recital, wearing that same scowl on his face. Those simple words had worked like a charm, reminding him to leave all the stress and troubles behind whenever he was spending his time with his little girl.
"Sorry, Princess. Just a little tired from work, but I'm excited to see you dance," Seokjin had said in return, showing a smile instead of a frown, drawing Ah-ri's own smile and her excitement back on.
Seokjin is quite relieved that he made it to the event on time, and had even made it to stick with her before so he could calm her nerves before she got on stage. Being there for Ah-ri for her performance had become the perfect reprieve that Seokjin had needed the most. It was the perfect escape from the troubles that had been haunting him, and watching her shine on the stage had helped him forget about the noises and the dreadful thoughts over the case that he was dealing with all day.
And his daughter was magnificent. He might be biased, but Seokjin believes his little girl was the best dancer to perform tonight. He was so proud of her that he was beaming with pride by the time he walked out of the venue with Ah-ri by his side.
