"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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Seokjin stands in the hall between the dining room and the foyer, feeling like his entire body, mind, and soul are being split into two. Never before had he ever felt this exhausted. Never once had he ever experienced anything that would make him feel like losing his strength and wishing that he could shut everything down at the same time.
Not even the long hours he spent working at the firm, either handling tough clients or delving into difficult cases, has ever made him feel so drained.
He watches Ah-ri pulling you away, back to the dining table. Her cheerful voice as she rambles on about the breakfast that she helped make fills the room, yet his mind keeps replaying the argument he had with Kira just moments ago.
"Are you fucking cheating on me?"
Was it really wrong for Seokjin to laugh the moment he heard such an accusation?
He wanted to remain calm, knowing that there was no point for him to respond with anger. But it was so hard to think clearly when he was still vexed after Kira bailed on them last night.
"Cheating? Me?" he had responded once he pulled Kira away, preventing Ah-ri from hearing her cursing and yelling, something that he already expected Kira would do. And the last thing he wanted was to fight right in front of his little girl and their guest. "That's rich coming from someone who went missing without any news for the past 24 hours."
"Why are you turning this on me?"
"Where were you?"
It felt like talking to a wall, or a volcano, he really couldn't decide which, when his question only led to a more explosive reaction from Kira. It was a miracle that he was able to remain calm through it all. Barely, but at the very least, he was able to keep his voice down. He couldn't stop the surging anger, however, so his voice remained tense the entire time he kept responding to Kira.
And the explanation she gave him did nothing to alleviate his exasperation. It only made things worse.
"Our office is hosting a group of independent artists from Europe, as you very well know—"
Seokjin didn't enjoy hearing the mocking tone in her voice. And yes, he very well knew what was going on. He knew that the production house that Kira is working on is currently hosting guests from Europe; stage artists who are performing their work here in LA through the whole season. He knew because Kira wouldn't stop talking about them ever since they arrived here a month ago. He shouldn't have been surprised to know that these 'guests' of hers would be the reason she was cancelling their plan.
It wouldn't be the first. But at least she had always remembered to let him know about it before she did instead of ditching on him and ghosting them the way she did yesterday.
