Don't Text Me | Taesan X Woonhak

04: What's your name?

Dongmin lazily sprawled on his bed, munching on a bag of chips while the soft sound of rain drummed against the window. His room was a mess, but it was the perfect weather for doing absolutely nothing. Wrapped in his blanket cocoon, Dongmin stared at the ceiling, enjoying the lazy rhythm of the day. He had no plans to go out in the rain, and the idea of socializing with anyone in person seemed like too much effort.

Buzz.

His phone screen lit up. Another message from that random dude who had been spamming him with dinosaur facts. Dongmin sighed, reaching for his phone with a chip still hanging from his mouth.

Unknown: Hey, by the way... what’s your name?

Dongmin squinted at the message, confused. Why does he care about my name now?

Dongmin: Why do you care?

Unknown: Because! We’ve been texting for a while now, and it feels weird not to know your name. It’s like talking to a mysterious shadowy figure. 👻

Dongmin rolled his eyes. He wasn’t about to share personal information with some stranger.

Dongmin: Good. Keep it that way.

He popped another chip into his mouth, smirking at his own response. But the dude wouldn’t give up easily.

Unknown: Aw, come on! I told you about my dinosaur pancakes and my embarrassing trash can incident. The least you could do is tell me your name!

Dongmin: I’m not obligated to share personal information with some random stranger.

Unknown: I’m not that random! We’ve had deep conversations… about dinosaurs. That makes us, like, besties.

Dongmin chuckled. Besties? This guy's delusional.

Dongmin: I’m going to block you.

Unknown: Nooo!
Okay, okay, fine. I’ll go first.
My name’s Woonhak. Now we’re not strangers anymore! See? Problem solved!

Dongmin: You just gave your name to a total stranger on the internet. You’re insane.

Unknown: Nah, I’ve got a good feeling about you. Plus, you feel familiar somehow. I swear I know you from somewhere.

Dongmin doubted that very much.

Dongmin: You don’t even know my name.

Unknown: Yet! I don’t know it yet! So come on, what’s your name? Don’t leave me hanging here! 😩

Dongmin sighed, staring at the rain outside. What harm could it do to throw out a fake name? He’d already been playing along this far.

Dongmin: Fine. My name is… Taesan.

Dongmin stifled a laugh. He’d just picked the name that he used as his street name in middle school.

Unknown: Taesan? That’s kinda… an odd name. (ᵕ—ᴗ—)

Dongmin: Says the one with the name Woonhak.

Unknown: Hey! My grandpa named me! 😭

Dongmin couldn’t help but snicker at the thought of this kid trying to defend his grandpa.

Dongmin: He must’ve had quite the sense of humor.

Unknown: Don’t roast my grandpa! He’s a cool guy. He said my name means “great learning” or something like that.

Dongmin wiped a crumb from his shirt and typed, smirking.

Dongmin: I thought it was "Crane of Clouds"?

Unknown: Ahh, yeah that could be too. He's very wise, yk?

Dongmin rolled his eyes. This was too entertaining.

Dongmin: Wise enough to name his grandson something no one else has.

Unknown: Okay, you’re mean. I’m telling grandpa you made fun of me >:(

Dongmin: Oh no. Not grandpa.

Unknown: Don’t sass me, Taesan.

Dongmin grinned, already planning his next move.

Dongmin: Keep saying that, and I might change my name again.

Unknown: NO! You can’t! I’m finally getting used to it! 😭

Dongmin: Guess you'll have to deal with it.

Unknown: You bet! ;)

With a satisfied grin, Dongmin saved the contact with his name. No more “Unknown.” From now on, the annoyance had a name—Woonhak.

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I nearly messed up the names. I keep writing Woonhak instead of Unknown. I'd try to post daily, then I'll change it to twice a week ig.