My anger flares, but I remain silent, lost in the depths of his mesmerizing eyes. "You have a knack for getting on my nerves," he says, chuckling softly.
"And you have a knack for making everything infinitely more complicated," I retort, though my v...
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I never thought I'd say this, but I feel... lonely?
My apartment is so quiet, it's unsettling. The kind of silence that sinks into your skin, making your chest feel hollow. I stare at the plain walls, the same ones that once echoed with noise-laughter, teasing, arguments. Now, they mock me with their stillness.
Seo hasn't spoken to me in days. It's like he's vanished, and I'm left clutching at memories of him, like trying to catch water with my fingers. I miss him more than I thought possible. He's always been there, sticking to me like glue since the very beginning. His presence, his energy, his annoyingly persistent company... constant.
I've always said Bahng was my best friend, and that's true. But Seo? He's the balance in my life. The glue that keeps things together, keeps me together. And now that he's gone, ignoring my calls, avoiding my texts-it feels like the ground has been pulled out from under me. I can't breathe right in this place without him. It's like my world is off its axis, spinning out of control.
Even Bahng is gone. He's nowhere to be found. I've tried to reach him, but my messages sit unanswered. It's unlike him. His silence burns into me like ice, sharp and cold. It's a gnawing feeling-like everyone I care about is slipping through my fingers, and I don't know how to stop it.
I never realized how much warmth they brought to my life until it was gone. Seo, Chan, Felix-they run around my apartment like a bunch of kids. Fighting, laughing, making stupid jokes. It was chaos. Beautiful, infuriating chaos. And now? Now it's just me. The quiet presses down on me, and it's suffocating.
For the first time, I crave the noise. The mess. I crave Seo's teasing, Chan's terrible puns, and Felix's constant smile. I used to think I wanted peace. I used to think silence was a luxury. But now, without them, it's a curse.
I stared at the walls of my empty living room, the silence in my head louder than anything else. My mind had been spiraling for what felt like hours, but I couldn't tell you exactly how long I'd been stuck like that, trapped in my own thoughts. The suffocating quiet was unbearable, but I couldn't bring myself to move. Not until the doorbell rang.
The sound jarred me out of my stupor. I rolled my eyes, annoyed that someone was dragging me back to reality. With a heavy sigh, I dragged myself up, my feet barely lifting off the floor as I shuffled through the house to the front door. I was ready to snap at whoever it was disturbing my misery. But when I opened the door, the words died in my throat.
Seo.
Of all people, it was Seo standing there, soaking wet from the rain. His hoodie hung limp in his hands, his chest heaving like he'd just run a marathon. I blinked, not entirely convinced this wasn't some kind of rain-soaked hallucination.
"Seo-"
Before I could get a full sentence out, he shoved past me, his damp clothes brushing against mine, leaving cold trails of water on my skin. What the hell? Did he just barge in like that? "I need to talk to you," he said, his words tumbling out so fast I almost didn't catch them.
