Persuade ― Kim Jongdae

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The evening breeze was inviting and it shocked him that she was the one who suggested them to go out for a walk and maybe get something to drink afterwards. But he agreed right away, not wanting her to feel as if she had thought up of something unneeded.

Seeing how the leaves fell with the flow of wind, her eyes were busy following the leaves as they fall. Seeing how they danced with the sky as the background, she found beauty in the unchoreographed dance of the leaves.

"They're just falling leaves. Falling at a different rate and falling at the mercy of the wind. Plus the mercy of gravity but gravity applies for everything, so let's just neglect that."

Jongdae let out a laugh which she replied with a glare. Shaking his head at her reaction, her gestured for her to continue with her thoughts.

"They fall without a pattern and yet, it's like a dance created to mesmerize the whole world. The beauty in something that's so unplanned for. It's amazing really."

"And that is why I fell for you. Well, I mean I didn't fell for you like how the leaves are falling to the ground. I fell because you didn't put any effort to make me like you. You were you, you flowed with grace just like how the leaves are flowing with wind."

"A beauty that isn't planned to capture my heart but the way you are made me see the beauty in you."

"So that is why you shouldn't underestimate yourself."

Jongdae said as he watched a leaf fall on her head. Brushing the leaf away, he tapped her nose and they shared smiles.