Sempiternal ♢ Jicheol

이십 팔 • angels do exist

3 updates in a day as a thank you gift for everyone! I love love love you all. I'll work hard and try not to become a lazy-ass author. 

Seungcheol was just a normal student. He was a senior and a part time author. Bustling corridors, cluttered classrooms, noisy chatter, bright displays, friends arrive, smiles, grins, teacher enters; that's what welcomes Seungcheol everyday (not that he minds though).

The weather was gorgeous. Blue skies, no wind, ambient temperature - it's more like an absence of weather really. Outside had the sweet fragrance of freshly cut grass and the birds chattered in the trees.

Seungcheol's day was going well when he noticed this guy following him-- again. This is the 15th (yes, he counted it) time he caught this guy following him.

White knuckles from clenching his fist too hard, and gritted teeth from effort to remain silent, Seungcheol went up to the guy and faced him. He tried his best to compose himself because he can feel the anger in him boiling up.

As Seungcheol stood in front of the guy, his anger faded away. The guy had the kind of face that stopped you in your tracks. He was hot, Seungcheol muttered in his head. He was smaller than Seungcheol and his complexion was white as snow. He was getting distracted when the guy cleared his throat.

"O-oh, uh- Hi. This might be awkward, but I've noticed you following me around quite a bit lately, and it's kinda creepy." Seungcheol said with a smile plastered on his face.

"Oh, yeah." The guy's response got Seungcheol's jaw on the floor. How come he's cool with it as if it's normal to follow a guy for 2 weeks straight?

"But you're also really hot," Seungcheol muttered, "so maybe instead of stalking me you should just ask me out-"

"I'm your guardian angel. I'm Jihoon."

Seungcheol stared as if Jihoon just produced a rhinoceros from his pocket. Jihoon could just imagine the sparks in Seungcheol's brain, desperately trying to decipher what he meant.

"You're a guardian angel... I'm a crazy writer. Amazing right? You don't need to protect me from Satan or whatever."

"It's true, actually. I really am your guardian angel. I can protect you from the ball that's about to hit you within a minute." Jihoon explained with an unamused expression. He almost laughed at Seungcheol's reaction. Almost.

Seungcheol was just about to protest about it, when Jihoon pulled him into a hug. After a few seconds, he realized that Jihoon didn't pull him in for a hug, he pulled him close because he was just about to get hit with a basketball.

"Holy shi-"

"Hey, don't curse in front of your guardian angel." Seungcheol received a flick on the forehead. He muttered an apology before stepping back.

"Well, I can really tell that you're an angel because of your angelic looks." Seungcheol smirked at Jihoon. The angel scoffed and lifted an eyebrow. His mortal is hitting at him, and it was obvious.

"Oh believe me, this isn't what angels really look like," Jihoon stared deep into Seungcheol's eyes, "my actual form is terrifying and would probably leave you crying like a small child."

Jihoon's eyes then turned into black orbs, and his smile slowly turning into a devilish kind of smile. He saw Seungcheol's shocked and terrified face and it made him satisfied. His face transformed back into it's original state before slowly walking away, leaving the gawking Seungcheol behind.