KIN

In his shoes

The new work partner Rin looked down towards Kim Tae-Yeon and for a few seconds seemed to take in her detail into his mind "Well, Kim Tae-Yeon. Feel free to address me as you like, I'm not too keen on formalities if I be honest" he smiled nervously hoping he wouldn't end up giving off a bad impression of himself "You can just call me Rin, but popular terms are. Rinny, RinRin, Prez, Takashi's husband-" ( inside joke you will understand later) he began to list off his nicknames while counting them on his fingers "O-oh but of course just calling me Rin is cool. I'm just not too bothered by nicknames that's all"

Rin began to step back slowly, his gentle smile lifted into what seemed to be a mischievous smirk, he rested his hands against the desk he was leaning on and he began to tilt his head down to the side "Can I call you something?"

The girl nodded still keeping her gaze on the creases in the man's shirt and taking often looks into his eyes. Not daydreaming like 'mmmm daddy' but more so he knows she is playing attention to his words. She felt culpable to the marks she had left afee her clumsy encounter. It was no revelation that she had fell over like - omg just my luck!- no. It was bound to happen and so it was almost expected form her side.

     Once the male had finished talking, which is no complaint as Kim felt comfortable with conversation flowing so steady and everything was seemingly friendly giving the new workplace a comfortable impression. Now! For her to wreck to flow.

     "Rinny..." she repeated in her sheepish tone " Rinny is cute!" She enthused before turning red across her cheeks and freckled nose. Then she realized she sounded like a little kid flirting or something. She felt totally contrary (awquard) ".. I mean like adorable cute? Not any other cute! Like friendly way" yep. Once she had opened her mouth embarrassment seemed to spur out. Finally she sighed in surrender and quickly tried to change subject still taking in the new room at often stares in certain places including the Nutella covered table "anyway.." she chuckled holding her hands together fiddling her fingers " you can call me Tae-yeon or just Tae. If you really wish so you can use my first name Kim" she spoke finally raising her head and letting her plump lips form a smile. A smile that would be wiped from her face soon enough.

Rin raised his hand to his mouth and began to laugh lightly while slightly covering it with his fingers "I didn't actually expect you to do that. That's a surprise on my behalf".

He pushed his body from off of the table and tucked his hands into his pockets "Kim is a nice name" he smiled brightly. He stepped closer to her again "I do very much wish for the two of us to become closer and great companions but I must let you know. For your own safety that I don't want you concerning yourself too much over me" he gently took her hand and raised it upwards "I beg of you, if any situation occurs where I may seem out of the ordinary in a negative way...".

His grip tightened unpleasantly, his eyes narrowed sternly and he said...

"Run"

Tae-yeon froze in her position " I too hope we get along just fine" by now she was uneazed. She wasn't frightened by the boy at this moment but more the fact her ability may fault and she would see the charming boy differently.

     But as he spoke the warning seemed to force a glitch into her head. Her bright eyes seemed to dull and her legs quivered. However her body was in this universe her mind was in another and belonged in another body that of Rin's. In reality her eyes welled up in tears. Which to Rin may appear to have been caused by his words inflicting some sort of fear in her which wasn't the case.

    Looking herself up and down she had no control of actions or anything that would change cause of time. She jut had to lie through every memory. Remember Kim experiences all mental trauma and thinks she feels the pain of that person but her body isn't actually damaged other than some mysterious bruises caused by body reaction to phantom pain.

Poor boy. Poor boy.poor boy.poor poor boy. Poor boy.poor boy.bless the boy. Wish he boy hope... does his pain not stop here? More pain. Maybe it will stop now. Please wake up Tae-yeon ! Wake up! Does this boys past never end! NO! Poor boy.. no no... it hurts... does it stop yet? It hurts so much! Will this stop now! Does his pain end... so Rin this is your past.....

it hurts.
poor boy

  Them seconds in reality felt like reality to Tae-yeon . A full speed 2 years of the boys life. Agonizing. Her body flinched. Phantoms seemed to mark at her skin... the pain was so real, never ending. It went on and on. So much so it had fooled her real body to mark her neck from chocking, She spluttered as if drowning and faint marks appeared on her skin.. not half as bad as the marks would have been on Rin's body during the time or memory.
What's worse is. Her ability stopped.. if it continued her body in reality would have maintained more of the damage. It would have killed her for sure. Snapping out of it she could see why

  He would have warned. Her sparkling eyes seemed to glow through a window of tears welling up and dripping down her pale clear skin. She stuttered more. Felt as though water had gone through  her a water that never existed in her reality but in Rin's. But the feeling of burning in her throat didn't stop her from speaking " I'm sorry..." she cried her voice as though reality had been as though someone had come and drowned her. Someone had come and strangled her. Someone had come and beat her... but again that reality only existed in Rin. And so she couldn't let his never ending agony kill her too. She must help him. Pity filled her like the phantom water.. poor boy. That's all she could think of. Poor boy poor boy!     She stumbled backwards into the wall. Her breath fast as though Rin's words had scared the life out of her. But as much as she tried not too her shaken hands raised to her nose and her tear swollen eyes kept balling tears. Marks were slightly obvious.. like faded scars which would actually disappear.

But each mark.
Each disappearing bruise
Would mark her mind like it would have Rin's

Her apologies kept coming through her tears. Shaking and crying we couldn't get over thay was only two years of his life. Only brief parts of it too.. how was he so happy? How was he so kind after everything she had experienced in his shoes... how was he still alive.... "I-I'm sor-sorry.. I am" she said thing to maintain herself but even that flash flash two years hurt her more than usual..

Poor poor boy. What she wouldn't do to tell him he want alone. Because In mind Kim had experienced it too.. it wasn't the same as what it would have been for Rin. And pain didn't exist as it would have for Rin. And so she had to stay happy. For Rinny.

Her ability was expected to make its entrance. And now? It's left a scar