Delicate

In Which It Begins

Song: Bebe Rehxa - 'Self Control'

(please keep in mind that when you see the bold writing, the characters are speaking in Korean, I'm just typing it in English)

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"Well, good luck, take a jacket." I state, flopping down on the bed next to my best friend, "There's a Pretty Little Liars marathon on tonight and I don't wanna miss it" I shrug, picking back up the remote to my TV.

"Are you seriously not coming?" The girl standing across from me whines, picking up a pair of my black ripped jeans "Hyon, it's almost end of the semester and you haven't even attended one party. Plus, you've seen every episode of that ridiculous show four or five times" Her voice raises an octave, almost at a spoiled brat whine "I'm begging you Hyon, everyone is going to bed there. And if Elijah doesn't see me at the party, he's gonna end up with Clair and then I'm gonna have to marry you."

"You're seriously chasing Elijah? Maddie, there are better-looking guys at our school. Elijah looks like he crawled out of an Eminem video." I roll my eyes, shuttering at the thought of the buzzcut orange hair of the infamous Elijah. "Come on Hyon, please, i will buy you Ben and Jerry's on the way home." The blonde beauty bats her eyelashes at me as i turn my head to face her.

"Fine, but it better be Phish Food." I climb out of my bed, turning and looking at my best friend whose eyes were shining. "Why is it so important I come to these things anyway?" I question, pulling out jeans and a t-shirt.

"Because I don't wanna see you graduate without having a little fun. Your parents are gone for weeks at a time, yet you've never once thought to throw a party or even leave the house." Shrugging, I continue to slip on my chosen outfit, combing my silver hair into place. "Plus you've always said how you're going to move out next year and head to Korea, I just want to make memories before you leave."

My mood quickly saddens hearing the reasoning behind my best friend actions before turning and pulling her into a hug. "Trust me, we're going to make so many memories, you'll never miss me when I'm gone." I quickly laugh, squeezing Maddie just a little bit tighter. "Plus when I leave I won't have to deal with your annoying ass trying to ship me out to parties all the time." Maddie laughs, sniffling quietly like she's about to cry.  "Love you Mads"

"Love you too Hyon."

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Loud obnoxious music fills the ground floor of the three-story house when we arrive. Sweaty bodies rubbing up against each other on the crowded make shift dance floor, leaving little to no space for my small frame to slip through the crowd with ease. "Maddie! Hyon you made it bro." Elijah says, pulling me into a side hug. The stench of beer and smokes repels my body away from the Eminem wannabe, hoping it didn't transfer on to my clothes. "Don't think I've ever seen you at one of these parties before." Shrugging at the remake, I began scanning the room full of people dancing and drinking before tapping Maddie on the shoulder to point towards the kitchen, signaling that I was getting a drink.

"Wow, never seen you here before." The sudden interaction makes me jump, knocking my leg on the side of the low sitting bench. Bending down to grab the throbbing area, "Nice one asshole" I sneer, looking up at one of the jocks from school, Greg James.

"You've been here for 5 minutes and you're not even tipsy yet mate, come on, hang with us." He motions towards his group of friend who are standing in the corner. I brush off my request, shaking my head as an indicator. Greg shrugs, mumbling a 'suit yourself' before excusing himself back to his group.

As the jock walks away, I begin to fill the blue plastic cup with beer. "Woah, don't go getting drunk on me now," Maddie says, making a reappearance beside the boy, laughing as she grabs a coke from the fridge. "I won't, believe me, Eomma would lose her mind if I even had more then a cup." Maddie gives me a sceptical look, but raises her cup and clinks if against my own. "Promise me you won't leave me tonight, and don't let me get drunk" I say, giving her a pleading loom.

"I won't, I'll be by your side the whole night."

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Maddie lied. I realised this when I could feel the bass of the music. It seemed heavier, making me feel like it was vibrating through the floor and up my body. I was lost in it. By my seventh drink, I had completely lost all common sense as some handsome stranger gripped my hips and I begin to grind back onto them. Soft lips descend on my neck as sweet mumbles filled my ear. A combination of beer, no food and heavy music causing me to act this way. Yeah, I'm drunk.

I was so transfixed in the bass and the feeling of the stranger's tight grip, combated by the gentle touch of their lips on my neck, along with the alcohol in my system which had caused me to lose Maddie about an hour ago through the crowd. Another part of her lie.

I didn't register my back meeting the door and lips claiming my own in a bruising kiss. I don't even remember walking upstairs. Pulling the stranger closing, I wrapped my legs around their thick waist, pulling the persons head up to gain more contact. "Hyon." The beautiful stranger groans when he thrusts his crotch against my own. I shouldn't be doing this, but it feels so good. Hands rub up my back, under my shirt, tracing the outline of my spine and down to my hip bone, goosebumps rising in their wake. "Love, stop your drunk." Shaking my head, I pull his lips back to mine. It drives me crazy as the stranger slips his tongue into my mouth, demanding and gentle, with enough force to dominate my stubborn demenor. My fingers grip the stranger's hair, pulling him close in an effort to gain more friction. My erection starts to grow until its pushing against my boxers when he pushes me down onto the bed and lays between my spread thighs. I feel him - all of him - pressed up against me, so much so I can smell his aftershave. What's gotten into me?

A laugh like melted gold pulls me out of my tranfixation, causing a whimper to fall from my lips when the stranger moves away. "Not drunk, had like... three drinks," lies. Leaning further up to gain back the physical contact. The stranger suddenly picks me back up in his arms, moving us so he is sitting on on the edge of the bed, with me in his lap before connecting our lips. This time the kiss being soft and quick. Suddenly he stops, pulling his mouth away from mine before staring down at me, much to my drunken selves disappointment. "I'm not going to have sex with you while you're drunk Hyon." He says, brushing my silver hair away from my forehead. "You won't remember it tomorrow." I let out a humph before crossing my arms and pouting my lips. "You're a child when you're drunk."

"Not drunk." i mumble, which only leads to the stranger laughing before placing me carefully on the bed, getting up and moving down onto his knees. "Thought you said we weren't gonna have sex."

"We're not." He replies, undoing the laces of my shoes before slipping them off my feet. "You're sleeping." He slips off my second shoe before climbing back on the bed, pulling me into his chest before throwing the covers over our bodies. "I don't even know your name." I mumble, tracing patterns on his shirt covered chest.

"Aidon."

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