guitarist | c. hun

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soonji :

" 1 stop from daehakno, seoul. 2 stops from insadong, seoul. please remember your belongings before exiting the subway. thank you for - "

" mer.
floating, her words.
melted, she said.
i long for that.. "

earphones in and eyes closed, she tapped her foot to the beat of the song on the tiles of the subway.

" now stopping at daehakno, seoul. pl- "

the shuffling of people going in and out through the automatic doors came as fast as it left. then she was startled from her calm state when someone bumped into her bass guitar case. thud. it fell into the hands of a stranger.
his lips moved to say something and he smiled, and straightened her bass but through her earphones she couldnt hear. naturally she took one out to hear him, but then he didnt say anything more and sat beside her on the subway. slightly confused but unphased she put her earphone back in. the ride felt almost awkward to her; out of everywhere for him to sit, he had to sit next to her and her bass. she could even feel him stealing glances at her and in order to prove her intuitions she looked at him, forcing eye contact. so then he blushed and started talking again.

" sorry what was that ? i couldnt hear you through my earphones " soonji asked the pink boy next to her.

" youre really- "

" now stopping at insadong, seoul. please remember- "

" oh sorry. i get off here. "
soonji said, honestly not caring for what the boy wanted to say. she lugged her case through the rest of the passengers and up to the stairs. being bumped into her earphones fell out and she apologized to the passing person. bending down to pick it up she struggled to keep her bass standing, until someone stood it straight for her. she looked up to find the same boy sat next to her on the ride.

" thanks " she said to him before going off again. weirded out by how he got off at the same stop as her, she picked up her feet and clenched her case strap harder.

to confirm her suspicions, soonji turned one way into a neighborhood, and to her surprise he didn't follow her. finally relieved she slowed her pace and calmed her heart. not knowing this neighborhood in particular, she turned various corners to find the main road again. then she heard the footsteps behind her and felt she was being followed yet again. she turned her music up louder and walked faster hoping her feet would get her out of any danger. but then a figure appeared in front of her. reeking of alcohol and unable to keep steady on its feet, it grabbed soonji's shoulder.

" whats such a young lady doing walking alone, huh? pretty girls always need someone to protect them, you want me to ? "
he said to her, getting closer.

soonji trembled as she stepped back, " no thank you, im fine by myself. "

she didnt want to look at the mans face and kept her head to the ground before her foot hit the wall behind her. the mans hand crept closer to her face every second she she tried to get away from him. the other hand on the wall right next to her head, closing her in as he whispered things to her. as the weight of her case and current situation dragged her, she couldnt find the power to say anything more or even lift her arms.

" ive been looking for you all over the place! we'll be late for practice hurry up! "

soonji looked to the side and saw the boy from the subway calling towards her. he made his way to her and the drunk man. yanking soonji's arm and wrapping his around her shoulder he kept up the act of knowing her.

" excuse me sir, do you have a problem with my friend ? i hope there isnt anything so we dont have to take this to the authorities " he said.
soonji wrapped her arms around the boy and hugged him closer. he made her feel safer this time around and she forgot about ever suspecting him as a stalker.

the drunk man scoffed and walked away, breaking his alcohol empty glass and bumping the boy's shoulder in the process.

with tears forming in her eyes soonji looked up at the boy carressing her hair in attempt to comfort her.

" thank you " she softly said.
she fixed the straps of her case and took a step away from the boy only to nearly trip on her legs.

" my name is chahun by the way. whats yours ? " he asked, concern radiating from his voice. he helped soonji straighten up and took the case off her back and onto his. she said nothing.

" hey, are you alright ? "

she couldnt take it anymore. she looked up at chahun and in a moment she leapt into his chest and cried.

a / n :
ayo whats up my nfias :p
itll get better (hopefully) i promise !
theres a reason i started it out like this
mhm mhm bye