Hwayugi fanfic (Korean odyssey) : Guardian

Work part 12

Her eyes flutter open gently and she can see beautiful lights in her vision.

They are surrounded by silence with the only sound of water from the lake behind them.

She feels really warm. A familiar jacket draped over her body and her head is lying against a familiar lap.

It's great to have a date under this kind of night sky.

"Son Oh Gong.........you smell so nice.................Am I dreaming?" She mumbles.

He grumbles slightly.

"Jin Seon Mi, how can you only manage to get one bottle of the limited edition cologne after you secretly go and filming an advertisement? If you do this again, I'll take back away all the good dreams."

"Don't take them away." She props herself up in a panic and is at a loss to know what to say,

"No....don't.....don't take it back......."

He looks as stunning as usual under the moonlight in early spring.

Although his shirt is stained with mud and dirt, he still shines brighter than any stars in front of the fountain and the light.

His eyes are earnest and calm.

Because he's strong, determined and gentle, she doesn't need to fear the dark anymore.

"Were you scared? Do you still want to look for jobs again?" He asks softly.

She looks at him with bleary eyes.

Something starts to ooze from her heart.....and then tears start to fall unexpectedly like an open tap.......

She remembers back to the moment where she faced off with that man, recalling the pain that person cast upon her under the name of love. Recalling that the person in front of her endured and stomached everything for her sake.......the tears that she couldn't shed before, the tears that are full of fear and upset are finally able to fall.

He immediately panics and carefully pats her back.

"Oi.....I was only joking......"

She nods but couldn't control her tears. He lowers himself and cradles her face, landing soft kisses on her eyes and gently calling out her name one after another.

"Jin Seon Mi.......Jin Seon Mi......."

She's so embarrassing, especially when she's in front of him.

"If you keep on crying I'm going to toss you into the fountain." He says as he picks her up.

"That's not how you comfort people...." She's scared by his threat and quickly wrap her arms around his neck, missing out on the teasing he has in his eyes.

"Are you hungry? I'm hungry. Let's go eat tteokbokki."

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Tteokboki hot pot tastes especially amazing today at a street stand in the early morning.

She's also drinking with him.

In the beginning, she was able to remain awake. But their level of tolerance is vastly different and it didn't take much to get her drunk.

He's piling tteokbokki in her bowl.

"Eat more, you've lost weight recently.:

She nods and stuffs her mouth with food, placing food into his bowl as well. But because she can't see clearly, she doesn't know what she has placed in his bowl........