[guardianangel!au] having him by my side was simultaneously the best and worst thing to ever happen to me. It was like seeing my reflection move on its own in the mirror; something so inexplicable that I couldn't help but freeze in my tracks. It was...
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When I opened my eyes again, I was looking up at the familiar white ceiling. Though, as I sat up I couldn't do anything but blink confusedly, because I could have sworn that I was just at the beach a few seconds ago. But, when I looked at my wristwatch, it was already almost noon.
As soon as I looked up to see the empty room, I knew the angel was responsible. Still, this didn't stop the thoughts in the back of my mind from reminding me that, unbelievably, this was the first time I'd honestly been in a room by myself in the past month or so. It felt almost ridiculous to admit, but it was true.
When I stepped into the kitchen a few minutes later, almost all the thoughts that had been plaguing my mind in the past hours dissipated in a blink of an eye. Jiseon and Mark were sitting on the floor playing cards with old accessories pinned cheekily to their hair, whereas Aera seemed to be doing something else in the kitchen.
But the angel still wasn't anywhere in sight.
I frowned, letting the thought sink into my head before I decided to go over to the pair playing cards. As my finger brushed over the pink butterfly clip in Mark's hair, I smiled. "How did you get him to do this?"
Jiseon was also sporting a similar clip in her hair, though it was bright orange instead, as she placed another card down and responded, "It was a struggle. A man's masculinity is a fragile thing,"
I laughed and nodded, agreeing. But, she didn't seem to be paying attention anymore as she was looking at her cards intently.
Mark noticed this, too. "You better not. After everything we've been through, would you really sacrifice our relationship like that?"
Jiseon just laughed and stuck her tongue out, placing down a +4 card and calling out 'uno'.
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The sand rushed over my feet for the second time that day around 2 in the afternoon, sometime after the last. I'd hoped, that coming here a second time, I would perhaps see the angel again. Because, as much as it was weird admitting it, it didn't feel right when he wasn't there. It felt too unfamiliar. But, lo and behold, he still wasn't anywhere in sight.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
I turned around to see Aera standing there on the wooden stairs leading down to the beach, a curious expression painting her face.
"Ah," I looked down at the ground tried to respond, but it felt like the words were caught in my throat. "Nothing. I just missed this place," I lied, trying to smile convincingly.
It wasn't a complete lie; I did miss this place, but that wasn't really on my mind at the moment. I didn't know why I was so uneased about the angel not being there, but no matter how hard I tried, somehow, I couldn't get it out of my mind.
