Until the End of the World🌹 (Saeran Choi fanfiction/drabbles)

Sleepless Nights (Ray × MC)

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You trail your fingers along the wall as you shuffle down the hallway. Insomnia has caused you to take to spending nights wandering aimlessly down the hallways of the third floor, in the hopes that you'd tire yourself out enough that you'd want to go to bed. Even when you did manage to drift off, the periods of time that you actually manage to stay asleep are never for very long, leaving you exhausted the next day. That's why instead of lying in bed, you find yourself standing outside the intelligence room, deliberating whether you should knock on the door. You'd love to see Ray, even if it's just for a few moments, but if he's really that busy with work...

The door to the intelligence room suddenly swings open, revealing Ray, who is muttering frustratedly about something under his breath. He doesn't notice you at first, but when he does, the unexpected sight of you standing outside his door causes him to practically jump out of his skin in suprise. After taking a moment to recompose himself, he flashes you a sheepish grin, embarrassed at how he had reacted.

"Ah...MC! What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be asleep?"

"I'm sorry for startling you, I just...I can't sleep." You mumble, your face flushing a little with embarrassment. He smiles sympathetically at you as he takes a step closer to you, letting the door to the intelligence room swing shut behind him.

"How about we take a short walk in the garden then?" He suggests, reaching out to smooth a stray strand of your hair back in place.

Your fingers intertwine with his gloved ones as he guides you down the hallways towards the garden. As the both of you take the first steps into the chilly night air, he lets go of your hand for a moment to shrug off his jacket and drape it around your shoulders.

"Ray, you don't have to give me your jacket, aren't you cold?" You protest, worry darkening your gaze. He chuckles softly and shrugs.

"Don't worry about me, petal," He murmurs, planting a soft kiss on your forehead. "You're way more important. Besides, I'm never cold whenever I'm with you."

He takes your hand again, his fingers lacing with yours as the both of your stroll through the garden. As you walk, he takes the time to point out the different kinds of flowers and explain the meaning behind each one. A smile finds its way onto your lips as you listen to him jabber on about the flowers. While he's talking so rapidly you're pretty sure you're missing out on at least half of what he's saying, you can't bring yourself to interrupt him to ask him to slow down. It's rare to ever see him so animated. You steal glances at him from time to time. He looks different, almost ethereal. He takes your breath away everytime you look at him. The moonlight casting its soft glow on him makes his bleached hair seem to shine silver, and there's just something about him makes you think that he could be some kind of flower prince or something. You steal another glance at him and learn that he's stopped talking and is looking straight back at you. Your cheeks turn a dull shade of pink at getting caught by him, and you stare sheepishly at the ground.

He laughs. He's humming a soft melody under his breath as he tilts your head upwards with two fingers under your chin. You feel your face heat up even more as he stares at you, studying your face as though he's trying to memorise every inch of it. Finally, he speaks, breaking he silence.

"You're so beautiful, MC."

You stare at him wide eyed. If your face was capable of turning any redder, it would have. He smiles somewhat self conciously, the hand that was in contact with your face suddenly dropping to his side.

"Maybe...maybe that was too bold of me," he laughs awkwardly. "My apologies, petal. Shall we head back inside?"

"No!" You blurt out. He blinks at you, a little suprised at your sudden outburst. You flash him an embarrassed smile.

"I...I want to stay with you longer. Please?" You plead, giving him your best puppy dog eyes. A smile tugs at the corners of his lips, and he pulls you closer to him. His thumb brushes against your lower lip, humming as he stares into your eyes.

"Your wish is my command, my princess."