seaside

II

Hangyul's concept photos!

gosh he looks so pretty in all of these

—

it's yet another night where
Tazannah eats her
homemade dinner
she can proudly say
is made by herself.
the sea acts as a distraction
for the girl
as she sits at she same spot on
the rocks, getting lost
in a sea of thoughts
as vast as the one before
her.

what she
doesn't realise is the
same boy
from the night before-
staring up at the night sky
on a laid checkered
red-and-white
picnic mat, enjoying his own
dinner that's in
a plastic container
bought from
the hawker centre
nearby.

well, at least not
until the boy starts
humming a melody
that's unknown to
her.

it's sweet and
soothing, blending
in with the chill
and silent
surroundings the
two thrive in.
Tazannah finds herself
swaying to
his deep voice,
her dinner totally
forgotten.

and when her
eyelids get
heavier and heavier,
she can't
find it in her
to resist the
sleep that'd overcome her
and finds herself falling
into a
comforting sleep.

the mysterious boy
realises after a while
that the
pretty stranger's
asleep and
he feels genuinely worried
for her safety-
especially
at night when
the beach is empty
but there's still civilians
strolling around
the vicinity.

so he chooses
to pick her up,
carrying her bridal style
as he tries not to
wake her up.
yet, he can't help but let
his gaze
linger on the girl-
her ebony
strands that are
blown by the summer breeze,
fluttering eyelashes and
a rare beauty
that he wants to admire
for longer.

and when
he lays her
in the apartment
shared by two,
he ignores
the confused stare of
his roommate
who he's come
to call his brother and,
slowly but
surely, falls into
a deep sleep too.