December
The cooling temperatures outside did nothing to help the cold that was inside you.
You slowly stopped checking your messages and doorstep every day, not wanting to set yourself up for inevitable disappointment anymore.
You fought against yourself every day to keep from giving up on him, to give up on everything and just swim to a new island and start over.
And actually stick to your rules this time.
But you promised you'd wait...
You have to wait.
Even if it meant spending every day feeling like a human popsicle.
You were sure you must have looked exactly like how you felt.
People stared at you more than usual, and not just the normal kind of 'you're not from around here' stare.
They were staring at you with eyes full of pity...
Even Soon-ja monitored you closely now, as if you were a real live china doll.
Like you might break at any moment.
...
And you were starting to think you just might.
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In the Eyes of the Mermaid - Taehyung x Reader
FanfictionA story of you, a newly changed mermaid, crossing paths with BTS while they're on vacation in Jeju, South Korea. You had moved to a small part of the island after changing, feeling at home in the sea there. You had vowed to yourself to always keep y...
