alexithymia
subclinical phenomenon involving a lack of emotional awareness or, more specifically, difficulty in identifying and describing feelings and in distinguishing feelings from the bodily sensations of emotional arousal
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"𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨...
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Chenle stood up without another word, his strides long and his stance almost intimidating. He entered the elevator, ten quickly shuffling to the side to make room for him. Though, this atmosphere was quickly broken when hyejin stumbled into the elevator too
"Why is there..." ten stared at the girl when all 3 of then were awkwardly situated in the elevator
"Don't ask" chenle heaved, leaning his body against the metal
"i. want. my. money." hyejin demanded, not even looking at either of the two boys.
the elevator ride was awkward to say the least, ten nervously shuffling around and chenle standing there like an unmoved stick. but soon, the elevator dinged along with the doors sliding open.
she watched ten walk out into a room with at least 20 different screens plastered across the wall, she was about to follow suit but chenle grasped her arm and yanked her back next to him
"stop going places your not meant to" chenle huffed, pressing down another button on the elevator "and how did you even get in here" this was the first time chenle made eye contact with her. she tried to decipher him, work him out but he was utterly hopeless, there wasn't an ounce of movement in his ever still eyes
"well you see, i kind of watched you get in and like saw the book that you took out and like kinda figured out the password and-" the elevator door slid open to reveal a gory mess. blood splashed the floor in patches of crimson stitches, staining what's left of the rooms aura.
"now is your chance to leave" chenle said, stepping out of the elevator and pulling out a pair of gloves
"after witnessing this?" hyejin stepped over a limp foot as she followed chenle
"you don't have a choice. it's dangerous, too dangerous. you're too innocent for this, it'll ruin you" chenle stopped, his face turning darker as if a storm cloud had just invaded his mind
"then let it ruin me" hyejin picked up one of the bloody arms on the ground, her eyes glistening with determination
"why do you even want to stay. we're not good people" chenle turned around, his eyes fixed on the arm she was currently holding up
"i-"
chenle's earpiece buzzed, tens voice shooting into his ear
"chenle get out of there now"
his body didn't even flinch, he only looked towards the entrance of the library, which now inhabited a whole cluster of people and a car that the people were piling out of.
"i'm going to take back what was ours" chenles pressed his earpiece down and spoke those words that seemed to cause panic in ten.
