BTS HYYH Notes (Book 1, 2, BUS Game) // COMPLETE [Part 2]

2022, May 5 - Seokjin (Namjoon Focused Loop)

[Places: Naeri Juyuso or Naeri Gas station, book store, Seokjin's room]

It's been almost a month since I took care of Namjoon's incident. But my uneasy feeling never went away, and now I'm back here again. All that thinking with no answer in sight... I need to check.

The gas station is as empty as it before. I can see Namjoon standing by one of the pumps. I'm here but... What do I do now? I'm not sure if he'll be happy to see me. And I feel like I'll just be misunderstood if I apologize first. What do I do?

I keep watching until Namjoon walks over to the owner. He seems to be saying something.

"Sir, I'll be headed home now."

"Yeah, go on home."

"Thank you, Sir."

"Don't be late tomorrow!"

Namjoon finishes the conversation and leaves the gas station, heading into an alleyway. It seems he's left his shift early today. Where is he going?

He looks like he's in a great mood. Namjoon's footsteps are light and springy. Does he have something today? I better follow him. There might be a chance to talk to him if I do.

Namjoon walks away from the gas station, crosses the intersection at the crosswalk, and turns in front of a commercial building. Where on earth could he be going? Namjoon seems to be close to his destination. His footsteps quicken. He seems excited. This is a new Namjoon I've never been able to see in the previous loops.

He finally stops in front of a bookstore. Is this where he buys books? Namjoon walks into the store, and I hurry in after him. The bookstore is so quite that even the slightest sound is magnified. 

Where's Namjoon? The inside of the bookstore is bigger than expected. It makes it hard to find Namjoon right away. What section would he go to first?

I try to remember the books listed in the break room and head over to the humanities section... Found him. Thankfully, I'm able to find Namjoon in one go. Namjoon looks excited as he carefully mulls over what book to choose.

"It's that guy again, huh?"

"Yeah. He's back."

I can hear the bookstore employees as I watch Namjoon, hidden behind one of the bookcases.

"Don't you think we should go say something? I'm worried he's going to dirty up the pages."

"I'm not sure why he does that when he's not going to buy them all. Hold on."

One of the bookstore employees walks towards Namjoon, seemingly fed up with him. The employee stops right behind him, looking him up and down before clearing his throat. "Ahem!"

Are they trying to stop him from touching the books? When his repeated throat clearing gets no response, the employee makes a point of loudly organizing books and shooting Namjoon dirty looks. However, Namjoon doesn't budge an inch. He's deeply engrossed in the book. The employee gives up and goes back to his original spot, shaking his head. Same as always... The sight of Namjoon suddenly reminds me of a memory.

(A/N: throwback.)

There's no one in the classroom hideout. We never made promises to meet up there, but it always bustled with activity. Days like this were rare. I thought I was alone, but Namjoon's sitting in a corner.

"Namjoon?"

He's so focused on his book that he doesn't answer.

"Namjoon-ah, what are you reading?"