The Red String Of Fate | tk

Chapter 43: Pictorial

Pic cred to JAMS

Ignore the mistakes plz :)

Third Person POV

Jeongguk walks inside the mansion at 5 in the morning. His clothes are still a bit drenched from rain but he hasn't cared about cold or anything at that moment.

The sun wasn't out yet but will be very soon and it gives a gloomy appearance to the hall he enters. He stops when he sees someone resting their head on the counter. Seokjin.

He seems to be sleeping or probably was waiting for someone and fell asleep right there.

Jeongguk looks away and is about to walk towards the hallway when a voice stops him.

"Did you send Namjoon somewhere?" Seokjin asks and Jeongguk thinks how he woke up in a second and how is he talking like this with him.

"No." Jeongguk says. Namjoon has authority to do whatever he wants and he informs Jeongguk later on, never disappoints. He'll actually be very thankful if anyone else would see the matters themselves for a few days.

"Okay." Seokjin whispers but still stays. Still waiting for Namjoon.

Jeongguk walks towards the hallway with hesitant steps, stops again and turns to Seokjin.

"Can I have something for my headache?" Jeongguk says and for a moment, Seokjin is surprised because Jeongguk would never ask him this.

"Sure." Seokjin says and Jeongguk walks towards the stool, sits on it, leaning towards the counter.

"Have you eaten something though?" Seokjin asks. Jeongguk shakes his head.

"You shouldn't have it on empty stomach." Seokjin says. "I can uh---cut some fruits or anything else you'd---".

"Just hurry with whatever you can get." Jeongguk shrugs.

Seokjin immediately grabs a few fruits and cuts them, his hands shaking but he does his work faster. He slides the plate towards Jeongguk who grabs a piece of apple and takes a bite.

Silence falls. Not an uncomfortable one but it sure was heavy.

"Can I ask you something?" Jeongguk says and Seokjin is blinks at him. Is he dreaming?

"Yeah. Sure." Seokjin tries to appear calm but he's very nervous.

"You-you love Namjoon, right?" Jeongguk stutters.

"Yes."

"Why?"

Seokjin frowns at the questioning word. Why? There's so many reasons why.

"Well---because he's Namjoon." Seokjin chuckles a little, fondly.

"I know who he is just---".

"There's not enough words to explain why I love him because he's way beyond these mere words." Seokjin says, tracing a line on the counter.

"I love him because he always cared for me. Never once looked down upon me when everyone else seemed to." Seokjin says.

"He always checked on me, made sure I was comfortable after you---". Seokjin clears his throat as he stops.

"You can say it." But Seokjin shakes his head.

"Sometimes you don't need a reason to fall in love. That person itself is enough that you need a specific reason to associate with them just to fall in love with them." Seokjin says.

"But aren't being kind and taking care of you, reasons that you fell in love with him?" Jeongguk asks. He looks like a curious child asking for what he doesn't know.