New Rules | Choi Yeonjun TXT

¹⁸ No Thoughts, Only Yeonjun

"I wouldn't mind if you went to talk to Felix you know.." He put down his chopsticks as you sat frozen in place.

Before you could get a word out, he continues

"The day we woke up, I heard him. The way your eyes always sparkled when you looked at him worried me.
I was admittedly jealous and scared that you felt the same.. do you?"

You simply blinked.
how was it possible that he knew exactly what to say?

"I-I don't, not in that way at least," You began, turning to face him fully.

"At one point, I thought I did. But I think I wanted to convince myself that he was my soulmate. So it would be easier." You rambled on.

Yeonjun paused, "Did you want him to be?"

"No no! I just..
The thought of having a stranger bonded to me forever was terrifying.What if they didn't like me? What if they loved someone else? What if I can't live up to their expectation?
I didn't want to ruin someone's life.."

"Hey it's okay, I know what you mean," Yeonjun leans in towards you.

"You were kinda thrown into idol life before you were ready because of me. You're sacrificing more than I know, and I didn't treat you well at first. I'm sorry."

"I wouldn't trade you as a soulmate for anyone else."

Yeonjun looked at you with sparkles in his eyes, but you couldn't look back.

You hated yourself for it.
Never being able to look someone in the eyes.

It felt too vulnerable, like they could see straight into you and find something you've tried burying.

i'm sorry.

"You don't need to apologize," Yeonjun placed a hand over yours as you continued to stare at him in disbelief.

"Are you okay?" The sparkling sensation from his touch appeared again.

"I-I didnt say anything.." out loud, at least.

"Ah right, I think I'm just hearing things. But thank you for clearing things up with me." He smiles and goes back to cleaning the table.

what the hell?

The company still hasn't figured out if and what Yeonjun's soul power was yet.
Truthfully, you both haven't spent much time trying to figure it out.

Maybe it's time for a change.

yeonjun.

You thought his name, but he doesn't seem to react.

yeonjun, can you hear me?

He hesitates for a couple of seconds, but still nothing.

yeonjun, look at me.

He gets up to throw the trash in the bin.

Sigh.

i think i love you.

He immediately freezes in place on his way back to the couch.

"Y-You what?" Yeonjun asks.

"Holy shit you CAN hear my thoughts!
What the fuck dude!" You walk up to him, playfully punching his arm.

At this point it was too early to decide whether or not you loved him.

Love takes time and there just hasn't been enough of it. You were out for three days, and only have a few days left until spring break was over.

It was simply a statement you knew he had to react to.

"I didn't know!" He puts his hands up in self defense.

"What do you mean?! I think that's something pretty hard to miss!"

"I would just hear your voice when you seemed stressed, or were around me. Random times!
I didn't think YOU were always the one saying it." Yeonjun exclaimed quickly, both slightly terrified but endeared by your small figure getting ready to fight him.

"..I still don't know what that means! How long have you been hearing me think?"

"..since we met?"

"WHAT?!" You bury your face in your hands, but Yeonjun grabs them to stop you.

"Jun, I think the most stupid stuff."

"Like when you said I was 80% leg~"

"You HEARD THAT?"

"Yes, and it was hilarious. But you don't think stupid stuff Y/N," His fingers reach for your chin, lifting it so you could look at him.

"You have so much in that brain of yours, theres nothing to be ashamed of. It's actually helped me get more comfortable with you, and oddly get to know you more.
Plus, you're a lot more flirty in there than you are verbally."

i am malfunctioning.

He laughed.

"Stop listening to me think!" Your cheeks were now pink, embarrassed and frazzled by the whole situation.

You kept referring back to all the times you made up scenarios of the two of you in your head.

All the times you looked at him too long and got flustered.

The soulmate bond was probably not in your favor right now, as your confidence is down to a zero.

"I don't know how to do that yet, I also don't think I hear all of your thoughts.
Unless you just don't think a lot." You lightly punched him again.

"Okay sorry sorry!" He laughs and guides your fist down.

"But seriously, I don't know how or if I can control it. Just don't stop thinking, it's entertaining sometimes." Yeonjun opens your fist and puts his hand in it instead.

fight me.

"I will not. Yet at least." Your bottom hits the pillows of the sofa after Yeonjun guides you back to the couch.

yet?

This explained why Yeonjun grew so attached to you so quickly.

He was literally inside your head. Hearing the anxieties and doubts, the uwu's and silent fangirling.
He knew you as much as you knew yourself.

Just another addition to the never ending list of soulmate discoveries.