The year someone turns 18 they have the opportunity to be injected with a serum that will produce a soulmate mark somewhere on their body. This serum is costly and the procedure to get the injection is not covered by insurance.
A rare illness cropp...
A/N: Before we dive into this chapter just a really quick note. This chapter is partially my way of speeding time up a bit. I'm the kind of person that always hates not knowing what happens in those in between moments in stories, movies, and television shows so because of that it makes it hard for me to not write about those in between moments. (It's probably my biggest flaw honestly.) I mostly just wanted to write this note because the format is different for this chapter than any chapter previous, but also because the way it is formatted and separated isn't seamless or perfect. I hope you all can kind of forgive that imperfection.
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I grumble in annoyance when I first wake up the following morning. Sleep is my friend and since I missed out lounging and relaxing on day two I feel like it's my right to make up for missing out on that time. A heavy arm curled around my waist pulling me closer has me sighing in relief as I get spooned close to his body. But then his raspy baritone whispers in my ear. "Angel, I understand why you want to stay in bed, but you are going to miss out on telling everyone goodbye their very first day back to work."
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I groan in mild annoyance. But hell he's right. I would regret it if I didn't at least say goodbye to them. To tell them to have a good day and to be safe. Even if it is a somewhat superstitious practice I definitely want it to be routine.
Once they are gone though I head back upstairs to cocoon myself in the luxurious warmth of my bed. Unsurprisingly Tae comes back up with me after he has let Tannie out. Tae picks up Tannie and sets him behind his head, then pulls me close again. We wrap around each other and hide away in our own little safe haven until about lunch time.
Byeol wakes us both up when she knocks on the door. Tae groans but gets up to answer it. "I'm sorry to wake you both up, but mom said that lunch is ready."
I barely hear Tae softly say. "That's okay. I need to take Tannie out again anyway." Then he is back beside me. "Well, you heard her, Angel. It's time to get up."
I begrudgingly trudge down the stairs after Tae. When I make it to the kitchen a delicious aroma entices me to take my seat at the table. "I made a chicken vegetable porridge for you. Namjoon-ssi sent me a text letting me know you needed comfort food today." Then she winks at me. The wink tells me that Joon not only asked her to make me comfort food, but he also must have told her the reason for said comfort food. I was definitely thankful for the first; I was undecided about the second.
