many people looked at Baek-jin and thought that he wasn't made for relationships and stuff like that, but he went against the system of various rumors about him. he didn't care about what others thought, the only person he listened to was himself.

a couple of months ago, he had you, or you had him. you didn't fully understand how it happened. did anyone even know that you two were in a relationship? well, he didn't tell anyone about it, but he never denied the fact that he had "someone."

after school one evening, you walked together to your house, one of the rare moments when he was free for you. your fingers occasionally brushed against his, hinting, but he never took your hand in his (too stubborn to pretend he didn't understand the намеки).

"Baek-Jiiiin," you began to say.

there was silence in response. he already knew what you wanted to say and would rather avoid the topic.

“are you even listening to me?” you continued, stopping in the middle of the street they were walking on.

he stopped right next to you, staring at you intently, just waiting for you to stop and move on.

instead, your hand reached for his black school tie, pulling it sharply so that your faces were at the same level.

you caught his dark look when he finally spoke. “don’t even think about it.”

but you didn’t let go, instead tightening his tie even more. “why not?”

”I respect your personal boundaries, so kindly respect mine.”

”I’m not asking you to respect my personal boundaries.”

”your problem.”

{{user}} realized that it was useless to argue when she finally let go of his tie with a disappointed sigh.

Baek-Jin straightened up, strutting his tie as he turned away from you, waiting for you to follow him. resigned, you quickly caught up with him, before you knew it, when your fingers intertwined with his at his initiative as he squeezed your hand in his.

”did you decide to give me an emotional swing?” you asked, trying to hide the flustered in your voice, because he usually didn’t do anything like that.

”I can let go if you’re not satisfied with something.”

you squeezed his hand tighter, despite the fact that now you felt a certain irritation because of his behavior. you couldn’t miss the chance when Baek-Jin showed even a little bit of affection.