i picked you up from the corner store. you’re eyes were red and your lips were torn…

~ Hyunjin had called you in the midst of the chilly summer night to pick him up from the corner store down the road. Once you had got there, you observed puffy, red eyes as if he’d been sobbing, and bright red, cracked lips that seemed a little dry. His cheeks were a rosy red, although harder to tell in the faint moonlight, and he had a stray tear on his cheeks.

Amongst leaving your car, he stepped closer to the curb, sniffling a little. His breath was shaky, and the tension was eminent. There was too much to say, but there were no words to use.

Hastily, Hyunjin wrapped his fingers around the bade of your neck. Not to choke you, but to pull you closer. His fingertips were ice cold and stuck to you like glue, pulling you closer as he retracted his arms. ~