"What if I told ya that I want ya?"

"But I see your heart is pure."

"What if I told ya I'm a monster?"

"Don't come closer."

"Innocent girl, don't touch, don't do it."

"Don't wanna take your golden light."

"Out to the world, you're just an angel."

"But here in the dark, you're my sacrifice."

"With or without you."

"Yeah, I'm torn between a deeper desire."

"There's a flame, and baby, it's getting brighter."

"I belong in the beautiful fire."

"Wanna write my name up on your skin, permanent like a tattoo."

"Tell me all your deepest,"

"All your bad desires."

"With or without you, I belong in the beautiful fire."

"It's all my bad desire."

Jinu didn't think being a k-pop idol would be as bad—he got a ton of attention and love from others. He was literally swooned over by men and women alike.

Jinu only stopped thinking that when he saw a certain someone he thought was a little attractive—he remembers how he saw them.

He remembered passing by them—catching their scent, and suddenly his head turned their way. Lips parting ever so slightly, pupils dilating. Claws almost retracting before he put his hand into his pocket.

Remembered Abby noticing, looking raising an eyebrow and wrapping an arm around Jinu's shoulder in a brotherly way of course before muttering at him—"...Your patterns are—"

"I know!" Jinu remembered huffing at him.

Jinu thought he could forget them. Until he saw them on an afternoon walk to a boba store where Romance said and I quote, 'I need to get boba for Mira because she still won't date me and still keeps trying to kill me'. And then until that, he decided to get their number.

Jinu mentally thanked the dog that got loose and ran to his feet sniffing at him—and coincidentally was the same person. Cute.

Jinu doesn't know how long it's been since he hasn't really confessed to them, he's just had their number, hung out with them a little and whatever.

Jinu never even told them he was a demon or any sort of bit of his past. All they knew about him—super nice, totally not luring people in for souls leader of the Saja Boys.

Until Jinu was one time in the dressing room with his patterns, and they walked in—they had really just paused and looked over him before walking out without a word. And then acted like nothing happened.

JESUS, THIS PERSON WAS SO CONFUSING—

But Jinu didn't want to hurt them—they had a pure soul, unlike him who had no soul and was literally a demon. He abandoned his own mother and sister, why would they like him?

Jinu decided to do what Mystery would do—literally make attempts to just get them to like him. Jinu teleported to their rooftop, wearing just some baggy sweatpants and a loose shirt—because it was like 11 at night, hello?

Jinu texted them a quick, 'GETOUTISDERIGHTNEOW' mid-teleportation. Yes, all mixed up and put together. Because he was still struggling with the phone keyboard.

Jinu just waited there, legs dangling from the rooftop and swinging back and forth, eating jalapeño chips because he had no food earlier except for coffee, sweat and air.

Until he heard a dog barking—of course their dog, which made the corner of his lips twitch before he saw them get out, look up just to see him. "I was just hanging out around here, and saw your house so I decided to stay here." All with an innocent smile.