underwater

for a while now, he had been wondering what was going on in that beautiful mind of hers, what was she thinking when theirs gazes were locked. what thoughts filled it when pink is dusted all over her doll-like features. only if he could have a look inside her mind. but watching her intently wasn’t quite as bad – she was a feast for the eyes. “ one of your many specialities. ” he said as his smile grew. that wasn’t said in a mean way, not at all. he wasn’t the most talented guy but he was an observer and knew his facts. “ it’s what you like to do, it’s not lame. ” it was his turn to shrug nonchalantly, finally looking off towards the horizon, sun still up and brightly shining upon them. he was proceeding to remove his leather jacket and shirt when her words caught him unprepared. slender fingers slowly undid the remaining buttons of his shirt as he watched her. her cheeks were red again and it brought yet another smirk up his features. “ i might not look like it, but i’m a people’s person. frankly, i am having such a good time. you’re … interesting. ” moving closer to her, he reached out to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear. “ don’t sell yourself short. ” and rather than doing what echoed in his head – kiss her, kiss her – sangmin walked towards and into the water, and only stopped when it reached his bellybutton. “ come on, sweetheart. don’t be shy. come on in. ”

@daysg0neby​ something about the way sangmin said the phrase 'many specialties' made her almost believe it for a moment. much to her dismay, the wave of self doubt and years of comparison to her older sistem came crashing down on her, much like the waves in front of them came crashing down on the shore. despite this, marissa smiled, so as not to give away what was going on internally. her mouth went dry as he began to take off his shirt right in front of her. the way his skin glistened in the sunlight left her mesmerized as she caught herself staring when the smirk crept up on his face. her cheeks and ears were likely to be permenantly red after spending so much time in his presence! as if hearing that he was actually enjoying himself wasn't enough, the gesture of sangmin so gently moving his calloused fingers against her cheek to brush her hair behind her ear nearly sent her into a tail spin. heart in her throat and beating 900 miles a minute, she watched as he walked into the ocean, trying to calm herself. why was she letting him get to her like this?! how did he have so much control over her? quickly, she knocked those thoughts from her head once her nickname was called out. "is it c-cold?" she questioned, walking in to her ankles. "i don't have a change of cl-clothes!" a small giggle escaped her as she walked in a bit deeper, now at her calfs. everything in her head was telling her not to go in anymore, that she would be freezing cold when she was on land once more, and that sopping wet clothes were uncomfortable... but everything in her heart was screaming at her to get as close to him as possible. before she knew it, her feet had already brought her all the way to the man as she stood in front of him.

with her attention now shifting towards the figure of daehyun, who was now standing so close to her again. situation similar to the one earlier – the two of them alone, the inner guilt lingering in the air and keeping up an invisible wall between them. devon’s heart was once more begining to race but she tried her best to act normal ( and failed ). with the water flooding out of the glass, getting all over the floor brought her back to planet earth. with a sheepish smile, she took a quick sip from the glass and left it at the counter. “ ah – yeah, i guess they do now. ” she looked away, grabbing a wipe to fix the mess she had created, crouched, wiping the water off the floor. “ i … keep thinking about … ” us – she wanted to say it so bad but she didn’t dare do it. she felt like a fool, so in love with him yet this funny joke of him being her own sister’s boyfriend just made it far too complicated. but she understood what it meant, when it was said that the forbidden fruit is the sweetest.

@daysg0neby​ he couldn't help but find her filling the glass over the brim with water more than just a little endearing. a small smile tugged on his lips, lighting up his features. for a moment he thought about crouching down to be at her level as she wiped the water off the floor, but he felt that would be too awkward and potentially intimidatingly forward of him. daehyun cocked his head to the side, curious as to what she was thinking about. he would love to live inside her head. he imagined it was such a beautiful place to be. he had a hunch as to what it was she was thinking about, as he was having very similar thoughts as well - but he didn't want to assume anything and look like a fool, or come off as cocky. "what? what do you keep thinking about?" the man questioned, a soft smile once again gracing his features as he looked into her eyes. god, they were beautiful. everything about her seemed to just exude radiance.

it was late during the night when devon decided to head downstairs and get herself something – water, tea, a few shots perhaps? she kept twisting and turning in bed, unable to catch any sleep. sitting at the same table and having to pretend? “ whoa, i’m gonna go crazy. ” she mumbled to herself while standing in front of the dispenser, filling her glass to the brim with cold water.

after what seemed to be a never ending evening of having to pretend like him and his girlfriend weren't anything other than perfectly happy with each other, everyone finally embarked to bed after some time and daehyun was free to be with his own thoughts. a blow up air mattress was on the floor of the childhood room, having only a twin bed which woudn't accompany the two of them - although its not like he really wanted to share the bed with her anyways. especially not when devon was across the hall, and once again his mind kept wandering back to her. unable to get comfortable or stop his mind from racing long enough to fall into sleepiness, he peeled himself up from the makeshift bed and quietly snuck out the door and down the stairs towards the kitchen. he certainly hadn't expected to run into anyone else at this hour of the night, especially not devon. seeing her silhoutte shadowed in the faint light from the refridgerator door brought a small smile to his face, feeling more at ease than he had the entire time he had been attempting to fall asleep. daehyun made sure to make his presence known by clearing his throat so as not to scare her, approaching the cupboard near her to pull out a glass. "glad i'm not the only one who can't seem to catch some sleep." he said with another soft smile. "do your parents always keep the house this warm?"

marissa hadn't even wanted to come out to the club to begin with, but her friends dragged her along, insisting that she needed a break from her both studying and editing her previously filmed videos. it wasn't until they said they'd pay for her drinks that she agreed to tag along. now that they were actually there though, it was a completely different story. they stuck by their word and were paying for her drinks, but they also had all gone off with prospective hookups, leaving her alone on the dance floor. it was a bit awkward and for the most part she stayed off to the side. to loosen up a bit, she continued to order drinks and put them under her friend's tab. at this point she wasn't sober, but she wasn't plastered either. she was a happy medium - buzzed. but not buzzed enough to intiate conversation with anyone. and then it was essentially forced upon her. she was so taken aback when the man suddenly grabbed her into a hug that her breathing stopped momentarily. she hadn't even seen face, so if anything were to happen she wouldn't even be able to identify him in a line up. one part of her brain was screaming at her to elbow him in the stomach, but the other part of her brain couldn't catch up to her tispy thoughts to put her motor skills into action. everything seemed to be in somewhat of a haze, her body in fight or flight mode - but apparently her body had chosen freeze instead. bt what did he mean by leave without saying goodbye? who was this dude? when he had spun himself into her field of vision, marissa was shocked by the sight. of course she recognized him. he was an extremely well known mukbanger, and although that wasn't her channel's content, she was still familiar with many of the other youtubers and streamers who were at the top of the charts. it was part of trying to grow her channel - staying in the know within the community. ❝ i'm not going to lie, you scared the absolute shit out of me. i t-t-thought i was about to be kidnapped and s-sold or something... i'm glad i didn't react immediately though. would've f-felt bad injuring someone for an honest mistake. ❞ she admitted, finally being able to breathe somewhat normally again. she slammed the rest of her drink but wasn't sure if it was out of nerves or an attempt to rid herself of the previous feelings of panic. of course she wanted to dance with him, especially since she was all alone in the first place. ❝ don't you even want to know my n-name?" marissa asked with one brow raised.

he wondered whether she really didn’t hear his comment or was she just ignoring it? was it too much? a fragile, innocent thing such as her may not be able to handle him. but the man let hismelf act out-of-character, try to see what she is like. details were something she notices too, he could tell by the way her delicate fingers trace across the shell’s surface. his smile grew, definitely catching the hint she had done shell hunting before too. in fact, she must know a lot judging by the following words. “ sunray venus – they have such pretty names too? ” it sparked his curiousity, something that he never knew but guess one learns something new every day. his gaze moved to her face until she looked up and their eyes are locked. “ i certainly do, sweetheart. but i can tell you have a good eye as well. ” how did he end up thinking about her luscious lips, even his eyes focusing on them for a moment, wondering how’d it feel to kiss her. “ do you collect those? ”

the heat in her cheeks rose quickly the moment his dark eyes locked on her own, the butterflies in her stomach now starting to do backflips. something in his gaze was almost haunting, but for some reason marissa couldn't turn away no matter how hard she tried. the seashell was still in the palm of her hand, almost af if she tightened her grip even a little bit it would disappear - and this was perhaps her new favorite shell for her collection. the sweet ocean breeze shook her out of her trance the man held over her with just his gaze alone, although her heart felt funny once more as he called her by that special nickname once again. a small smile curled onto her lips at his mention of her too having a good eye. she wasn't terribly talented at too many things, but she liked to think her eye for detail was quite refined. "t-thank you. its one of my sp-specialties." marissa admitted with a small shrug of her shoulders, trying to be non-chalant about it. then again, with as intuitive as sangmin seemed to be, perhaps he already caught on to that. she nodded at his question, once again shrugging her shoulders, this time more out of embarassment. "yea, i do. it's kind of l-l-lame. but my grandma used to and got me into it." she slowly started to walk closer to the water, letting the waves ever so gently kiss her bare toes. it was the perfect temperature. "it must be kind odd to be hanging out with someone whose so..." she struggled to find the right words for a moment. "well, meek and vastly different than you." her cheeks flushed again, but this time she didn't turn away from him.

she did remember it now, that he had mentioned of having a younger sister and at this point, it was easy to connect the dots. her sister never really mentioned about the other, which was a little odd now that devon thought of it. “ ah, of course. rain is a legend and youngsters should really do a better job at looking up idols and imitating them. ” she hummed, clasping her hands behind her back due to feeling a tad bit awkward. it wasn’t because of him, no! “ yeah, i’ll be here all weekend… ” it was the thought of spending time around him and having to pretend. it wasn’t impossible but it already made her feel uncomfortable enough. “ that’s going to be one tough weekend. ” she tried to laugh but it soulded way too dry. the familiar sound of the family car pulling over caused the girl to move away from where she stood with daehyun, and glance outside the window. “ they are back, quick! ”

before he could even reply to her quip about it going to be a tough weekend, daehyun was interrupted by her warning that her family was back. he tried to hold back the frown that adorned his features, but failed and desperately hoped she hadn't noticed, fearing that his reaction would upset her. "we'll talk later, ok?" the man said with a small smile, trying to reassure her that it would all be okay. he wanted to offer her a hug, but also was aware it could be too soon, despite their flirty text messages. it just felt different and odd given the situation. not that he wouldn't gladly hug her or kiss her, but not in the home her and her sister shared while growing up. he quickly scattered back to his current girlfriend's childhood bedroom, laying on the bed and trying to look as though he had been napping the entire time they were gone. his mind couldn't help but wander back to devon, even now.

yet another low chuckle ripped from his throat. ah, just how naive was she. but sangmin was slightly distracted by the adorable stutter that seemed to make an appearance once again after some sort of a break. “ but sweetheart, you don’t need one. ” now, as polluted as his mind would have been, voyeurism and nudism weren’t his thing at all. but there was no harm into peeling some layers of clothes off. but it was obvious to him that she had no intention to partake in that. his head tilted to one side, watching as she removed her shoes and walked onto the warm sand. this was so entirely new, something he had never had as a child and it felt foreign. oddly enough though, whatever she had was really pulling him into this otherwise unlikely for him activities. without bothering to take the shoes off his feet like she did, the man walked after her, hands shoved into his back pockets of his jeans as the man leisurely walked. “ here’s a big one. ” noticing she was hunting for sea shells, sangmin had began looking around for some too. crouching down, he reached to take the shell and show it to her. it looked a little damaged but still it was a whole unlike the pieces that seemed to be scatted in the sand all around them.

the comment about her not needing a swimsuit was left unheard, her focus already on the vast landscape of sand beneath her. it was probably a good thing she didn't hear it, as it would have caused her to just get even more flustered and end up looking like a fool in front of him again. marissa was pleasently surprised he had decided to join her, having assumed sangmin had a cool guy reputation to uphold. then again, he didn't seem to care much what others thought of him. it was something she really admired. her attention turned towards him at his announcement, eyes wide and eager to see what it was. her lips curled into a bright smile as she saw it gleaming in the sunlight, perched carefully in his calloused hands. "it's b-beautiful." she spoke, gently tracing a finger across the shell's surface. "it looks like a s-s-sunray venus." the woman explained, gently turning it over in his hand. "it seems a bit more delicate than o-other ones i've found before.. i'm surprised its not broken." her revealation that she has done this times before caused her cheeks to burn a bit. it wasn't exactly an exciting hobby like motorcycles. marissa attempted to play off her blushing by not even acknowledging it, eyes turning upwards to look at him. "it's very pretty. you have a g-good eye."

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for now, she had no clear idea as to how to actually solve this little problem that had arised but devon knew she’ll find a way eventually. she had to tear down the walls her sister had built up, ones that were everything but stable at the moment. though, all that was pushed aside, the pleasant conversation really helping her smile genuinely. “ i know that! i even have some old magazines stashed there too– ” and then she couldn’t hide how taken aback she was when daehyun spoke of one direction as though he had followed the group since their debut and up until now. “ ah, each member is on there, including zayn! ” that was a pleasant surprise, how much he knew of the group. in fact, devon wanted to inquire whether he was a fan or just knew some common facts but decided to leave that for some other time. seeing his expression change briefly, devon too glanced towards the windom, assuming it was the sounds of passing cars that had him on edge. “ rain was the coolest, truly. that might sound wrong, but he’s one … super attractive man. by that i mean it’s not just his looks but … everything? ” she giggled, looking back at the man and wondering if there would come a time whe she would be able to just dive into his arms and stay there for the rest of eternity.

he chuckled a bit at her revelation that all the original members of one direction were on the posters, amused by how well devon and his sister would get along. she and danielle were on good terms, but the two never really clicked or had a deep connection. they weren't necessarily friends, but a bit more polite and chummy than acquantiances. "oh yea, i'm sure those will be worth some big bucks someday." daehyun said with a small smile, pushing a hand through his hair. he realized how awkward it likely sounded that he knew all this seemingly insider information about boy bands, despite his announcement that he had a younger sister who liked many of the same things devon did. his awkwardness faded away at her statement about rain, grin growing in size. "yea, i get what you mean. he's just always had this level of charisma that nobody can seem to match. plus he's shredded, so lots of the guys growing up thought he was cool for that too." daehyun recalled some of his childhood memories of him and his school friends trying his work out routine at one point. it lasted less than a week. "are you going to be here all weekend, or just for the night?"

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