@blessedrulers asked : “ who did this to you ? ” / from Hotaru, if you’re still accepting ❤️
-> send “ who did this to you ? ” for the sender to find the receiver injured and demand to know who did it.
confusion is at the forefront of his mind, wondering how on earth she might have known that something was wrong in the first place. hotaru wasn't ... the touchy feely type, and though it had been difficult to adjust, he'd tried the best that he could, to keep a respectable distance, to save physical affection for the moments that really mattered. true, any moment was a good excuse for HIM to start giving out hugs, but he wasn't some kind of monster, he wasn't TOTALLY oblivious.
when someone had boundaries, he tried his best to accommodate. the occasional slip up here and there were bound to happen ( and if she showed any discomfort towards it, then he was none the wiser ) but for her to reach out for his arm, for her to grab right where it hurt despite not being able to see for herself ... it confused him, baffled him, made him wonder if he was being too obvious.
dae-ho's body stiffens, just for a moment, the slightest hiss of pain and thumb presses into bruise that was tucked away, hidden underneath the fabric of his shirt. he doesn't move away despite every urge, just looks down at her and forces a laugh, hand placed over her own in a way that was meant to be comforting.
in a way that would stop questions that were better left unspoken.
" aaaaaaaaaaah, if by who you mean WHAT then it was the floor! dance practice is great and all but apparently newly waxed floors and a tired dae-ho makes for a painful way down! or a REALLY funny tik tok video. wait, do you know what that is? WAIT ━━━ is that rude to ask? oh my god, no wait i'm sorry forget i even said anything it was like, a TOTAL joke. not a funny one but a joke i promise ━━━ "