"Don't touch me."
Taeyeon yanks at the hem of her hood, two dainty fingers coiling around the fabric to tug it further over her forehead as she continues to make her way past the bodies of other jaded and occupied pedestrians. Rain pours relentlessly, hundreds of droplets bouncing off of the umbrella wielded securely in her slender hands, coupled with the others plummeting towards her soft features after being swayed by the breeze. Sheâs the only one who isnât running, considering thereâs fatigue lingering in her presence and she has no decided destination. The wind gets stronger with each blow, harsh gusts immediately sending shivers pirouetting along her thin spine. Itâs in this sudden whirlwind-like blow where her exhaustion catches up and coaxes her feet to fail her, a sudden shove from a stranger passing in a rush bringing the womanâs quick steps to liner and end with a couple seconds of staggering.
She assumes that her porcelain physique will soon be silhouetted against the dark of the pavement, and her eyes only flutter shut to brace the fall sheâs going for.
But it never comes.
Not when calloused fingertips reflexively reach to hook onto whatever available; judging by the sudden impact of her palm against a rather highly statured object, she can only guess that sheâs taken hold of someoneâs arm â their shoulder. And that, she has. The metal of the umbrella is still clutched between her free hand, the realization of the situation dawning upon her rather unusually scattered mind once the person she has a tight grip on emits a dismissive âdonât touch me.â His tone is harsh, a shrug of his shoulder loosening the grasp around the covered skin, luring out only a mumbled mixture of profanities from carmine tiers as Taeyeon regains her previously diminished composure, shielding herself from the cascading droplets almost immediately whilst offering some sort of a better apology towards the man she encountered.
"I got pushed, didnât mean for that to happen." Her nose wrinkles in distaste, languor evident on the sour expression that coats her features for merely a few seconds before a soft sigh pushes it aside. Her gaze is more scrutinizing than it should be, and she doesnât bother to explain herself further, only swipes the tip of her tongue against the flesh of her lower lip before offering her own share of reactions. "You couldâve just moved out of the way if you saw it coming; I can take a fall or two."











