But maybe it's better this way, that way he can avoid being pinched, because how else can Sooyoung show her worry and care in a way that she thinks he'll be fine with? She doesn't know. She doesn't have any lemon-flavored lollipops on hand to make jokes with, to pretend that everything at this moment is okay and will be.
She wipes at her face again with the edge of her sleeve, tries not to think about the way Dokja's apology pulls at her.
You don't owe anything to me. You don't have to be sorry. You just read a story you ended up loving.]
...Are we shooting a scene from a drama or something? [she says, instead] I really don't want to be rejected by you.
[if anything, SHE should be the one! she sniffs again, looks around with bleary eyes for the book she dropped to the ground]
Let's go. Don't show your face or I'll have to improvise, and it'll be really embarrassing for you.
[her words are, as always, harsh, but she carefully puts the book back in Dokja's hand, as if pushing any harder might break him.]
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But maybe it's better this way, that way he can avoid being pinched, because how else can Sooyoung show her worry and care in a way that she thinks he'll be fine with? She doesn't know. She doesn't have any lemon-flavored lollipops on hand to make jokes with, to pretend that everything at this moment is okay and will be.
She wipes at her face again with the edge of her sleeve, tries not to think about the way Dokja's apology pulls at her.
You don't owe anything to me. You don't have to be sorry. You just read a story you ended up loving.]
...Are we shooting a scene from a drama or something? [she says, instead] I really don't want to be rejected by you.
[if anything, SHE should be the one! she sniffs again, looks around with bleary eyes for the book she dropped to the ground]
Let's go. Don't show your face or I'll have to improvise, and it'll be really embarrassing for you.
[her words are, as always, harsh, but she carefully puts the book back in Dokja's hand, as if pushing any harder might break him.]