[ It's an awkward attempt to dispel the heaviness in the air between them, and Dokja tries to play along. But like this, red-rimmed eyes and a lump in his throat that's hard to get rid of, he's struggling. Even so, he'll have to make sure to keep her safe now. The way he'd always wanted for his companions.
So he nods stiffly, accepting the book with a restless energy as his other hand replaces the mask over his face and the hood over his head. ]
The place I've been staying at isn't far from here.
[ His voice is muffled once again behind the mask. He stalls for a moment, boots shuffling against the pavement of the alleyway, like he's afraid that if he moves from this spot then this will all reveal itself to be an illusion. That maybe his fragmented mind really is playing tricks on him in an effort to further break him down.
He's spent so long trying to keep some semblance of his sanity. He's not sure what'll happen should this, too, end up becoming nothing more than a hallucination of a mad man. ]
Han Sooyoung...
[ His voice is quiet as he extends the hand not holding the book so that his fingers can loosely grip her sleeve. ]
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So he nods stiffly, accepting the book with a restless energy as his other hand replaces the mask over his face and the hood over his head. ]
The place I've been staying at isn't far from here.
[ His voice is muffled once again behind the mask. He stalls for a moment, boots shuffling against the pavement of the alleyway, like he's afraid that if he moves from this spot then this will all reveal itself to be an illusion. That maybe his fragmented mind really is playing tricks on him in an effort to further break him down.
He's spent so long trying to keep some semblance of his sanity. He's not sure what'll happen should this, too, end up becoming nothing more than a hallucination of a mad man. ]
Han Sooyoung...
[ His voice is quiet as he extends the hand not holding the book so that his fingers can loosely grip her sleeve. ]
You'll follow me, right?