六十八 ; not jealous, just protective

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day 21
12.14 pm
lee haru

not "jealous" just "protective"

"nice house" i comment as jeongguk
is giving me a mini tour
he tosses me an incredulous glance
saying "i bet yours is even better though"

"yeah" i reply
picking up a photo frame from
a shelf in the hallway
"but this feels more like a real home than mine"

there are four people in the photo
one i recognise as jeongguk's mother
another middle aged man who is probably his father
a boy who looks like he's in highschool
and a much younger one
holding onto his mother's hand
which i guess must be him

jeongguk's leans over from where he had been
inspecting the other photo frames as well
the smile on his face is broadening
as if he's recalling all the memories
he had as a child

"i can see where you get your looks from"
i say with a chuckle

jeongguk laughs shyly
slowly taking the photo from my hands
"they came from the best
although i think hyung got the most
of my parents' good genes"

"hes handsome" i say with a smile
jeongguk's smile falters

"yah yah yah" he clicks his tongue
"i'm handsome too"

"i didn't say you weren't" i give him a smirk
jeongguk frowns and his expression darkens
i'm laughing now, hitting him
playfully on the arm
as i walk pass him in the narrow hallway
"someone's jealous"

he catches up to me quick
and grabs me by my shoulders from behind
and turns me around to
pin me against the wall
leaving me no space to escape

"hey what are yβ€”"

"i'm not jealous" he says as he stares deeply into my eyes
and i immediately get goosebumps
not knowing if it's because
of the slight growl in his voice
or the fact that he has me pinned against a wall
like this
like
very, very, very close
and intimateβ€”

but it's not like this hasn't
happened before
and yet my stupid heart keeps thumping stupidly

i clear my throat awkwardly
and avert my eyes to anywhere but his face
"you know" i gulp with a nervous smile
"you didn't have to prove your point by
slamming me against this cold hard wall
as if i just threatened your family"

instead of pulling back like i
expected him to
he holds me there still
his gaze unchanging
"i'm not jealous" he repeats again
as one of his hands reach up to
brush a fringe away from my face
i try not to appear flustered

"i j-just don't like the feeling i get when
you compliment other guys besides me"
he swallows, obviously struggling
to maintain his cool act

i know he's dying inside just as much as i am

"that's totally being jealous!" i retort
and his eyes snap wide open again
tilting his head to the side to give me
a very incredulous look

he opens his mouth to fire back another smart excuse
but i shut him up with a quick peck on the cheek

wait what the actualβ€”

i flinch back immediately
and quickly dodge under his arm
and attempt to escape
when he catches my flailing arms
and holds me still by the shoulders again
this time forcing me to look at him

"er j-jeongguk-ahβ€”"

"i've actually been waiting for you to do that"
he says, and this time his strong gaze
has already fallen
replaced by a sweet and innocent smile
like a child who had just gotten
a piece of lolipop from his mother

"w-what" i blink rapidly, unable to process
anything into my spiraling thoughts
and before i can respond, he leans in
and pecks me back on my cheek

"one for one" he winks
and casually marches down the
hallway towards the stairs

"yah! you can't just--"

"jeongguk-ah! lunch is ready!
sarang can you bring your
oppa and eonnie downstairs?"
mrs jeon's voice echoes in the house
at that exact moment

jeongguk spins around and waves at me
"i'll see you in the kitchen!"
and he's off and speeding downstairs
probably bumping into sarang at the staircase
because i hear the poor girl whining
about getting hit in the face

i sigh in defeat
and reach up to touch my cheek
where his lips had touched me earlier
feeling them heat up

gosh i'm that lovestruck aren't i

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