"It will be alright, I promise."
She looks terrified.
Damn me, so do I.

"I know. I'm with you." She looks up at me, and there's a small smile on her face. "Everything is okay when we're together. You realize that, right?"
I pause. "Yes. You are safe."

Ask me to stay and I will. ╱ I will drop everything else if you ask me to stay.
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Jun Ji-hyun. 𓆡 Go Tae-ri.
❛ Don't fucking touch me. You lost that privilege when you left me with a debt and creditors who want me dead! I hate you. I hate every fibre of your being. ❜
Thirty–one years old. Five Foot Seven. Pisces. The player 092.

Byeon Woo-seok. 𓆡 Lee Yoo-ram.
❛ You should be thanking me, Tae ri. It's not my fault you couldn't keep up. I gave you everything, and you still managed to screw it up. I bet part of you missed me. ❜
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Nam Joo-hyuk. 𓆡 Go Joong-ki.
❛ Don't cry, Tae-ri. You have me. You'll always have me. When we leave this place, it'll be us against the world. You and me, okay? I'll never leave your side. ❜
Thirty–four years old. Six Foot Two. Libra. The worst brother.

Suzu Hirose. 𓆡 Sugisaki Kyoko.
❛ Stop yelling at me! I didn't mean to mess it up, I swear! Do you think I'm not scared, too? I'm doing what I can, just-I'm trying my best. ❜
Twenty-three years old. Five Foot Three. Virgo. The player 432.

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