in which hansol finally breaks and byungjoo has to pay for the monster's- sangwon's, dirty lies:

hansol grabs me by my shirt collar.

/SHOVE HIM PUSH HIM DO WHAT YOU WANT TO HIM/

his eyes are wide and his smile is empty.

/HE THINKS YOURE CRAZY AND THATS NOT FAIR... HIM, EVERYONE/

he punches me in the cheek, knees me in the stomach. blood comes out from my nose and mouth.

"i love you hansol! but not like this. not when that monster takes over and you feel endless and i feel worthless."

he throws me onto the floor and steps on my face, his shoe distorting my face and moving my cheek.

/IM YOUR ONLY FRIEND THE ONLY LIABLE ONE.. THE ONLY THING HE WILL DO IS BREAK YOU BREAK YOUR HEART/

"well you know maybe i like that monster in the back of my mind... maybe you think im crazy! yeah you think im crazy- thats it!"

/DONT LET HIM TRICK YOU DONT LET HIM BREAK YOU/

i try to grasp his leg but his leggings make it hard to grip. he steps harder

"i would do anything.."

he puts his hands into the pockets of his sweater, leans closer, i see his newly dyed grey hair cover his eyes.

"you try to save me.." he slighty chuckles, "stop holding your breath byungjoo. im friends with that monster, get along with his voices... and there's nothing you can do."

"well thats not fair!!"

his eyes gain a sort of empathy, as if he is regaining consciousness and the monster in him has resided.

/KILL HIM/