A few days past, and they finalized their escape plan, which consisted of a lot of screaming, running, and sheer luck. Minseok was skeptical, and the amount of on the spot “we’ll deal with that later” parts in it made him turn to Sun Hwa and question their escape.

“We’ll be fine, don’t worry,” Sun Hwa said for the umpteenth time. “Everything will work out well.”

“That’s not reassuring,” Minseok argued. “What if--”

“Hakuna matata,” Sun Hwa emphasized.

Minseok only sighed, the worry gnawing him.

“What about the part of the plan where you said you’ll take care of it?” Minseok demanded. “What are you going to do?”

“Oh Minnie, Minnie, Minnie,” Sun Hwa shook her head. “How many times do I have to say it’ll be fine? Just leave those parts to me.”

“Don’t call me Minnie,” Minseok winced at the nickname. “I’m not a Disney character, or a female.”

“Whatever you say Minnie,” Sun Hwa cooed.

“No, seriously, how are you going to take care of it? There’s three dangerous people with knives. What if you get hurt?”

Sun Hwa looked at him, and a slow grin appeared on her face.

“You’ve gotten fond of me, haven’t you?”

His cheeks changed into a slight pinkish colour. He didn’t want to admit, but he’s gotten a bit attached to the fairy. Maybe it was because of their situation, or because they spent the last few days talking to each other. He hadn’t talked about himself to someone for so long, and haven’t spilled so many of his deepest thoughts. There wasn’t a moment of silence between them, except for the parts when Scream threw in some water bottles and carrots for them to eat.

Sun Hwa had suggested to do something similar to a confessional, seeing how he already knew some of her sacred secrets (Minseok didn’t know how being allergic and having non-flossed teeth counted as sacred secrets, but he just went along with it). She forced him to go first and he stuttered about wetting the bed. Sun Hwa grinned and swapped her own secrets.

He knew that along with being allergic, she was a mango maniac and a bit of a history nerd. She killed three of her pet goldfish, and flushed them down the toilet to cover up until she realized she wasn’t fooling anyone. She told him the reason she became a tooth fairy was because she didn’t have any aspirations herself and her parents forced her to be one.

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