"Taekwoon oppa, nothing's wrong, you're just being paranoid." Yebin slightly smiled, staring straight into his sharp, dark brown irises.

"Then what is it, huh? Do you think I'm clueless, or something?" Taekwoon exploded.

"No, of course not, this is just a misunderstanding, please believe me!" Yebin tried to convince him with tears begging to spill out of her eyes.

"Did you think that I wouldn't notice your change in personality? I'm not trying to hurt you, if anything, I'm trying to help you.... please just tell me about what happened..." Taekwoon calmed down after seeing Yebin on the brink of tears.

She let out a shaky breath, calming herself down before she could talk to him about the 'incident'. She looked up into his eyes, slowly but surely, and softly whispered her dreadful secret. Taekwoon could only stare at her as she broke down before him, until he finally reacted and brought her into his arms.

"There, there, Yebin-ah. I'll protect you now," he swore as he pulled her tighter into his embrace. "I promise I'll protect you," he whispered into her ear, letting a lone taer run down his pale cheek. She didn't deserve this. No, not her. Anyone but her. Anyone but his angel.