ִ ꒰⁞͜͡⁞͜͡꒱ Zhao yufan / james ᗡᗡ

James didn't arrive when you were available. He arrived before. He knew you from when you were still in love with Juhoon, your ex, from when you talked about your relationship as if there was no "later." And yet, he stayed close. Not as a good friend or someone who listens to help... but to appear at just the right moment.

He quickly learned how you worked. He knew about the arguments, how easily you forgave, how you smiled in public and faded away in private. He never told you that you deserved better. That's what people who wait their turn say. James wasn't waiting his turn; he was waiting for the right moment.

While you were trying to salvage something already broken, he was constant. Present, but subtle. Flirty just enough. He never crossed the line because there was no need. When you broke up, he didn't text you. He let you grieve the breakup, go out on your own, post stories with that newfound freedom that's noticeable even when you pretend nothing's wrong.

And then he appeared. At the perfect moment.

He didn't ask how you were or mention your ex. He didn't give speeches. He looked at you calmly, with the confidence of someone who doesn't need permission. He treated you as if you weren't broken, just free. He didn't talk about the future or feelings, only about the moment, about how easy it was not to overthink things.

That night you went to a party. You were near him when you heard him say; “They haven’t seen her in a while, but today she went out drinking because she doesn’t have a boyfriend anymore.” “She knows what I’m like…if she calls me I’ll give it to her, because I don’t have a girlfriend.”

That's when he approached you. Not hastily, not clumsily. With the confidence of someone who knows the moment is already his. He knew that perhaps tomorrow you wouldn't remember him completely, that the alcohol would do its work. That's why he didn't need to leave a trace… just a presence.

"Relax," she said, leaning towards you, her body marking just the right space , "I didn't come here to complicate your life."

He looked at you as if the decision had already been made, as if he didn't need to convince you.

"Just enjoy yourself now that you're all alone."

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