Fated | A SooWon AU

Justice For Yourself

KJW POV

I watch Soohyuns face as he slept on his back, the slow rise of his chest, and the soft snore he would casually exhale every few minutes.

I laid on my side, while my hand supported my head with fingers curled against my temple, as I extended my other hand to brush a piece of hair off his face.

He often joked and called me an angel that fell from heaven, but really I think it's him, especially the brightness he exudes and casts against everyone he meets.

The past week has been a murmur of noise, it was the middle of November, and the peace and quiet that the upcoming holidays usually brings now seemed so far out of reach.

Our dating rumors now muted with Sarangs arrest, and the controversy of his very own cousin putting him there.

His picturesque family now mirroring my dysfunctional one, as the matriarch sisters are torn against one another, with Soohyun right in the middle of it all.

As expected his aunt, Sarangs mother, didn't take the arrest lightly, pleading with Soohyun on her knees to drop the charges against her son, while he could only say that he will have to take other considerations first.

The legal proceedings are a lot quicker than I anticipated, especially with how the Korean justice system often catered men, but I figured that the high profile case catching international media attention aided in speeding up the process.

Soohyun and his legal team was actively helping other victims come forward, he dropped his case on his drugging, but was adamant that I continue mine, as he financially backed the victims Sarang assaulted that was still within the statute of limitations.

I could tell it was starting to get to him, the public scrutiny, the pressure from his family, the guilt that ate away at him, the fatigue in filming, especially now that it's about to wrap.

He had bags under his eyes, his cheeks a little sunken, physically he looked tired, but it's in his eyes where I can really see what's going on.

He just... isn't the same.

He stirs a little, while I froze in place, afraid that I wake him up and deny him the little rest he could afford this past few days.

But despite my efforts, I failed. I frowned as his dazed eyes meet mine, while he flashes me a lazy smile, the only other time I've seen him smile this week.

I glanced at the clock, seeing as it was just past 4am.

He scoots closer, closing the cap between us, while he buried his face in my chest, as my hand instinctively wrapped an arm around him, feeling his arms encircle my waist tightly, like a toddler who found it's way in their mothers arms.

"Why are you still up?" He asked, voice muffled, while I let my fingers run over his hair and against his scalp.

"Couldn't sleep. You should catch some more sleep, don't you have a filming schedule later?" I asked, while he nods, his face peeking up at me, a pout on his lips making me smile.

"I need to be on set by 5." He replied, as I bowed down for a chaste kiss.

"Oh, why did Manager Seo pick up your bike earlier?" I asked, curious, while he faced me mirroring my position.