Sweet Lies

Female!Yoon Bum. “It’s you, Bum,” Sangwoo replied, smiling as he leaned towards Bum and pressed a soft kiss onto her forehead. “I’m falling in love with you.”Bum’s eye widened in disbelief, a smile of pure joy taking over her face as hope rose in her heart. She was elated, trembling under his touch, happier than she had ever been before in her life, but then her hope was crushed as soon as it had come. Her smile disappeared entirely. A man like Sangwoo would never fall for someone like her.She realized that she wanted her fantasy of being with Sangwoo to be true so much that she had just imagined it. “No, no...” She shook her head, trying in vain to pull free of Sangwoo’s hold but he only tightened his grip on her hands. It hurt, but Bum welcomed the pain, it helped her ground herself back into reality. She laughed, softly at first but then she was laughing harder, her laughter turning slightly hysterical even as she felt tears of misery trickle down from her eyes.