Whatever Happens, Know That I'll Be By Your Side

by A_wilted_idiot

Summary:

What if Kim Dokja and Yoo Joonghyuk were dating before the scenarios?

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“I don’t, you are so much better than me, you staying with me would only bring you down and-” I get cut off by his thumb, leading to me and Yoo Joonghyuk locking eyes.

“If being with you would bring me down, so be it.” Yoo Joonghyuk leaned his head on my neck, his warm breath on my skin, making me feel warm and loved. My mind was in a frenzy, I felt like my brain wasn’t functioning properly, my heart pounding against my chest loudly, so loud I was afraid Yoo Joonghyuk could hear it, so hard, I thought my ribs might shatter due to the pressure.

Chapter 1: Chapter 1

「There are three ways to survive in a ruined world. Though I have long forgotten some of them now. However, one thing is certain: you reading these words will survive.」

 

-Three Ways to Survive in a Ruined World [Complete]

 

A web novel platform filled the screen of my old smartphone. I scrolled down and then up again. How many times have I been doing this?

 

'Really...? This is the end?" 

 

I rubbed my eyes as I looked again, and the 'complete' was unmistakable. The story was over.

 

"It's the end?" I questioned, my voice full of confusion.

 

"What's over?" Yoo Joonghyuk asks

 

"Ways of survival..." I mumble, leaning my head on Yoo Joonghyuk's shoulder, feeling his fingers comb through my hair.

 

I've been steadily reading this novel since the second year in middle school, it was the book that helped me go through thick and thin, even when I failed, even when I was assigned to the wrong military line...

 

"At least there will be an epilogue... But author-nim said that I will have to pay for it since it'll become a paid work... With my salary, I should be able to pay for it, right?" I mumbled out loud, my voice laced with both sadness and happiness.

 

I felt a hand grip my jaw and turn my head around, I saw my boyfriend's loving gaze looking at me, "If you can't afford it, I can always buy it for you." Yoo Joonghyuk says in a comforting tone.