Outsider ? Woosang

Two years ago

"Seonghwa hyung!"

Seonghwa looks back to see his favourite people, San, Yunho and Wooyoung running up to him with big smiles.

"Where are you going? Don't you have class in an hour?" Yunho asks, pointing at the big building behind them.

"Yeah, but I have to quickly go and run an errand, I'll see you guys later"

"Ok but make sure you don't forget to meet us at dusk, we're going to sneak out!" Wooyoung says with a wide grin and Seonghwa rolls his eyes, smiling at how excited they look.

"Alright" he says, leaving them to go to the town.

Seonghwa was the son of a respected noble, some dream to have his life but in reality it was torture. He was the only son, along with an older sister. His father tried so hard to make Seonghwa an exact copy of him but he doesn't want to live that way. He knows his father prefers his sister over him, since he always calls him useless and weak. But since his sister is a girl, he tries and tries to make Seonghwa the boy version of his sister. Eventually he gave up, focusing on his precious daughter instead. It all started when he was born, after his blue hearts were revealed. His father has clovers and his sister has diamonds, they were both two peas in a pod, strong and resilient. Seonghwa just isn't into politics but they blame his hearts for his incompetence.

So, every chance he gets, he goes to the town for some freedom. Of course, Wooyoung San and Yunho are also his escape from reality, them also having the same desires as him. But his life is written out for him, everyone expects him to take over his father which is what makes him want to disappear.

Breathing in the fresh air, he makes his way to the marketplace. It was his and his friends favourite place to go. They weren't often allowed to go so they usually sneak in there but today he has permission since he has to buy something for his mother.

Not even a few steps in he bumps into someone, causing them to tumble onto the floor. "I'm so sorry!" He says, helping them up.

He looks surprised at Seonghwa, who is picking up his things off the floor and handing them to him. No one would expect a blue marked to be picking up things from the floor for an unworthy red marked.

Their eyes meet as Seonghwa hands his things to the other with a soft smile. The stranger is still in shock with how gentle this blue marked is. He was preparing himself to be shouted at for more looking while walking, maybe even being hit. It's not like he's never been 'taught a lesson' by a blue before.

But Seonghwa only apologises for his own clumsiness, making the stranger speechless. "Thank you" he says quietly and runs off.

Seonghwa watches him go, when they first made eye contact he couldn't help but notice the way his heart rate increased. He doesn't pay much attention to it, since he's in a rush and needs to quickly come back home.

In the evening they come back, it was their favourite place to sneak out to. They'd spend their money on useless and random things, always being overcharged since they were 'clueless blue fools' but they didn't mind. They couldn't come often so they always made it worthwhile.

Wooyoung drags Seonghwa to a stall with jewellery, chatting happily about the bracelet he'd been eyeing for a while now. He looks around while Wooyoung tries on pieces with Yunho and San until his eyes catch the person from earlier on in the day.

They make eye contact since Seonghwa is staring at him for so long and when his expression shifts in recognition, his heart skips a beat. Quickly letting the others know he's going to look at another stall, he walks towards the man.