Gold Rush

For the longest time Ryu can remember, she has lived a life dissociated from reality. Failing to look at things how they are and from the usual perspective, she gave everything her own custom meaning. Her conspiracy theories along with her giftedness to slap poetics made a singer out of her.Or at least, a wannabe.After countless nights spent jotting down lyrics that would keep her awake, melodies buzzing in her mind and a burning passion to do something, she came to Seoul to study music in the biggest university in South Korea.However, when our story begins to unfold, Ryu wasn't in her best form, or let's rather say, as ambitious as she's been portrayed. In fact, she was sloshed by the edge of the Han River, ranting about the atrocities middle-class people have to face to her best friend with a bottle of soju in her hand."It's absolutely ridiculous how everything works. I took debts to pay this stupid university's fees before I even turned eighteen with no security whatsoever. Wha

When Ryu enters her apartment, she's weak in her fucking knees.The door swings open to Irang already jumping on her, asking so many questions at once that it loses its coherence."Let me fucking breathe!" Ryu says, taking off her boots and walking inside the apartment, she once again plops herself on the plush couch and is hit by a wave of Deja vu. She still can't believe the events that had taken place in the last few hours. Still can't believe she had seen Park Minjun in all his glory, talked with him for hours and..."Tell me everything. Every. Little. Detail."The girl demands and Ryu is happy to oblige. She bites her lip and smiles."It was... a date."Screams as feral as a creature of hell erupt throughout the whole apartment and Ryu has to close Irang's mouth with her hand in order to shush her so that they don't piss the neighbours off."I told you! I told you!" She says. "Park Minjun likes you."Ryu's heart skips a beat, something akin to fear settling in her chest. "I- No,

Ryu sips on her iced coffee languidly, specs on, face practically buried in her book as she reads through every line of the stupid theme she's determined to finish today. It's crazy how she's read this book at least thrice this year and still keeps finding something new as if the words multiply themselves on their own. It's good that she's done with half of her mid-term exams, god knows she's not surviving this for too long.It's been over a week since she's seen Minjun and she really shouldn't be thinking about him while studying but it's proving incredibly hard not to by every passing second because couples keep clogging up the library lanes to eat faces.She misses Minjun.It's not like they don't talk...in fact, Minjun has been calling her every other day, but she wants to see his beautiful face. Before she can shake the raging thoughts of him aside and dive into her book once again, her phone rings with his name on her screen.MinjunAs usual, her heart skips a beat. It isn't unti

'Walk past, quick brushI don't like slow-motion double vision in rose blush'Ryu sits in her flight seat comfortably, her headphones on as she scrolls through her phone until the flight attendant informs them they're about to take off. The seat next to her is empty, Irang said she will try to exchange her own so they can sit together, but she's still not here. It doesn't matter.She shuts her phone down and closes her eyes in peace. Oh, she loves catching flights. She loves to travel. This is gonna be a good break, she can feel it.Someone shifts her headphones from her ear and Ryu whirls around to look at the person sitting beside her.This break is gonna go to shit.The rage that shoots up in her system is so blinding, Ryu feels like she won't be able to control her actions, her fingers already curling into a fist, her breathing becoming ragged out of resistance."You," She whispers.The boy in front of her smiles cockily, Ryu wants to punch his face so badly."Hello, Ryu.""You si

'Everybody wants youBut I don't like a gold rush'Ryu slowly wakes up from her slumber, blinking her eyes open only to have her breath get stuck in her throat. Ryu thinks she never saw something so insanely beautiful before. He's sleeping. He's just sleeping and she wants to fucking bawl her eyes out by how overwhelmed it is making her. She can't believe what she is seeing.Remnants of last night bleed into her mind, stirring her insides pleasantly. The moments they shared...Ryu can't help the smile that adorns her lips.Hesitantly, she lifts her hand and reaches to touch his face softly. She grazes her fingers on his soft skin in a ghostly touch, afraid to wake him up when he's sleeping so peacefully, like a little baby unaware of the world around him. She has never adorned someone so much, she has never looked at someone and felt as if she had to hug them very tightly or squish their face.He's my baby.She gulps, trailing her finger on his eyebrow before following the straight bri