Three, he pulls away like she threw acid at him, like he'd sooner cut his hand off than keep holding hers. He jumps away from her and turns his back to her, not daring to face her, not even saying anything.

He doesn't trust his voice. 

(A flush creeps up his neck, his heart hammers in his chest, his breathing grows heavy and shallow. All this, she can tell, because she's an esper.)

Oh she fucked up. Regardless of - of - that expression he had at her, and how nice the - the - thatness of the touch was, or how she kind of wants to fling herself at him for victory makeouts, she fucked up. She was absolutely not allowed to touch him without prior expressed consent, and she has broken a rule, and she feels immensely guilty.

"I am so sorry, I - that was an accident, I. Have some bad habits I need to work on, apparently. Um. Are you okay?"

He needs to take a breath and calm himself down but he also needs to answer her but also he's not sure what words would actually come out of his mouth if he opened it but she's going to think, think—something—he's not sure but it'll be bad—if he doesn't say anything. 

"It's fine," he says, and his voice is too low and almost a growl and he hates it and, and he needs to get out, actually, fuck there'll be media outside again as always and he'll need to smile—

—he can do it. He can do it because he has to, because the alternative is staying here and he can't do that, so he has to be able to go out and smile for long enough to get a teleport out. Smile for long enough that people don't get the wrong impression, don't think that something absolutely horrible happened and that he's injured or something, but he can do that.

He also can't walk too fast because if she takes too long to get out after him people will also think—something bad. 

So he walks, with purpose but not too quickly, so that she can walk after him, and so that he can leave.

She does, a few steps behind him, keeping her distance but not so much that it would worry any onlookers when they do exit the dungeon. But before they get there:

"It's not, I'll - it won't happen again. My deepest apologies." She's going to need to get a pair of gloves. She hasn't, because her extremities lose heat so fast from her backlash that it's not usually worth the amount of cumbersome they are, or the barrier between her and her partner, but, well. Now she kind of really needs that, doesn't she. Damn it, she should have thought of that sooner, now he's not even looking at her...

"It's fine," he repeats, steps out—

—and smiles.

Yep. Smiles all around. Nothing is wrong. Nothing. Is. Wrong.

There's nothing that could be wrong. In fact, he'll even wave a bit at the onlookers, turn his brilliant smile at his partner, and hang out for a little bit before summoning the commscreen.

And then he's fucking gone.

help, silo

...why is she requesting him personally for a tp?

Well, it's probably urgent, so she can get one, but then he'll ask,

all good?

TG left me to media!!!!

I accidentally touched his hand in the dungeon and so I think he's now having a meltdown. Obviously didn't bring me along with his teleport this time. I am very sorry and deserved to be ripped apart by the media but I am instead a coward. Sorry for bothering you.

LMAO

shut up

He sends her a big sticker of a teddy bear bear hugging another teddy bear.

he'll get over it

dw about it

he might be a bit grumpy a while but it'll pass

But my shame will remain!!!!!!!

god help you both you deserve each other

glad things are working out well though

busy first week huh

shut up

thank you though

but shut up

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taegun fan no. 1183: ...hello???
taegun fan no. 1183: sunbae????

🍵Tconnoisseur: I think it's about right after Hunny Gunny and his fire princess cleared their latest dungeon.
🍵Tconnoisseur: but I don't know, I think it's pretty clear she's very happily getting railed. #thetagslie #NoMiscommunication

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🐣qt patoo t: another brave soul who died for speaking the truth

🆘SeoAAA: F

taegun fan no. 1183: f

🦔gangnag: F

yoo-min-max: F

💤Zzzzgirl: F

kitkatcat: f
kitkatcat: hey 1183 do you need ice cream or are you still living vicariously

🫘beancounter: are we sure he didn't just forget his partner, though? because he would.

💤Zzzzgirl: who could ever forget her, that's a crime.

taegun fan no. 1183: @kitkatcat yes

yoo-min-max: if he's forgotten her I'll remember her for him

SenSoJoo: wow hyung

yoo-min-max: awww come on Seungjoo you know my heart has enough space for both of you