| Real Chap— Lookism ep. 47 |
Ep. 44 Dream
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"It's not your fault"

A ghostly whisper fell on deaf ears.

Your eyes snapped open, you got up as fast as you can as your panting was heavy— your hand was clutching onto the fabric of your clothes. 'The fuck...'

With little to no explanation as to what that was, you breathing slowed down. And your cold sweat dried almost immediately.

You began to sync back into reality for a bit to hear some grunts and shouting in an alleyway close by. Standing up from the gazebo you heard the voices a bit more clearly, listening into it as you didn't even had time to wonder where Daniel and his gift bag went.

"-You're free"

You trudged over towards the alleyway's opening, the scene unfolding on itself as your eyes pierced towards the a group of people trying to gang up on Daniel's small form. You never seen them before, a Bruce Lee looking guy, a stick man, and a giant bitch who looked like the pig who travelled with Sun Wukong, you also noted the guy from earlier and a new girl you saw standing on the sidelines. Looking nervous as fuck.

"Have a nice life" You heard the giant guy say before turning around with a wad of money in his hands, you assumed that the cash was Daniel's. Everybody started to turn and walk away from the scene, you even spotting one of the guys laughing and spitting on Daniel's face as something inside you snapped.

"Asshole" One of the guys giggled.

You stood there as the giant pig laid eyes on you, immediately stopping all movements as his jaw dropped, hands loosening as he almost dropped the cash.

"It's that girl sleeping on the gazebo!" The other guys noticed.
"You're finally awake lol"

You saw the pig not opening his mouth to say anything as only a blush was evident on his face.

"H-"

Without skipping a beat, you propelled a fist to his nose, successfully breaking the cartilage.

With dropping jaws and surprised looks of everyone in the alleyway, the giant pig was on the ground. Blood rushing down his nose as you clenched your first, pupils dilating as small as possible.

You continued stalking towards the group of teenagers, all of them backing up as you grabbed the broken nosed asshole by his collared shirt.

CRUNCH

CRUNCH

CRUNCH

[ A/N I kinda want to eat Cinnamon Toast Crunch now ]

You repeatedly swung square in his face, making sure to leave a scar. With your fist all bloodied and with the horrified looks of everybody there, you stood up, towering over his unconscious body before pocketing his wallet.

The money they stole from Daniel.

Back to Daniel's position, he watches you in complete stunned silence.

He knew you were violent, a complete menace to society as some would say. But for some reason, today it was different.

Daniel wipes the spit off his face with a sleeve, today... it felt personal.

You kicked the big lug to the side before looking at the other bullies.

"Hnk!" They're voice all got stuck in their throats before they groveled down to their knees.

"P-Please don't hurt us!" They all cried out in unison as you stood in front of them, arms crossed and eyes filled with  old emptiness.

Without another word, you pointed at the fainted guy and jabbed your thumbs immoderately at the exit.

And they immediately understood, they were getting spared today, so they all counted their lucky chickens (I think that's the expression) and booked it with the giant guy carried by multiple dudes.

As the dust cleared, you only leaned against the wall before throwing the wad of cash at Daniel.

"O-Oh?" He manages to catch the money as he held it in his little hands.

"Come on kid, the ground's dirty." You said, lending out your hand to Daniel.

He stared at your palm for a second before he smiles gently, trying to push the scene of you continuously smashing that guy's face in the back of his head. Even through he felt uneasy, his heart will always swell for you.

He takes your hand, lifting himself towards you. You began to pat the dust off his shoulders without any real thought before patting his head.

"Let's get outta here" You said as Daniel nods.

As the two of you exited the alleyway. And before you could even say anything you saw the same girl with the group of assholes standing around the corner, in her hand she was holding the shopping bag that the two of you bought.

"H-Hey" She greets nervously as you watched her carefully with a cold look, immediately making her feel smaller and insecure.

"Huh?" Daniel tilts his head slightly.

"You said this was for your mom... So I held onto it for you." The girl says as she leans down and hands the bag back "Take care of it, alright?"

Daniel takes the bag as he watched in amazement, knowing that somebody he knew back in his old school could be so nice to him was bizarre.

"I won't tell the other guys I saw you two together. So don't worry" She says to you.

You didn't say anything as you watch her bow before leaving, quickly running after her group without another word.

'Shit, that was awkward. What do I even say to a girl who just watched me pummeled her friend into smithereens?' You scratched the side of your head.

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LOOKING FOR DANIEL'S MOM

"Oh... You said she stepped out?" Daniel asks the two older ladies in some sort of run down shop that you assume Daniel's mom worked at.

"Yes. She always leaves on breaks" One lady smiles happily before secretly thinking 'My sons better'

"Wow.. So you're the proud son, so reliable. But you should look down the street, she should be around here" Another lady nods as she also secretly thinks 'My sons better'

"Oh thanks" Daniel says as you stepped forward and stood behind him.

"Oh you're blocking the way for a customer" One of the ladies shooed Daniel before he looks back at you in confusion.

"I'm with him" You point at Daniel.

"W-Wait? Excuse me?!" The two ladies gasped, clearly not trying to hide the fact that they were surprised.

"You're saying, you're with him?" The other spoke in pure shock.

"Yea"

"You're making them confused again" Daniel whispers at you.

"K"

"Hey I actually have a photo of my son! Wanna see him?"
"I have one too, maybe you two would like to meet? I'll set you two up"

"H-Hey Y/N come on let's go." Daniel says as he grabs your hand, effectively pulling you away as you began picking your nose with your pinky.

"What"

The bell clicks to indicate the door closing as the two ladies sat back with a bizarre look on their face.

"Darn! And I thought I was gonna get a beautiful daughter in law"
"She's too good for him anyways" the old ladies cackled to each other as they continued working.

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OUTSIDE

"I wonder where she went" Daniel says out loud as you shrugged.

"Why not call her?"

"I want it to be a surprise, it's the first time I bought her a gift with my salary" Daniel says proudly in an excited way. You looked at the joyful expression on his face before turning your head and covering your mouth.

'I wanna pinch his cheeks' You thought.

As the two of you were passing yet another alleyway, a sudden yell stopped the two in your tracks.

"HEY! I told you not to touch those!"

At first you ignored the voice, thinking it could be some passerby's child or something until you saw Daniel turning his head to watch the commotion. Instinctively you turned to see what was happening as well.

Your mouth opened a tiny bit as you recognized a familiar person crouching down.

Something about that struck a chord inside your body but you continued to stay out of sight. Since that was what Daniel was doing too as he listened into the conversation.

From the back you saw the manager sighing before leaving her alone, a flash of pity in her eyes as well before she went back inside the shop.

You glanced down at Daniel, watching him tear up a bit, but he turned his head so you can completely see him. You looked down at his little hands tremble.

Patting his hair and putting a hand on his shoulder felt like the only thing you could do in that moment.

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"Oh did you two go and buy these for me!?" Daniel's mom exclaims excitedly. "Daniel you're all grown up! Earning money and buying me clothes! how could I ever wear these? It's too nice!"

You sat on the floor of her apartment, it was similar to yours, jacked up and dirty. Of course by default since it is a poorer house in a poorer neighborhood. You glanced around, noticing the walls having many cracks although out it, you swore you even saw something move in the corner.

But what really caught your eye was a large dent in the wall, a dent that showed that somebody had punched through it with some force. You immediately eyed Daniel who was smiling and looking at his mom with the a loving look.

'Hm...' You hummed.

"Oh Y/N, you look absolutely gorgeous today! Where'd you get the dress daughter in law?" She claps her hands together as she smiles kindly.

"Oh I think at a local thrift store dow— hold up, daughter in law?" You caught yourself eyeing the woman (Your Korean gotten better so now you understand the word daughter-in-law conveniently— of course not because the plot demands it or anything)

"Yes! After all, you are planning to marry my darling baby boy right? You two would make such cute grandchildren for me!" She exclaims in the most happiest tone.

You began to choke on your saliva as Daniel blushes embarrassingly, he shouts "Mom! Stop it you're making her feel uncomfortable! And we're not dating!"

"Really?" She says in a disappointed manner before jumping back up again "But there's still a chance, right!? Y/N, I promise that he'll treat you like a princess, he'll do anything and whatever you want no matter the cost, I'll even make you any dish you want every time you two visit!"

"Deal" You agreed with little to no hesitation at the chances of getting food.

You were a compete sell out.

"W-What?!"

His mom laughs for a while as you joined in. Daniel was still stuck in a state of 'what the fuck was happening' for the second time as his entire body was red, looking back and forth at Y/N and his mom in a completely embarrassed way.

This went on for a while before the laughter died down, and the first person to speak up was Daniel's mom.

"Anyways you two, I love your gift..." She grips onto her tea cup with a relaxed look "But Daniel save your money, and don't worry about me and just focus on your studies."

With that heartwarming statement, you were forced to turn away as you could feel tears about to stream down your cheeks.

'T-This is too much for my cold, dead heart!' You thought in your head as small droplets began to dangerously leak from your eyes. But you than suddenly realized something in your head, you began to think 'Why am I crying so much more now? I swore I'm not this much of a crybaby... Maybe Vasco has been influencing me'

"Now dig in, Ive made more than enough for seconds of you two wanted" Mama Daniel exclaims happily as you two dig into your meal.