Words: 294
Paring: One sided-Hwoarang to Jin
Rating: T-ish
A/N: This is AU. Here is the second part of Warmth and Cold. This is Jin's part. There will be one or two more parts of Warmth and Cold.
Thank you Salysha for the proof read.
Disclaimer: I do not own Tekken.
Warmth and Cold, Part 2
Numb
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Jin lay in the dark room on the soft bed of Hwoarang's apartment, wide awake and staring at the ceiling. He felt numb. He supposed it was due to the wedding the next day. It was finally arriving after months of planning.
He supposed he should have felt excited about it, thrilled, maybe. But for some reason, he wasn't. It could be due to the fact he wasn't really in love with Xiaoyu , but saw her more as a good friend. The only reason he was marrying her was because it was arranged.
He had been betrothed to the Chinese since he was a child. His grandfather and her grandfather had decided it was a perfect match. Though Jin knew it was because his grandfather wanted him to take Xiaoyu's half of her family's riches to be more successful.
Jin had only agreed because it was what his grandfather had wanted. Because he knew if he didn't, he would break Xiaoyu's heart. Though he did not love her, he knew she loved him.
So, Jin told everyone he was happy. Told everyone he was excited. Perhaps one day, he would be. And maybe one day, he would grow to love his wife-to-be in return. Even though he doubted that that could be true.
For as it was now, he might always love another. His heart belonged to someone else. The person on whose bed he was lying on. That was why he felt numb.
Numb because he couldn't express his own feelings, and numb because he had to stick to his word and live a life of emptiness and make another one happy. Numb because he wasn't sure if he could do either of those.
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