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hi how can I help you- OH MY GOD YOU’RE BLEEDING au

lee seokmin x gender neutral reader

warnings: as mentioned in the title, short mention of blood!

notes: first piece on the blog AHH so exciting! but anyways I’ve been thinking about this for a while, pls let me know if you’d like to see this as a full fic or oneshot!!

weekdays were typically very very slow at the local bookstore seokmin works at, especially in the wintertime

since the store was so small, there were only a few employees working on staff (minus the weekends since those were the busiest days)

seokmin’s shift partner seungkwan left early since he won a spontaneous game of rock paper scissors between the two of them

needless to say, seokmin was not happy about doing all the daily closing tasks on his own

despite what people thought, there was a lot of work to keep an indie bookstore up and running- and it was far easier with someone by his side

but alas he was alone tonight, so he started on those tasks a bit earlier to avoid staying too late after closing

he was busy putting away some new shipments in the back room when he heard the front doorbell chime

he glanced at the digital clock in the back— 10 minutes till closing— and sighed to himself

he got the occasional last minute customer but he was hoping tonight wouldn’t bring anyone in

he set his things down and hurried out to the front to help

he greeted the customer before he could see them, a costly mistake

his eyes nearly bulged out of his head when he saw you, your bleeding leg uncovered

he scrambled to help you take your coat off and roll up your pant leg more

you insisted you could do it yourself but he refused every time, batting your hand away

he grabbed a chair for you to sit and you watched him scramble around the store, clearly in a little bit over his head

he stopped in his tracks, mumbling that he’s gonna find the first aid kit before he scurried off to the back

you heard lots of things falling which made you stifle a laugh, this poor guy was so worried about you that the store was practically falling apart

he came back soon enough and sat at your feet, assessing your left leg closely

his eyes were still so wide with concern, it was kinda cute

you told him it was ok to touch you, his eyes were still cautious but he went ahead and started to clean your cut

the longer you sat down, you felt better but this stranger was clearly very invested

he said “sorry it might sting” in a singsong voice, but the dull ache of the hydrogen peroxide didn’t hurt much when he was so sweet about it

his touches were quite delicate, you didn’t expect this from someone who could’ve easily refused to help

after a few more minutes of silence, he asked what happened and you both naturally fell into conversation

you were just trying to make it home from work, but the ice had other plans

you fell so hard that you were convinced something went wrong, and once you saw the blood seeping through your pants it was obvious you needed help

you just kept stumbling until you found a bookstore nearby and now he was caught up with everything

you learned his name was seokmin, you introduced yourself too and you swore his smile got a little brighter once you said your name

he was quite pretty, you really tried to put it in the back of your mind but how could you ignore it?

despite cleaning your cut intently, he still clung onto every word you said- inserting the right reactions at the right time, laughing at your jokes, it added to how beautiful he already was

seokmin placed a bandage on your shin and he almost forgot he had to close the store

so he asked you to wait a few more minutes as he closed the shop

he was very apologetic but you insisted it was alright, you could wait for someone who took his time to help you

he made sure you were comfortable once again, helping you put your coat on and making sure that you could walk properly before you both left

he opened the door for you, smiling at you with a quick nod of his head

he locked the door and faced you once again, asking if there was anything else he could do for you

you asked if you could bring him a thank you gift as an apology for making him stay late after closing

he agreed and sent you on your way with a smile, but not before asking for your number <3