Chapter 285: Paper Cranes (4)
[Looks Like Stardust Has a Sasaeng With Delusional Disorder]
Look at this insane sasaeng pretending to be DSH's non-celebrity girlfriend on Stargram. LOL
Doesn't seem like many fans fell for it, but I'm posting this as a warning.
Apparently she's already well-known among fans.
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She copied the clothes DSH wore like they were matching couple outfits.;; She even took photos in front of the dorm.
I seriously don't know what's wrong with her, but imagine how creeped out the members would be if they saw this….
It's so disgusting how openly she's pretending to be his non-celebrity girlfriend. LOL
And what's with the paper cranes? LOL
I don't know how old you are, but our baby boys don't like things like this.
Do you see the letter next to it? I zoomed in and read it, and it's seriously horrifying.
└She's asking why he isn't answering her calls??? Holy crap… Is she insane????
└That's freaking crazy.
What the hell is that?
└Seriously, doesn't she have some kind of illness? She genuinely seems to think she's his girlfriend.
└That's a severe case of delusional disorder.;;;
└Why would Do Seohan ever date you? Please come to your senses. LOL
└Does she really think nobody would notice?
The matching outfits and spying around the dorm are creepy enough, but honestly that letter shocked me even more.
└22222
She seriously needs to go to a hospital.
└Can't Doubles get rid of sasaengs like this? This is serious.
└This is exactly why celebrities end up losing their minds because of sasaengs.
└Isn't this the same person who kept calling during Seohan's livestream last time???
└That was Do Seohan's mom….
└No, there was a sasaeng who kept calling before that.
└It's probably the same person. Haha.
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“Why isn't he answering?”
Sunlight barely reached the semi-basement room.
With the curtains drawn shut, it remained as dark as night even in the middle of the day.
The only thing illuminating the room was the glow of the computer monitor.
The woman with her long, straight hair hanging loose gnawed relentlessly at her fingernails.
The hand scrolling the mouse trembled over and over again.
The floor, without any heating, was cold enough to numb her feet.
But the trembling in her hands had nothing to do with the cold.
It came from rage.
Beneath the Stargram photos she'd uploaded, comment after comment had piled up.
Her bloodshot eyes glared at the monitor.
She seriously has delusional disorder. LOL
She belongs in a psychiatric hospital.
Who do you think you are…?
If Do Seohan found out, he'd be completely creeped out.
Please disappear before Seohan ever sees you.
“You don't know anything….”
Crunch.
She bit her fingernails until they were ragged before clamping down hard on her lower lip.
“You bitches don't know anything, yet you're sticking your noses where they don't belong.”
That's how jealous girls always acted.
They were only saying those things because they'd never even talked to him on the phone.
Watching them desperately try to drag her down was honestly pathetic.
“Seohan's just busy.
Normally he answers my calls all the time.”
Her lips trembled as she muttered to herself.
She kept trying to rationalize it, but the anxiety inside her only continued to grow.
The confidence in her voice gradually faded away.
“He's only busy….
Right?”
Crunch.
Her teeth stopped chewing at her nails.
Her eyes grew cold.
“That bastard didn't block me, did he?”
Something definitely felt suspicious.
For days now, the phone had gone unanswered, and every time she called, it simply rang and rang.
On top of that, something Seohan had said during his livestream still lingered in her mind.
“Did he change his number?”
She'd assumed he was only bluffing because he didn't want fans discovering their secret relationship.
But what if…
He had really changed it?
Then she'd have to find the new one again.
Ah.
She'd worked so hard to get it.
“…No.
Not got it.
Seohan gave it to me.”
Quietly correcting the error in her own thoughts, she muttered to herself.
Regardless of how it had happened, this was a serious problem.
They said that when people grew physically distant, their hearts drifted apart as well….
She worried that Do Seohan would forget about her because he was so busy.
A man as popular as him could be stolen away by another woman at any moment.
The hand that had been trembling finally became still.
Her mind had gone completely cold.
Because the worst possible scenario—
One she didn't even want to imagine—
Had surfaced in her thoughts.
“What if he's really cheating on me with another bitch?”
She couldn't wait forever.
She'd already been patient long enough.
Ah.
“I think I really need to meet him.”
Now she had to see it with her own eyes….
“This should be enough, right?”
Ziiip.
I struggled to zip shut my suitcase, now stuffed with clothes.
The collaboration stage we'd prepared together with James Linden.
We were getting ready to depart for the United States to participate in a prestigious global festival.
Ever since the paper crane incident, I'd felt uneasy about a lot of things.
At this point, it almost felt easier to shake it all off and head overseas instead.
“Do Seohan, finished packing?”
“Yeah.
What about you, hyung?”
After organizing my suitcase, I turned around.
Ha Junseo was smiling brightly as he carefully tucked a plush doll into his suitcase.
“Byeoldol-ah….
Let's go together!”
“Hyung, are you leaving Seojji behind?”
“Why would I bring Seojji?
I've already got the real human version right here.”
“Do Seohan isn't small and cute.”
I could hear Jin Sehyun and Ha Junseo's conversation all the way over here.
That hyung was strangely realistic in the weirdest situations.
Chuckling to myself, I picked up my suitcase.
Manager Lee Jaeyoon was probably already waiting outside.
There was still plenty of time, but I should head out soon.
I was about to leave without thinking much about it when Jin Sehyun stopped me.
“Oh, right.
What's going on outside?”
“Huh?”
“There were some pretty intimidating-looking guys out there.”
The security guards.
As soon as I'd found the account in question, I'd immediately contacted Manager-hyung and asked him to station security in front of the dorm.
It was always better to test the bridge before crossing it.
Calmly, I answered Jin Sehyun.
“You know, because of the paper cranes.
The whole thing left me feeling uneasy, so I asked for some security.”
“Ah.
That crazy person?”
Jin Sehyun clicked his tongue and nodded.
In fact, even after the paper crane incident, several more letters had arrived.
It seemed Doubles had finally realized just how serious the situation was.
Sighing, Jin Sehyun spoke.
“Good call.
If she comes again, they can kick her out immediately.”
“She kept coming confidently even after they installed CCTV.”
“Can't they sue her?”
“I think they can.”
Ha Junseo frowned and joined in.
“It wasn't like they hadn't looked into it.
It's just that the law is weaker than you'd expect.”
Unless she openly broke into the dorm, there wasn't really any effective legal punishment available.
Since the law itself offered so little protection, even Doubles' firm response had its limits.
For now, the solution had been to assign security guards.
The one bit of good news was….
“The company figured out who she is.”
“The sasaeng who sent the paper cranes?”
I nodded at Jin Sehyun.
Apparently they'd completely blacklisted her and removed her from the fan signing event lists.
I honestly didn't think they'd do it, but after I kept pushing them, they eventually agreed.
At least we knew who she was now.
That alone was a relief.
If possible, I wanted to avoid ever being left alone face-to-face with someone whose mind wasn't stable.
While Jin Sehyun and I were having our serious conversation, Ha Junseo stuffed another plush doll into his suitcase.
“Nope.
Seojji, you're coming to America too!”
“Why are you bringing him all of a sudden?”
“He's like a lucky charm!
The world's feeling way too chaotic lately.”
Maybe I should bring something as a lucky charm too.
“Seojji really is reassuring—.”
“Right?”
Listening to Ha Junseo, I struggled into my thick outer coat.
Jin Sehyun chuckled.
“Why are you bundling up so much?”
“It's cold.”
Hoo.
I let out a short breath.
Now I was finally ready to leave.
“I wonder what we're gonna eat in New York.”
“We definitely have to eat steak~.”
“I'll be happy with hamburgers!”
Leaving behind the members, who were excited about the trip—
Rumble.
I dragged my suitcase outside first.
“Load the suitcases first, then we'll head straight to the airport.”
“Yes!”
We still had plenty of time before the flight.
Following Manager Lee Jaeyoon's instructions, I loaded my suitcase into the trunk.
I hadn't forgotten my passport or wallet either.
Everything about getting ready to leave the country had gone smoothly.
For once, even the area outside the dorm was quiet.
Nothing was wrong.
Or perhaps…
I simply wanted to believe that.
“Let's get going.”
“Yes!
Thank you in advance!”
I politely bowed to the security guards who would be accompanying us to the airport.
Just looking at their massive builds—like they could instantly subdue almost anyone—made me feel at least a little relieved.
“What time will it be when we arrive?”
“How big was the time difference again…?”
“About fourteen hours.”
Smiling, I opened the rear door of the car.
Right then—
“Seohan!”
A frantic voice rang out from behind.
Instinctively, I whipped my head around.
“……!”
A woman with long, straight hair suddenly burst into view.
She had come from behind the parking lot.
My heart dropped.
Startled, Ha Junseo clutched his chest.
“That scared me.”
“Seohan!
Seohan!”
It was my first time seeing her face.
But I immediately knew who she was.
She was undoubtedly the person who'd sent the paper cranes and the letters.
“Excuse me.”
The two security guards stationed in front of the dorm immediately stepped in front of her.
“You need to leave.
You can't do this here!”
“Just a minute.
I need to talk to Seohan….”
“No.
Please leave.
Get in first.”
Since when had she earned the right to call me Seohan?
“Haa….”
My head throbbed.
I didn't want to provoke her unnecessarily, so I simply ignored her.
One of the security guards lightly pushed the woman back.
The large, muscular man firmly blocked her path.
“We're calling the police, so leave.”
“Ah!
I said it'll only take a minute!”
At that point, I thought two grown men would easily restrain her by force if necessary.
However.
When someone was consumed by excitement, they sometimes created openings no one expected.
“Hey!
Do Seohan!
Why are you avoiding me?!”
“Seohan, let's go.”
“Hey!!!”
The moment her movements became even more frantic—
“Let me go!
I told you I have something to say!”
It had nothing to do with physical strength.
It was a completely unforeseen variable.
“Fuck, I said let go!”
Summoning all her strength, the woman violently shoved both security guards aside and squeezed through the opening in an instant.
“Stop her!
Stop her!”
A flash of light streaked across my vision.
“Seohan!”
Something sharp stabbed into my chest.