0. 잔잔했었던 내 맘 속에 돌을 던졌던 넌 아마도

“Okay, what is it?”

Jeongyeon’s gaze snaps away so fast she feels her head shake, and suddenly she regrets the bottle and a half of soju she decided she could handle that night. She groans, and Mina’s laughter tinkles in her ear, her fingers soothing through Jeongyeon’s hair. She leans into the touch and opens her eyes again, landing on the sight of a pink-cheeked Mina, soft and beautiful in the warm light of their shared apartment. They’ve been roommates ever since they’ve graduated high school and stepped into the world of show business together, and yet Jeongyeon can’t get enough of her.

“Myoui Mina,” Jeongyeon finds herself saying, managing to find her tongue despite the storm of thoughts in her head.

“Yes, Yoo Jeongyeon?” She hums, fingers still combing through Jeongyeon’s pale pink hair, almost lulling her to sleep with the motion. “What’s on that mind of yours?”

“You,” She answers without a second thought, before biting her tongue and smacking herself internally. “Your love life.”

Mina laughs once more, shaking her head, her silky red hair falling over her shoulders. She could hardly breathe, and Mina was hardly doing anything. “What about my love life, Jeongyeon-san?”

“Well, Mina-ssi, you haven’t dated anyone since we graduated high school,” She starts, eyes hazy and mind even hazier. “I want to fix that. Let me help you - I’ll find you dates!”

Mina grows quiet, her eyebrows lifting in surprise. For someone who was so quiet, her face spoke volumes. “And why on earth would you want to do this for?”

“Because I worry about you! You’re…” Everything her heart has wanted since they fell into the pool together all those years ago. “My friend, one of my best friends. I care about you.”

Mina stares at Jeongyeon like she always did when she tried to understand her antics, her hand stilling in Jeongyeon’s hair. “And you think setting me up on dates with some random people I don't know is the way to do that?”

“Yes! These are all people I know and trust, okay? I know that they’d take care of your heart.”

Mina shifts in her seat beside Jeongyeon, her hand falling away from Jeongyeon’s hair, resting lightly on her stomach instead. “I don't know…”

“If they don't work out, I’ll take you out myself. To make up for all of the trouble.”

A look washes over Mina’s face at the same time Jeongyeon’s heart races in her chest, stunningly sober for just that moment. What an idiot , she practically just confessed! But she barely has time to linger on it, what with the sigh that leaves Mina’s lips, with a tip of her head that indicated she was giving into whatever Jeongyeon had planned.

“Okay,” Mina relents, tossing her hands up briefly in defeat. “Okay, but only because it’s you, Yoo Jeongyeon.”

Jeongyeon can’t help the smile that spreads across her face. If she couldn't make Mina’s heart happy, she hopes her friends would.

“You won't regret it.”