Jimin hated this. She hated how Minjung would freeze up on her. Any question she asked Minjung would respond with curt one word answer, or not even at all. One day after a particularly tiring practice all four of them were exhausted. Minjung was collapsed against a mirror, the complete opposite side of the room to Jimin. Aeri stood up albeit a bit wobbly and grabbed her bag. 

“I’m gonna get a snack, Yizhuo you wanna come?”

“Huh? I’m good” 

Aeri shot her a look 

“Ohhhh, yeah lets go unnie” 

Aeri facepalmed. An uncomfortable silence filled the room. 

“Are you tired Minjungie?” 

“I’m gonna go get water” 

Jimin sighed. Minjung scrambled to the door. Only it didn’t open. She kept pulling the handle of the door but it didn’t open.

“Here let me try” 

Currently unknown to both of them, Aeri locked the door when she left with Yizhuo. 

“It’s locked” 

“Aeri” They both said in unison. 

Minjung stumbled away from Jimin. With her back turned away, Jimin couldn’t tell the younger girl was crying until she heard quiet whimpers. 

“Minjungie?”

“Go away!” 

Jimin wrapped her arms tightly around the younger girl. Minjung’s sniffles turned into full on sobs. She turned around in Jimin’s arms and buried herself into the older’s girls shoulder. 

“Unnie” Minjung whimpered out. 

Jimin rubbed circles on Minjung’s back. 

“Shh. I’m here, tell me what’s wrong” 

“I’m sorry unnie I’m sorry for ignoring you, I- I”

“Shhh, it’s okay, there’s no need to apologize” 

“Unnie, I-I”

“Yes? You can tell me anything”

“Promise you won’t be mad?”

“I promise”

Minjung pulled her head out of the older girl’s shoulder. Minjung let out a shaky breath.

“I like you, like not like a friend, like like like you”

Minjung looked down in shame. Jimin gently grasped her chin and pulled it upwards. 

“I like you too silly”

“Really? For how long?”

“Since I met you”

“I really was that dense”

“Yeah. Uhmm can I kiss you?”

“What?”

“Sorry forget I-”

Suddenly Jimin felt soft lips on hers. Minjung was kissing her. It took a few moments for Jimin to process this, but she soon started responding to Jimin’s kiss.

“So what now unnie?” 

“Well if we weren’t idols, I’d ask you to be my girlfriend” 

“Who says we can’t?”

Eventually Aeri let them out. Yizhuo was ecstatic that they were dating. Aeri simply said “finally”.