Mina didn't know how she and Sana ended up in this position, with Mina's back pressed up against the wall and Sana all but pinning her in place. Moments ago they were studying for their midterms in Sana's dorm room and comfortably sitting side by side on the bed when all of the sudden Sana posed a question with no warning.

"What if I kissed you right now?"

Mina's brain had basically short circuited because Sana, her best friend since freshman year of college, had followed up that question with a string of confessions that were very in line with everything Mina had ever wanted to hear Sana say.

"You're so beautiful, Mittang."

"You're the only thing I can think about lately, Mittang."

"Mittang... I think I might be falling in love with you.

Mina instantly wondered if Sana was joking, but it didn't feel like a joke with the way Sana's shimmering gaze was fully focused on her, with how Sana's lips smiled with a nervous tremble. But it did feel like Sana could read her mind, as though Sana had reached into the depths of Mina's soul and brought forth each and every word that Mina was dying to hear since the moment Mina realized that she was falling in love with Sana too.

The previously comfortable and silent atmosphere while they were studying was now a charged and overwhelming silence. Mina heard every spring in Sana's mattress creak loudly as Sana leaned in closer, but still nothing was as loud as the sound of Mina's racing heart.

"Mittang," Sana whispered affectionately. And as she reached out toward Mina with a gentle hand, her lips slightly for what was about to come, Mina was quite certain her dreams were about to come true.

And it was too much.

Mina jumped off the bed in a flash, pulling away from Sana's hand as though her cheek had been burned the moment Sana's fingertips grazed her. But with the way Mina's face was now ablaze with a crimson blush, she might as well have been burned. Mina carefully avoided the look of hurt that surely loomed in Sana's eyes and started to gather her things.

"I need to get going. I need to stop by the library on my way back to my room," Mina lied, choosing to ignore Sana's confession in lieu of less overwhelming topics. She hastily shoved the books and papers on Sana's bed into her bag and rushed towards the door. "Let's go over the last chapter tomorrow after class. Maybe we can invite Jihyo and Jeongyeon to study with us next ti--"

And that was when Mina found herself pinned to the wall.

In all honesty, it was a much softer action than the dull thud on the wall made it seem. There was nothing harsh about the way Sana took Mina gently by the shoulders and pulled her away from the door that Mina was so feverishly trying to escape through. Time came to a crawl as Mina stood between a wall and Sana's soft body.