Interlude 2
Much ado about nothingA/N: Here we are, at the second interlude! I decided to do something a little different with this chapter, I hope you enjoy it. Without further ado, here is... the group chat!
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Sooyoung created group [I have an idea].
Yerim: "why am I in a 2-person group"
Sooyoung: "because ;)"
Sooyoung: "I have an idea"
Yerim: "I gathered"
Sooyoung: "I also have Seulgi's number"
Yerim: "who"
Sooyoung: "Seungwan's friend"
Yerim: "it's a dumb idea"
Sooyoung: "at least hear me out first"
Yerim: "you want her to help get Seungwan and Joohyun together"
Yerim: "it's a dumb idea"
Sooyoung: "it's a great idea"
Yerim: "I don't even want them together"
Yerim: "like they can do whatever they want"
Yerim: "I'm just not invested"
Sooyoung: "ok trying a different approach"
Sooyoung: "Seulgi spends a lot of time w Seungwan"
Yerim: "and I care bc?"
Sooyoung: "she has lots of opportunities to take pics of her"
Yerim: "hmmmm"
Sooyoung: [candid of Seungwan looking to the right with pleasant surprise, eyes wide open]
Yerim: "a tempting offer"
Sooyoung: "our stock of wan-memes runs dangerously low"
Yerim: "ok wait"
Yerim: "i accept BUT"
Yerim: "I have conditions"
Yerim: "you can only talk abt it when you're sure she won't tell Seungwan"
Yerim: "I don't want her thinking I care abt her happiness or love life or whatever"
Yerim: "she'll be insufferable"
Sooyoung: "obviously she can't know"
Sooyoung: "what else?"
Yerim: "come bring me a burger after my class"
Sooyoung: "so you'll finally have friday night plans? ;)"
Yerim: "so I'll finally have a burger"
Yerim: "projecting much"
Sooyoung: "fine deal I'm adding her now"
Seulgi was added to the group.
Sooyoung: "hi Seulgi :)"
Seulgi: "hi Sooyoung and Yerim :D"
Seulgi: "so what's this idea you have?"
Sooyoung: "?"
Yerim: "group name genius"
Sooyoung: "ahhh right"
Sooyoung: "it's that we all know Seungwan so we should be friends :)"
Seulgi: ":D"
(…)
Sooyoung: “so Seulgi”
Sooyoung: “tell us about yourself”
Seulgi: “oh uh I don’t know what to say”
Seulgi: “did you guys want to know anything in particular?”
Yerim: “not really”
Sooyoung: “anything you feel like sharing”
Sooyoung: “is what Yerim meant :)”
Seulgi: “well…”
Seulgi: “I’m a nurse at the same hospital as Seungwan”
Sooyoung: “oh right she said she worked at the morgue”
Sooyoung: “probably the highlight of that truth or dare game”
Sooyoung: “either that or Joohyun’s thing with the stripper”
Seulgi: “there was a stripper at the game? :o”
Yerim: “lmao I wish”
Yerim: “anyway Seungwan won’t talk abt it bc she’s boring”
Yerim: “but do you know if she’s ever examined murder corpses?”
Seulgi: “I don’t really know, but I’d assume so”
Seulgi: “so there wasn’t a stripper?”
Sooyoung: “getting a little off topic here”
Seulgi: “oh right we were talking about me”
Seulgi: “so I’m a nurse and Seungwan’s my best friend”
Seulgi: “and I guess that’s it?”
Yerim: “seriously?”
Seulgi: “it’d be easier if you guys asked questions I guess”
Sooyoung: “ok fine so”
Sooyoung: “what did you do last weekend?”
Seulgi: “oh :D”
Seulgi: “my friend just opened a coffee shop so I went to the opening party, that was super fun”
Seulgi: “some of the people there were going surfing so I tagged along and they let me borrow a wetsuit and paddle around in a beginner board”
Seulgi: “I also bought some watercolour paper to try out the new watercolours a patient got me to celebrate her discharge”
Seulgi: “then I went to the park and I painted for a while”
Seulgi: “I’m not very good at it yet so it was just some quick sketches”
Seulgi: “I texted Seungwan but she was busy with you guys so I did my grocery shopping then I took my coffee shop friend out for pizza to celebrate”
Seulgi: “and then let me try to remember what I did on Sunday”
Yerim: “on Sunday?”
Sooyoung: “all of that was your Saturday?”
Seulgi: “umm yeah”
Seulgi: “is that weird?”
Sooyoung: “no it’s impressive”
Yerim: “if I did all that in a day I’d die”
Yerim: “how are you friends with Seungwan?”
Seulgi: “well she’s really fun and nice”
Seulgi: “I don’t really understand the question”
Yerim: “you’re like a million times cooler than her”
Yerim: “is what I meant”
Seulgi: “oh I don’t know about that”
Seulgi: “Seungwan’s pretty cool :D”
Sooyoung: “well she’s certainly unique”
Yerim: “and very entertaining”
Seulgi: “exactly! :D”
(…)
Sooyoung: “hey Seulgi”
Sooyoung: “have you ever heard of a meme?”
Yerim: “she’s probably busy rock climbing or deep sea diving or painting the mona lisa or something”
Yerim: “too bad, this would make for an interesting conversation”
Seulgi: “hi I’m here :D”
Seulgi: “don’t worry, the rock climbing was last week eheh”
Yerim: “I can’t tell if that’s a joke”
Seulgi: “kind of?”
Seulgi: “I have gone rock climbing, just not last week”
Seulgi: “but I was thinking of doing it again, if you guys want to come”
Yerim: “sorry I don’t even like climbing stairs”
Seulgi: “fair enough :D”
Sooyoung: “idk Yerim maybe you should experience being a normal distance from the ground for once in your life”
Sooyoung: “instead of your usual 3 inches”
Yerim: “yes because being tall has brought you so much in life”
Yerim: “hot boyfriend, millionaire lifestyle, adoring fans”
Sooyoung: “the shorter they are, the more concentrated their anger, right Seulgi?”
Seulgi: “umm I’m sure Yerim’s not that short”
Seulgi: “right?”
Yerim: “I’m a normal height! She’s the freakishly big one”
Sooyoung: “does it really matter how ridiculously small Yerim is when we could be discussing memes?”
Yerim: “I am regular sized”
Yerim: “but you do have a point”
Seulgi: “oh right, you asked about that”
Seulgi: “I know what memes are, yes”
Sooyoung: “great! Because we have something that will blow your mind”
Yerim: “your meme-mind”
Sooyoung: “you have experienced normal memes”
Sooyoung: “but you might have noticed that they’re missing a little something”
Yerim: “a personal touch, if you will”
Sooyoung: “sure, it might be fun to say stan legends”
Yerim: “I'm partial to yeet, myself”
Sooyoung: “maybe a little harold they're lesbians here and there”
Yerim: “ah yes excellent choice”
Sooyoung: “but where's the human angle?”
Yerim: “where's the attachment Seulgi?”
Seulgi: “umm I never thought about that D:”
Sooyoung: “what I am about to show you will solve all those problems”
Yerim: “every single picture is personal, significant”
Yerim: “it carries a particular meaning that only you can discern”
Sooyoung: “I present to you the next wave of memes”
Yerim: “memes 2.0”
Sooyoung: [picture of Seungwan looking surprised, with eyes wide open and mouth drawn in an "o" shape]
Seulgi: “it's a picture of Seungwan?”
Sooyoung: “it's a wan-meme”
Yerim: “a weme”
Sooyoung: “nope absolutely not a weme”
Seulgi: “you use pictures of wan as a meme?”
Yerim: “it's the future Seulgi”
Sooyoung: “every single picture has a very specific energy”
Sooyoung: “together they capture the full spectrum of human emotion”
Yerim: “for example, the meme Sooyoung sent”
Yerim: “at first glance, it represents surprise”
Yerim: “but look how her eyes are widened almost ferociously”
Yerim: “it hints at a feeling of horror, not experienced but caused”
Yerim: “like the surprise is almost a betrayal and she is adopting an aggressive pose as a pre-emptive response”
Seulgi: “hmm I don't think wan was getting aggressive”
Seulgi: “her face just kind of does that”
Sooyoung: “that's the thing about art Seulgi”
Sooyoung: “it's a subjective experience”
Sooyoung: “all that matters is what we get out of it”
Yerim: “death of the author and all”
Sooyoung: “now consider this”
Sooyoung: [candid of Seungwan looking to the right with pleasant surprise, eyes wide open]
Yerim: “you might be thinking, that's surprise too”
Yerim: “but her gaze has a completely different energy”
Yerim: “a straight-forward application of this wan-meme would be to represent pleasant surprise”
Yerim: “but looking closer, you might even see playfulness in that pleased look”
Yerim: “a connoisseur would present this image when they've been caught in a good-natured lie”
Yerim: “in that sense the two pictures almost play off each other”
Sooyoung: “similar but opposite, Seulgi”
Sooyoung: “they're layered”
Seulgi: “wow you've really thought about this”
Sooyoung: “we live for our art”
Seulgi: “honestly it makes me a little uncomfortable…”
Seulgi: “like it might be a little too much”
Sooyoung: “oh”
Seulgi: “... “
Seulgi: [candid of Seungwan looking to the right with pleasant surprise, eyes wide open]
Yerim: “a good-natured lie!”
Sooyoung’s: “she's a natural!”
Seulgi: “:D”
Yerim: “btw the whole don't tell Seungwan about the gc thing”
Yerim: “this is included obviously”
Seulgi: “yeah she’d probably think you guys were making fun of her or something D:”
Seulgi: “but this is just how you guys play, isn't it?”
Seulgi: “like when you said Yerim was 3 inches tall”
Seulgi: “so this means you guys like her :D”
Yerim: “sure does”
Sooyoung: “that is absolutely what it means :D”
(…)
Yerim: "this class is so boring somebody save me"
Yerim: [picture of Seungwan looking disgruntled, as though she were halfway through protesting a particularly unfair demand]
Sooyoung: [picture of Seungwan looking disgruntled, as though she were halfway through protesting a particularly unfair demand]
Seulgi: [picture of Seungwan looking disgruntled, as though she were halfway through protesting a particularly unfair demand]
Sooyoung: “lmaoooo”
Sooyoung: “honestly tho? Big mood”
(…)
Sooyoung: "heey guys I finally found a pic of Yerim's gf"
Seulgi: "ohhhh spill the tea"
Sooyoung: "it’s adorable that you say that"
Sooyoung: "but anywaaaays"
Sooyoung: [extremely pixelated and zoomed in photo of Yerim that only shows her hand]
Yerim: "omg SHUT UP"
Sooyoung: "lmao prove me wrong"
Seulgi: "... I don't get it"
Sooyoung: "come over and I'll show you ;)"
Seulgi: "I can't I'm at work :("
Yerim: "omg both of you shut up or I'm muting"
Sooyoung: "someone's in a mood"
Sooyoung: [slightly out of focus picture of Seungwan looking annoyed, halfway through opening ]
Yerim: "lmao"
Seulgi: "lmao"
Sooyoung: "lmao"
(…)
Sooyoung: "just spilled my coffee all over the lecturer who hates me but hey it's ¯\_(ツ)_/¯"
Yerim: "lmao"
Seulgi: "oh I love that"
Seulgi: "¯\_(ツ)_/¯"
Seulgi: "they look so carefree"
Yerim: "it's usually associated with a more nihilistic approach to life"
Yerim: "but go off I guess"
Seulgi: "I want to use it!"
Seulgi: "A man came in with a stuck in his and I had to help get it out but it's ¯\_(ツ)_/¯"
Seulgi: ":D"
Sooyoung: "I mean it works"
(…)
Yerim: "I'm gay"
Sooyoung: "I'm straight"
Yerim: "..."
Yerim: "ally culture"
Sooyoung: "lmao"
Sooyoung: "so why are you gay?"
Yerim: "you sound just like my parents"
Seulgi: ":("
Yerim: "anywaaay"
Yerim: "there's a cute new girl in my dorm"
Seulgi: ":D"
Sooyoung: "did you talk to her?"
Yerim: "no"
Sooyoung: "do you know her name?"
Yerim: "no"
Sooyoung: "gay culture"
Yerim: "homophobic"
Sooyoung: "I'd ask you to come and tell me more about it, but"
Sooyoung: "tragically"
Sooyoung: "you are incapable of talking to cute girls"
Sooyoung: "so that's a no go"
Yerim: "why, is your roommate cute?"
Sooyoung: "wow rude"
Sooyoung: [picture of Seungwan’s face scrunched up in annoyance]
Yerim: "lmao"
Seulgi: "don't worry Sooyoung, I think you're cute"
Sooyoung: "it's okay, wan-meme cheered me up"
Seulgi: ":D"
Yerim: [picture of Seungwan's face scrunched up in annoyance]
Seulgi: "Yerim I'm sorry about your parents :("
Yerim: it's okay, Seungwan cheered me up too"
Seulgi: [picture of Seungwan's face scrunched up in annoyance]
Seulgi: "hehe"
(…)
Seulgi: "so what do you guys think of Seungwan?"
Yerim: "lol nice try"
Sooyoung: "have fun looking at the wan-memes, Seungwan"
Seulgi: "I'm not Seungwan :o"
Seulgi: "it's Seulgi"
Seulgi: "I'm just asking bc I want to help her"
Sooyoung: "a likely story"
Yerim: "Seungwan's beyond help lol"
Sooyoung: "lol"
Yerim: "so why are you so worried abt what we think Seungwan"
Seulgi: "it's not Seungwan it's Seulgi I promise"
Sooyoung: "prove it"
Sooyoung: "send us a selfie"
Seulgi: [picture of herself smiling in a nurse outfit inside a supply closet]
Yerim: "that could have just been in her phone"
Sooyoung: "tru"
Yerim: "take a picture holding a paper that says pineapple"
Seulgi: "okay hold on"
Seulgi: [picture of herself smiling and holding up a corner of a patient's chart where she's written pineapple]
Sooyoung: "cute handwriting"
Seulgi: "thanks :D"
Yerim: "ok we'll tell you what we think abt Seungwan"
Yerim: "but you have to promise to keep it a secret"
Seulgi: "i promise :o"
Yerim: "ok then"
Yerim: "Seungwan "
Sooyoung: "lmao"
Yerim: "lmao"
Seulgi: “D:”
Seulgi: “I’m sure you guys like her at least a little, right?”
Sooyoung: “ok fine she’s not completely terrible in all ways”
Yerim: “she makes good cookies”
Seulgi: “yeah she’s really good at baking”
Seulgi: “but what about her personality?”
Sooyoung: “ugh do we seriously have to say nice things about her?”
Seulgi: “well I guess you don’t have to…”
Yerim: “will it make you sad if we don’t?”
Seulgi: “yes…”
Sooyoung: “fineeee”
Sooyoung: “I guess she’s generous or whatever”
Sooyoung: “like she knows I have the keys to her apartment and I crash there all the time but she never asked for them back”
Yerim: “oh yeah you mentioned that”
Sooyoung: “you should come with sometime, I’ll protect you from the cat”
Seulgi: “oh you’re afraid of Mr. Fluffers?”
Sooyoung: “she’s afraid of any living, moving, non-human creature
Sooyoung: “so he kind of qualifies”
Seulgi: “that is one lazy cat”
Yerim: “fun times”
Yerim: “anyway gtg”
Seulgi: “hey you didn’t say a nice thing abt Seungwan yet”
Yerim: “that’s the plan”
Sooyoung: “say a nice thing or I’m revealing an embarrassing secret”
Yerim: “okay whatever she’s funny I guess”
Yerim: “even intentionally sometimes”
Yerim: “now I’m leaving”
Seulgi: “thanks, bye :D”
Sooyoung: “…”
Sooyoung: “want to hear an embarrassing secret anyway?”
Yerim: “omg off”
(…)
Seulgi: "so I just got off the phone with Seungwan"
Seulgi: "and I thought I should talk to you"
Yerim: "did Seungwan tattle on us"
Sooyoung: "Yerim pls read the room"
Seulgi: "she didn't blame you"
Seulgi: "but she's really upset about what happened"
Seulgi: "and she's right to be, I think"
Seulgi: "you put her in a tough position"
Sooyoung: "I tried to stop it"
Yerim: "you say that now"
Seulgi: "what matters is that it happened"
Seulgi: "and it made Seungwan feel like you guys only care about making her uncomfortable for your own amusement"
Seulgi: "I want to tell her that this love intervention thing was a misguided effort to push her and Joohyun together"
Seulgi: "and that you guys did it because you're her friends"
Seulgi: "so I guess the question is would that make me a liar?"
Sooyoung: "oh "
Sooyoung: "Seulgi are you mad at us?"
Seulgi: "well…"
Seulgi: "I guess I am a little"
Seulgi: "you should know by now that Seungwan doesn't deal well with this kind of direct pressure"
Seulgi: "and she has a lot of trouble putting herself out there"
Seulgi: "so why would you do something like this to her?"
Yerim: "well Joohyun doesn't notice anything unless we slap her over the face with it"
Yerim: "it's not just about Seungwan"
Sooyoung: "what Yerim means is"
Sooyoung: "we thought by making Joohyun help Seungwan with her crush"
Sooyoung: "we'd put her more in contact with the idea of romantic feelings and Seungwan"
Sooyoung: "make sure if there's something there she won't be completely oblivious to it"
Seulgi: "well honestly that just seems like it would lead to a lot of misunderstandings and confusion"
Seulgi: "but I'm glad at least you had good intentions"
Sooyoung: "tbh Seulgi"
Sooyoung: "Seungwan should just tell Joohyun how she feels"
Sooyoung: "bc it will take her approximately 5 million years to figure it out on her own"
Sooyoung: "so we're kind of at a loss for ideas"
Seulgi: "I know, I told her the same thing"
Seulgi: "but Seungwan has a lot of trouble with that"
Seulgi: "she's really insecure and can't really believe that people like her for who she is and don't just want to take advantage of what she has to offer"
Seulgi: "like her food, her comforting when someone's down, her awkward reactions to teasing"
Seulgi: "her netflix, her game consoles... "
Sooyoung: ":0"
Sooyoung: "you're talking about us"
Seulgi: "it's just I know you tease as a way to show affection"
Seulgi: "at least from this group chat it seems that way"
Seulgi: "but she doesn't know that and it kind of looks like you're having fun at her expense"
Seulgi: "can't you do something to show her you actually like her? And care about her?"
Sooyoung: "idk sounds gross"
Sooyoung: "can't she just tease us back and be even?"
Yerim: "she can try"
Seulgi: "please just show her some genuine undisguised affection :("
Yerim: "or what?"
Yerim: "you'll stay mad at us?"
Seulgi: "well yeah a little"
Seulgi: "but also you'll be the kind of people who put their own comfort above their friends' happiness and well-being"
Yerim: "ughhhh"
Yerim: "she'll get so smug abt it"
Sooyoung: "fine next time we feel the affection bubbling over"
Sooyoung: "we'll express it I guess"
Seulgi: ":D"
Seulgi: "I better get some smug texts from Seungwan soon"
Seulgi: "hehe"
Sooyoung: "wait Joohyun's calling"
Yerim: "wtf why"
Seulgi: "umm I have to go now but I'll talk to you later"
Yerim: "yeah later Seulgi"
Yerim: "guess I'll just hang around"
Yerim: "wait for Sooyoung"
Yerim: "twiddles thumbs"
Sooyoung: "k I'm back"
Sooyoung: "thanks for all the pointless messages, love having my phone vibrate in my ear every 3 seconds"
Yerim: [picture of Seungwan’s face scrunched up in annoyance]
Sooyoung: "anyway Joohyun was worried that Seungwan got mad at us bc of today"
Sooyoung: "and she wanted us to be more careful and not get carried away w our ideas"
Yerim: "amazing"
Yerim: "literally everyone got mad at us over this"
Sooyoung: "also we managed to upset both Seungwan and Joohyun"
Sooyoung: "maybe we should just uh"
Sooyoung: "not meddle w seunghyun anymore"
Yerim: "first of all amazing ship name lmao"
Yerim: "second of all uhhh"
Yerim: "yeah maybe that would be for the best"
Yerim: "they will probably never get together on their own bc they are just"
Yerim: "so useless"
Yerim: "but like :/"
Sooyoung: "yeah"
Sooyoung: "also we're really bad at this?"
Sooyoung: "comes as sort of a surprise but we got to roll with the punches I guess"
Yerim: "so maybe"
Yerim: "establish we will never again meddle"
Yerim: "here where Seulgi will be our witness tomorrow when she sees this"
Yerim: "and then we can't take it back no matter how frustrating it gets"
Sooyoung: "let them work it out on their own"
Sooyoung: "I guess that could be fun"
Sooyoung: "at least if it something happens it won't be our fault"
Sooyoung: "k fine no more meddling"
Yerim: "deal"
Sooyoung: "ok I'm going now"
Sooyoung: "get some sleep, you need it to grow"
Yerim: "better lock your door"
Yerim: "so nobody murders you in your sleep"
Sooyoung: ";)"
(…)
Sooyoung: “hey I’m omw but I took the bus like some idiot tourist who’s been in town for a week”
Sooyoung: “so I’m going to be significantly late”
Yerim: “lmao rookie mistake”
Yerim: “anyway it’s fine”
Yerim: “you do that every time so I haven’t even left the dorm yet”
Sooyoung: “cool cool”
Sooyoung: “you didn’t happen to share that amazing life hack with Seulgi by any chance”
Yerim: “oh”
Seulgi: “hey guys I’m like 10 mins away but it’s fine :)”
Seulgi: “I brought my notebook so I’ll just do some sketches while I wait”
Seulgi: “I’ll save us a table!”
Sooyoung: “sorry Seulgi”
Sooyoung: “I know you probably cancelled plans to hang w us and everything”
Seulgi: “no worries, sometimes it’s nice to have some time to myself too”
Yerim: “I’m leaving now, I’ll text you when I get there”
Seulgi: “see you soon!”
Sooyoung: “I’m here, what’s your table”
Seulgi: “the one in the corner, under the tree”
Sooyoung: “Yerim ffs stop moving around in circles we have been waving for ages”
Yerim: “the tree was blocking you ok”
Sooyoung: “that’s bc you’re so short lmao”
Sooyoung: “thanks for hanging out today, it was really fun”
Yerim: “yeah and thanks for the coffee”
Seulgi: “my pleasure, I really liked it too”
Seulgi: “we should do it more often :)”
Sooyoung: “whenever you can fit us in our busy schedule ;)”
Seulgi: “I can always make room for coffee with friends :D”
Sooyoung: “:D”
Sooyoung: “oh and thanks for letting us look at your sketches”
Yerim: “yeah you’re really good”
Seulgi: “you really think so?”
Yerim: “definitely!”
Sooyoung: “there were a few I wouldn’t mind hanging on my wall”
Seulgi: “oh then you should come over sometime!”
Seulgi: “I can show you my serious work”
Seulgi: “if you like any you can have it”
Sooyoung: “seriously?!”
Sooyoung: “wow thanks Seulgi I’d love that”
Yerim: “yeah set the date and I’m there”
Yerim: “art gallery chez Seulgi”
Seulgi: “:D”
(…)
Seulgi: "hi guys"
Seulgi: "so I was thinking"
Seulgi: "we always talk about Yerim's love life"
Sooyoung: "because she won't shut up about it"
Seulgi: "but not really Sooyoung?"
Yerim: "that's because she'd need one first lmaooo"
Sooyoung: "look who's talking"
Sooyoung: "you only talk abt your love life to complain abt how you don't have one"
Yerim: "yeah well"
Yerim: " off"
Seulgi: "actually Sooyoung has a point"
Sooyoung: "you got burned by Seulgi omggggg"
Seulgi: "no no no D:"
Yerim: “[slightly out of focus picture of Seungwan looking annoyed, halfway through opening ]
Sooyoung: “lmao”
Seulgi: "it wasn't meant as a burn"
Seulgi: "I meant that Yerim talks abt her feelings regardless of having a relationship or not and Sooyoung doesn't"
Yerim: "wdym? Sooyoung talks abt all the feelings she has"
Yerim: "annoying"
Yerim: "hungry"
Yerim: "desperate to meddle in other people's business"
Yerim: "and y"
Sooyoung: "well Seulgi"
Sooyoung: "maybe I don't talk abt my feelings here because the environment feels a little toxic"
Sooyoung: "and I don't feel safe expressing myself"
Yerim: "lmao you felt safe enough to tell me how much you wanted to bone that guy in your Friday class"
Yerim: "for like the entirety of the class"
Sooyoung: "and you went ahead and shared that intimate conversation without my permission"
Sooyoung: "see what I mean Seulgi?"
Sooyoung: ":("
Yerim: "lol whatever"
Yerim: "still not convinced you have any feelings"
Yerim: "sounds fake"
Yerim: "guys?"
Yerim: "Seulgi?"
Yerim: "you're both online are you just texting each other?"
Yerim: "omg Sooyoung are you talking to Seulgi abt your feelings without me?"
Yerim: "you !"
Yerim: "fine whatever"
Yerim: "I have to listen to you talk about your for Friday dude but I'm not good enough for feelings talks"
Yerim: "whatever I'm busy anyway"
Seulgi: "sorry Yerim I'm here do you want to talk?"
Yerim: "no I'm busy now"
Yerim: [picture of Seungwan’s face scrunched up in annoyance]
Sooyoung: “lmao”
(…)
Sooyoung: "thanks again for the talk Seulgi, it was really nice"
Yerim: "this is the gc"
Sooyoung: "oh I hadn't noticed"
Sooyoung: "well I guess it's out now"
Yerim: "..."
Yerim: ", you did that on purpose"
Sooyoung: "you're getting paranoid ;)"
Yerim: "whatever"
Yerim: "why won't you talk to me anyway"
Yerim: "is it because I say I don't care abt your straight nonsense?"
Sooyoung: "aww you're insecure"
Sooyoung: "cute"
Yerim: " off"
Yerim: "just like"
Yerim: "you can talk to me or whatever"
Sooyoung: "cute"
Sooyoung: ";)"
Yerim: "nvm I hope you die alone"
Sooyoung: ":o so toxic"
Sooyoung: "ok fine"
Sooyoung: "if you want to know the truth"
Sooyoung: "I wanted to talk to Seulgi and not you bc"
Sooyoung: "you wouldn't know how to help me"
Sooyoung: "with my grown-up feelings"
Sooyoung: "heh"
Sooyoung: "Yerim"
Sooyoung: "Yerim"
Sooyoung: "Yerim, you know it's funny"
Sooyoung: "ugh fine don't sulk, I'll text you abt it"
Yerim: "I'm not sulking, I just don't waste my time with lost causes"
Yerim: "also I just saw your text and I am tentatively forgiving you bc I need to know everything"
Sooyoung: ";)"
Yerim: "also also this is so ing predictable you soft loser"
Sooyoung: "Kim Yerim"
Sooyoung: "you better keep that mouth shut :-)"
Seulgi: "sorry guys I was at work :("
Seulgi: "but you're welcome Sooyoung :)"
Seulgi: "and I'm glad you guys made up :D"
(…)
Sooyoung: "hey so"
Sooyoung: "i miiiight"
Sooyoung: "be bi :D"
Yerim: "yeah you also miiiight"
Yerim: "be in the gc lol"
Sooyoung: [picture of Seungwan looking surprised, with eyes wide open and mouth drawn in an "o" shape]
Sooyoung: "lol jk I know it's the gc"
Sooyoung: "why wouldn't I announce I'm bi here"
Yerim: "because of reasons ;)"
Yerim: ":D"
Sooyoung: "miss kim Yerim keep your mouth shut :-)"
Sooyoung: "or I will shut it for you (*∩ω∩)"
Yerim: "wow now that you're bi the threats feel so much more real"
Sooyoung: "don't worry I still wouldn't touch you in a million years"
Sooyoung: "I'm bi, not blind deaf and amnesiac"
Yerim: "funny"
Yerim: "hey Sooyoung now that you're bi you'll have twice the dating opportunities"
Yerim: "so that makes 2x0 which is"
Yerim: "oh wow still zero"
Sooyoung: "you would also have twice the dating opportunities if you'd shut up"
Yerim: "is that your roundabout way of saying I'm pretty"
Sooyoung: "it's my direct way of saying you're annoying ;)"
Yerim: "Saeron doesn't think I'm annoying"
Sooyoung: "lmao who's Saeron"
Sooyoung: "did you name your imaginary friend"
Sooyoung: "Yerim"
Sooyoung: "Yerim who tf is Saeron"
Yerim: [candid of Seungwan looking to the right with pleasant surprise, eyes wide open]
Sooyoung: " off with the wan-memes and tell me who Saeron is"
Seulgi: "hi guys I'm here"
Seulgi: "Sooyoung I hope you weren't worried about my reaction"
Seulgi: "I'm just really happy you're learning more about your feelings and becoming the best version of yourself :D"
Sooyoung: "thanks :D"
Sooyoung: "want to help me plan Yerim's murder now?"
Seulgi: "not really D:"
Seulgi: "Yerim, is Saeron the cute girl you like?"
Yerim: [candid of Seungwan looking to the right with pleasant surprise, eyes wide open]
Sooyoung: "WTF HOW DID YOU GUESS THAT"
Yerim: "I told Seulgi I was going to talk to cute girl today"
Yerim: "I didn't say it in the gc because if I chickened out you'd be annoying abt it"
Yerim: "also as payback for the time you talked to Seulgi abt your feelings without me"
Sooyoung: "ok valid"
Seulgi: "so how did it go?"
Yerim: "wellll"
Yerim: "I saw her coming out of her room, so I went over and said"
Yerim: "hi I'm Yerim, my room's over there"
Yerim: "and she said"
Yerim: "hi I'm Saeron"
Yerim: "so I asked if she'd just moved into the dorm"
Yerim: "and she said yeah, she just transferred"
Yerim: "I said cool, what's your major?"
Yerim: "she said acting"
Yerim: "I said cool I'm studying lit"
Yerim: "then she said she had to get ready for class but she was hoping we'd run into each other again"
Sooyoung: "oh is that it?"
Sooyoung: "well can I just start by saying I'm glad you didn't feel the need to like summarize the conversation in any way"
Sooyoung: "just straight up repeated it word by word in all its stilted glory"
Yerim: "sorry, it was a verbal conversation so I couldn't just screenshot the entire text and make you read it"
Yerim: "like some people do"
Sooyoung: ":-)"
Seulgi: "seems like it went great :D"
Seulgi: "and she wants to talk again!"
Sooyoung: "anyway second of all"
Sooyoung: "noice"
Yerim: [picture of Seungwan with raised eyebrows and a smug grin]
(…)
Yerim: "GOOD NEWS"
Sooyoung: "you're moving"
Yerim: "god I wish"
Yerim: "never see your face again, the dream"
Yerim: "but better than that"
Seulgi: ":o"
Seulgi: "wow I'm glad you're not moving"
Sooyoung: "so? I don't have all day"
Yerim: "sorry I forgot you have such a flourishing social life"
Yerim: "late for your appointment to watch gilmore girls for 5 hours?"
Seulgi: “oh I love that show! It's super funny!”
Sooyoung: “ikr lorelai is the mvp”
Sooyoung: “nothing but respect for my super mom”
Seulgi: “did you watch the revival? :o”
Sooyoung: “omg yesss. Richard :’(“
Seulgi: “it was so sad D:”
Sooyoung: “but what was that with rory?”
Seulgi: “yeah I didn't really like that either :/”
Yerim: “ffs stop talking abt gg and listen to my news”
Seulgi: “sorry Yerim go ahead”
Sooyoung: “ugh such a paris”
Yerim: “you're the paris you “
Yerim : “ANYWAY”
Yerim: “I talked to Saeron again aaaaand”
Seulgi: “:D”
Yerim: “FFS STOP INTERRUPTING ME”
Yerim: “sorry I thought Sooyoung was going to say something else abt gg”
Yerim: “anyway she’s gay ;)”
Sooyoung : “and how did you gather this information? “
Yerim: “she knows hayley kiyoko”
Sooyoung: “lol ok”
Yerim: “what”
Sooyoung: “maybe she just has an annoying gay friend who mentions hk all the time”
Sooyoung: “like some people”
Sooyoung: “in this gc”
Yerim: “lmao do you know any hk lyrics”
Sooyoung : “girls like girls”
Yerim: “... And after that? “
Sooyoung: “hmm”
Sooyoung: “a lot? “
Yerim: “lmao great guess”
Seulgi: “girls like girls like boys do”
Seulgi: “nothing new :D”
Sooyoung: “wow can't believe Seulgi’s a lesbian”
Seulgi: “I was curious so I googled it”
Seulgi: “it's nice”
Seulgi: “I should show Seungwan “
Yerim: “tell her to watch sleepover”
Yerim: “then ask if she wants to sleep over with Joohyun”
Sooyoung: “lmao”
Sooyoung: “then take a pic”
Sooyoung: “new wan-meme”
Yerim: “anyway Saeron is gay”
Sooyoung: “inconclusive”
Yerim: “I'm going to ask her out”
Sooyoung: “unrealistic”
Yerim: “then I'm going to kick Sooyoung’s ”
Sooyoung: “can you even reach it”
Seulgi: “You can do it Yerim! “
Seulgi : “good luck”
Yerim: “thank you Seulgi”
Yerim: “gtg now”
Yerim: “wouldn't want to hold up Sooyoung’s sad and lonely evening any further”
Yerim: “byeeee :)”
Sooyoung: “ offf :) “
Seulgi: “bye :)”
(…)
Yerim: "sup losers"
Yerim: "guess who's got a study date with Saeron"
Sooyoung: "lol the only kind of date you ever go on"
Yerim: "one more kind of date than you"
Yerim: "anyway"
Yerim: "it's tomorrow after her class"
Seulgi: "that's great :D"
Seulgi: "what are you studying?"
Yerim: "I'm doing physics I guess"
Sooyoung: "also known as the worst decision of your life"
Yerim: "and she's doing theater history"
Sooyoung: "lmao kind of a pointless study date if you're just doing different things"
Yerim: "we don't have any classes in common this semester ok"
Yerim: "she said she just needs some help actually sitting down and studying"
Yerim: "I don't need to know theater history to do that"
Seulgi: "sounds like she really wants to spend time with you Yerim"
Sooyoung: "yeah not to sound too encouraging or anything but"
Sooyoung: "sounds like she's more focused on the date part of study date than the study part"
Sooyoung: "wink"
Sooyoung: [gif of Seungwan with a smug grin and brows animated to move up and down]
Seulgi: "wow how did you make that gif?"
Sooyoung: "well I am"
Sooyoung: "pretty proficient in image editing software"
Seulgi: "that's so cool!"
Sooyoung: "I made an edit of Yerim when she finally asks Saeron out"
Sooyoung: "want to see?"
Yerim: "wtf"
Seulgi: ":O"
Sooyoung: [completely black image]
Seulgi: "it's just a black square"
Sooyoung: "that's because it's so dark"
Sooyoung: "because the universe will reach heat death before she gets the nerve to ask"
Sooyoung: "gotta keep it realistic"
Seulgi: "I doubt it'll take that long ahah"
Seulgi: "but that was kind of funny"
Seulgi: "I'd love to actually see your editing work, now I'm kind of curious"
Seulgi: "I'm sure you're great :D"
Sooyoung: "I'll link you my portfolio ;)"
Yerim: "yeah you're so funny"
Yerim: "and you know so much abt physics"
Yerim: "and you're such a supportive friend"
Sooyoung: "lmaoo"
Sooyoung: "you made bad life decisions now you deal with them"
Yerim: "I had to take a science class"
Yerim: "it was mandatory"
Sooyoung: "you should have picked an easy one lmao"
Yerim: "physics was easy in high school"
Sooyoung: "then you're already better at it than me"
Sooyoung: "sorry can't help"
Seulgi: "sorry Yerim I would help but I'm also bad at physics"
Seulgi: "I only passed because of Seungwan"
Sooyoung: "hear that Yerim you should ask Seungwan"
Sooyoung: "like maybe some people have already suggested"
Yerim: "lol"
Yerim: "ask Seungwan"
Seulgi: "Seungwan helped me a lot in college"
Seulgi: "she's really good at explaining stuff"
Yerim: "i said"
Yerim: "LOL"
Yerim: "ASK SEUNGWAN"
Sooyoung: "suit yourself"
Sooyoung: "better hope Saeron is a science genius"
Sooyoung: "bc it's down to her and Joohyun lmao"
Yerim: " it I'll just do it myself"
Seulgi: "it's okay to ask for help Yerim :)"
Seulgi: "that's what friends are for"
Sooyoung: "aww sweet"
Yerim: "gross"
Yerim: "I'm leaving"
Seulgi: "bye :)"
(…)
Sooyoung: “why is Seungwan going on blind dates again?”
Sooyoung: “does she not realize how this would be an impediment to her getting with Joohyun”
Yerim: “plus I think she’s giving her whiplash”
Sooyoung: “she’s giving everyone whiplash at this point”
Yerim: “I’m good”
Sooyoung: “yes yes we all know you don’t care”
Seulgi: “hi I’m here”
Seulgi: “umm wan has a little trouble with feelings and stuff”
Seulgi: “but I’m trying to get her there”
Yerim: “I thought you were the one who arranged the dates”
Seulgi: “well yes”
Seulgi: “but I’m uh”
Seulgi: “making them bad on purpose”
Sooyoung: “oh you sneaky saboteur”
Sooyoung: “I love it”
Seulgi: “I don’t :(“
Seulgi: “I don’t like lying to her about something like this”
Seulgi: “feels like I’m manipulating her”
Yerim: “she can just go on her own dates, you don’t run her life”
Sooyoung: “that’s true”
Sooyoung: “plus she shouldn’t be going on dates in the first place and she knows that”
Sooyoung: “but sometimes people will act dumb so they can keep doing dumb stuff”
Yerim: “did you just butcher an east of eden quote lmao”
Sooyoung: “if this is the only way to keep her focused then you’re really doing her a favour”
Seulgi: “thanks Sooyoung, that helped me feel a little better abt it”
Seulgi: “that’s why I was doing it but I just hate lying to her :(“
Sooyoung: “hopefully it won’t be a problem much longer :)”
Yerim: “at this point I actually want them to get together”
Yerim: “I just can’t take the drama anymore”
Seulgi: “anyway I have to go, I was on my way to meet some friends”
Seulgi: “but thanks for cheering me up Sooyoung”
Seulgi: “you’re really good at that :D”
Sooyoung: “why thank you ;)”
Sooyoung: “I just love spreading joy”
Sooyoung: “in fact that was my nickname in high school”
Yerim: “Joy? I thought it was chubby cheeks”
Sooyoung: “and what was yours Yerim?”
Sooyoung: “devil spawn? :-)”
Seulgi: “I think joy suits you better :)”
Sooyoung: “:D”
(…)
Sooyoung: "so Seulgi"
Sooyoung: "as someone who has recently come to a deeper understanding of her uality"
Yerim: "well I'm leaving"
Yerim: "text me when this conversation is over"
Sooyoung: "bye Yerim"
Sooyoung: "so I was wondering if we could maybe talk about yours"
Sooyoung: "if you're okay with that"
Seulgi: "yeah no problem :)"
Seulgi: "what did you want to know?"
Sooyoung: "well you're ace so"
Sooyoung: "you feel no romantic or ual attraction"
Sooyoung: "like ever?"
Seulgi: "yep :)"
Seulgi: "it's a little difficult to explain what it's like because we each only have our own experience"
Seulgi: "I like being close to people and having platonic intimacy, but I never have the types of feelings where you want to date someone or sleep with them"
Sooyoung: "hmmmm"
Seulgi: "ok to give an example"
Seulgi: "think of Joohyun"
Sooyoung: "if I must"
Seulgi: "she's pretty and funny and nice to you and she has a nice job"
Seulgi: "there's not a lot of downsides to dating her I think"
Seulgi: "so would you date her?"
Sooyoung: "lol no"
Sooyoung: "oh ok makes sense"
Sooyoung: "you're just like that with everybody"
Yerim: "lmao how did that take that long"
Sooyoung: "I thought you were leaving :-)"
Seulgi: "hi Yerim"
Sooyoung: "ok so like"
Sooyoung: "when someone has feelings for you"
Sooyoung: "is it like burdensome"
Sooyoung: "like does it make you feel bad?"
Yerim: "wow so tactful"
Sooyoung: "I'm just trying to understand, you "
Sooyoung: "but don't answer if you don't want to Seulgi"
Seulgi: "no its okay :D"
Seulgi: "I used to get really sad about it in high school"
Seulgi: "I felt bad that I couldn't return their feelings"
Seulgi: "but then I thought"
Seulgi: "there are lots of reasons to reject someone"
Seulgi: "when two people don't get together it just means they're not compatible"
Seulgi: "it's not the fault of either of them"
Seulgi: "so I shouldn't feel like it's my fault for being ace :D"
Sooyoung: "yeah you definitely shouldn't"
Seulgi: "thanks :)"
Seulgi: "but I'm glad when people tell me they like me"
Seulgi: "I think a lot of times people don't say anything because they're afraid of being rejected"
Seulgi: "so they say they'll just get over it on their own"
Seulgi: "but if they could really believe there's no chance and move on then they wouldn't be afraid of asking right?"
Seulgi: "they just use it as a subconscious excuse to keep some hope"
Seulgi: "I think it's much healthier to get it out of your chest"
Seulgi: "a good friend won't let it come between your friendship and once you've accepted it you can start healing :)"
Sooyoung: ":0"
Yerim: "lmao that is literally Sooyoung's whole life philosophy"
Yerim: "although between you and me"
Yerim: "I think she uses it as a way to keep her feelings at arms length"
Yerim: "and get rid of them before she has to take them seriously"
Sooyoung: "I'm literally right here"
Sooyoung: "and also nice psychoanalysis freud"
Sooyoung: "you should switch your major"
Sooyoung: "to pain in the :-)"
Yerim: "no thanks, wouldn't want to share a major with you"
Sooyoung: "..."
Yerim: "actually that would be awesome"
Sooyoung: "ikr"
Sooyoung: "we'd only have to go to half of the lectures each"
Sooyoung: "then we'd just study each other's notes"
Seulgi: "that sounds like a bad idea maybe"
Yerim: "it's a genius idea"
Yerim: "you should have done that with Seungwan"
Yerim: "shows how smart she is not to have come up with that"
Sooyoung: "lmao"
Sooyoung: [slightly out of focus picture of Seungwan looking annoyed, halfway through opening ]
(…)
Yerim: "quick q"
Yerim: "if I write a lit paper abt sci fi"
Yerim: "how likely am I to get points deducted by a pretentious teacher"
Sooyoung: "idk"
Seulgi: "maybe email him and ask?"
Yerim: "Sooyoung?"
Sooyoung: "?"
Yerim: "no more comments?"
Sooyoung: "ur a nerd"
Sooyoung: "winky face"
Yerim: "it takes more time to write winky face than to type the emoji"
Sooyoung: "tru"
Yerim: "you're being weird"
Sooyoung: "busy"
Sooyoung: "some of us have finals"
Yerim: "last semester you texted me pics of your modelling project every 15 mins"
Yerim: "for 3 hours"
Sooyoung: "tru"
Yerim: "Sooyounggggg"
Sooyoung: "sry I'm just busy"
Sooyoung: "Yerimmm"
Yerim: "and why is Seulgi not answering"
Seulgi: "I'm here, I just wasn't sure what to say"
Yerim: "sighhhhhhh"
Yerim: "this is super awkward"
Seulgi: "sorry Yerim :("
Yerim: "meh it's not your fault"
Yerim: "or Sooyoung's"
Yerim: "you're just following your dumb life philosophies"
Sooyoung: "tru"
Yerim: "istg if you say tru one more time I'm coming over to kick your "
Sooyoung: "u won't"
Sooyoung: "ur writing ur paper"
Yerim: "tru"
Sooyoung: "ok then"
Yerim: "I mean do you want me to come over?"
Yerim: "I can write the paper later I have some time"
Sooyoung: "nah it's whatever"
Sooyoung: "i kind of want to be alone"
Sooyoung: ";)"
Yerim: "I know the winky face is to reassure me that you're okay and not like super sad but uh"
Yerim: "in context it looks kind of sketchy"
Sooyoung: "well a girl's got to love herself ;)"
Yerim: "gross I take it back I'm not going anywhere near you"
Sooyoung: [gif of Seungwan with a smug grin and brows animated to move up and down]
Sooyoung: "anyway I am actually busy"
Sooyoung: "so I gtg"
Yerim: "see you never hopefully"
Sooyoung: "bye Seulgi :)"
Seulgi: "bye :)"
(…)
Sooyoung: “hey Yerim just a super quick question”
Sooyoung: “why did I only find out about you dating Saeron when Joohyun called me abt it?”
Yerim: "oh"
Sooyoung: "it was super fun, she kept going on abt it"
Sooyoung: "assuming I already knew since I'm your best friend and everything"
Sooyoung: "I would assume the same, and yet"
Yerim: "no you are"
Yerim: "things have just been kind of awkward lately"
Yerim: "I didn't want to rub it in your face or something"
Sooyoung: "well that's dumb"
Sooyoung: "so I should have expected it really, since it's like your defining characteristic"
Yerim: "I can't tell if you're joking or really mad"
Sooyoung: "good, got to keep you on your toes"
Sooyoung: "in ordinary circumstances I would be very angry"
Sooyoung: "but I can understand how our current situation could confuse your tiny brain"
Yerim: "is this a dumb joke or a short joke?"
Sooyoung: "it's a two for one"
Sooyoung: "I'm just that good"
Sooyoung: "anyway just to clarify"
Sooyoung: "whatever is happening in my love life, I want to know what's going on with you"
Sooyoung: "you're my friend you "
Yerim: "ok then I guess I'm dating Saeron"
Yerim: "sorry I didn't say anything"
Sooyoung: "ok cool"
Seulgi: "um guys just in case you didn't notice, this is the group chat"
Seulgi: "it's also fine if you noticed, I don't mind you talking here or anything"
Sooyoung: "yes that was on purpose"
Sooyoung: "because I have a second clarification"
Sooyoung: "if you think you're getting out of our group chats just because I have a crush on you or whatever then you've got a big storm coming"
Seulgi: "oh ok"
Yerim: "that's her saying she doesn't want you to stop talking to us"
Sooyoung: "thank you for that absolutely essential translation Yerim"
Sooyoung: "and another thing, I'm still waiting on that painting"
Sooyoung: "you said I could have it as soon as you got it framed so where is my Seulgi original?"
Seulgi: "oh it's at my place, I can bring it over"
Sooyoung: "actually I'm with my family right now"
Sooyoung: "but when I come back I want that painting"
Sooyoung: "make it a Christmas gift"
Seulgi: "ok I'll do that "
Sooyoung: "cool I'm done yelling at you now"
Sooyoung: "my mom made chocolate fudge cake so I'll go eat that"
Yerim: "ugh I want that cake"
Sooyoung: "too bad, it's mine ;)"
Seulgi: "have a good Christmas :)"
Sooyoung: "you too :)"
(…)
Yerim: “I am one square away from a bingo and my parents refuse to cooperate”
Yerim: “all my mom has to do is bring up my personal life and then drop the subject awkwardly when I remind her that I’m gay”
Yerim: “she’s done it before, so what’s the hold-up”
Sooyoung: “well she better hurry because I am going out for lunch”
Sooyoung: “and you know what that means ;)”
Yerim: “noo I’m so close”
Seulgi: “why would you want your mother to do that Yerim? D:”
Yerim: “oh hey Seulgi”
Sooyoung: “we’re not pulling you away from your family are we?”
Seulgi: “no, they kicked me out of the living room so they could wrap my presents”
Sooyoung: “someone’s the baby of the family”
Seulgi: “I guess they do spoil me a little bit…”
Seulgi: “but what are you two doing?”
Yerim: “terrible family bingo: hardcore mode”
Seulgi: “what’s that?”
Yerim: “well terrible family bingo is when you make a bingo card out of all the terrible things your family does every time you visit”
Yerim: “like say you should change your major or try to imply to your sisters that you’re not a good role model, etc etc”
Sooyoung: “when you’re trying to get a bingo it distracts you from your family being terrible”
Yerim: “yes, very soothing”
Sooyoung: “except Yerim fills up her card in like 2 days”
Seulgi: “oh D:”
Yerim: “it’s not that my parents are exceedingly terrible or anything”
Yerim: “they’re just very predictable”
Sooyoung: “so this year we’re trying the hardcore mode”
Sooyoung: “if Yerim gets a single bingo she wins”
Sooyoung: “BUT every time somebody in my town sees me and tells me how much weight I’ve lost she has to start over”
Seulgi: “does that happen very often?”
Sooyoung: “pretty much whenever I leave the house”
Sooyoung: “it’s been like 2 years, I don’t know why they keep saying it”
Sooyoung: “anyway if she can’t get a bingo by the end of the trip she has to buy me coffee”
Seulgi: “well I’m sorry your family is difficult like that Yerim”
Seulgi: “but I’m glad you’re making the most of it”
Yerim: “thanks Seulgi :)”
Seulgi: “oh the presents are wrapped, I gtg now”
Sooyoung: “bye :)”
Seulgi: “bye :D”
Yerim: “bye”
Sooyoung: “oh btw my neighbour just came in to return a casserole dish and guess who she saw in the living room”
Yerim: [picture of seungwan looking disgruntled, as though she were halfway through protesting a particularly unfair demand]
Sooyoung: “reset that bingo card ;)”
(…)
Sooyoung: "I would like to announce my wedding"
Sooyoung: "to this digital tablet my parents got me as a late christmas present"
Yerim: "I would also like to announce my wedding"
Yerim: "to the concept of you not bothering me with inane bull"
Sooyoung: "lmao figures you'd get married to a figment of your imagination"
Sooyoung: "Seulgi any announcements?"
Seulgi: "oh uh"
Seulgi: "I will be attending both your weddings :D"
Seulgi: "maybe we can get Seungwan and Joohyun drunk on champagne and see what happens"
Sooyoung: "Seulgi you devious soul"
Seulgi: ";)"
Sooyoung: [gif of Seungwan with a smug grin and brows animated to move up and down]
Yerim: "gross"
Yerim: "so did you guys talk or"
Seulgi: "yeah :D"
Sooyoung: "I told Seulgi if she didn't flirt with me I'd run away with Mr Fluffers"
Sooyoung: "I hold it over her like a furry dagger of Damocles"
Yerim: "blackmail huh"
Yerim: "sounds like you"
Seulgi: "haha
Seulgi: "no she just said she values me as a friend and she doesn't want things to be awkward between us"
Yerim: "lmao sounds even more like Sooyoung"
Sooyoung: "I also said I was over you and just wanted to enjoy myself in this post-christmas pre-classes period of freedom"
Sooyoung: "but I guess some of us have selective memories"
Seulgi: "sorry I was going to say that :O"
Seulgi: "but I'm typing with one hand :("
Seulgi: "because I'm doing some work stuff"
Sooyoung: "a likely story"
Sooyoung: "anyway want to see my tablet"
Yerim: "no"
Seulgi: "yes"
Sooyoung: [selfie of Sooyoung in her dorm room with a bit of her desk visible in the corner]
Sooyoung: ":D"
Yerim: "that's a selfie"
Sooyoung: "wdym"
Sooyoung: [same selfie with a red circle drawn around the bit of desk]
Sooyoung: "that's the tablet right there"
Seulgi: "is that a new sweater? :)"
Sooyoung: "christmas present ;)"
Yerim: "don't enable her"
(…)
Sooyoung: “what’s this I hear about you not going to the NYE party Seulgi?”
Seulgi: “oh did Seungwan tell you?”
Sooyoung: “well no”
Sooyoung: “she told Joohyun and Joohyun told me”
Seulgi: “right that makes more sense”
Yerim: “sooo”
Yerim: “why aren’t you going?”
Seulgi: “I just thought it might be a little weird…”
Sooyoung: “is this bc of me?”
Yerim: “I thought you guys talked it out”
Sooyoung: “I thought so too”
Seulgi: “no we did”
Seulgi: “it’s just we haven’t actually hung out since before this whole thing”
Seulgi: “I was hoping we could talk it out between us”
Seulgi: “before we actually met around other people”
Seulgi: “and wan doesn’t even know that we’re friends”
Yerim: “she was fine last time”
Yerim: “she’ll just stick to Joohyun and we can talk about whatever”
Seulgi: “but you’re bringing Saeron right?”
Seulgi: “I don’t want to mess up your first meet the friends thing with her”
Seulgi: “make her think your friends are weird or something”
Sooyoung: “what, like I’m weird for liking you?”
Sooyoung: “which I’m over by the way, so it’s not even a thing for me”
Sooyoung: “but clearly it’s a thing for you”
Seulgi: “it’s not I promise!”
Seulgi: “I just feel like me coming to the party will only make it worse for everybody :(“
Seulgi: “wouldn’t it be easier if I just didn’t go?”
Sooyoung: “well no”
Sooyoung: “bc then you wouldn’t be there”
Sooyoung: “and you’re my friend so I want you there”
Yerim: “usually I would say this is gross”
Yerim: “but on this particular occasion, same”
Seulgi: “oh”
Seulgi: “you guys are my friends too”
Seulgi: “I guess I have to go, huh? :D”
Sooyoung: [candid of Seungwan looking to the right with pleasant surprise, eyes wide open]
Yerim: “ah yes, a straight-forward usage of wan-meme”
Yerim: “very stripped down, very refreshing”
Seulgi: “a true connoisseur ;)”
Sooyoung: “;)”
(…)
Seulgi: “Sooyoung you haven’t told Seungwan about us, have you?”
Sooyoung: “the gc? I guess we could tell her, there’s not much to hide anymore”
Sooyoung: “but I didn’t tell her yet, no”
Seulgi: “no, I meant”
Seulgi: “you and me”
Sooyoung: “oh that”
Sooyoung: “I mean she knows what happened”
Sooyoung: “just not that it was you”
Seulgi: “that’s what I thought”
Seulgi: “she said she talked to you at the nye party and I almost had a heart attack”
Seulgi: “I thought you’d told her and she’d get super mad at me for not telling her”
Sooyoung: “she’d get mad abt that?”
Seulgi: “well we were talking abt something else I didn’t tell her”
Seulgi: “she figured out the date thing”
Sooyoung: “oh yikes”
Seulgi: “but it’s okay now, and she’s not dating anymore, so yay :D”
Seulgi: “anyway I figured you wouldn’t tell her abt me without letting me know”
Seulgi: “but then I got worried that you’d told her abt the gc”
Sooyoung: “sounds like a rollercoaster of emotion”
Seulgi: “but she didn’t know abt that either, so that’s good”
Seulgi: “although maybe I should tell her, I don’t want any more secrets :(“
Sooyoung: “sure, fine by me”
Seulgi: “ok I’ll just wait for Yerim to say something then”
Seulgi: “where is she btw?”
Sooyoung: “hmmm busy probs”
Seulgi: “with what?”
Sooyoung: “Saeron?”
Seulgi: “ooooh okok I got it”
Seulgi: “busy ;)”
Seulgi: “well while she’s away”
Seulgi: “why haven’t you told Seungwan about us?”
Seulgi: “btw that sounded demanding but I’m just asking”
Seulgi: “it’s hard to convey tone over text”
Sooyoung: “very true”
Sooyoung: “idk I figured you’d tell her”
Seulgi: “why?”
Sooyoung: “bc she’s your best friend?”
Seulgi: “oh I thought you’d tell her”
Seulgi: “bc it’s your feelings”
Sooyoung: “so neither of us told her for weeks lmao”
Seulgi: “I guess haha”
Sooyoung: “you can tell her if you want”
Seulgi: “I think maybe you should”
Seulgi: “when you feel like it, I mean”
Seulgi: “it’s kind of a big personal thing, you should get to tell it how you want and when you want”
Sooyoung: “okay I guess I’ll think abt it then”
Yerim: “can you PLEASE talk somewhere else”
Yerim: “my phone won’t stop buzzing”
Sooyoung: “oh look what the cat dragged in ;)”
Sooyoung: “coming up for air?”
Yerim: “coming up to ask you to STFU”
Sooyoung: “make me ;)”
Yerim: “guess I’m muting”
Yerim: “bye”
Seulgi: “bye :)”
Sooyoung: “don’t do anything I wouldn’t ;)”
(…)
Sooyoung: “Seulgi why did you ship something to my dorm room?”
Sooyoung: “you could have just given it to me in person”
Seulgi: “oh I wanted to make it a little more official I guess”
Seulgi: “it’s your Christmas present :)”
Sooyoung: “:0”
Sooyoung: “you know I was just kidding when I said you had to give me the painting for Christmas”
Sooyoung: “acting tough and all”
Seulgi: “I know I know :)”
Seulgi: “but I was going to give it to you anyway so”
Sooyoung: “wow it’s even more beautiful than I remembered”
Sooyoung: “…”
Sooyoung: “Seulgi did you do anything to it?”
Seulgi: “oh yeah I did some touching up after you picked it”
Seulgi: “you chose a really unfinished one, I couldn’t just give it to you like that D:”
Sooyoung: “so what did you change?”
Seulgi: “just little things, pulling it all together. A little work on the trees and the reflections on the river”
Seulgi: “the clouds weren’t fluffy enough”
Sooyoung: “yeah also I’m pretty sure there wasn’t a person in the picture”
Seulgi: “oh yeah that too. She’s pretty small, I was hoping you wouldn’t notice”
Seulgi: “or I guess she’s small at a distance”
Seulgi: “up close she would be pretty tall”
Sooyoung: “Seulgi”
Sooyoung: “did you put me in your painting?”
Seulgi: “I couldn’t give Park Sooyoung a picture that didn’t have her in it :O”
Sooyoung: “wow Seulgi being smooth”
Sooyoung: “never thought I’d see the day”
Seulgi: “do you like it? Is it too much?”
Sooyoung: “it’s perfect :)”
Sooyoung: “I’m going to hang it up by my bed”
Yerim: “ok I’m reading up on what I missed”
Yerim: “and you guys get disgustingly cute when I’m gone”
Yerim: “I’m never muting again”
Sooyoung: “pff you just missed us”
Yerim: “wow you saw right through my façade of coolness huh”
Seulgi: “it’s okay, we missed you too :D”
Yerim: “anyway Seulgi are you free this weekend?”
Yerim: “I still owe Sooyoung that bingo coffee”
Yerim: “I guess I could buy you one too”
Seulgi: “:D”
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