Seulgi tells her about Seungwan. Her eyes curve into crescent moons, smile so bright Joohyun can’t help but smile back.  It helps, somewhat, to swallow down words of regret, teeth clenched shut afraid they let out the anger that, over the years, simmered down to hurt. 

“She met a girl.” Seulgi jovially shares, hands scrolling down her phone and when she sees what she’s been searching for, immediately bounds to Joohyun, shoving the screen in front of her face. 

Joohyun calmly takes the gadget from her overexcited friend, swallows down a bitter laugh when a picture of a girl she’s never heard of greets her line of sight. She scrolls down further and sees images of ballet shoes, sunsets, and a silhouette dancing in a dimly lit room.

“Her instagram feed is pretty right?”

Joohyun unceremoniously exists the app when she reads a comment with the little blue heart emoji at the end. There’s a numbing pain that pulses right on her false ribs and Joohyun closes her eyes, exhaling slowly.

“Wanie’s bringing Mina with her this weekend.” Seulgi noncommittally airs out a name Joohyun’s unfamiliar with before plopping down next to her, hands reaching for the phone and opening the app again. She hums a happy tune, double tapping a pic of them and leaves a series of emojis in the comment section. 

“I think she’s her soulmate.