let me tell you; since you're so lovely
Description
minjoo tries to overcome five things about chaewon that so desperately try to keep her from falling out of love.
Foreword
chaewon ponders. her life, her job, her struggles, and kim minjoo.
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ethereal.
minjoo startles when she hears footsteps come to an abrupt stop. hands reach for her shoulders and she hits her head against the glass in surprise. “heh, are you feeling sentimental again? the city is gonna look the same no matter how long you look at it, you know.”
at first, irritation seeps in. but then she sees the cheeky smile on chaewon's face. ethereal.
she frowns and rubs her forehead. “why did you do that, idiot.”
“what, does it hurt that bad?”
minjoo sighs and ignores her. “c'mon, i'm sorry.”
“it's alright,”
but it isn't.
it isn't. it isn't because in that moment, minjoo realizes she sees chaewon more than just a friend. she sees chaewon more than just her best friend's sister. no, chaewon is more than anything she could allow their relationship to be.
she shouldn't feel like this.
so minjoo avoids her for the rest of the party. alcohol in her system to take her mind off things. she dances with the passage of time, music thrumming through her veins with each second.
the world is forgotten.
one hour passes, then two, and all of a sudden yuri is stumbling out of the house to get the two of them back to their dorm room. “hey, you're no fun jjoyyul… it's only one thirty...” yuri pays no attention as her voice slurs and drops her in the backseat of chaewon's car.
“damn, if she's such a lightweight, why did she drink so much?”
“i dunno. maybe she's stressed out, about finals and all.”
the scent of vodka and strawberries lulls her into consciousness once they reach their dorm. minjoo barely makes out chaewon's face in the dim lighting. her expression turns sour when it registers in her mind that chaewon is about to leave, and she seems to take it the wrong way.
“hey, drink some water before you sleep, okay?”
“you're going?”
“yeah, i still have to drop hyewon off at her apartment.”
she nods. yet her hand grasps feebly at chaewon's blazer. chaewon leans closer and her hand is soothing across minjoo's forehead. “i'm sorry about before, i didn't mean to startle you like that. and don't be stressed out, okay? everything will be alright. just give it some time,”
like that, her night fades into darkness.
sometime, somewhere along her swirling dreams, minjoo decides.
she has to put aside her feelings for kim chaewon, because kim chaewon is too precious of a person for her life to lose.
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