Winter doesn't know what Karina is to her but the signs are pointing to one direction. (Minjeong's perspective of what happened in the course of I Like U)

 She was sure that what they agreed on was mutual, it's just physical and nothing more yet why did Jimin's agitated expression that day worried her? Minjeong knows that all she wanted was to just around with someone, that's all she's done in her life. Play around, be nice to people and have a safe distance if they're not her relatives or Yizhuo. She likes that freedom as that was one of the few she has left. University life for her was hectic enough yet here she is adding another topping to it, Yu Jimin. 

 Why did Yu Jimin made her think more on what she says when she shouldn't? They were next to nothing outside of their comfort space yet Jimin's fake laugh (it was slightly airy and had a delay than usual, everyone would notice that) made Minjeong worry if what she said was bad. 

"There's really no point of dating someone if on the first day I'll already wonder when would the break up happen. "

 It was bad now that Minjeong said it out loud to herself but really, life wasn't always colourful. She knew that, especially when it comes to committing your life to someone romantically. The falling out in her sister's own relationship had affected her greatly, words like forever and I love you felt like a joke now that her once used to be ideal relationship was no more. Even if they manage to re-concile and fix it doesn't mean that it applies to everyone and she knows that. Minjeong's not willing to hurt someone else nor herself if things ever falls out so that's her defense. Maybe if she re-phrased that whole sentence it would sound better for her...

 "You deserve better than someone who'd eventually hurt you and I know it's not me."

 That's still a ty take. 

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 Minjeong is now seated with Jimin at a cafe far from their campus, close to her place. It's not that she doesn't want to be seen with the taller woman by any of their peers, she just likes to have some time alone and far from her university life. Jimin was not one of them. Far from it actually, she's one of the few thing Minjeong has that kept her sane. Sure it was just and all but the few times they talk initially made her stay for longer than usual. to the point that there's a part of Jimin's closet filled with Minjeong's own clothes for the night. Her roommate does wonder where she went and all Minjeong can reply while keeping Jimin a secret was simple. 

 "I'm having a night out at my sister's place, see you tomorrow Ryujin." 

 She lied yes but how exactly does one tell her friend that she's gonna spend a night with the campus' student council member? That's a situation Minjeong would avoid ever talking about, like where she is now. Jimin has been playing with her straw the whole time and Minjeong took note of that. She'd usually start talking about what happend inside the council or the many gossips that goes around the Science faculty. Minjeong's an Art major so knowing the weird things that happened on the other side of campus was fun. That is if she's listening to one. Jimin's dazed expression was honestly cute for Minjeong, an expression that she herself know is a rarity. Karina, in better words, always had this cold demeanor whenever she's walking around, a serious face always plastered on her face. The younger has seen that from afar but up close and personal, Jimin's really adorable to how she pouts, the way she puff her cheeks and how she giggles to Minjeong's stupid joke. 

 Those expressions has made her feel weird and at times but she knows that's just how she is when it comes to girls in general, Jimin was no exception to that and same Jimin was still deep in her thoughts. 

 "You're spacing out Jimin-unnie, something bothering you?"

 "Nothing, just wondered why my puppy is good-looking today~" For no reason, Minjeong felt blood rushing to her cheekss and did her best to hide it by being disinterested with Jimin's words. She usually doesn't dress up beyond her flannel and ripped jeans unless there's an occassion...oh yeah, she forgot about that. She's only here to spare time till her blind "date" that Ryujin set-up would arrive in a good two hours or so, as her friend herself still has class. Minjeong's 100% confident that Seungwan-unnie is just making her third-wheel with someone else while she and her girlfriend are showing off- and if it weren't for the movie being one that Minjeong has wanted to watch since it's release, she would have stayed here with Jimin by now. 

 "A friend of mine had extra tickets for a movie and something along a double date. Or blind date, I dont know." 

 Minjeong noticed the delay on Jimin's smile, it bothered her slightly. She doesn't like the fact Jimin forced herself to be happy for her or whatever is going through that pretty head of her as she smiled. They've known each other a great amount and should know how the other work but Jimin's unreadable at times, it's hard to know what she's thinking. 

 "So are you gonna leave me behind after things went well with this so-called date of yours? I'll be hurt~" It dawned to her, why would Jimin be hurt if Minjeong's gonna be with someone else? Not like she would knowing how she's not fond of romantic relationships, Jimin knows that too then why? She's still confused on that part when it comes to Yu Jimin, heck she doesn't want to see Jimin with someone else at all, used to going to Jimin's place where it's just the two of them... that was until she saw the pout Jimin has. She's weak to that and she knows Jimin's exploiting the fact that she's weak to it. Why must the person she casually has with be someone who's extremely adorable when they're alone? 

  Though... two can play at that game. She put her coffee down and leaned closer to Jimin, a good distance that Minjeong knows could put Jimin on edge if they weren't in public and in the comfort of Jimin's place. 

 "I don't think I can leave you easily Jimin, I like having you under me at times."

"YAH KIM MINJEONG!"

- 

 Minjeong wondered back to the phone call she had earlier with Jimin and why she bothered to make it clear to the older woman that there's nothing going on between her and Yerim. 

[ "Are you sure you two aren't dating at all, Minjeong? You seem awfully close to one another to the point people just assume you're an item."

 "What? No- Yerim is just a friend, a clingy one but still just a friend. Heck, she has a crush on someone I forgot her name that she's using me to bait her, isn't that just mean?"

 "Whatever you say but still, people assume-"

 "Well screw them cause they're going on baseless assumption. You don't think the same now right?"

 "... Of course I don't. Imagine how she'd feel if she knew what we do behind closed doors." ]

 Should she have considered how Jimin would have felt