They say there are two kinds of light—the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures. For Taeyeon, Jessica has always been the second kind of light.

Until she wasn’t.

Kim Taeyeon has always been a perfectionist.

Perfection is predictable and rational. It is satisfying and unchanging but above all, perfection is easy. It is easy to do what is expected of you, easy to not disappoint others (exceed their expectations even), easy to have your goal in sight and be able to work towards it (and achieve it most of the time), easy to do what is right.

Taeyeon never lets anyone get in her way of perfection (or maybe there just wasn’t anyone important enough yet), until the day Jes—

No.

Taeyeon refuses to think of her as important.

Taeyeon doesn’t know why but she likes to think that it is the lazy streak in Jessica that just doesn’t sit well with her, who is arguably the epitome of professionalism.