𝐔𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐘, 𝐈 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔

seven.

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IN WHICH CHANGE
BEGINS TO TAKE
PLACE.

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THERE'S a slight chill in the air, making jieun shiver slightly. she hugs her coat closer to her body as she holds a single book in her hand. waiting by the entrance of the law department, jieun fishes out her phone from her bag, checking the time. she hums, tapping her foot on the ground. "he's late."

jieun decides to wait a few more minutes for yeonjun, taking a seat on a nearby bench. jieun hums to herself, deciding to annoy her brother. the phone rings in her ears as she swings her feet cheerfully.

"what the hell do you want?"

jieun laughs. "jeez, it's nice to talk to you too, taehyun."

taehyun stays quiet for a few seconds. "whatever," he finally says.

pouting, the girl dramatically sighs. "oh well," she says, "i guess since you don't want to talk to me, then i'll just have to hang up—"

"i never said that i didn't want to talk, ji."

"really? well," jieun says, "how's school?"

"pretty boring," replies taehyun. "i swear, the subjects keep getting easier instead of harder."

"wow, who knew my little brother would be so smart like his sister~ i'll treat you to some food when i go back to visit, how does that sound?"

"...you sound like you're our mother." taehyun sighs. "will you treat me to anything?"

jieun hums. "anything."

they continue to talk and it isn't until taehyun tells her that he has to go back to class that jieun realizes that she had talked to taehyun for the entirety of his lunch period... which was about an hour long. jieun frowns, stuffing her phone into her bag as she walks off, heading towards the cafeteria.

yeonjun didn't show up.

pushing the doors open, jieun skims the cafeteria, eyeing what the people are eating. she squints, her gaze falling on someone very, very, very familiar.

yeonjun stands not too far away from where jieun's at. jieun watches as he laughs at something someone tells him, though she can't make out who he's talking to because of a pillar hiding them. she leans to her right just enough to make out who the other person was.

"baek haein?"

yeonjun starts waving his hands in front of him before dashing off, exiting the cafeteria. jieun frowns; she shrugs and goes to get some food, but the heavy feeling in heart wouldn't leave.

upon setting her tray down on a lone table, jieun hears her phone start to chime. she takes it out, not paying attention to who was calling her and answering.

"hello?"

"ji, where are you?"

jieun chuckles. "i'm in the cafeteria. you're late, by the way."

"i know i know... i lost track of time," sighs yeonjun. "i'll be there in a bit, okay? don't start eating until i'm there!"

"aye aye captain."

jieun sits down, placing her chin in the palm of her hand, her other one tapping on the table as she waits for yeonjun to show up. the sky seems to be bluer than usual in the season of autumn, something that jieun finds oddly comforting along with the cold weather. she sees a few dead leaves flutter outside the window she's sat by, disappearing from her line of sight.

"i'm here!"

yeonjun has his hands resting on his knees as he doubles over to catch his breath when jieun turns back to look at him. he wobbles over to the empty seat by jieun, plopping down on it. he rests his head on the table, turning to face jieun.

"play with my hair."

jieun laughs. "why should i do that?"

"because you owe me, remember? now play with my hair, i'm tired and i want to take a quick nap."

rolling her eyes, jieun begins to play with yeonjun's hair. a small sighs escapes past his lips.

"okay, now give me some food. i'm also really hungry."

jieun smiles, shaking her head. "aye aye captain."

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UNFORTUNATELY,
I LOVE YOU.