Further Than the Moon

The Sun Behind the Moon

Seulgi was really good at making friends, that's true. She's was a smart and funny girl, and everyone enjoyed being around her. She talks a lot and always has something to say.

But it wasn't like that with Joohyun, at least not in the beginning.

They exchanged some messages, Joohyun was really sweet, and every time her phone showed a new notification, Seungwan would mock her saying it was her crush. "We don't even know each other..."

But Seulgi was always too insecure to say whatever she wanted, afraid of sounding annoying. One was always late, and the other one was always on point. And when they saw each other on campus, they would usually wave and smile, and keep doing their stuff, while Seulgi would still stare for a few seconds at Joohyun talking to her friend.

Even Sooyoung and Yerim had lunch with them a few times, they have now become friends too. Joohyun would eat in five minutes so she could head to the library and study during lunch time.

"Omo~" Sooyoung exclaimed, taking a notebook from her backpack. "Seulgi-yah! Can you take this to Joohyun? I forgot I promised to meet Yerim at lunch today."

"Yes, sure." She said with her mouth full, taking the notebook. Seungwan pointed her chopsticks at her.

"Finish chewing before talking."

Sooyoung said that Joohyun was at the library studying something, as always, and then she headed out to meet Yerim, Seungwan followed her. Great, I'm going alone to see Joohyun again... and I don't even know how to talk to her.

It didn't take long to Seulgi to find Joohyun there, since it was empty by now, except for them. She had a book in front of her and a pink marker in hand. She was wearing her glasses this time.

"Unnie," Seulgi got close, bowing and giving the notebook to her, "Sooyoung told me to give you this."

"Thanks, Seulgi. She had to hurry to the bathroom, so I gave her my notes." She whispered and Seulgi nodded. "You want to sit with me?"

She shook her hands in denial. "I don't want to bother you."

"You never bother me." Oh, shit... I'm glad.

Seulgi took a deep breath and nodded in comfort and sat in the chair across the table. Joohyun took her eyes off her book and was about to start a conversation when she noticed that Seulgi was already busy with something too. She had her sketchbook with her, a hand covering the front of it so Joohyun wouldn't be able to see what she was doing.

It was easy and fast for Seulgi to catch details and draw them with no problem, but she wanted to put more effort into this drawing and to make every single line precisely. Not even 1/4 of the drawing was done when they noticed lunch time was over. Joohyun got up and Seulgi closed her sketchbook immediately and hurried to throw it inside her backpack.

"What were you drawing?" She asked bumping shoulder.

"Nothing special..."

The short time they spend together in the library that day felt good for Seulgi. They didn't chat at all but the silence between them wasn't uncomfortable and she wanted to do it again.

On the next day, she didn't even wait for Seungwan to pack her stuff and leave for lunch break, "Enjoy lunch with Sooyoung and Yerim!" She hurried to grab something to eat fast, as soon as she was done, she ran to the library, looking for Joohyun.

She saw the girl sitting at the same table as the day before. Glasses on and hair in a ponytail this time. "Will need to change that, then." She whispered on her way to Joohyun.