Attention || Seulrene | Ongoing

Burgers, Swings and You

"Double Patty?" Irene looked up at the white neon sign hanging overhead and turned at the grinning girl who was scanning the menu stand outside.

"Isn't this a movie or something? And how did you find this?"

Seulgi straightened her back and directed her grin at Irene. "Instagram and yep. It's starred by that pretty unnie who Joy said looks like you."

Pretty unnie who looks like me? Irene couldn't help but blush. She averted her gaze while slightly fanning her face to remove some of the warmth when her eyes caught something unusual.

"What?" Seulgi asked when she noticed Irene's right brow twitching. She knew that the older was unaware of this habit but it happens when the Irene was confused or curious. She followed where Irene was looking and almost laughed at the picture.

The latter squinted her eyes and moved closer to the poster and pointed at the unfamiliar bread. "Why is the bun blue? Or black? Or pink? Or red? Is it a cake? A red velvet cake bun?"

"What? Nooo!" Seulgi shook her head and pulled her closer to the ad.

"Isn't it cute?" Seulgi gushed, her eyes twinkling in delight. "It looks really pretty in pictures so I wanted to try-" she paused when she saw Irene's confused look. "But you're right. It looks weird. I'm sorry. Let's find another place?"

Detaching her eyes from the curious looking bread, she noticed that the younger's shoulders were slumped and the childlike twinkle in Seulgi's eyes considerably dimmed. She could even picture the cogs inside Seulgi's mind working nonstop and overthinking again.

Despite being flabbergasted, Irene tried to morph her features into something akin to interest, wiping any traces of confusion or uncertainty at the color of their soon to be food.

She tugged Seulgi and linked their arms together. "No. Here's fine. I was just... intrigued if it's like a flavor or something like a blue pepsi or dr. Pepper. Come on, I'm kinda hungry."

Once they were inside, they were welcomed by the staff and ushered them to a table. Irene let Seulgi order. She could see the brimming excitement and that her face was squished because she was smiling too much. She'd only hum when Seulgi suggests something and just observe the younger from her seat.

Looking at Seulgi, Irene still couldn't believe that she was seeing this side of the usually timid or sometimes cold girl and she couldn't help but giggle when Seulgi roamed her eyes around the place. She took out her phone and snapped a couple of photos for remembrance while Irene took out her phone to stealthily capture pictures of Seulgi. But the roaming eyes of the younger proved it to be difficult for her so she laid her phone on the table (after some unusual angles and blurry shots) and propped her head on her hand, already content in watching Seulgi.

"This is so cool." Seulgi muttered more to herself then she turned her head to look back at Irene. "Do you see-"

The words caught on her throat when she saw the gentle eyes looking at her and the soft smile. Seulgi suddenly grew conscious of how she acted, like a kid's first time in a candy shop.

"I should've done this awhile ago," Seulgi heard her whisper.

"Huh?"

Irene pointed at everything around them including her. "This. So that I was able to see these sides of you earlier. You look so cute when your excitement is uncontained."

Furiously blushing at the directness, Seulgi ducked her head low and played with the tissue dispenser. Irene chuckled at the another display of cuteness before shaking her head.