Attention || Seulrene | Ongoing

Mornings and You

Groaning, Seulgi pushed herself to stand from her very cozy bed to the person who was incessantly ringing their doorbell. She walked blearily while rubbing the sleep off her eyes and grumbled under her breath from being disturb from her sleep.

She checked their wall clock in the living room and stopped herself from spitting curses when she saw that it was only 9 o'clock in the morning. Her class wouldn't start until 1 so she wanted to sleep as much as she could. Despite being elated for some of the things that happened, she couldn't deny that the past days took a toll on her body.

"Please wait!" She shouted when the ringing wouldn't stop. She sighed when the person behind their door seemed insistent to ruin their doorbell. She finally reached their door and pulled it open without thinking about her appearance.

"Good morning. What do y-" the words died on Seulgi's throat the moment her eyes trained on shining jer black hair pale face, grinning at her while looking at her from head to toe.

Her eyes widened at the sight of the unexpected visitor and without thinking properly, her hands moved to close the door again, almost slightly smacking the visitor squarely in the face. She heard a shout of "YAH!" outside but she paid it no mind and fixed herself as fast as she could.

Wiping her eyes any traces of rheum and  her mouth of dried saliva, she opened the door again with a hesitant smile.

"Yah! Kang Seulgi!" Irene pushed her inside and scowled. "I almost got hit by the door!"

She only answered with a sheepish grin before turning her back. Seulgi couldn't speak anything since she didn't check if her breath smelled when she was fixing herself behind the door. 

"Wait." Irene stopped her from walking away by holding on to her oversized shirt. She turned without opening her mouth.

"I forgot to greet you." Irene moved closer to her and invaded her breathing space. Irene smiled chekily. "Good morning, Seulgi-ah." 

Not wanting she be rude, she used her hand to cover her mouth. "Good morning."

Seeing the weird act, Irene's brow twitched. "What are you doing?"

"I haven't brushed my teeth."

Irene chuckled while shaking her head before reaching for Seulgi's hair and fixing some wild strands and tucking them behind her ear.

"Thank you for being considerate." The older said before cupping her cheeks and placed a chaste kiss on her cheeks. 

Feeling the warm lips on her skin, she took a step back and cleared her throat. When Seulgi was sure she was far enough, she dropped her hand and spoke under he breath. "Be comfortable. I'll just... wash up."

She didn't wait for Irene's approval and dashed towards her room. Locking her room for safety measures, she stared at herself in the mirror and noted the burning of her cheeks. She shook her head but found herself smiling.

Irene's fondness of skinship was something to get used to but she was open to welcome it. Her mind still couldn't process the 360 shift in their dynamics; from wanting to rip each other's throat and the burning hate in the pits of their stomachs to chaste kisses and sweet gestures... it was a lot too take in but her heart, on the other hand, was ecstatic with the change. It was what she wanted from the very beginning and being able to finally grasp the older and hold her near was exhalirating.

She was still grinning even she was brushing her teeth or even after she finished washing her face because Irene was finally with her and she could feel the overflowing sincerity from her eyes and gestures.