-"So...-", Mariji confidently said, after leaving a light cloud of smoke sore through the air, "-what is the deal with you?", giving Jaebeom an assertive look.
-"Hahaha, the deal with me?", Jaebeom bursted out laughing, at the sound of her immediate question.
Mariji was plainly looking at him, not being able to understand how a person could look so mean, but so sweet and innocent at the same time. His smile, so wide and bright, it matched the full sun's effect, turning his usually sharp eyes, into two soft crescents, barely visible. He sure was a stunning human being, but at the same time Mariji couldn't shake off how much he annoyed her.
-"Yes, your deal, I mean, what's your story? What do you do in life, who are your friends, what do you enjoy doing?", Mariji specified indifferently.
-"Why, you trying to find a different way to get me next time?"
Mariji huffed, not even able to process the fact that she tried having an actual conversation with that doofus, or thought of him in a good sort of way, even if it was for a second. She turned from him, now laying on her elbows and continued smoking her cigarette.
-"-but since you asked..., I'm 22, Yugyeom is my younger brother as you may have realized, my mom cooks the best kimchi and my favorite number is 9. Also, I write some music here and there."
-"... Weirdo."
He chuckled once again, the sound of his laughter slowly fading out to comfortable silence. They sat like this, smoking in silence, gazing at the rest of their friends having fun in the sea, playing games and laughing out loud.
He turned to look at her, and she could feel his intense, persistent stare for quite a while. She decided to ignore it instead of giving in and hear some nonsense again.
But the woman also has limits.
So after what felt like an eternity of him literally staring at her laying down, she rose her body up, took off her sunglasses, and looked at him straight in the eye.
-"WHAT IS IT? WHAT WHAT WHAT?"
-"Would you care for some card games?
Silence. It was her turn now, to stare at him. After a moment, or two, she said:
-"I mean, if you wanna lose that much, sure, why not."
And they both looked into each other's eyes, sharing a laugh, before Jaebeom started shuffling the cards.
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-"YAHHHHH", Danny screamed, when Mark started splashing her aggressively with water.
-"MARKY I SWEAR TO GOD I'M GONNA KICK YOUR ASS!!", Danny started chasing him around in the water. He started laugh-screaming, shaking his hands around like a little child, trying to escape Danny's fury in agony.
-"You guys!!! Can you please gather up?! It's time to split into teams!!!", Johnny drew everyone's attention.
-"Teams for what, exactly?", asked Mark, and Johnny raised his hand holding a volleyball, in response, "-Ah, okay, okay, got it."
-"Me and Kat won't be playing.", they all turned in awe to look at Yuta, Katnya included, "-as long as you're okay with that. I want to take you somewhere.", he added, leaving everyone speechless, once again.
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Painted With Your Smile | Lim Jaebeom & Lee Donghyuck
RomanceIt's so sweet, knowing that you love me Though we don't need to say it to each other, sweet Knowing that I love you, and running my fingers through your hair It's so sweet The story of an inspired young girl rediscovering what love is, when she meet...