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jaemina
i
am
lonely

pkaera
it's 2am, r u okay?

jaemina
can u ft?

pkaera
i would say yes, but i have a better idea
stay awake 😼

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aera tiptoed downstairs, making sure to avoid the creaky stair in attempt to not wake her family up. as she was trying to make the least noise as possible, a kitchen island decided to disrupt said mission. 

"fuck!" she hissed, hopping up and down and trying to contain the pain she felt on her pinky toe. 

now at a hobble, she continued her mission: get the kimchi from the fridge and then get out. 

as carefully as possible, the girl opened the fridge and took the container of kimchi out, debating on whether to put it in a bag or not. 

might as well, it's gonna be a long walk. 

and so mission number two had begun. try to get the container in a plastic bag without making a sound. to do so, aera had to open the bag as slowly as possible. of course, it wasn't realistic of her not make any noise, so there were a few crinkles coming from the bag being moved, but if she had to rate her overall performance, she'd say she made it. 

her parents hadn't come down and jisung didn't call her phone, so she figured that she hadn't awakened anyone. 

shit, my phone! 

whipping her phone out, which she nearly dropped with the speed in which she did so, she made sure to put the little switch on silent. 

now that the container was in the bag, all she had to do was put her shoes, grab the keys, and open the door. this wasn't all that challenging at all, because she did this nearly every morning. 

but before she did leave, she also grabbed a little bottle of pepper spray and pocket knife, just for safety measures. no one good could be out wandering the streets at two in the morning. 

well, except me. 

and just like that, aera had successfully snuck out of her house, a feat that she thought she could never pull off. 

she didn't want to be outside for too long though, as she took off running in the direction of jaemin's house immediately. 

while she was focused on walking, or rather speed-walking, a figure grabbed her from behind, scaring the living shit out of her. she was so terrified that she whipped out her pocket knife before the grab felt more like a warm hug. 

"please don't take walks by yourself in the middle of the night," jaemin begged, resting his chin on her shoulder. "it's not safe and all these creepy dudes are walking around and they might attack and eat you," he finished rather dramatically, eyes all wide. 

his ridiculousness caused aera to giggle, saying, "are you saying that you're a creepy dude? and besides, i have my pepper spray and pocket knife." she smiled brightly as she held up the two items with pride. 

"i want to attack you with my love sure, but it's still not safe." 

"how did you even know that i was on my way?"