✓ catfish | yang jungwon

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"alone"

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"soyeon, the guy you thought was attractive wants your number."

soyeon's voice raises into the phone from excitement, "what! really??"

misun nods, "he asked me yesterday, he said you're cute"

everyone thinks soyeon is cute, theres no lie there.

Soyeon goes silent until she speaks again, "um can you give him your number instead..?"

"why mine? don't you like him??"

"i do, i'm just bad at making conversations in text. and plus, i get my phone taken away all the time at school."

"then just text him at home?"

"i'm grounded at home after 5pm... the teacher told my parents."

I sigh, "i don't know..."

"cmon Misun. You're my friend, you should be helping me when it comes to boys."

"but its... catfishing."

"nooo its not! i'm the one who'll see him in person, and then once i get my phone back, you can stop texting him."

"i'll think about it. i gotta go." Misun hangs up and tosses her phone at the end of the bed.

i can't make conversations either. i can't even read the atmosphere.

and how am i supposed to act flirty like soyeon? i have 0 experience.

its fine. don't overthink. it's only texting. couples don't even text a lot... right?

i wouldn't know? my parents are divorced.

misun starts laughing at the dumb thoughts in her head.

she turns off her lamp and goes to bed.

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monday~

"i'm heading out."

she shuts the door and goes to school.

as she goes to her locker and sees soyeon.

before running up to her excitedly, she sees... jungwon.

Jungwon and her are talking, loud enough for Misun to hear.

"did you get the text?" jungwon says

"ahah, i probably did. but i already handed my phone in, i'll reply to you.. maybe after school?"

"sure" jungwon tried to wink at her but physically couldn't.

misun almost laughed at him out loud, but held it in.

ah... what's so good about him, soyeon?

she felt a vibration in her pocket.

*2 messages from unknown number

she opened her phone.

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unknown:

- hey :)

- it's jungwon.

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shit. i should turn read receipts off.

she turns on dnd and puts her phone back in her pocket.

she walks towards soyeon.

"hi." misun says.