Imperfectly Perfect [Chaelisa]

forty one

A/N: ramadan mubarak to all Muslim besties! 🌙

“Hey, Rosie.”

Chaeyoung smiles as she kicks her shoes off and runs her fingers over Nala’s fur. “Hi, Irene.”

Irene fist bumps her, their usual greeting, and then takes hold of her hand, and Chaeyoung doesn’t feel weird about it, because Lisa had said it was okay on her birthday. “Do you want to watch The Lion King? I know it’s one of your special interests so I thought I should put it on the movie schedule for today. We’re watching Star Wars: A New Hope first though, because that movie is one of my favourites.”

“Okay then,” Chaeyoung nods as Irene leads her upstairs. “We can watch The Lion King and maybe something else that we both like after.”

Irene smiles and once Chaeyoung is sat down on her bed, cuddles up to her. “Is this okay? Will your Lisa be mad if I cuddle you?”

“No, she knows we’re soulmates and she doesn’t get jealous anymore, because she’s my romantic soulmate.” Chaeyoung explains, cuddling up to Irene because it’s rare that her friend wants to cuddle, and Chaeyoung loves cuddles. “She understands. She likes you, I think.”

Irene hums in thought. “Seulgi thinks she’s nice. Also, she was really talkative to me on your birthday, at your meal. I’m glad your girlfriend likes me, I don’t want her to be jealous of me, because I love Seulgi, but I love you different.”

Chaeyoung nods and strokes her fingers along Nala’s fur. “Yeah. Lili used to be jealous of you, but she’s not anymore. I think she thought I had a crush on you, and she was jealous because you were my first kiss.”

Irene plays with Chaeyoung’s fingers and uses her free hand to press play on the movie. “That’s funny.”

“I did have a crush on you at one point.” Chaeyoung comments. “When- um, I met you at art class. Because you and I are the same and, uh… it made me happy. But then I saw how you were with Seulgi and backed off.”

“You liked me?” Irene frowns, and then shrugs. “Maybe in a different universe we’re dating. That’d be interesting.”

Chaeyoung hums. “Maybe in a different universe, because I think those exist. But I’m quite happy with this universe.”

“Anyway, how are things? With you and Lisa, I mean.” Irene asks. “I know you love her lots. How was Disney?”

“Disney was the best!” Chaeyoung exclaims. “She went on all the big rides with me! And she took me to dinner almost every night, but I took her to dinner one night. And, uh… we made love.”

Irene beams. “Was it okay? I know you were scared about it.”

“It was amazing.” Chaeyoung says with a smile. “She was so lovely and- um, made me feel really good. Also she cuddled me after and I feel- um, I am glad that I was intimate with her.”

“I’m glad you’re happy about it.” Irene says. “I remember when Seulgi and I did that for the first time, she was so supportive and she helped me through it. Did your Lisa do that for you?”

“Yes,” Chaeyoung nods, “she- um, did it to me first. And it helped because I knew what to do after. I also- um, did the reading you told me to. On those websites you linked me, and it told me how to make Lili feel good, because I wasn’t sure if I’d be good at it, but she said that I was.”

Irene smiles. “You two are really cute. I think you should invite Lisa over some time. Maybe I’ll invite Seulgi too, but she’s really busy because she got a part time job so I can’t see her on weekends much anymore.”