Hyunjung fairly tolerates her friends' silly teasing, sometimes she enjoys it, but tonight, right at this moment where she's forbidden from touching her girlfriend Jiyeon while they're kissing, she's beyond hating it.
It starts like this: they're in the club where Sojung's about to perform, currently gathered in the artist's room as their friend gets ready. One moment they're talking about Sojung's performance and the next, Sojung comments on how Hyunjung is physically unable to not touch Jiyeon. With no delay, Soobin chimes in with a stream of instances where Hyunjung's hand has never left Jiyeon's waist.
Both Sojung and Soobin have the same elation on their faces upon getting the chance to tease her while Juyeon shakes her head, Dawon chuckles but looks at her sympathetically, and Luda murmurs, "why am I not surprised you've noticed all of that?"
"What do you mean? I always notice everything." Soobin smiles cunningly.
Luda squints at her.
With pink creeping up her face, Jiyeon speaks, looking at her momentarily with eyes full of sweet intent. "Hey, don't be hard on unnie. She just likes me so much."
Hyunjung loses her stream of thoughts.
It doesn't help that Jiyeon seductively brushes her hair with her hand, knowing fully well that Hyunjung's eyes are now fixed on her. On her bare shoulders that her red dress hugs gracefully, and on her neck that harbors alluring beauty and heavenly scent, and even on her hands that nestle her drink.
As Sojung finishes and stands, she speaks, "you guys wanna bet she can't last an hour without touching her?"
"I don't want to last an hour," Hyunjung blurts out, which draws a collective, playful Ohh! from Sojung and Soobin. And even Luda, though she then giggles to herself, eyes fixed on her phone, so maybe she isn't fully paying attention to them.
Jiyeon's reaction to her statement is what makes Hyunjung's heart pound, though.
She smiles shyly and tries to hide that smile and that sweet blush on her cheeks by sipping from her glass.
Hyunjung almost brings her closer to her, but she resists and belatedly adds, "of course, I can, though."
Sojung hums in evident doubt. "I'm pretty sure you can't," she then says, leaving. Soobin adds, following her, "drinks on you, unnie."
"Yeah, we didn't even make the bet!"
Juyeon and Dawon smile at her apologetically, then, along with Luda, take one look at her and Jiyeon while a moment of awkward silence lingers.
"We'll just go."
"Yeah."
"We'll go, yeah."
The three scrambled to leave the room. They don't even bother with an excuse.
Hyunjung watches them leave in disbelief while Jiyeon chuckles, leaning back onto her.
Hyunjung hugs her instantly.
"Don't worry, I like that you can't take your hands off of me."
"But I can," Hyunjung defends herself, "I just don't want to-wait, does it bother you-"
Jiyeon shakes her head even before she finishes. "I don't want you to stop touching me, unnie. Ever."
