Imperfectly Perfect [Chaelisa]

fifty four

Chaeyoung rocks on her heels as she waits for the door to open, because she's kind of nervous about this date. She isn't sure how Lisa will feel about it, but she hopes it'll go alright; she's been looking forward to it.

When the door swings open and her girlfriend is stood in front of her in the navy blue sweater Chaeyoung had let her borrow a little while ago, she smiles. "Hi. Are you ready to go?"

"Yep," Lisa nods, and Chaeyoung notes that she already has her shoes on. "I just need to grab my coat and we can head out. Where exactly is it that we're going, by the way?"

"Um... you can't know yet," Chaeyoung decides to wait until they actually get to their destination before telling Lisa about it. "I'm- I'm keeping it a secret. It can be a surprise."

"Alright, well..." Lisa pulls on her coat and follows Chaeyoung out of the door, shouting a quick goodbye to her family, "Is it something festive? We are getting quite close to Christmas, after all."

"Um, yes, it's festive," Chaeyoung nods and opens the passenger side door for her girlfriend. "Oh, wait, I forgot to give you these..."

Chaeyoung opens the backseat of the car and holds out a bouquet of roses that she'd bought. She knows it's not Valentine's Day or an important anniversary, but it's nice to get flowers every once in a while.

"Chaeyoung," Lisa takes them with a smile, "these are beautiful. Thank you. What are they for?"

Chaeyoung frowns; she thought she'd made it quite clear. "They're for you."

"No, baby," Lisa laughs and Chaeyoung doesn't understand what's so funny, "I meant what's the occasion."

"Oh," Chaeyoung's eyes widen in realisation. "Well, there isn't an occasion. Not really. Just taking you out on a date and I wanted to buy you flowers."

"You're the sweetest," Lisa leans over and kisses her. "Anyway. Tell me where we're going."

"No!" Chaeyoung exclaims, shaking her head quickly. "No. It's a surprise, you're not finding out until we get there."

"Okay, I get it," Lisa holds her hands up in defence, "I won't ask again. But it's been a while since you've taken me out. It's... really nice."

"Well, I love going on dates with you." Chaeyoung says with a smile. "And I love Christmas, so I figured... we should do something festive. And- and I knew you're from Thailand and it kind of sucks to live in Thailand because Thailand doesn't have winter, and I don't know if you've ever had a snowball fight or not. But I really wish we could do it together."

"I'm looking for that day, Rosie," Lisa smiles, "and we can have all the snowball fights in the world."

"I really like summer in Seoul," Chaeyoung says, "The weather's so beautiful. But I also like winter, it was super cold and nobody looked at me funny for wearing a sweater."

"I'll admit, when you wear sweaters in one hundred degree heat, I kind of think you're a little crazy," Lisa laughs, "I can barely handle a t-shirt in that kind of weather. I don't get how you manage sweaters all year round."

Chaeyoung shrugs. "I like sweaters, they're comfy, and I stay inside lots during summer. Where I have air conditioning."

Lisa snorts. "Yeah, but when you're inside, you stay under your blanket. Mostly."

"Only when I'm sad," Chaeyoung says, "or when I want to cuddle with you."

"Well, whatever, it's still crazy," Lisa retorts, "it's like you want to get heatstroke or something."

"No, I just like sweaters," Chaeyoung sends her an innocent smile, "I do not like t-shirts much. I like crop tops sometimes, but I only really wear them if I want you to think I'm sexy."