𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟 𖥻! seonghwa

( 14 ) plot twist

WOOYOUNG DROVE SEONGHWA'S car back to his own place, and went inside with san, who he invited to spend the night. when you subtract two from four, that just leaves two, right?

seonghwa and chaerim moved to the driver and passenger's seats respectively. she had been dead silent the whole ride before, and she was still silent now. i mean, where do you even start?

"i'll take you home," he told her, "where do you live?"

"by the train station."

"me too."

"oh, aren't you special?" asked chaerim bitterly.

seonghwa slammed on the brakes, "you're really gonna mock me after all that?"

chaerim looked out the window, staying quiet.

"are you upset? because i made you leave?" asked seonghwa.

chaerim shook her head.

"then why are you acting like—"

"kiss me."

seonghwa's eyes went wide. he didn't know if he heard that correctly because what the hell.

"did you just say—"

"i said kiss me, you idiot." her face was blank. seonghwa had never felt so confused in his life. but what was weirder was the butterflies in his stomach that he was feeling.

"w-what? chaerim, are you drunk? i'm park seonghwa, your mortal enemy," he grabbed her shoulder and shook her to hopefully get her back to her senses.

chaerim slowly looked down and she grabbed his hand, and brought it up to cup her cheek. their eyes locked. seonghwa looked so... nervous.

"i didn't drink a single thing, park seonghwa. i know exactly what i'm saying," she insisted, "so kiss me. you did it once before. what's stopping you know?"

he thought about it for a moment. seonghwa shook his head, "like i said, i'm your enemy. i can't. back off."

"well, i'm you're enemy too, and i can."

chaerim grabbed his face and kissed him. she kissed him like she'd never kissed someone before. surprisingly, seonghwa kissed her back. he would never admit it, but he really wanted to do that again. they were both playing this game of 'how far can i push the other', without realizing they're being pushed just as hard.

chaerim shoved him away abruptly. just as she suspected. chaerim... liked it. fuck. i've officially gone insane. chaerim felt nothing as she talked to hyunjin and got closer to him, but somehow, she always felt everything when she was just near seonghwa. she turned back to the boy who she claimed to hate with love in her eyes.

seonghwa took a deep breath, cheeks turning bright pink. "why...?" he asked.

"just..." chaerim smiled, "just making sure i still hate you."

he licked his lips, "do you?"

"yep."

"oh... good," seonghwa nodded, but deep in his heart, felt a bit disappointed, "i still hate you too."

hands slightly shaking, seonghwa grabbed the steering wheel and began driving again. he looked like a student taking their drivers test, staring strictly at the road, hands ten and two. he was still so in awe.

"i always knew you had a soft spot for me." she said suddenly, breaking the tense silence.

"you did not." he made a 'pshtt' noise.

she paused, blinked, and grinned. seonghwa then realized with horror that he had essentially just admitted to it, "oh god. i mean, i do not. shit."