A Sucker for Happy Endings - [ BLACKPINK x RED VELVET]

01. Xs and Os

Everything had come crashing down as soon as Jennie had walked into their dorm that night. She was absolutely exhausted and had decided that she would definitely just pass out on the couch instead of walking a minute longer to get to her room, had she not seen that the enticing piece of furniture that seemed to call for her tired feet was currently occupied.

In all honesty Jennie should’ve known this was going to happen, but she didn’t think it would be this soon. She barely had the time to get over her crush and move on like she had originally planned. Jennie almost forgot that she she shouldn’t be here, and that she should get the fuck out as she took the scene right in front of her.

Lisa was sitting on the couch with Chaeyoung.

It would’ve been fine if Lisa wasn’t making out with Chaeyoung right then and there.

Jennie felt her heart tear into tiny little pieces as she held back tears that threatened to spill over at any moment. It felt as if someone had plucked out the last petal of the flower and yelled “She loves me not” right in front of her face.

It was beyond painful for her to watch, but Jennie didn’t know why she couldn’t tear her gaze away from them.

Deep down, however, Jennie knew it was because she wished it could’ve been her. She wished that she was the one Lisa looked at with those adoring eyes.

She wished she was the one Lisa would banter with during the day and cradle in her arms after a day of hard work. She wished that she was the one Lisa would automatically link her arms with as soon as they step out of the plane.

She wished she was the one Lisa would run towards to hug and scream and cry on whenever they had bagged an award. She wished she was the one contact Lisa saved on her phone with a cute nickname.

Jennie wished that she was the one.

But she wasn’t, and she would never be.

Not with the way Lisa looked at Chaeyoung, her eyes determined and ready to give the world to her lover if she had simply asked. Not with the way Lisa spoke to Chaeyoung, her voice dripping with adoration whenever she spoke to her. Not with the way Lisa held Chaeyoung, her protective arms ready to shield her from anything that could cause harm. Not with the way Lisa opened her heart to Chaeyoung, unafraid of showing her true emotions to her. Not with the way Lisa smiled like an idiot whenever a message from ‘ Rosie <3’ would pop up from her phone.

Jennie Kim was always a sucker for happy endings. She should feel happy that two of her closest friends had realized their feelings for one another after years of their terribly obvious pining. She should feel happy because despite the fact that they had finally ended their game of cat and mouse, they had a new beginning just waiting for them.

But she didn’t, and Jennie would’ve traded anything in the world to have her own happy ending with Lisa.

The world was never kind to begin with. Some were given happy endings, and great new beginnings to follow while most didn’t. Jennie supposed she was part of the most. Perhaps her luck had to end somewhere. After all Jennie Kim had always gotten what she wanted, no matter how impossible it seemed to be. She had a fiery determination and a resolve of steel, virtually nothing was out of her reach.

Until now, that is.

“Love is overrated anyway,” Jennie mumbled to herself as she wiped away the tears that had fallen. With a heavy heart, she quickly headed towards her room. She hoped that her roommate was sleeping, so that Jisoo wouldn’t have to endure her sobbing that she knows would go on all night long.

Jennie hoped that the world would at least give her that.

***

Jisoo was definitely not asleep when Jennie had entered their shared room.

Instead, Jennie was greeted by a sight she had never seen in all the years she had been together with her best friend. Jisoo was neck deep into her thick blanket with her eyes screwed shut. Her lower lip was clenched between her teeth almost painfully so. To top all of it off, her shoulders were shaking, and were tears continuously running down her face.

Jennie had almost forgotten that she was in the same state when she rushed towards her best friend, concern overpowering her own anguish.

“Jisoo?” Jennie said in a raspy voice as shook her best friend’s shoulder softly. She wiped her own tears and laid down to face Jisoo.

“W-welcome to the club, Jendeukie,” Jisoo tried to joke, her voice coming out even worse than Jennie’s. With a look, they had both understood the reason behind their tears.

“You too?” Jennie muttered brokenly. Tears streamed down her face once more as she realized that she was not alone.

“...Yeah,” Jisoo replied softly. “W-we should- we should be happy for them, right? T-they’re good for each other..” The older of the two said after a failed attempt of wiping her own tears away. The stream of tears didn’t seem to end.

“They’re good for each other,” Jennie repeated as she rubbed her best friend’s shoulder, trying her best to swallow her own sobs.

“They’re good for each other...” Jisoo tried to say firmly, but choked on her own tears. Jennie engulfed her best friend in a tight hug, trying to stay strong for the both of them despite her heart’s protests.

“Why does it hurt so much?” Jisoo muttered, her swollen eyes meeting Jennie’s.

Jennie didn’t have an answer as sobs had overtaken her body.