Chaewon enters the changing room like she owns the place, positioning herself in front of the mirror to arrange her hair. She stretches her brow to check her eye makeup but figures there isn't much point in fixing anything if she's just leaving school to go to Sakura's house.
"What?" she snaps at two of the dancer, who'd been staring at her since she walked in. It's been like this ever since the news of her break up with Jaehyun had started making the rounds. They are quick to turn away, going back to getting dressed.
She catches the new girl studying her reflection and surprises herself when she smiles instead of telling her off. The girl returns the smile and approaches the mirror, coming to a still at the locker next to Chaewon's where she starts applying a moisturizer to her face. Chaewon appreciates the methodical gestures, the way her fingers move upwards across her jawline and the way they draw circles on her temples and her forehead.
It's no secret that Chaewon enjoys new, pretty little things.
"Chaewon, I told you I'd be out in ten minutes," Kazuha says, emerging from the shower area wrapped in a towel, wet hair dripping on her shoulders. "There's no need to be here trying to rush perfection."
The new girl chuckles next to her and Chaewon kind of likes the sound of that.
Well, that's a novelty.
She pushes the thought to the back of her head and watches Kazuha from the mirror, "It's been a while since I saw you with few clothes, Kazuha." She smirks, and feels oddly tickled when the new girl's eyes widen and lock with hers in the reflection for a split moment. "You gotta deliver."
"Yeah yeah yeah, you big perv," Kazuha says, shooing her away with exaggerated hand movements. "Just go to the parking lot, Kkura's already there."
Chaewon pouts. "You're no fun, Zuha."
Kazuha pays her no mind, so Chaewon shrugs and winks at the new girl before leaving the changing room with a flip of her hair.
***
For all the attention they get at school as the Fimmies, something Chaewon had begun to nurture as early as freshman year, they much prefer the times when they're together away from prying eyes. It's not that they can't handle attention - they thrive on it - but there's a comfort, an ease, that can't quite be reached when their every moment is being observed.
After they'd finished homework, they'd ordered pizza and now they're all in Sakura's room, Chaewon sitting on the edge of the bed and the other two girls sitting on the floor in front of the TV. Sakura and Kazuha are fighting over what movie to watch even though Chaewon doubts they can even get halfway through it without her and Zuha's parents calling them to return home. It is a school night after all.
There's an unexpected moment of silence and Chaewon lifts her head to find Sakura's eyes zeroing in on her, twinkling with a playfulness that makes Chaewon swallow audibly, and not just because she's eating.
"So..."
Chaewon should have known that Sakura would choose the moment she's happily munching on her pizza to focus on her and start with The Questioning™.
"I heard this rumor in school that Jaehyun cheated on you, is that true?" Sakura asks, enunciating the words carefully as if she's treading dangerous waters. Chaewon appreciates the concern but she feels that Kazuha's snort is more in tune with the reality of the situation.
"Kkura, please," she says, tilting her head to the side as she gestures to herself. "Who would ever dare to cheat on this?"
Kazuha lets out a loud laugh this time and Sakura pinches her leg in annoyance.
