"They look so cute." Seeun mumbles gazing at Junkyu and Nori from afar.
"All the couples of Suns and Moons are." A voice from behind surprises her. She turns a little to see Jihoon holding two cups in his hands, nodding in Rami and Mashiho's direction who were feeding cake to each other. Jihoon passes a cup to her and takes a sip from the other.
"Yeah, they all are. But Mina would've looked cute with Jaehyuk as well." After a brief pause Seeun vocalizes sheepishly, a wish she buried deep inside a long time ago.
"That grumpy cousin of yours only suits with our grumpiest member. Look." Jihoon rolls his eyes and points towards Jaehyuk who was busy having a game of ping pong with Asahi at a corner.
"He should be chasing a girl instead of goofing around." Seeun tsks, showing her disapproval of her cousin's lifestyle.
"What's wrong with playing around?" Jihoon questions with narrowed eyes.
"We're at the age where we should take our love life a bit more seriously. Half of you are graduating in a few months." She replies while copying his expression.
"Then you would've started considering options as well." Jihoon takes a step towards her with a raised brow.
"Yup, I have. But I'm a little picky when it comes to guys. Maximum long I've dated a guy were forty days." Seeun tsks at herself this time.
"Forty days, woah. You must have some high standards." Jihoon raises his hands in mock surrender, shocked and intrigued by what the girl just stated.
"I guess, I do." She heaves a sigh and takes a step back, gazing at other couples once again.
"I'm gonna use the restroom." Just before she could excuse herself, Jihoon halts her by catching her wrist.
"How about we make a bet?"
•••
"What are you even doing?"
"I'm making myself at home, your sister said so."
"Sihmin." Haruto calls in all seriousness, watching the girl resting against his headboard.
"Haruto. Stop whining and just come here." Sihmin tsks, expressing her disapproval over his rigidness not knowing the reason behind it was her.
Haruto eyes her then the vacant space on his bed next to her contemplating why the heck he was feeling tingly in the stomach upon seeing this imagery.
"I won't bite you know." Sihmin drawls just as he starts to make his way towards her.
"But you're fully capable of." Haruto replies, plopping next to her.
"That's one of my specialities." She winks at him.
Trying to hide his smile, Haruto shifts a little to readjust his position, unknowingly brushing his hand against hers. Before he could mutter an apology, Sihmin takes a hold of his hand swiftly and begins tracing it's outline with her finger. Finding it oddly gratifying, Haruto let her continue.
"You didn't go to Nori's bash, did you?" He asks her a question instead, trying to divert his own attention
"Nope, I didn't." She shakes her head.
"Why?" Eyes fixed on her, he enquires.
"Just didn't feel like going." Sihmin shrugs her shoulders nonchalantly and intertwines her fingers with Haruto's.
"Lee Sihmin didn't feel like partying? Tell me something I'll believe." Poking fun at her, Haruto smirks.
"I wanted to spend your day with you Haruto. I don't know if my presence makes any difference or not but it's your day! It should be special." Sihmin emphasizes on the last sentence she utters, straightening herself to face Haruto properly taking him by surprise.
"It doesn't necessarily has to be special." He avoids her gaze, untwining his hand from hers. Scoffing, Sihmin cups his cheek and makes him face her leaving little to no space between them.
"Haruto, if you're being like this because of your grandmother then you should know that she would've never wanted you to beat yourself over something that's in no one's control. She would've never wanted to be the reason you let go of your share of happiness. No one who loves you wants to see you heartbroken when you could be happier instead. So stop closing your heart to things you want to feel. Please." Just as Sihmin whispers the plea, his heart melts in an instant looking at the urgency in her eyes.
He pats her hand with an understanding nod causing Sihmin to smile in relief. She just said what he needed to hear, to chase after what he wanted. The way she untangled the knots that tied him for years made him realize the significance she started to have in his life.
"It makes a difference, Sihmin." Still keeping his hand on hers, Haruto confesses.
"What?" Sihmin asks, confused.
"Your presence. It does make a difference. A lot of difference."
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ChickLitSihmin, Junkyu, Haruto, Nori. As much as they sound like a group of buddies, they're not. They're the Suns and Moons of TIAH. And you can't see the Sun and Moon together, now can you? A story of love and hate, friendship and rivalry and of course h...
