trapped // hwang hyunjin ✔️

chapter sixteen

poisonous

choi luna

"minho and jeongin are coming over later, we're going to a party. did you want to come?" hyunjin asks, walking into my room as i pull on my work uniform.

"where?" i ask, fastening the button on my pants.

"somewhere downtown." he shrugs, walking up next to me.

"sure, i'm down." i respond.

"alright, see you tonight." he smiles, placing a light kiss on the top of my head before leaving my room. i sigh. i hadn't talked to him about last night, and it seemed like he wouldn't be giving me a chance to. he went back to acting like his normal self, as if he didn't practically claim me hours before. to say i was confused would be an understatement, but i was trying my best to not look into it.

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"okay back up," jules crosses her arms. "you and jeongin fucked?" she smiles widely, clapping her hands. i nod. "and he asked you on a date?" i nod again. "so i'm just confused, what happened in that small amount of time from you guys having sex to him asking you on a date that made you tell him no?"

"i don't know... i just felt like i didn't want to lead him on, i guess." i shrug, carrying a tray of glasses next to the drink machine.

"but the sex was good?"

"phenomenal."

"and he's attractive?"

"insanely."

"and he's sweet?"

"the sweetest." i smile thinking back to him.

"then what's the problem? do you like someone else?" my body stiffens at her question.

"what? no, of course not!" i defend.

"then what do you mean by 'you didn't want to lead him on'?" she lightly shakes my shoulders.

"well- i don't know how i feel about him..."

"you don't have to have solid feelings to go on a first date, luna. those kinds of things develop."

"yeah but-"

"there's someone else." she says adamantly.

"i mean no, but... yes? i guess... i don't know..."

"who?" she yells.

"it's hyunjin-"

"hyunjin?" her eyes widen.

"not that i like him, it's just... something's changed..." she motions for me to go on. "he seemed upset that i wanted to sleep with jeongin... and i'm probably crazy but i think he was happy that i rejected him?"

"happy?" she asks.

"yeah like... i think i saw him smile when i told him... but, i mean i'm probably just crazy, he wouldn't be happy over something like that it makes no sense..."