newbie | lee minho x oc

chapter 1 | invitation

yena's POV

this morning i woke up feeling really refreshed as i had a long stretch. ah, don't those morning stretches feel good? i reached over, snatched my phone off my bedside table and started scrolling through it for a while. i watched my friend's Instagram stories, scrolled through a few tiktoks and checked notifications i received overnight.

of course, i can't forget checking my jyp bubble messages as well. i couldn't pick between all the members of stray kids, so i just decided to pay for tickets for all of them. and now, i wake up to so many messages from them each morning, specifically felix. i feel so lucky to stan idols that are so involved in their fanbase. i carefully read their messages and replied to what they had to say. then, i got to han jisung's message. i got super excited because he rarely messages on bubble. and he's my bias, so it always feels like a special gift on the days i receive a message from him. i always felt so awkward replying back though cause its so different front how i normally text.

once i did that, i sat up in my bed and looked out the window, watching the people pass by in the street below my apartment. i shivered a little in the crisp winter air that filled my bedroom and rubbed my arms to help warm up a little. eventually, i crawled out of the warmth of my bed sheets, grabbed the navy blue hoodie hanging over my desk chair, and threw it on just as there was a knock at the door.

"hey, yena, are you up yet? i made some breakfast for us," a voice said quietly from outside the bedroom, just loud enough not to wake me up if i was still asleep. a huge smile lit up on my face, and i headed straight for the door. i hated cooking, so it was always nice when my roomie would whip up some food in the mornings. i quickly opened the door to find my best friend, lily, standing in the middle of the hallway, just about to creep away to avoid waking me.

"yup, i'm up girly. i could never ever be too tired to get up for a breakfast i didn't make myself," i giggled and gave her a hug. "thank youuu my loveeee."

she turned back around and returned the hug, and let out a small sigh whilst laughing herself. "well, it doesn't help when you don't eat breakfast in the mornings unless i make it for you. i can't let my best friend go without breakfast every day."

we both sat down at the kitchen counter in front of our plates of avocado toast. i poured us some orange juice and took a sip while i checked my schedule for the day. hair appointment... at 9am?? "GAH- what's the time?! 8:45am? DANG IT!" i frantically yelled. "i look like a fat mess! shoot, i'm gonna have to leave now."

i picked up my piece of toast and ran to my bedroom to change out of my pajamas and retrieve a pair of socks.

"yena, are you okay? what's going on?" lily concernedly cried out to me as i hastily made my way to the door and slipped on my shoes.

"it's okay, i'm just late for my hair appointment! thanks for breakfast, lils!! i'll catch you later~!" i replied, and abruptly shut the door behind me. i put in my earphones and pressed play on my SKZ mix on spotify and headed down the 3 flights of stairs, straight out the lobby and onto the street.

tired out from running, i slowed down to a walk to take a breather. i looked around at the scenery, taking in the beauty of the city life. singing along to the songs playing in my earphones and breathing in the fresh air, i felt so at ease despite the slight timing mishap this morning.

i decided to make a shortcut through the nearby park incase the roads were busy this morning. i checked the time on my watch to find it was 8:56am. ahh, gosh, why can't i ever remember important events in my life? it can't be that hard, and yet, it is.

i sped up faster, squinting my eyes to protect them from the harsh sunlight on the sidewalk, but ran into a stranger as i did so due to my lack of visibility. it didn't really help that i wasn't wearing my glasses either, which i need to see properly. i realised that i had left them at home in the rush of getting out the door, but i had no time to go back.