Shiro becomes increasingly restless in the confines of Yunjin's messenger bag. When he chews out a nickel-sized hole, Yunjin takes it as a sign to let him out for a potty break before he "relieves himself on my letter I wrote to my old babysitter."
Yunjin takes Shiro to do his business at one of Pledis' many dog parks.
In the town's earliest stages of construction, city planners, architects, and engineers alike collaborated with residents and asked them what they'd like to see built.
After the completion of grandiose mansions, country clubs, museums, and other rich people shit, the people of Pledis had one final request: they demanded a dog park around every corner. Their precious pooches were to be painstakingly pampered.
Chaewon stands in the middle of the park, mouth agape in awe. She's never seen anything like this.
Agility courses that go on for miles, Olympic sized swimming pools, massage tables, zen gardens-all to help some nerdy tech developer's Chihuahua destress. (What does a millionaire's dog even have to be stressed about?)
"Boy!" Yunjin whistles for Shiro who is currently at a doggy urinal (yes, they get their own urinals-Pledis dogs can't pee on the ground like imbeciles!)
Shiro promptly turns around.
"We're running behind on schedule. You get ten minutes of playtime-MAX." Yunjin sets a timer on her phone.
Shiro nods at his mom, like he understood exactly what Yunjin said, and runs off to bark at a Rottweiler quadruple his size.
Yunjin directs herself and Chaewon to sit at a bone-shaped bench. Chaewon rests her head on Yunjin's stronger shoulder, feeling at home.
"I don't think we'll finish today," says Yunjin, thumbing through the thick stack of letters remaining. "Might drop off one last letter then come back some other day, if you'd still like to accompany me."
"Yes, of course," Chaewon responds reflexively, "I'll come with you again."
Yunjin smirks, and Chaewon can just tell she's about to say something dirty. (Cons of being in a relationship that had its humble beginnings on a notorious hook-up app).
"Huh," Yunjin ponders, corners of her mouth curling up deviously slow, "I swear I've heard that before.
Chaewon facepalms. "God, Yunjin..."
"Oh, that I've definitely heard!"
"Stop!" Chaewon whines in that flirty manner that indicates she doesn't actually want Yunjin to stop.
Yunjin giggles and nuzzles Chaewon's forehead.
"How did it happen? How did you go from a socially awkward triangle apprentice to this..." Chaewon gestures to Yunjin's smirk, "Stereotypical... macho... arrogant top? It's such a sudden switch up."
"Ah. Funny of you to think I've changed. I haven't. It's all an act. Ever heard of fake it till you make it? I may look calm on the outside, Chaewon, but on the inside, I'm barely pulling it together. I'm thinking: pretty girl on my shoulder ... so pretty... touch her hair, so soft... wait - did you wash your hands? Didn't you stick your fingers in Latte's mouth earlier when he was choking on that acorn? You have dog germs! Don't touch her! Just talk to her. She's smart - don't talk to her about stupid shit. Ask who she's voting for in the next election. Wait - is that uncomfortable? You're not supposed to be talking about politics, right? It's like one of those unwritten social rules, right? What else is off limits? War? Religion? And boobs. I shouldn't talk about boobs, huh? Show some class, Yunjin. I shouldn't even be thinking about them. I shouldn't be looking - am I looking at them? I can't tell. Look away, look away respectfully. Try not to think about boobs and the fact that you've seen hers. Think of something else! Anything but boobs. Ok. Go. Boobs. Damn it! She's pretty... she's so pretty. You're so lucky and she's so pretty. She's stunning, a piece of art. How are you getting away with this? Shouldn't you have to pay to see something this beautiful up close? Boobs... no - what did we say about thinking about boobs? What's wrong with you, dude? Get it together! Get a grip! NO. NOT on the boobs. No, not in that way."
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from which a garden grows / purinz
Fanfiction#1 purinz Sakura says every long-lasting relationship is like a garden: you first start out with a few seeds of potential. Chaewon doesn't see any potential in her latest love interest... ok maybe she's fine as fuck and her toy poodle is kinda cute...
