Light Into Darkness x Michaeng

Butt Wiggles and Low-Key Panic Attacks

The two women woke up as the sun poured in through the window across from Mina's bed. Chaeyoung was the first to actually wake, the sunlight shining right into her eyes. She wrapped her arms tighter around the body within them. Wait, body? Who was she- oh. Mina. A little spoon to Chaeyoung's big spoon. Chaeyoung released her grip slightly but didn't move to completely detach herself from Mina.

Mina woke from the movements behind her. She wiggled her butt into the hips behind her, enjoying the feeling of being held. Jeongyeon was always so warm, it made Mina feel safe. Mina opened her eyes to find- darkness. This wasn't Jeongyeon holding her. So who was? Her heart started to pound as she came to realize. Chaeyoung.

Chaeyoung was sure that Mina is awake after the butt wiggle (which she tried not to feel between her legs, but really, she's only human), so she decides to rip the band aid off. "Good morning," Chaeyoung said.

Mina just about moaned. The huskiness of Chaeyoung's voice was about one hundred times more intense when she was just waking up. "Morning."

"Sorry for invading your space. Tzuyu and Dahyun like to cuddle a lot so we gravitate towards each other when we're asleep." Mina felt a pang of jealousy. The annoying roommates get to cuddle with Chaeyoung? "It's all a very weird, platonic, threesome kind of thing we have. It's been like that since we were kids though."

Mina let the jealousy go a little, childhood stuff sticks, she knew how that was, and started relaxing into Chaeyoung's arms. They lay there for a few minutes, content with their situation. Mina's bladder has other plans for the early morning cuddle session, as it decided that it needed to be emptied. Now. She wiggled a bit in Chaeyoung's arms and Chaeyoung had to resist the urge to pull her in closer. But nature was not interested in letting Mina be comfy. "Bathroom, be right back." She said as she maneuvered out of Chaeyoung's arms.

As Mina made her way to the bathroom, running her hand along the walls until she hit the trim of the bathroom doorway, she heard sirens outside of her apartment. Sounds of metal on metal flashed in her head. The smell of a gas fire, the sounds of agonized screaming coming from her right side. Jeongyeon's screams of agony. Mina moved quickly into the bathroom and slid against the door, sitting on the ground to collect herself. It was not happening, she was safe.

Her heart raced and she instantly felt like she was going to be sick. Mina opened and closed her hands slowly, curling her fingers tight into her palms and feeling her short nails indent the skin, trying to stop the trembling in her hands. She took deep breaths, attempting to calm her nerves and prevent hyperventilating. Panic attacks weren't something new for Mina but usually she wasn't alone to handle them. Jihyo was generally able to calm her before she got to that point. She took a few more deep breaths through her nose, blowing the air hard out of her mouth. "It's not happening. I am safe." Mina repeated those words over and over out loud until the sirens had moved on. When she could think again, she moved to sit on the toilet.

All good things come to an end. Jeongyeon was proof of that.

This would only hurt if she let Chaeyoung into her life. Maybe being lonely would be better despite her previous fantasizing about someone special in her life. Someone who could have been Chaeyoung. Mina couldn't let it be Chaeyoung. Mina couldn't let it be anyone.

Jihyo walked in the front door, making her presence known by yelling out to Mina, "Hey, kiddo," before barging into her room where Mina would usually be, either working on writing or just getting ready for their daily workouts.

Instead, Jihyo found Chaeyoung, who had sat up in bed, the sheets pooled around her waist, showing off Mina's t-shirt. Chaeyoung looked towards the doorway to Jihyo smirking. Jihyo noticed Chaeyoung's bedhead paired with the t-shirt and wolf whistled loudly. Loud enough that Mina perked up from washing her hands. This ended now, before it could really start.