Room 808 (Purinz/Chaewon x Yunjin)

Homecoming

"Hwang, you're suffocating me," Yunjin breathed into Yeji's neck.

Yunjin had been back in Pledis for a little less than three hours, and most of those were spent in the airport waiting to get her bag. Her mom insisted on picking her up from the airport, even though it meant she had to rush there and drop Yunjin off at home before heading out to deal with a city council meeting. Instead of taking the time to relax and unpack, she called Yeji.

"I'm sorry!" Yeji said, releasing her. "God, I just feel like I haven't seen you in forever! It's so weird to go from seeing you everyday to not at all for weeks. I've been losing my shit out here, Yunjin. I swear to god. Has there always been absolutely nothing to do in this town? I'm really losing my mind from boredom. I swear to god yesterday I watched Hyunjin play Call of Duty for like seven hours straight because the only other alternative was smashing my head into a wall. I'm so fucking glad you're here. It's freezing. Let's go get some coco and you can tell me all about what's going on with Chaewon," Yeji grinned.

"I'm sure you already know all about it," Yunjin rolled her eyes.

"Yeah but I'd rather hear it from you, duh," Yeji said, hooking her arm through Yunjin's and pulling her up the block and through the door of a coffee shop Yunjin knew all too well.

It was too late. The bells on the back of the door clanged together, alerting the barista to their arrival. Yunjin hesitated before looking up to find her summer fling staring back at her.

"Look who's back in town," Yuri said with a smile. She pulled her apron over her head and set it down on the counter before approaching them. "I didn't think you'd be coming home for break, with your mom and all." When she reached Yunjin, she opened her arms for a hug. Yunjin did the same, albeit, a little awkwardly. She looked over at Yeji who had clearly pieced it together and was looking scandalized. "Anyway, I'm sure you didn't come here just for me," Yuri said as she released her. For some reason to Yunjin, it sounded like that's exactly what she thought. "Let me get you a drink." She walked back behind the counter. "You want your usual?"

"Uh, yeah, usual's fine for me," Yunjin said. "Yeji?"

"Can I have a hot chocolate? I'm Yeji by the way," Yeji said, offering her hand across the counter.

"Oh! I've heard so much about you," Yuri said, shaking Yeji's hand. "You're gorgeous, way prettier than Yunjin gives you credit for."

"Hey!" Yeji said, shoving Yunjin.

"Oh no, don't worry, I'm sure she was only trying to flatter me," Yuri chuckled. Yunjin could feel her cheeks burning. "Why don't you go sit? I'll bring these over to you."

Yeji led the way across the store to a seat by the window. "Is that who I think it is?" She asked in a whisper. Yunjin nodded. "Oh my god," Yeji contained a laugh with her hand. "Why didn't you say anything? We could've gone somewhere else. Oooh, unless you wanted to see her. Did you? Trying to forget about Chaewon? Wanna see if she's as good as you remember?"

"Oh my god, no. None of that. You didn't give me a chance, we were in here before I realized," Yunjin said.

"Oh man, this is so awkward."

"You think?" Yunjin asked sarcastically.

"She's clearly still in love with you," Yeji said.

"She's not in love with me."

"Fine, but she's definitely in love with whatever it was that you did to her," Yeji sniggered. Before Yunjin could respond, Yuri was back with their drinks. She joined them at the table, nudging Yunjin over with her hip.

"You still have such great timing, this is the first time we've been slow all day," Yuri said as she settled in next to Yunjin.

"Lucky me," Yunjin said.