𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐲𝐬 | 𝐖𝐋𝐖

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Later that night, after Yeji had showered and gotten ready for bed, she went over to Yuna and Ryujin's room. She seemed to stand there, frightened. If Ryujin confesses to her, what will she say or do? Ryujin deserves honesty, but her honest feelings will betray Eli.

She's set up to make a choice and she doesn't like the fact that either way she's hurting someone.

Knocking on the white door, she put her hand in her sweatpants pocket, taking them right back out to nervously straighten her white tank top. The door opened, Yeji was expecting Yuna but it was Ryujin.

"Sib- Ryujin sit back down!" She pushed the girl into the room, closing the door and guiding her back to the bed. "Where's Yuna?"

"She wanted to go workout." Ryujin answered, sitting on the edge of the bed.

Yeji sat down with her, her stomach roaring with butterflies, her saliva was thick and harder to swallow all of the sudden. "So what did you want to talk about?" She asked the beautiful girl.

Ryujin sighed, her breath shaking, she was so unsteady and all over the place. She feared one thing. Not rejection, ruining their friendship.

"I have to get something off of my chest." Ryujin started and Yeji nodded, listening with fear. Her eyes almost told Ryujin not to do this. "And I'm not going to start with a long story or explanation, I'm just going to say it... I like you, Yeji."

There it was. Those words.

There was what Yeji felt initially. It was satisfaction, euphoria, victory. But it lasted no longer than a second before it was taken over with guilt, Eli's words echoing in her ears.

"Like... more than a friend?" Yeji specified.

Ryujin nodded, "More than anything, Yeji."

Yeji sighed, flipping her hair, "I didn't even think you were into girls, Ryujin... You're bi?"

"No, Yeji. I'm only into girls. I'm lesbian."

Yeji had to control her face, but her body reacted on the inside. She would have never guessed Ryujin was a lesbian like her. She never got the vibe or the message ever. She's closeted so well.

"I'm closeted here. I wasn't in England, but here, Yuna is the only one who knows and supports me... I do like you, Yeji. I think I'm even in love with you. And telling you before you accept Chaeryeong's proposal may seem selfish, but I just needed you to know beforehand. I'm not going to try anymore. I'm not going to ever hit on you or try to break you and Chaeryeong apart. I'm letting it go and I just want to be your best friend. I don't want to ruin this." Ryujin ranted quickly.

Yeji didn't know what to do. Ryujin's words were sad, and the truth was that she likes Ryujin back...

"Oh, Ryujin..." She sighed.

"I know, Yeji. I'm sorry..."

"No- don't be sorry..." Yeji looked into those eyes and just... broke, "I like you too."

She saw the hope in Ryujin's eyes and broke even more at the fact that now she had to shoot it down. "But... I can't, we can't, Ryujin I- I'm sorry, I wish I could explain."

"What?" Ryujin whined, sitting closer to Yeji, her eyes getting wet. "I don't understand, Yeji. Isn't it simple? It's Chaeryeong..."

"No..."

"Then what is it?"

The brunette looked down, playing with her fingers and thinking deeply about her next words, "It's because of Elijah." She said honestly.

"Elijah? Why him??"

"He likes you, Ryujin! He is like... so in love with you. And I cannot be with you knowing how much it'd hurt him. Knowing how much we both tried to get you to like him."