Hands around her waist, bright smiles and rosie cheeks as the golden flashlights hits their face ;
Yujin definitely hated Wonyoung.
But Wonyoung couldn't care less.
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payback - IVE
03.05.23 ; 1am
Arriving later than the other girls, Wonyoung and Yujin found themselves sharing the car ride home, alongside Liz, who was on the verge of falling asleep from exhaustion. little sleeping beauty. Wonyoung, seeing Liz in this state, smiled tenderly and allowed her to rest on her shoulder, mirroring the gesture herself. She gently interlaced their hands for comfort, stealing a curious glance at Yujin seated beside her, only to find her looking away, lost in her headphones.
As Yujin gazed out of the car window at the passing nightlife, she tried to convince herself that she loved her job, although deep down, she knew things weren't always like this. Back in Iz*One, everything was different-so innocent and sweet. Why had things changed?
She could feel Wonyoung's gaze behind her, imagining her chest rising and falling with each breath.. Yujin's heart clenched with a mixture of emotions. It wasn't jealousy, despite both being famous and Yujin even being less hated than Wonyoung. It was the strange hostility between them that she couldn't shake.
But maybe it was Wonyoung's feminine radiant energy that dominated her life to the point where it felt suffocating for Yujin.
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All the girls were getting ready to sleep, removing their make up, tying up their clothes, brushing their hairs..
Suddenly, their manager entered the room.
"Pardon the intrusion, ladies. I just want to remind you about tomorrow's schedule before you head to sleep. Tomorrow, we'll be shooting the pictures for 'Off the Records.' The artistic director sent me a file with the entire artistic direction, and I'll transfer it to you if you're curious. Also, we already know the posing duos/trios. Feel free to check that too. If you have any questions, send them to me-I'll stay awake until 3 am. Good night, girls."
Rei was clearly the most excited about the upcoming shoot and successfully hyped Liz, who was still dazing off. Soon, all the girls gathered in Yujin's room to check the files.
Yujin and Wonyoung were paired together, which didn't sit well with Yujin. After a tense afternoon, she couldn't contain her frustration any longer.
"Ha, damn it," she swore under her breath.
Rei, Liz and leeseo, too preoccupied to notice, continued with their excitement. However, Gaeul picked up on Yujin's mood.
"Is something wrong, Yujin?" she asked.
"Huh? No, I'm just tired Unnie. We should all go to sleep," Yujin replied, trying to brush off the tension.
"Rei, Liz, leeseo let's go to bed. Yujin-Unnie is tired, and you're bothering her with all your nonsense!" Gaeul directed, ushering the three girls out of the room with flying kisses.
Turning to Wonyoung, Gaeul asked, "Wonyoung, are you coming too?"
Wonyoung smiled and replied, "I'm coming. Don't wait for me. I want to talk to Yujin."
"Okay, don't stay up too late ! Good night!" With that, Gaeul left the room.
Wonyoung sat next to Yujin on her bed, lightly poking her knee with a finger.
"Yujin-ah... I'm looking forward to tomorrow," she said, leaning in closer with a fox-like smile.
Before she could leave, Yujin caught her arm. "Haa, for real... this is how you want to play it? Wonyoung-ah, let's keep it professional."
"But I always do. You're the one who can't. Am I wrong? I'm nothing but nice to you. I've always been. The problem is... it's you," Wonyoung countered with, again, an innocent as if she wasn't the most manipulative bitch Yujin known.
"You're driving me crazy. Say it again?! I'm going to-" Yujin started, but Wonyoung silenced her by covering her mouth with her hand and pressing their chests together.
"Let's not make a scene. I don't want to wake up the other girls." Wonyoung whispered into Yujin's ear.
Yujin thought she was about to burst. She bet her ears were red but from what ? Anger ? Something else ? She didn't let herself think more, as she released wonyoung arm. And she tried to look as angry as possible, as Wonyoung leaves the room like nothing happened.
And you know what.. She didn't even said goodnight to her...
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This chapter is a bit longer 🤭 Can you girls feel the tension building up ? What do you think about it so far ? 🎀
