No Matter What | Ryeji

10-Love?

3rd person view

ITZY's week-long break soon ended and they were back to their idol schedules again. Since their last album wasn't that long ago, their schedule is less hectic. Well, until they have to prepare for their next comeback. Which— according to their creative director— is soon.

Their days now consisted of going to music shows, featuring in shows and podcasts, doing fan calls— just the normal stuff k-pop idols do, nothing ITZY haven't done before. Except, this time around, something is different.

Yeji is always giggling about something with Ryujin, Yeji and Ryujin are seen giggling and texting someone (eachother?) while they're in the company van with the other members, Ryujin often pulls Yeji up to their dorms super early after dinner, Ryujin always sticks to Yeji— not that she wasn't before, but this time she was like EXTRA clingly.

And, ohhhhh have the other members noticed. In fact, maybe they've noticed too much.

"Don't ya'll think they're up to somthing?" Yuna says to Chaeryeong and Lia.

The three of them are in Yuna and Lia's dorm room, gossiping after they just witnessed Ryujin and Yeji going up to their room early, again.

"They said they were going to bed." Chaeryeong answers Yuna while helping to fold Lia's socks.

"Who the hell sleeps at 5:30?!" Lia shouts from inside of her closet where she's trying to find her favourite pair of jeans.

"Ah! I got it!" Lia suddenly sticks her head out from the closet.

"Got what? You got why Yeji and Ryujin are sleeping at 5:30?" Chaeryeong ask curiously.

"No, dumbass. I found my favourite pair of jeans!"

Chaeryeong and Yuna roll their eyes.

"Anyways, continuing the conversation, I don't think they're sleeping."

"Okayy, then do you have an idea what they're doing?"

"Maybe they're planning a prank on us or something. That explains why they're always giggling, maybe they're laughing at whatever they are going to pull on us."

"Ooohh, good assumption."

Well, I guess the clues weren't enough for them to guess what's happening. They're either too innocent or just oblivious, or maybe both.

Yeji

"Ryuddaeng!" I scream-giggled as Ryujin tackled me to my bed by tickling the shit out of all my ticklish spots.

The kisses then came next, her lips working around my neck and body skillfully, she would graze her mouth over my skin occasionally— making me giggle.

"Ryu?"

"Hmm?" Her smirk light up the entire room.

I poked her side and her face changed into a "don't let her know you find this ticklish" face. I poke her again, she's still stifling her laugh.

The last blow, I go full on tickle mode and tickle her everwhere. She finally burst out laughing, and the sound is amazing, music to my ears.

I love to make her laugh, I love her laugh, I love her.

I love being loved by her, it might be the best feeling I've ever felt, apart from debuting.

Her love makes me giddy, giddy in her love.

We'll be like this no matter what, there will be a time where we'll have to tell our friend and family, the company too. I've complety forgotten about my duty as an idol, but live in the moment for now, and worry about the future when it comes, right?

I want to be with Ryujin forever, and I will be.

If anyone ever tries to stop Ryujin and me from living our lives, I will fight them.

And I know Ryujin will to.

"I love you, so so so so much, Yeji. I hope you know that."

I lie down next to her and admire the sunset happening right outside our window. She intertwines our fingers together and presses kisses on my eyes, nose, lips.

"No one can pull us apart."

Giddy, so giddy, giddy in love, in the arms of my lover, forver and ever.

"Maybe we're still in the honeymoon phase of our relationship but we will fight through everything, together. If we ever fight, if we ever misunderstand eachother, if we ever do something wrong, we'll get through together, no matter what. Promise?"

Ryujin lays on her side to face me, she grabs my waist and cups my cheek.

"I promise over my life, Hwang Yeji."

The night fades as Ryujin leans down to kiss me.

Ryujin

Is this what people call a dream come true?

I get it, it really feels like a dream, being with the one I've loved for so long. Sometimes I think I'll wake up and realize none of it was real, but no, it's real.

Yeji seems like a fantasy. My fantasy. Mine.

I dread the day where we have to tell the company, i dread that they'll tell us to break up. But no matter that, we won't listen anyway. We'll get through it, even if they kick us out, we'll get through it together.

I promised.

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i've kinda lost motivation to write this story, but i'll try, just expect slower updates 😔