Definition Of Love

I

Present

Even if she's been in the eye of fame for quite some time, Karina still will never get used to the amount of flashes from cameras that render her blind at events like this. It was simple, smile for the cameras, wave and turn to make sure you don't leave anyone out, answer questions carefully but diligently. It was a cycle, but it wasn't a chore for her. Today was no different than a few days ago. But today wasn't just like any other day either.

For the first time in her career, Katarina has someone she considers special beside her, waving gracefully at the crowd with a charming smile. They don't know it now, but they will want to know. They will want to know the secret that's been hidden under large depths. The secret Katarina has worked so hard to protect these few years.

An interviewer points a mic at her. "Katarina Yu, one of the best leading actress in our time. Will you ever address the rumors about being in multiple relationships with a few of your male colleagues throughout your on going career?" The interviewer looks at her expectingly, and she breaks their eye contact to gaze beside her, releasing a chuckle.

There's never been a period of time where Katarina didn't have eyes on her. She's seen so many articles, posts, videos about her every single move. It took some time to get used to seeing her name and face plastered everywhere, become immune to the expectations that behold her. Everyone looks at her life in a certain way, and they might have managed to figure out some part of her life, but she's glad she's kept the most important part a dear secret for now.

Her wife.

Katarina looks back to him with a gleam in her eyes. She's proud of how much confident her wife has become in the public eye.

"You'll know soon enough."

-

"You're agreeing to do interviews about your life and you're going to drop the bomb about your wife. Are you sure about this?" Yizhuo shifts in her seat hesitantly.

Karina shrugs. "While it's nice to keep our relationship a secret, I rather not have to separate from Minjeong just because I'm afraid of the general public has to say about us just for doing normal stuff couples do." She places a scoop of yogurt into her mouth, humming in approval.

It's not like she hasn't thought this through. Both of them are popular celebrities in the industry, if anything, she's sure they'd be the talk of town for weeks.

Sitting up, the raven turns serious. "I've talked to her already, if that's what you're curious about. She agreed that maybe it might be time. We don't owe the public anything but we want to be able love eachother, whenever and wherever, freely." She gives Yizhuo a warm smile, smiling even wider when the end of Yizhuo's lips curl upwards.

The younger girl nods. "Right, I just- I just want to make sure you two will be okay. You two have gone through a lot." Yizhuo's head rests on her palm, her elbow pressing onto the table.

Karina lifts her left hand, the small diamond ring gleaming brightly on her ring finger. "But we've gone through them together. I just want to let everyone know how I met my wife." She wiggles her fingers with pride.

A response of rolled eyes earns a loud laugh from Karina.

-

Katarina sits in front of the journalists, camera in front of her as she fixes her hair.

The staff behind the camera counts. 3, 2, 1.

"Today, we have Katarina Yu with us, Ms. Yu, It's nice to have you here with us today. Thank you for stopping by, we know how busy you are." The interviewer begins, his attention on the actress.