K-POP Girl Imagines Pt. 4

Withering Affections-Minju

Minju (ILLIT) x G!P Reader
Angst & Light Fluff
(A/n: Requested but they asked not to be mentioned.)

Y/n's POV

"Hey cutie," Yunjin sat next to me. "What are you thinking about?"

"Noona don't do that," I cringed.

"Do what?" She smirked. "Call you cute?"

"Yeah," I gagged playfully.

"You love it," she nudged my shoulder. "But seriously. Why so serious?"

"Minju," I whispered. "I think I might be in love."

"But?" Yunjin perked up.

"But she doesn't feel the same," I shook my head.

"How do you know?" She frowned.

"I've been coughing up little flower petals," I felt my heart ache.

"W-Wait," Yunjin looked at me worried. "You....you have Hanahaki disease?"

"I think so," I nodded.

"Who else knows?" She grabbed my hand.

"No one," I shrugged.

I looked at my phone which was playing a video of ILLIT's stage performance. I smiled seeing Minju having the time of her life on stage.

Between their stages and my sister's stages, I'm torn on who to watch. I'm so proud of Haram, she deserved to debut.

"Y/n," Yunjin stroked my hair. "You need to tell her. Maybe she does return your feelings."

"I talked to Sakura Noona about the disease," I picked at my fingers. "She said that even if the person unaffected likes the affected person, if it's not enough then they will start coughing up flower petals."

"Okay well," Yunjin laid her head onto my shoulder. "Maybe you should still tell Minju."

"Every time I try," I grew embarrassed. "I fumble my words or she plays it off. I'm just her best friend."

"Try harder," Yunjin encouraged. "From what I've read about this disease, there are only two ways out."

"Surgery or death," I sighed. "Yeah, I know Noona."

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"These are for you," I handed Minju some flowers. "Congrats on such a good debut."

"Thanks," she smelled them. "It means so much to me."

"Don't mention it," I smiled.

We walked along the streets. They were mostly empty considering it was two in the morning.

"You know," she hummed. "If you were a different gender, I think I might actually fall in love with you Y/n."

"Oh really?" I felt my heart lift up.

"Yeah," she smiled at me. "What's with the smile?"

"Well you know you can't stop the heart from wanting what it wants," I tried to push. "Besides, it's a new age. We could-."

"You're my best friend," she laughed. "I don't think I could date you."

I felt my throat tighten before I started coughing.

"Y/n are you okay?" She got worried.

"I-I'm fine," I waved her off. "Turn away please, I have to spit."

Minju turned back around before I spit in a nearby trash can. I saw a clump of flower petals making my stomach churn.

"Are you sick?" Minju asked after I joined her side again.