NOT YOU AGAIN! {KITTYZ}

BOTTOM?

Hanni sprawled across her plush couch, sighing dramatically, her limbs a tangled mess of exhaustion and regret. The day had been a whirlwind, starting with some ill-advised sightseeing and ending with an even more ill-advised attempt to metaphorically (maybe physically) murder her ex. The cherry on top? Getting lost on the island more times than she could count. Now, her over-water villa felt less like paradise and more like purgatory.

From the other end of the call, Hyein's laugh crackled through the phone, entirely unsympathetic. "Oh my god, your life sucks, Hanni!"

Hanni groaned, tossing her head back against the cushions. "Tell me something I don't know."

"First, your boyfriend dumps you," Hyein continued, barely able to breathe between giggles. "Then, you run into her. The one and only—" she mock-gasped, "the Great Kang Haerin."

"Don't you dare use 'great' in the same sentence as her name," Hanni muttered, pulling a face. "Alexander the Great would roll in his grave."

Hyein, barely containing herself, chuckled. "It's even funnier that you tried to kill her!"

"Deserved," Hanni grumbled, crossing her arms, though a flicker of a smile tugged at her lips. "But seriously, why is she working here? And as staff? She was the smartest student back in the day. Freaking valedictorian."

"Ironic, isn't it?" Hyein mused, her tone turning more thoughtful. "She was supposed to take over the world, not serve drinks."

"Well, she's still as flirty and insufferable as ever," Hanni rolled her eyes. "Some things never change."

Their conversation meandered between laughter and exasperated groans until, finally, sleep beckoned. After hanging up with Hyein, Hanni trudged to the bathroom to wash up, utterly wiped out from the day's chaos. She barely noticed anything until her peripheral vision caught something... moving near the laundry basket.

Hanni took cautious, tiptoe steps toward the basket, heart already racing. She nudged it with her foot—and then—

WHAM! A cockroach the size of a small nation came scuttling across the floor.

"AGHHHHHHHH!" Hanni screamed, bolting out of the bathroom, fear coursing through her veins. She didn't even register what—or who—she crashed into. All she knew was she was terrified and burying her face in someone's neck, clinging on for dear life. Her fists clenched at the back of their shirt, eyes squeezed shut.

It wasn't until a familiar scent hit her that reality began to settle in. Hanni's eyes flew open, and she leapt back, stumbling slightly as she realized who had just caught her mid-panic.

Kang Haerin.

And that smug, smug smile plastered on her stupidly attractive face.

Hanni was about to unleash a barrage of indignant questions, but before she could even get the words out, she spotted another cockroach casually making its way across the floor. All logic flew out the window as she screamed again—and without thinking, she launched herself right back onto Haerin, clinging to her like a koala to a eucalyptus tree. Her arms wrapped around her neck, her legs wrapped around the cat-eyed menace, her face buried in her neck.

"Is it gone?" Hanni shrieked, eyes shut tight, refusing to let go.

Silence.

Then she felt it—hands moving, slowly, deliberately, along her thighs. Hanni's eyes snapped open, meeting Haerin's amused, mischievous gaze. Oh, no. This was worse than the cockroach.

"It was almost too easy getting you back in my arms, darling," Haerin said with a wicked grin, laughter bubbling up in her chest.

Hanni blinked, piecing it together. This was all Haerin's doing, wasn't it? The cockroach. The whole thing. "You... you did this on purpose?!" she gasped, rage and embarrassment swirling in equal measure.

Haerin just cackled, clearly enjoying herself. "Still as crazy as ever," she teased, clearly loving every second of Hanni's mortification.

Hanni, never one to back down, grabbed a handful of Haerin's hair and gave it a good yank. "F*ck you Kang Haerin" she growled, tough a smile did crept on her face.

Haerin hissed, laughing through the mild pain, wobbling as she tried to shake Hanni off. The two stumbled across the room, a ridiculous spectacle of limbs and banter, until they both toppled onto the couch, Hanni landing squarely on top.

For a brief moment, the room went quiet, both girls staring at each other in the soft glow of the villa lights. Then, a sly grin curled at the corners of Hanni's lips as she leaned closer, teasingly brushing a hand along Haerin's cheek.

"Looks like someone's still a bottom," Hanni said, her voice dripping with smug satisfaction.

Haerin's eyes widened in disbelief. "You did not just—" Before she could even finish the thought, she shoved Hanni off with a huff, her expression oscillating between fury and something dangerously close to laughter.

Hanni tumbled onto the floor but refused to let the smirk slip from her face. From her new position on the ground, she shot Haerin a challenging look. "I win."

Haerin stood over her, arms crossed, face unamused but eyes sparkling with unspoken amusement. "You are absolutely insufferable."

"And you love it," Hanni shot back, winking.

Haerin just rolled her eyes. "Maybe I should've let the cockroach handle you."