WINRINA ONESHOTS

LOVE SONGS

The world only ever saw Winter and Karina, aespa’s beloved stars—two women who exuded charisma on stage, with millions of fans worshipping every step they took. No one ever doubted the chemistry between them as friends, colleagues, or artists. But there was something that even the most dedicated fans could never guess. Beneath the polished surface of fame, beneath the perfectly choreographed routines, there lay a secret, spoken only in whispers, encoded in lyrics hidden within the songs they wrote.

Minjeong—the soft, enigmatic Winter—had always been shy, her thoughts often locked behind a barrier of reticence. Jimin, fierce and composed Karina, was the opposite. Together, they balanced each other in every way, a natural yin and yang. But beyond the public eye, their connection ran deeper than anyone knew.

It started innocently, as most things do.

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The Beginning

It was late one night, long after the others had gone to bed. The stars were out, and the studio lights were dim. Minjeong sat alone, strumming her guitar. She hummed a tune, one that had been swirling around her mind for days. It was soft, melancholic, and full of unspoken emotion.

Jimin walked into the room, drawn by the quiet melody. "Still awake, Minjeong?" she asked, her voice gentle but curious.

Minjeong looked up, slightly startled. "Yeah, just... working on something. Couldn’t sleep."

Jimin sat beside her, the familiar closeness between them comforting. "It’s beautiful. What’s it about?"

Minjeong hesitated, her fingers grazing the guitar strings. "I don’t know... maybe it's about longing. You ever feel like there’s something you want to say, but you just can’t?"

Jimin nodded. "All the time. That’s why we have music, right?"

They shared a brief smile, one that lingered for a moment too long. Minjeong shifted her gaze, feeling the weight of something unspoken between them. But that night, neither said more. They didn’t need to. Not yet.

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Hidden Messages

As weeks went by, their unspoken bond began to seep into their music. It started small. Minjeong would write lyrics, vague yet full of longing, and Jimin would respond with her own lines, weaving them into the songs they performed together.

Their first collaboration came with a song titled "Whispers in the Dark." It was a soft, ethereal track, one that fans loved for its mystery.

Minjeong’s lyrics: "There’s a place where the silence speaks,
A hidden world beneath our feet,
Only you can hear the sound,
In the quiet, I am found."

Jimin’s response: "I hear you, though the world is loud,
In the dark, I’m reaching out,
Tell me what you cannot say,
I’ll find you anyway."

The song became a hit, but no one suspected the truth behind it. No one knew that it wasn’t just a poetic exchange, but a dialogue between two hearts yearning for one another.

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Confession Through Lyrics

Months passed, and their secret grew heavier, yet they never spoke about it directly. It was safer that way. In the public eye, they were nothing more than close friends. But when they were alone, writing music together, they told each other everything they couldn’t say aloud.

One day, while working on a new song, Minjeong broke the silence.

"Jimin," she began, her voice barely above a whisper, "what if... what if we wrote a song about us?"