Jennie sits cross-legged on the couch, half watching the movie playing on the TV and half paying attention to her phone. She hasn't swiped right even once; a consequence of the high standards her sister, Jisoo, constantly blames for her lack of a romantic life.
But those, she knows, are qualms for another day. Right now, she's swiping left and left, indifferent in one way or another to all the women she comes across. It's not based on looks alone — some she wants to swipe right for, but then reads their descriptions and changes her mind.
That is, until she comes across Lisa Manoban.
Her age, blonde hair and striking brown doe eyes, An impish smile and a beautiful, curvaceous figure. Then she reads the profile and she's halfway in love with the girl. Just before her thumb can make contact with the screen to swipe right, however, her friend's voice stops her.
"Hey, Jen?"
Her thumb hovers over the screen. All it takes is a swipe of her finger, but she hesitates for some reason. "Yes, Taehyung?"
"What's the new girl's name again? The nerdy one?"
"Lili," Jungkook answers in his stead, and from the corner of her eye she can see Taehyung frown.
"Isn't it Lisa?"
"Nope. Pretty sure it's Lili."
"It is Lisa," Jennie corrects firmly, with the certainty of someone whose phone is shining with her crush's name and picture at this very moment. Still her thumb hovers. "Why do you ask?"
"We just matched on Tinder."
Jennie swipes left and closes the app.
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Lisa has attended Seoul High for three months, three weeks, and three days. Jennie knows this because she's counting. She has been from the moment Lisa introduced herself to the class on the very first class of her very first day — and Jennie has been crushing on her ever since.
She knows Lisa was quick to become president of the Dance club and make friends with the likes of Minnie, Chaeyoung Park and Jihyo — Jungkook’s sister. Lisa is a straight-A student and captain of the Mathletics team. All things Jennie admires, although some would prefer to shrug it off and label Lisa as a ‘nerd’.
They have talked briefly; a shy smile here and there, a word hello or goodbye. The longest interaction was when Lisa dropped her apple in the canteen and Jennie picked it up for her and said, "You dropped your apple."
Four whole words that drew a timid smile from pink lips. Then Lisa tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and replied, "Thanks, Jennie."
Jennie smiled for the rest of the day.
As it turns out, though, picking up your crush's apple in real life does not have the same effect as in Twilight. Neither did Jennie’s skin turn sparkly all of a sudden.
It is with that thought that she shuts the door of her locker on Monday morning, only to find Taehyung's puppy dog eyes behind it.
"What?"
He follows her down the hall like he can barely contain his great, new idea. Jennie can barely wait to shut it down.
"I need you to do me a favor." She stops, looks him down with a raised eyebrow. Taehyung does not usually ask for favors, much less this tentatively. His hopeful grimace is further clue that she is not going to like it. "It's a huge one."
"Why me?"
Jennie resumes her trek down the hall, with Taehyung on her tail. "Because! You're like-- the best writer ever. Nobel prize level, Jen. Seriously. And I kinda need to impress Lisa."
