all the stars in the sky (you're the only one that shines)

My star

Doodling small illustrations of flowers on the post-it attached to her laptop's keyboard, Yunjin tunes out her professor's voice. She didn't even sign up for this class but apparently it was mandatory for her major so it was automatically included in her schedule.

She sighs, it's too early, almost 9 am. Luckily the class ends soon, she can work on her assignments during her two hour gap before going to her next class.

She quickly packs up her things once her professor concludes his lesson, not wanting to spend any longer in that class. The room was filled with greasy looking guys. She feels their stares as she passes them toward the door, practically running out.

Walking to the elevator, she waits until the doors open for her. Clicking on the first floor, Yunjin does a mental checklist in her head, memorizing what she needs to do today while waiting. It gets quite overwhelming sometimes, thinking about everything she's responsible for now. After leaving for college 3 years ago, Yunjin learned how to organize her duties but there are still days where she feels the stress of it all.

The emails she has to read and reply to or the rent she needs to pay, the school projects, her thesis, her part time job at the library. It's like her mind and body are always moving, never really taking a break until she gets home or if she's lucky, on holidays.

Finding a routine helped her tremendously, she wakes up every morning and knows what to expect throughout the day. Focusing on that certain task until the next one comes, taking things one step at a time. Glad that she's no longer suffering back when she was in her first year.

Finally reaching the first floor, Yunjin walks out of the math and science building, heading toward the art department's building. Once she steps in, immediately she feels the cold air that surrounds her. Slipping into her jacket, Yunjin walks up the stairs to the study area near the windows.

Setting up her table with the necessary materials, she gets to work as soon as her playlist plays in her headphones.

After spending an hour researching sources that backup her thesis and adding notes to her paper, Yunjin spends the rest of her free time listening to a video on special relativity while munching on her granola bar.

Unexpectedly, she gets a message from her girlfriend.

Raising her eyebrows, she opens the notification.

[11:37 am] chaechae 🤍 : what time are you coming home

[11:37 am] me : maybe 4, but I have a shift at 8

[11:38 am] me : why???

As she waits for a response, she starts to clean up before walking to her next class. Once she reaches her seat, she hears her phone buzz with a new message. Pulling it out her pocket, she responds before her professor begins the lecture.

[11:45 am] chaechae 🤍 : don't forget we ran out of condoms last night, go get new ones before you come home

[11:45 am] me : ughhhh why can't you, you have the day off today

[11:46 am] chaechae 🤍 : yunjin you're already out, the pharmacy isn't that far from campus

[11:46 am] me : exactlyyy why can't you go, you're doing nothing right now

[11:47 am] chaechae 🤍 : all I'm hearing is that you don't want sex

[11:47 am] me : NOO 😞😞🙏🙏

[11:47 am] chaechae 🤍 : get the condoms.

[11:48 am] me : yes ma'am 🫡

[11:50 am] chaechae 🤍 : love u have a good day 🥰🥰