live or life? | baewoo

live or life?

"who's my type in the group?"
jiwoo read out loud, brows furrowed as she squinted her eyes to read the words.

"ah..."
she said, pretending to think.

earlier this week...

knock knock!
"yes?"
lily asked, as the members walked in one by one.

"happy birthday!"
they started singing the birthday song, as bae put one hand on jiwoo's shoulder.

throughout the entire time they were live, bae and jiwoo had been clingy to one another.
one moment, bae was leaning on jiwoo's body as she felt bae's warm breath on her ears.
another moment, bae backhugging her while putting her hand on her waist.
feeling the warm, familiar touch on her waist, jiwoo could not help but smile softly to herself.

jiwoo, being used to such actions by her unnies, didn't think much about it, leaning in to read the comments on the live.
as she did so, she felt a hand touch her hair, as if playing with it.

she knew exactly who it was, but turned around anyway.
she looked at the older girl while the older girl only gave her a mischievous smile.

when jiwoo returned to the dorm, she could not help but think about what had happened earlier.
'was it just fan service?'
she thought to herself, drying her wet hair with a small towel.

her thoughts was interrupted by the very same person she was thinking about.
"hey jiwoo, are you sleeping soon? do you want to watch a movie with us?"
bae poked her head into kyujin and jiwoo's shared room.

evidently startled, jiwoo replied with a nod.
"what's wrong? why were you so startled?"
bae asked curiously, tilting her head.

"nothing, unnie. i'll go out later, save a seat for me."
jiwoo said dryly, taking out her phone to check social media.
"you know it."
bae had tried to sound enthusiastic, but deep down, she felt disappointed.
jiwoo had always loved movie nights with them.

after bae left, jiwoo heaved a huge sigh of relief, putting a hand to her heart.
badum badum!
she had never felt it beat so fast before, except during the dance break of soñar, that is of course.
"what's wrong with me?"
she mumbled, holding her head.

after about 20 minutes or so, she finally made her way to the living room where the member's eyes were glued to the television screen.
the lights were dimmed and she was sure she would trip over something if she was not careful.
noticing her, bae motioned for her to come sit next to her.
"psst jiwoo, here!"
she whispered not so softly, earning looks from the members who were concentrating on the show.
jiwoo was just about to take another step but stepped on a rogue plastic bag on the ground.
'uh oh.'
she had thought, not being able to react when she felt her body falling downwards, face first.
she shut her eyes, waiting for the pain to hit her hard, but it never did.
"be careful, jiwoo yah."
there was bae, holding her by her waist, almost as if they were in a romance drama.

"oh, thanks unnie."
was all she could get out in a hoarse yet awkward tone as she was almost scared out of her wits.
bae nodded, pulling her to sit next to her on the couch.

she felt comfortable on the soft couch but felt even more so when bae had put her arm around her neck, making her feel warm and cosy inside.
"are you cold?"
bae said, looking at jiwoo with a worried gaze.
"nope. i'm fine."
she muttered, not wanting to trouble her.
throughout the whole movie, jiwoo couldn't focus on it as the sound of her heartbeat was too loud.
she felt like a little puppy next to its owner.
she looked at bae, who unlike her, was all too focused on the show.
she might have stared much too long as bae had noticed her gaze, turning to her.