The Red Tape (Winrina/Ningselle)

I'm not having you inside this room

Jimin stood rooted in her spot upon noticing the girl who had opened the door. She wasn't seeing things, was she?

Out of all the possibilities in the world, how could Jimin's luck be so bad that it followed her all the way from her hometown to her college? Behind her shoulder, she could see that Aeri was just as shocked as she was.

Kim Minjeong stood in front of her, sporting a grimace on her face that probably mirrored her own.

"Oh my god, I can't believe this." Minjeong muttered, shutting the door on Jimin's face.

"What the hell?!" Jimin shouted, banging on the door again. Aeri groaned beside her, wondering what was going on.

"Huh? What are you guys doing here?" A soft voice spoke from behind the duo.

Aeri's roommate looked at them in confusion, trying to make sense of the situation. Minjeong had messaged her to come to her dorm room because she was stuck in a problem and hadn't specified what it was.

"She closed the door on my face. I'm her roommate." Jimin growled, annoyed already.

Visibly shaken, she knocked on the dorm door. "Minjeong? Open up, it's Ningning."

Aeri's ears perked up at the knowledge of her roommate's name. She hadn't managed to get it off her earlier when she quickly introduced herself to Ningning in their room.

"If she's letting you in, I'm coming in too." Jimin muttered, earning a nod from Ningning.

A few seconds later, Minjeong opened the door, rolling her eyes as she received a glare from Jimin. She was about to push the door to not allow Jimin to enter, but Ningning had stopped her, holding onto the door for Jimin.

"Thank you. At least someone is considerate enough." Jimin huffed, pulling in her luggage and getting ready to unpack.

"I am not having you inside this room!" Minjeong let out a frustrated groan.

"Well, you don't have a choice. I don't know what your problem is, but as you can see, both our names are on that bloody list." Jimin said, pointing towards the names on the door. "If you'd spent some time looking at that before unpacking, you would've seen it. And, we wouldn't be in this situation right now!"

Minjeonh took a few steps back as Jimin towered over her, nostrils flaring from the anger building up inside of her. Who did she think she was to argue about who remained inside the dorm room? Just because she arrived there first? Either way, if there was a possibility of moving out, Jimin would jump at the opportunity rather than remain in the room with someone who hated her to the core.

"I don't know what your problem is, but I won't have you telling me what to do." Jimin mumbled, walking away from Minjeong.

Minjeong took that chance to talk to Ningning, glowering at her for letting Jimin inside. "Why did you do that?!"

"She's your roommate. Don't be inconsiderate. Why are you not letting her inside?" Ningning calmly asked.

"Remember my senior year? That's the girl that's responsible." Minjeong grumbled.

Ningning's eyes widened in recognition, recalling Minjeong's struggles in her last year of high school before they graduated. "Look, the past in the past. You can't hold on to it if you want to move into the future. Also, she seems nice. Maybe she changed over summer."

"Oh dear god, has she gotten to you already? How?!" Minjeong stomped her feet angrily.

"She came with my roommate and helped her settle in. She helped me, too." Ningning shrugged, pointing to the girl who was awkwardly standing by the door.