The Red Tape (Winrina/Ningselle)

Can you kiss me?

The four of them looked at each other in silence, no one daring to say a word.

On the inside, Ryujin and Yuna were celebrating, while Minjeong was trying to bite back a smile at Jimin's request. Well, it was more of a demand, but who was she to say no to Jimin (she could have totally said no).

"Guys?" Jimin sought a response from her group members. She really hadn't known what had spurred her to suggest such a change, but she knew she was going to teased about it by Minjeong, And Jimin had seen the teasing smirk on Ryujin's face too, when she put her suggestion out.

"I think it's a brilliant idea." Ryujin teased, earning an elbow to her ribs from Jimin.

"Honestly, I think it's a smart choice. You two would obviously show more chemistry since you've known each other longer." Yuna nodded, agreeing with Ryujin.

"Alright, my Romeo, let's go." Minjeong chuckled as Jimin groaned at the name, pulling her to the side. "You sure you're okay with this?"

"Mhmm." Jimin grinned.

Minjeong couldn't pass the chance to tease her further than she had already. She looked so adorable and cute when she blushed out of shyness. She was extremely glad Jimin had voiced out to be her Romeo because she really didn't want to be the one to kiss Yuna.

"Even the kiss?" Minjeong eyed Jimin for a change of reaction. Jimin only blushed deeper, ready to smack Minjeong for turning her into a blushing and speechless mess.

"Stop pushing it." Jimin growled,

"Fine, fine. I'm sure Yuna-"

"Minjeong."

Minjeong raised her eyebrows at Jimin, surprised to be cut off, only for the realisation to dawn on her - Jimin was jealous. She was definitely not expecting that to show up after whatever altercations had arisen between them ever since they'd become roommates. It was clear as day, the glares that she gave Yuna, the stopping of their roles, the want to be Romeo - this was glorious.

"Are you guys ready?" Ryujin called out, breaking the two out of their moment. "Let's get the camera rolling."

"How did you know the plan would work?" Yuna whispered to Ryujin as Minjeong and Jimin moved in position.

"Read the signs. Tell me you didn't realise that Jimin was glaring at you the entire time this morning or that Minjeong. kept glancing towards Jimin?" Ryujin snickered.

"Yeah - but you had this plan in mind from before?" Yuna frowned,

Ryujin smiled, thinking back to how this all even started. "A little birdie told me."

"Was it Aeri? Or Ningning?" Yuna shook her head at the realisation..

"I'll leave it up to you to guess." Ryujin laughed, moving to press record.

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Aeri was lying on her bed in the dorm, staring up at the ceiling while her mind was swarming with plenty of worries. She really hadn't meant to spill things when Ryujin had sat with her during lunch time a week ago.

"Are you sure it was a good idea for me to tell Ryujin about Jimin's weird feelings for Minjeong?" Aeri groaned.

Ningning chuckled at her misery, tossing her a bar of chocolate. "I told her about Minjeong too, remember? And it's not like we said anything unnecessary. It was just the honest truth. They have been acting weirdly ever since they had their truce."

"But... it's not really our place. I feel like we imposed on their relationship." Aeri huffed, taking an angry bite out of the chocolate.

"Look, Ryujin isn't going to push their faces together and make them kiss. And, the two of them won't even know we told them anything! Stop worrying so much!" Ningning discouraged, sighing before moving to Aeri's side and pulling her off the bed. "Come on. You need to release this stress."