The Red Tape (Winrina/Ningselle)

Let's do it

Jimin blinked.

Once.

Twice.

Did she hear correctly? Or was it all in her head? Had Minjeong really just asked to be kissed as her favour? As she looked to her roommate, it was obvious that Minjeong had been serious, but now looking more nervous for even suggesting it.

"It was stupid to suggest-"

"Why?" Jimin cut Minjeong's rambling off

"Huh?" Minjeong frowned, looking to Jimin.

"Why do you want me to kiss you? I thought you hated me?" Jimin reminded.

"I don't hate you. And, it's only because I don't want to embarrass myself tomorrow when we have to kiss in front of Ryujin and Yuna. Just like... I wanted to practice before the scene gets shot for the video later." Jimin explained, blush spreading over her cheeks.

"You want to kiss me, to practice for the Romeo and Juliet scene?" Jimin clarified..

Minjeong nodded shyly, wondering if she should have just kept her mouth shut about her situation. Honestly, she was already starting to regret suggesting practicing because Jimin sounded like she was repeating the question, just to tease her about it. And on top of that, she'd been silent ever since her last question, a frown on her face.

She just didn't want tomorrow to go badly and well, a part of her was also still overwhelmed by the feelings of the night they had together. But she'd never kiss Jimin without her permission; not that she was given a chance to. Minjeong felt like her brain wasn't even processing what she was thinking anymore. Jimin wasn't responding to her and her worries were increasing and she probably just made the biggest mistake of her life and she was going to regret everything and her mind was going crazy again, great.

Minjeong looked up to Jimin once more, hoping to get something out of her anytime soon. Her own nervousness was peaking as each second went by. What was going on in Jimin's mind? Plotting Minjeong's murder for such a suggestion?

Though, actually, Jimin was completely panicking. She was about to kiss her roommate. Things would definitely get awkward; there was no going back once this happened. They still had plenty of time until the semester ended and they'd have to deal with each other, look at the other in the face as if they hadn't kissed. How was she even meant to do that? But, if they didn't kiss today, they would have kissed tomorrow anyway so it would happen eventually.

Damn the scripts for having kisses in them.

Damn everything because Jimin didn't know what to do right now.

It was all that teacher's fault for putting them in the same group and also Minjeong, who decided to be Juliet!

If Jimin hadn't cut in and chosen to be Romeo, Minjeong would be with Yuna. That experience would've been entirely awkward.

She was at crossroads with their situation with no idea whether to agree or disagree.

Their budding friendship was at stake here. She did promise Minjeong a favour, but of this kind? She knew she'd never see

Minjeong in the same light after they kissed. They'd worked through things, finally, and it was going to be thrown out of the window.

"This won't affect us, you know." Minjeong smirked.

"I-I wasn't thinking about that." Jimin poorly denied, unable to hide the redness on her cheeks.

"We're going to kiss tomorrow anyway. So..." Minjeong trailed off, twiddling her thumbs.

Jimin thought about it for a few more moments.

Maybe it wasn't such a bad idea.

At least, it would be possibly less awkward tomorrow, with less weird touches and gazes that made her want to hide.