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chapter 10

S E O K J I N P O V

"before we settle in, let's discuss how we're gonna live together." jisoo nods and sits on the bed beside me waiting for me to continue, "well...first off we're gonna have to share the bed."
"wait what?!" she gives me an incredulous look and i laugh nervously in return.
"i mean, what can we do? there's no space to sleep anywhere else."
"b-but..." she stutters and i sigh whilst heading towards the storage rooms.
"we've got lots of pillows to divide ourselves so it should be fine." i casually respond but as i turn to look at her, jisoo's crimson pouty face seems to display her disapproval.

"you know what? what i think we need to discuss first are boundaries." i keep silent to allow her to explain, "you unbuttoning my shirt and lifting it to expose my back is way too... well.. it's way too intimate even if you were trying to look at my injuries. it's just..especially since... you know...we're both teenagers.. a girl and a guy... living together..."
she began rambling on whilst her face was turning scarlet just as mine was beginning to as well seeing as she was trying to elucidate amorous actions that supposedly could happen between us.

i could not listen to this anymore.
"okayyyyy before this gets anymore awkward, i want to apologize for the way i acted, i wasn't thinking about how you felt, i may have crossed the line a bit and i made you even more uncomfortable. i'm sorry but i promise you, nothing is going to happen between us." i tried making thing less awkward but now i feel like i've exacerbated the situation.
she blinks furiously and nods her head slowly, letting out a breath,
"it's fine jin, i just wanted to clarify our boundaries. i trust you." she smiles and i return a small grin back. her smile quickly disappears when i open my mouth to cheekily add,
"just in case, i hope you know that you're not my type too." i chuckle, observing the edges of her lips curl downwards in a scowl and her right eye begins twitching in irritation. her facial expression slowly changes to portray annoyance.

"i hope you're aware that i can knock you out. what makes you think i'll be interested in you?"
i continue to joke, "come on jisoo, everyone knows they can't resist a face like mine. i'm just warning you now that you can't fall in love with your roommate." her scowl becomes more obvious and she scoffs,
"you know, i was never the type to fall for egotistical and self absorbed pricks." she retaliates and i smirk.
"you wouldn't be talking about me right? cause from how i see it, i'm purely stating facts. you could ask, i don't know, our whole year group? they'd probably agree." getting her angry is a lot more fun than i had thought it'd be. grabbing the closest pillow, she throws it at me, aiming at my face and yells,
"you narcissistic perv!"

laughter fills the room as we both hit each other with cushions, running around and jumping on the bed. it wasn't until i grabbed ahold of the blanket, running towards jisoo and throw it on top of her. i tackle her on the bed and she laughs hysterically whilst trying to escape from my hold.

"jin! let me go!"
"not until you apologize for calling me a perv!" i begin tickling her and she laughs even louder, throwing her arms around to throw me off.
"okay, fine, i'm sorry!"

sitting up from the bed and fixing her hair, she continues, "the second rule is we can't tell anyone we live together."
"obviously. do you think anyone would be interested in me if people knew i was living with a girl?" i responded and once again, jisoo rolls her eyes,
"i really didn't take you as a narcissist."
"i'm not alright? i'm just confident, there's a difference." from the looks of it, it must've been jisoo's 5 millionth time she had rolled her eyes today within the hour.

"okay fine. speaking of rules, i'll cook and you'll wash the dishes unless we have takeaway. we'll do our own laundry for privacy sake and we'll take turns cleaning the room. sound good?"
she nodded and after that we spent the rest of the day unpacking, filling the fridge and sorting out the bed.

around 4:30 pm, i had remembered the lunch box i intended to give jisoo. it was left cold in my school bag which had slightly disappointed me given the fact that it would've tasted better if it was eaten earlier. i heated it in the microwave, brought out chopsticks and put it on the kitchen table ready for her to eat.

"jisoo!" i yelled and immediately getting a response back, i said, "come here, i got something for you."
she walked out of the bathroom and i watched her intently as her eyes sparkled and lips opened in awe at the bento box.
"looks delicious. when'd you make this?" reaching for the chopsticks, she dug in immediately.
"i meant to give it to you at school for lunch to thank you for dinner last night."
she nodded and through chewing food, she mumbled, "where's your food?"
"i guess i forgot to make mine." i nervously laughed and she diverted her gaze to me.
"sit down, let's share!" she picked a piece of meat from the lunch and offered to feed me.
"open wideeeee."

this chapter is unedited and rushed. i have hella writers block sorry.