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FIN.

Harder To Breathe (xxxv)

"What are you doing here?" Seulgi's widened eyes are looking at the man standing in front of her. Who is smiling.

"Taehyung visited his friends and I'm visiting you." Jimin pointed her.

She now lowered her gaze. No words were out.

Seulgi can't even register the thought of Jimin is there, visiting her. Her mind is still crowded with Joohyun's situation.

"Are you okay? Is something bothering you?" Jimin walks closer to her. Lean on the same railings she's leaning.

Seulgi didn't move or even flinch at the sudden out of space. She just stands straight there looking at the city below them.

"Jimin sunbaenim... did you ever think of living this career for a simple life?" Seulgi asked, still not looking at the man who is looking at her at the moment. Out of context with a sudden question.

Seulgi remembered back when she and Joohyun was a trainee. Joohyun told her that when she finally felt old despite her unaging beauty she would stop performing and settle down for good, which earned Seulgi's laugh about the unaging thing.

But now that Joohyun jokes about having to rest. Seulgi remembered those times.

Seulgi felt scared. She felt scared of the thought that Joohyun will leave her, her members, Red Velvet.

Leaving the girls never cross Seulgi's mind. And the thought of one of them leaving the group crushed her heart, her dreams.

"Back to formality again? Please drop it and call me by my name. Just my name." Jimin turns away and both of them are facing the city of Seoul.

"Then you should start calling me noona then? I'm older than you." Seulgi jokes. Now she's looking at the stars above.

week passed since her encounter with Jimin from his car and now he's on her side again, looking at the same place and breathing the same air.

"Seulgi." Jimin whispered her name and she heard it but she didn't bother to look.

"Seulgi." He did again, louder this time.

"Add Noona." Seulgi added jokingly again.

"Seulgi." Jimin called her again, so Seulgi turned her head and finally looked at him.

"Please have a dance with me." Jimin offered his hand and Seulgi didn't hesitate to take it this time.

Jimin wrapped his hand on Seulgi's waist and Seulgi did the same on his neck.

They are dancing without music.

Moving without sounds.

Swaying side by side.

Feeling each other's warmth and arms.

Their own rhythm and loud heartbeats is their music. It's making them move perfectly, slowly and romantically.

The moon and the stars above them are shining brightly, making the rooftop glow together with the beautiful city lights that you can only see at night.

Eye to eye.

Seulgi saw it again.

Jimin eyes that telling her something. Something that is magical.

So magical that it's melting her heart and made it beat so fast.

Jimin suddenly stops and moves his hand and now hugging her. Seulgi doesn't know what to do.

"I never thought of leaving this life Seulgi. It never crossed my mind. But every time I see you? Every time that I feel this beating heart? This crazy feeling?

I can't think straight about my priorities. Look what you made me do?

I'm risking this kind of life I have. I'm willing to give this up just to be with you."

THE END.