ozone 》TWICE

breathe

A/N: youve probably noticed that i never use honorifics and thats because im afraid ill somehow screw up using them. i hope this isnt too much of an issue,,
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KIM DAHYUN'S P.O.V.
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Sweat sticking to cold skin and hands that won't stop shaking accompanied by labored breathing and a pounding heart. The air is too hot and it's definitely late. It's quiet; it should be considering everyone is asleep.

Jihyo told me that I had an anxiety attack, but I've never experienced anything like it. Only people with anxiety experience those, right? I don't have anxiety. And that man did nothing wrong. But the hallway was very small for such a large building and it was too loud and I couldn't breathe. It's normal to feel nervous occasionally isn't it?

And Sana is a very sweet girl. She tried checking on me at least seven times. I didn't mean to be so dismissive and rude, but I couldn't handle too many people at once, and I'm closer to Chaeyoung than anyone else right now. Tzuyu is near my age, and she's gentle, and Jihyo is someone who has been nice even though she isn't like us. Sana was too eager to take care of me.

Even my brain seems to be failing now; I can't even come up with the correct word. Eager is an understatement, and even though Sana has been nice so far, I'd rather have Chaeng, Jihyo, and Tzuyu taking care of me. Or really I would prefer taking care of myself because I'm not a broken doll.

I try shifting in the bed again to no avail. Burying my face into my pillow, I groan in frustration. It shouldn't be so hard for someone so tired to sleep. Or maybe I'm wrong because I must actually be broken. I freeze when I hear the sound of sheets rustling above me, and then a small sound.

"Dahyunnie?" Chaeyoung's voice rings through my ears, soft, raspy, and clear. I swallow, roll over, and look up even though I can't see her.

"Yeah?"

"Are you okay? You've been moving around all night." I let a breath out that I didn't know I was holding as I try pushing the blanket even further away from me.

"I'm fine," I glance over at Tzuyu's clock and nearly groan once again when I realize it's still too early to get up. "I didn't wake you, did I?"

"A couple of times," Chaeyoung laughs softly. "But it's okay. You can't sleep, can you?"

"Not really,"

"Is it because of earlier?" Chaeyoung sits up (I can tell by the way she squeaks just slightly and the sheets rustle again) abruptly. "You can sleep with me if you want."

"No, no. You're younger than me, so it wouldn't be right for you to take care of me," I decide to sit up as well rather than lying mindlessly.

"I don't really care if it'll seem strange, you know. Jihyo takes care of everyone and half of us are older than she is." I stay silent for a couple of seconds because I'm not very sure how to respond. She's offering, but it still feels strange.

After a long minute, I finally breathe again, "Okay."

"Do you want me to come down?"

"No, that's okay. You're already doing enough," I stand up and adjust my shirt that's ridden up a bit before climbing up to Chaeyoung. "This is embarrassing."

"You're fine!" Chaeyoung reassures me, scooting over so that I can lie beside her. "Besides so far you've been the only one to really hang out with me, so this is the least I can do. Have you slept with anyone else before?"

"Sometimes when my cousin would stay over with me. My mom always told me to make sure I never told her I was a Zodiac, but I was only seven and I didn't really understand," I make a bold decision and turn to face Chaeyoung, her warm breath on my lips. Surely she could tell that my face is red, but the lights are off and it's too dark to even see her. "Why are you doing this again?"