DESIGNER | LUCAS

nineteen | cold

"in the memories of you being cruel,
i'm wandering through those memories, looking for you.
i just want to forget."
- wine, suran ft. changmo

"i told him i liked him back.." jane explained.

"FUCK, YOU DID???" seulgi squealed. "ARE YOU GUYS OFFICIAL?"

"well, i- i guess.. i'm just really overwhelmed."

"i'm honestly so happy for you, girly. YOU'RE ALL GROWN UP!" sana fake cried.

"just because i'm the youngest, it doesn't mean that-"

"jane? i'd like to speak to you about your designs and what we've been planning." miss park said, coming into the room.

"ahh, yes, miss park."

•

"so, jane. i'd like to congratulate you, as i was so pleased with your products. i've decided to actually put them on the market! i think they'll sell really well." miss park congratulated.

"really?? i'm honoured, miss park! when are we releasing the new line?"

"in four weeks. i plan to call this particular season 'j23'; j being the first letter of your name and 23 being your age — 23 is your age, right?"

"yes, yes it is! thank you so much.."

"we'll introduce this season at the runway during fashion week japan."

"FASHION WEEK JAPAN????" jane screamed a little too loudly, immediately apologising.

miss park chuckled. "yes! that of which is in four weeks! these four weeks will be a great hassle, you need to finalise the designs and talk to the employees that make them. we'll need clothes in three weeks, so that models can try them — oh! by the way, we've picked a model! he should be here right about-"

"miss park?" a man walked in.

"lucas wong! you're here. this is jane ong, the designer."

jane stared at lucas, her hands started to feel clammy. why must she see him like this? why does he have to be the model?

"you two will have to be working together for a while so i suggest you, i don't know, bond? i was telling lucas the other day to get to know you.. but anyways, this short meeting is over. you guys can go now."

•

"jane! wait!" lucas called out.

"yes, lucas?" she said coldly.

"don't move all cold with me. i just want to talk."

"i don't have anything to talk about with you."

"well i do, so open your ears."

jane was silenced, and she decided to just listen to what he had to say.

"that's what i thought. so i know we got off on the wrong foot the other day, and i just want to clear the air. i don't want us to be angry at eachother, considering that our work is bringing us together."

"what, lucas? you want to be friends? rainbows and unicorns and happiness?"

"yes, jane. rainbows and unicorns and happiness." lucas said, smiling.

"fine.. rainbows and unicorns and happiness."

suddenly, their conversation was disrupted by a phone call, in which lucas picked up.

"i'll be there soon, taeyong! chillax!" lucas said to the phone. "i have to go jane, i'll see you around!"

"bye, lucas."

"oh, and jane? forget what i told you the other day.."

"what did you say the other day?"

"um, nothing! bye now!"

jane was left as puzzled as ever in the halls of the office. she began to think about what he had said.

"YOU ACTUALLY THINK I DIDN'T LOVE YOU? WELL TRUTH IS, DID AND I STILL DO,"  she heard him say in her head.

oh.

that's what he told her the other day.