starlight |jw

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-Jackson Wang-

"So you got suspended for defending yourself?"
"I mean.. you could say that" she said with a small shrug and a chuckle after wards; she was completely unfazed by the fact that it was her first suspension ever. I mimicked her actions, letting a chuckle escape my lips too, my arm going over her shoulder.

"I'm so proud of you" I exhaled with satisfaction. We were sitting on the steps to her apartment complex, having already finished practice so we decided to come over to her place and chat about our days.  A small smile grazed her angel like face as she leaned back on my chest, both of us resting in a comfortable silence

"Stay the night?" her voice was soft as her big brown eyes searched for mine
"N-no! How could I?" a light blush creeped up my cheeks as I took in those feautres and her words; I was thankful it was a dark night!
"Oh, come on! You've done it before, plus it'll be fun! We can make dinner, watch movies.. come onn!" her mouth twisted into an adorable pout, her eyes holding a plead that matched the tone she spoke in. To this, a smile grew wide and proud on my face; how could I decline?

"Alright, let's go" I said and she jumped out of her spot with happiness, taking my arm and dragging me inside the complex and to her apartment, a soft laugh escaped my lips at her reaction

To me, it was heartwarming how her confidence was building up little by little; you could notice there was something different about her, something that made you want to be with her all the time, and this, I absolutely loved. Her habits started getting healthier, wounds were scaring and scars were fading, and most importantly, she was learning to embrace the person she was.

"Oi, Jackson? I  asked if Dakgangjeong, is cool with you?" She waved her hand in front of my face using the language that was native to her, we often found ourselves switching languages. When it came to us being alone we often switched languages, sometimes we noticed and sometimes we didn't and to me that was funny; sometimes she would say some Japanese words, mixing them up with some Korean's and it made me laugh. 

"Hao!" I smiled brightly

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"That was good" A soft moan escaped my lips as I finished the dish we had prepared. She chuckled softly and nodded 

"It was indeed" she said, taking both plates and taking them to the dishwasher; we cleaned up the kitchen and after that, we headed to the living room

I plopped down on the couch, taking out my phone, scrolling through it; I had messages from the guys, telling me practice was dismissed tomorrow so we were all going to have lunch instead. I quickly typed a positive reply and locked my phone, putting it away as Sunhi sat beside me
"What movie did you choose?" I asked looking at her with a soft smile

"A dog's purpose, I've heard it's nice" she snuggled onto my side, thus being something we both have come to do very often. 

"oh, okay" I wrapped my arms around her as the movie started.

It turned out to be a great movie, but very heartbreaking and moving, although it also had funny parts.
She stood up and took out the CD sliding a different one right after 

"what a movie" she said, tear stains all over her cheeks. I won't deny a shed a few tears, but she was way more emotional than I was, and more when it came to dogs.

I glanced at my watch, it was already a little bit late but she insisted we watched another movie to lighten the mood up, so we watched a comedy. Halfway through it, I heard soft snores coming from her, and as I had predicted she didn't finish the whole movie.

I chuckled and took her in my arms, carrying her to her room and tugging her in bed. I smiled at the sight of her unconsciously getting comfortable under the sheets; she was cute on a daily basis, but when sleepy, she was illegally adorable!

I took off my jeans and searched for a pair of trousers I had left here the last time I slept over, and slid them on, laying on bed next to her, obviously keeping my distance. 

A  pounding feeling on my chest was the last I remember as my heavy lids closed, half of me hoping this wouldn't be the last time I was able to fall asleep and wake up next to her.

Next to my starlight.