the yin to my yang [everglow] ✩

four

Okay, maybe Jiwon was acting a liiiiitle childish. She wasn't answering neither her girlfriend's nor Serim's calls, watching her screen light up and play Blackpink's As If It's Your Last each time either of them called. She would honestly put her phone on mute if the song wasn't so good.

"You should answer that," Sihyun said through a mouthful of chicken.

They were in Jiwon's room, sitting on her bed as they ate takeout and watched an American romcom that neither of them were paying much attention to. Sihyun was too busy stuffing her face while Jiwon was lost in thought, twirling her noodles around her chopsticks.

"I should," Jiwon agreed, absentmindedly.

"But are you going to?"

Jiwon shrugged, finally bringing the noodles to her mouth. "Probably not."

It was silent for a moment as Sihyun ate some more and Jiwon slowly chewed her food.

"You know, Serim likes that song," Sihyun casually comments.

"Oh?" Jiwon immediately picked up her phone and went to her settings to change her ringtone.

"Seriously? I was just kidding! But at least I know what's bothering you."

Jiwon pouted at her friend. "There's nothing wrong with me."

"You're sulking."

"Am not."

"Look, I know sulking. And you're definitely doing that right now." Sihyun reaches for the remote and muted the TV. "Come on, tell Mama Sihyun what's going on."

"Mama Sihyun?" Jiwon stifled a laugh.

"Yes, since I'm the mature one out of the both of us."

"I'm older than you."

"So?" Sihyun scoffed. "Seriously though, you can talk to me. I'm here for you, Jiwonnie."

Jiwon hesitated, pushing her food around on her plate before she sighed and decided to confide in her friend. "Fine. I think there's something goin in between them two."

"Between who?" Sihyun picked up the remote and muted the TV.

"Eunji and Serim. They're really close—"

"That's because they're friends, Jiwon."

Jiwon gave her a look and Sihyun threw her hands up. "Continue."

"I know they're friends, Sihyun. But they look a little too close to just be friends. And it seems like Eunji is spending more time with Serim than me."

"Oh...well, have you talked to Eunji about it?"

Jiwon shook her head.

"I told you to talk to her! How can you worry over something and not talk to your own girlfriend about it? I'm telling you, just talk to her so you don't grow bald from pulling your hair out."

Jiwon pouted. "I'm not pulling my hair out."

"You might as well be!"

They started watching the movie again, and with Sihyun distracted, Jiwon was able to get lost in her own thoughts as she stared down at her phone. She had muted her phone so Sihyun could pay attention to the movie and didn't force her to answer the phone. Jiwon didn't know if she could even talk to either of them at the moment.

But she knew she had to. So while Sihyun was in the bathroom, Jiwon picked up her phone and texted her girlfriend.

Jiwon
hey can we meet?