Exactly As It Sounds • Young K • Day6

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"Perhaps I forget.

I knew she never did."

You try to ignore Younghyun's gaze, but it's hard when you just so happen to be applying eye shadow to the outer corner of his eyes.

Pursing your lips and focusing all of your attention on the task at hand, you try your best to avoid catching his eye.

"Hey, Chaerin," he says with a lazy grin that you ignore.

"Chaeerriiinn—" he draws it out slowly as you continue to avoid meeting his eyes.

Lifting one of his hands, he slowly waves it in front of your face.

"Hello, Chaerin? I haven't suddenly turned into a ghost have I?" he says, turning his hand over to inspect his palm and raising his eyebrows dramatically.

Although you feel the corners of your mouth lift a little, you quickly repress your smile as you recall, for maybe the 100th time today, a long blonde ponytail and young K's smile directed at a pair of clear blue eyes. You know it's petty. It's not like he did anything wrong exactly, but whenever you think back to the club two nights ago, you feel embarrassed.

Sighing in response, you poke him in the forehead a little harder than necessary.

"Quit moving your face, you're going to mess up my masterpiece."

Young K grins and sits up a little straighter, relaxing his eyebrows.

"Oh, so my face is a work of art, huh?" he replies in a satisfied tone.

"Just, hold still!" you retort with an exasperated sigh, but this time you really can't help but smile.

Young K sits quietly, his eyes closed as you blend out the color on his eyelid. Eyes still shut, he breaks the silence again.

"You disappeared the other night."

His says it casually but you still feel yourself tense up.

He had noticed?

Shifting uncomfortably you wonder what else he'd noticed.

"I was going to goodbye, but, you seemed kind of busy. I didn't want to step on your toes," you say, trying your best to sound nonchalant as your apply powder to his brows.

Young K opens his eyes and watches you closely, a line forming between his brows.

"You mean Amanda? She's just an old friend. You know that right?"

Pursing your lips you smooth out his forehead with your index finger and continue shaping his eyebrows.

"Oh, friend, hmm? That's not what I remember her saying."

You feel a small twinge of satisfaction when you see him bite his lip. He's getting flustered.

"It's true, we did date first, but that's all in the past now. She's engaged to one of my friends. Last night she even invited me to her wedding."

Wait, wedding?

At his words you get a funny feeling in your chest, as if you're slowly becoming as light as air. You have to control your features to keep your expression neutral.

"Oh. Tell her congratulations," you respond casually. Then, after a calculated pause, "So, how did the two of you meet?"

Young K hesitates.

"Well, I actually used to have this band..."

"Really? When? Back in high school?" you ask

He nods, his gaze shifting away from you.