Care || n.jm

🧸thirty four🧸

"Stupid Nana and his stupid face making me feel so stupid."

Haneul sat under the shade of the umbrella, eyes staring at the continuous waves brushing against the shore.

"If you look so gloomy mushrooms will start growing out of your head."

She looked beside her and saw Jungwoo who was smiling. He had a towel draped around his neck as his silver hair was still dripping wet.

"I was just thinking." Haneul mumbled.

"Mind if I join you?" He asked, already sitting beside her. He suddenly paused. "I don't make you uncomfortable right? I'll leave if—"

"Not at all." Haneul assured. She had talked to him a bit yesterday but it was mostly him asking about her hair.

Jungwoo looked around and sighed. "Did you two fight?"

"I'm sorry, but who?"

"Jaemin. You're usually stuck to him like you're glued together." Jungwoo answered simply. He leaned in to whisper into her ear. "Something happened between the two of you last night, right?"

"N-nothing happened between us last night I mean nothing bad we just um I—" Haneul took a deep breath and counted to three. "Is it really that obvious?"

"Well, it is if you wear your heart on your sleeve like that I can probably also tell you feel conflicted." Jungwoo chuckled. "I may not be one of the members closest to you but you can open up to me."

Haneul observed his features. His concern was genuine and he wasn't really forcing her to say anything.

"If you want to. I don't want to force you—"

"What happened last night was..."

"Don't get too cheeky with me. It seems you forget that I'm a guy too, Lee Haneul."

Haneul's mind was in overdrive as her mind processed what had just happened. His breath warmed her exposed shoulder while the ends of his hair tickled her cheek.

She didn't know why but the sensation it left made her feel dizzy, almost as if she were hypnotized. Her face and ears were a dark red as her body began to warm up.

She could hear her erratic heartbeat booming in her chest as her stomach began to feel fuzzy. She took short breaths, analyzing the situation she had put herself in.

What should she be worried about?

The fluttery feeling intensifying, or the position the two of them were in?

"Do you know how much I have to hold back when I'm with you?" Jaemin pulled back, his eyes wandering to her lips. "It takes every fiber of my being to hold myself back."

"Why?" Haneul's voice seemed to betray her as she barely even squeaked at how flustered she was.

"Because you're too innocent." Jaemin answered, letting out a chuckle. He brought his face closer to hers, the space between barely an inch.

"OH MY GOD DID YOU TWO KISS?" Jungwoo questioned, his hand over his chest as he looked at her with wide eyes. "Did you guys do the—"

"WE ABSOLUTELY DID NOT DO ANYTHING YOU'RE THINKING OF!" Haneul clarified in panic.

"I WAS JUST JOKING OKAY JUST TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED!" Jungwoo exclaimed.