A Guide to Overcome Writer's Block | Chaeyoung

A Guide to Overcome Writer's Block

I looked away slowly from my best friend, unable to look her in the eye as I prepared myself to speak the words I had held in my heart for far too long. Instead I focused on our reflections in the water of the lake we stood above. The moonlight hitting the water at just the right angle to create the illusion of the milky way swimming in the water below. There were soft ripples with the breeze of the night that distorted the image of us standing a meter apart on the bridge. And for a moment it looked like we were standing close enough to touch.

"Well?" Chaeyoung sighed into the cold night air and I knew I had to speak now, or I would never, ever say it.

"I... I've been taking some time to think recently and–"

"Lisa, you ignored me for a whole month after what happened."

The bitterness in her voice hurt. But I supposed I deserved it after how I treated her... after everything we went through. She must have been hurting as much, or even more than I had been in that past month. I hated myself for making her feel like that.

"I know. I'm sorry." I whispered, my voice already starting to break. "I should have just sucked it up and talked to you like a normal person. But I guess I decided to do what I do best."

"Run and hide." She finished for me.

"But I'm not going to run or hide anymore."

I finally looked up, abandoning our reflections to look right into her eyes. Those beautiful eyes. They were filled with unshed tears. So were mine. And in that moment under the moonlight, I knew. I knew for sure.

"I'm in love with you."

Chaeyoung squealed and felt her own eyes tear up at the scene. She clutched her phone to her chest and squirmed in her bed, unable to contain the joy she felt when she read about her favourite idol ship, Chaelisa, FINALLY getting together after a rollercoaster of a fan fiction. This one had been particularly heart wrenching and it was RIDICULOUSLY satisfying to see what looked like a happy ending in sight. Today was a good day!

"STOP MOVING! GO TO SLEEP AND TURN OFF THE PHONE!"

Chaeyoung giggled, turning down the brightness on her phone and ducking her head under the covers to read the remaining paragraphs of the chapter.

"Sorry." She mumbled to her older sister, Sana, who she unfortunately still shared a room with even when Chaeyoung was pushing 20 and Sana 23. Even worse was the fact that their tiny room only had the space for a rickety bunk bed, which mean that every little movement that Chaeyoung made on the top bunk could be felt by Sana (and vice versa).

She would have thought that Sana would have gotten used to Chaeyoung's late night fanfic reading and her antics, but of course people reached their breaking points eventually.

She tried to remain as still as possible as she read the remainder of the chapter, happy tears running down her face when Rosé and Lisa sealed their love with a kiss under the moonlight just as the rain began to fall. It was such a perfect scene. Filled with so much emotion and so many unspoken words.

She voted for the fic and wrote a comment underneath, trying her very best to describe just how many emotions the author had made her feel at once. She thanked them over and over again.

This is my favourite story by you so far! It deserves so many more reads and votes!!

The author – going by the pseudonym @chaechae_lisa – was one of Chaeyoung's favourites. They never disappointed. Whether the story was about her OTP Chaelisa or Jenlisa or Jensoo or simply any combination of her favourite girl group Blackpink, it was always breathtaking and so well written. Chaeyoung had always been picky with what fan fiction she picked up to read and this... this author knew how to write top-tier literature.