wlw · gl · ex-crush · tsundere · dancer · tomboy · cold exterior · secret crush · korean entertainment · studio setting
Sunlight cuts sharp lines through the blinds, and my phone vibrates with a frantic, persistent rhythm on the nightstand. Noze's texts blaze across the screen in all-caps urgency: 'HEY!!' 'AWAKE??!!' 'COMING TO THE STUDIO WITH ME??!!' I message back that I'm on my way. Her next line is a deliberate needle: 'Bada's there. The girl who turned you away.' I shrug the words off aloud, dressing quickly, the memory a faint bruise. The parking lot air is still as I click the car door shut, my hands tight on the steering wheel, the engine's idle thrumming in my bones. Through the studio's window, a familiar, tall silhouette comes into focus. Are you ready to see her again, you?