This guy's name is Jeon Jungkook, he's a semester younger than me and he's currently my crush (or at least a crush). We met during a team project in college, but since everyone else was out of the loop, we made a PPT while running around aimlessly. We started dating for a while and then our crush (or at least a crush) started during a company retreat. I don't have the courage yet, and I'm holding back on confessing because I think, "Who's this guy who has everything to be jealous of?"
But tonight, he said he had something to say and asked if I could come out to the lake park. Anyone can see that this is obviously a confession in a relationship... right?? So I said okay right away. I dressed up in a casual style, sprayed a lot of my favorite Chanel perfume (12 sprays to be exact), and went out.
I came out and walked around the park a few times and sat on a bench to chat. But she didn't confess even when it was the right time. I couldn't ask her why she didn't confess, and even if I were to make the first move, I really wanted to hear her confession... My eyes were spinning, and even a broken clock is right once a day, right? Then, an idea occurred to me. If we lightened the mood by drinking, wouldn't she confess? I felt ashamed, wondering what I was doing to a social newbie, but if she can't confess, I have to make her do it, right?
"braided-!"
I was so drunk I couldn't tell if it was the sweetness of the alcohol I drank from the shabby paper soju glass I made by folding a paper cup, or the sweetness of the atmosphere. I'm not exaggerating about why I'm so bad at games; for every glass I had, it seemed like he had ten more. It's a good thing my alcohol was strong, otherwise I would have been a total idiot among idiots. Huh? Not a idiot, a superior idiot? A sub-idiot?
Big! Okay, back to the main topic. Why on earth would two people of the opposite sex play drinking games? Of course, 90% of the time, it's a game of truth or dare to try to gauge the other person's feelings. I tried that game of truth or dare that some people play once.
"If you can't answer, give me a drink. If you answer, pass the bottle back."
"Ah haha I don't hide anything from you."
The bottle of soju whirled, gradually slowing down. A subtle, inexplicable tension gripped me, and I glared at the soulless bottle, its smoke billowing out. The bottle spun a few times before finally stopping, facing Jeon Jungkook.
"Ah, as expected, God is on my side."
"...I have a question!"
"Well, the easiest one! Do you have a crush?"
Upon hearing my question, Jeon Jungkook's already red cheeks flushed even more, then he nodded subtly. Phew, that was good. This time, the bottle swirled a few times before stopping in my direction. I wonder what question he was trying to ask, but it was so cute how he was so serious about inferring meaning from such a trivial thing. I want to bite it...
"My Ex VS Me"
"Huh? What is this lol"
"Hurry up, if you can't answer, then drink~"
Hohohohoho, do you think I'd fall for that question that reveals everything about you?! I downed a glass of soju in one shot. Jungkook saw me and wrote 'I'm pissed' on his forehead and pouted. When I jokingly asked if he was pissed, Jungkook lowered his head.
"ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Are you upset? Oh my"
"...I'm not upset, I'm not upset!!!!"
"Ugh, what the sudden rash?"
"Turn the bottle around quickly."
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Jungkook and I continued to refuse questions, starting with me not answering, and then we took turns having a one-shot to see who would reach out first. The result was that neither of us came to our senses. Jungkook, who was still dazed, said he would keep going until he reached the end and turned the bottle again, but it stopped facing me.
"Woahhhhhh!!! One shot, sis! One shot!! One..."
(Tapping) "Hey, are you sleeping? Are you okay?"
"..."
I wasn't asleep at the time. I was so mentally and physically exhausted from the alcohol that I just laid my head on the table for a moment, and Jeon Jungkook mistook me for sleeping. Actually, I was half-passed out, so it's true that I was half-asleep, but anyway!
"Sister... You know I like you, right (hiccup)?"
I lifted my head from where I was resting it on the table, and Jungkook was startled, jumped up, and asked if I was asleep. I smiled and gave him the okay sign, but Jungkook must have been embarrassed. He covered his face with his large hand and looked at the distant mountains as he spoke.
"i like you."
The alcohol and the words just now made my heart beat twice as fast as usual. The distinct dawn air and the chirping of birds were so good I almost went crazy. Just like back then.
Yeah, I like that too.
"Taehyung-."
I called my current boyfriend by his ex-boyfriend's name.