This is a work of fiction
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I came into a pasta place with a nice atmosphere, ordered from the menu, and waited
Soft classical music was playing, and just looking at Choi Soobin made me feel like I had the whole world
I wish time would stop forever, hehe
"Yeoju"
" ..Huh?"
"Do I have something on my face?"
" Ah..no!"
I averted my gaze in embarrassment, and just then the dishes I’d ordered arrived one after another
As always, Choi Soobin took care of me first. If this isn’t what being lovers is, then what is it?
Just because we’re friends? Yeah, he was the kind of friend who was naturally considerate, right?
Or what if I’m really just mistaken?
"Yeoju, what are you thinking about?"
"No, thanks. I’ll eat well"
"Yeah, eat a lot"
Simple-minded me likes any kind of food. For Cha Yeoju, there’s no such thing as pretending
I was showing the real me, and I started acting all shameless again
Choi Soobin laughed along with my shamelessness, and after we finished a delicious dinner
we walked along the cherry blossom path under the sunset. Ah, here came the regret again
Shameless... Right, we’re just friends now, so shameless is fine. He said it’s fun because of me
So I’m the one making a whole racket all by myself
"Yeoju, it’s cherry blossom rain"
"Oh, wow, it’s really pretty"
"Yeoju, wait a second—there’s a cherry blossom petal on top of your head"
"Huh? There’s a cherry blossom petal on your shoulder too, pfft"
"Where?"
We took the petals off each other and smiled shyly at one another
"What are you going to do about your crush?"
"If I confess, do you think she’ll accept?"
"Of course. You’re really kind, good-looking, and so considerate
what woman would hate that?"
"Really?"
"Yep! So, Soobin, don’t worry. Even if you get rejected, don’t be sad
that crush just has no eye for people"
"Thanks, Yeoju. Then I’ll introduce you to my crush later"
My face brightened, but when I heard that, my heart sank with a thud
Ah, so the thing he wanted to say was that he’d introduce his crush? It hit me as a pretty huge shock
I started thinking about other things to steady myself, but I couldn’t get my head straight
I like you too, but weren’t you supposed to know that?
Suddenly feeling down. I thought I’d be fine, but now that it’s actually happening, it’s really hard
"Yeoju, are you okay?"
"Huh? Y-yeah"
"You don’t look well. Should we go home?"
"No, introduce me to your crush. I’m curious haha;;"
I followed Choi Soobin while giving an awkward smile. Maybe I should’ve just said I was going home?
Cha Yeoju, get yourself together in front of his crush. I’m only going to look at her face, and Soobin will accept the confession, right?
What am I supposed to do after that? I won’t even be able to stay by Choi Soobin’s side anymore
My head was spinning. And then, by the wall next to the shopping street, there was a full-length mirror
He took me to the place with it. Is this where we’re meeting at this spot?
And I was looking at the heavily flushed Choi Soobin
"Say hi to my crush //_//"
"Huh?"
At Soobin’s words telling me to say hello, I looked around, wondering where this crush was
Then he whispered in my ear once more
"She’s right here—the person I like"
"!!"
After putting the dazed me in front of the full-length mirror, he stood behind me and held both my shoulders
Maybe embarrassed, he cleared his throat once and continued in a trembling voice
"Ahem..it’s you, Cha Yeoju"
What the.. So the crush I’d been looking for all this time was the me reflected in the mirror
In an instant my face turned bright red, and Choi Soobin, looking shy too, buried his face against my shoulder right then
with hot breaths between us. We could only feel each other’s heartbeats and couldn’t say a word. At last, the puzzle pieces fit together
I was the only opposite-sex friend he ever called by name without the family name, and though I hadn’t noticed
Soobin had always been by my side. And the reason Soobin had mustered such huge courage in his life was
the day at the start of the semester when I was in the infirmary because of menstrual cramps, and he brought me a ton of chocolate snacks
He’d confessed that he had almost ended up confessing that day.
I thought about how I’d casually accepted the bread he gave me, and without realizing it, the corners of my mouth went up
He seemed relieved too, and only then did he show a smile. Even his smile, with those dimples showing
was pretty. Ah, so he’d been dropping hints. Even what Kang Taehyun had said flashed through my mind
A mutual fumbling disaster—so that was the story between me and Choi Soobin. I hadn’t known back then
And then my eyes gradually grew hot
"I still can’t believe it. That tiny, cute crush you talked about..the hamster was me?"
"Yeah. Sorry I made you wait so long"
Right, since it was me, there was no way Soobin’s crush could be found no matter how much of the whole school I searched
So I really was fumbling around, huh. Even while wiping my tears
I let out a small laugh at my past self’s absurdity
"Then it really was a mutual fumbling disaster like Kang Taehyun said?"
"I kept thinking, what if I misunderstood?
So confessing felt hard right away, because if I got rejected, I might not be able to see you
But even without confessing, just having you by my side was enough to make me happy"
"Then all the confessions you turned down were because of me in the end too?"
"Yeah. I like you, Yeoju. Very much"
"I like you a lot too, Soobin"
Our faces were flushed, and Choi Soobin adjusted himself to match my height and hugged me in his arms
It felt kind of like hugging a big dog? It was a funny pose, but I didn’t care
When Soobin, who had been in my arms, straightened his back and readjusted his posture
this time I was the one held in his arms. The two of us, who had confirmed our feelings for each other, finally ended our mutual fumbling disaster
and officially became lovers. When we told Kang Taehyun and Hajin the first news
they were disappointed that the mutual fumbling disaster was over, and then surprised when we told them the story
and in the end they congratulated us. You think that’s the end? It starts now
Well then, bye ㅡEND
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I wrote this in two days because I was totally inspired
While writing the mutual fumbling disaster, I kept thinking, is this right..?🤔 Since I’d never done it before hahaha
The sudden full-length mirror confession is funny, so novel 🤣 cringe
I revised it a lot, and as a writer I’m all about sweet fluttering feelings
I don’t know anything about that at all, but I did my best to let my imagination run wild
My writing skills are very lacking, but!! Please enjoy it🫶
