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“So…who was that?”
My mum smirks at me as soon as I enter, and I immediately wish I told Taehyung to scram while he still had the chance.
“Remember Taeyeon?”
She chortles happily, clapping her hands. “Oh, of course I remember her! Or should I say him. And I gotta say, I’m so glad.”
“Glad?” Wasn’t she mad just a few moments ago?
“You never showed any interest in any boys in high school, and I was beginning to think you were a lesbian or something, but now look at you with a secret boyfriend. I’m so proud!”
She flings her arms around me, and I stutter, baffled.
“What – no – Eomma, he’s not – ah, you’re suffocating me!”
Eomma pulls away from me, grinning. “So, tell me all about him! I can’t believe you’d hide something like this from me! I mean, I had a feeling since that really weird phone call a few weeks ago, but – “
“Eomma -“
” – I’m not completely stupid ya know, his voice was higher than yours! If he’s gonna try to sound like a girl he could’ve put a little more effort, and he’s Korean too! You must let me meet -“
“EOMMA!”
“What?” She simpers.
“He’s not my boyfriend!”
She shakes her head, waggling a finger. “I don’t believe you. Why did he walk you all the way to our house? And why would you keep him a secret from me, huh?”
“Because of this! What you’re doing right now! Asking me all these questions and grilling me like a -“
“Chicken?” My mum giggles. I look beyond her and see a bottle of that cheap wine she loves so much, half-empty. That explains why she’s acting so strange.
I sigh. “Eomma, have you been drinking again?”
She pouts. “But I’m bored. What else am I gonna do? Bake a cake?”
“That’d be nice, actually! I don’t like how much you drink these days. It’s not healthy to drink every night, especially that cheap stuff,” I gesture to the bottle.
“Isn’t wine supposed to make you live longer?” Eomma drunkenly ponders.
“No, Eomma.”
“Oh. Then maybe I should – hey, you’re distracting me! We were talking about that boy, what was his name…”
“Taehyung,” I give in.
“I wish it wasn’t so dark, so I could see him better, but is he good looking? I don’t want any ugly grandchildren you know -“
“EOMMA!”
“I’m kidding…but seriously, out of ten, what would you rate him? No, wait, which Korean actor does he look like? Are we talking Park Hyung Shik or is he more of a Lee Min Ho?”
“Eomma, I really don’t want to talk about this. I’m tired and I just want to sleep,” I groan. “And you should sleep too, especially since you’ve drunk…”
“Aww, but I really wanna know! Come on, please, Aria? Feed a poor woman’s curiosity!”
I gently guide her with my palms on her shoulders as we shuffle towards the stairs to the bedrooms and say, “Tomorrow, okay? But now you have to sleep.”
“Fine,” she pouts again, just like a child, and I make sure she washes up and goes to bed before I attend to myself.
Splashing my skin with cold clear water, when I straighten up I catch myself in the mirror. Oh, dear. Is that how I look like? Tonight I had worn makeup for the first time in months, for the purpose of coming out well on camera, and now my eyeliner and mascara leaked in coal black puddles around my eyes, giving me a lovely raccoon resemblance. Eomma always says how well eyeliner suits me, accentuating my feline eyes, and I wonder if Taehyung noticed, too.
The moments of the night replay in my mind like a vintage film. The way he strode over to me, unraveling my hair so effortlessly while gazing into me like a telescope. The way he growled at his two “friends” in my defense, transforming into someone I didn’t know, someone darker and edgier and dangerous. And then when we ran away, and he pulled me into an apologetic hold that thawed my deprived core with warmth. And finally, that last spine-tingling whisper before disappearing into the night…
I sink onto my bed, feeling utterly drained, but then I remember that I need to charge my phone which I left in the pocket of my coat, so I reluctantly get up again to extract it.
As soon as I open it I receive a text, and I almost drop it from shock.
Taehyung: Did you get in trouble? 😏
I scoff aloud before texting my reply. No, idiot, why would I?
Five seconds later my phone lights up again. Of course. Eommas love me 😉
“What the heck?” I laugh. Why does he sound like one of those guys? I swear he is a different person tonight. It’s probably the leather jacket. But is he still wearing it?
Oh my god, what am I thinking? No, Aria, bad girl! I slap my own cheek, not too hard, but hard enough to knock some sense into me so I can formulate a witty response to his bizarre, out-of-character text. It’s times like these where I regret giving him my number, but I had no choice in the matter since he literally stole my phone from me and then proceeded to send himself lots of emojis in order to “start our text adventures in a happy way.”
Oh, do they? Is it because you are a big baby?
It isn’t my best, but the response I receive nearly knocks me out. I’m not a baby! >_< but I am big 😏
“What the -” did he really just…say that? One second later, I get another text.
Big hearted <3 ㅋㅋㅋ
I face palm.
You’re so weird
It’s my charm 😉
You’re not charming you’re just weird
Isn’t everyone weird? Even you, Aria-yaaa
You’re the weirdest 😛
Thank you 😀
Weirdo 😛
ㅇ ㅅ ㅇ
ㅎㅅㅎ
ㅜ_ㅜ
goodnight weirdo
no wait don’t sleep yet talk to meeee
i’m tired ㅠ–ㅠ
me too but I want to talk to you ☹
why
you’re my friend Ah ri yaaa ㅜㅁㅜ
then let me sleep
okay
good
night
goodnight.
Sleep dreams Ariaaa
Sleep dreams?
Oopsie I mean sweet dreams
Oopsie?
Oopsie daisy
You’re crazy
Crazy daisy
Daisy doo
baby shark doo doo doo doo doo
Tae stooooop
Fine but you are boring >:P
I just want to sleep :'(
Aww sorry pls don’t be sad go sleep okay! Go go go!
I’m going calm down
Thank you for talking to me aria now I can sleep nicely ^.^
Ok sleep nicely then
I will aria the staria ⭐
That’s new
Like it?
I’ve heard worse
Worse? ㅎ.ㅎ
don’t worry
-_- are people mean to my aria?
Only you for not letting me sleep ㅜ-ㅜ
[ㅇㅅㅇ]
[ㅂㅅㅂ]
^_^
ㅍ ㅡ ㅍ
goodnight my sweet Aria 💜💜💜
I stare at that text for a minute longer than average before finally abandoning my phone at its charging station and climbing into the welcoming folds of my bed. I close my eyes, the text conversation projecting onto the blank screen of my eyelids. Something felt different about those texts, a difference I can’t pinpoint, but it shrouds me like a warm hug as I settle into a long dreamless sleep.
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yikes 10 chapters in and nothing’s happened between the two main characters yet? don’t worry things get real exciting next chapter just you wait and see 😉
Dedicated to Nim777 cause I been really digging her Taehyung au In Shades of Forever and if y’all happen to stumble across mine you better check hers out okay? okay! 😀
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