“You did miss out,” Eunbi laughs into the phone as she speaks with Yena later that night. “Hyewon was practically glowing by the time Chaeyeon and I walked back in I’ll tell you the details tomorrow duck I’ll let you sleep”
Chaeyeon watches as Eunbi hangs up the phone and wraps her blanket around her until it engulfs her entire body. Only her face is showing and it looks like she’s wearing an oversized eskimo suit. Chaeyeon can’t help but giggle at the funny sight.
Eunbi must have caught her laughing because she suddenly frowns. “Hey,” she whines childishly. “Are you making fun of me and my abnormally frosty body temperature?”
Chaeyeon smiles as she nods her head. Eunbi is over there looking like she’s sleeping outside in the coldest parts of Antarctica while Chaeyeon, on the other hand, is chilling in a tank top and sleeping shorts, she’s actually kinds of feeling a bit warm.
“Don’t make fun of me,” Eunbi pouts, adopting an angry face. But Chaeyeon can’t take her seriously. Not when she’s wrapped in a fuzzy blanket. She’s about as intimidating as a baby rabbit.
But then Eunbi breaks out into a chuckle and Chaeyeon tilts her head in question.
“What?”
“I’m just thinking about how weird it is that I used to complain about you to you,” she shakes her head in disbelief, but smile still on her face. “Like, do you remember that one time like last week or something where I was ranting about how ‘opposite we were’ and that we never seem to agree or meet in the middle about anything? That was low key talking about temperature disparity when it comes to our bodies. I think I got frostbite that night while you were over there with your blanket on the fucking floor.”
Chaeyeon rolls her eyes jokingly. You complained about me so much that I never disliked me just based on what you were saying,” she laughs lightheartedly. This is such an ironic conversation.
“Hey now, you made it seem like I was this dark and horrible person who hated everyone and anything and that I hissed at sunlight!”
“Well, you did act that way towards me,” Chaeyeon replied in defense. “That’s why I would always fall asleep after you and wake up before you in case you decided to kill me while I was sleeping.”
Eunbi gives her a funny look, linking an eyebrow up. I can’t tell if you’re joking or not, but I could never intentionally hurt you. Even if I didn’t like you at all that much, I would still never di anything to hurt you. No matter how much I wanted to,” she mumbles the last sentence under her breath.
A silence then falls between the two of them. Chaeyeon watches Eunbi’s hand while Eunbi looks down at the pillow, running her fingers over the embroidery repeatedly. Her black hair is pulled up into a high ponytail, her widows peak much more noticeable and her cheekbones sharper.
Chaeyeon always thought Eunbi was pretty. She never wore much make up or did her hair often, but she has this natural beauty about her. It’s her flattering and unique physical features that really make her stand out. The perfectly shaped and complimenting eyebrows, the captivating brown eyes, the long and dark eye lashes, the cute nose and the full lips all came together impeccably. There was not a single physical flaw on her.
“Hey Chaeyeon,” Eunbi suddenly says, shaking her thoughts, “I’m sorry about all the things I said about you before I knew that, well, I was talking to you. I’m not going to lie and say I didn’t mean it at the time, but I am sorry that I never really gave you a chance before I had a set impression of you that I didn’t necessarily like.”
Chaeyeon immediately waves away her apology. “Nah,” she shakes her head. “Don’t worry about it. I know that you are sorry because I am too. I guess we were both at fault for automatically deciding that we weren’t going to put in any effort in being friends.”
Eunbi smiles softly. “We have been friends all this time and we didn’t even know it.”
Chaeyeon returns the smile. “Yeah. We have haven’t we?”
She likes that. She likes the idea of being friends with Eunbi now instead of completely dismissing that notion. But ever since the whole big reveal, Eunbi is almost like a completely different person. She’s smiling more and she’s more gentle, caring and compassionate.
Hell, it totally took Chaeyeon by surprised when Eunbi pulled her into her arms and held her the entire time while she cried earlier. It was so unlike what she’s been used to. Eunbi used to never give her the light of the day and that act alone allowed Chaeyeon to know things were different between them now and for the better. Oh, and she also smelled good.
Eunbi’s face is hard to see now considering she’s turned her back towards the younger girl, but she nonetheless mumbles back, “yeah yeah. Goodnight Chaeyeon.”
At this time of the night, Chaeyeon would be eagerly writing back and forth to Eunbi online. But now that their identities are out, there isn’t much need to stay up anymore tonight if Eunbi is just about to sleep. So she decides to follow her actions and settles in her bed, flipping her lamp off.
-
As always Chaeyeon wakes up the next morning before Eunbi. It’s weird but no matter how late she sleeps, she can always wake up around 6 AM. She decided she needed her morning exercise. After she quickly changes in the bathroom with her hair tied up and sneakers on her shoes, she grabs her phone and water bottle from the mini-fridge. She’s about to leave but she hears Eunbi call her name.
“Hey, Chaeyeon?”
She turns around on her heel and leans against the wall, facing Eunbi, “What’s up?”
“Do you mind if I come along with you?”
Chaeyeon can’t help but scoff at her request. “You want to come on a run with me?” You normally always just decide to sleep in as long as you can plus you’re sleepy as hell right now.”
“Am not,” Eunbi replied defiantly. With a yawn.
Chaeyeon grins. In all honesty, it would be nice to have Eunbi accompany her. Running is fun and enjoyable, but two is better than one “Well if you really want to, you better suit, oldie. I’ll meet you on the track in 15 minutes.”
-
Throughout the next couple of weeks, Chaeyeon and Eunbi’s friendship get more strong and they’ve been close so much like Chaeyeon and Eunbi will spend hours at a time laughing and joking and talking about everything that matters and everything that doesn’t. It’s not much different than from the conversations they would have over Twitter, but now Chaeyeon can actually experience first handedly the emotions that Eunbi possesses regarding certain topics.
She’s full of passion and Chaeyeon loves watching her facial expression, her hand movements, and the way her voice changes and the way she sometimes fumbles over her words when she gets overly excited about something she’s talking. She can listen to Eunbi for hours, which is what she does.
-
Eunbi is cuddled up in her bed watching a movie on her laptop when the door suddenly opens and in walks Chaeyeon, who just came back from the night out with friends. Eunbi takes her earphones out of her ears and checks time on her phone. A little past midnight.
“Hey" she smiles at the younger girl before she puts the movie on pause. “How was you night?”
“Nothing interesting. It was kind of drag to be honest. How’s your night going?”
“Solo movie night,” Eunbi grins proudly, flaunting the laptop on front of her and the small bowl of popcorn beside her. “So basically like every other night" that earns an amused laugh from Chaeyeon. She knows it’s true.
Chaeyeon then heads into the bathroom to brush her teeth, wipe off her make up, and change into some comfortable clothes to sleep in. She comes strolling back out in her natural and most comfortable form: shorts, tank top, and hair up in a bun. Eunbi has seen that look a million times already and she still looks gorgeous. Eunbi really love this look of Chaeyeon.
“What are you watching?” Chaeyeon asks curiously as she approaches the side of Eunbi's bed, taking a handful of popcorn and shoving it into her mouth.
Eunbi throws a fake glare at her. “Well for asking, punk,” she teases sarcastically even though she really doesn’t mind at all. She kind of used to it by now. “But I’m watching Spider-Man 1, aka the best one.”
“Oh!” Chaeyeon exclaims enthusiastically. “I love Spider-Man. Mind if I join you?”
“You’re already eating my popcorn so I suppose,” Eunbi sighs melodramatically before scooting over against the side of the wall to give Chaeyeon some room on the tiny ass twin-sized bed. There was barely enough room for her alone on a regular night.
Eunbi removes the earphones out of the Jack and places the laptop on her lap while Chaeyeon holds the popcorn bowl on top of hers. She then resumes the movie and they watch in easy silence for a good while before Chaeyeon is the first one to break it.
“A guy asked me out today to go to the movies with him tomorrow night,” she shares, voice anything but enthusiastic.
“Whatever you feel like you need to do is alright,” Eunbi reassure her, nudging Chaeyeon’s shoulder with her own gently.
Chaeyeon let’s out a small sigh before she says, “you’re very compassionate and empathetic human being, Eunbi"
Chaeyeon smiles a bit at her before she settles her head back down on Eunbi’s shoulder and pressing the play button once again.
The girls remained quiet for the remaining hours of the movie and Chaeyeon never once move her head off of Eunbi, which she was pretty glad about it. It made Eunbi feel safer and little less lonely. She liked having Chaeyeon with her and she enjoyed every moment they get to spend together. Well that's definitely something she never thought she would say.
But once the credits of the movie started rolling and Chaeyeon still didn't move an inch. Eunbi curiously glanced down to see that the younger girl is sleeping peacefully which is shocking because not at once has Chaeyeon fallen asleep before Eunbi since they've been roommate. This is probably the earliest Chaeyeon slept.
Eunbi tries her best to make as subtle movement as she can so she doesn't disturb the younger, but as soon as she tries to free her arm that's placed loosely around her back, Chaeyeon inhales deeply before curling her body in towards Eunbi more and even dropping an arm across her midsection. That basically shut down any attempt Eunbi had in mind of moving.
Eunbi blushes at her action but nevertheless takes a moment to enjoy it. The last person she cuddled with like this was her ex girlfriend. She's been craving this sort of human contact and apparently Chaeyeon has been to.
But why is she getting nervous? Her heart race is increasing and her palms were starting to get clammy. It's only Chaeyeon after all she is threatening as a lil puppy on top of that she's sleeping so she's not completely aware of she's doing.
So she smoothly brings them down until they're both lying completely flat with Eunbi's arm being used as Chaeyeon's pillow and Chaeyeon's hand is resting on top of her stomach. Eunbi finally closes her tired eyes the sound of her roommate's slightly heavy breathing now much more noticeable considering their close proximity. She then overlaps their hands and smiles to herself constantly.
Not long after Eunbi eventually asleep and for the first time since she's been in this dorm, the room didn't feel quite as cold anymore.
