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NEVER in a million years did Choi Eunhee expect this situation to come so soon. As there she stood, in the middle of her apartment with Jungwon dangerously close to her.

Her heart felt like it was beating out of her chest, to the point where she wouldn't be surprised if he could hear it.

Jungwon paused, brows furrowed slightly as he hesitantly opened his mouth to speak. "Is this okay?" He asked, voice barely above a whisper.

After a moment of processing his words, Eunhee slowly nodded her head, letting out a small hum. Her heart was beating quickly as she watched him grow closer to her.

Soon enough, his hands came in contact with her waist, holding her gently as he pulled her body impossibly closer to his own.

Atlas, his soft lips pressed up against hers, fitting together like puzzle pieces as they moved perfectly in sync.

Eunhee practically melted into the kiss, wrapping her arms around his shoulders. After a moment, Jungwon pulled away, a small smile at his lips as he soon fell into a fit of giggles.

The girl furrowed her brows, suddenly feeling self conscious as she looked at the boy confusedly. "..what's so funny?"

"Nothing. I just never imagined we'd have our first kiss like this. I kinda pictured it happening tomorrow, at prom.." Jungwon giggled, before pulling her into a tight embrace, nuzzling his head into her neck.

Eunhee let out a small breath she didn't even know she was holding, humming quietly as she tried to calm the rapid beating of her heart.

"Why? What'd you think I was laughing at?" The boy asked.

"It's embarrassing, you idiot." She huffed, pressing her lips together. Jungwon snickered and pulled away from the hug, grabbing her hand and dragging her over to her couch, where they both sat beside each other.

"Oh, come on, it can't be that bad." Jungwon said, staring at her with eyes full of curiosity.

Eunhee sighed, gaze shifting down to her fingers. "..that was kinda my first kiss-- embarrassing, I know. So, I thought you were laughing because I was so bad." She muttered.

"How is that embarrassing? Also, no way. In my opinion, you're a good kisser. I mean, I'm not a hundred percent sure, so you should kiss me again so I can confirm it." Jungwon smiled cheekily, earning a scoff and a playful eye roll from the girl.

"You wish, Yang Jungwon."

Said boy pouted, sighing as he shrugged his shoulders. "Ahh.. it was worth a try."

"Also, you look really cute in your glasses." The boy commented, earning a small thank you from the girl.

"..we should probably start working on the project, right? We're almost done, which is good considering tomorrow we have to present it to the teacher.." Eunhee spoke, standing up from her seat on the couch.

Jungwon hummed, nodding his head. "Yeah.. thank god for your Bob Ross skills. We probably would be so dead right now if it weren't for you."

"Stop acting like I'm the one who's been doing all the work. You're literally helping so much. Without you, I'd probably be staying up all night trying to finish it." Eunhee stated as a matter of fact.

"Hmm.. yeah, yeah.. we both contributed equally. Only, you did a little bit more." Jungwon mumbled.

Eunhee rolled her eyes, shaking her head with a smile. "I-- whatever.. I'll be right back with the stuff."

Jungwon nodded his head in understanding, watching as she walked off yet again.

"Oh, you're really red, by the way! But it's okay because it's cute!" Jungwon called out in a teasing manner, earning a groan from the girl.

"Shut up, I am not!"

Jungwon laughed quietly at her response, leaning his head back against the headrest of the couch as he took this time to calm down his rapid heartbeat.

Of course, he was nervous. He was just somewhat good at hiding it.

He had just kissed the girl he liked a lot, what do you expect?

Part of him wondered where things would go from here. Whether they'd start dating or not, stuff like that.

All meanwhile, the other part of him wasn't thinking too much about it. He figured he'd just let whatever happens, happen. Obviously, he wasn't going to force the girl into an unwanted relationship with him.

Sure, she maybe liked him, but that doesn't mean she's ready for a relationship, and that's totally fine.

All Jungwon wanted was to be with her, no matter how long he'd have to wait. He's willing to wait years if it meant he'd be able to be with her.

Soon enough, Eunhee appeared back in the room with the canvas in her hand, as well as the case filled with pencils, markers and all sorts of stuff in the other hand.

Originally, they had decided to work in the guest bedroom of her apartment, as it doubled as an art studio according to her.

But, they had ended up changing it to her living room floor -- seeing as it had more space for the both of them to work. And plus, they'd be able to see the pretty view of the buildings and city lights that her apartment windows had to offer. Or, they could turn something on the TV as background noise.

Ultimately, her living room was the best option.

Jungwon hopped up from his seat, following her over to their spot on her fuzzy white rug, sitting down and shuffling closer to her.

"Okay, time to finish!" Jungwon spoke cheerfully, earning a small chuckle from the girl who hummed in agreement, reaching for a pencil to firstly trace out the minor details, before going over them with a marker.

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AUTHOR'S CORNER
kinda a boring chapter ngl but ig the kiss makes up for it??? i will literally remake this chapter if i have to, not even kidding

as long as the viewers are pleased lol

anyways

i'm really tired and my head is pounding

i swear i always have the urges to write at the worst times

i'm gonna go try to get some sleep, but i hope you all enjoy this chapter! hopefully next one won't be published as late lol

ALSO

feel free to point out any grammar or spelling errors in any chapters! i have yet to go over this story and proofread everything

and also, the majority of these chapters i've written super late at night (like this one) so i'm really tired when writing and most likely make a ton of mistakes whilst writing lol

so yeah

feel free to correct me on anything and i'll fix it as soon as possible :)
february 10th, 2023 -- 4:49am.

not proofread.