Ā Ā She canāt help but smile, listening to the way he hummed as he ran his fingers through his hair. It relaxed herā He relaxed her. It took her a second to respond to him, just nodding with a hum at first.Ā āConditioner isnāt unnecessary, Itās what makes my hair smell so good, and it gets so knotted without it.ā she laughed. He was probably right of course, that she didnāt actually need it. He was smarter than her, and he often knew things that she didnāt. Opening her eyes, she couldnāt help the way his heart fluttered when he mentioned them growing older together, even if it was nothing more than a joke about going bald. She bit her lip as she turned to face him, hiding a smile.Ā āYouād love me either way, right? Even if I was a bald old lady? Besidesā we could have cool wigs together, thatās cute right?ā
Ā Ā She hears his laugh, causing her to furrow her brows, though not at the loss of her smile,Ā āHey donāt laugh at me.ā After that she closed her eyes once more, fingers running through the water in circles. There was silence, until he mentioned the fact that he loved herā and that heād fucked up. Which brought an awkward churn in her stomach. She wasnāt mad at him about it anymore, well, for the most part. It was something they could get over. He hadnāt meant to do it, and she couldnāt hate him forever for that. Turning to look at him, she cupped his cheek, water dripping onto his shoulder but it was more important that she spoke her mind.Ā āJihoon, Youāre forgiven. I love you too much not to, okay? Everyone fucks upā You should know that iām more familiar with that than anyone.ā And with that she pushed herself to her knees, placing her palm against his other cheek, leaning in to press a kiss to his lips, soft and tender. Ā She pulled back, looking him over,Ā āI love you so much, Ji.ā She gave him a kiss once more, quicker than before.
āI didnāt mind to say that conditioning is unnecessary completely, let me rephrase. I meant that, shampooing your ends is unnecessary. Youāre hair will dry out and become brittle.ā He says quietly, reminding himself to work on his phrasing before speaking again. Ā His eyes look at her, fond expression on his face as he finished rinsing out her hair. Things had been rough, lately, but that didnāt mean his feelings for her ever changed. He had often thought, while she was gone, what their life would be like in the future. Ā Sometimes he thought they might have kids and leave the gang life, other times he saw them as a power couple-- Various scenarios. But he tried not to get ahead of himself. He didn't want to work himself up and she didn't want to be with him in the end. He hums lightly, massaging her scalp and shifting his body with hers so he could continue his actions. "Yeah of course I would. Chanmi, you could stab me in my side and betray me in every worst way possible and I'd both forgive you and love you."
"I'm only laughing because you're cute." He doesn't mind her hair dripping onto his shoulder, it was the last thing on his mind considering their important conversation, but the coldness does send a chill down his spine that makes him shiver into her touch, a light sigh escaping his lips. He had missed this too; the feeling of her lips on his, soft and warm. It's sending his mind in various directions, and he has to pull himself away to speak, "But you don't deserve that. You deserve so much better than that. I didn't mean to hurt you." His lips connect with her's again, hands resting on her waist as he pulls her closer.