salt, fat, acid, heatĀ / closed starter for @remrseāā
sooil woke up to the grating sound of his apartment buzzer announcing someoneās arrival at his door. last nightās date (siyeon? jiyeon?), who he completely forgot about until she started making her own noises of complaint, also seemed to be resenting the buzzer. ignoring her groans, sooil mumbled aĀ āsorryā and crawled over her to check who could be bothering him at the early hour of... 11:03 am. fair enough.
the face that greets him on the screen is honestly a relief - he wasnāt really in the mood to chat or whatever with this girl. no offence meant to her, of course, last night had been fun, but sooil could feel himself approaching his limit with her. better kick her out now than do it after having to feign interest in her beyond another hookup sometime.
sooil padded back to the bed, lightly shaking the half-asleep figureās shoulder.Ā āhey, iām soĀ sorry,ā he said, dragging out the so in a way he thought was subtle and convincing,Ā ābut my friend just showed up - i think heās, like, going through a tough time or something. do you mind?ā that was a total baldfaced lie - knowing jaerim, he probably just wanted sooil to make him some scrambled eggs or something, like heās a walking catering service. either way, he thought heād lay it on thick.Ā āyou know, heās just been dealing with a ton of shit at work, and this girl dumped him, and iām probably the only person he can turn to right now. iām a really great friend, i gotta be there for him.ā judging by the look siyeon/jiyeon shot him, she wasnāt really buying this friend-in-crisis story, but with another heavy sigh she rolled over and started picking up her clothes.
with a grin and a kiss and a promise to call which he didnāt fully intend to keep, sooil opened the door to let siyeon/jiyeon out and jaerim in. feeling like he had to at least somewhat keep up the act until she got on the elevator, though, sooil reached out to pat jaerim on the back.Ā āhey bud, you holding up okay?ā
