dreamer.

“okay, know it all.” mina pushed his chest playfully, then bringing her knees up to her chest to tuck in closer to him. she shrugged her shoulders, not meeting his eyes this time. “work was a lot today. a lot. plus how difficult getting home was. i’m sorry i was late, by the way.” she rested her hand on his thigh apologetically. “i just want to... i don’t know, blow of some steam? do something fun, I guess?”

after successfully dodging a rouge lego piece on the carpet mina flopped down onto the couch beside her husband, rubbing her temples. “what a day.” she huffed. she then dropped her hands and looked at her husband with disappointment all over her face, like the most horrible thought had crossed her mind. “i sound like a boring old person, don’t i? oh god. i’m about to have a mid-life crisis at twenty.” 

as always she greeted the other boys with big hugs, lifted off the ground by jinwoo as she jokingly complained for him to put her down. “you know,” she spoke as they walked towards were they were going for the night. “this is our first double date as a pair of married couples. how old are we?”

mina took a little longer than usually getting ready, trying to get her new dress to match with what she already owned. she settled on a black mesh top beneath the little black dress, pairing it with the most comfortable heels she owned. “sorry i took forever.” she laughed as she walked from their room towards the front door, putting the back on her earring as she looked for her husband. with a sigh she checked herself in the hallway mirror one more time, smoothing down the dress and tilting her head in consideration.

“is that why you keep going back?” she joked, shaking her head at how he emphasised his answer. “by getting into something like this and acting like you don’t have feelings for him when you do.” she pointed out, leaning back against the couch cushions, sinking into it. she rolled her eyes at his reaction, smiling at her friend out of affection. “oh, please! you’ll never know unless you say something.”

“... is it really that big?” she asked, too curious to help herself. they weren’t strangers to oversharing. mina looked almost sympathetic as he kept speaking, the more she thought about it, the more she thought it was likely jinwoo could feel the same way about minho. but this situation felt like it could get messy. “no, but you might break your own.” she countered. “i don’t think jinwoo would ever hurt you on purpose, and if he’s doing this with you... i mean, it’s jinwoo. he doesn’t do casual, right? there’s a chance he feels the same way. don’t you think you should talk about it?”

“you do like to talk about him a lot.” she teased again, not able to resist. “okay, information i didn’t need.” she laughed, playfully throwing the cushion his way. “i’m just worried you’re going to get your heartbroken, it’s my job as your best friend to be the voice of reason.” she shrugged. “you really want to do this kind of thing?”

she was waiting for him to explain what he meant, and when he admitted his feelings she tilted her head, taking it in. she was so used to seeing them as just friends, and it was definitely new to have this perception. “that... makes so much sense.” she exhaled the words as it sunk in, thinking back on how the two boys were together. “of course you like him! it’s so obvious now you’ve said it.” she nodded as the pieces came together. “min, sex doesn’t make you ‘good enough’ for him. you’re enough because you’re a great person.” she sighed. “so, what? you’re friends with benefits? and you think that’s a good idea?”

“min... what the hell?!” it finally hit her as she got louder, shaking her head a little in disbelief. she trusted that he wasn’t joking, especially as he continued explaining it all. “what? i-... what?” she laughed a little out of not knowing how else to react, it being pretty much the last thing she expected to have happened. “but you regret it?”

mina loved catching up with minho, no one told stories quite like he did. she was always grateful to not only have a best friend who was so kind, but also one who made anything entertaining. but this time his news made her eyebrows shoot up, blinking rapidly as she tried to process what he had said. then they furrowed like she was suspicious, leaning forward a little as her arms rested on the pillow. “is this a prank?” she asked, not quite able to believe what he’d said. “you... and jinwoo... you’re kidding? right?”

“you’ll still love me when i’m not so young and pretty?” she asked teasingly, already knowing what his answer will be. she then tapped him to let her down to give a break, taking his hand as they walked side by side instead. “hani, married? no way.” she laughed, not able to picture the young boy grown up yet. “i hope we don’t turn out to be the lame parents.”

“the happiest.” she answered without a pause, resting her chin on his shoulder as she looked ahead at the view. the ocean was so clear, it was different to anything she’d seen before. “you’ve got a whole life to get used to it, it’s fine.”

when he reminded her of her new name, she was smiling even wider than before. she lent down to leave a kiss on his cheek, squishing against him more than necessary and making a loud ‘mwah’ sound for emphasis. “i can’t think of anything better.” she was being cheesy, but she didn’t care. not now. “mrs park, it just sounds so good.” she laughed, kicking her feet again to try to splash him.

mina nam.  bride.

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