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they weren’t in the same major- university doesn’t work like that though. hyejung had met ina at the journalism club; she had stayed for a week in the organization before she realized that she couldn’t juggle her studies, internship, and an extracurricular activity all at the same time before going inside. luckily, ina was one of the few people she befriended and hyejung found out that she was a journalism major. still, students were students, she invited the other to hang out a few times and the girl grew fond of her.

now it was the middle of the semester and they agreed to grab food after they studied for their midterms, a little incentive for them that led to a happy tummy. food wasn’t the only thing in hyejung’s mind, a little dazed while she taps her pen against her cheek, her foot lightly brushing against the other’s but it seemed like it was taken as an accident. there was one thing hyejung couldn’t doubt: ina was beautiful. she was attractive, smart, hard working -- do you have a crush yoo hyejung?

no. crushes were too much work, too much energy. she hadn’t caught herself, how her thoughts had been said out loud and her ears turn red due to being flustered at the small slip up. “oh- oh. um, i kind of forgot. i was kind of distracted.” she looks down, circling a random vocabulary word to continue studying. too shy, too bold, what was the in between? the small gesture of her arm nudging against hyejung made her smile, shaking her head to dismiss it. she couldn’t ask her.