#sasujae

1. It was early Saturday morning when the pair of goofballs planned to meet at the aquarium to enjoy the sight of beautiful sea creatures– and eat several hamburgers and French fries from the food court while they were at it. It wasn’t a surprise to Eunjin that she was the first to arrive at the promised place, since she knew Jaeho was more of a carefree kind of person who likes to take his time. 

20 minutes passed however, and there was still no sign of him. Eunjin took out her iPhone from her purse, opening her messaging app to send Jaeho a text. 

[ sms: 재호오빠 ] where are you at, oppa? please tell me you’re okay! ㅠㅠㅠ

After a few minutes of waiting impatiently for a response, her notification bell rung quietly. 

[ 재호오빠 : Sorry, can’t make it today ] 

She released a heavy sigh before her rosy lips formed into a pout. Looks like she wasted half an hour for nothing. She suddenly felt a hand grab her shoulder, frightening her as she tumbled down to the ground. The bright sunlight hit her eyes as she looked at the direction of the person who approached her. It was him. 

“Aish, oppa!” 

2. Tteokbokki. Japchae. Kimchi. Galbi. Kimbap. Jajangmyeon. What else do you need in life when all of that is in front of you? 

The two college students were eating dinner at a restaurant near Jaeho’s university. From the moment they walked in they were greeted by a man in his early 30s, and to Eunjin’s surprise he recognized her as Manhee’s youngest sibling. To her knowledge, her brother defended him in court and won the case, so he owed him more than just a ‘thank you’. The food wasn’t necessarily free, but a huge feast like that wasn’t cheap when discounted. 

Eunjin ate as if she hadn’t eaten in a week, munching loudly with her mouth full. Her puffed cheeks made her look like a squirrel hiding nuts on its mouth. Being the gullible girl that she is, Eunjin fell for Jaeho’s ploy, which was the typical ‘Look, there’s something behind you.’ trap. She looked back at him stealing her kimbap, glaring him down as she swallowed her chewed meat. “Yah, steal my food again and I swear I’ll poke you in the eye with my chopstick!”

3. “On your mark, get set… go!” 

Using the only strength she had left, Eunjin ran as if she was currently running for Team South Korea at the Rio Olympics. However, her long legs started to fail on her, making her stumble over several rocks before regaining her balance. Jaeho on the other hand flew by– not precisely like a bullet, but at least he was in the lead. The so called ‘finish line’ was a bench in the middle of the track, and sitting on it was a kid learning how to blow his bubblegum with his mother taking photos of him.

And just like that, Eunjin experienced her first loss against someone shorter than her (who wasn’t a child). How was it possible for someone with shorter legs to run faster than her? Wasn’t it supposed to be the other way around? She bent over to press her hands against her knees, breathing in and out heavily. There was no way she was gonna accept the humiliating loss. 

“The only reason why you won was because I ate a bucket of ice cream not too long ago–” 

4. She never would have thought that she’d actually go on a movie ‘date’ with Jaeho. Both of them have previously talked about movies and whatnot, and Eunjin was aware of Jaeho’s habit of falling asleep or getting distracted after just the first few minutes of any movie. The movie they (or just Eunjin) chose to watch was Finding Dory. It’s been released nearly 2 months ago and she figured it’d be best if they watched the film before it was no longer shown in the movie theater. 

Eunjin kept giving her friend small glances every few seconds to check if he hasn’t wandered off yet. The popcorn and nachos seemed to be the only thing that kept him awake for the most part. Minutes have passed slowly before she heard a familiar snore next to her among the sound of the movie. He had crumbs of nacho chips and cheese scattered around his chin, making him look younger than a typical 12 year old boy. Giving him a slap then and there wouldn’t be appropriate when there’s a group of children sitting behind them. Fortunately for Eunjin, she happened to bring along a cup of ice, which hasn’t melted yet to her advantage. She took an ice cube from her cup before tugging his shirt lightly, pulling it slowly before dropping it down his chest.

5. Teddiursa was as lively as her owner, but there were also days where she wasn’t feeling it. That day happened to be one, where she lazily laid on top of her cushion, her head resting against the soft fabric.Eunjin invited Jaeho over for a small dinner at her apartment, taking the advantage while her father was out of town to visit his former colleagues. It was a pleasant evening, both talking about different topics and casually goofing around like usual. After eating, the pair decided to approach Teddiursa, who kept her eyes on Eunjin the entire time. 

“Am I invisible to her or something?” He moved his index finger towards the pup while Eunjin shook her head. “She’s not in the mood, is all. I wouldn’t mess with her if I was you.” 

The brown toy poodle instantly barked its quiet ‘woof’ as she jumped towards Jaeho out of a sudden, nearly biting his finger with her small teeth. Eunjin released a silent sigh, having the urge to smack him from behind his head. “Told you.” 

6. Now it was Eunjin who wasn’t in the greatest of all moods. The morning couldn’t have started worse than nearly getting hit by a speeding car, the driver miraculously braking in time before tragedy struck again in her family’s life. Luckily for the driver Eunjin decided to not press charges, although she did manage to take a picture of the car’s license plate without him noticing. More unfortunate events occurred during the day like: spilling her favorite frappuccino over her shirt, making a C- on her math test, losing 20000 won on her way back home, and the list could go on. She wanted to skip the promised meet up she made with Jaeho at the coffee shop they frequently spent their time together, but a promise was a promise, and there was no way to back out. 

Once again, Jaeho was at it in his mischievous nature, fooling around as Eunjin simply thought to herself, pressing her elbow against the table so she could rest her chin on her cold palm. She only saw his lips move, all his words completely muted to her ears. Eunjin finally snapped out of her thoughts after seeing him smile widely from ear to ear. Has he even noticed her behavior from the moment they met up? Does he even care about her? Her eyebrows furrowed slowly, clenching one hand tightly while she raised the other, giving him a unexpectedly rough slap. 

“Are you that oblivious or what?!“