@[i] irene [sh] Her words made me chuckle quietly, as she pointed out that we were both in fact quite drunk by that time. I knew it very well, and probably that was also the reason why I was doing what I never thought I would do. “Maybe that’s why this seems so right,” I said, immediately kissing her back just as gentle as she did, not pushing myself forward when I felt her pull away from me. I frowned slightly upon hearing her words, humming quietly while trying my best to wipe off the tears from her face with the back of my hand, wanting to say something but not finding the right words. “I know how it feels,” I said, realizing that I really couldn’t say that I was any different from Irene. It was hard to control myself and not let my tears roll down on my cheeks, maybe a little too difficult as the realization hit me quite hard, and even thought it felt selfish at that time, I kissed her back once again, I moved my lips against her slowly, stopping only to let us breathe in some air quickly before continuing the more heated up kiss.
I finally broke away from her, my heart beating faster than ever in the past few weeks, I could only look at her and nothing else. Thoughts about Yuri were slowly replaced by thoughts about Irene as I leaned in, placing a kiss on her neck, near her jawline. I said nothing, but I wanted her to know that even the small distance between us was bothering me, so I slid down a hand to her waist to pull her closer to me, our chests pressing together. The feeling wasn’t unfamiliar to me, I wasn’t sure about Irene, but I could only hope that she also liked it as much as I did.
@[i] tiffany The way Tiffany's fingers caressed the skin of my arm so gently let a goose bump run down my spine as I let out a sigh. Her words were ringing in my head, and when she cupped my cheek and turned me to face her, she rested her forehead against mine.
Tiffany smelled of roses and vanilla, alcohol and chips, and there was something intoxicating about her (besides being drunk already). "I... You..." I gulped, my hand reaching up to rest on the hand that was on my cheek, eyes drooping closed. "Y-you're drunk, unnie," I whispered. "I'm drunk, too," I told her, swallowing as I got closer to her.
I brushed my lips against hers, feeling my eyes watering before moving away a bit. "I haven't had this type of contact in months, did you know that?" I asked, more for myself than for her, and I let out a sardonic chuckle. While my heart was with Jongdae, my mind was swarming with thoughts of Tiffany-unnie wanting to make me feel better.
So as I moved in to kiss her, it wasn't a surprise that I pushed away the feeling of Jongdae.
@[i] irene [sh] My breathing became harder as she pulled away from me, but that didn’t stop me from getting even closer to her, making our thighs touch, even raising my free hand and placing it on her shoulder. I kept my eyes on her lips until she covered them with her hand, leaving me no choice but to look into her eyes instead. What I saw inside them was only confusion and worry, which I wanted to change so badly. “That doesn’t mean that we can’t do it…” I said, my hand moving up and down on her upper arm, slowly and gently caressing her in hopes of her turning back towards me, giving me another chance to taste her lips which made me feel like they were everything I’ve been looking for in the past few months.
That wasn’t my only reason though, seeing her hurt like that was also giving me enough reason to act the way I did, and I wasn’t afraid to tell her that either. “Listen, I just want you to forget about him…” I said, cupping Irene’s cheeks to turn her towards me, looking into her eyes, swallowing hard before I continued to move closer to her, leaning in until my forehead was touching hers. “Even if just for this one night, I don’t want you to keep hurting over him.”
@[i] tiffany The cup of beer in my hand was cold, especially as droplets began falling onto my hand. The ice was melting, and if it's any indication to how my head throbbed, then I think I passed my limit already.
How we began talking about our love lives, I wasn't sure, but the thought of finally being able to talk about Jongdae and how we haven't been really... seeing each other, was nice - I welcomed the feeling because Tiffany-unnie didn't mind my ranting. "I just... just miss him so much," I muttered, hand trembling a bit, and that's when the tears kicked in.
I didn't plan on crying - crying over missing him was ridiculous, since he was right there, I could go see him. But at the same time, he never was since we're both busy. After several sobs and some hiccups, I let the cup down on the table followed by Tiffany-unnie, and the way she was looking at me made me wonder what type of situation we were in. Why was it that she's moving in, hand on mine and her lips touching mine?
Instead of pushing her away, my sobs calmed down and my eyes drooped closed at the feeling of her lips on mine. Warmth and care, that's what I was receiving from her with such a gesture, and I couldn't help but move in just a bit more before I realized this is wrong. So, so wrong - she's with Yuri-unnie and I'm with Jongdae-ah -
"We shouldn't do it," I breathed out, breaking the soft kiss and looking away, my fingers brushing my lips, cheeks red.
@[i] irene [sh] "Beer will be perfect for a starter," I said, keeping up a bright smile. It didn't take a long time for us to decide on what to eat, so we were quick to move to the living room, putting down everything on the table before sitting down comfortably, taking sips of our drinks and just talking about all kinds of stuff, just like how we planned it.
However, I began to feel uneasy as the topic was changing towards relationships and such. It was mainly Irene talking, which may sound weird, given the fact that among the two of us I was always known as a better speaker than her, but the way she sounded made me want to not interrupt her at all. She was talking about Jongdae, to be more exact, about them and how things got hard for the two. The next thing I noticed was a little crack in her voice, which only made me frown, and when she began crying, I, for whatever reason couldn't bear to hear her like that anymore.
The empty glass I was holding made a loud noise as I put it down on the table, turning towards Irene quickly after that, only staring into her eyes which made me sure that I have to do something. Her face was covered in tears, I wanted to stop her crying but I didn't know what to do exactly. I didn't think much though, and maybe it was even a mistake to just move a little closer to her, put my hand on hers and kiss her lips slowly and gently, but for some reason it felt like the right thing to do.
@[i] tiffany Tiffany began to remove her jacket, opaque skin of her arms beginning to show. I stared at her every movement as she moved and rested her body weight against the kitchen counter, her eyes on me - heavy. I smiled at her words sincerely. "I'd actually love it if you stayed the night, unnie."
I then frowned at what she said.
It hasn't been a physically bad year, but at the same time, it's been tough. Knowing that she's been going through some stuff made me question how such a wonderful person like her could ever go through tough situations.
When she placed her hand around my waist, I jumped slightly, but then I moved my hand to hold onto hers gently, giving her a squeeze, smile on my face as she spoke. "Yeah, let's do that," I said, smiling softly at her, moving my hands to remove the alcohol bottles from the bag she brought. "Good choices of bottles," I mused, removing the beer rack and the gray goose and settling there. "I have Jack Daniels and enough to make ourselves sweet margaritas but maybe you want to start with beer?" I said, looking up at her.
"I also have some food we can nibble on, by the way."
@[i] irene [sh] As I felt the bag I was holding get lifted up by Irene, I let her take it out from my hands with a small smile, noting her kindness. It wasn't that heavy or anything, but just the fact that she was paying attention made me happier. I got a little more comfortable by taking off my jacket, leaving me only in my shirt and pants. I simply threw the cloth on the couch before following Irene into the kitchen, not wanting her to prepare everything alone.
I listened to her words, and actually got worried upon hearing her change in tone. I let go of a barely hearable sigh as I leaned back until my lower back hit the counter. I was kind of happy that she was in need of someone, because I'd be lying if I would say that I wasn't... I kept silent for a while, meaning that the only thing that was breaking the silence was the noise coming from the plastic bag as Irene put everything I brought out from it. "Thank you, I'll stay then, if I really won't bother you," I said, and after a little hesitation, I continued. "Guess the new year didn't start without problems for either of us..." I fixed my eyes on the now empty bag, then glanced up at Irene.
"Let's grab a drink and talk about it, okay?" I pat her back gently to make her look at me, smiling the brightest I could. I just didn't want her mood to drop so soon; I kind of knew that it would sooner or later, but that was just too soon.
@[i] tiffany Fany-unnie's hug was short and sweet.
A smile pulled on my lips as we said hello with such a simple action. Her warmth was something I needed, especially with everything that's been happening - I needed someone to talk to. Despite her being a few years older and her having debuted much before Red Velvet, I was happy that during the years I was a trainee, we never lost touch.
When we pulled away she gave me a look and her words made my chuckle as she made her way inside. I closed the door, walking right behind her and pulling on my hair. "Well, they probably won't make us dye our hairs extreme colors any time soon, unnie," I commented to her, serious despite her joking nature. I then smacked her arm gentle, letting out a small gasp. "You wouldn't dare not let me drink, right?"
My hands went to grab the bag she brought with the alcohol as I made my way to my kitchen counter, humming as she talked to me, pet my arm which made me turn around and look at her worried expression. Her simple and childish "don't worry" made me frown a bit more, thoughts of Jongdae flooding my mind, my eyes turning a bit red with saline water. I shook my head, smiled at her, "I'll definitely be drinking with you and um... You can also stay the night so you don't need to drive back home so late and intoxicated, plus..." I began, my lower lip trembling and hands reach to hold her fingers. "I really need someone to be with at the moment."
@[i] irene Living up to what I said, I arrived quite fast to Irene's apartment, so I didn't waste any time after parking my car somewhere near, I just grabbed the bag with everything I brought and made my way to her door. Just before ringing the bell, I turned off my phone thought, not wanting anyone to ruin the rest of the night.
As the door opened, I immediately looked up from the device's pitch black screen to meet Irene's eyes, making me smile wide once again, showing off my trademark eye smile. I only stepped closer and hugged her the best I could - only using one arm, - but it was still better than saying anything; a simple 'Hi' or 'Long time no see' couldn't really tell her how much I missed her closeness, her warmth and just everything about her that made me calm and relaxed whenever I just needed it. She's younger than me, but I always feel like she's more mature than me, she's someone I truly, always trust.
"Yah, you didn't dye your hair back to pink..." I said jokingly after a few silent seconds, pulling away from her with a grin still present on my face. "Should I punish you and not let you drink form the amazing stuff I got for tonight?" I continued on, wiggling my eyebrows as I slightly raised the plastic bag in my hand, but seeing the sudden worry in Irene's expression made me feel kind of bad because of my teasing already. I pat her upper arm with my free hand, pinning my brows together. "Aw, don't worry, I was just joking. It'd be dangerous for me to drink everything alone. Now let me in before we both catch a cold or something."
@[i] tiffany My phone buzzed on the kitchen counter so I reached out and smiled down at the screen before letting out a deep sigh. I let my head fall to rest on my arms and furrowed my brows. I had invited Fany-unnie to spend time with me, since I've been feeling a bit down lately and I needed someone to talk with. However, when I told her about the plan, I had joked around about drinking alcohol so I wasn't sure if to expect drinks from her part.
Even though I do have drinks in my home, I don't drink unless someone else wants to. I'm a light drinker and I really don't trust myself drinking alcohol, especially alone.
Some thoughts of Jongdae rushed into the mess that was my mind and I whined out loud, my head falling on the counter, my arms out stretched. "Pabo dae," I said lowly, wishing he'd text me but receiving nothing from him since he was in China lately.
When the door bell rang, I was surprised at how quick my guest arrived. I stood up straight. threw my phone so it landed on the couch (luckily) and brushed my hair with my hands so I didn't look that much of a mess. I opened the door of my apartment and smiled happily at the girl standing on the other side of the threshold. "Tiffany," I said, content.
@[i] irene [] IT'S SO BAD DON'T KILL ME I'M IN PAIN AND I'M SLEEPY AF
I was pretty excited about the meeting I had later that night, even though it wasn’t anything special, just a simple meeting with one of my most precious friends who I didn’t get to talk with since who knows how long. She was busy, I was busy, not only with our careers but personal lives as well, both of us finding love and wanting to cherish every moment with them, but finally, then, we got the chance to have a girly night together, only the two of us in private. I prepared for it slowly, enjoying how I wasn’t in a rush or how I didn’t have to put on makeup, do my hair, pick formal clothes or anything like that, but I still spent a lot of time thinking about one thing – ‘Should I bring alcohol or not?’
Irene doesn’t seem like it but she is a grown woman, yet still, I couldn’t really imagine her to be the type to get drunk and loud, but with a final sigh I grabbed two cans of beer and a bottle of vodka, placing them inside a plastic bag carefully, since I already put snacks inside it earlier. I put on my shoes and a coat, grabbed my phone from a table I left it on, and also the bag before walking out of the dorm. Luckily it was already dark outside, so the chances of getting noticed were quite low, I didn’t have anything to fear of. I walked to my car, sitting in quickly and sending a message to Irene to let her know that in about 30 minutes I’ll be at her apartment, then started the engine without waiting for her reply.
@[i] irene "Apparently this is only the tip of the iceberg. If this is the tip, I don't know what else to expect. But.." Wendy sighed again, giving the other's hand a reassuring squeeze like she was telling her to that she was alright, for now. "It'll get better, Unnie!" She said with a smile, even though it was a little forced. "Just remember that what matters are those who are supporting you and ignore those that are not supporting you, there are always harsh comments online but you need to learn to tune them out." With the other facing such a situation, Wendy was well aware of how the other was currently feeling, especially since Wendy was in a exact situation when the news about Tao and her got together. At the other's remark, Wendy gave a little shrug. "Sometimes, I don't know if I had ever made the right decision about this whole opening of relationship or.. I don't know."
At Irene's request, Wendy couldn't help but laugh a little especially at how messy her kitchen was but also touched, had worries and sadness been so obvious that it was written on her face? So much so that even their leader could read her like an open book. "It's okay, Unnie, I know you've tried." She teased, making her towards Irene with a little grin. Approaching her leader, Wendy pulled her into a tight hug. "Thank you so much.
@[i] wendy Joohyun smiled, gave a sigh and and reached to grab the younger girl's hand in hers. "Good, I'm glad you're surviving, Wendy-yah," Joohyun began softly, walking with the girl into her apartment and closing the door behind them. "You did? The comments have been a bit... Too much," Joohyun confessed to her member, pouting and sighing in frustration. "I've seen the articles about what's happening with you... I'm sorry about that, but-!"
Joohyun moved away from her member and hopped excitedly over to her kitchen and clasped her hands together, smiling at her member. "I tried surprising you since you've been sad," she began, looking at Wendy's face, searching for any type of cheering up in her eyes. "Sadly I... Well, I don't really know how to bake properly so um..." She looked down at the bowl and the contents spilled everywhere and her shoulders slumped. "Want to help this unnie of yours to clean up?"
@[i] irene Wendy was all still curled up in bed, slight groggy, sulky and sleepy from her nap time especially since she was not feeling too good today. As much as she wanted to ignore the outside world,the recent rumours and scandals about herself, with Tao, Yixing or even Luhan had been getting to her. Ever since Taozi and her had announced their relationship to the public, it had seen like the paparazzi(s) were just tailing every one of her move.
Looking up at the clock, Wendy sighed, sitting up as she fluffed her hair then stepping into the toilet to prep up. It didn't long for her to reach the other's nearby apartment since Wendy was a rather simple girl and that she didn't need to take long. Pressing the door bell, Wendy could hear a faint 'clank' followed by the other calling her name. "Hey, Unnie." Wendy said, a sigh of relief escaping her lips as she saw her fellow member's face then glancing at the mess behind her. "Surviving." Wendy said monotonously with a shrug of her should as she made her way in, placing her bag on the other's sofa. "Saw the news about you and Chen oppa."
@[i] wendy Wearing a simple apron and having her hair tied up into a pony tail, Joohyun struggled slightly trying to bake the cupcakes properly according to the cook book in front of her. A sigh of frustration escaped her lips as she looked down at the recipe and back at the measuring cup in her hand and then at the clock on the wall. She had told Wendy to stop by ten minutes by then and sadly, the surprise Joohyun was preparing for her member was nowhere to be finished.
The girl pouted, trying to mix the batter so it didn't have so many small flour bits, and when her bell rang, she yelped, letting go of the bowl in her hands and dropping it on the floor by accident. "Oh my god," Joohyun whispered, looking at the mess and looking back at the door. "I'll be a second, Wendy!" She took in a deep breath, walking shamelessly towards her door and opening it to be met by a pair of cute eyes and a bright smile. "Sorry about, um... The mess behind me, by the way... How are you?" With this, Joohyun stepped aside, inviting the younger girl to enter.