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Trauma
chapter eighteen

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PRIVATE MESSAGES

dohyun | aera

dohyun
how is the party?

aera
its nice knowing you care enough to
make me feel better. 🥺

aera
but it was very fun! they just left actually.

dohyun

dohyun
i'm happy you had fun.

aera
you know, we played would you rather.
and talked about celebrity crushes.

dohyun
oh?

aera
i already know you have the hots for
jinx unnie, but if you could choose any
celebrity in the world to be yours,
who would you pick?

dohyun
can i say you? (erased)

dohyun
that's a hard choice since the options
are so vast.

aera
i'll tell you mine if you tell me yours

dohyun
you first

aera
yeah, right! i will not fall for your
trickery, young man.

dohyun
alright, then. hm..

dohyun
song hye-kyo has always been extremely
attractive to me. but so is the lead actress
for those American movies. Resident Evil, i
believe.

aera
you've seen Resident Evil??

dohyun
you're not the only one who enjoys
scary things.

aera
wow.. aha

dohyun
your turn.

aera
would you rather live in a stone house
or in a log cabin?

dohyun
don't change the subject.

aera
personally, i think i'd prefer a log cabin.

aera
very cozy, you know.

dohyun
i'm guessing your ideal type is lee
minho, or maybe lee jong suk.

aera
incorrect.

dohyun
c'mon, aera. i told you.

aera
you (erased)

aera
i'm embarrassed now. aha.

dohyun
i won't judge you.

aera
i know.

dohyun
you don't have to tell me if it makes
you uncomfortable.

aera
really?

dohyun
you know, a stone house sounds extremely
uncomfortable. i think i would prefer a log
cabin, also.

aera
at least we know you have common
sense.

aera
next question. would you rather have three
arms or two heads?

dohyun
three arms.

aera
why?

dohyun
more heads means more emotions and
more thoughts. more arms means that
things that could be difficult now could
be more possible then.

aera
good point. but what are you going to
do about shirts?

dohyun
well it depends on where the arm is.

dohyun
if it sticks from a third shoulder then i
would get shirts tailored with an extra
sleeve. but if it can just lay flat, then i
would just tuck it in the shirt. tuck the
fingers into my waistband so they won't
stick out of the bottom of my shirt.

aera
gross. i would go for two heads.

dohyun
why?

aera
so i can look at myself without the
help of a mirror. i don't know. slap
myself?

dohyun
why....?

aera
i don't know. it just sounded fun.

dohyun
my turn. if that's okay?

aera
go ahead!

dohyun
would you rather go back to your worst
mistake and change things or would you
rather see a sneak peek of the best moment
of your life before it happens?

aera
woah. that is one loaded question.

dohyun
these are the thoughts that run through
my head instead of scaring myself silly.

aera
touché, mister actor man.

aera
i think i'd rather see the sneak peek.

dohyun
why?

aera
when you want to get to know a girl,
you really get to know her. huh?

dohyun
i have standards.

aera
hmm 👀

aera
though, to answer your question, it is
because the regrets i have have shaped
me into who i am as a person today.
though i still struggle to love myself in
a way i want, i am still proud of my
progress and what i have achieved due
to those mistakes. so, i would pick the
sneak peek.

dohyun
you've made me want to change my
answer heh

aera
why??

dohyun
i thought that i would rather right the
wrong to help someone avoid pain and
hurt, but you're right. mistakes help shape
you into who you are meant to be. so i think
i'd take the sneak peek, too.

aera
would you rather have jelly legs or
a tongue made of jelly candy?

dohyun
where do you come up with this stuff?

aera
one — my favorite kind of candies are
jelly and/or gummy.

aera
two — i have weird thoughts sometimes.
i thought we've already gone over this?

dohyun
...can i still talk if my tongue is made
of jelly?

aera
it'll most likely be slurred but i don't
see why not.

dohyun
then, i'll take the jelly tongue. so
i can continue acting and won't have
to walk like one of those inflatable men.

aera
but imagine how fun and convenient
it would be on road trips! you could
sit anywhere because you can just
move your legs wherever.

dohyun
oh yeah?

aera
there are other reasons too that i
would much rather not get too in
depth with. but the jelly tongue could
work too.
read.

aera
dohyun?

—

rumi says!

that ended awkwardly lmao

but this is probably one of my favorite
chapters to date because of how well
you get to look at their dynamic without
it being generic.

plus, i love dirty minded aera. 😂