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THE continuous knocking on the door made seulgi prop her head up from under the covers. but she just groaned, turned over and covered herself with more pillows.

she tried not to listen to them, and kept her eyes shut. don't even budge, seulgi, she said to herself quietly. nope. let him knock. tire himself out. she was too tired to yell at an annoying stranger (though it was probably joy, or not) at such a relatively early hour in the morning, especially when she was supposed to sleep in today.

once this person thinks no one is home, peace will be yours once more.

but, unlike she anticipated, the knocks kept coming and coming. damn, this person won't quit. there's a huge chance that there was a sleepy woman who had been waiting for the weekend ever since the week began - but this obnoxious person probably doesn't get that.

seulgi sat up with her duvet still covering half her body. "in a minute!" the knocking suddenly halted upon her response.

she reached for her phone and checked the time. 9:07 am. she raised an eyebrow. who could possibly want to bother her at a time like this?

then she raised her other eyebrow. so far, as of that moment, wendy had texted and called her numerous times. she had no idea why any of those calls managed to wake her up. not that she wanted to be woken up, anyway.

a knock again. "coming!"

wendy 👰 [7:09 am] : seulgi

wendy 👰 [7:16 am] : seulgiiii

wendy 👰 [7:38 am] : you're still asleep aren't you

wendy 👰 [7:52 am] : gosh kang seulgi

wendy 👰 [8:04 am] : well wake up you're roommate's coming today !!!!

wendy 👰 [8:06 am] i kinda forgot to tell you beforehand my bad but you're welcome 😘

seulgi stared at the text in disbelief. really, wendy? she would've woken up earlier if she had known; she must've been waiting outside for hours. but that wasn't the worst part.

wendy 👰 [8:15 am] : also, don't be mad

wendy 👰 [8:16 am] : this roommate i got is kind of maybe sort of a guy????

seulgi's mouth hung open. she thought they agreed on no guys. was she that busy that it didn't even occur to her to tell her about everything?

wendy 👰 [8:18 am] : don't worry though, he's hot 😉😇 you're welcome again ttyl

wendy 👰 [8:21 am] also, wedding dress hunting today, don't be late

seulgi took a deep breath. she made a note to herself to kill wendy later and strode to the door eager to get it over with.

but it wasn't until she passed by the mirror by her living room that she realized she was still in her pajamas, and her hair was a lizard's nest, well, if lizards even had nests.

oh, wow, she thought to herself. god, if i'd known a guy was coming over to live with her then i could've done something to look more decent.

"yeah, yeah, hold your hams," she muttered, licking her lips and straightening her hoodie. she turned the knob on the door and opened it.

kang seulgi's mouth flew wide open.

"finally, i-" the man in the doorway began, but he was so thrown aback that he didn't bother continue.

they just stared at each other for a split second, but it was more than enough for her to absorb everything that was in front of her.

the guy's pearl skin was shimmering under the sun beautifully. he was wearing a charcoal sweater and black jeans, which not only accentuated how muscular his body was, but it suited him and made him look divine. his hair was a brown tinge, styled down in a messy undercut, almost covering his eyebrows. he wore round-framed glasses that rested on the bridge of his nose, the lens transparent enough to give a view of his dark eyes, which just went well with his sculpted face and lips. he stood apart inches from her, and they both looked like idiots.
didn't think this would happen, so she just stood there, not even knowing how to react.

"seulgi?" he said, his eyes crinkling but his eyebrows contorting in confusion.

it's been years since seulgi saw him, and boy, he's definitely changed. in a good way, at least. for a minute, everything came flooding back.

but that all went down the drain when she decided to snap out of it and slam the door at his face.

this isn't happening, she thought. this is all a big dream, right? some kind of hidden camera joke?

she opened the door slightly to peek outside, making sure it didn't creak, and there he was, standing with his back turned to the door, hand on his waist while he was on his phone. he turned to realize that the door was open, and walked over towards it just in time for seulgi to close it shut, lock it and turn around.

nope, it wasn't. she closed her eyes. it really was jimin. park jimin. wink master, korean god, dance king, fuck boy.

god, she was fucked.

as she rested her back behind the door, she could practically hear jimin getting confused and frustrated on the other side. "seulgi?" he started knocking again. "seulgi, open up. c'mon."

what the hell was he doing at her doorstep?

"no." she said it as more of a command than a reply.

"what are you doing here, jimin?" she asked. "what do you think you're doing?"

"what are you talking about?"

seulgi rolled her eyes from behind the door. "don't play dumb with me, jimin!" she huffed. "it's been long over!"

"what?" jimin's voice was hinted with confusion. "what is? seulgi, i-"

"it is! don't play this game with me! i'm done! i am not getting back together with you!" his knocks started to lessen.

"wait, what t-"

"go away!" seulgi released the door and crossed her arms, hoping he would go.

"wait, seulgi-" jimin was still there.

"what?" seulgi asked dramatically.

jimin spoke in a very confused voice, "do you think i'm here because i want to get back together with you?"

seulgi halted. "is-is that not what this is?"

jimin chuckled at the other side of the door. "fuck, no! a little too late for that now, don't you think?"

well yeah, she thought. still, she drew a sigh of relief, but also mentally slapped herself for being so godforsaken embarrassing. god, this was such an awkward turn of events.

"oh." she gulped and pressed her back against the door again. she felt so stupid. "why are you here, then?"

"uh, i live here now." she stood up straight and faced the door.

"you what?" she exclaimed.

"i needed a new place, i saw this place online a few days ago, i contacted the woman whose number was on the screen, and i got it. i live here now." his voice was a bit muffled but she could still make it out.

jimin was going to be her roommate.

"what do you mean you live here now?"

"i meant i moved out of my old apartment and busted my savings for a room in this place."

"do you really expect me to believe that?"

"well, yeah." he sounded serious.

"you're lying."

"i'm not." jimin was whining.

she sneered at the door. "how do i know you're not lying?"

"i stood out here for two hours! and counting! if this was a joke i would've given up already." he was starting to get annoyed. "c'mon, seulgi, why are you being this way?" he started knocking again.

"god, jimin, stop with the knocking!"

"i'll knock all day if i have to! let. me. in."

"no!" jimin continued knocking.

seulgi's head snapped back. okay, maybe he wasn't lying, but it was still weird to believe it was really him.

"who's your contact?"

"what?"

"who'd you contact to get this apartment?"

"why should i tell you?"

"because you're sleeping with my doorbell if you don't!" she heard jimin sighing from behind the door in the defeat.

"you're crazy."

"just tell me who your contact is!"

"okay, okay! god," he said. "i don't know, someone named son wendy? she said to come by seven today and everything will be ready."

seulgi groaned. oh, right. wendy.

"i'm calling her!" she exclaimed, already dialing. "let's see what she says."

"can i at least get some water?" seulgi didn't respond. "no? okay, fine!"

seulgi pressed the phone to her ear and listened to the rings. pick it up, wendy. answer the call.

the line was connected, and wendy's voice could be heard. "hel-"

"why is he here?" asked seulgi, cutting her off.

"well, someone's in a mood today," wendy noted.

"answer me, seungwan. why is he here?"

"he? oh, you mean the park guy? well, he's your new roommate! ta-da!" she could hear wendy's smile from the other side of the line. "so, what do you think?"

"what do i think? wendy-"

"i know, right? hot as hell," wendy cut in. "i personally give him an eight out of ten since we're the same height, but he's dazzling, am i right?"

"wendy-"

"also, he says he works at a dance studio for kids and performs as a dancer for kbs! how hot is that?"

"wendy."

"you're going to love him, seulgi, i'm te-"

"yah! wendy!" seulgi raised her voice, making wendy stop talking for a moment. "can you just listen? please?"

"why? is something wrong, honey?"

seulgi sighed. "this park guy...he's sort of, uh, my..."

"your...?"

"uh, my ex."

wendy felt awkward. "oh," she muttered. "well, oops."

"oops?" seulgi exclaimed. "that's all you have to say?"

"yeah, well in my defense, i didn't know, so i'm clean."

"you're impossible."

"thank you," wendy replied. "seulgi, i'm sorry but i can't really turn down the deal just because you guys had some sort of past. besides, he's looking for a place near his studio, and this was the only one available."

"but wendy," seulgi whined and emphasized on her name, "he's my ex. we haven't even talked ever since we broke up. i don't know how we're going to make that work!" she had no idea what to say to him; how are you doing? what do you want? have you been doing well since we broke up and never spoke to each other again?

"you are going to make it work, alright? you guys are adults, you should have moved on by now."

"why'd you take him, anyway?" seulgi asked. "it wouldn't have hurt to actually tell me, right? even if it is a favor, i mean, he's still going to be my roommate."

"sorry, hun, i got busy with scheduling appointments and stuff for the wedding that i forgot to take care of it. i'm fixing invitations right now while i'm talking." wendy's voice seemed focused. "besides, he was the only one who would take it."

"well, you could've waited for someone else!" seulgi said, loud enough for jimin to hear outside.

"my point, seulgi," wendy said "is that he's dependable. right?"

"how are you so sure?"

"well, he's willing to pay rent for two if you're running late."

"what? you asked him tha—"

"and, he's willing to clean the whole place at least twice a month," wendy added, "because he gets off from his studio early."

"god, wendy, you just had to tell him that."

"they were the only two conditions i asked of him," wendy stated. "you just need someone to save your ass once in a while, and i think jimin suits the job perfectly."

seulgi rolled her eyes. "you win, fine."

"you can't keep depending on me forever, i'm getting married. i'll have my own kids that i need to clean up after."

"hey!"

"jimin seems like a nice guy, so please, just give him a chance." seulgi was a bit hesitant, and wendy could sense it. "you can kick him out any time you want, but just give him a chance. he might be more help than you think."

"he's still my ex, you know."

"he is, but don't you think it's time to put that behind you? i mean, it ended for a reason." she heard wendy groan from the other side of the line. "this is a little rushed, i get it, but please just give him a chance, alright?"

seulgi groaned as well. "i can't believe i'm even saying this. fine."

"alright, great." wendy laughed.

"but if this turns out to be a bad idea, i'm blaming you." wendy grunted in affirmation. "god, i hope this turns out fine."

"it will," wendy said. "now, i have to go, i have to finish this before we go to the dress shoppe this afternoon." she paused. "speaking of, don't be late."

"alright. bye." wendy gave a cute goodbye and hung up quickly, busy as she was.

seulgi turned towards the door. she didn't know how to face jimin, having embarrassed herself twice before he's even entered the apartment. but still she walked towards the door.

jimin's a good guy, right?

she opened the door to see him sitting on the floor directly in front of the door, his legs folded, looking up at her. she almost jumped. he had a mischievous smile on his face, which made seulgi raise an eyebrow.

"hi," he said.

"hey," she said back.

"good talk with wendy?"

"well, we all have those conversations, so." she leaned against the doorway and folded her arms.

"what'd she say?" he smirked.

"it's not funny, jimin, i really was unaware."

he raised his hands in defeat. "hey, now, i was just asking." jimin was still smiling at her.

"what's with that smile?"

he shrugged his shoulders, then paused for a while. "it's good to see you, kang seulgi."

"yeah." seulgi rolled her eyes, turned and walked inside. "come on in, don't keep your stuff waiting."

it's good to see you too, jimin.

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