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Yurim jumped at her phones sudden vibration. She quickly laughed to herself about her previous scare before flipping her phone over and reading the screen.
Incoming Call - my love <3
Quickly accepting the call, Yurim held her phone up to her ear.
“Heedo-ya!” She spoke happily into the speaker.
“Hi, Yurim” Heedo said softly, her voice coming through the phone slightly muffled. Still, Yurim could tell she was smiling.
“I saw you on TV!”
“Did you?” Heedo laughed “How was I?”
Remembering earlier today when Yurim watched Heedo at her tournament, she replied “Incredible. I almost died because of how cool you looked.”
“Stop it…” Heedo said bashfully “You’re making me blush”
Yurim giggled cheekily “Good. If anyone asks why your cheeks are red, tell them I did it.”
“Okay, okay.” Heedo dismissed fondly “You’re such a dork.”
“I am not!”
“You seriously are!” Heedo said playfully.
Yurim was about to fight back before the sound of a door closing grabbed her attention.
“Where are you, love?” Yurim asked.
Heedo yawned “I just got back to my hotel room.”
“Oh, are you going to sleep soon?”
A sigh fell through Heedo’s lips “Probably not,” She chuckled dejectedly “I haven’t gotten any sleep while I’ve been away. I never realized how hard it is to relax without you near me.”
A response was forming in Yurim’s mouth but she stopped herself when she heard quiet, muffled sobs coming from Heedo’s end. She could tell Heedo was trying to smother her crying by covering her mouth with her hand.
“Heedo-ya… What’s wrong?”
Yurim’s voice was drowning in concern and Heedo’s heart shattered even more “I miss you so much, Yurim-ah” she cried. This was the first time Heedo had been away to compete without Yurim, and she just couldn’t adjust to being so far from her girlfriend.
“Oh, Heedo, I wish I was there to give you a hug.”
Heedo wiped her eyes with the back of her hands. “Can we do a video call?” she asked.
“Of course. I think we might have to hang up this call first though.” Yurim explained “Is that okay?”
Heedo nodded “Mhm” she hummed “I love you, I’m gonna miss you.”
Yurim chuckled “I’ll miss you too,” she agreed “But we’ll be able to talk in a few seconds. Bye bye, Love”
Just as soon as Yurim hung up, a new call was being being displayed on her screen.
Incoming Video Call - my love <3
With speedy fingers, Yurim accepted it.
“Is this better?” She asked, moving to the kitchen table and setting her phone up on the vase centerpiece so Heedo could see her face.
“Way better.” Heedo answered.
They stayed silent for a few seconds and Heedo stared at Yurim contently, but the latter couldn’t do the same.
“Hey, Heedo?”
“Hm?”
“Can I see your face?”
“Is my forehead not good enough for you?” Heedo joked
“No, love, your forehead is great,” Yurim laughed “It’s just that I’d rather see your entire, beautiful face instead”
“Well…” Heedo fidgeted “Y’know, my hair is sweaty and I’ve been crying and stuff so my face is puffy…” she trailed off.
“What’s wrong with that?”
“Nothing, I just… look bad…”
“Na Heedo.” Yurim’s voice was suddenly serious and her tone demand Heedo’s attention “Never say that you don’t look good. If I hear you say that again, I’m gonna kiss your cheeks until your face is sore.”
Heedo chuckled “I think I’d like that.” Nevertheless, she angled her phone further down, showing her whole face to Yurim.
Yurim tried to hold back her smile when she saw her girlfriend “Heedo-ya, you’re so beautiful I’m gonna cry.”
A slight blush spread across Heedo’s face “Shut up…” she smiled
They continued their gentle banter for almost an hour. Yurim was in the middle of a sentence when the sound of Heedo yawning, cut through.
“Maybe you should go to bed Heedo-ya” Yurim suggested “You need to get a lot of sleep because you’re probably gonna do a lot of practice tomorrow”
“I know,” Heedo nodded and rubbed her eyes tiredly “But I… I don’t want you to hang up.”
Yurim shook her head “I won’t. You can sleep and I’ll watch over you.” she chuckled.
The sound of Yurim’s melodic laugh warmed Heedo’s heart. She made her was to the large hotel bed and fell into it, crawling under the blankets quickly.
Heedo set her phone against the alarm clock that sat on the nightstand next to the bed. For a moment she simply stared at Yurim, taking in all of her pretty features.
“Close your eyes, Heedo-ya” Yurim said.
“Mmh” Heedo hummed, sleep beginning to overtake her. “Goodnight Yurim-ah. I love you so much.”
“I love you too.” Yurim continued to watch Heedo’s relaxed, sleeping face until she too felt her fatigue begin to catch up with her.
Yurim stood up from the table and walked to her and Heedo’s shared room at home. She laid down and placed her phone against the lamp that sat on her bedside table.
Soon after getting into bed, not bothering to put on pajamas, Yurim’s eyelids became heavy and she felt her consciousness begin to slip. She didn’t try to fight the sleep, instead relaxing her body more and allowing herself to fall asleep.
That night, much like many previous ones, Yurim fell asleep with Heedo on her mind. All she hoped was that Heedo would be okay without her, and she’d soon return home, back into Yurim’s arms.