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“Wake up, wake up! Ugh…” Jiwoo threw a pillow rather harshly at an unconscious Jungeun who was awake all night doing Christmas karaoke with Sooyoung, but at least she had the decency to wake up on time.
Jungeun woke up with a startle, jumping up from her comfortable sleeping position and a hand on her beating heart. “Why would you do that?” The girl glared at her best friend, “Are you good?”
“Why would I do that? It’s Christmas and you’re over here knocked out! Get your ass up, we’re opening presents.” Jiwoo shook her head and threw a pair of pajama pants at Jungeun, “Yeojin wanted all of us to wear these. Just put them on and pretend you went to sleep with them.”
“Uh, okay?” Jungeun rubbed her tired eyes and watched as Jiwoo left the room.
She’s thankful for her anxiety-induced mind sometimes for buying Christmas gifts almost a month early for her members and going to the bathroom to freshen up before joining the rest of the girls who are probably waiting for her to show up.
Jungeun mentally curses Sooyoung for convincing her to stay up all night with a bottle of soju and she hopes the older girl is filled with just as much regret if not more since she’s the one who drank the most. As she makes her way to the living room and is met with her group, who is, sure enough, all already there. Heejin and Vivi in the kitchen finishing up the cookie decorations while simultaneously playing with the food at the same time and laughing, Hyunjin, Chaewon, and Yerim arguing over a good non overrated but not too boring Christmas movie for everyone to watch, while Hyeju is entertaining Yeojin talking her ear off about something that Jungeun can’t comprehend and the 97 line just chilling on the couch scrolling on their phones while Jiwoo is adding new presents under the tree.
Jungeun chooses to sit next to Jinsoul who immediately turns her head to acknowledge Jungeun’s presence. “You’re finally awake,” she smiles and the girl grimaces. “Tell your friend to pick a more responsible day to go out and I won’t be so late.” She responds, which earns a laugh from Sooyoung. “You seemed stressed for some reason, what was I supposed to do?”
“Literally anything that doesn’t involve getting tipsy and screaming old pop songs knowing we were doing this so early.” Jungeun mumbles and Sooyoung hums mockingly. “I’ll keep that in mind.” She replies sarcastically.
Jinsoul, however, is stuck on a piece of that conversation being–
“Why were you stressed? Everything okay?”
“Aw, look at you being a caring girlfriend.” Haseul pats Jungeun’s back for some reason, maybe because she’s the closest one in distance of the two to her and Jungeun glares at her in response, mouthing a ‘shut up’ which earns a wink from the older girl.
Jinsoul ignores the comment and keeps her attention on Jungeun. Said girl nods and offers a small smile, then Jinsoul nudges her shoulder towards Jungeun’s. The younger girl lets out a quiet chuckle and rests her head on her shoulder. Sooyoung and Haseul look at the two girls, then at each other in a scarily synchronized way and Sooyoung moves from Jinsoul’s side to Haseul’s with a face that says, I know what you are.
They stay like that for a while. Jungeun watches Jinsoul scroll through her secret social media accounts and laughs along to the funny posts she comes across, until Yerim announces that they’re opening gifts now and everyone takes a seat in the living room.
Jungeun eyes the way Jiwoo and Sooyoung sort of avoid each other and promises herself to ask them
both later on in the day about it.
Heejin starts off with her gifts for each member and they all take their turns in gasping, hugging, and showing their gratitude and then Hyunjin and they all collectively decide it’ll go in chronical order.
When it’s Jinsoul’s turn to open Jungeun gifts, Haseul, Sooyoung, and Heejin lean in closer and yell even louder than Jinsoul herself when she pulls out a jewelry box.
“Aw. proposal!” Heejin shouts.
“I should’ve recorded! Say yes, Sol!” Sooyoung also shouts.
The rest of the members laugh and the two girls look at each other and laugh quietly which grabs a few’s attention. “They even have their own secret language! So cute, seriously.” Yerim points at them.
At this point, both girls are used to members going crazy for them. Constantly trying to set them up, screaming at every interaction, and the knowing glances from members. That doesn’t make it any less embarrassing, well for Jungeun. Jinsoul seems to be cool with it, either ignoring or laughing along while Jungeun always begs for them to stop and shares her faux distaste for the accusations.
Right now is a perfect example of that. Her head buried in her hands to hide her reddened ears, and the scowl on her face when she rises back up to glare at her group mates and avoid any contact with Jinsoul for the rest of the present sharing until it was her turn to open Jinsoul’s and their fingers brushed when the older girl handed off the gift to her.
Hyeju peaks over Jungeun’s shoulder when she (purposefully) doesn’t take it out the bag and to Jungeun’s pride and Jinsoul’s annoyance both of which has faltered or heightened since this has started, all she does is raise a single eyebrow at the girl and only whispers to Chaewon.
She’s glad that Hyeju didn’t expose her, but it’s expected given she’s one of the quieter girls, only loud when playing a game with somebody and… that’s really it. And Chaewon looks like she could care less about it anyways.
After everything was over and the members returned to their own room to stack away what they received, Jungeun was surprised when there was a soft knock on her door and the shock grew when she saw Jinsoul standing behind it with the same smile she always has around the girl. “Can I come in?”
Jungeun’s smile grew to a Jiwoo-like grin and she nodded, letting the girl inside.
Jungeun noticed the gift she gave was already secured comfortably around Jinsoul’s neck. A blue heart-shaped locket with a picture of them at Han River on one of their few days off, Jungeun kissing the older’s cheek while she makes her signature bruni face.
“How are you doing?” Jinsoul asks, sitting on the bed, she gestures for Jungeun to join. “I’m okay. Very tired.”
Jinsoul pouted and pushed herself further into the bed. “Sooyoung and Vivi unnie said we’re gonna watch the movies and other activities ater tonight, so you can catch up on your rest till then.” Jungeun pouts back for a different reason. Schedules have been so hectic and there’s so many members to keep track with, and members asking them to hang out places that Jungeun rarely sees Jinsoul anymore, only when they sneak in each others room late at night or go out somewhere without the manager knowing(though they did get caught once by Vivi and she promised to keep it a secret because who wants to hear one of your members get scolded by the company?)
“I don’t see you that much anymore. I wanna spend time with you.” Jungeun looks at Jinsoul with pleading eyes but the only girl only chuckles and pecks Jungeun’s lips. “I would rather spend time with you when you’re fully rested, not on the brink of passing out. Plus I don’t mind cuddling,” Jinsoul shrugs and maneuvers herself under Jungeun’s blankets, looking up at the still seated girl.
Jungeun whines but still joins Jinsoul under the covers and lets her body get pulled into the girl, legs tangled and Jinsoul’s arm under her and hand splayed on her stomach. “Sleep or that gay red monkey will find you again.” Jinsoul whispered in her ear and laughed when Jungeun slapped her arm, her own laugh muffling in Jinsoul’s chest.
It didn’t take long for the two girls to fall back into their slumber. Though Jungeun did wake up a few times due to Jinsoul and just decided to hold the girl when she got smacked in the face by her unconscious movement. She smiled when the older girl gave a content sigh in her sleep, like she knows she’s being held right now in the waking world and Jungeun kissed her forehead giggling when her eyebrows drew together at the touch.
Jungeun fell back asleep soon after but only a matter of two hours was she woken up again by someone knocking on the door and inviting themselves in.
“Jungeun, where… Jinsoul? Wait…” Jungeun watches as Hyunjin’s face went from a confused one till realization hit her and she smiled. “So you guys are…?”
“Hyunjin,” Jungeun whispers harshly because Jinsoul is still fast asleep, the hand that was on her stomach fell to her lap as she rose up to the intrusion. “Don’t tell the members, please? We really don’t want them to know right now. Well Kahei and Hyeju knows, and Hye probably told Chaewonie but that’s it.” Jungeun talks softly, playing with Jinsoul's hand in her lap. She hoped Hyunjin didn’t take it the wrong way that she wasn’t aware of their secret relationship given Jinsoul’s really close with her and the only person that is aware of her long term crush on Heejin (Jungeun found out by accidentally eavesdropping in on one of their conversations, which was just Jinsoul begging Hyunjin to confess already and the girl declining.)
“It’s cool. I won’t tell. I just wanted to know if you knew where the roller blades Yeojini gifted me are. Haseul already hid them for some reason…”
“Ah, I don’t..”
“Because you’re gonna break something I just know it’” Jungeun could hear Haseul’s voice in the hallway and Hyunjin bids her goodbye and apologizes for interrupting her sleep, to which Jungeun dismisses with an it’s totally fine and lays back down, surprised when Jinsoul resides back on her chest. “She’s gone?”
“Yeah. Wait– how long were you awake?”
“Oh, I woke up when she opened the door. Just didn’t feel like talking.” Jinsoul admitted shamelessly and Jungeun stroked her hair. “What changed?”
“Hm?”
“You’re talking now.”
“Oh. Because it’s you.” Jinsoul responds absentmindedly, completely unaware of the quickness of Jungeun’s heart. “You’re so corny,” she says instead of actually expressing how much that means but Jinsoul knows, it’s like the girl has a sixth sense for everything Jungeun related. She laughs and buries her face deeper in Jungeun’s chest which makes Jungeun giggle but when she realizes she quickly stops and hopes it wasn’t heard by the other person in the room.
Unfortunately, the other person(who’s literally sharing body heat with her right now) did catch it and looked up at the girl with a knowing smirk before resting her head beside Jungeun and staring at her content.
Jungeun, though, couldn’t take her eyes off of her girlfriend’s lips. Who seemed to notice and licked them before smiling and raising her eyebrows which got a scuff out of Jungeun in return before kissing said lips. Jinsoul made a small noise in the back of her throat, accepting the kiss, and cupping her cheek.
“I have another present.” Jinsoul whispers against Jungeun’s lips, thumb gently rubbing her cheek before she gets up and heads towards the door. “I’ll be right back.” She exclaims before running out and Jungeun can’t do anything but shake her head and smile while she waits for her girlfriend to return.
Jungeun hears a shriek of laughter in the hallway followed by hushed whispers and she listens closer because, well, she’s bored and no one is distracting her also chismosa so…
“Why are you going inside of Jungie’s room?” Jungeun hears Jiwoo’s failed attempt at whispering and Jinsoul stammers. “Oh- um, I just wanted to check up on her… lol.”
“Did you just say ‘lol’ in a real life conversation?” Hyeju’s voice is heard now and Jinsoul twists the doorknob. “No. Bye.”
Jinsoul opens the door when Jungeun guesses the members got bored and stops interrogating her. “Hello again.” Jungeun greets her arrival.
“Hi. Wait–”
“What?”
Jinsoul takes out her phone from her pocket and clicks a few things before setting it down on Jungeun’s bedside table and pressing play to reveal soft christmas music. Then she turns on Jungeun’s LED Lights that Yerim gifted her for her birthday earlier this year and switches the color to green.
“Christmas spirit.” Jinsoul winks and climbs back into bed. Jungeun rolls her eyes, though she does appreciate how Jinsoul is always mindful of her preference for quiet environments and even though Christmas is a pretty loud holiday, she managed to give it the correct vibes and calmness. It wasn’t much but still means a lot to Jungeun.
“What did you get me?” She asks after gazing at her room, and at Jinsoul for longer than socially acceptable. Jungeun watches as the girl's face lights up and pulls something out of her pocket again, this time a small … credit card?
“You…do know I have a card already right?”
“What? No, it’s a gift card. At the spa. It has enough won for the both of us to go… maybe this weekend?” Jinsoul offers and Jungeun bites her lip. “Really?”
“Of course. I know you have been feeling really tense and worried lately so I thought what better place to let go of all of that stress if not a weekend with your amazing girlfriend at a spa?” Jinsoul watches Jungeun’s face attentively and smiles when the girl reaches over to hug her and plants kisses on her cheek and all around her face many times ending with a louder than necessary smooch on the lips. “I’ll take it that you like it..?”
Jungeun removed herself from Jinsoul and took the card out of her hand. “Can we just stay in here tonight?” She says as Jinsoul slides up against the headboard and lets Jungeun take her hand again, playing with it and sizing their hands up together before holding it. “Sure. Anything for you, love.” Jinsoul raises their intertwined hands to kiss Jungeun’s hand. “I’ll text Sooyoungie.”
Jungeun watched as Jinsoul made up a poor excuse about being too tired to participate in the movie marathon and promises to make it up to her and Jungeun texts Heejin and Jiwoo that she was gonna catch up on sleep and hopes for everyone to have a good time then they both wish their fans a merry christmas and set their phones aside.
“You know, I was watching this Christmas themed makeup tutorial.” Jinsoul broke the silence, both girls just enjoying each other's company. “Yeah?”
“Can I try it on you?” Jinsoul asks, eyes big and innocent. Jungeun looks at her makeup kit on her bedside table and back at Jinsoul who’s eyeing her with adoration still in her gaze.
“Okay,” Jungeun nods and grabs the kit, handing it over to her girlfriend who has that annoying smirk back on her face, “Lay down.”
Jungeun’s eyebrows knit together before she realizes and her face heats up as the blush protrudes. “You…”
“What?” Jinsoul smiles, “Better angle. So I won’t mess up.”
Jungeun blinks at her and the girl laughs in turn. “Please?”
The younger girl relents and lays down on her bed and watches the beaming smile on Jinsoul’s face as she takes out the eyeshadow.
She climbs on top of Jungeun, and chooses the correct color and leans down a little to apply it, paying close attention to her work, also being completely oblivious to the way Jungeun’s heart rate picks up and her breathing becoming heavier with each breath.
“You have to close your eyes.” Jinsoul whispers and Jungeun complies fast, hoping it won’t be as panicking but as she feels Jinsoul leaning even closer to wipe her thumb across a spot she messed up on and singing along softly to the christmas melodies playing in the background, it doesn’t go as well planned as she hoped.
Jinsoul finishes with her eyes at a reasonable rate but it feels like forever to the girl underneath her who’s still having a mini heart attack due to this position. She wonders if Jinsoul can feel it too and really did this on purpose for giggles.
The Christmas classic, All I Want for Christmas Is You starts playing and Jinsoul gasps. “Our performance with this really outdid the original.” She says with a chuckle and Jungeun nods along, and then Jinsoul sings a little louder and Jungeun opens her eyes to see the girl holding the eyeliner as a microphone as she sings along to the song with a goofy smile.
They make eye contact and Jinsoul points to Jungeun as she sings along and Jungeun hides her face behind her hands as she laughs at Jinsoul’s antics.
She laughs along and moves her hands from her face, “okay, okay” she grabs the lip gloss and Jungeun hears her suck in a breath. Jungeun’s eyes are glued to Jinsoul’s lips, her bottom lip sucked in as she applies the gloss and Jungeun notices Jinsoul lean closer and drops the gloss stick and her eyes close.
I knew it.
Nevertheless, she welcomes the girl, cupping her face and closes her own eyes.
Jungeun could feel Jinsoul’s breath on her own lips as they connected and she smiled into the kiss, until the moment was broken by the door opening and a few gasps were heard.
Jinsoul sits up and Jungeun covers her face again but this time lets out a small groan that went unnoticed by everyone except Jinsoul.
“I fucking knew it!” Sooyoung points at them and Yeojin and Heejin have their mouths hung open. “Woah,” Yeojin breaths out.
The rest of the members come clambering in and sees Jinsoul still on top of Jungeun for some reason and they put two and two together, from the suggestive position to the members shocked faces and Jungeun smacks Jinsoul off of her and they both sit on the bed, guilt taking over their features.
“Oh, wow!” Yerim says, “my parents!”
Jungeun mutters a ‘what’ while Jinsoul laughs.
“Y’all bitches gay… good for you.” Chaewon claps and a few members laugh at that. Even Jungeun lets out a small chuckle despite herself.
“How long?” Heejin wonders aloud.
“Since June.” Vivi answers before Jungeun could open her mouth and everyone looks at her. “What? I knew about this. They suck at keeping secrets, we've known that.”
“You told Vivi unnie and not me?!” Jiwoo yells. “Oh, someone hold me back!” Jinsoul holds in a laugh and Jungeun turns her head to her, and smacks her girlfriend in the arm.
Heejin grabs Jiwoo’s hands and Jungeun sees Sooyoung’s smile fade a little before raising an eyebrow and turning away.
“I totally support this couple by the way. And I’m speaking for all of us.” Haseul announces and the rest of the members nod in unison.
“I came to give you medicine because you weren’t feeling well… you’re doing just fine, Jungie! You could’ve said you just wanted some… alone time with Jinsoulie.”
Jungeun groans again. “Sorry,” she apologizes.
“Oh, it’s completely fine! We’ll let you guys be… but if y’all noises get too loud I will not hesitate to spray you guys with Yeojin’s water gun.” Jiwoo points accusatory towards the couple.
“Oh, I forgot I had that..” Yeojin mumbles then nods enthusiastically.
“Alright, whatever. Yeah, bye you guys.” Jungeun gestures for them to leave.
The girls leave, Heejin yelling out compliments towards her makeup before the door shuts closed.
“Oh, yeah.”
She grabs her small vanity mirror and smiles at the look. “You like it?”
“It’s really pretty, thank you.” Jungeun kisses her and this time Jinsoul smiles into the kiss before breaking it and taking another look at her work, her ego rising.
The couple stays in (only coming out the room to grab their portion of dinner and desserts) watching iconic christmas movies until Jinsoul falls asleep in the middle of Home Alone 2, her head dropping to Jungeun’s shoulder and Jungeun sets her computer aside and turns off her lights. She lays her girlfriend down comfortably on the bed and kisses the temple of her head before laying down herself and holding Jinsoul’s hand.
And they wake up the following morning with pictures of them cuddling filling the group chat and then Haseul and Jinsoul having to hold Jungeun back from throwing hands at Sooyoung while Heejin and Yerim just records and instigates the playful fight.