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why are you red?

Summary:

continuation of the bathtub scene? kinda

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The bathwater lapped gently at their skin, steam curling around their faces. The foam clung to their shoulders, the silence between them heavier than the warm air. Seulgi tried not to squirm under Jaeyi’s gaze, but it was impossible not to feel it, sharp and knowing, like Jaeyi could see right through her.

 

“You’re turning red,” Jaeyi said, voice low and amused. Her arms rested casually on the edge of the tub, but her eyes were anything but relaxed. “Why’s that?”

 

Seulgi blinked, startled. “The water’s hot.”

 

“It’s been the same temperature for twenty minutes.” Jaeyi leaned in slightly, her tone dipping. “You’re not blushing from heat. You’re thinking about something.”

 

“I’m not,” Seulgi replied quickly, too quickly. Her voice cracked slightly, and she hated how Jaeyi’s smirk grew just a little.

 

“Oh? Then what’s going on in that pretty little head of yours?” Jaeyi tilted her head. “You thinking about other stuff?”

 

Seulgi hesitated. “Like what?”

 

That’s all Jaeyi needed. One corner of her mouth curved up with that signature glint in her eye, dangerous and playful all at once. She reached forward, slow and deliberate, fingers grazing Seulgi’s jaw.

 

“Like this,” she whispered.

 

And then she kissed her.

 

Not rough. Not forceful. Just enough pressure to silence Seulgi’s racing thoughts. Her hand slid to the back of Seulgi’s neck, holding her there, gentle but firm. Seulgi’s eyes fluttered shut, breath catching as she leaned into it, helpless against the way Jaeyi always made her feel, cornered, exposed, wanted.

 

When Jaeyi finally pulled back, lips just barely brushing Seulgi’s, her voice was a breath:

 

“Still thinking about something else?”

 

Seulgi couldn’t speak. She just shook her head.

 

Seulgi didn’t answer, not with words. Her lips parted like she wanted to say something, but the thought never made it out. Jaeyi’s eyes scanned her face, and then, without a word, she shifted back, settling deeper into the tub.

 

“Come here,” Jaeyi said quietly, patting the space between her legs.

 

Seulgi blinked. “W-What?”

 

“You heard me.”

 

There was no trace of mockery in Jaeyi’s tone, just calm confidence, like she already knew Seulgi would listen. And she did. Hesitantly, Seulgi moved, the water sloshing softly as she turned and settled between Jaeyi’s legs, her back pressing lightly against Jaeyi’s chest.

 

Jaeyi’s arms slid around her with practiced ease, fingers resting gently on her waist. It should’ve felt strange, too intimate, but instead, it felt inevitable. Like everything between them had been leading to this.

 

“You’re really warm,” Jaeyi murmured, her lips brushing against Seulgi’s ear. “Still gonna blame the water?”

 

Seulgi let out a shaky breath, heart pounding like it wanted to escape her chest. “Maybe.”

 

Jaeyi chuckled under her breath and leaned in, her nose grazing Seulgi’s damp shoulder. “You’re so bad at lying,” she whispered, letting one hand trail lazily over Seulgi’s arm, slow and featherlight.

 

Seulgi didn’t know how to respond. Her body was stiff at first, but as Jaeyi’s fingers kept tracing soft circles on her skin, she felt herself melt back into her. The line between resistance and surrender blurred, just like it always did when it came to Jaeyi.

 

“I could kiss you again,” Jaeyi said, voice like silk. “Would that help you stop thinking?”

 

Seulgi’s answer came out in a whisper, barely audible over the soft hum of the water:

 

“Maybe.”

 

Seulgi sat between Jaeyi’s legs, the quiet of the bathroom settling around them like a blanket. Her skin still tingled where Jaeyi’s hands had touched her, and the heat between them was no longer from the water alone. Jaeyi leaned in again, her breath brushing along the curve of Seulgi’s neck.

 

Then Seulgi shifted slightly, and her body froze.

 

She felt it.

 

Her breath caught in her throat as she realized what was pressing softly against her lower back. She didn’t move, didn’t speak, but her fingers clenched slightly on the edge of the tub, her entire body tensing as her mind tried to process what her body already understood.

 

Jaeyi, of course, noticed. She always did.

 

“…You okay?” she asked quietly, lips brushing Seulgi’s temple.

 

Seulgi didn’t answer right away. She stayed perfectly still for a few seconds too long, then finally turned her head just enough to glance back. Her voice trembled slightly.

 

“You…?”

 

Jaeyi’s eyes softened, and she nodded once, slowly. “Yeah.”

 

Seulgi swallowed hard. She didn’t pull away.

 

“I didn’t know,” she whispered.

 

“I know,” Jaeyi replied gently. “Do you want me to stop?”

 

There was silence again, tense, fragile.

 

But Seulgi, after another moment, shook her head.

 

“No. Just… go slow.”

 

Jaeyi kissed the corner of her mouth, something painfully tender in the way she did it. “I will.”

 

Her hand slid lower under the water, resting on Seulgi’s thigh, thumb moving in slow circles. She didn’t rush, didn’t push. She let Seulgi lean into her, let her breathe and settle into the new, unfamiliar weight of the moment. And when she moved again, softly, carefully, Seulgi didn’t flinch.

 

She let Jaeyi guide her.

 

And for the first time, it didn’t feel like a power game.

 

It felt like surrender.

 

Jaeyi’s lips found Seulgi’s again, and this time, it was deeper, slower. Less teasing, more claiming. Her hands didn’t wander at first. She just kissed her, again and again, like she needed Seulgi to understand that this wasn’t about control or dominance. It was about her. About them.

 

Seulgi melted into it gradually, her hands reaching back to hold onto Jaeyi’s thighs, grounding herself. Every time Jaeyi pulled back just to press another kiss to her jaw or her neck, Seulgi’s breath hitched a little more. Her pulse stuttered in her throat, and the tension in her body shifted, from fear to something else. Something expectant. Hungry.

 

Jaeyi’s hand slid lower under the water, fingers ghosting over Seulgi’s stomach, her inner thigh. She waited, pausing just to ask again, voice low and steady:

 

“Still okay?”

 

Seulgi nodded, then whispered, “Yeah. I trust you.”

 

That was all Jaeyi needed.

 

Her touch grew more purposeful. She spread Seulgi’s legs gently beneath the water, guiding her into a position that left her open, vulnerable, but held, secure. One hand gripped her waist while the other slipped between her thighs. Her fingers moved slowly, exploring with care, learning the rhythm of Seulgi’s breath and the way her body responded to every small touch.

 

Seulgi arched slightly, her body trembling in Jaeyi’s arms. The water sloshed gently around them, the only sound besides the soft hum of Seulgi’s breathing and the occasional kiss Jaeyi pressed to her shoulder.

 

Then she reached behind herself, guiding her length forward, pressing the head of it against Seulgi’s entrance, but not pushing in.

 

“Let me prep you first,” she murmured against Seulgi’s ear.

 

Seulgi bit her lip and nodded, heat blooming in her cheeks and chest. She felt Jaeyi’s fingers slide back down, two of them slipping between her folds again, stroking gently. She circled her entrance slowly, carefully, easing one finger inside with patience, waiting for Seulgi’s breath to steady before going any further.

 

It was slow. So slow it made Seulgi dizzy.

 

But she didn’t want fast.

 

She wanted this.

 

Her head fell back onto Jaeyi’s shoulder, lips parted, breath uneven. Jaeyi’s other hand came up to hold her jaw, tilting her face so she could kiss her again, long, deep, almost reverent.

 

“You’re doing so well,” Jaeyi whispered against her lips. “Just breathe.”

 

And Seulgi did.

 

She breathed.

 

She let Jaeyi in.

 

Seulgi’s breathing came in quiet, uneven waves, her head still resting back against Jaeyi’s shoulder. Her body trembled with every slow push of Jaeyi’s fingers, her thighs parting just a little more as she surrendered to the rhythm.

 

Jaeyi’s free hand moved from Seulgi’s jaw to her collarbone, fingers tracing the curve slowly, lazily. She was in no rush. She wanted to feel everything, every tremor, every breath.

 

Then her hand drifted lower, cupping Seulgi’s chest gently from behind.

 

Seulgi gasped, barely, her back arching instinctively into Jaeyi’s palm. The touch was careful, more like a caress than anything else. Jaeyi’s thumb brushed softly over her nipple, slow circles that made Seulgi’s lips part and her body press back against her with quiet desperation.

 

“You’re so soft,” Jaeyi whispered, kissing just beneath her ear. “You feel so good like this.”

 

Seulgi let out a shaky sound, somewhere between a whimper and a breath, and turned her face slightly, lips searching for Jaeyi’s again. The kiss that followed was messier this time, more urgent, more vulnerable. She gripped Jaeyi’s wrist without thinking, not to stop her, just to feel her, to hold onto something real.

 

Jaeyi groaned softly against her mouth, pressing closer, her hand still kneading Seulgi’s breast in slow, tender movements that only made Seulgi shiver harder in the warm water.

 

“I could touch you like this all night,” she murmured against her lips.

 

And Seulgi, flushed, trembling, but far from stopping, nodded faintly, her voice just a breath:

 

“Then don’t stop.”

 

Jaeyi’s lips lingered against Seulgi’s jaw as her fingers moved lower again, trailing through the heat between her legs. Seulgi’s body was already reacting, open, trembling, aching for more, and Jaeyi could feel it in the way she clung to her, her hands tightening on her thighs.

 

“Still with me?” Jaeyi asked, her voice low, lips brushing along Seulgi’s damp skin.

 

Seulgi nodded, breathless. “Yeah… keep going.”

 

Jaeyi kissed the shell of her ear and then slid her fingers back in, slowly, gently. She started with one, then eased in the second, the stretch just enough to make Seulgi inhale sharply. Jaeyi didn’t rush; she curled her fingers inside, testing how far Seulgi could take her, giving her time to adjust.

 

Then she started to scissor her fingers inside.

 

Her fingers moved in a careful rhythm, opening her up gradually, stretching her with patience and precision. The sound of water shifting filled the space, mingled with the soft, wet sounds of Jaeyi’s fingers working deeper, pressing against that sensitive spot inside Seulgi that made her hips twitch and her mouth fall open.

 

“You’re doing so good,” Jaeyi murmured into her neck. “So tight… just let me open you up.”

 

Seulgi whimpered softly, her head falling back, body arching into Jaeyi’s touch as her thighs trembled. She could feel the steady glide of Jaeyi’s fingers spreading her open, the subtle twist of her wrist, the gentle pressure building and building until she could barely think straight.

 

Every movement was deliberate, meant to prepare her, meant to make her feel everything.

 

Jaeyi’s hand on her chest didn’t stop either. She rolled Seulgi’s nipple between her fingers as she scissored her deeper, keeping her grounded in sensation, touch, pressure, warmth. Her lips never stopped either, kissing anywhere she could reach. Her cheek. Her neck. Her shoulder.

 

“I want you to take me,” she whispered, “but I want you ready.”

 

And Seulgi, voice breaking, breath catching, heart pounding, finally whispered:

 

“I am.”

 

Jaeyi didn’t say anything at first, she just held Seulgi for a moment longer, her fingers still gently moving inside her, coaxing her open. She could feel how ready Seulgi was now, how her body trembled not from nerves anymore, but from need.

 

Then, slowly, Jaeyi withdrew her fingers and shifted behind her, guiding her length with one hand. Her other arm wrapped tightly around Seulgi’s waist, pulling her close, grounding her.

 

“This might stretch,” Jaeyi murmured against her shoulder, her voice a low, soothing hum. “Just breathe, okay?”

 

Seulgi nodded, her fingers gripping Jaeyi’s thigh behind her, knuckles white under the surface of the water. “Okay.”

 

With infinite care, Jaeyi pressed forward, her tip nudging against Seulgi’s entrance, slick and warm. She moved slowly, impossibly slowly, letting Seulgi take her inch by inch. The water rippled around them, and Seulgi gasped as she felt herself stretching around her, the sensation full and overwhelming, but never painful.

 

Jaeyi tightened her hold, pulling her back against her chest as she slid in deeper.

 

“You’re doing so well,” she whispered, pressing kisses along Seulgi’s neck. “So tight, Seulgi… you feel perfect.”

 

Seulgi whimpered, her hips twitching slightly as Jaeyi finally bottomed out inside her, fully seated. Her entire body trembled, overwhelmed by the fullness, the warmth, the tenderness in how Jaeyi held her like she never wanted to let her go.

 

Jaeyi didn’t move right away. She just stayed there, her cock buried deep, arms wrapped tightly around Seulgi’s waist like she was something precious, something breakable.

 

She kissed her shoulder again. “Tell me when you’re ready.”

 

Seulgi’s voice was quiet, breathless, but sure:

 

“I’m ready. Stay close.”

 

And Jaeyi did.

 

She stayed as close as possible, as deep, as slow, as gentle as Seulgi needed.

 

Jaeyi exhaled softly against Seulgi’s neck, her hand resting over Seulgi’s heartbeat as she gave a slow, steady thrust. Just enough to shift inside her, to make Seulgi’s breath catch and her back arch slightly against her chest.

 

Seulgi’s fingers gripped Jaeyi’s thigh again, tighter this time, her voice a whisper:

 

“More…”

 

That was all Jaeyi needed.

 

She pulled out just a little, then pushed back in, slow, controlled, but firmer now. The water rocked gently around them, soft waves brushing against the sides of the tub in rhythm with her hips. Seulgi’s breath grew shakier with each movement, her body gradually loosening around her, adjusting to the fullness with every careful thrust.

 

Jaeyi’s arm stayed wrapped tightly around her stomach, anchoring her, while her other hand came up to cup Seulgi’s breast again, fingers brushing her nipple, syncing perfectly with the slow roll of her hips.

 

“You feel so good,” Jaeyi murmured, lips brushing Seulgi’s temple. “So good wrapped around me like this…”

 

Seulgi whimpered, tilting her head back, letting Jaeyi kiss her neck, her jaw, anywhere she could reach. Her eyes fluttered shut, lips parting with a quiet moan as Jaeyi picked up the pace just a little more, each stroke more confident, more deliberate.

 

The water moved with them, sloshing softly with every thrust, every sigh. Their bodies fit together so naturally, like this wasn’t their first time, but the hundredth. Familiar. Intimate.

 

And through it all, Jaeyi held her, close and unshakable, never letting go, even as Seulgi started to fall apart in her arms.

 

Jaeyi adjusted her grip on Seulgi’s waist, her palm pressing gently against her lower belly, grounding her, holding her in place. The angle shifted just slightly, just enough to let her slide in deeper on the next thrust, and Seulgi’s breath hitched hard.

 

She gasped, body jerking slightly as Jaeyi filled her fully, stretching her in a way that made her legs tremble under the water.

 

“Jaeyi-” she breathed, her voice shaking with something close to disbelief.

 

“I know,” Jaeyi murmured, her mouth hot against the curve of Seulgi’s neck. “I feel it too.”

 

Her hips rolled in slow, deeper strokes now, less tentative, more deliberate. The water rippled with each movement, lapping at their skin, but it was barely noticeable anymore compared to the overwhelming sensation of Jaeyi moving inside her. Every thrust filled Seulgi to the hilt, dragging against sensitive, untouched places that made her fingers claw gently at Jaeyi’s thighs beneath the surface.

 

“You’re taking me so well,” Jaeyi whispered, one hand sliding up to press gently between Seulgi’s breasts, feeling the way her heart raced. “So tight around me… it’s driving me crazy.”

 

Seulgi whimpered again, her head tilting to the side to give Jaeyi more access, her back arching slightly with each deep stroke. Her entire body moved with Jaeyi’s rhythm now, her hips pressing back into each thrust, no longer hesitant, just aching for more.

 

“Harder,” she whispered, not even sure she’d said it out loud until she felt Jaeyi’s hand tighten around her waist.

 

“You sure?”

 

Seulgi nodded, her voice breaking. “Yes. Please.”

 

Jaeyi didn’t hesitate.

 

She drew back slowly, then thrust forward harder, deeper, her pace still controlled but more forceful now, enough to make Seulgi cry out softly and grip the sides of the tub, knuckles white. Jaeyi’s cock slid in and out of her with a wet, steady rhythm, the sound lost in the mix of water and breathless gasps. Each time she bottomed out, she held Seulgi tight, like she was afraid she might float away otherwise.

 

“Just like that,” Seulgi choked out, hips meeting Jaeyi’s in time now, each movement slick and desperate, yet still wrapped in that unbearable closeness.

 

Jaeyi kissed her shoulder again, then her jaw, then finally found her mouth, pulling her into a messy, open-mouthed kiss that made Seulgi whimper into her lips. There was no space between them anymore, just heat, skin, breath. Jaeyi’s cock dragged deep inside her with every thrust, her hand roaming across Seulgi’s chest, her stomach, her thighs, like she needed to touch every inch of her at once.

 

“I love how you feel,” Jaeyi whispered against her lips. “I could stay inside you forever.”

 

Seulgi moaned into her mouth, her head spinning with pleasure, her body melting completely into Jaeyi’s hold. She couldn’t think anymore, only feel. The slow build was gone now, replaced by something deeper, heavier. Something that shook her from the inside out.

 

And Jaeyi never let her go.

 

Not for a second.

 

Jaeyi’s rhythm had shifted, deeper now, purposeful, every thrust heavy with intent. She was buried to the hilt, her cock stretching Seulgi open with every roll of her hips, filling her again and again. And Seulgi took it all, her body trembling, thighs parted beneath the water, her breath coming in broken, needy gasps.

 

“Jaeyi-” she breathed, voice tight, high, wrecked. “You’re so deep…”

 

“I know,” Jaeyi whispered, her voice rough against Seulgi’s ear. Her hands moved to hold her hips still, locking them in place as she fucked into her slowly, deeply, over and over. “You’re taking me so well. So fucking good for me.”

 

Seulgi’s body tensed when she felt the change in Jaeyi, the weight in her breath, the slight tremble in her arms, the way her cock throbbed harder inside her.

 

Jaeyi was close.

 

“Gonna fill you up,” she whispered, lips brushing Seulgi’s shoulder. “Gonna cum deep inside you. Let you feel me.”

 

Seulgi moaned, helpless under the weight of those words. Her hips rolled back into Jaeyi’s, her body craving it now, craving the warmth, the fullness, the closeness.

 

“You want that?” Jaeyi asked, thrusting deeper, voice low and dark and sweet. “You want me to breed you?”

 

Seulgi gasped, her voice catching in her throat, but the answer came without hesitation:

 

“Yes… please…”

 

That was all it took.

 

Jaeyi’s arms wrapped around her tightly, pulling Seulgi flush against her chest as she thrust one final time, hard, deep, and buried herself inside her. She groaned against Seulgi’s skin as her cock twitched, thick spurts of cum flooding her in slow, pulsing waves.

 

Seulgi cried out, her body shivering as she felt it, the heat, the stretch, the overwhelming fullness of being claimed. Her hand moved to cover her belly, as if she could feel the way Jaeyi was filling her from the inside out.

 

Jaeyi didn’t pull out. She just held her there, cock still deep, arms wrapped tight, lips pressed to Seulgi’s neck.

 

“You’re mine,” she whispered, barely audible. “Every part of you.”

 

Seulgi nodded weakly, her voice nothing but a breath:

 

“I’m yours.”

 

And in the quiet that followed, their bodies still joined, the water still around them, there was no need to say anything else.

 

They hadn’t moved from the water, though the heat had long faded. Seulgi lay against Jaeyi’s chest, still flushed, her legs weak, her body marked from the slow claiming that left her filled and trembling.

 

But Jaeyi wasn’t done.

 

She shifted beneath Seulgi, cock still half-hard and slick with their release, twitching as she pressed a slow kiss to Seulgi’s neck.

 

“You can still take more,” she murmured, her voice low and rough now. “I know you can.”

 

Seulgi gasped softly as Jaeyi rolled her hips again, sliding back into her easily, her body still loose and sensitive from the first time. Her breath caught, hands grabbing at the edge of the tub, and she whimpered at the renewed stretch.

 

“Jae… you’re still-”

 

“Hard for you,” Jaeyi finished for her, her teeth grazing Seulgi’s shoulder. “Always for you.”

 

This time, there was no hesitation. No slowness.

 

Jaeyi grabbed Seulgi’s hips and pulled her back against her with a wet slap, her cock driving deeper with each thrust, faster now, rough, demanding. The water splashed around them, waves rising and spilling over the edge, but neither of them noticed.

 

Seulgi cried out, voice wrecked, her hands scrambling for purchase.

 

Then Jaeyi reached up.

 

Her fingers curled gently around Seulgi’s throat from behind, just enough to make her gasp, just enough to steal her breath without fear.

 

“You trust me?” Jaeyi whispered, her breath hot against Seulgi’s ear.

 

Seulgi nodded frantically, eyes fluttering. “Yes- yes-”

 

Jaeyi tightened her grip, thumb pressed under Seulgi’s chin, holding her head in place while her other hand dug into her waist. Her thrusts got harsher, deeper, her cock pounding into Seulgi’s soaked, swollen heat with unrelenting rhythm. Seulgi’s moans turned to broken whimpers, her head falling back against Jaeyi’s shoulder, lips parted, mind blank.

 

“I want to see you fall apart again,” Jaeyi growled, thrusting harder. “While I’m inside you. While I’m choking you.”

 

Seulgi sobbed something between a moan and a yes, her body tightening around her cock, her thighs trembling violently. Her hand covered Jaeyi’s at her throat, not to stop her, just to feel it. Just to stay connected.

 

Jaeyi’s breathing turned ragged, her grip tightening just slightly more as her thrusts slammed into her harder, messier.

 

“I’m gonna fill you up again,” she whispered darkly. “Make sure you can’t forget who you belong to.”

 

Seulgi’s entire body clenched, her voice cracking into a cry as her orgasm crashed over her again, intense and raw, her walls pulsing around Jaeyi, drawing her deeper.

 

Jaeyi groaned, slamming in once, twice more before spilling inside her a second time, hot and thick, flooding her womb with slow, deep pulses. Her hand on Seulgi’s throat softened immediately, sliding down to hold her chest as she wrapped both arms around her again, keeping her close.

 

Seulgi shook in her arms, boneless, tears mixing with water on her cheeks. And Jaeyi just held her.

 

“You’re mine,” she breathed again. “Only mine.”

 

Seulgi didn’t answer.

 

She didn’t need to.

 

Seulgi’s orgasm hit her hard, so hard it left her gasping, shaking, clinging to Jaeyi like she might fall apart completely if she let go. Her thighs quivered uncontrollably as her body tightened one last time around Jaeyi’s cock, milking every last drop of warmth that spilled inside her. Her vision blurred, her breath came in broken sobs, and she felt like she was floating.

 

Or maybe drowning.

 

But Jaeyi was there.

 

Still deep inside her, still wrapped around her like a shield, holding her through every wave that crashed against her trembling frame.

 

And when it was finally over, when Seulgi’s body slumped back, utterly spent, Jaeyi loosened her grip gently, easing her hand away from her throat and replacing it with a kiss against her jaw. Her touch softened, her pace stilled.

 

“You did so well,” Jaeyi whispered, her voice rough but tender.

 

Seulgi didn’t answer. She couldn’t. Her body was too weak, too full, too overwhelmed to speak.

 

She simply leaned back, pressing her bare skin against Jaeyi’s chest, her head resting in the crook of her shoulder. Her breathing was uneven, her lips parted, but her arms came up to hold Jaeyi’s around her, pulling them tighter around her middle.

 

Jaeyi stayed still, letting Seulgi rest against her, keeping her cock buried inside her for as long as she needed. She pressed slow kisses into her hair, her shoulder, the curve of her spine, murmuring quiet nothings into the silence.

 

“You’re safe,” she breathed. “I’ve got you.”

 

The water had gone still again, their breaths the only sound between them. And Seulgi, heart full, body aching, completely undone, closed her eyes and let herself rest.

 

Against Jaeyi’s chest.

 

Still filled. Still claimed.

 

Still hers.

 

Seulgi stayed curled against Jaeyi’s chest, her body still trembling slightly, but the shakes weren’t from fear anymore. Just aftershocks. Her heart was beating a little slower now, a little steadier, and Jaeyi could feel it beneath her palm where it rested over Seulgi’s chest.

 

Neither of them spoke for a while.

 

They didn’t need to.

 

Jaeyi was the first to break the silence, her voice barely above a whisper.

 

“Are you okay?”

 

Seulgi nodded, her cheek pressed against Jaeyi’s collarbone. “Yeah,” she whispered. “Just… full.”

 

That made Jaeyi smile softly. She kissed the top of Seulgi’s head, slow and lingering. “You took me so well,” she murmured. “I’ll never forget how you felt.”

 

Seulgi made a quiet sound, part embarrassed, part comforted. Her hand reached back, fingers lacing with Jaeyi’s under the water.

 

“I didn’t know it could be like that,” she said. Her voice was hoarse, raw around the edges. “That I could feel safe… and still fall apart like that.”

 

“You were perfect,” Jaeyi whispered. “You didn’t need to hold anything back.”

 

Seulgi went quiet again. Then, after a long moment:

 

“You didn’t just… want to break me, did you?”

 

Jaeyi stilled. She wrapped both arms around Seulgi tighter and nuzzled into her hair.

 

“No,” she said. “I wanted to hold you. All of you. Even the pieces.”

 

Seulgi’s throat closed up, her eyes stinging suddenly. She blinked, swallowed hard, and turned her face slightly to press a kiss against Jaeyi’s shoulder.

 

“Then… stay,” she whispered. “Just a little longer.”

 

“I’m not going anywhere,” Jaeyi murmured, lips brushing her temple.

 

And she didn’t.

 

They stayed like that long after the water went cold, bodies tangled, breaths slow, hearts no longer racing, but quietly beating in sync.

 

Like they finally understood each other.

 

Without the masks. Without the games.

 

Just Jaeyi.

 

Just Seulgi.

 

Finally, something real.

Notes:

haha hi.. i have 10 days off prepare to be sick of me