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INJURY AND CUDDLES — le sserafim

summary : you lost your footing, the one you've been warning the girls about, and hid your injury. however, it wasn't long before the girls found you in a state that gave them heart attacks.

pairing : le sserafim x 6th member!reader

tags : f!reader ; idol!au ; reader is '01 liner ; injured!reader ; platonic!eunchae ; crying ; light argument ; physical injury

requested: ✔

word count : 6.3k

"bam, bam, bam."

"like this?"

"no, no. like this."

the members watched you teach the specific part of the dance that eunchae couldn't seem to grasp. the maknae had been struggling for a while, and when you noticed her stumbling and pausing in the mirror, you decided to give her a bit of time, but eventually stepped in because the poor girl was on the verge of crying.

you could tell because a pout was forming on her lips.

so there you were, demonstrating the dance to eunchae, and she was staring at you intently, her gaze shifting from your figure standing right next to her to the mirror. she tried to imitate it, but she stumbled, causing her to cling to your arm, whining in embarrassment.

"unnie~"

however, as the ever-patient unnie that you are, you smiled reassuringly and affectionately patted her head. eunchae leaned against your shoulders and stomped her foot childishly. the members cooed, yunjin grabbing her phone from the floor to record the cute moment before it ended.

"i know, it's okay. here." you picked up your water bottle and handed it to the maknae, who was quick to down it.

you tapped her chin when she pouted at you, and she immediately paid attention. when you signaled, the choreographer played the song and you danced slowly to it, eyes locked with eunchae.

"you have to watch your footing here." you spoke louder so the girls could hear you over the music, and they were in the back so you could properly teach eunchae, offering support every now and then.

"let me try again." eunchae said, her face and voice determined, causing everyone to scream excitedly.

"hong eunchae!"

"you've got this!"

"eunchae! eunchae!"

"slay, baby gorl!"

"if you nail it, i'll treat you to dinner."

eunchae had never whipped her head so fast. hearing your sacred vow, she gave you a wide-eyed stare. she would never turn down free food.

furthermore, it was you.

you were extremely generous.

you smiled at her eyes blazing at the mention of free food and you took the empty bottle from the maknae. the choreographer played the song at normal speed again and you danced calmly while watching eunchae finally nail the dance through the mirror.

the maknae exchanged a shocked look with you, her steps faltering, and you simply smiled proudly. "you did it, eunchae-ah."

more applause erupted in the room and quick footsteps approached you two, grabbing the maknae in a bear hug.

"we're so proud of you." chaewon held eunchae's face in her hands, proudly looking at her, while yunjin excitedly shook the maknae. sakura was beaming, her hands running up and down eunchae's back, and kazuha was complimenting her.

"you did so well." kazuha said, causing yunjin to nod in agreement. "you did it better than me."

eunchae giggled, loving the attention. "ask y/n unnie to teach you!"

that's how eunchae directed the attention to you. you were simply standing by the side, admiring their interactions, when yunjin dashed over, followed by the others.

"teach me as well, y/n/n!"

you watched yunjin cling to you, childishly pouting. you were cringing at your fellow '01 liner, which was visible on your face, but deep down you thought the american was cute.

you couldn't say anything because kazuha was in front of you. "me, too."

you let out a sigh. "come on, guys. you weren't even having any trouble earlier."

sakura then spoke up, approaching with the leader on her tail. "i think i'm having a problem with the ending."

chaewon nodded in acknowledgement. "i find the opening quite hard."

eunchae cackled as she saw the chaos she had caused. you gave the young girl a not-so-scary glare from across the room. well, you couldn't really give her that look if she was acting so cute.

eunchae simply stuck her tongue out, teasing you even more. "my free food, unnie!"

"whatever, manchae."

before you knew it, the day had come to an end and the girls had to return to their dorm. you were staying back for a while, and they wanted to join you, but you shook your head because you knew if they stayed, you wouldn't be able to get anything done.

"but unnie~" eunchae whined. "you promised free food!"

"i did, but i didn't say that it was tonight." you teased, causing the maknae to tug repeatedly on your arm.

"come on now, y/n/n. you can come in early tomorrow, it's late." yunjin pouted at you.

the american knew you were weak when it comes to their cute faces and actions, making you avert your eyes. however, you regretted it because kazuha was giving you puppy eyes from next to sakura.

you groaned. "i'll be home in an hour or two, guys."

"too long." eunchae grumbled, attention now on the sleeve of your jacket.

chaewon finally stepped in, fortunately for you and unfortunately for the girls. "come on, children. she'll be home before you know it."

even though the short-haired girl wanted to disagree, she couldn't. besides, she trusted you enough to come home right away and she really just couldn't say no to you; she wouldn't admit it, but she knew that.

even the girls knew. but they couldn't tease her because angry chaewon is a force to be reckoned with.

the maknaes and yunjin sighed at the leader's approval. they took their time giving you big hugs and they actually wouldn't have pulled away if sakura hadn't intervened. the eldest drew you in for a hug, gently squeezing you.

"keep in touch, okay? be quick."

you nodded. chaewon gave you one last look, which made you shiver but also smile and wave. the two oldest pushed the other three out of the room, their whines audible even after the door was closed.

"they're so clingy." the choreographer remarked, amused.

you laughed. "very, unnie. now what was my part again?"

with that, you and the choreographer worked on the dance, with her teaching you and you picking it up quickly, which she praised. although, admittedly, it was hard. it was a little complicated and it was different from what the other girls had learned for their solo parts.

the night went on until it was time to go home, but you stayed a little longer. you bowed as the choreographer said goodbye, your fingers busy typing on the phone to send a quick message to chaewon.

you'd definitely get an earful when you got home, but it'd be toned down a little because you remembered to send her a message.

you didn't the last time...

well.

it's probably best not to bring it up.

with the little extra time you had—

actually, chaewon did not give you permission. you looked down at your phone, which was currently blowing up with text messages.

perhaps this would be worse than the last time, you cringed at the thought.

you focused on the task at hand while shaking your head. chaewon could wait. hopefully. You watched yourself as you danced to the song with such fluidity and power, cringing whenever there was a slight mistake.

If the girls were there, they'd notice the way you scrunched your nose and cheer you on, knowing how much of a perfectionist you were. however, you were only met with the song playing in the background.

minutes passed, many scrunches of the nose were shown at the same time errors were spotted before the mind could even realize, as if the action was now out of reflex. they were minor errors, but you didn't like them.

so you danced.

polished.

danced.

and polished.

but before you knew it, you were plummeting to the ground. a loud hiss of pain echoed through the room and you quickly covered it with one hand, as if someone else would hear it over the loud music, and tears quickly blurred your vision as you hugged your leg to your chest.

you pushed yourself up, noticing the sweater you'd discarded, the one you'd dropped carelessly on the floor and the one that caused you to slip.

"who the hell drops their stuff like that?" you grumbled, tears sliding down your cheeks.

you reached for your foot, groaning from the pain wracking your entire body, particularly your foot. as you untied your shoelace, you were crying and trying to keep your hiccups to yourself, afraid someone would hear you.

"shit."

as you stared at your foot, the only thing you could mutter was the curse word.

a sprain, you thought.

you attempted to move it, which you were quick to regret. you inhaled a large amount of air into your lungs in response to the pain shooting through your leg.

you cried out, no longer bothered if someone else heard you. "fuck, fuck, fuck."

you closed your eyes for a moment, trying to push the pain away. your mind was racing with panicked thoughts. how am i going to get home? how am i going to dance now?

you glanced at your phone, which had lit up because chaewon had sent you another message, but your gaze was drawn to the date and time.

the clock had struck twelve o'clock. this means you have a schedule later today, a dance practice tomorrow, and a performance the day after tomorrow.

this means you would have to suffer for three days at least.

of course you weren't going to tell the girls. you didn't want to add to what they already had on their plate.

however, you were still in a state of panic. you had no idea how to pull that off, pretending not to be in pain while dancing your ass off and acting fine.

when your phone rang, you snapped out of it. chaewon unnie. you reached for it and quickly shut your eyes, not because of chaewon's reprimanding voice, but because of another shot of pain from your foot.

"where are you?! it's midnight!"

you breathed shakily. "i'm on my way home, unnie."

"make it quick, y/n/n. i'm worried here."

"yeah, i know. i'll be quick."

"be careful, okay?"

"mhm."

the call ended there. chaewon pulled the phone away from her ear, her gaze fixed on the screen. she heard faint music playing in the background on the other end of the line, indicating that you were still at the building.

what worried her was your weak voice and the shaky intake of air, both of which were audible to her ears.

is she okay? god, i hope so.

chaewon cast a glance at eunchae, who had fallen asleep on the couch while waiting for you. the maknae refused to sleep without you, claiming she would get cuddles because you didn't give her free food tonight. they sat in the living room for thirty minutes before the girl fell asleep.

chaewon paced around the living room, keeping her footsteps light so as to not wake the sleeping maknae on the couch. her gaze would dart back and forth between the clock and the door, hoping you'd already come in, and her frown became deeper as the minutes passed.

patience running thin, chaewon snatched the nearest coat, which happened to be yours, and walked to the door, groaning. she was going to meet you halfway, wherever you were, because her heart couldn't stop pounding. she reached for the doorknob, but it turned on its own, the door swinging open in front of her.

when she saw your half-covered face, she breathed a sigh of relief. you tilted your head, perplexed as to why she seemed ready to leave, but you bit your lower lip as she pulled you inside the dorm and into her arms.

"you got me worried!" chaewon scolded, a harsh slap being delivered to your shoulder.

you forced a chuckle as you adjusted your injured foot, attempting to return her tight hug, while resisting the urge to melt into her and cry. "i'm sorry, unnie. i had to walk home."

chaewon drew back to look you in the eyes, you were thankful it was dark so she wouldn't notice your pale skin, laying a hand on your cheek. "you should've told me."

you leaned down, planting a kiss on her head to reassure her you were safe and sound now. "i'm sorry. i will next time."

chaewon quickly shook her head. "there will be no next time. you're such a hardhead."

"i guess i got it from you." you chuckled, looking around and pausing when you saw eunchae.

chaewon followed your gaze, her own eyes softening. "she waited for you. well, tried to."

guilt gnawed at you. you would have gotten home to eunchae's cheeriness and whinings if you hadn't been such a perfectionist earlier.

you sighed and walked over to the couch, crouching down with a wince. you brushed her bangs away before tapping her cheek with your finger, to which she awoke and grabbed your wrist.

"i'm home." you whispered softly, tracing her nose.

eunchae giggled sleepily, finding the action ticklish. "welcome home."

you hummed. "come on, let's go to bed."

you went back to your room, eunchae clinging to the back of your shirt, rubbing her eyes. you kissed chaewon's head good night, causing her to smile.

you watched as eunchae climbed into your bed and promptly passed out. you chuckled and followed her lead, laying on your back and wrapping your arm around her. you elevated your injured foot and positioned it farthest away from her.

due to exhaustion combined with the pain from your injury, you passed out as well. the darkness greeted you with open arms, and as you passed out, the last thing your mind registered was eunchae cuddling closer to you.

the next day, you awoke with a throbbing pain in your foot that almost made you cry. you wiped your tears away and gently shook eunchae awake, telling her she needed to get ready for the photoshoot.

the baby quickly complied and returned to her room after requesting one last hug from you, which you immediately provided.

you had no idea how you managed to get ready that morning. all you knew was that you needed to reduce the swelling in your foot, which was looking awful right now.

you were on the verge of crying again, but you held it in, not wanting to alarm any of the girls, who would surely notice your puffy red eyes if you cried right now.

you managed last night. you're going to manage until you get better.

throughout the photoshoot, you relied on your members for support, particularly yunjin because she was the tallest and thus easier to lean on. yunjin enjoyed your attention, so she didn't question why you were suddenly clingy.

however, the members would complain if you stayed too long by yunjin's side, causing you to switch and yunjin to pout.

but you were right next to her right now.

"unnie loves me today." yunjin told the camera that was filming them for behind-the-scenes footage.

you gave her a puzzled look and clutched her arm tighter, which yunjin thought was reassurance, but you were really just in terrible pain.

"ah, what are you saying?" you asked, gaping. "i always do, jennifer."

yunjin grinned widely at the camera. "did you hear that, fearnots? she's my wife."

you kissed her on the cheek in silent agreement and trudged away, slightly struggling, while yunjin stared after you, her jaw dropping to the floor.

fuck. it hurts, the words that rang in your head so much that they became a mantra. it was difficult to walk normally, pretend you weren't in pain, and act like you were normal. you'd slip up now and then, a curse slipping off your tongue, but you'd cover it up, and your members would just nod, but still assist you cluelessly.

you made it through the day and went straight to your room when you returned to the dorm, claiming you had a few lyrics ideas. you knew the girls wouldn't dare to bother you whenever you announced that because you prefer silence and peace, much to their dismay.

"i wonder what she's writing about." sakura whispered as she plopped down next to chaewon on the couch.

chaewon sighed. "i'm not sure, but she probably won't be out until tomorrow."

"should we check on her?" kazuha queried, glancing at the stairs. eunchae bounced on her seat, ready to run upstairs if the unnie line said.

chaewon quickly shook her head. "you know she hates it when we disturb her lyric writing."

eunchae appeared to be deflated and yunjin emerged from the kitchen, the american patting her child on the head. "you'll see your mom tomorrow, manchae."

"but is it just me or y/n is clingy today?" the american commented with a smug smirk on her face.

chaewon rolled her eyes. "shut up. we get it, you got your moment." the leader grumbled, crossing her arms.

"no fair." eunchae whined.

kazuha shrugged. "at least she slept on my shoulder on our way home."

"well, i fed her earlier." sakura joined in, smiling.

"oh, right! unnie will treat me to dinner!"

"okay! okay, i get it. shut it please."

meanwhile, you elevated your injured foot on a stack of pillows and pressed the ice pack you managed to sneak into your room to your swelling foot, wincing but also relieved at the coldness seeping through your skin.

"well, that looks terrible." you grimaced.

it only got worse. it appears to be worse than last night. terrible, as you just mentioned. you considered telling the girls earlier when sakura's boot hit it, probably the reason why it looks worse, and you almost cried out in pain. however, your pride got in the way and you ended up biting your lower lip in silent agony.

sakura saw you and thought you were overreacting, which you couldn't blame her for because she had no idea you had a terrible injury down there, but the japanese still apologized and hugged you and wouldn't let you go until it was time for you to go for your solo.

"funny how i told eunchae to watch her footing. look where i am now." you sighed in disbelief and closed your eyes, relishing in the cold as it gradually reduced the throbbing pain.

you eventually fell asleep after attempting to come up with a plan for your sore foot for tomorrow's practice. would you be capable of pulling it off? no, absolutely not. you fell back onto the mattress, eyes closed, with that as your last thought.

the next day, you were deliberately avoiding the girls. you awoke with a fever and a pounding headache. your still throbbing foot wasn't doing you any favors with the constant pain it was sending up your leg.

you were deafeningly silent and pissed off during the final rehearsal for tomorrow's performance. you only speak when you are spoken to or when it is absolutely necessary. aside from that, you were quiet.

it didn't take long for the girls to notice your strange and frightening behavior today. chaewon was the first to notice and cast a wary glance at you, wondering why and how you had awoken on the wrong side of the bed today. one by one, the others became aware.

"is unnie okay?" kazuha queried, brows furrowed.

"i'm not sure, zuha. why?" chaewon returned the question, turning to the japanese ballerina, who was watching you down the water bottle. sakura and yunjin were nearby, both aware of your unpleasant mood today.

"unnie didn't look at me." kazuha said, pouting.

when you and kazuha were facing each other during the dance, you'd always meet her eye and wink at her jokingly right before her part. even after singing her part, the ballerina would always end up giggling.

"she just stared at the floor." kazuha turned to chaewon, causing the leader to pat her cheek in reassurance.

"maybe she's not feeling well, zuha." chaewon didn't know what to say and sighed.

"y/n unnie!"

you turned around to see eunchae leap from her starfish position on the floor. from across the room, she smiled at you and pointed to your bag.

"may i have your phone?"

you nodded and smiled softly, attempting not to show your exhaustion. eunchae cheered and ran to your bag, pulling out the item she was looking for, but she paused when she noticed a couple of painkillers in a small pocket.

the maknae blinked and looked at you, seeing that you were talking to sakura and yunjin.

why is she taking painkillers? eunchae paused to think, but quickly shook the thought away and returned to her original plan of filling your phone with her selfies. if something is bothering unnie, she'll tell us, right? eunchae nodded and pushed her suspicions to the side.

you pushed through the practice, eager to finish it without any mishaps.

when you put too much pressure on your foot, you would wince. you would occasionally adjust your position so that your weight would shift to your uninjured foot. you used your members as support while taking a break or watching the dance, which was mostly kazuha this time.

"did i do that right?" kazuha whispered to you.

you nodded firmly with a quick smile. "of course, zuha. it's your signature move, you're always the best at it."

kazuha returned the smile, pulling you closer by the hip. you were thankful at the time because you could finally lift your foot to relieve the weight on it. kazuha felt your weight on her but didn't mind and gently squeezed you.

nobody seemed to notice. when you winced, they assumed you saw a mistake, not on them but on your dance, so yunjin and chaewon would approach you after each dance to console you.

"you did well, baby~" yunjin sang, wrapping you up in a back hug.

the american nuzzled your shoulder and kissed it lightly. you were glad you wore a hoodie because otherwise she'd feel the heat off your skin.

you laughed, though both girls noticed it was a little lighter than usual. "did i?"

"of course, y/n/n. you're perfect." chaewon said, bringing her fingers up to tickle your side.

you buried yourself in yunjin's embrace to avoid the oldest of the three of you, still watching your step.

"unnie, come on! stop it!"

it was painful to dance; you had no idea how you did it, but you did. you completed the practice and the girls were extremely helpful, despite the fact that they had no idea about your injury.

speaking of injury, you retired to your room immediately, telling them you were tired.

"are you sure you're okay?" sakura as you passed her on your way to the stairs.

you smiled and planted a small kiss on her cheek. "of course, kkura unnie."

sakura sighed as she looked into your tired eyes, noticing your pale face. "good night, y/n/n."

"good night, unnie."

you sat on the bed, wincing as you removed your shoe with care. a quiet curse escaped your lips, and the silent tears you'd been holding back since practice began slipped down your cheeks.

you bit your skin to stop the sob from escaping and sighed audibly in relief when your injured foot was free of the confines of the shoe.

you avoided looking at it, but you knew it looked worse, if that's possible. you did dance with it all day, and you were relieved to be dismissed early so you could rest for the long day and night ahead. you lifted your leg to place it on the pile of pillows you didn't bother removing.

only when you thought you'd find peace and relief did the pain begin to spread through you. you winced, not bothering to muffle the sob this time. you wanted to call for chaewon or sakura, but it was too late because the darkness had come to get you.

eunchae found herself padding towards your room somewhere deep into the night. the maknae needed cuddles, which you unknowingly failed to give her due to your injury. because her room was close to yours, she arrived in time and turned the knob, which was surprisingly and thankfully unlocked.

"unnie…?"

her eyes widened when she saw your unkempt bed and disheveled hair. you'd forgotten to turn off the lamp, allowing her to see how you shivered as you lay on top of the blanket, seemingly passing out on it earlier.

your face was pinched into an expression she had never seen before on your normally calm and collected face. pure agony. your face was also splattered with tears, but some were still leaking from your eyes.

but the icing on the cake was your horribly injured foot. eunchae let out a terrified gasp and dashed towards chaewon's room, screaming for her unnies.

"chaewon unnie! chaewon unnie!"

chaewon and yunjin were still awake when they heard maknae screaming, a hint of fear in her tone. they emerged from their respective rooms just in time to see eunchae sprinting, tears streaming down her precious cheeks.

"eunchae?!"

"what's the matter?"

eunchae hiccuped. "unnie… y/n/n unnie… she—"

too worried about you, yunjin dashed to your room, passing by sakura and kazuha, who had been awakened by the screaming. kazuha followed yunjin, albeit sleepily, while sakura went to check on chaewon and eunchae.

"what happened, eunchae? chaewon?"

yunjin and kazuha's footsteps were loud as they ran down the hall and into your room. when they arrived, they were taken aback by your condition.

"unnie…?"

the rest of the girls arrived and were shocked to see you like that. their hearts pounded in their ears, their heartbeats racing in fear, fear for you, not for them. it was the first time you looked horrible. for the first time, you appeared to be in excruciating pain.

they were all terrified and frozen. chaewon and yunjin, on the other hand, pushed themselves out of the shock. chaewon looked for your phone to call the manager while yunjin rushed to your bed and gently took you into her arms. kazuha was right behind her, taking your leg to support your injured foot.

"unnie, hey, wait a little bit more, okay?" yunjin whispered shakily, watching kazuha brush your hair off your face. "chaewon unnie is calling oppa."

sakura cradled the maknae in her arms, allowing the girl to cry into her shoulder while she fought back her own tears. they all waited for the manager for what seemed like an eternity, but then they heard the sound of a vehicle outside.

yunjin carried your unconscious body downstairs, chaewon and kazuha close behind to support the two of you, while sakura led the sobbing maknae.

"what happened?!" the manager asked.

"we don't know—"

kazuha cut off the panicking yunjin, who had you situated in her lap. "it's her foot. it's injured, sprained." the ballerina said.

the two girls mentioned looked at you, and the others perked up at your weak voice. the manager began driving while still listening to you.

"hey, babe, y/n/n. you okay?" yunjin asked softly, her eyes blurred by tears.

she didn't like how pale your face was and how weak your voice sounded, barely above a whisper. you were always calm while also cheerful. you were always able to match their energies, especially eunchae's.

but you looked exhausted now.

weak.

"mhm."

kazuha sniffled. "we're almost there, unnie, you'll be fine."

those were the words you used to say to kazuha whenever she was in doubt. she had hoped to say the same words to you, but not in this manner.

you muttered a small 'okay' before closing your eyes and weakly clutching yunjin's hoodie. eunchae was still in sakura's arms, but she was no longer crying, despite the occasional sniffle. chaewon was sitting in the row next to you, yunjin, and kazuha. she kept her gaze fixed on you, frowning alongside you as a small groan escaped your throat.

you kept slipping in and out of sleep, your body screaming at you to sleep every time you tried to open your eyes to catch a glimpse of yunjin and kazuha's faces because they were right above you.

when you finally arrived at the hospital, you couldn't hear the commotion, but you felt yunjin running with you in her arms. you managed to open your eyes again, and the first and last thing you saw was yunjin's worried face before your mind forced you back to sleep.

you took your time resting, but when you opened your eyes, you were greeted by a bright light and a white ceiling. you groaned, your voice scratchy, and tried to get up when you felt something on your leg, it was elevated, and you looked around to see a hospital room setting.

you looked up as the door opened and a nurse entered, gently smiling at you. "you're awake, ms. l/n."

"what happened?" you inquired, and she handed you a water bottle, which you promptly drank.

"you were asleep for the entire day, ms. l/n. it's actually about to end." the nurse said, glancing at the wall clock and seeing the hand approaching twelve.

then you realized what she meant.

"the performance..." you mumbled. "i missed the performance."

"i'm sorry." she apologized with a sad smile. she knew you loved performing and was a perfectionist, too.

you couldn't say anything else to her because the door swung open, and a small smile appeared on your lips when you saw who was in charge.

"manchae."

"unnie!"

as she wrapped her arms around your shoulder, the maknae almost jumped on the bed with you. you grumbled at the force, but you squeezed her anyway.

you raised your head to see the nurse leave before catching chaewon's gaze. you reassured her with a small smile, causing her tense shoulders to sag and run to you.

"you're okay."

you made a humming sound. "well, unnie, i did sleep for the entire day." you joked.

"y/n/n?"

when yunjin entered the room, chaewon and eunchae quickly moved away, not wanting to be involved in her bone crushing hug, but eunchae stayed right next to you, playing with the hospital gown draped on you.

you coughed lightly as you tried to return yunjin's very tight hug.

"you scared us."

you sighed, your conscience gnawing at you. "i know, jen. i'm so sorry."

everyone, including sakura and kazuha, who had just entered, heard your apology. they joined you, kazuha replacing yunjin lightly and sakura caressing the back of your head.

"what happened?" sakura asked quietly.

when you shot chaewon a brief glance, everything fell into place. her eyes hardened as she glared at you and you avoided it, the leader scaring you once again.

"i got hurt when i stayed back to practice. i slipped on my sweater and then i hid it from you."

"why?" eunchae murmured.

you turned to look at her and your eyes softened as you met her wide glossy eyes. "come here, sweetheart."

you gently guided eunchae into your lap, wanting to comfort your unofficial child. "i didn't want to burden you." you admitted softly.

"you're an idiot."

yunjin immediately locked eyes with chaewon at that and they were stuck in a staredown.

"unnie." the american warned, her protective nature over you surfacing.

"yunjin-ah." you butted in before they could start arguing, causing the american to back down. "let unnie speak."

"i called you, y/n/n. you should've told me. us." chaewon began, her eyes welling up with tears.

"do you realize how scary it was to see you there like that? your condition scared all of us."

"did you know it was eunchae who saw you like that?" your gaze flitted to eunchae, who simply sniffled in response. you squeezed her before turning your attention back to chaewon.

"you should've told us. fuck the performances! we just want you to be okay."

the only thing filling the air of silence between the group after chaewon's rant was the calm beeping of the monitor that kept track of your heartbeat. you watched chaewon pant heavily and gulp, and kazuha came up behind her to pat her lower back.

you could tell her rant had a deeper meaning. i feel like i let you down as your leader. you understood chaewon's mind just as she understood yours. she knew how you've always despised the appearance of a mistake on you, so you've worked hard to be flawless.

you motioned for sakura to take eunchae, and you grabbed chaewon's wrist to pull her into you. as she buried her face in your hospital gown, you hugged her tightly.

"i'm sorry, unnie. i'm sorry for being such an idiot."

chaewon couldn't help but laugh tearfully at your joking tone and emphasis. "mhm."

"how was the performance?" you asked, causing chaewon to pull away and give you a reprimanding look, but you shook your head. "i just want to know how it went, unnie. who covered my parts?"

"me!" eunchae's hand shot up in the air with a teary grin before pointing kazuha. "and zuha unnie."

you were filled with pride as you reached up to pat eunchae's head and smiled at kazuha. "oh, i'm excited to see the performance."

sakura laughed. "i'm sure you'll be proud."

in response, kazuha shook her head. "i'm not sure if i did everything correctly."

chaewon made room as you clicked your tongue and pulled the ballerina closer. you gave her a stern look and kazuha returned it, but with much softer features.

"i'm sure you two did it better than me." you said, your gaze shifting between kazuha and eunchae.

eunchae smiled and nodded, enjoying the pride in your eyes, while kazuha sighed and rested her head on your shoulder.

however, the moment was cut short when you heard another sniffle and looked up with wide eyes, meeting sakura's teary ones. you gave the maknae line a look and they moved away to let sakura hug you tightly.

"that was really scary. don't do it again." sakura said, her voice muffled against your hair, fingers brushing through it as she always did when hugging you. "just... tell us. okay?"

you nodded to her shoulder. "i promise, unnie, i swear it."

you let sakura have you all to herself as your gaze moved to yunjin and eunchae, who were both looking at your sprained foot. you successfully drew their attention with your amused chuckle.

"wanna touch it?"

chaewon quickly shook her head. "no, yunjin, eunchae, please don't."

her pleadings were ignored as the two nodded, albeit hesitantly, and you gestured to your foot. chaewon sighed and watched as eunchae poked your foot, noting your small wince.

sakura felt the sudden jump of your shoulders as well and she played with the baby hairs on the back of your nape to comfort you because she knew the two crackheads couldn't be stopped.

yunjin poked at it as well and grimaced in disgust, causing you to laugh. you threw your head back, bumping heads with sakura.

"ew. what the hell."

you reassured and joked with the girls all night, well, it was actually past midnight. you were well aware that you had frightened them. you knew it was their first time seeing you in such pain. you were aware of their concerns and fears.

so you promised not to let it happen again and to let them know if anything was wrong with you.

it didn't take long for the girls to nod off. kazuha had dozed off on the chair, and her head was on the bed next to yours.

eunchae had already fallen asleep after poking your foot. the maknae climbed up beside you and snuggled into your side. but before she fell asleep, she told you one last thing.

"treat me to dinner once you recover, unnie."

laughter filled the room and you patted down the maknae's hair. "i promised, eunchae-ah. have i broken a promise?"

with that, eunchae fell asleep.

later on, yunjin had taken the other side of the bed, burying her face in your arm and wrapping her arm around your waist, her hand barely touching eunchae's skin.

"you scared me." the american mumbled, taking the opportunity to talk to you as chaewon and sakura left for a bit to talk to the manager.

you hummed. "sorry, jen."

"i love you." she mumbled and she smiled as she heard you whisper the sweet words back to her before falling asleep.

chaewon and sakura returned, cooing over the cuddle pile on the small hospital bed. they approached you and sakura placed a hand on your brow, scrunching her nose at your fever.

"go to sleep." sakura whispered to you, noticing your eyes fluttering slowly.

you complied and felt a small kiss on your forehead and another pair of lips planting another kiss on your cheek.

chaewon and sakura watched the mess in front of them, the former crossing her arms and sakura smiling gently.

"what a mess." chaewon exclaimed, shaking her head in disbelief.

sakura laughed. "let's share the couch. come on."

while watching the pile on the bed sleep, they both listened to the monitor. chaewon looked at you with such tenderness in her eyes that sakura noticed and nudged the leader.

"huh? what is it?"

shocked, chaewon turned to the older japanese, her cheeks flushing slightly at the teasing look sakura was giving her. chaewon whined softly in complaint and looked away, attempting to hide her blush.

"i see that, chaewon-ah~"

"stop, kkura unnie."

sakura chuckled, but did as told. "she's so stubborn."

chaewon nodded, taking another look at you and noticing your head leaning towards yunjin's direction. you had your arms around the american and maknae, and she was certain your arms would be sore when you awoke.

"very much so. i love her for it."

sakura threw her a sideward glance. "even if she gives you a headache?"

chaewon laughed.

"even if she gives me a migraine."

"we all do."

nikko note: hi? i'm back? exam season is finallyyy done and i'm working on the requests now. this is longer than usual, i feel like my fics keep getting longer. i'm so sorry TT is this okay? huhu. please let me know. but i hope everyone enjoyed it! thank you!

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SOULMATE PHENOMENON PT. 2 — huh yunjin

summary : it's time to get to know each other better now that you've finally met yunjin. after many attempts to match your schedules, you finally found time to meet.

pairing : yunjin x (g)i-dle!reader

tags : f!reader ; reader is a '99 liner ; first date ; first kiss

requested: ✘

word count : 3.4k

【 part 1 】 | 【 part 2 】

it was difficult to schedule a date with yunjin during the holiday season because you both had busy schedules and had to celebrate with your respective groups in between. you chose to communicate over the phone, calling occasionally or texting when too busy to hold a call.

you'd spend every waking moment together, with yunjin texting you things like "are you awake? can i call?" if you slept in, she'd send you a text saying "wake up! you've been sleeping for too long." when you awoke, you'd call her and she'd complain about how long you took. you'd just laugh at her antics, knowing she's flustered on the other end of the line.

that's how you've been interacting with your soulmate over the last few days. you were relieved when you were able to clear your schedule and she was also available. finally, you could get together.

"you're meeting up with yunjin?" miyeon inquired, seeing you dressed all in black.

you nodded and stole a piece of her pancake, which caused the eldest to pout and you to apologize. soyeon appeared, having heard about miyeon's inquiry.

"be careful." soyeon said with a pointed look. knowing you could be recognized anywhere and everywhere, especially since you were both blondes, which made you both easy to spot.

miyeon's brows furrowed. "give us a call if something goes wrong, okay?"

"and be back in the afternoon!" minnie chimed in as she entered the kitchen.

the three unnies offered you more encouragement and assurances regarding your date with yunjin before shooing you away.

"got it!" you gave them a playful salute and said your goodbyes before driving to the coffee shop.

your mind ran a couple of miles on the way there. you were wondering if you looked good. was your outfit too much? willl you two be recognized? you groaned, i hope not. you haven't yet informed the company that you've found your soulmate, but you'll leave that to your manager. would she still find you attractive even with the disguise?

you cast a glance at the paper bag next to you, into which you had placed her belongings. you also bought a bouquet. nothing too flashy, but you made sure to get the most beautiful bunch.

wait. what if she doesn't show up? oh, that's a terrible thought, you reprimanded yourself.

as the coffee shop came into view, you shook your head and composed yourself. you took a few more moments to calm your shit. the thought of her standing you up resurfaced so you scanned the coffee shop from your car, but your eyes widened when you saw her at the very back. you climbed out of your car, carrying the bag and bouquet, and made your way inside.

"shit, shit, shit. am i late? or she's early?" you mumbled to yourself, checking your watch to see you were both early.

when you opened the door and stepped inside, the bell above it rang, causing yunjin to look up. she had been waiting for you, occasionally looking up from her phone when the bell rang. she looks adorable, you both thought. as you approached her table, her eyes crinkled happily, and you returned her smile.

"hi, unnie." yunjin smiled.

after your performance, yunjin was waiting outside her group's assigned room and congratulated you with a red face. she was still calling you with honorifics, so you made her call you 'unnie' or your name, and she preferred the former because she still wanted to respect you because you were older than her.

she told you that it would take some time for her to get used to your name alone, but you didn't mind. it was amusing to watch her correct herself every time, and you simply laughed.

your soulmate extended her arms for a hug. you eagerly accepted her embrace, her arms around your waist. even though it's the first time you'll both hang out, you could hear the american sigh as she finds so much comfort in you already.

"were you waiting that long?" as you handed her the bouquet, you inquired. yunjin accepted it with a grateful smile before assisting you in settling into your seat. "i hope i'm not late?"

shit. i should have gone to the flower shop first. yunjin shook her thoughts away, promising to go there next time. she looked at you, her eyes filled with assurance. "you're not late at all, unnie. don't worry."

i was just early because i was worried about being late for our date, which remained as yunjin's thought because she didn't want you to feel guilty. yunjin chuckled quietly as you sighed in relief, muttering a 'thank god' under your breath.

she slid the drink she had ordered for you across the table and you were surprised to see it was your favorite. she must have noticed your expression and explained.

"you once mentioned your favorite drinks on a live show."

"so you really are a fan?" you laughed, making the american blush. she was filled with both embarrassment and giddiness, the latter more so because of how your laugh sounded in her ears. "i didn't believe yuqi when she told me that."

yunjin pouted at what you said. "i think i'm your biggest fan out there."

you smiled. "and i'm yours as well. despite the fact that i am new to the fandom."

yunjin was overjoyed when she heard you say that. i'm yours. she bit her lower lip to keep the squeal from escaping her throat and drew her mask down to sip her drink. you observed her internal conflict while smiling at the adorable girl and sipping from your cup.

then you remembered the bag. "oh, right. here."

you brought it up, and when you handed it to yunjin, she opened it. the blonde's eyes lit up when she saw her paintbrush, notebook, and favorite brown beanie. yunjin then realized she had forgotten to bring yours in her haste to get there. you leaned in close, concerned, as you saw her face drop.

"are you okay, sweetheart?" you inquired, your brow furrowed.

you hadn't intended for the pet name to slip, but you were used to addressing people by their pet names or nicknames. yunjin didn't seem uncomfortable, and she wasn't, but the american blushed at the pet name that slipped off your tongue easily.

"i forgot to bring yours." she smiled apologetically.

your lips formed a 'o' and you nodded. "it's okay, it's just a pen and keychain anyway, keep it. but please return the scarf next time, it's a piece of me. i'll just give you another if you want."

yunjin, pleased with the idea, fished out the brown beanie and handed it to you. you looked at it, puzzled, but accepted it. your silent query was answered when yunjin gave you a smile.

"it suits you better."

she recalls you posting a selfie wearing the beanie after the year-end show. she melted when she saw it on their way back to the dorms, and the girls teased her, but she didn't care at the time.

"ah, you saw the picture." you blushed in realization and she nodded excitedly, her grin stretching. "you looked so cute, unnie!"

you avoided her gentle gaze by looking down at your hands in your lap. "thanks."

yunjin, silently congratulating herself for making you flustered, returned her attention to the bag and took out the notebook. you remembered the conversation you had with sakura and chaewon in the hallway that night when you ran into them.

"i heard from sakura unnie and chaewon that you panicked when you lost the notebook." you smiled apologetically.

yunjin nodded, scratching the back of her head. "yeah, i had french classes that day. i'm retaking french class because i haven't spoken it in a long time."

"je vois." you grinned, happy to see the surprised look on her face. (i see.)

"tu parles français?" yunjin asked as she leaned in closer, an excited glint in her eyes. (you speak french?)

you shook your head. "i know a few words and phrases, but that's it."

"wow, you're perfect." yunjin blurted out as she leaned back to give you an amazed look.

your soulmate was too sweet. you only spoke two french words and she's already heads over heels for you. but yunjin didn't really mind, if she said you're perfect, you're perfect.

you lost your cool because of the compliment. face turning red, you quietly thanked her and composed yourself. yunjin realized she had voiced her thoughts again, causing her to groan, and was relieved when you changed the subject.

"so a trained opera singer?"

everyone knows how much yunjin loves opera, and you could see her light up when you brought it up. what an adorable and talented soulmate i have, you thought. she nodded and smiled broadly, causing you to smile back, her laugh and smile contagious.

"uh, how was it? my performance, i mean. ours?" yunjin stumbled over her words, both excited and nervous to hear your response as if you were a fellow trained opera singer, a senior or professional in that department. she couldn't question you about her their performance because you had to go on stage right after.

you are, of course, her soulmate. your thoughts and comments would be more important to her than her own.

her body moved on its own and she leaned in again as she waited. you avoided her stare, recalling how you froze when she appeared on the screen and how your face turned bright red when the first syllable of habanera slipped past her lips.

it was embarrassing because the girls wouldn't stop taking pictures and videos, and the teasing didn't stop there either. even the staff found it cute and joined in on the girls' antics. you were certain they'd hold it against you forever or even use it as blackmail.

"i think it's better if you hear that from my members. it's embarrassing to say it out loud." you said, glancing at her confused face. "but you did so well that night. i loved your solo. i love your voice."

the american smiled, pleased, and was interested in what you meant by embarrassing so she made a mental note to get your members' phone numbers.

you continued your conversation at the coffee shop before asking if you could bring her to the library. despite her confusion, she said yes without hesitation.

you wanted to introduce your soulmate to the librarian, who had become like family to you, but you didn't tell yunjin. also, to keep the old lady from bothering you about the book.

"mrs. choi, happy holidays." you greeted quietly, eyes crinkling in delight as you saw the old lady behind the reception.

"ah, y/n l/n. are you here to finally return the book? it's been months, l/n." the librarian immediately reprimanded you, prompting you to apologize while yunjin hid behind you because she had forgotten to bring it.

"no, but i did bring the person who still has it." you said, reaching behind to pat yunjin, who flushed under your gentle touch.

even though she was hiding, the old librarian noticed the heavily disguised american when she looked behind you. yunjin's efforts in hiding were futile because she was taller than you.

mrs. choi arched her brow, a smile on her lips.

"so you're the soulmate. huh yunjin, right?" yunjin smiled behind her mask as she nodded in response. her hands had come up to rest on your shoulders, in need of warmth and comfort because the librarian had frightened her. "please take care of this idiot."

you paled. "please don't." you tried to stop the old woman, but she ignored you.

you hid your face behind your hands as she started her rant. "i don't understand because she's tall enough to reach for the book, but she still manages to knock the entire shelf down on her head."

her concern for her soulmate came before her amusement, so yunjin grimaced from behind you as her hands, which had been on your shoulders, rose to gently hold your head. you blushed with embarrassment as you felt her gaze at the back of your head.

you cleared your throat in an attempt to get the old lady's attention, but she waved you off and continued ranting to your soulmate.

"i always have to take care of her and be the one to put the books back because she's too dizzy to do it herself after the book avalanche she caused."

you were bright red, and you were relieved you weren't facing yunjin. you didn't want to see her reaction after the librarian told her about your blunder.

she shook you, still holding your head. "yah, i think you should stop going to libraries for now." yunjin teased.

despite the fact that you were relieved to hear her finally being casual with you, you turned around to glare at the american. she had a wry smile on her face, but you could see the worry in her eyes.

"'yah?!' who do you think you're calling that, huh? i'm older than you and i'm your sunbae, huh yunjin." you retorted, but the younger girl just smiled.

you jumped away as she leaned down to your height, but she grabbed your wrist and pulled you closer. "who, you say? aren't you my soulmate? my girlfriend?"

your eyes widened at the bold remark, but you were too stunned to respond. yunjin smirked and walked away, leaving you to converse with the elderly lady, who rolled her eyes in amusement at your frozen figure.

you couldn't recover right away, but when an arm snaked around your waist to whisk you out of the library, you snapped out of it. yunjin smiled, pleased to see her effect on you, but refrained from commenting because she didn't want you to shy away.

"where do we go next, babe?" she inquired, her confidence growing after witnessing her effect on you.

you huffed. "god. you will be the death of me, yunjin."

yunjin laughed at that. "what? can't i call my girlfriend that?"

reaching your car, you opened the door for her and assisted her in getting in. as she laughed, you rolled your eyes, her laugh echoing in your head even after you shut the door. you climbed in as well, checking to see if she had buckled her seat belt and pointing to it because she hadn't.

"seatbelt, sweetheart."

yunjin's cheeks flushed at the pet name and complied. she rolled her eyes when she saw the slightest tugging of the corner of your lips as it was your turn to smirk. but she smiled, content with you. her heart wouldn't stop skipping a beat, and she was worried about whether this was still normal.

you pulled out of the driveway before glancing at her. "we can go wherever you want."

yunjin quickly suggested the mall and you laughed. it would be impossible for you two to go unnoticed there, but since yunjin requested it, you silently complied.

yunjin began dragging you to her favorite stores as soon as you arrived. of course, you took mental notes. you also pointed out yours and yunjin nodded, repeating the store's name as if she was trying to remember it.

"is there anything you want to try, but still haven't tried until now?" yunjin queried, clasping your hand in hers and slipping her fingers between yours.

you looked at her. "here?"

the american nodded.

you looked around; all of the stores recognized you because your members always chose you as their shopping partner. "i've been here a bunch of times, so i think i've tried everything."

then you caught sight of the studio and nodded your head towards it, causing yunjin to follow your gaze. "but i'd like to go back to that photographic studio. it's been a while." you shrugged.

"come on then." yunjin grinned and started pulling on your hand. "i need a bunch of pictures with my girl anyway."

you were getting used to her sudden burst of confidence, so you laughed, but it still elicited cheers from the zoo in your stomach.

you and yunjin fought over who gets to pay today, but you easily beat her at rock, paper, and scissors. you handed the payment and dragged the sulking american inside, smiling happily behind your mask.

"come on, you big baby." you said as you reached up to kiss the corner of her lips before stepping in front of the camera.

that was enough to make her remove her pout and come over to you, wrapping her arms around your shoulders.

and that was your very first photograph with her.

yunjin took her words seriously when she said she needed pictures with her girl earlier. she went back to pay for another session, but you dashed to pay for it.

as you returned from the counter, the american crossed her arms and you grinned, pushing her inside. you didn't know what had gotten into you, but you grabbed her shoulders and stood on the tip of your toes to reach her face. you closed your eyes and leaned in, brushing your lips against hers.

yunjin's eyes were wide open to make sure that this was happening. your first kiss. once she was sure she wasn't dreaming, she wrapped an arm around your waist to steady you. her eyes fell shut, feeling as if she was going to melt into a puddle at the soft caress of your lips.

click.

you slowly pulled away, yunjin's grin and her flushed cheeks greeting you. "i call dibs on that picture."

you chuckled and tightened your grip on her, one hand reaching up to rest on the back of her head and pushing her closer to your face.

"then let's do it again because i need that picture as well."

with that, yunjin closed the agonizing gap between your lips. the american hummed contentedly as she reached for the button.

click.

you thought the day went by too quickly, but you had to part ways. you insisted on driving yunjin back to her dorm and you struggled to keep your eyes on the road, wanting to keep your attention on the american, who had hers on you. but you somehow did it and you arrived soon enough.

"bye, yunjin." you told her quietly, unwilling to let her go.

yunjin noticed, being soulmates has its advantages, she could feel the slight change in your mood. the american leaned over the console and took your hand in hers, your face blooming red as she intertwined your fingers.

"see you, ma moitié." yunjin whispered in your ear and planted a kiss on your lips.

you hummed happily as you returned her kiss and chased after her when she backed away, dazed after the soft kiss. yunjin chuckled and planted a kiss on your lips, causing you to come to a halt.

"call me when you get to the company?" yunjin asked and you nodded. "take care, okay, sweetheart?"

the pet name made you laugh. "yah, that's my thing."

yunjin teasingly stuck her tongue out. "yah. i'm going to steal it, babe."

"i thought it would take some time for you to get used to my name, yet you're calling me pet names already." you teased and raised your brows at her.

yunjin smiled sheepishly. "can't help it, unnie. it's the soulmate rush kicking in."

you chuckled at her term and reached over to flick her forehead, causing her to flinch. "idiot. go now."

"okay, okay. chill. i'll see you tomorrow?"

you looked at her, puzzled. "tomorrow?"

yunjin aww'ed and pinched your cheeks, finding your confusion endearing. "we have year-end rehearsals tomorrow."

you oohed and nodded before taking her hand and kissing her. she smiled, ignoring her flushed cheeks, and climbed out of your car after one last look at you. you made sure she entered the dorms first before driving away, your heart racing and butterflies fluttering in your stomach.

when your phone pinged, you looked at the screen as it lit up, smiling at the short message that appeared.

drive safely, baby. miss you already

you met yunjin backstage the next day and she greeted you with a hug, her grin a little too large for your liking. you raised your brow and went to question her, but she spoke up first excitedly.

"so that's how you reacted, huh, baby?"

your face flushed with embarrassment and hissed back in english. "shut up, huh yunjin."

you backed away from her, her laughter growing louder behind you as she tried to call you back, and returned to your group. "song yuqi! you better run, you idiot!"

nikko note: this has been sitting in my drafts for days and felt like posting it, so here it is! i hope you liked it!

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