haute monde. || nct jaehyun fan fiction

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1:37pm – Valentino's, Busan, South Korea

"Okay, you said I shouldn't pick mine and Johnny's place," Iseul reasoned as she heard Bora huffed out from across their table. "I didn't know that this was yours and Jaehyun's place! Or his grandma's place, to be specific."

"Whatever, let's just order." Bora groaned out, tired of fighting with Dr. Kang. Well, that's mostly her fault because the fight's one-sided. "I'll have my usual, and what about you?"

"I'll just have their best-selling pasta."

"Wine?"

"Of course."

After the two ladies gave out their order, Bora cleared her throat and leaned towards the table. "So, are you gonna expound on..." she gestured vaguely with her hands.

Iseul narrowed her eyes. "I though you said after wine," she wondered.

"I thought you said I need to learn how to talk about difficult stuff without alcohol," Bora retorted.

"Touché." Iseul thought for a moment. Well, she didn't need to dive into the details, right? Just the realization that she had romantic feelings for Johnny, her then fuck buddy during college and medical school. "Well, if you must know, I confessed first."

"Okay, and what made you think that was a good idea?" Bora was bewildered. Who in their right mind would confess first? She knew Dr. Kang was a psychopath.

Iseul let out a chuckle. "So, I'd know what he felt for me back then," she said it so simply. "This may come of as a surprise, but Johnny rejected me."

Bora would've choked if she was sipping on her wine right now. "No fucking way." She thought Dr. Kang was lying. Of course, she is.

"He did," Iseul insisted. "I wouldn't blame him. My parents were against our 'unofficial' relationship, what more a serious one? Besides, he wasn't in a good place just partying and—you know how he was."

"He didn't think being in a relationship with me was a good idea."

"Hmm." Bora couldn't comment on that. Well, Johnny was right, you shouldn't jump into a relationship if you're not ready, but... "But he was, like, crazy for you. I know he was. Yuta ranted to me about it."

"Well, I didn't know that..." Dr. Kang uttered, a blush forming on her cheek. "But, you know, when I first started falling in love with Johnny, I didn't realize it.

"I just... I just wanted to be with him all the time. To see him. To spend time with him. Even if he just wanted to watch some lame movie, or take pictures of anything he sets his eyes on. I liked it."

Bora recalled all those times she spent with Jaehyun. Back then, they were in a strict bed & business relationship. She didn't think of actually dating because well, they set their own terms, didn't they?

But then, Jaehyun got stabbed and Bora felt like everything went to shit and the thought of losing him just—it scared her.

"Weren't you scared?" Bora had to ask. What made Dr. Kang so fearless?

"I was," Dr. Kang admitted in a heartbeat. "I was a deadbeat medical student who was on the verge of getting cut off by her parents because I insisted on dating Johnny Suh, the campus bad boy."

"But I was just so done. My parents inflicted fear into me since I was kid, and it let them control me.

"I'm done being controlled. I don't want to be anymore. My mommy issues? Fuck, my mom honestly. I'd cut her out of my life if I have to."