Invisible String || PURINZ

04 • LE SSERAFIM

The girls explored it for a bit, messing around with a few props whilst Chaewon simply watched them.

Then it was time for the actual picture-taking. Everyone managed to look cute and bubbly, whilst their leader looked fierce (and stunning). It only took half an hour for everyone's picture to be taken. After that they messed around with filming some things for their social media, and then it was break-time, which Yunjin desperately needed.

There was a table with food ready for them in the corner of the studio. The folding chairs were a bit wobbly to sit in, but the girl was already thankful for being able to sit.

"So, when is Yena coming over again?" Sakura started, glancing at Chaewon.

Kazuha gave the Japanese girl a sharp look, knowing that Yena was most likely the reason why their leader was feeling so upset.

Chaewon sighed and poked around her rice. "I don't know. She's busy," She mumbled.

"If she isn't dead, she can make time for you." Sakura replied under her breath, taking a big swig from her soda.

Kazuha put her chopsticks down. "She's been busy a lot, Chae. Shouldn't you–"

"Can we just talk about something else?" The small girl sighed, hiding her face in her cupped hands.

Yunjin wasn't sure whether to comfort her or to start talking about a random subject. When it came to Chaewon's girlfriend, she'd rather exclude herself from any conversations or activities.

She didn't hate Yena. They just always ended up disagreeing over everything, and it was exhausting. Even more tiring was the fact that it was mostly her own fault; she didn't even know why she always argued with her. She always ends up feeling uneasy around her, like she's about to steal something valuable from their home.

It was like this since the day she met her. Yunjin was aware the two were in IZ*ONE together, but they didn't start dating until less than a year ago. Contrary to her, Sakura loved having Yena around. It was a month after they'd made it official that she came around more often, and stayed over some days. Yunjin missed her best friend at those times. No matter how hard she tried to like Yena, she was simply unable to.

"Let's watch a movie tonight," Yunjin suggested.

"A movie's distracting, and I'm in need of some couch time tonight. I've been up way too late writing songs."

Eunchae instantly nodded. "Let's watch what Saki talked about the other day!" She suggested.

"The horror movie? I don't know about that, I'm not as strong as Saki." Yunjin dramatically pretended to clutch her fragile heart.

Sakura rolled her eyes. "It's not even that scary. If Chaewon can handle it, so can you."

"I don't care what we watch," Chaewon replied.

It was settled: Yunjin wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

—x—

The darkness outside made the inside seem grim as well. They were in their living room, and Yunjin, Chaewon and Kazuha took up the couch. Eunchae and Sakura sat on the chairs, and the eldest was desperately searching for the movie they were planning to watch.

Yunjin had made sure there were some snacks on the table. Though they were mainly for decoration: they had an important stage tomorrow, which always meant less snacking.

"Oh, there it is!" Sakura happily chimed as she pressed 'play'.

In the first fifteen minutes, everything was fine. Yunjin even found it cute how the dog and the main character explored the world together.