MiChaeng One-Shot Collection

I'm Not Dreaming, Right?

Genre: Fluff / High School AU

Summary: A nightmare about rejection makes Mina question reality on the day of her confession.

I'm Not Dreaming, Right?

"I like you! Please be my girlfriend!"

The words echoed in the empty classroom, followed by a frantic 90-degree bow.

Hands trembling, Myoui Mina thrust out a crisp pastel-pink envelope, holding her breath so hard her chest ached.

Standing on the receiving end was Son Chaeyoung.

The fine art student froze, her sketchpad tucked under her arm as she stared at the dance major bowing before her.

A heavy silence stretched between them before Chaeyoung let out a soft, regretful breath.

"Mina... I'm sorry."

Mina slowly straightened up, her heart plunging into her stomach.

Her eyes instantly welled up with tears.

"M-May I know why?"

"I already like someone else. I'm really sorry," Chaeyoung confessed gently.

The tears spilled over Mina's cheeks.

She couldn't stop herself from asking the one question that would break her completely.

"Who is it?"

Chaeyoung looked down, feeling terribly guilty.

"It's... your friend, Sana."

The truth hit like a physical blow.

Unable to hide her sobbing face, Mina spun around and sprinted out of the room.

"Mina! Wait!" Chaeyoung yelled, chasing after her down the hallway.

But Mina just kept running, the tear-blurred corridor spinning around her until-

"Mina!"

A loud voice boomed from the other side of a wooden door, accompanied by heavy knocking.

Mina jolted upright in bed, gasping for air.

Her heart was beating frantically against her ribs.

She blinked, looking around her sunlit bedroom, and scrambled to grab her phone off the nightstand.

Today was the day.

It was the afternoon she was actually planning to confess to Chaeyoung.

It was just a nightmare, Mina thought, pressing a palm against her hot forehead.

But as she got dressed for school, the lingering sting of rejection in the dream refused to leave her.

During lunch break, Mina sat at their usual cafeteria table, staring blankly at her food.

Across from her, Sana and Momo were practically bouncing in their seats.

"Okay, so here's the plan!" Sana chimed, leaning across the table with an excited grin.

"Chaeyoung always stays late in the art room on Tuesdays to pack up her canvas."

"You go in right after last period, and boom-confession time!"

"We're cheering for you, Minari!"
Momo added around a mouthful of food.

"You've had a crush on her for months. You got this!"