'Does this look good?'
After taking one last look in the mirror, you let out a deep sigh and tossed the outfit onto the bed. Feeling dissatisfied, you fell face-first onto your bed and remained there for a while. Why was it so difficult to find a nice fit for you? No matter what you chose, nothing appeared to please you.
"What's the matter with you?"
Hearing a familiar voice, you turned your head and saw someone entering the room. Realizing it was Ha-na, you went back to your position without replying and remained in a gloomy state. Ha-na, noticing the lack of reply, went towards you pushing aside the outfit that you had tossed earlier before taking a seat beside you.
As she looked around, she saw heaps of clothing strewn on the floor and the bed. Almost half of your closet was empty. Focusing her attention on you, she poked your head, causing you to groan. "Mo-tak is gonna be here in a few minutes, you should hurry up," she said.
After debating for a while in your head, you sighed and sat cross-legged. Turning towards her, you thought whether to tell her or not about your little situation. "If you have something to tell then spill it out." She already knew. However, you have chosen to keep to yourself for the time being. You did not want to get teased today.
'I will tell her another day.'
"It's nothing, I just can't find an outfit to wear", you lied. Ha-na glanced at you and arched an eyebrow. She didn't believe you and was suspicious, but still went along with it. She will find out sooner or later. "Strange, you're always able to find something without any problems," She responded while nodding in acknowledgment.
"Are you sick?"
"What, no"
After a few minutes of silence, Hana stood up and turned to you. "Let me help you find an outfit," she offered, and before you could decline she grasped your wrist and froze.
"..."
"You..."
She released her grip and took a few steps back, covering her mouth in the process.
"You have a crush on that police officer!?"
Taken from the silence you gave, it was a yes. "Why didn't you tell me?" she asked. "I didn't tell you guys because I knew you would tease me incessantly," you said, averting your gaze. Before speaking, she looked at you with a serious and emotionless expression. "It doesn't matter if you tell us or not, we'll still tease you."
"That doesn't help."
She smiled and came closer to you, "Was that why you were having trouble picking an outfit?" she teased as she poked you. You nodded and tried to escape from her pokes. 'So much for not getting teased today', you thought.
After what felt like an eternity of her constant teasing, she finally stopped and backed away. You saw her heading towards the pile of clothes on the ground and rummaging through them."What are you doing?" you asked confused. "Helping you find an outfit, didn't you want to look nice?" she said with a smile and you smiled back. "Yeah"
"Good, now, come help me. I can't look through all these clothes by myself."
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You checked your reflection in the travel makeup mirror before you applied your lipgloss. You were able to find an outfit in time with the help of Ha-na of course. Both of you opted for a pink knitted sweater with white [pants or skirt] along with white [sneakers or heels]. She even offered to help with your hair and makeup. While waiting for Mo-tak to arrive, he decided to drop you off and find a parking space.
Checking yourself once more in the mirror, you closed the component and put it in your bag. "You've been staring at yourself in the mirror ever since we left." You heard Mo-tak say beside you. You weren't even going to deny it. Since the car ride, you've overthought your look and what to say if you meet him.
You said in a sarcastic tone, "Can't I be concerned about my appearance?" Nodding his head he replied, "It's not like you can't, it's more like you're worrying about someone's opinion," and before you could protest he continued with his little investigation. "Not to mention you've been tagging along with me to the police station a lot lately," he said, turning to face you directly.
"You like Han-ul don't you,"
Hearing his name, you quickly protest, "No, No it's nothing like that, I mean I never even spoke to him!" You could feel your face turning red as you tried to convince Mo-tak that it wasn't true. However, it didn't seem like he was listening. " Don't worry, your secret is safe with me," he said with a wink, before heading towards the police station.
You mentally slapped your forehead before you followed him.
"I'm telling the truth, I don't like him in that way."
"Rightt, whatever you say."
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Sitting on the couch you scrolled through your phone as you were getting bored and tired of some of all the little questions Mo-tak threw at you like-
"How long have you had a crush on him?"
"When do you plan on telling him?"
"Why didn't you tell me that you liked him?"
You answered most of them but still left some things out. "Oh, Han-ul you're here" Hearing your crush's name, you quickly stood up to see Mo-tak and him talking. His hair was parted, some covering his forehead. He wore a white shirt with a navy blue jacket with white stripes on both sleeves and black pants. Despite wearing a regular outfit, he still managed to look good.
"By the way, have you met [Y/N]?"
Snapping out of your gaze before you got caught, you saw Mo-tak motioning to come beside him. Hesitating, you walked towards your crush and stood in front of them. "Han-ul meet [Y/N], [Y/N] meet Han-ul. Both of you exchanged polite greetings and made awkward eye contact. Meanwhile, Mo-tak looked back and forth between the both of you and thought "Ah, young love"
Mo-tak continued to talk with Han-ul, while you stood there awkwardly not knowing what to do. Mo-tak seemed to notice this and had an idea pop into his head. Suddenly clenching his stomach, he made a hiss in pain. "What's wrong?" Han-ul asked. "I can't hold it in anymore!" Mo-tak said dramatically while grasping onto your crush's jacket. "Han-ul, show [Y/N] around while I go use the restroom." Letting go of his jacket, he quickly walked off, leaving the both of you alone and confused.
Looking past your crush, you saw Mo-tak head behind the wall and give you a thumbs up. 'Omg' Was all you could have thought, he set you up. Feeling a tap on your shoulder, you looked up to your crush giving you a smile that you loved seeing.
"Shall we start the tour?"
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After showing the entire place, you all decided to sit outside and peacefully enjoy noodles together on the benches. Mo-tak still hasn't returned from the "bathroom" and probably won't know when he will.
Both of you enjoyed each other's presence and were comfortable in the silence. You guys made small talk while he was showing you the place, you got to know more about him and he got to know more about you. It turns out that both actually have a lot more in common than you thought.
You felt your phone buzz and put down your chopsticks only to see a text from Mo-tak alerting you to the presence of an evil spirit, indicating it was time to leave. 'You have got to be kidding'. Out of all this time, it was now that an evil spirit had been found. You bet 100% that Mo-tak jinxed something. While you were paying attention to your phone, Han-ul seemed to notice your change of state and was worried.
"Is there something wrong?" he asked. Quickly looking back at him, you gave him a small smile. You wanted to talk to him more, but Mo-tak's continuing messages made it clear that it was not possible. "I'm sorry but I have to go somewhere important right now," you said while standing up. Han-ul watched you grab your things and were about to leave when he grabbed your wrist.
"Wait-"
Realizing what he had done he let go quickly and apologized, "I'm sorry, I don't know what came to me" You felt your heartbeat quicken and stared at him until you came back to your senses. "Ah! It's okay, don't worry about it," you said with a smile. It was now awkward, Mo-tak was still blowing up your phone asking where are you and to hurry up but that could wait for now.
Han-ul took out his phone and motioned towards you. "You can add your phone number, so we can get to know each other more," he said shyly. Blush kept on your face, you couldn't believe it. Your crush is asking for your phone number, you were squealing inside.
Both of you quickly exchanged numbers and shared a smile. Sadly the moment had been ruined as you got a call from Mo-tak signaling it was time to go. "I should probably go now," you said and he nodded understandingly. Saying goodbye, you ran towards the parking lot.
You saw Mo-tak leaning against the car with an unamused face, and before he could lecture you. You ran and gave him a big hug, "Thank you, thank you!" you said with a big smile and let go of him. "You're the best!" you said and entered the car. Mo-tak stood there for a few minutes recalling what you said before smiling to himself.
'I am the best'
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