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skzhua · 20 days ago

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episode 4.

MASTERLIST

pairing: XO, Kitty's Min Ho x Female Reader

genre: Fluff, angst, exes-to-lovers, slow burn, coming-of-age.

word count: 6.6k (not proofread yet!)

warnings: Cursing, cheating, heartbreak, lots of arguments.

summary: it's seollal and it's ski trip. you expected fun, but you didn't expect so many secrets to have unfolded.

note: Bold - Korean, Italic - Over the phone

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In the split of a second, Kitty and Yuri pulled away from each other, looking just as in shock as you and Min Ho were. It took a moment for Yuri to get up and leave in shame, looking down as she passed by you.

"Hey, guys," Kitty said awkwardly, getting up herself.

"Hi," you responded, though you weren't entirely sure if you were supposed to act like what just happened didn't happen.

Min Ho, however, cut right to the chase. "Covey, what on earth was that?"

"Oh, so you saw that?"

"Since when do you even like Yuri? Yesterday you were all about Praveena."

She sighed. "Okay, the truth is, I started having feelings for her last semester. It's... it's part of why I broke up with Dae."

Min Ho paused, looking up in thoughts. "So, when Dae almost punched me in the face..?"

"He knew she had feelings for somebody else, and he thought that it was you," you finished.

His eyes grew bigger. "You knew?"

You smiled shyly, but before you could say anything, Kitty kept going. "What am I gonna do? I need to talk to Yuri."

"What you do now is get to the cars," you encouraged.

"And try not to ruin my ski weekend," Min Ho added.

She nodded, trying to convince herself, while Min Ho gestured for you to follow him outside. That allowed Kitty to gather her emotions and it gave you both an opportunity to talk. He mindlessly helped you carry your suitcases while you kept your carrying bag close to your side.

"So, Kitty is into Yuri?"

"Was," you corrected. "But yeah, it's been confusing for her. I don't know, maybe she still is?"

He scoffed. "Definitely. They were kissing," he insisted on the last word.

"And so? We kissed and it wasn't because we were still into each other."

"Right," he cleared his throat.

"We have to keep this to ourselves, Min Ho."

"As if I didn't know that already."

You shook your head. "Not just Kitty and Yuri, but our kiss too."

He knew what you meant. Clear as day. You might say a thousand times that the kiss meant nothing, but you both knew it was deeper than that. You still had feelings, you just knew it needed to be buried deep down.

As you finally arrived at the cars, you settled your things down while greeting the girls. You noticed how many of you there would be: Dae, Q, Mihee, Eunice, Stella, Juliana, Yuri, Praveena, Kitty, and of course, Min Ho. You were quite overwhelmed to be surrounded with such a crowd, but you were truly looking forward to the weekend.

"I don't think I can do this," Kitty said, joining you and Min Ho.

Before you could answer, Praveena walked up behind her, covering her eyes. "Guess who?"

"Hey."

"Hi! Oh, I think Yuri and Julianna made up. Should we ride with them?"

You immediately shook your head. "That one seems full. Come and take this one with me!"

Kitty gave you eyes that screamed 'thank you, I owe you', and followed Praveena as they began to load the car. Min Ho nudged your arm, giving you a small smirk in the process. And the blushing was back.

As the cars pulled in front of the cabin, you couldn't help but be amazed by the sight. While it seemed bigger and fancier than most cabins you've gone to in your life — which meant a lot since you had, yourself, a certain level of luxury — it still had a warmth to it. It looked like this place held a lot of memories. And from Min Ho's eyes as he stared at the entrance, you could tell you were right.

"It's beautiful up here," Stella exclaimed after Min Ho helped her get off the car.

"Got to admit, I've missed this place," he smiled.

Right, you remembered you were stuck to watch them act all lovey-dovey for two days. But no, you weren't going to let them ruin your mood. Opting to get away from anything or anyone that would cause you a headache, you joined Q's sides as you both headed towards the cabin. The group was far ahead from you, and Q smiled upon seeing you, only to nudge your arm in an eager way.

"Guess who I invited," he said.

You raised an eyebrow, doubtful. "If you say Florian, I'm literally going to hit you."

"What? No!" he got defensive before leaning towards your ear. "Jin."

You widened your eyes. "As if that's better," you whisper-yelled.

"It's not like they're going to find out," he argued but judging from your face, he dropped his shoulders. "He'll come in through the window, sleepover, and go back to his parents' place tomorrow."

"Oh, sure. That's an amazing plan."

"Please help me distract them while he's here?"

"Oh, that's why you told me."

He pouted. Mostly, it was cringe, but you were never the kind to refuse favors. Especially from Q. You mumbled some sort of agreement, earning you a hug from him.

"Let's go join the others before they ask what we're up to."

Walking in the cabin, you shook your legs to get the snow off your boots while the others gasped from how amazed they were. You agreed it looked even better inside, but you couldn't say you weren't used to it.

"All right," Min Ho spoke. "Dad will be here in a few hours. Tomorrow, we ski Alpensia and have dinner by Baek Jong Won."

Everyone cheered, but you rolled your eyes mockingly at his presenter persona. He took notice of it and sent a grimace your way, visibly joking back.

He shushed your group and he continued. "All right, settle down. Come on in, make yourselves at home."

You all followed him while he showed you around the place, indicating where the main necessities were such as the bathrooms. He then led you down a hallway which you assumed led to the bedrooms.

"There's, like, no photos of you," Madison pointed you.

"Thanks for noticing, Madison," Min Ho sighed.

You then pointed at a certain portrait of a man you thought of recognizing. "Wait, is this your brother?"

"Half-brother," he corrected. "Joon Ho is Dad's firstborn, and best-selling artist."

He cleared his throat before moving on to opening sliding doors. Nothing could have prepared you to the sight you were welcomed with. Displayed on top of the bed was a landscape image of Min Ho's father, naked on a fur rug with only a blanket of velvet to cover his intimate parts.

"Oh my God, jumpscare," Kitty began to laugh.

"Yeah," Q agreed with a more disgusted feeling towards it. "Talk about a full moon."

Min Ho's phone chimed, earning him a small scoff. "Speaking of..." He paused for a moment as he read the text. You could tell it was no good news from his facial expression.

"He's not coming."

"Min Ho," both Stella and you said softly, to which you exchanged a look.

"Since my dad decided to bail, some of the girls can use the primary suite. The boys can takr thr back bedroom. There's also a pullout in my dad's office."

"He had an office here?" Stella was quick to question, which made you question about her.

"Dibs!" Q rushed to say which only added to your confusion. "I-I need the single. I'm a night screamer," he explained.

"No, you're not," Kitty contradicted him.

"Fine. It's bubble guts."

You fake gagged. "Q, really?"

"Okay, none of you would know this but intense running actually causes intense... runs."

"Okay, spare us the deets. Room's yours." Q nodded, satisfaction on his face — and now you understood why he wanted the single. "We should get to bed if we're gonna hit the slopes early."

Everyone said goodnight, heading towards their assigned rooms. As for you, you stayed behind with wanting to check on Min Ho set in mind. That, however, was clearly not an option when you saw Stella sitting next to him before putting her head on his shoulder. Right, who were you to be his emotional support? It was Stella's job now. You told yourself you weren't going to mind them during the weekend. A break, that was what this trip was about.

As you were about to leave, he found your figure standing in the doorway still. He stood up automatically and came to you, which left Stella to sigh.

"Do you need something, Park?" Min Ho said.

You shook your head. "I should be the one asking you that."

His head dropped low. "You know, coming here was all his idea. But the second precious Joon Ho is available, he drops me. He has never put me first."

"I'm sorry."

Stella finally got up and hugged his arm, and you understood you might have stepped past a line when you sensed a slight tension appearing.

"This must be really hard," she added.

Min Ho, however, did not look at her once. His head did move up, but he was looking at you. You had been comfort and safety for months, it was hard to break this dynamic.

"I wish I didn't care," he continued.

"I get it," Stella affirmed. "I mean, there have been plenty of times when I felt like I'm not enough either."

You frowned at her words, similar to how Min Ho reacted as well. "Doesn't church help with things like that?"

"God can't fix everything, Y/N."

Min Ho hummed. "Really? I thought that was his whole deal, no?"

Her figure stiffened, like she had been caught in action. In an instant, she detached herself from Min Ho before grabbing your hand. You watched her lead you outside the door, confused.

"It's late. You should get some sleep. Meanwhile, Y/N and I will join the girls."

"Okay," Min Ho nodded, as dumbfounded as you were. "Good night."

She pulled you to the primary suite before you could say anything. The girls were already there, unpacking their suitcases and arranging sleeping mattresses on the ground. Stella finally let go of your hand to do the same, but you stood still. What was her deal?

"You know," she spoke, not looking at you. "I really appreciate that you care about Min Ho."

"You do?" you asked, surprised.

She took a few clothing items out, still not facing you. "I do, but I think you might need to relearn how to be a friend, and not a girlfriend."

You scoffed. So this was the issue. "You're right, I should know my place."

This wasn't much of a confirmation of her statement, and more of a sarcastic comment. She could say all she want, but you didn't care if you were coming off as invasive to her. Min Ho was someone you cared about, much more than you cared about yourself, and you would check on him if you wanted to. But for now, she'd hear what she wanted to hear.

She finally turned around, a smile across her face. "Thank you, Y/N. I knew you'd understand!"

She hopped to the bathroom with her pyjamas in hands which earned stares from everyone. Kitty came to check on you quickly, but you assured to her that it was nothing. In reality, it really was nothing. Only, Stella was starting to get suspicious in your eyes. Her behaviour, her mannerisms, her incoherent background story...

"Cool if I sleep here?" Praveena interrupted you two.

Kitty nodded. "Yeah, of course! The more the merrier!"

You were screaming internally from second-hand embarrassment. The poor girl was painfully trying to act normal, but it showed something was off. You then heard a squeal, indicating Stella came back. Yuri and Juliana weren't too far behind.

"This is giving slumber party vibes! Oh, who's gonna start the girl talk?" Stella exclaimed cheerfully.

She gave you a knowing look but you shook your head. "Not me."

"We could play Never Have I Ever, get to the real dirt," Praveena suggested to which Yuri answered with a yawn.

"I'm really beat."

"I forgot to brush my teeth, so I'm going to do that. Right now," she chuckled awkwardly before going straight to the bathroom.

Praveena stopped her, holding out her care products bag. "Kitty, don't you need this?"

She took it, embarrassed, leaving the four of you standing awkwardly. Stella announced she'd read her book instead, and the three other girls went to bed right away. You took it that it was your time to sleep as well, but an idea popped in your mind.

The letter.

You knew you left it in your travel bag in the kitchen — that left you no choice but to get your ass up and go fetch it. Knowing Min Ho, he was most likely still awake. And so, it was no surprise to see him sat at the table, scrolling mindlessly on his phone. The moment he heard you walk in, he adjusted his posture and put his phone down.

"Not going to bed?"

"I figured I could help you get your mind off things." His eyebrow raised and a smirk appeared on his lips, but you shook your head in disgust. "Not that, pervert."

"I'm joking," he chuckled lightly. "What do you have in mind?"

"My dad's letter."

He gave you a genuine smile, a sign to let you know he was in. You rushed to your bag, browsing through it. You frowned when the only things you were pulling out were receipts and notes of all sorts. None of them was the letter.

"Are you blind, Park?" Min Ho joked.

"I swear I put it in there. It was the first thing I packed."

He got up to join you before snatching the bag away from you. He began to search through every single pocket there was; nothing.

"My aunt's going to kill me," you said under your breath, falling onto a chair.

He crouched next to you and took your hand to rub it with his thumb. "Maybe you think you packed it but you left it in the dorm. We'll search for it when we get back."

You wiped your face with your hand. "You don't understand. This is one of the few things my dad left for us. If I lose it, I lose a part of my father. A part of his story."

Smoothly, he stood straight up, dragging you up with him. He engulfed you into his embrace. It was warm. It smelled good. He smelled good. Without noticing, you began to cry a bit. Just enough to have tears dropping but not enough to be putting your snot all over him.

"Y/N," he spoke softly, pulling away. "I..."

His eyes were bright and full of what you would think is love if you didn't know any better. And somewhat, you were satisfied you could see this side of him and have this much effect on him. Just like magnets, your faces were pulled into one another as your lips collided. Your body was warm and your hands were yearning to touch even an inch of his skin. When his hand went up your neck, you melted. But that was also your sign you maybe shouldn't have come to see him. Pushing him away, you stared at him in shock.

"I should go," you almost ran back to the room, and slammed the door shut.

"Good morning!" you cheered, observing Kitty waking up.

"Hi," she responded with a yawn as she began to slowly get out of bed.

"I'm so excited, I haven't been snowboarding once yet this winter, I barely even slept," Praveena cheered.

Kitty hummed. "Me either."

"You snowboard?" you asked to which she replied with a glare.

Stella joined in, a book in hands. "I'm staying here. I'd much rather read a book than risk breaking my neck."

"Is the Wi-Fi down?" Yuri said before showing you her phone.

You pulled out your own to see you had no better connection.

"I have no bars," Juliana sighed.

"I've got bad news."

Min Ho. Again. You turned your body the opposite way from him, trying everything to not catch a glimpse of him.

"I just popped my head outside," he continued. "There was a blizzard last night."

You grew slightly curious at his statement, so you allowed yourself to sneak a peek. And needless to say that you were not disappointed. Bursting into laughter, you covered your mouth with your hand to try and tone it down.

"Park," he rolled his eyes but all you could see was his head covered in snow.

"That's cute," you complimented.

"Stop, it's serious! Must've knocked down the service and the Wi-Fi."

Stella smiled apologetically. "Bummer. But that means great skiing, right?"

"Unfortunately, no. We're not going anywhere. It takes a day to clear the roads."

Your moment of fun was cut short from what you were hearing. Stuck? For a day?

"So, there's no way out?" Praveena asked.

Kitty scoffed. "We're trapped?"

In no time, the group assembled in the kitchen to look out the windows. Indeed, there was snow everywhere. So much that there was little of the windows that were not covered by snow. No way out.

In shiver, Madison spoke up. "Min Ho, can't you make it any warmer in here?"

He huffed. "Next Seollal, book a flight to Cebu."

"Breakfast then?" Mihee suggested.

"Oh, I'm so hungry!" Eunice nodded in agreement.

While Dae took it upon himself to try and find a way to warm up the place, you gave yourself the task to make some warm tea for everybody. So far, this seemed to be the only thing that worked in keeping yourselves warm. When you made the last cup of tea — yours — you joined Mihee and Eunice on the couch.

"He's a bit dumb, it's cute."

You looked at Eunice. "Who? Dae?"

Her eyes lit up. "Should I go help him?"

She didn't wait for an answer to get up and crouch down next to the man. You let out a laugh that was quickly shared with Mihee.

"She hasn't stopped talking about him since they began working together for the singing contest," she informed you.

"I think they're a cute match."

"Agreed. Now, tell me about you."

You cocked your head to the side, confused. "You know me, Mihee."

"I meant, what's the deal with Min Ho? You guys are always together, maybe even more than when he is with his actual girlfriend."

"Can I join you?"

You almost jumped at Stella appearing next to you. She didn't need an response to sit and take your arm as if you were close friends. You suddenly felt sweat all over your body. Uneasy, you scooted a bit further from her. Madison was next to sit with you, and Eunice came back eventually. Squeezed? Yeah you were being mushed between the two.

"I should wake up Q," Min Ho thought out-loud.

"No!" Kitty and you yelled.

"He went to bed very late," Kitty messily lied.

You nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I heard the toilet flush like a thousand times."

He was obviously not convinced by your explanation but didn't push it.

Mihee, on her part, was freezing. "Guys, what are we supposed to do stuck here all day with no Wi-Fi?"

"I have no idea, but I cannot feel my toes," Kitty reiterate. "Min Ho, are you sure there's not one part of this house that is not freezing?"

And just like that, it was like he had an illumination. "Oh my gosh, how did I forget? The hot tub?"

Everyone were in awe at the idea, cheering lightly at this small victory. Kitty, on the other hand, made herself disappear easily as she ran to the 'bathroom'. Gay panic, clearly.

You plugged your phone to your speaker and scrolled through the many playlists you have. You used to host pool parties almost every week when you were still living with your parents. One thing your mom transmitted to you was her love and taste in music. Unlike many, you both had a gift to pick the right songs for any context.

"Hurry, Park," Min Ho whined.

You glared at him. "Get in the hot tub already."

"Music makes the experience ten times better."

"Or," Q said. "You just want an entrance song for when you take your robe off."

"Sounds more like it," Kitty affirmed.

Min Ho scoffed. "And you call yourselves my friends."

You did finally pick a playlist and, in all his glory, Min Ho got in the hot tub. It took all of your energy to focus on Dae talking to you instead of looking at Min Ho's abs. This was the last thing you needed to see, especially right now.

"You're not listening, aren't you?"

You fake-smiled to Dae. "You were saying?"

He chuckled. "Simply that I think this is better than ski."

You couldn't be any more grateful that he didn't bring up the obvious. Another thing you appreciated a lot of him.

"In a way, but hot tub after skiing is a whole other experience."

Your eyes wandered around and you could see everybody was satisfied and relaxed. Well, except Yuri, Juliana and Stella...

"Where's Stella?"

You wanted to thank Q for speaking your mind. It avoided you looking like you had any interest in her.

"She's inside with a book," Min Ho hummed, eyes closed as his body shined from the water.

No, not looking.

Thankfully, Eunice convinced Dae to give him a massage and the man was groaning non-stop. You laughed at his pain while his eyes were screaming for help. They were one hell of a duo, that was for sure.

"While she's not here, want to tell me about you and your boy?"

You turned to Mihee and shook your head. "He's right there," you muttered.

"Don't speak so loud, then."

You shrugged and tried to find the best way to explain the situation without giving out the previous night's event. "It's been weird, I don't know. We're struggling to get back to being friends, I guess."

"It's usually not a struggle."

"Sure," you replied, unconvinced.

"Kitty and Dae are good friends now."

"It's different, they are an exception."

She gave you a knowing look. "Girl."

"I swear."

"All right. Switch places with me and we'll see."

You glanced at Min Ho only to shake your head violently no. "Are you crazy?"

With that being said, she forced you to get close to Min Ho while she sat next to Dae. Faking a conversation started, she made it look as if the action wasn't intentional. Damn you, Mihee.

"I'm glad you're here."

You didn't want to look at him, nope. "And I'm glad I get to be at the Moon cabin."

He let out a laugh. "Did you want to talk or..?"

Seeing he referred to the change of spot, you were quick to deny. "Mihee wanted to speak to Dae, that's all."

He leaned closer to you. "Are you sure?"

You grunted, growing frustrated. "Stop that, will you?"

"Stop what?"

"Act like you don't have a girlfriend."

He hummed. "I act like I have a girlfriend."

"So stay loyal."

He shrugged his shoulder before scooting closer to you. "You're right, I'm loyal."

You felt his body coming closer and closer to yours. Your heartbeat couldn't keep up with the millions of thoughts running through your head. The words were almost struggling to come out of your mouth.

"To Stella."

And he pulled himself back. And your body relaxed.

"Yeah," he cleared his throat. "Y/N, I know I told you I was going to break up with her, but she is very sweet. I kind of wanna see how it goes with her. I think we should forget about... yeah."

That was not what you wanted to hear. "I'm heading back inside, guys," you announced, already getting out the hot tub.

Kitty frowned. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah. I just don't want to be in the water too long. I'm doing this skin care routine and staying in water for too long can break the whole process."

"Your skin does glow," Madison pointed out. "Could you show me what products you use when we get back?"

"Sure," you forced a smile before wrapping yourself in a blanket and walking back inside.

It was still cold, but the heat from the jacuzzi did help you warm up a lot. You wanted to get changed quickly still, though. Wet body and cool air is never a good mix. Walking towards the primary suite, you were caught off guard when you spotted Stella, opening the office's door. Curious, you tried to make as little noise as possible and followed behind. Who knows? This could be your chance to see why she had been acting suspicious. As she headed to a drawer, she let out what is probably the loudest scream you've heard in your life.

Within a minute, everyone who was in the hot tub was now standing behind you, looking at the scene. Stella, a hand on her heart, staring in shock at Jin. Oh, right. Jin was there.

"Stella!" Min Ho yelled out as he rushed to her. "Are you all right?"

"I was looking for blankets. I found him in the armoir."

Dae made his way through the crowd. "What are you doing here?"

You didn't need a genius to figure out why he was here. Seconds later, all eyes were on Q. The poor guy smiled shyly.

"Would you believe that he's stalking me?"

"Are you two..?" Madison started but she didn't need to finish.

You changed into proper clothes and went to the kitchen to join the lot. At the table, Min Ho and Dae were just fixated on Jin. Meanwhile, the girls were on the couch, chattering about everything and nothing. Only Eunice and Mihee were missing. It took her a while, but Madison ended up talking you into braiding your hair. If you reached that point, you reached a new level of boredom.

Eunice made an entrance as she came in the kitchen with her hands full of snacks. She dropped them on the table, not forgetting to say a few words to Dae, before sitting on the couch with you. It wasn't long before Mihee appeared in her turn.

And she had something with her.

"Oh my God. Guess what I found in our room. I think it's a love letter."

This caught your attention. "A what?"

"Oh, let me see," Eunice said enthusiastically before reading some of it out-loud. "When we first met, I thought we were opposites. But then I thought, what if the universe made us partners in crime for a reason?"

"Wow, that's..." you breathed out, not realizing it was that deep of a letter.

"Oh my God, wait," Eunice gasped as if the truth hit her. "Partners? Opposites? I think Dae wrote this for me! I didn't know that he felt this way!" she squealed to which Mihee joined in.

As for you, you buried your head in your hands, earning some nagging from Madison to stop moving as she finished your hair. Kitty finally came back after a while and she complimented your hair. Your talk was not long as she sat with Praveena.

The letter began to get passed around after Eunice realized it wasn't directed to her. Madison thought Min Ho wrote it to her for some reason — let's not judge her. Then, Yuri read it, and her face got pale. In a rush, she took Kitty's wrist and brought her outside the room. Then Madison guessed Yuri wrote it to her... Then Praveena read it. Out-loud.

Q's eyes found yours and he signaled for you to come join him. Once next to him, you both said nothing. All you could do is bite your bottom lip nervously as Praveena kept reading more and more of it.

"You helped me discover a whole new side of myself. I thought I knew everything about love. After all-"

A sigh of relief left your mouth when Kitty came into sight, but Juliana didn't let her take the letter.

"Woah, no! You wait for your turn like everybody else," she chuckled, but Kitty's face was pure panic. Juliana continued reading. "I thought I knew everything about love. After all, I am a matchmaker."

Juliana's body froze. Kitty rapidly took her letter back. It was so quiet, you could hear a pin drop. No one knew what to say, and even less Kitty.

"Oh my God," Juliana finally spoke. "This is about Yuri." Kitty didn't dare to look at her. "Why did you bring this here?"

"I didn't, I swear."

She looked between the two girls in front of her. "You both were acting really weird last night." Silence. "Something happened?" Silence again... "Yuri." ... "Tell me I'm wrong."

Nothing.

Both girls looked down, ashamed. That was all Juliana needed to know she didn't want to be here anymore. Walking into Yuri's shoulder, she went past them and to the rooms.

"Wait, babe!" Yuri ran after her.

"Should we check on them?" you wondered for the nth time.

Q sighed. "It's something between them."

"Should I go in there?"

Jin gave you a look. "All we can do is stay here and wait until they're done talking."

You threw your head back. Min Ho really did call it when he warned Kitty to not make this trip a nightmare. You couldn't imagine how she felt when you weren't even involved and felt so uncomfortable.

Silence took over the room once more. This time, it was because the tension between Min Ho and Dae with Jin was back. They decided to play a board game while you stayed with the couple, watching them play. Time was passing and you were hoping to be doing anything other than this. It was so boring.

"Min Ho, Dae, let's finish this once and for all."

Both boys stood up and came face to face with Jin. Madison seemed too excited about this to your liking.

"Are you gonna fight them?" she asked in a hopeful tone.

"No," he scoffed, earning a disappointed groan from her. "I'm going to apologize. I'm sorry I bullied you two, okay?"

Both spoke. "No."

"A begrudging apology is not enough," Min Ho explained.

Jin sighed. "Fine. You know what? Bully me. Then we'll be even."

"Jin, come on," Q tried to talk him out of it.

"It just got interesting again," Madison commented and you rolled your eyes.

"I'm serious, okay? Bully me, I can take it. Come on."

You weren't having it. This was childish to you and all you had in mind was how worried you were about your friends, and fed up. Fed up with Min Ho and Stella haunting your thoughts. Maybe she was right, you were out of line. The more you saw him, the more you craved him. But his mind was set. And could you blame him? No. He gave Stella a chance just like he gave you one. You just fucked it up. And seeing the whole Yuri-Juliana-Kitty triangle, you saw how you weren't any better. And to make things even worse, you still had your letter in mind. Where the hell did it go? If your lost yours, how did Kitty's get here?

You were on autopilot mode as you let yourself mindlessly get changed and head outside where the hot tub sounded like a reward from your worries. The warmth hit your skin just right as you dipped in one foot after the other. Slowly, you let your body slide down into a seated position. Turning on some music, you closed your eyes and sighed in contentment. Well, the closest thing to contentment at the moment; relief. Relief that the weekend was coming to an end.

"I thought the water was bad for your skin," you heard Min Ho arrive.

Eyes still closed, you shrugged. "Aren't you in there to bully Jin?"

He ignored your question. "The roads are open, meaning lockdown is over."

"Great," you said with no emotion.

"Park, please. Come out so we can talk."

"I just got here."

He let out a long exhale. "Well, if you're not coming out, I'm coming in."

That made you open your eyes. "As if you would ruin your designer jacket."

"You know it's not my favourite."

"Go back with Stella, Min Ho," you demanded, now turning your back on him.

While your demand was very clear, so was the sound of the water moving when he came in, slowly making himself comfortable next to you. Gently, he took your shoulders to bring you into his arms. Tears began to stream down your face as you finally allowed yourself to rest your head on him.

"Why are you like this..." you said in a whisper.

"Like what?"

You shut your eyes close again. "Giving me a headache."

He chuckled. "Habit?"

You shook your head. "Did the girls break up?" He nodded. And the tears multiplied. "I'm a terrible person."

"No, you're not."

"You're telling me you want what is happening to them to be what happens to you with Stella?"

"That's something I'll deal with. She knows we... that our relationship is complicated."

You pushed him away. "You're doing it again."

He sighed. "It's impossible to keep emotions like that hidden."

"Min Ho," you said in a warning tone.

"But we both know how it'll end."

You shut your eyes close. "I know," you breathed out. "Stella is a nice girl. You'll be happy."

"I- Yeah, we'll see."

A figure appeared in your panoramic view and it didn't take long for you to figure out it was none other than the girl herself.

"What are you doing out here?"

You exchanged looks and Min Ho stood up. "Just talking as friends." She walked away, only confirming you were the awful person now. "Stel!" he called her out.

"Kitty? You okay?" Q asked as him and Jin stood in the doorframe.

The girl shook her head. "Not really. Neither is she..."

Q took in the sight in front of him before bring you into his embrace. "It's okay, we're here," he comforted you.

"I guess I'm a chaos queen too," you commented, making the three others laugh lightly. "How are you two?"

"We're good," he said, pulling away. "Min Ho, Dae and Jin all made up. So Stella finding Jin in Moon's office was a good thing."

Jin agreed with a chuckled, but then paused. "It was weird. When I heard her coming, I hid in the armoire. She said she was looking for blankets., she was definitely opening up his desk drawers before she found me."

You nodded. "Yeah, I saw her too."

"Oh, that's... weird."

You waved the boys goodbye before going back to your room to pack your things. In silence you did your own thing, but there was an unsaid agreement; Stella was odd. You shared a look and Kitty's eyes went to Stella's suitcase.

"Kitty," you warned her.

"If she can snoop, so can we."

While you were most definitely against the idea, your curiosity about this girl was bigger. You stood in front of Kitty to both hide her and be on the lookout in case someone walked it. She carefully opened the suitcase, searching through Stella's thing.

"Forget Moon's office. Why the hell did Stella take my letter?"

Min Ho didn't know what he wanted anymore. He thought he knew. Stella was the choice, no? Church girl, pretty face, kind soul... But you? There was an invisible string that always led him back to you, no matter how many times he tried to cut it. Still, too much pain happened and it couldn't be saved. You two were over. He knew this when he finally stopped thinking about you during a date with Stella. But after this weekend? He wasn't so sure anymore.

Stella was out there, waiting for him to explain why she found him in the hot tub alone with his ex-girlfriend. There was no reasonable explanation to that, because he couldn't explain it to himself. Upon realizing you were no longer in the room after the Jin moment, his focus was on finding you and making sure you were safe. Nothing else.

"Stella?" he said as he approached her in the kitchen.

On the table was a briefcase. Confused, he walked up to her slowly.

"Before you say anything, there's something you need to see."

"All right," he said, sitting down as doubt was all over his face. He opened it, and his heart tightened. "These are..."

"Report cards, birthday cards you wrote your dad, drawings..." she listed as he took each piece of paper one by one. "I found them in his office when I ran into Jin."

"My dad kept all of these?"

"He loves you, even if he's bad at showing it. And you deserve to know that."

That was something he loved about her. She wanted him to fix his relationship with his dad as much as he wanted to. That's something you never did. You kind of ignored he had a father at some point.

"It's time to explain you and Y/N."

He cleared his throat, not too sure where to start. "I did love Y/N, a lot. And so did she. Last semester, we went to L.A. together. It didn't work out. I blamed her for my mom leaving L.A. again. And... I kissed a girl, as some sort of revenge?" He paused. "And she left. It's all over now. I've learned better and I'm with you. I just want to be there as her friend to redeem myself from what happened. But we hurt each other in different ways that I don't think we will ever be together again."

She smiled sadly, and took his hand. "Thank you for telling me the truth."

The moment was cut short. Dae and you walked in the room and you never wanted to bury yourself underground any more than now.

"Why didn't you tell me the truth?" Dae spoke up.

Min Ho stood up, walked up to his friend. "Dae, I can explain."

"What's going on?" Kitty, walking in behind you, asked.

"You cheated on Y/N? You're supposed to be my best friend when you treat our friend — your girlfriend at the time — like that?"

Min Ho slowly took a few steps closer. "I am your best friend, Dae. Listen to me-"

"Shut up," he pushed him away. "You lied, saying you argued over whatever bullshit you made up? No, I don't want to talk to you. Ever again. We're done."

His head low, he walked out the room. Min Ho and you didn't dare to look at each other, and Kitty already ran after Dae. You were sick to the stomach.

"I told you to keep it to yourself. We agreed to spare it from our friends for both our safety. And you broke that promise?"

He stepped closer to you, this time, but you back away. "Y/N, listen."

"You know, since the beginning of the semester, I keep telling myself that I am so grateful to have Dae as a friend. Every day, he does something to support me. And today, I cannot be any more grateful he's standing up for me. Because you clearly are not."

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