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you have stood in front of your door for an unreasonable time now, hand hovered over the passcode panel.
                          
you're internally freaking out knowing a certain someone is already inside, waiting for you to come in.
                          
"pull yourself together. pull. yourself. together." you rubbed your face with your palms.
                          
you took another deep breath in and let out a loud exhale before typing in the passcode and turning the doorknob open.
                          
you spotted her standing in your living room, sporting a casual look: denim skirt matched with a black shirt and a gray blazer over it.
                          
damn. why were you blessed with such a beautiful sight this morning?
                          
"hey." joohyun looked at you, her long black hair moving along.
                          
you turned your eyes away from the beautiful sight, shrugging out of your coat.
                          
"hi, unnie. sorry about this morning. some friends called me last night to hang out after dinner."
                          
"some friends... does that include the special friend you mentioned last night?"
                          
you were about to hang your coat on the rack, but you stopped midway. "yes. i was with her and two other friends from the theater." you hang the coat then turned to her. "why?"
                          
you noticed how joohyun's eyeing you intently, particularly your neck area, maybe looking for marks or something. she shook her head when she found none.
                          
"nothing. just... asking."
                          
"how about you and..." you couldn't finish the sentence, not wanting to mention her girlfriend's name. "did you guys went out somewhere else or..."
                          
"we went straight back to the hotel room." she turned to your bookshelf, gliding her fingers along the books. "we were busy the whole morning meeting her family. we're too tired to even hang out after the dinner with you."
                          
you nodded, relieved. too tired could mean sleeping right away and no more bedroom activities for them, right?
                          
"i didn't know you're still keeping this," said joohyun.
                          
you pressed your lips together, bringing your focus to what joohyun is holding. it was the picture frame of you together way back in college, the one heechul took.
                          
it was perfectly taken. your arm was draped around joohyun's shoulders while her head was comfortably leaning on your shoulder. both of you looked so happy.
                          
"ah. that." you smiled. "how could i not keep it? i don't have the heart to throw away something as beautiful as that."
                          
joohyun looked at you, finally smiling. "we're sweet here, weren't we?"
                          
"yes. like a married couple." you chuckled.
                          
joohyun hummed, eyeing the picture one last time before putting it back. "you looked young here."
                          
you walked around the room, throwing your bag on the couch. "i was only nineteen at that time, unnie. i'm twenty-three now in case you've forgotten."
                          
"of course i won't forget something like that." joohyun crossed her arms on her chest. "i used to look at you as someone younger than i am. now it's not like that anymore. you're all grown up and probably more experienced than i am."
                          
you raised an eyebrow at the word 'experienced'. not the topic you'd want to jump into yet. you went to your kitchen instead and opened the fridge.
                          
"have you had breakfast yet?"
                          
"i was hoping i could have some with you," she said, her voice in a different area now of your apartment. "amber left early due to the long drive for their activity."