you are not jungwon, are you?

:

what makes you think that?

the real jungwon just texted me

:

and you rather continue texting me than replying to him? ;)

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i am flattered

who are you?

:

guess

oh!

that's fun ;)

alright...you said you were tall and handsome

and assuming you aren't lying

and that you are one of the enhyphen members

*enhypen my bad

i think, the tall part would fit ni-ki the most

since all of you are drop dead gorgeous

OH MY!!!😱😱😱

are you making fun of me

how did you do that? you are right!

really?!

you are a LEGEND

😎

actually it's not that hard to guess among just 6 possibilities...

but thanks

for making a fool out of me

:

i didn't mean to lie to you, ji, really!

please believe me😞

when jungwon gave me back my phone, your chat was still open

the chance was too tempting, i'm sorry😞

sigh...i guess i have to forgive you

since you were the one who caught my attention during your latest award show

REALLY😱😱

this is an honor

no i'm the one who's honored really

i can't believe that i'm texting not with one but two rising idols rn?!

does that mean i'm your bias?

my what???

your favorite☺️

ahh i get it

i guess so :P

and your bias wrecker??

???

bro what

you really aren't into that entertainment business thing, are you?😅

no i'm not

is it that obvious💀

yeah...

_

:

ji?

:

ah right, you said you will be busy

:

i'm sorry if i sound too desperate

:

i don't want to make you uncomfortable or disturb you

:

but i feel like it's my fault that things turned weird between us

_

After a while she finally answered him, his whole face lighting up at her notification.

_

missing me already?

yes

:

i miss you

go spent time with your girlfriend instead, silly

_

A pang went through his heart. This just confirmed all of his assumptions.

_

:

ji

:

me and ae cha aren't dating

_

He shouldn't be doing this. After all, he signed a contract. But he couldn't watch her be careful around him any further. Jungwon couldn't take it anymore.

_

:

i don't even know her

hey, it's fine jungwon

_

The girl knew, even if they weren't dating, he was still a celebrity. She should know her boundaries on what to do and what not. The dating scandal was a personal wake up call for her.

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i'm just saying

you don't need to check up on me anymore

i'm fine

:

and who said i was?

what?

:

who said i was fine?

:

i'm not texting you just to "check up on you"

:

but because i genuinely like talking to you

i'm sorry things turned weird

:

ji

i just have these issues with myself from time to time

it's not your fault

if you leave me be everything will be okay

:

i don't want to leave you be

i will be back

:

what...?

tell ni-ki hello for me ;)

i will come back as a better person

wait for me

:

you are going to stop talking with me?

i need to be alone for a while, jungwon

:

please promise me to stay safe

i will

:

if something happens please text me

:

i will always reply to you

:

i will be there for you

_

That day, Jungwon put down his phone feeling more disheartened than ever. He was scared, but at the same time relieved that she communicated with him about what was going on.

Will they ever text again? Will they ever meet or talk again? He was scared that that wouldn't be the case anymore. But then again, if she actually planned on doing anything she wouldn't have told him to wait for her.

Jungwon thought of every possibility that could be going on in her life. Every scenario and conflict.

And the longer he thought about it, the more his head hurt. That was the only thing he didn't like about knowing her through texts mostly.

Their friendship still lacked depth.

He didn't know about any people in her life. Her boss. Previous boyfriends. Or girlfriends. Crushes or any other connections. Of course, she would mention them sometimes. But it was too exhausting and would take too long to write about people that the other i look person didn't know anyway.

Would she tell him about them in person? Not necessarily. But over texts the probability was even smaller.

"Ni-ki..." Jungwon's voice was quiet as he knocked on the younger's door, "Ji told me to—"

"She isn't replying to me anymore..." The younger let out a whine, staring at his phone with a sulk.

This left Jungwon speechless.

"What? You were texting her?"

"You left me her number.."

Jungwon's jaw dropped to the floor, "No way."

That's why she didn't reply to him immediately like she normally did.

"Yes way. We were texting for a while this morning, but she stopped replying." Ni-ki continued to pout, "Did I do something wrong?"

Jungwon was too worried for her to feel any type of jealousy or disbelief. He just shook his head and put on a weak smile, "She's a bit tired right now. I'm sure she will reply the moment she feels better. But she told me to greet you for her."

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(a/n: everyone that is voting this story is so obedient and fucking nuts, thank you for 4K everyone!!🫶🏻🫶🏻)