fingers drum atop the wooden table, a wide cheshire grin is directed at her best friend. there’s a soft laugh tumbling from red lips as her head shakes in response, “to make fun of you? i won’t never!” the words are spoken despite knowing his carried no serious weight; she still felt the need to confirm her own feelings. “because of you, however, is another story. you know, i don’t really care for anything carrot, but ever since you, and what seems to be everyone else, associate you with them…” the teacher leans forward, taking a small piece of muffin onto her eating utensil, “i decided to embrace them. and, for the record, orange bunnies are adorable and i’m very proud of those kids. they certainly know how to butter you up, don’t they?” golden hues sparkle underneath the incandescent lighting inside the cafe as she watches taehyun — the way he speaks, his mannerisms, even the way he fixes his tea. her smile seems permanent ( it always is when she’s around her other half ) and her next sentence is spoken into the air between them with no real rhyme or reason, other than she simply wished to tell him. “i really love you, did you know that?” there’s another bite brought to her lips and jihye rocks side to side in enjoyment. it really isn’t her taste, not usually, but it doesn’t seem too bad in the company of the other. “and i highly doubt the gods would be punishing you like that. or for anything, if we’re being honest. you’re made completely of their biggest blessings, remember? they wouldn’t do that to you.” the mug makes contact with her bottom lip, the familiar heat igniting the bloom of comfort now spreading throughout her being. despite the bitter characteristics of coffee, it was a staple in jihye’s life — she’s unable to function without it ( blame her sleeping patterns, or lack there of ). “it’s really nice to see you, pooh.” yet another statement spoken without reason. “and you wanna know what i think? i think, even if i were attached at your hip, that statement would still be as true as it is right now.”
the eye roll has no real annoyance there; just because it's jihye and he can't really get angry at anything that comes from her ----- that whole thing from the person being too special and being in your life too much for you to care so much about it when the m o c k e r y comes from them because, who better in the world to really know him than the female sitting on the other side of the table ?? NEVER in a million years. ‘ hilarious. i don't look like a freaking rabbit, ’ he pouted just to give more v i v i d n e s s to his act, but the low chuckle soon dragged out of his throat against the the warm tea was beginning to warm his whole interior at once. the reason why taehyun would always stay with hot and non-cold drinks ----- they had enough strength to make his insides warm even when there had nothing inside to feel indeed, it was the kind of m e t a p h o r that also worked well on why he was always attached to the jihye. she would ALWAYS make him smile no matter how bad his day was. her sudden choice of words forced taehyun to have his dark hues up to her beautiful face again, a smile beginning to dominate the corners of his lips and without even asking permission to get into his eyes making them into half moons. an automatic reaction to anything that the other would say; but the show of affection had really reached his heart this time. ‘ this is really good to know, thank you, ’ pretending as if to stick to it, reached out to be able to pinch the carrot dessert of jihye and bring into fingers to his mouth. ‘ oh !! i love you too. how can't i, right ?? you're the only one eating this horrible, not yummy thing because of me, ’ graceful his words with FONDNESS that could be felt by anyone outside, he knew. but it wasn't like taehyun cared about that, if anything, he really w a n t e d people around to know how much he appreciated the other female there. ‘ you really should come and live with me and junsun. i doubt he would care about that, really. we can arrange a way, i can share my room with you !! we would have pajama parties every night, jinnie. ’