| more than survive pt. 2

what mess did i put myself into?! y/n thought as she held the script in her hands, her mind thumping every last thump it could do, her eyes roaming around the sheets of paper laying on her hands as she read and read.

"these lines... they're— they're so bad! i'm already as embarrassing as i could get, and the lines makes it worse!" y/n muttered under her breath, her feet taps onto the floor of the cafeteria as chatters from students surround her ears, she couldn't get enough of it.

"hey buddy! how— you okay?" a greet from her closest friend, youngeun that turned into a worried question woke y/n up from her thoughts. she looked up to see youngeun looking at her with a questionable stare.

"it's, basically that asshole who had the lead role in the play backed out for, i don't remember and i had to take the role!" y/n whined, pressing harder in the paper as she leaned in the table while youngeun takes her seat across y/n.

"you knew you couldn't do it, why did you still take it?" youngeun asked, y/n rolled her eyes.

"i definitely did not volunteer i swear! i raised my hand to call for chaehyun and they thought i volunteered." y/n continued, sighing deeply.

"what!? y/n that's so funny!" youngeun laughed, slamming her hands on the table, earning a stare from y/n.

"really?" y/n asked, sarcastic.

youngeun choked back her laugh. "sorry, it's just that— i can't believe you could be that unlucky!" youngeun stated.

"i can't too, but i have no choice, chaehyun looked relieved hearing that i will replace the original lead." y/n sighed.

"well, that's a good sign." youngeun smiled, before clasping her hands. "cheer up! at least chaehyun is happy you're taking the character! so— what's the story about, is it love story? happy ending? or, or like—"

"it's romeo and juliet youngeun, the classics." y/n retorted, with a frown.

youngeun's face fell flat with a frown too, awkwardly leaning back. "oh..."

"well at least it's still romance...?" y/n muttered, shrugging.

"yeah, sad ending and plus both of the characters died, what's up with that choice? so corny!" youngeun stated, looking away with a pout.

"yeah i know right? could've been something like the heathers." y/n stated.

"well, yeah but that's another sad ending." youngeun cuts her off, but y/n shrugged again. "it's more realistic."

"whatever y/n! i wish you good luck, i hope you don't piss your pants during practice." youngeun laughed, patting y/n on her head. y/n frowned, swatting her hand away.

"i'm older than you."

"and?"

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"let's do our best today!" chaehyun cheered, glowing, as she smiled brightly at y/n, and y/n swore she was blinded either because of chaehyun's porcelain-like skin and her smile or the stage lights.

"y-yeah, let's do our best." y/n cheered too, trying to at least match the energy chaehyun had but her face said other wise, her eyes were frowning but her lips were formed in a smile, shaking as she felt chaehyun's soft hands on her forearm, rubbing softly against her skin.

"are you nervous?" chaehyun asked, catching the signs, y/n looked down, scratching her cheeks, letting out a small laugh.

"kinda, but i'm alright." she answered, pathetically squealing as chaehyun's holds her firmly.

"don't worry i'll take care of you!" chaehyun cheered, y/n's face flushed red, like a tomato.

"come on you two let's start the rehearsals!" sadly, chaehyun lets go of her and smiled, seeing the pink cheeks of the other girl.

"let's go?" y/n nodded.

the rehearsals went good, y/n was still a stuttering mess. "i look pathetic there." y/n muttered as she walked through the backstage, holding her script as she adjusted herself in her costume.

"under love's heavy burden do i sink." y/n reads the line, frowning heavily, sighing too. "whatever that means..."

there were footsteps nearing towards her but she ignored it as she continues reading her script, thinking about how the whole concept was stupid, bombing a school sounds like a better ending for her.

"y/n, you okay?" how many times did she hear that question today?

y/n looks up to see chaehyun in her costume, and there she gasped scooting out a bit with her script on her face.

chaehyun was surprised as she looked at her costume. "does it look bad on me?" she asked.

y/n stood up, eventually towering the shorter girl, her script falling to the floor as she shook her hands and her head. "no! no! you got it wrong! i was v-very surprised because you look... uh gorgeous! was that the right word?" y/n continued blabbering while she looks around and shakes her head another time.

chaehyun smiles. "really? also your script had fallen to the floor, let's get a stapler for it, shall we?"

y/n nods, picking up the papers while trying not to gag at how tight her cravat was.

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"what are those~!?" youngeun nastily said, annoyingly pointing at the pathetic white cloth around y/n's neck holding her on the chokehold.

today was the actual performance of the play, the time passed so fast and y/n couldn't hold back and wanted to barf or piss out of nervous any moment thinking about what chaehyun would look like in her full make up.

"shut up! it's a w-white cravat! you know nothing about uh elegancy...?" y/n answered, grimacing at her friend who took a sip at her shake and laughed.

"looks like a bib to me... aren't you like 19?" youngeun asked, y/n clicks her tongue and looked away. "and you're 17, learn how to respect elder ones."

"er whatever ms. fancy bib." youngeun rolled her eyes. y/n was about to fight back when the group called out to her for the preparation of the performance.

"oh! y/n help me with these props!" y/n walked over a boy carrying a big cardboard, almost like the props for the trees it was big, like very big.

y/n sighed but helped nevertheless, and as she was helping out with the preparation, she caught a glimpse of chaehyun walking down the backstage, with her work almost undone she stood up and ran towards chaehyun.

"chaehyun! you look really... b-beautiful today!" and y/n said that with a ridiculous smile on her face.

luckily, it seems like chaehyun didn't mind nor care and smiles back, twirling a little on her dress. "really? i know you said that already yesterday, but i'm glad you said it again." chaehyun giggled.

"yup! of course..." y/n cheered, her voice dying down at the end as her stomach twirls too and realized stage is about to open too soon.

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"what man art thou that thus bescreen'd in night so stumblest on my counsel?" from the balcony props chaehyun acts, looking extremely gorgeous and y/n from the stage looked rather blinded by the light as she tried her best to give out replies but her mind was focused to the beauty a few meters away from her.

y/n had her mouth open agape, and as chaehyun finishes she waited for y/n to reply, but her eyes fled behind y/n as she noticed the cardboard props from beside y/n start to move.

in fact it looked more hard than what it was supposed to be, it looked very solid as it shakes towards y/n direction.

chaehyun shouted. "y/n watch out!" and as she yelled she went down to run to the stage.

y/n waved at her, still clueless as a small was forming her lips.

not until, a heavy and hard thing hits her head and lots of screams engulfed the auditorium and stage.

"y/n!"

the cardboard falls to the stage, y/n rubbing her head in pain as chaehyun runs over her. "y/n are you okay?" chaehyun asked.

the curtains closed, as everyone on the audiences were asked to leave as soon as possible.

"shit..." y/n muttered

y/n completely ignores chaehyun and looked at the fallen props, while still rubbing her head with one hand, before muttering another curse.

her eyes shifted to chaehyun, gasping a little bit in surprise. "a-ah! oh... chaehyun... it's you." y/n said, her voice low.

"i didn't notice you there." she continues, chaehyun eyes were full of worries as she leaned in and cups y/n cheeks turning her head left and right to check for any injuries.

"oh you're okay, i thought something bad happened to you." chaehyun sighed in content.

"y/n! are you alright? wow that must've really hurt." youngeun gets up to the stage and chaehyun pulls away.

"yeah, that hurt, we should go outside." y/n suggested.

°°°°

"y/n i'll get you some cold water alright?" youngeun inquired before she left chaehyun and y/n at an empty classroom, rushing at the hallway after closing the door.

y/n sighed for the 100th time of the day, realizing that it was all her fault she ruined the play. slumping down the seat she pouted and tapped her shoes on the floor, her now ruined cravat wrapped around her neck.

y/n looked up as soon as she sees chaehyun walking towards her.

"oh hey chaehyun, sorry it was my fault the play was ruined, i didn't give much attention to the props that it fell." y/n stated, chaehyun sighed and sat at the desk in front of y/n, shaking her head.

"no, it's all good. i'm glad you're fine." chaehyun insisted before heaving a small laugh and patting y/n's head. "i ruined your first play." y/n groaned as she buried her face on her palms.

"no! that's not... actually you made it a lot fun and memorable but of course not the part where the cardboard hits your head." chaehyun laughed and stood up in front of y/n. y/n pulls away from her palms looking up to chaehyun.

chaehyun leaned down closer, a few inches away from y/n's face, she giggled and smiled. "thanks for your hardwork, i feel happy you joined the play even though you think it was a bad idea, now i think i owe you a favor." chaehyun stated.

y/n snaps, standing up and shaking her hand and her head. "nope! i'm all good just to see you— happy..." y/n insisted.

chaehyun looks up at y/n.

chaehyun flashed another smile before tears started rolling down her eyes.

"ah! chaehyun! i'm sorry!" y/n panicked, she didn't know if she will hold chaehyun or not, scared it might make her uncomfortable.

but chaehyun laughed, wiping her tears before looking up at y/n.

"you're an idiot." she muttered before embracing y/n and burying her head in the other girl's shoulder.

y/n slowly raised her right hand, hesitating before placing it on chaehyun's head and patting her.

"you know i'm never gonna be mad at you." chaehyun's voice vibrates in y/n's shoulder, tickling her and sending vibration in her spine.

progress! y/n! it's progress!

"o-oh... if that's the case, i hope you're not mad if i tell you that... t-that! that i really like you chaehyun!" y/n yelled looking up at the ceiling with her eyes closed, wincing.

there was a big pause, y/n's heart sank in fear, still unable to open her eyes.

arms wrap itself around her waist as chaehyun's embrace felt tighter. "geez, i like you too... so much y/n."

y/n opens her eyes, and looks down at chaehyun who still had her head buried in her shoulders.

"what?" y/n muttered.

chaehyun huffs and pulls away, looking at y/n. "i said i like you back." chaehyun sighed and cups y/n cheeks, and y/n swore she looked like a tomato right now.

"well, at least that was a big progress..." youngeun from the window of the room watches.

"she still looks stupid in that cravat though." she added as she laughed.