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“Honey?”
Jihyo says it so casually, so easily. She says it as she gently tugs the sleeve of Dahyun’s t-shirt.
It makes the tips of Dahyun’s ears red.
Jihyo isn’t looking at her. Her eyebrows are furrowed as she reads the fine print on the back of a DVD case.
Sana giggles and leans against Nayeon who seems like she’s about to yell something mildly incriminating. Jeongyeon beats her to it.
“I didn’t know Dahyun was your Honey, Jihyo!” Jeongyeon points towards Jihyo before collapsing onto the couch in laughter.
Jihyo looks up in confusion.
“What?”
Mina lightly elbows Jeongyeon in the stomach before turning towards Jihyo.
“You called Dahyun Honey, unnie.”
“No, I didn’t. I said Dahyunnie!”
“Nope,” Chaeyoung smirks and crosses her arms behind her head. “Definitely said Honey!”
Jihyo splutters. It is a well-known secret in their little group of nine that Jihyo likes Dahyun and Dahyun likes Jihyo. It is also well known that neither are aware of their mutual interest.
“I was trying to say Hyunnie! You know, like a shortened version of Dahyunnie!”
Jihyo is semi-frantic and is ready to throw the DVD case at anything or anyone. It is quite the sight. Tzuyu snaps a picture to add to her collection of images-that-evoke-primal-rage. She’ll send the photo to Jihyo if she refuses to buy her bubble tea later.
“I call Nayeon honey all the time? What’s wrong with that?”
“Momo, we are dating.”
“Oh. Never mind.”
Jihyo thinks she’ll die of embarrassment. Covering her face with the DVD cover barely minimises the feeling. She doesn’t think she can ever live this down.
Pale fingers shyly pull down Jihyo’s wall of protection. Jihyo and Dahyun’s eyes meet.
“I wouldn’t mind being your honey, unnie.”