Dreamcatcher Imagines - Oneshots | (Girl x Girl)

🐶 Wonder - Yoohyeon

Yoohyeon x Female Reader
High school au
Status - Finished (2 parts) ✅
Warnings ~ angst, fluff

"I wonder what it's like to be loved by you."
(From "Wonder" by Shawn Mendes)

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The sun was just setting as I sat in the bed of my old truck, my best friend since childhood right beside me. It had been silent for the last few minutes besides the soft blow of the breeze and the quiet sound of Yoohyeon's sniffles. I knew something was wrong, but I didn't want to push her if she wasn't ready to tell me. Her head rested on my shoulder and her hand stayed interlaced with mine. The simple action made my heart flutter, but I wasn't focused on that in this moment.

"He broke up with me." Yoohyeon finally said, her fragile voice cutting through the silence. It was dark now, but the city lights highlighted the pained look on her face, her eyes shiny with tears.

I knew she really loved her boyfriend, so this must've been painful for her. But I didn't know what to say. Maybe because I had never been in a relationship myself, or maybe I was selfishly glad they broke up. In my eyes, he wasn't good for her anyways. She deserved better. Although, that was probably just the jealousy talking.

The truth is, I was in love with her.

"I'm sorry." I whispered back, immediately cringing at my words. I wish I knew what to say to make her feel better, but I didn't. All I could do was be there for her. That's all I ever did. Through all her relationships, I was the one to pick up the broken pieces of her heart again. But she never realized she was the one breaking mine.

It was quiet again for a while after until she lifted her head from my shoulder and sighed. "Boys suck." She said suddenly with a frown. I couldn't help but laugh. One, because it was such a childish thing to say, and two, I didn't like guys anyways, so it was amusing to hear her come to this revelation.

"Yes," I replied, "Yes they do." She looked over, revealing her puffy, red eyes and tear-streaked face. I allowed myself to wipe a few from her cheek with my thumb, making her smile. The way I felt so safe and open with her in that moment sent my mind spiraling down a string of open ended 'what if's.

What if I told her how I felt?

What if she felt the same way?

What if she didn't?

What if she left me?

I knew this way of thinking was pointless. After all, I've been asking myself those same questions every day for the past few years and it's never gotten me anywhere. If anything it just made me more depressed. Being in love with your best friend who doesn't see you as anything more than that was so agonizing. Especially when she would look at me that certain way she did occasionally, simultaneously making me feel like the only person in the world and giving me false hope that we could be something more.

"I'm glad I have you." She whispered suddenly and hugged me, pulling me back to reality. Her head rested on my shoulder and her arms wrapped around my torso. I carefully hugged her back, just reveling in the feeling. She stayed there for a while longer, allowing me to savor this moment. "Who needs guys anyways." She muttered.

My heart swelled at her statement then instantly dropped in my chest when I fully processed her words. It was bittersweet. I knew she didn't really mean that she didn't want a guy, yet I couldn't help but wish for more. Wish that she truly meant she only needed me. But I had a feeling that wasn't true. As far as I knew, she was straight. Although, now that I thought about it, we never really talked about that stuff.