"happy birthday, seulgi!" irene exclaimed as she hugged seulgi.
"thank you, irene," she responded, giving her a tight squeeze back.
"ready to help me celebrate?" seulgi winked, hinting to the clubs they were gonna hit up later.
irene jokingly rolled her eyes. "it's been a while since i've touched alcohol."
"well, taehyung seems to be doing a fine job replacing it," seulgi smirked, lowering her voice as she glanced at taehyung who was talking to jungkook.
"shut up," irene blushed, following seulgi's gaze to her boyfriend. "i suppose he's been a little help..."
"mhm," seulgi smiled. "gotta go to class, i'll see you later, bae."
"see you," irene waved. she made her way toward taehyung, watching jungkook walk away.
"hi," he greeted her, his boxy smile already on his face.
"hi," she grinned back, taking his hand in hers.
"excited for later?" he asked as they began walking toward their class.
"of course. ready to see me blackout drunk?" she teased.
he frowned. "i won't let you..."
"oh, lighten up, tae. it's cause for celebration!"
he raised an eyebrow. "right..."
she shook her head. "let's just go to class."
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"damn, irene. taehyung's gonna be all over you when he sees you like this," wendy smirked.
irene rolled her eyes as she stepped out of her closet. she wore a tight, black long-sleeve dress that was off the shoulders. she hadn't worn something like this in a long while, but she was feeling herself tonight.
Ουπς! Αυτή η εικόνα δεν ακολουθεί τους κανόνες περιεχομένου. Για να συνεχίσεις με την δημοσίευση, παρακαλώ αφαίρεσε την ή ανέβασε διαφορετική εικόνα.
"i could say the same for you, wen. yoongi's not gonna be able to handle himself," irene teased back, watching wendy's cheek tinge pink. irene glanced around the room, observing the others' attire.
"damn, seul. i'm jealous of jimin," irene joked, settling down next to seulgi on her couch.
"haha, i love you, unnie. i'm so ready to get drunk," she exclaimed.
"a bit eager there," yeri laughed. even though she and joy weren't 18 yet, everyone knew they were gonna sneak some drinks from the of-age members.
"i'm just ready to have a good time. this past week was brutal," seulgi grumbled, thinking back to the multiple tests she had failed.
"yeah, i'm ready to let loose tonight," irene agreed, leaning back in her seat.
"where are the guys? i'm so excited to go out," joy said, glancing out the window.
"jimin texted me. they'll be here in like five minutes," seulgi replied, going through her phone.
"is sungjae coming, joy?" wendy questioned.
"uh, no. we're actually taking a break for a moment," joy replied nervously.
"what? why?" yeri asked.
"we've just been having a lot of fights recently, so we decided to give each other space for a while. it's not big deal," joy shrugged, although she kept playing with her hands.
"you know we're always here for you," irene said, gently placing a hand on joy's shoulder.
joy gave them a small smile. "i know, i know. we'll talk about it later."
irene was about to respond when a doorbell rang. the five of them broke out into grins, eager to meet up with the boys.
"there's my birthday girl," jimin smirked, briskly walking over to where seulgi was situated.
"like my birthday suit?" she teased, entering his arms with a small kiss.
"damn, yerm. you really know how to clean up, don't you?" jungkook joked as he took in the sight of yeri.
she rolled her eyes, but there was a small smile on her lips. "oh, hush. you know i look good dressed up or not."
he grinned, "can't deny that."
"lord have mercy," yoongi cursed as wendy came into his view.
she giggled as she entered his embrace. "sounds like someone likes my outfit."
yoongi's eyes gleamed as he pulled her closer. "a literal angel."
joy greeted seokjin, namjoon, and hoseok, who were all without dates. she didn't miss the way some of them had given her a quick second glance, watching amusedly as blushes spread across their face. it was entertaining how shy they got around girls sometimes.
the moment taehyung's eyes met hers, she felt like she was on fire. she watched as a smile stretched across his face and his eyes lit up the moment they landed on her. she felt a lightness in her stomach and for a second, it felt like they were the only two people in the world.
when he reached her, he wrapped an arm around her waist, pulling her into him. he bent down and gave a small peck on the cheek, which left irene beaming.
"you are absolutely gorgeous," he mumbled into her ear. she couldn't help her smile.
she tried to return a kiss on his cheek, but ended up kissing his jaw due to her height. "i could say the same for you."
he chuckled and buried his head into her hair. "god, how did i get so lucky?"
she flushed at his words and lightly hit his chest. "oh, shut up. if anything, i should be saying that."
she reached up and gently cupped his face, letting their eyes meet as she did so.
"you don't understand how much you've done for me, tae. i'm serious. you've helped me so much," she confessed, tears beginning to creep at the corners of her eyes.
"hey, hey, don't cry," he mumbled softly, wiping away the unshed tears. "irene, you've helped me in so many ways too. i don't think you realize it, but you've made me a better person. you still make me want to be a better person--i love you."
irene smiled up at him, more tears threatening to spill from her eyes. "well, if you say things like that, i'm gonna cry."
he chuckled again and pulled her closer, letting his chin rest on top of hers.
"hey lovebirds! we're gotta get going if we wanna make it in time," yeri called out to them, already slipping out the door behind jungkook.
"well, i believe we're needed. come on, bae," taehyung said, intertwining their fingers together.
irene practically floated out the house with taehyung by her side, sliding into the backseat of yoongi's car, wendy in the passenger's seat.
LMAO so i did notice how i did not update this book in over a year and i am so extremely sorry about that
i won't give u any excuses, but just know that i do plan to finish this book soon. i don't really have much plot left for this so just know the end is soon ;-;
anyways i hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, again so sorry for the lack of updates
