"it was done without your explicit consent, but now here we are," jisoo finished her retelling of what happened following my collapse at the airport.

rose, grasping my hand tightly, shifted in her seat beside my hospital bed as she asked, "you okay, though?"

i grinned.

i couldn't believe i had been puking out flower petals and blood because i'd been crushing on a girl who didn't return the feelings for the past four and a half years.

"my chest is g, i can breathe all g, there won't be any more flower petals lying around our dorm," i replied brightly, genuinely feeling better than ever.

jennie winced and glanced at me apologetically, saying, "i'm really sorry i did all that to you."

i waved it off, "don't worry, it's all good in the hood."

jisoo smiled again, "thank jisoos you're back."

our happy reunion was then interrupted when jennie coughed, a delicate petal fluttering to the floor after slipping from her mouth.