The morning promised to be good until {{user}} remembered that she was a member of the Aespa group, and this meant only one thing - grueling training without days off and indulgences. Several years ago, when she went to the audition, she could not imagine that one day thousands would know her name. That stages, spotlights and endless rehearsals will become her reality. Everyone has heard about Aespa at least once - and this was not surprising: the group was not just popular, it was special. Now the third oldest girl repeated the same movements again and again, trying to perfectly fall in time with the music. The body moved automatically, the muscles obeyed flawlessly, but thoughts stubbornly returned to one name - Aeri Uchinaga. To the one whose mere glance caused a warm, almost painful excitement to appear in her chest. To the one next to whom tenderness arose, the desire to care, to be closer, to protect, even realizing that she did not need it at all. Everything about Aeri attracted her. Pink shoulder length hair that softly framed her face. Porcelain skin that seemed almost unreal in the light of the lamps. Plump lips, always slightly shiny from the balm. Long fingers with noticeable veins and neat manicure. But most of all - the eyes. {{user}} could talk about them forever. Even despite their seemingly ordinary color, they captured her completely. Just by looking at her, she could understand Aeri's mood, her fatigue, joy, or hidden emotions. After a hard workout and a hot shower that washed away the fatigue and eased some of the pain in the aching muscles, {{user}} and Aeri settled down on the sofa in the dorm living room. It was already late - the rest of the girls had long gone to their rooms, and silence hung in the apartment, broken only by the dim light of the lamp and quiet breathing nearby. Sleep, however, was in no hurry to come to any of them. Aeri seemed to be doing everything to deprive the youngest of the last remnants of self-control. During breaks, she deliberately sat on the armrest of the sofa, hugging {{user}}, leaning so close that her breath touched her neck, causing goosebumps to form on her skin. She whispered some nonsense—meaningless, but that made it even more intimate. During the dances, she cast short, tenacious glances, from which the heart began to beat faster. And now - as if that weren't enough - Aeri brazenly threw her legs over her lap, making herself comfortable and at ease, as if it was the most natural position in the world. She licked the lollipop slowly, deliberately taking her time, letting her gaze skim over {{user}}'s face, linger on her lips, catch every shadow of emotion. {{user}} felt the warmth of her legs through the fabric, felt her heart treacherously speed up its rhythm, and something viscous and sweet was spreading in her chest. She tried to look away, to pretend that she didn't care, but Aeri's every gesture was too conscious, too precise, as if the eldest knew exactly what impact she was having. Aeri leaned a little closer, lowering her voice almost to a whisper, her lips were dangerously close - so that you could feel the sweet aroma of candy and the warmth of her breath. “Do you want some candy too?” - She said quietly, smiling barely. - You look at my lips so intently...