"Throwing pedals like do you love me or not,"

"Head is spinning and it don't know when to stop."

"Cause you said forever babe, did you mean it or not?"

"You leave me on read babe, but I still get the message,"

"Instead of a line, it's three dots but I can connect 'em."

"And if it ain't right babe, you know I respect it,"

"But if you need time, just take your time,"

"Honey, I get it, I get it, I get it."

"The way you got me all in my head,"

"Think I'd rather you in my bed,"

"Whatever it is, you know I can take it,"

"Blowing kisses like will you catch 'em or not?"

"I'm Cupid with arrows, babe, I'm just shooting my shot."

"I wanna get closer, and closer, and closer."

"The way you got me all in my head,"

"Think I'd rather you in my bed,"

"Whatever it is, you know I can take it,"

"You got me all in my feelings,"

"And you got me all weak in my knees every time,"

"The way you got me all in my head,"

"Think I'd rather you in my bed,"

"Whatever it is, you know I can take it,"

"I'm counting the days, how many days 'til I can see you again?"

This wasn't about an ex. Not about second chances. Not about friends to lovers or strangers to lovers. Maybe a little about enemies to lovers as much as Rumi hated it.

You guys weren't exactly dating; sure, you guys had done... couple-y things sometimes. Which ended up into you guys occasionally holding hands or being too touchy for liking.

Rumi had experienced fighting demons who might have been 1 second from killing her if she didn't use her teleportation powers.

Rumi had experienced speaking in front of crowds, maybe breaking a heel in front of a gorgeous person—

Rumi had experienced not being cool accidentally in front of someone, she had experienced experiences that would make anyone wish they vanished.

Yet— SHE COULDN'T APPROACH THIS SIMPLE VERY, VERY GORGEOUS PERSON—

Rumi didn't know why she went so crazy over this, they were supposed to be enemies—ZOEY, MIRA AND RUMI LITERALLY GLARED AT THEIR GROUP WHEN THEY WON FIRST PLACE OVER HUNTR/X—

Mira had started to notice Rumi's strange behavior, and sat Rumi down when Zoey was busy drooling in her sleep on her turtle plushie and just said straight up—"Do you like them?"

Rumi had remembered how she stammered a quick reply—"WH— NO— PFTT— What? Why— why would you ask that? I mean— Does it look like I do?"

Mira had just raised an eyebrow, muttered a 'I'm so done with life—' under her breath, stood up, gave her a side-glance with suspicious eyes and left, stealing ongiri on the way to eat it.

Rumi didn't know love could be this... suffocating—! Sure, she felt some sort of love for Jinu, but he died, he was literally her sword now.

Plus, he left her with a demon tiger who ate her guitar strings and a demon bird who wore a hat and kept stealing it from the tiger.

Rumi didn't know what she was doing, why she offered meet them under a random building at... MIDNIGHT. Maybe to take a walk and talk about stuff—

People were asleep in Seoul, the only people around were... honestly, no idea, it was rare seeing people walk by. She was only hidden under the shadows so fans wouldn't recognize her.

The only light coming from neon billboards and skyscrapers—the usual city looks at night that was beautiful.

Sussie was on the top of her head, chirping softly away while Rumi stress-ate an ongiri. Sussie chirped out what was probably a — "Yeah, no, they're not coming."

Rumi's eyes darkened, and she mumbled something out through a mouth full of ongiri. "Yes, they will! Just— Shut up, Sussie. Derpy will bring them."

Rumi waited for ten more seconds before she heard a small— 'mrrp—' from Derpy. Her eyebrow raised as she swallowed her food. Before she looked up—

Her gaze met someone else's, the person she was looking for HANGING UPSIDE DOWN— "OH MY—" Rumi's heart almost stopped and she jerked, almost dropping the food, before she realized it was just them. "Wh—" Rumi stammered, "Why are you hanging upside down?" Rumi finished.