Idols | LisRene (Revised Version)

21

"I'm here now. No matter what our companies decide, I won't leave your side. We're in this together."

Even without seeing her face, I knew she was smiling. She held me closer, her embrace filling the void I hadn't even realized was there.

"Thank you, Joohyun. You have no idea how happy I am. You have no idea how much this means to me."

I wanted to tell her she had it all wrong—that I should be thanking her. But I couldn't find the words. Because Lisa Manoban loves me.

And that was more than I ever thought I deserved. Every night, I looked up at the sky and thanked whatever force brought her into my life. I kept thanking that we happened.

Lisa pulled away, gently wiping the tears from my cheeks, a goofy grin spreading across her lips.

"You're still pretty when you cry, you know that?"

I let out a soft laugh, playfully patting her side. "Can you stop smiling for a minute?"

"Then you should stop being so pretty."

And just like that, the tension disappeared. We smiled at each other, hands instinctively reaching out—this time, with possession.

Lisa pulled me into another kiss, as if the ones we had shared earlier weren't enough. Cameras were probably around, but I didn't care. I kissed her back, savoring the moment.

"Tell me, how can I ever get enough of you?" she murmured against my lips.

"Just don't."

I licked my bottom lip, noticing how her eyes lingered.

"Lisa..." I called her name teasingly, bringing her back to reality.

"Stop looking at me like you want to do me right here."

Teasing her had always been my favorite thing. I loved how flustered she got, how she struggled to meet my gaze.

She's mine.

And as much as I wanted to stay like this, I suddenly remembered—our members were here, in this very building. Though I doubted if Blackpink was still around, I knew for sure my members were still here. And there was only one place they would be—our dorm.

Hand in hand, Lisa and I walked through the hallways of the building. As we reached the dorm, I barely had time to knock before Seulgi and Wendy opened the door, their faces frozen in shock.

It took me a moment to realize that it wasn't just Red Velvet inside. Blackpink was there too—sitting comfortably in the mini living room.

The moment we stepped in, silence fell over the entire room. No one spoke. No one moved. All eyes were locked on us.

And we weren't even doing anything—just standing there, holding hands as if our lives depended on it. A lump formed in my throat. I had no words to ease the slowly rising tension in the air. Because if the world didn't matter to us, Blackpink and Red Velvet weren't just part of that world.

They mattered. Their opinions mattered. They were family.

I licked my lips, trying to shake off the dryness, but before I could speak, Lisa broke the deafening silence.

"Well, I guess we deserve any violent reactions for the unnecessary— OUCH! YAH, UNNIE!"

A throw pillow smacked her square in the face. Jisoo.

Lisa barely had time to react before Jisoo practically launched herself at her, grabbing her by the arm. At the same time, I was surrounded by my own members.