Jin stared at the bowl of spicy ramen with a complicated gaze.
"The spice will lose its zing if you wait for that long!"
Shui grabbed a chair and made herself comfortable, drooling at the noodle's sight. "Are you gonna eat it or not?"
He stiffened. Though Shui acted the usual, Jin felt he was still at a place where he couldn't see her eye-to-eye. Her cheerfulness only stabbed him more.
"Jin?"
"...It's for Alix."
She waved her hand in dismissal. "I guess she won't mind if I just take one bite."
Now knowing fully well who Alix really was, Shui was slowly beginning to accept the reality. The truth stood that the awkwardness wouldn't disappear so easily but she was embracing the fact in her own way and pace, which only further made Jin feel like killing himself.
Looking at the gloom over his head, Shui asked while slurping on the noodles. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"Yeah that's why mushrooms are growing all over your shoulders," she rolled her eyes. "Come on, cough it out."
